Laugh Yourself Skinny—a Fun Companion to Weight Loss
Reviewed by Dinneen Diette
Laughter is the best medicine. You’ve probably But I also help them have a healthy attitude to-
heard this expression time and time again. For wards food, and a healthy attitude to-
years, doctors and researchers have been study- wards weight-loss. We can’t always take every-
ing to see how laughter really affects one’s health thing so seriously. Adding laughter can help
& overall wellness. And it does more than just make the journey to losing weight and feeling bet-
that. It can help you in your weight- ter that much more fun!
loss. Seriously.
I recently found a nifty little book that does just
Personally, I know it helps me. It gets me through that – it adds some laughter. I mean really, who
good times and bad times, and I think laughing is wants weight-loss to be BORING? Not me.
one of the greatest pleasures in life. Anyone who
can make me laugh is a quick friend. Laughing
Lite’N Up!: Laugh Yourself Skinny is a new
brings so much happiness to my life.
book by Samara Q. Klein whose goal is to make
your weight loss journey a bit more enjoyable and
You know how laughing just makes you feel won- a bit more fun. And it does. It really does!
derful? It releases tension and just makes the
day a little bit brighter? Laughter is the best pre-
It’s a cute and creative book that helps you track
scription on days when you need that little push to
what you eat, while adding in the spice of humor
keep you going.
on the opposite page. So while you write down
what you ate that day and keep track of your pro-
But what about weight-loss? Can laughing gress, you can at least smile or laugh along the
really help you lose weight? way.
Well, anyone who has tried to lose weight knows There’s one particular quote in the book I like:
it’s not always an easy road. Like anything in life,
at times there are obstacles that hold us
“A bit confusing but true: to have a
back. And when I work with clients, I help them
French woman’s body, you must not
overcome those obstacles.
eat French bread, French toast, or
French fries.”
Or how about this:
“You know you are thinking about
food too much when during sex you
call out the name of a condiment.”
That one really got me laughing!

10
Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30