Secrets of Pleasurable Weight Loss: The Stress-Free, Guilt-Free Path to Loving Your Body and Feeling Great - Hardcover

"How can weight loss be pleasurable? You've got to be kidding, right? No--not kidding. In fact, the entire solution to sustainable body confidence and permanent weight loss is pleasure. And this book outlines the path. Delightfully." --Christiane Northrup, MD, bestselling author of Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom and The Wisdom of Menopause

"What Jena is teaching is revolutionary in the weight loss industry. Geneen Roth's Women Food & God, and Marianne Williamson's A Course in Weight Loss are part of this paradigm, and Jena is right there with them, leading the pleasure tribe. This is a methodology and a ministry--and it's about time." --Danielle LaPorte, author of The Fire Starter Sessions

"A unique and pleasurable approach to a topic often filled with pain and suffering." --Joshua Rosenthal, founder of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition and author of Integrative Nutrition: Feed Your Hunger for Health and Happiness

"An absolutely critical piece in the body/mind/spirit puzzle." --Kate Northrup, author of Mothering Your Center: Tapping Your Body's Natural Energy for Pregnancy, Birth, and Parenting

"If you want to enjoy the skin you're in and get the body you've always wanted, look no further." --Marie Forleo, creator of Rich Happy & Hot

"Jena's brilliant approach to weight loss tosses aside the ideas of shame, diet and deprivation and instead embraces a more gentle, sympathetic and loving relationship between yourself and your body. I recommend . . . she delivers excellent results." --Jon Gabriel, bestselling author of The Gabriel Method: The Revolutionary Diet-Free Way to Totally Transform Your Body

"Jena la Flamme offers a practical and sexy path to transform our relationship to food and to reclaim trust in our cravings." --Meggan Watterson, author of REVEAL: A Sacred Manual for Getting Spiritually Naked

"Jena la Flamme is an original genius at transforming this challenging subject into a new way of life for us all. I highly recommend it." --Barbara Marx Hubbard, founder of the Foundation for Conscious Evolution

No points. No calorie counting. Just trust pleasure and the wisdom of your body.

“The key to losing weight is not about enjoying less,” teaches Jena la Flamme, “it’s about enjoying more.” This revolutionary insight has allowed thousands of Jena’s students to lose weight without boring food plans, arduous rules, or punishing exercise. Why does it work? Because pleasure is the secret to switching off the stress triggers that are the real culprit behind emotional eating and weight gain. With Pleasurable Weight Loss, Jena invites you to discover to a graceful, feminine way for attaining the body of your dreams, featuring:

· Taking the “guilty” out of pleasure—why pleasure is a trustworthy and intelligent guiding force in your life

· Accessing your body’s wisdom—embracing your “animal nature” and turning your instincts and cravings into allies

· Discovering your “ideal ecology”—creating the right conditions for weight loss with your food choices, thoughts, and lifestyle

· Making it safe to be sexy—untangling the social and psychological issues of body image so you can feel good while looking your best

· Exercise, cooking, and savoring life—everyday tips and no-stress practices for liberating your natural radiance

How you feel about your body and how you relate with pleasure matters more than what you eat when it comes to successful, sustainable weight loss. With Pleasurable Weight Loss, Jena la Flamme brings you a comprehensive, life-changing approach that starts with your mind—helping you relax, build self-esteem, and develop a sense of joy and trust in your body. Filled with inspiration, recipes, and practical guidance for women of all ages and body types, here is a powerful guide for transforming your relationship with food and exercise—a natural, enjoyable, and lasting path for looking and feeling your best.