PastaQueen’s Book Tour Starts Here!

Losing weight is not easy. Everyone who’s struggled to lose a few extra pounds knows that. But what’s really hard is losing a significant amount of weight, and making a lifestyle change that keeps it off. Jennette Fulda (aka PastaQueen) is a young woman who’s used the South Beach Diet and exercise to lose more than half her body weight, documenting her progress with the charmingly engaging blog Half of Me and inspiring readers who are struggling with their own weight loss efforts.

I first heard about Jennette’s blog when I featured her in a story about Blogging on a Diet for BlogHer.com. Now Jennette has written a fascinating memoir about her transformation from fat girl to very svelte half-marathon runner. If you’re a regular Kalyn’s Kitchen reader you might realize this is the first time I’ve ever written an entire post about a book. In fact, when PR people offer to send me books “to review,” I’m quick to tell them that I don’t do book reviews. But there’s a special story about why it’s so exciting and appropriate for me to be the first blogger to write about Jennette’s book.