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Weight Loss Tip? Get a Dog!
Patti Lawson tells "What My Dog Taught Me about Shedding
Pounds,
Licking Stress and Getting a New Leash on Life"
(CHARLESTON, WV) In the not too distant past, successful
attorney Patti Lawson was a diet-obsessed, high-achieving
perfectionist. Grapefruit diet, egg diet, 4-Day diet, no
carb diet, you name it...she tried them all. She bought
every diet supplement on the market, hired personal trainers,
wrapped her thighs in plastic, suffered in steam rooms
and added to her collection of AB rollers and thigh masters.
And so it went until a little dog taught her some big
lessons about life. Deep in mourning the demise of her
latest relationship, Lawson spent most of her time holed
up in her house with every imaginable comfort food on her
coffee table. Several months later, feeling pudgy and pitiful
she knew she had to do something to rejoin the human race.
One day, on an impulse - that she still can't fully explain
- she drove her pristine Mercedes to the nearest PetsMart.
That fortuitous trip brought rascally puppy Sadie into
Lawson's life - a little black and tan dog she promised
to take care of for "one night."
A unique approach to dieting and lifestyle change, The
Dog Diet (HCI, April 2006) is an inspiring and moving account
of how changing the focus of your life can get you back
in the game-and in Lawson's case, back into her size four
jeans.
"Dogs, unlike many people, are not only dependable,
they make us better people. They teach us to look at ourselves
like they do and most of us finally learn that happiness
really is as Dorothy found out in Oz - right in our own
back yards," says Lawson. "They show us that
we are OK just the way we are and love us for ourselves."
Now an advocate for adopting shelter dogs, Lawson participates
in fundraising events for shelters and supports spaying
and neutering pets.
To schedule an interview with Patti Lawson or request
a review copy and more information, please contact Elaine
Krackau, PR by the Book, 512-733-5145 or elaine@prbythebook.com.
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