THE ACCIDENTAL DIET
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"Like so many young Americans, I struggled with my weight since about the age of 10. Soon after becoming aware that I was overweight, food and jumping on the scale became and ongoing problem for me, which continued until my late 30’s!
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"It was only after the passing of my son, Hunter, in 2003 that I took a good look at myself and recognized that I’d been unhappy most of my life due to my weight and insecurities about my looks in general. The grief I was going through after losing Hunter awakened a 'fighter' in me. I knew that I would never be able to undo losing him, but that I could undo other things in my life that had brought me down for years. I began to work on myself, and learned how to become a stronger person."
In The Accidental Diet - From Fugly To Fox ( 2012 Clearview Press), Alicia Hunter shares her story and outlines meal plans and strategies for anyone to follow.
In print since 2012, The Accidental Diet... continues to sell copies around the world, helping people lose weight and develop a new perspective on emotional eating.
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"In 2005, after the birth of my daughter, I made up my mind to dig myself out of the sad place I had been in, and realized the only thing that would work for me would be to pick myself up and decide to take care of myself. I saw that life is too short to spend feeling bad about yourself.
In about 15 months, I lost 56 pounds and 54 inches, with changing and recording what I ate and good, old-fashioned calorie awareness, which I cover in The Accidental Diet... . I taught myself how to undo years of emotional eating – I was using food as a crutch, and as a way to deal with my problems. Losing my weight and keeping it off for over a decade has liberated me from a lifetime of feeling badly about myself, and has changed me from a hopeless person – always wishing I could lose the weight but never being able to achieve it – into a positive person who is happy to be here.
I want everyone who reads my book to feel this way, and to understand that lasting and positive change is possible."
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The Accidental Diet - From Fugly To Fox is available here on Amazon.com and through these fine booksellers:
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REVIEWS
"Alicia Hunter highlights some key points that make weight loss seem completely doable and doesn't make me want to gnaw my arm off in hunger. I suggest, if you are like me and sick to death of dieting, to pick this book up. I have been following her advice for 3 days and I am down 3 pounds. This book is not about dropping the weight in record time, au contraire, but more about reassessing your relationship to food. I salute you Ms. Hunter. Thanks for writing a book filled with common sense. It is refreshing!" - Operation Tube Top
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"Miss Hunter really delivers the goods with an emotional story about overcoming tragedy in life and drawing inspiration from it. It's a really great read and it goes quickly, not because of a lack of content but because the content is very compelling. It's simple and straight forward which I really like. Her stories made me laugh and cry (well, mostly laugh). She's so upbeat and a great motivator...Oh, and if you check out her before and after photos, she is stunning." - Amazon Reviewer
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"I love this book...It's well written and inspirational. She overcame a horrible tragedy and shows what strength, determination, and hard work can accomplish. Read this book and you too will be impressed and inspired. Oh, the recipe section is a winner as well!"
- Amazon Reviewer