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Friends with the Scale: How to Turn Your Scale Into a Powerful Weight Loss Tool
That stupid piece of metal called a scale! It holds the power to make you feel elated one day and devastated the next. But weight-loss coach and emotional eating expert, Linda Spangle, believes that when it’s used the right way, the scale can become your biggest ally in any weight-loss plan.
Friends with the Scale presents a smart, practical approach that helps you completely change your relationship with the scale. Based on stories and examples along with scientific data, this book helps you discover the weight-loss power that lies within your scale when you simply make it your friend. You’ll
• How to prevent the dreaded scale panic
• The one time you should NOT step on the scale
• Ways to manage the scale at your doctor’s office
• 14 factors that can affect scale numbers
• How to fix “failure thinking” when the scale goes up
This step-by-step guide will help change your morning weigh-in ritual into one of the most positive moments of your day.
Friends with the Scale presents a smart, practical approach that helps you completely change your relationship with the scale. Based on stories and examples along with scientific data, this book helps you discover the weight-loss power that lies within your scale when you simply make it your friend. You’ll
• How to prevent the dreaded scale panic
• The one time you should NOT step on the scale
• Ways to manage the scale at your doctor’s office
• 14 factors that can affect scale numbers
• How to fix “failure thinking” when the scale goes up
This step-by-step guide will help change your morning weigh-in ritual into one of the most positive moments of your day.
190 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 16, 2014
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About the author
Linda Spangle
16 books9 followersLinda Spangle, RN, MA, is a weight-management coach recognized nationally as a leading authority on emotional eating and other psychological issues of weight loss.
A registered nurse with a master’s degree in health education, Linda Spangle is a skilled teacher, counselor and writer. She is the owner of Weight Loss for Life, a healthy lifestyles coaching and training program located in Denver, Colorado.
Linda is the author of the award winning book, 100 Days of Weight Loss as well as the nationally-acclaimed book, Life is Hard, Food is Easy.
Her newest book, Friends with the Scale, has been featured on dozens of radio shows and online programs as well as winning several awards.
A registered nurse with a master’s degree in health education, Linda Spangle is a skilled teacher, counselor and writer. She is the owner of Weight Loss for Life, a healthy lifestyles coaching and training program located in Denver, Colorado.
Linda is the author of the award winning book, 100 Days of Weight Loss as well as the nationally-acclaimed book, Life is Hard, Food is Easy.
Her newest book, Friends with the Scale, has been featured on dozens of radio shows and online programs as well as winning several awards.
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January 8, 2017
Great to Jumpstart your Weight Management Plan
I have struggled with the scale all my life. I either obsess or avoid it. This book had given me encouraging advice on how to tackle the problem head on so that I'm able to use the scale as a powerful weight management tool. If you are trying to lose weight, this is a great book to read.
I have struggled with the scale all my life. I either obsess or avoid it. This book had given me encouraging advice on how to tackle the problem head on so that I'm able to use the scale as a powerful weight management tool. If you are trying to lose weight, this is a great book to read.
May 1, 2016
Good solid evidence based thoughts shared
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