Never Goin' Back: Winning The Weight-Loss Battle For Good (2012) - Plot & Excerpts
Very good advice for anyone starting out on their weight loss journey. I realize Al had surgery, but the end message is still the same: Watch what you eat, keep track of it, exercise, don't let one cookie throw you off track, and don't expect miracles overnight. The story seemed a little jumbled at times, but as I said, the message is right on, and you're never going to have long-term success with weight loss without permanent lifestyle change. Watching Al Roker on the Today show I have enjoyed his role in the group. He often plays the joker and engages the crowd as part of his wind-up to the weather forecast, but I have often felt that under his smiling facade, he wants to say something not so nice under his breath. This book shows more of the main behind the personality, but even here, he is on the defensive, and perhaps a little mean in the process. I find I don't care for Roker's tone throughout this book. Comments about what salespeople must be thinking, repetitive references to being fat all his life, and poking fun at his past self as he recounts experiences all left me feeling like he's got a bit of a chip left on his shoulder. I understand and empathize with what an overweight person experiences in our society. I felt like this book could have explored his story much deeper, giving us a truer understanding of his experience. Instead his story is clogged with distraction and leaves me uninterested. I haven't finished the book yet, and I hope I rally and find that in the latter pages he figures out his path and lets some of the struggle go.
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Al Roker's perspective on his struggle with weight and how he ultimately achieved his goal.
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At least a third of the book was just recipes.
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