‘Champagne Diet’ blogger’s new book urges women to love themselves
If you’re a woman who is dieting to lose weight so that you’ll feel better about yourself, Bay Ridge-based writer Cara Alwill Leyba has a message for you: You’re doing it backwards!
Love yourself first and then you’ll see the excess pounds fade away, Alwill Leyba said.
“You have to make your happiness a priority. Do something nice for yourself now. Don’t wait. Celebrate who you are today. Buy a nice dress in a size 14 if that is your size. Don’t wait until you lose weight to buy a nice dress. So many women think, ‘I don’t want to go shopping for clothes until I lose weight.’ That’s just wrong,” Alwill Leyba, 32, said.