Question:
What is the name of Carnie Wilsons book?

I saw this posted several weeks back, but I would like someone to tell me the name of Carnie Wilson's book. Also, if anyone has read it, a book review please. Is it worth reading? Thanks.    — blank first name B. (posted on December 29, 2001)


December 29, 2001
The name of Carnie Wilson's book is "Gut Feelings". I have read the book and liked it. She goes on about her childhood and how she felt when Wilson Phillips first became famous. I wish she had spent a bit more time on how she's felt since the surgery. I enjoyed it for the most part and would recommend to anyone that is or is going to have the surgery to buy it.
   — vbenedict0208

December 29, 2001
I have read Carnie Wilson's book "GUT FEELINGS" I really liked the book. It had a lot of very good information. I highly recommend this book. It is well worth the money that it cost.
   — Pam L.

December 29, 2001
I just read it. It's really chatty, like she is talking to you directly. It was a nice, easy read- a lot of phychology behind WHY she was obese (blames her father A LOT). I think I would try to borrow it from the library instead of buy it if I were to do it again, it was like $25, and I probably won't pick it up again.
   — Angela B.

December 30, 2001
I put it on my Christmas list. My mother, who has weighed all of 105 lbs her whole life, got it for me. She doesn't even know I'm having the surgery in January. She stood in like for 2 1/2 hours to have Carnie sign it. <br> <br> I liked it. And I'm not a book reader. It was like talking to a friend. You can identify with almost everything she went through.
   — Goldilauxx B.

December 30, 2001
The book is called "Gut Feelings." I bought it before I had my surgery Dec. 11th even though I had a SRVG (silastic ring vertical gastroplasty)and not the RNY that Carnie had. I guess I bought it mostly for the pictures and because in the back of the book it talks about the different surgeries and answers some common questions. I didn't really care for the book all that much and I am an avid reader. However, if you are having or have had the RNY I think it might be helpful and give you some good information.
   — esthjb

December 31, 2001
Go to the library and check it out, before you buy it. I personally did not like the book. It's called Gut feelings, and she has made (advertised it on Montel Williams) it to be around her decision to have WLS, and the weight loss that occured there after, but it is a lot of life stories that are not related to WLS. So unless your into Carnie Wilson other then her WLS experience, it is not a good reference for WLS patients.
   — [Anonymous]

December 31, 2001
Sorry, I don't remember the name of Carnie's book. A friend gave it to me and I read about a third. It's not well written and not representative of wls at all. It's Carnie Wilson's story. If you are a fan, you might find value in it. But, if you are looking for objective wls info, you won't find it in that particular book.
   — [Anonymous]

December 31, 2001
I recieved Carnie's Book as a Christmas Present. I thought it was a horribly written book! What a foul mouth she has..I am constantly searching for things written about WLS and have yet to find a really good personal account yet.
   — [Anonymous]

January 2, 2002
It's called "GUT FEELINGS" and I received it for a Christmas present. I read the entire book in less than a week and really liked it. Go to the library if you don't want to buy it. My mom is going to her library and checking to see if they have it.
   — rdszakacs

January 2, 2002
I liked the book. She was talking about her feelings and reminded me that sometimes when i'm down that there are others out there just like me. Personally i didn't feel she was "blaming her father" or anyone else for that matter but, tells how his actions made her feel. It kind of made me realize that there are contributing factors to our weight besides just genetics. I would recomed this book although it's not all that informitive about rny as a previous poster stated. Just my opinion here.
   — [Anonymous]

January 5, 2002
I really enjoyed the book. So much of what she wrote about being big and about having the surgery, I can relate to. People should lighten up . . . it's not necessarily supposed to just be a book about WLS in general.
   — [Anonymous]

January 6, 2002
The few pages at the back of the book from the doctor about WLS were helpful, but the rest of Carnie's wah-wah-wah poor rich, spoiled, fat me story grated my last nerve. Contrary to what other posters have said, I found very little explanation of what she'd really tried to do to lose weight, and more importantly, what psychological process she went through in recovering. Only 1/2 this battle, in my opinion, is medical...the other half is how we restructure our emotional foundation without food as a crutch or weakness.
   — Kelly1969




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