Apple or Pear?

Not a String Bean

Pear Shape?
Apple Shape?
Sweet,
Delicious
Woman shape!
from More to Love, © Elizabeth Patch, all rights reserved

I discovered apple-shaped & pear-shaped bodies in a teen magazine
when I was about eleven years old.
At the time, I was shaped like a string bean, straight and round, and I hadn’t really thought

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Priorities: What's at the top of your list?

Priorities

I use my time,

I spend my money,

I focus my energy

on more important things than diets.

excerpt from More to Love, © elizabeth patch, all rights reserved

We all need to take in account the limits of time,
money and energy.

No matter how much you try to cram into one day,
we all get the

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True Love Story

Love Story

Love knows all sizes.

from More to Love,
written and illustrated by Elizabeth Patch

Oh romance!

It is so much fun to get swept up in stories filled with
passion and drama, gowns and glamour,
star-crossed destiny and tragic desire…

Since childhood we’ve learned from fairy tales that the most beautiful Princess wins the heart

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A Healthy Attitude

Healthy Attitude

Lose weight?
Maybe. Maybe Not.

I exercise for strength,
for health,
for  fun,
for me!

© elizabeth patch, from More to Love

No matter what size or shape you are,
and no matter what you weigh,
you can choose to live a life of
better health and greater happiness
by treating your body with respect and dignity.

You can choose to:

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A New Point of View

New Point of View

Its not my shape that needs to change.
Its how I see myself.

excerpt from More to Love, ©elizabeth patch

We all have doubts about our body.
We all find fault with our looks.

Inspecting our flaws in the mirror is an intensely hurtful behavior
that many of us do automatically, without thinking.

The

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Dream On

Dream On

I never let my size

determine the shape of my dreams!

© excerpt from “More to Love“

Go get a piece of paper.

Make a list of every single thing that you wanted to be when you grew up.

( Yes, even rockstar! )

Get another piece of paper.

Make a list of every single thing

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Fat Jeans, Skinny Jeans

Silly Question illustration from "More to Love"

Silly Question
Should I really hate myself
because of the size of my jeans?

© excerpt from “More to Love“

Many deep questions may haunt you in the middle of the night:

What is the meaning of life?
Who is my soul mate?
What happens when

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I Hate to Exercise...

This new illustration is for my next book. She represents the concept of being "athletic" at any size or level of fitness.

The idea of an “exercise program” seems so intimidating.
I drag myself to the gym a few times every year, and then inevitably quit.
Even though I

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Get a Gift and Give a Donation!

I always donate 10% of sales to food banks
in gratitude for the food I received for my family during the time in my life when I was a single mom and had very little income.

During the month of December,
I will donate 100% of all sales from More to Love to

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A Serving of Stress for Thanksgiving?

More to Love Cook Book

Recipe for a Great Life:
1. Live, Laugh, Love!
2. Work, Play, Dream!
3. Cook, Eat, Enjoy!

fromMore to Love, © Elizabeth Patch, all rights reserved

I have a complicated series of feasts to attend and cook for this week.

My husband’s family and my family live hundreds

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