Thin Within: A Grace-Oriented Approach to Lasting Weight Loss

At 40 years of age, I have been on and off diets all of my life, and I am free from the bondage of "success/failure" from diets, now that I have learned to eat how my body was designed. Thin Within has been an "answered prayer" for me. I do not have to depend on any diet to work...My body works and I can depend on it. Thin Within has taught me how to think, believe and act like a thin person, which is how I was created. I want to say a big "Thank you!!" to Dr. Arthur and Judy Halliday and Heidi Bylsma for writing this book! I am now free!!

When I first came across this unique book about 10 years ago, I was quiet desperate. I had read probably 70+ books on the topic of weight loss and was ready to give up. As I read through the pages of Thin Within I knew I had finally found the true answer to permanent weight loss. It is so simple to follow because there is no diet! It's been over 10 years now and this no-nonsense approach to losing weight and keeping it off for good has never failed me. Buy it, you won't be sorry!

Thin Within takes all the unnatural/unhealthy eating habits you may have developed over the years and gently, lovingly teaches you how to turn them into natural and healthy habits - while genuinely encouraging you in every chapter to eat & enjoy the foods you love! Thin Within is absolutely *not* a "diet" - rather, it teaches you how to recognize - and trust! - your body's own hunger signals, the following of which will lead you safely, easily and quickly to your ideal weight. I still marvel at how finding this book on a friend's shelf five years ago allowed me to release 75 pounds in six months, and how simple it has been for me to maintain this reduced weight. People who meet me now don't even suspect that I was ever overweight (yesterday a child of an old friend asked, "You were FAT? " after hearing us discuss my weight loss), though I had been - from mildly to morbidly - since the age of 7 (I'm now 26). Judy Wardell honestly respects and cares about her readers, and by writing Thin Within has generously shared the results of her years of research and practical experience in helping people develop intrinsically excellent eating habits. I give Thin Within my heartiest recommendation, and thank Judy Wardell for changing my life and preserving my health!

I know it's a cliche to say it, but this book really did change my life. Before a friend recommended this book to me, I had been on every diet out there - the soup diets, the protein diets, the rotation diets, the drink mix diets, the "doctor" diets..... They would all work for a while - as long as you really worked hard. But for something to work for life, it has to be easier than hard work - for the rest of your life. And that is how this book comes into play - it is really not about what you eat or even really when you eat - it's about why you eat. It teaches you to eat only when you are hungry - and you can have whatever you want - as long as you are hungry. It also teaches you to know when to stop eating. It gives you a set of rules to follow, and these rules re-teach your mind what it once knew - how much to each to be at your ideal weight. I got the book, and it took me a month to lose any weight - because I didn't think it could be as easy as following these rules. However, once I figured out how to listen to my body, and used the rules, I lost 2 pounds a week for 21 weeks - and I have kept the weight off for over 7 years. I have suggested this book to over 10 people, and 9 of them have had success with this book - the only one that didn't was my sister, and she is not ready to confront her weight issues. In fact the reason I am at this web site, is I am trying to get additional copies of this book for two more friends. If you really want to be thin for the rest of your life, this is the book