Living the Thin Life on Sale!

I'm excited to announce a special promotion for Living the Thin Life! From November 4 through November 10, the ebook will be on sale for only 99 cents! (Click here to buy)

I lost weight over 15 years ago and wrote the book to share my story about how I've been able to maintain a healthy weight. Here's what I looked like right after I lost weight in 1999:

(Sorry about the dorky pose - it wasn't my idea.)
And here's what I look like today:

So tell your friends if they'd like to find some real tips on losing weight or maintaining weight loss, check out Living the Thin Life. Oh, and don't forget about the free recipes!

Amazon Gift Card Drawing Winner

And the winner is... Stephen M.!

Thanks to everyone who submitted reviews for the contest. I still need a few more before I can run my promotion but this really helps!

Stephen, your Amazon gift card is on its way!

Reviews for Living the Thin Life

I put a lot of time into writing Living the Thin Life, with the hopes that it would help my readers lose weight and then maintain that healthy weight for life. So I love hearing their reviews of my book and their success stories!

Entertaining and Informative
"This little book is designed for REAL people. Easy to read, entertaining, informative - a departure from the "one-size-fits-all" mentality of most diet books, it offers practical solutions that can be adapted to any lifestyle. I especially enjoyed the chapter on eating personality - it really helped me figure out the best diet plan for me. If you're frustrated with complicated diets, punishing exercise routines, and lack of motivation, this book's for you!"

Handy Reference Plus Recipes
"What I really loved about this book is that the author is not a professional nutritionist or fitness instructor. Elle Meyer is a woman who has figured out how to maintain a healthy and active lifestyle and is sharing her tips and tricks in this book. There are also a lot of recipes at the end of the book, that I can't wait to try out. This book is a easy read with loads of great information and I feel like this will be a handy reference for the rest of my life."

I Am Lion - Hear Me Roar!
"I am always trying to eat less, exercise more - something. So I loved the tips that this book and website have. The recipes and downloadable forms are great to help keep you on track - if nothing else to make you think about what you are eating. And I loved finding out my eating personality.....apparently I am a lion...roaaar! Which means I need a high protein low carb diet plan. Interesting! Which one are you?"

Check out more reviews on Amazon!

Author Interview for Living the Thin Life

Want to learn a bit more about Living the Thin Life? Check out this interview, conducted by my daughter, Vicki Lesage:

 

Have any more questions about Living the Thin Life? Ask in the comments!

What's Cooking?

Serve up some Chili Tabasco Fish for dinner tonight, courtesy of my featured recipe in the "What's Cooking" section of the St. Louis Post Dispatch. Here's the article:

Elle Meyer is one of that rare breed who doesn't watch television. Her kids had left home, and she found herself with a lot of free time. So she decided to write a book.

"I took it up almost as a hobby," Meyer says. "I wanted to share with other people how best to maintain your weight once you've lost some."

Meyer lost about 20 pounds 10 or so years ago. Since then, she's collected recipes and adapted them to decrease the calories, carbohydrates and fat.

"I have a very picky husband, so the recipes have to be tasty, too," Meyer says. "Since I always seem to have other things to spend my time on besides cooking, I look for quick and easy-to-prepare meals."

Finding herself with all those recipes, she also starting asking friends and family members about their experiences keeping weight off.

She combined what she learned in "Living the Thin Life: Creative Ways to Maintain Your Weight For Life," which she self-published this year. The book is priced at $12 and is available at the Borders in Chesterfield Mall and online at www.ellemarieauthor.blogspot.com.

The book begins with disclaimers noting that Meyer isn't a doctor or nutritionist and that her advice isn't intended to replace professional advice. Rather, the book is a compilation of ways various people have lost weight and kept it off — and a recognition that the motivation and strategy for getting and staying thin is different for everyone.

"Sometimes I got completely conflicting stories," Meyer says. "Some people said they didn't eat as much at night, and some said they didn't eat as much in the morning. Some had positive role models and some had negative role models — people they didn't want to be like. People need to discover what uniquely motivates them."

Meyer's recipe for Chili Tabasco Fish was inspired by a meal she had last spring.

"I asked our waiter for the recipe, but all he would tell me is that the sauce contained chili sauce over a glaze," Meyer says. "It was the perfect combination of sweet and heat, so I tried to duplicate it at home. Using Tabasco Sweet and Spicy gives the fish its slightly sweet flavor."

Featured in diane Magazine

Dreams really do come true!

My daughter, Vicki Lesage, and I were featured in the Dream Come True section of diane Magazine, the Curves quarterly for members. In the article, Vicki and I talk about how Curves inspired our creative efforts. For me, it was to write Living the Thin Life. For Vicki, it was to a (sadly, now-defunct) recipe website. However, the creative juices never stopped flowing - the mother-daughter team has since published two more books! Me, with Chronicle of the Mound Builders and Vicki with Confessions of a Paris Party Girl.

Here is the full article:

Where do you get your inspiration from? Share in the comments!

Living the Thin Life Book Tour

Living the Thin Life is on tour with Enchanted Book Promotions:

November 7th: Starter Day Party
@ I Heart Reading

November 8th: Book Review
@ Bookaholic Ramblings

November 9th: Book Review and Book Excerpt
@ Forever Book Lover

November 10th: Guest Post
@ Cassidy Crimson’s Blog

November 11th: Book Review and Giveaway
@ I Heart Reading

November 12th: Book Review and Book Excerpt
@ The Single Librarian

November 13th: Author Interview
@ Majanka's Blog

Be sure to stop by each site and check out the reviews!

Guest Speaker at TOPS

What fun! I was a guest speaker at a TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) chapter meeting this week. Drawing from my personal experience, and tips from Living the Thin Life, I discussed how to create your personal weight maintenance plan to live the thin life!

Thanks for having me, ladies! Hope you found my tips helpful!