Wake up! You’re Probably Never Going to Look Like That

March 19, 2010 - PRLog -- When you lose weight and learn to keep the pounds off, be happy with the new imperfect you because you will probably never look like a model.
Work with Michelle Pearl and you will successfully lose weight and keep it off but be prepared to accept an imperfect body.
“If you make lifestyle changes slowly over time and understand how to deal with the chronic state of starvation that those of us who are overweight have to deal with when we diet,  it is possible to drop pounds and keep them off,” says Michelle Pearl, author of Wake up! You’re Probably Never Going to Look Like That: How to be Happier, Healthier and Imperfectly Fit (ISBN 978-0-557-27290-7, 2010 Lulu, 131 pages, $14.95 www.imperfectfitness.com), “It is important to understand that willpower has nothing to do with the reasons that you’ve failed at trying to lose weight in the past, that exercise is a vital component of any weight loss plan and that you must have realistic expectations so that you can be happy with what you achieve and with the new imperfect you.”
Wake Up! Takes on the mass-media-driven myth that everyone should be striving to achieve the perfect body and instead provides an optimistic testament that exercise and eating right will absolutely be life-changing. “But the message of the book,” stresses Pearl, “is that to become a success story before you jump in front of a camera for that coveted ‘after’ picture, you need to make a giant leap of faith and learn to rethink your expectations.”
Pearl is certified as a group fitness instructor by the American Council on Exercise (ACE), one of the most prestigious fitness accrediting agencies worldwide. She is owner of Imperfect Fitness.com, an online subscription exercise service at www.imperfectfitness.com, and has produced two exercise DVDs, Imperfect Fitness Volume 1 and 2.
In Wake Up! Pearl discusses the fallacies of the erroneous messages of fitness guru Jillian Michaels and the dangerous game show The Biggest Loser which she also chronicles at www.antibiggestloser.com
“The Biggest Loser is about the voyeuristic; the contestants go on the show and put up with it because they are desperate to lose the weight,” says Pearl, who has lost 100 pounds twice in her lifetime. “The show exploits every aspect of their desperation and turns them into a sideshow for the sake of a Nielson rating. To the producers and trainers, it might be ‘just a game show.’ To the people who struggle with obesity, it is a life-and-death situation that is absolutely not a ‘game’.”
In her book Pearl shares how she has achieved and maintained weight loss through exercise and healthy eating habits. Pearl also interviewed seven Imperfectly Fit Superstars from across the United States and chronicles their success stories in Wake Up!
Imperfect Fitness.com is a monthly subscription exercise program with downloadable dance routines customized to the needs of the participant. When registering, participants answer a few questions and the website then generates an individually tailored dance fitness cardio video which is then updated constantly.

About Michelle Pearl
Author Michelle Pearl, certified as a group fitness instructor by the American Council on Exercise, is owner of a unique online Imperfect Fitness program at www.imperfectfitness.com. She has produced two exercise DVDs and operates the antibiggestloser.com blog to warn of the dangers of quick weight loss gimmicks. Pearl’s book, Wake Up!, shares how she lost 100 pounds twice in her life and learned to keep the weight off and shares the success stories of seven Imperfectly Fit Superstars with amazing success stories.

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Media Contact: For a review copy of Wake Up! or to arrange an interview with Michelle Pearl, contact Scott Lorenz of Westwind Communications Book Marketing at scottlorenz@westwindcos.com or by phone at 734-667-2090.

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About Michelle Pearl
Author Michelle Pearl, certified as a group fitness instructor by the American Council on Exercise, is owner of a unique online Imperfect Fitness program at www.imperfectfitness.com. She has produced two exercise DVDs and operates the antibiggestloser.com blog to warn of the dangers of quick weight loss gimmicks. Pearl’s book, Wake Up!, shares how she lost 100 pounds twice in her life and learned to keep the weight off and shares the success stories of seven Imperfectly Fit Superstars with amazing success stories.