enLIGHTened: How I Lost 40 Pounds with a Yoga Mat, Fresh Pineapples, and a Beagle Pointer [Hardcover] Review

I discovered the joys of yoga and pilates a year ago.I love it, although I am not as flexible as I would like to be (Jessica actually talks about this in her book).So, of course, this book hit me and I had to read it.

It is extremely well written, with honesty and I love that Jessica was completely opened about her weight issues, as well as some of her relationship issues with her parents.This book feels like a girlfriend and I talking -

I love the subject matter and Jessica touches on Ayuverda which is something that I have developed an interest in as well.Its almost as if Jessica was reading my mind.

I even love the quick and healthy recipes that are in the book.I have to say though, that, at times, Jessica makes the whole overeating thing a little too simplistic.As someone with an eating disorder (binge eating( its not always quite enough to talk to yourself or go for a long walk - but Jessica is right about trying to get to the root of the problems.

One of the things that I felt a little off about was the fact that Jessica always seems to have the time AND money to do all the things she wants to do. ALthough she and her hubby sounded as though they were not necessarily stable in the finance dept, especially since he was looking for another job - she goes ahead and becomes a yoga teacher and from the rest of the book, I did not get the feeling as though Jessica really ever had a full time job other than that of teaching yoga.Yet, she seems to be able to benefit from everything from Kripalu retreats to invitro, etc. I felt a disconnect there - what about the rest of us who have to hold down full time jobs, juggle kids and are just making ends meet???

I know that Jessica claims that you don't need a lot of $$$ to be healthy, etc. - she does not really lead by example on that particular subject.Yet, this is her story, so I guess she is just telling us what she lives.

I know, from experience, that if you want to get totally healthy and eat all these nutritious meals and enjoy walking, yoga and other various activities as suggested, you had better have a gift for making time for yourself AND a nice little amount of money to do it with.

Still, this book is hearwarming and encouraging and i loved it.

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Product Description:
An absorbing, entertaining diet memoir with humor, empathy, and yoga.
Meet your new best yoga-and-healthy-eating friend in this smart, accessible, and funny memoir of dieting and discovery.For years, Jessica struggled with fluctuating weight and bouts ofunhappiness. Like many of us, she found comfort in food and cravedcigarettes and self-confidence. Then one day Jessica took her firstyoga class in Katmandu. She lost 40 pounds and changed her lifeforever. In enLIGHTened, Jessica shares the core principles of yogaphilosophy—not the poses and postures, but the ancient system of ideasthat lies behind them, drawn from a 2000-year-old text called the Yoga Sutras.The inspiration for this memoir-driven diet and health book is studiedby devout yoga students and teachers, and offers answers to eatingsmartly, living right, and losing weight. Jessica goes beyondyoga's merge into mainstream—beyond trendy diets, unsustainableexercise routines, and the quest for the perfect figure. Usingspiritual philosophy, and personal stories everyone can relate to, shesets the reader on a journey to self-acceptance, personal peace, andlong-term health.

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