Through Thick and Thin

Conley Rosemary

Description

Full of candid reflections on the struggles and triumphs that were happening both in the public eye and behind closed doors, this is the autobiography of one of the nation's favourite TV diet and fitness experts of the past 50 years.
'A sickly child not expected to survive, a chubby teenager and a binge-eating bride? The unlikely beginnings of a health and fitness legend.'

Daily Express

'A story of glamour, success and achievement, mixed with vulnerability, near-despair and searing honesty.'

Rob Parsons OBE

The doctor's voice is sad but firm: 'I'm very sorry, but I have to tell you that your little girl is unlikely to reach her 10th birthday.' Years later, having defied the odds and become a teenager, the same girl discovers a medical report that tells her, to her horror, she is overweight.

That was the moment the young Rosemary Conley decided to change her life. After leaving school at 15, training as a secretary and working as a Tupperware dealer, Rosemary started her own slimming classes in 1972 with an investment of just £8. In 1983 she published the first of 36 books that were to sell in their millions around the world, alongside millions more of her fitness videos, while also starring in her own TV shows on BBC and ITV. She becames, in short, one of the most popular and successful diet and fitness experts the world has seen.

But Rosemary's life was not to be one of unbounded achievement and success. As well as the good times there were dark and distressing times, and here she tells of the sorrows and setbacks that were to come - as well as the joy she found, and still finds, in helping people live longer, healthier and happier lives.

Contents
1 Surviving against the odds 1
2 Gaining weight 12
3 Tupperware, tribulations and triumphs 20
4 Expanding! 29
5 Challenges and disappointments 36
6 Amazing transformations 48
7 Crazy times! 59
8 Quorn House 71
9 Launching the Clubs 82
10 The miracle of Mary 94
11 A magazine, M&S and This Morning 108
12 Houses, horses and heartache 122
13 A Gotcha, a wedding and a funeral 133
14 Heartbreak, Honours and This Is Your Life 144
15 Onwards and upwards 159
16 Changes and challenges 174
17 A stray dog and a contract with Universal 188
18 A love story, a TV channel and a Fit2Win challenge 201
19 Never give up on your dreams 215
20 Having the time of my life! 229
21 Tightening our belts 243
22 A perfect storm 253
23 The aftermath 264
24 Sadness and surprises 274
25 Heartache and a house move 285
26 Fresh opportunities and new beginnings 295
27 A changing world and boosting immunity 304
28 Exciting times 315
29 The greatest thing 319
Acknowledgments 326
Appendix 1: Books by Rosemary Conley 328
Appendix 2: Videos and DVDs by Rosemary Conley 330
List of abbreviations 333

Sujets

• Women
• Biography
• Woman
• The Women
• Autobiography

Informations

• Publié par: SPCK
• Date de parution: 18 août 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780281087648
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1844 Mo

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