每天讀一篇美麗英文：世間最溫暖美好的英文故事（漢英對照）

Foreword
前言

Chapter 1 Liking Myself
第一部分 喜歡自己
01 Ready to Listen
准備好聆聽別人的意見_ 003
02 Climbing Nevis Peak
攀登尼維斯山頂峰_ 010
03 My Transformation
我的轉變_ 016
04 Eat, Exercise, Brush Your Teeth
飲食、運動、刷牙_ 024
05 Wonderfully Made
完美體形_ 030
06 Taking Control of My Body Image
控制對自己身體的看法_ 035
07 The After Picture
心態改變后的照片_ 043
08 Just Breathe
放下包袱就好_ 051
09 Photographic Evidence
照片證據_ 059
10 Success by Failure
失敗的成功_ 065

Chapter 2 Having a Partner
第二部分 找個同伴
11 Moving
運動_ 073
12 Partners in Craving
渴望美食的夫妻_ 081
13 Vanquishing Voldemort
打敗伏地魔_ 085
14 For Mind and Body
思想與身體_ 091
15 To Diet or Not to Diet
減肥還是不減肥_ 097
16 Ignorance Isn』t Bliss
無知不是幸福_ 102
17 My Friends Are Losers
我的朋友都減肥_ 110
18 My Husband Is on a Diet
我的丈夫在減肥_ 117
19 Bridge to Life
重獲新生的橋梁_ 123
20 It Pays to Keep Walking
花錢繼續散步_ 129

Chapter 3 Telling Myself the Truth
第三部分 告訴自己真相
21 Lying to Myself
對自己撒謊_ 139
22 A Weighty Revelation
沉重的真相_ 148
23 A Bag of Potatoes
一包土豆_ 154
24 Cheating that Works
有效的作弊_ 160
25 Lip Service
嘴皮子功夫_ 168
26 How Much Does a Secret Weigh?
秘密有多沉重？_ 175
27 Eating My Idols
吃掉我的偶像_ 181
28 Taken by Surprise
吃了一驚_ 187
29 Weighing In
稱體重_ 195

Chapter 4 Foods that Made a Difference
第四部分 起作用的食物
30 Soul Food
精神食物_ 205
31 No Meat for Me, Thanks
不用給我肉，謝謝_ 211
32 The Power of Words
文字的力量_ 219
33 Listening to My Body
聆聽自己的身體_ 225
34 Blessed Beans
幸福的豆子_ 233
35 Dairy-Free Queen
無乳制品皇后_ 240
36 The Power of Oatmeal
燕麥片的力量_ 248
37 A Diet for Living
改變生活的飲食法_ 253
38 It』s a Dog』s Life
狗的一生_ 261
39 The Condiment Queen Clams Up
調料皇后閉口不言_ 269

Chapter 5 Off the Beaten Path
第五部分 與眾不同
40 The Decaf Coffee Bar
無咖啡因咖啡吧_ 277
41 Just Eat
就是吃_ 283
42 Arabian Abs
阿拉伯式腹肌_ 289
43 Face Workout
臉部鍛煉_ 296
44 The Amazing Newborn Weight Loss Program
神奇的新生兒減肥計划_ 300
45 10,000 Steps in My Shoes
穿着鞋走一萬步_ 307
46 Taking Care of Me
照顧自己_ 313
47 Surgery Isn』t the Easy Way Out
手術不是捷徑_ 321
48 How I Clicked with Fitness
我是如何喜歡上健身的_ 329
49 Granny-Size Helpings
祖母的分量_ 335
50 Keeping Busy
保持忙碌_ 339
51 Three Easy Steps
三個簡單步驟_ 344
Meet Our Authors
見見我們的作者_ 349
About Richard Simmons
關於理查德•西蒙斯_ 353
Thank You
感謝詞_ 356
Chicken Soup for the Soul Improving Your Life Every Day
《心靈雞湯》每天改善你的生活_ 359
Share with Us
與我們一同分享_ 361

Foreword
前言

My whole life is about inspiration, so when the folks from Chicken Soup for the Soul showed me the manuscript for this book about 「Shaping the New You,」 I wanted to get involved. We all need some help when it comes to taking care of ourselves. We want to do it, we know how good it will feel to be in shape, but we need that push to do the hard work necessary to get there.

These 51 stories written by regular people about their efforts to control their weight and get fit really resonate with me. There is no better inspiration than hearing someone else』s story. You will undoubtedly make a connection while reading this book—you』ll find a little motivational trick that you know will work for you, or read a phrase that gets you out of your chair... and out of the kitchen!

No one has a bigger appetite than me! Food was my entire life growing up. I could be blindfolded and still find a po』 boy place. I was raised in New Orleans, within walking distance of the best food in the world. I love food! But I have learned to love myself too. And that is how I dropped more than 100 pounds in my early twenties and kept it off for the four decades since.