Finding It: And Satisfying My Hunger for Life Without Opening the Fridge

FINDING IT - AND SATISFYING MY HUNGER FOR LIFE WITHOUT OPENING THE FRIDGE provides a fine memoir of the TV personality and follows her life, her romance, the extended family featured in her prior LOSING IT, and how Valerie continues to work on and respond to life challenges. A fine story of family ties, film industry success, and personal challenges makes for a powerful memoir perfect for any general lending library strong in TV personalities.

I just finished Finding It and am completely inspired! Not only does Finding It provide hope, laughter and "me too!'s", it reminds the reader that happiness is in our own hands. We are all capable of becoming better, stronger, fitter, happier, and healthier; it's just a matter of believing we are worth it. I highly recommend this book (in addition to Valerie's first, Losing It) for anyone who is interested in evolving - in any area of your life. Reading this book helps pull back the emotional veils of uncertainty and excuses. We all deserve to live the best life we can live and, as Valerie says: "If you make a conscious effort to live your life in a way that makes you love it, despite inevitable bad days, the magic will happen." Thanks for the magic, Valerie.

In her new book "Finding It: And Satisfying My Hunger for Life without Opening the Fridge," a follow-up to her bestselling memoir "Losing It: And Gaining My Life Back One Pound at a Time," Valerie Bertinelli intimately details her life after the release of her first book. Throughout the chapters, her writing is light and humorous which provides for one entertaining read. We learn about her teenage son Wolfie who tours with his rock star father Eddie Van Halen, gets his first serious girlfriend, and has trouble passing the driver's license test. Then there's Tom, Valerie's boyfriend who has four children of his own and whose witty commentary Bertinelli quotes throughout the book. However, obviously the most interesting character is Valerie herself. Despite her Hollywood stardom, Bertinelli comes across as very down-to-earth. She struggles with maintaining her weight, worrying about her teenage son, and becoming exhausted from all the errands. While writing candidly about her life--so much that I often felt like I was reading her diary, Valerie also discusses her belief-system and the quest to stay optimistic. Before each chapter, Bertinelli even includes a "Notes to Myself" section which lists her thoughts, and often includes inspirational quotations. In addition to being a memoir of Valerie's current life, this book has the bonus of functioning like a self-help book for others out there who are also struggling with a positive self-image and regrets from the past (Valerie's include spending too much time in her miserable marriage, failing to get an education, and allowing herself to gain weight in the first place), while dealing with the present. Overall, I found this book to be a solid read and something I would recommend to not only Valerie's fans, but women in general as well as men who are having trouble understanding their wives.

Even though she's almost 50,Valerie Bertinelli will always be that cute kid from "One day at a Time." I went through this book at my Sisters house,and loved it. Valerie has really turned her life around the last couple of years,and her new book tells us the secrets to a healthy happy lifestyle. There's talk of a new TV series next season for Valerie.I'm really looking forward to it,like everyone else.

I, for one, loved reading Valerie's new book. I so admire her humor, honesty, and real voice. I feel like I'm with a good friend when I read her. Her insights about weight loss are invaluable. I also really appreciate her frank talk about Wolfie (her son). I hope she has another book after this one...I'll be the first in line for it.