Joining the Thin Club: Tips for Toning Your Mind after You've Trimmed Your Body »

Judith Lederman is the president of JSL Publicity & Marketing and the author of The Ups and Downs of Raising a Bipolar Child. She has been featured on Oprah and CNN, and her work has appeared in theNew York Times, McCall’s, and Parents magazine. She lives in New Rochelle, New York.

Larina Kase, Psy.D., is the president of STRENGTH Weight Loss & Wellness and a licensed clinical psychologist. She helps her clients end their struggles with emotional eating, reduce stress, gain confidence, and achieve all of their personal and professional goals.

Many books will help you lose weight. But Joining the Thin Club will help you keep the weight off for good.

After losing 80 pounds and going from a size 22 to a size 8, Judith Lederman has beaten the odds and stayed slim for several years. Combining her experience with the professional expertise of Larina Kase, Psy.D., Joining the Thin Club offers advice for every aspect of your new life, from handling compliments and reconciling the inner you with the new outer you, to negotiating social eating and keeping exercise interesting. All the common fears and challenges that you, as someone who is losing or has lost weight, will face are addressed. With Joining the Thin Club, you’ll learn to:
- Deal with temptation and prevent a backslide
- Break out of the negative self-critiquing rut and appreciate all you’ve achieved
- Create new goals to keep you inspired
- Embrace the ongoing process of mind and body toning
- Eliminate the stressors that caused you to become heavy in the first place
- Eliminate the stressors that caused you to become heavy in the first place With this candid, straightforward book, you’ll be able to set realistic goals regarding your weight, address your body-image concerns, and adhere to a plan for exercise and a healthy diet because-when you join The Thin Club, you’ll want to be a member for life.

Introduction: Joining the Thin Club     1
Against All Odds: How I Made the Journey Downscale     21
What If the Weight Comes Back?: How to Handle the Most Common Concerns and Fears Following Weight Loss     45
Fear of the Fat Coming Back     47
Your Relationship with Food: Addressing the Hidden Meanings     64
When the Goal Is Gone: Creating New Goals to Keep You Inspired     78
Cut the Criticism: Building a Better Body Image     89
Risky Times: Dealing with Backslide Temptations     106
Staying Fit: Developing Exercise Routines You Can Stick With     119
Who Am I?: Living Life as "The New You"     143
Friends and Foes: Developing a Positive Support Network     145
Soul Food: Feeding the Spirit     174
Making Up for Lost Time: Reclaiming Yourself     182
Shopping: Dressing the New You     191
Social Situations: Handling Holidays, Parties, and Vacations     212
"You Look Great!": How to Accept Compliments     225
The Skinny on Sex     232
Loose Ends: Plastic Surgery     244
Conclusion: Home Free: How You Know You're Thin for Life     257
Resources     267
Notes     271
Acknowledgments     281
Index     283