Fat Chance: Losing the Weight, Gaining My Worth

In the summer of 2006, Julie Hadden made her way to the open casting call in Jacksonville, Florida, for season 4 of the hit reality TV show The Biggest Loser. To this day she remembers standing in line with hundreds of would-be contestants, feeling fat, fearful and insecure. Could she-an average, everyday, stay-at-home mom-survive four months of sheer torture and walk away healthy, whole and thin? As it turns out, the answer was yes.

Julie's experience on The Biggest Loser helped birth her new physique, but the transformation went far deeper than that. From displeasure to contentment, from indulgence to self-control, from shame to self-confidence-every step along renovation's path-Julie sensed God was hard at work.

In a book that marries comedy with tragedy, introspection with inspiration, and teachable moments with rare behind-the-scenes details about one of the hottest TV shows, Fat Chance not only will endear you to Julie and her experience, but it will cause you to crave healthy change of your own.

Julie answers frequently asked questions about losing weight and shares her favorite healthy recipes, as well as sample workouts from her favorite trainers Jillian Michaels and Margie Marshall.