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Welcome back to chez Bertinelli, where life is as crazy and comical as ever. In revealing talks with her longtime boyfriend, Tom, Valerie gets even more personal about her inner worries: her maternal anxieties about her son, Wolfie (he’s fallen in love and, as she writes, "getting your sex talk from Eddie Van Halen wasn’t recommended in any of the parenting books I read"); the challenges of dealing with a blended family; her mother’s own new diet adventure; and a craving for a deeper relationship with a Higher Power ("I have experienced days of inner peace and connectedness with a larger spirit—twice," she writes. "Why not more often?"). And as if these everyday challenges weren’t enough, Valerie is working to maintain her own very public weight loss and approaching her fiftieth birthday. This is the story of what happens after you change your life. And it’s not all peaches and cream, or even low-fat yogurt.
This inspiring memoir, from the beloved actress and author of the bestseller Losing It, is an optimistic story for trying times. Warm and friendly, honest and self-aware—with the same winning wit and candor that touched a generation of fans in Losing It—Finding It is about working on all the reasons we gain weight in the first place so that it doesn’t happen again. It’s about becoming better, not just thinner. And it’s about believing in love and happiness, having faith that both are possible, and finding out that God does want you to enjoy life’s desserts—even when you’re on a diet.
About the Author
Valerie Bertinelli has been acting since the age of twelve, appearing in more than two dozen made-for-TVmovies. Most recognizably, she appeared on the long-running sitcom One Day at a Time and, more recently, on Touched by an Angel. Now a spokesperson for Jenny Craig, Bertinelli was raised in Claymont, Delaware, and in the San Fernando Valley, California, and was married for twenty years to Eddie Van Halen (they split up in 2001). Currently, she lives with her son, Wolfgang, in Los Angeles.
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Loved It, Oct 7 2009
By Linda K "Linda" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Finding It: And Satisfying My Hunger for Life without Opening the Fridge (Hardcover)
I, for one, loved reading Valerie's new book. I so admire her humor, honesty, and real voice. I feel like I'm with a good friend when I read her. Her insights about weight loss are invaluable. I also really appreciate her frank talk about Wolfie (her son). I hope she has another book after this one...I'll be the first in line for it.
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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Very little politics, Mar 29 2010
By S. C. Ways "Susan Ways" - Published on Amazon.com
I was hesitant to read this after reading the reviews which criticized the political nature of the book. The last thing I wanted was to pick up a book about weight loss and have it be some celebrity's political medium. Thank goodness I did decide to read this as I was shocked at how little politics were in the book and how what was there was tied to HER journey of finding herself and inspiring change in HER life. Some people have little tolerance to even hear the name Obama and my suspicion is that is where those comments came from. So, if you can't stand to even hear the Obama name, then probably you shouldn't read this book. If you have an open mind and can embrace opinions of others which may differ from yours, then I would recommend reading this book.For me, the book started out slow and took me awhile to get into. It was kind of like having a conversation with a friend. The first book was filled with fame,celebrity meetings, and some of that tabloid excitement of living on the edge. This book was very different and more about an average woman with everyday struggles. The more I read, the more I liked it for that very reason - it is relatable. In this book Valerie is trying to reinvent herself and struggles with such common things as a child growing up & not needing her, a career that is in flux, elderly parents, growing older herself and maintenance for her weight loss. She ties a lot of her journey in with faith, a need for change and an acceptance of self that we all seem to struggle with. There were some gold nuggets in this book. I love her notes to herself.
The first book was captivating as it led you through the rise to stardom, a high profile marriage and her dramatic weight loss. This book was more down to earth and less Hollywood. Like I said, it was like having a conversation with your best friend. This is what hit home with me. Although I don't personally agree with everything she says, thinks or feels in this book, I allowed my mind to hear what she was saying in the context of her life and found it fascinating and inspirational.
Neither book teaches you how to lose weight or keep it off, but both do depict a very public journey with something we all privately struggle with and that is our sense of self - how to find it and keep it in tact through the highs and lows of life.
This won't be the best piece of literature you pick up but all in all, I think it is an easy worthwhile read.
54 of 68 people found the following review helpful
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Whoa...TMI, Oct 14 2009
By BiblioBetty - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Finding It: And Satisfying My Hunger for Life without Opening the Fridge (Hardcover)
Having enjoyed Valerie Bertinelli's first book, I was looking forward to reading this one. I was eager for "the rest of the story" and dove right in as soon as the book was released. If you are looking for more than you could possibly want to know (or that I would imagine Wolfie and his girlfriend want you to know) about her teenage son's sex life, then this is the book for you. If you want multiple (many more than in her first book) political comments from Valerie, then you are really in luck - she repeatedly makes clear her disdain for political opinions that don't mirror hers. Hungry for lots and lots of family minutiae that has nothing to do with weight loss? You won't be by the third chapter or so.Kudos to Valerie for her amazing weight loss success. I bought this book hoping to learn more about her success and to gain some tips and insights. By Chapter 6, I had had enough of trying to glean any tips and insights from all of the other information Ms. Bertinelli chose to share. I was so excited to begin reading this book. After a less than enjoyable read of six chapters, I find I have no desire to finish it.
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