Man, 69, Pens Book About His and Others' Near Perfect Bodies

Oct 17, 2023

Retired financial advisor guides readers to reprogram their minds about food and diet while eliminating junk foods, and asks them to shoot and look at photographs of themselves without a shirt on or in a bathing suit as they work toward their "near perfect body."


WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Oct. 17, 2023 - PRLog -- What happens when a fat cat financial pro wants to ditch the fat for a near perfect body?

A new book, The Near Perfect Body — And The Pathway To Yours, tells the true story, while delivering an important message about transforming a body you are not proud of when you are in your bathing suit or with your shirt off into one that you are proud of.

"The weight loss industry has it all wrong," said author Roger Shorr, a financial advisor in the Baltimore area for 30 years who retired in 2019. "Losing weight and looking great is better fought with the mind than the body, and that's what I am teaching."

In 2022, Shorr was relaxing, golfing and enjoying the fruits (and cookies, potato chips and other unhealthy foods) of his labor — and continued to look very well fed. So well fed that when he took his shirt off, he wasn't proud at all.

"As a financial planner and advisor, I discovered that the real battle for an investor's success had little to do with their investments," Shorr said. "An investor's biggest enemy was himself. The real battle was in his mind."

Moving away from a perfect body, which is impossible to achieve in any event, to a near perfect body, which is very possible to achieve, Shorr says, changed everything. Without fasting, without going hungry, he found a new path to fitness and good health.

"Getting a near perfect body is not a struggle; rather it involves some 'reprogramming of the mind,' performed by some rather simple techniques that, when followed closely," Shorr said. "The entire process is easy to do and is incredibly effective — and even fun."

One day he realized that a battle for having a beautiful body that he could truly be proud of was not at the dinner table or in some diet pill.

"It was in the mind, and only the mind…and when I realized where that battle really had to be fought, I also realized that I could win," said Shorr, who now lives in West Palm Beach, Florida.

He started tinkering with ways to improve the way his body looked and it resulted in significant weight loss — and much to his surprise and the astonishment of those around him, the 68 year old became quite literally a changed man with a beautiful body. Friends saw it on the golf course, at the pool and wherever he went in his community in Florida.

In the book, Shorr offers a different focal point than pounds gained and lost.

His approach guides readers in how to reprogram their minds regarding food and diet and how to eliminate foods he describes as junk. It also advocates a commitment to looking at photographs they take of themselves without a shirt on or in a bathing suit as they work toward their near perfect body.

"It's not about being perfect (which you can never be, in any event), but rather developing an intense desire to look good and maybe great about how you look in the mirror, with your shirt off or in your bathing suit. And making it continuously improve," Shorr said.

Shorr said he wants readers to be inspired, motivated and to gain insights into how they can discover the power of their minds in the struggle to beautify their bodies, and to lose weight — and other beautiful life transformations.

The book is available exclusively at https://nearperfectbody.com.

The Near Perfect Body walks readers through Shorr's transformation, including how he transformed his body (and lost a lot of weight in the process) and how he came to look good with his shirt off. The transformative power of the book comes when people realize that they aren't really trying to lose weight. "What they really are trying to achieve is to look great and if they stop and think about it, they will realize that is exactly what they want," Shorr said.

Two early supporters of Shorr's strategies and book are Martin Hall, Master Professional of the PGA of Great Britain and Ireland and 2008 PGA National Teacher of the Year, and Dr. Henry Lepore, a physical medicine and rehabilitation specialist in Sunset Beach, NC.

Shorr said he expects his idea of a near perfect body will take off so that people struggling with weight loss and other issues can support each other in the transformative mental battle for control over their bodies and minds and the beautification of both.

"While I wrote this book originally to explain what I discovered about the journey to a near perfect body, the lessons can apply to nearly any goal readers want to achieve," Shorr added.

Contact
Bob Graham
***@gmail.com

Photos: (Click photo to enlarge)




Source: NPB Society LLC

Read Full Story - Man, 69, Pens Book About His and Others' Near Perfect Bodies | More news from this source

Press release distribution by PRLog

More News

Catherine Zeta-Jones Can’t Save AMC+’s Stylish but Lackluster Thriller ‘Kill Jackie’: TV Review
Oct 2, 2026
Catherine Zeta-Jones Can’t Save AMC+’s Stylish but Lackluster Thriller ‘Kill Jackie’: TV Review

Series like Netflix’s “The Gentlemen,” “Black Doves,” and even Paramount+’s “MobLand” show that black comedies are having a moment on the small screen. Now, with “Kill Jackie,” starring Catherine Zeta-Jones, AMC+ is looking to get in on the action. Based on Nick Harkaway’s 2018 novel, “The Price You Pay,” and adapted to television by Conor […]

Canal+ Calls VAT Hike “A Direct Attack” On Its Operations In France As Guilds Protest Move
Oct 2, 2026
Canal+ Calls VAT Hike “A Direct Attack” On Its Operations In France As Guilds Protest Move

Paris-based pay-TV giant Canal+ has hit back at the French government’s plan to double the VAT rate on TV subscriptions from 10% to 20% saying it could leave a potential €200M ($225M) hole in its finances. The planned hike was confirmed in a draft budget plan for 2027 presented by Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu on […]

Paramount-WBD Will Now Be Called Skydance, David Ellison Reveals
Oct 2, 2026
Paramount-WBD Will Now Be Called Skydance, David Ellison Reveals

After the expected close of their merger, Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery will together be known as Skydance. CEO David Ellison revealed the new name Friday in a post on X. The $110 billion merger is projected to be finalized on Tuesday after a year-long pursuit by Ellison and a two-month delay caused by antitrust […]

Gypsy Rose Blanchard Shared Update on Ken Urker Romance Before Death
Oct 2, 2026
Gypsy Rose Blanchard Shared Update on Ken Urker Romance Before Death

Gypsy Rose Blanchard and Ken Urker were navigating the ebbs and flows of life together.    A little over a year before the Life After Lockup star’s boyfriend died Oct. 1, Blanchard—mom to Aurora...

Mark Thompson’s CNN Talks Raise the Stakes for Bari Weiss | Analysis
Oct 2, 2026
Mark Thompson’s CNN Talks Raise the Stakes for Bari Weiss | Analysis

David Ellison’s plan raises questions about who ultimately wields power over CNN and CBS News The post Mark Thompson’s CNN Talks Raise the Stakes for Bari Weiss | Analysis appeared first on TheWrap.

New Name of Paramount-Warner Bros. Unveiled: Skydance
Oct 2, 2026
New Name of Paramount-Warner Bros. Unveiled: Skydance

The soon-to-merge Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery officially has a name: It’s simply going to be “Skydance,” according to chairman and CEO David Ellison. In the end, Ellison picked the name of his original film production company, Skydance Media, to encompass everything that is getting stuffed into the new conglomerate. The deal forming the new Skydance is […]

‘Father Father’ Director on Doc About a Gay Israeli-Palestinian Couple Who Have a Child on Eve of Oct. 7: It’s a ‘Beautiful Lesson Right Now’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Oct 2, 2026
‘Father Father’ Director on Doc About a Gay Israeli-Palestinian Couple Who Have a Child on Eve of Oct. 7: It’s a ‘Beautiful Lesson Right Now’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Timely documentary “Father Father” — premiering at Festival do Rio — follows a Jewish Israeli named Aviv and Khader, his Palestinian-Israeli husband, as they travel to Texas where a surrogate delivers their baby, Albi, on the eve of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack. Directed by British documentarian Jake Witzenfeld — who in 2015 made a splash […]

Versant, Verizon Strike Multi-Year Distribution Deal
Oct 2, 2026
Versant, Verizon Strike Multi-Year Distribution Deal

Versant and Verizon have come to terms on a renewal of the companies’ distribution agreement, a move that means the media company, in its first year since being spun off from Comcast, has renewed all such deals expiring in 2026. “Verizon is a valued distribution partner, and this long-term renewal reflects the clear value our […]

Stray Kids Join BTS in Sitting Out Grammy Awards
Oct 2, 2026
Stray Kids Join BTS in Sitting Out Grammy Awards

Popular K-pop group Stray Kids let the submission window for the 69th Grammy Awards close without entering any music, their agency JYP Entertainment confirmed on Friday, joining BTS in sitting out the ceremony. The agency confirmed to local media that the group filed no entry before the Aug. 21 submission deadline, but offered no explanation […]

Olivier Martinez Granted Temporary Restraining Order Against Ex Halle Berry After He Accused Her of Abusing Their Son
Oct 2, 2026
Olivier Martinez Granted Temporary Restraining Order Against Ex Halle Berry After He Accused Her of Abusing Their Son

A judge has granted Olivier Martinez‘s request for a temporary restraining order against ex-wife Halle Berry. If you didn’t see, […] The post Olivier Martinez Granted Temporary Restraining Order Against Ex Halle Berry After He Accused Her of Abusing Their Son appeared first on Just Jared - Celebrity News, Entertainment News & Photos.

This Fandom 4x4 Looks Completely Random Until The Categories Start Clicking
Oct 2, 2026
This Fandom 4x4 Looks Completely Random Until The Categories Start Clicking

Today’s 16 names feel completely unrelated until the board suddenly starts making sense. View Entire Post ›

At New York City Ballet’s Fall Gala, Sarah Jessica Parker and Steve Nicks Bring the Fairy Dust
Oct 2, 2026
At New York City Ballet’s Fall Gala, Sarah Jessica Parker and Steve Nicks Bring the Fairy Dust

There were cascading ribbons, a flower crown and a “Landslide”-inspired performance at the New York City Ballet’s annual fall fashion gala.

YOUR NEWS, OUR NETWORK.

Do you have Great News you want to tell the world?

Be it updates about your business or your community, you can make sure that it’s heard by submitting your story to our network reaching hundreds of news sites across 6 verticals.

NEWSLETTER
Reporter Pass

Bringing you to an exciting adventure to get the exclusive inside scoop on the latest celebrities news. Reporter Pass is the only access you need to get into Hollywood.