The Eden Diet: You Can Eat Treats, Enjoy Your Food, and Lose Weight [Paperback] Review

Ever since I was diagnosed with high blood pressure in April of 2009, I have been searching for a way to lose weight. I've read various diet books, but none of them were quite right. They were either too restrictive, meant giving up my favorite foods, too complicated, or too time-consuming. I had pretty much given up hope that I would ever find the right diet for me. I was thinking about just creating my own diet. But then I was at the local Christian bookstore. I always make a habit of looking through the diet section in the Christian bookstore. I've even bought several books. But even here, I was disappointed. The diets were Christian-based, but again, I found them too restrictive. I mean, seriously, is it really realistic to think that someone can completely eliminate sugar from their diet? On a short-term basis it's doable, but for a lifetime? I really don't think so? My willpower is not that strong.

The first thing that attracted me to the Eden Diet was the title. I was a little hesitant to even pick it up, because I thought it would be another "Eat only stuff that grows on trees or comes from a plant" type of diet. But it didn't take me long to realize that the Eden Diet is NOT that type of diet. Far from it. I was also concerned that this might be a faddish, junk-food diet. But I was wrong about that too. Dr. Rita does give you permission to eat sweets or other typically "forbidden" foods. The key is eating them in moderation. This diet does not advocated pigging out or eating only sweets all the time.

In my opinion, the previous reviewer who said that Dr. Rita expects you to be really hungry before you eat is just plain wrong.Here is a direct quote from the book. It can be found on page 92, towards the middle of the page.

"Don't go hungry for too long. Eat when you're mildly to moderately hungry. If you wait too long, you may become extremely hungry and overeat out of sheer panic." I don't know about anyone else, but that doesn't sound like Dr. Rita is suggesting that you must be really super hungry before you eat. In fact, it sounds like she is recommending the opposite. Mild to Moderately hungry does not mean starving.

Simply put, the Eden Diet is a sensible, commonsense, Christ-Centered approach to dieting. There are no gimmicks and no fads to be found here. Just a straightforward, easy to implement approach. In the past, I have used the "eat only when you're hungry" approach to eating, and I know it works. But I also like the idea of eating smaller portions. Unlike other diet plans, there are no forbidden foods here. The fact that Dr. Rita is a medical doctor who has training both in psychology and nutrition training from an Ivy League school, gives me confidence that she knows what she is talking about.

This book also deals with important topics like emotional eating, overcoming temptation, and binge eating. Dr. Rita is also very forthcoming about her own weight struggles and how she overcame her own poor eating habits. This book has given me hope. Dr. Rita even teaches the reader who to deal with potentially difficult situations such as going to a buffet or a family gathering. This style of eating does not announce to everyone around you that you are on a diet. In fact, I have found that no one will even know or notice that you are eating differently, unless of course, you tell them. This style of eating can fit into even the busiest of lifestyles easily.

My only regret about this book is not finding it sooner! I wish that I had discovered this book before wasting so much money on other diet books. This is the last diet book I will ever buy.

If you are looking for a practical, simple, Christ-centered approach to dieting, look no further than this book. I highly recommend this book to others, especially those who struggle with binge eating or emotional eating.

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According to Rita Hancock, author of The Eden Diet, you can have your cakeand eat it too, even on a reducing diet. When you eat your treat in smallportions, without guilt, and in response to true, physical (not emotional)hunger, a little cake goes a long way to satisfy you. Attuning to yourbody's hunger signals also helps you respond to its instinctive call forhealthy food to balance out the occasional treats. Dr. Rita's approach isbased on her Ivy League training in nutrition, physiology, and obesitypsychology, but is reframed in her strongly Christian convictions about howto live the way God intended—physically healthy and free of the culturalobsession with food, eating, dieting, and thinness.

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The Enlightened Diet: Seven Weight-loss Solutions That Nourish Body, Mind, and Soul [Paperback] Review

As someone who has struggled with weight and food issues for years, I was on my way to attempt a very restrictive calorie program when I got this book.It has really turned around my thinking.Now I'm focusing my diet efforts on nurturing myself as opposed to punishing myself.The tips and suggestions are very helpful--especially the mindfulness exercises for eating.

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For anyone who has ever fretted over calories or snacked in secrecy, THE ENLIGHTENED DIET goes beyond restrictive regimens and quick-fix claims to get to the roots of weight gain. Proving that it's not just what you're eating, but how, why, where, and even with whom you're eating, health researchers Deborah Kesten and Larry Scherwitz identify seven eating styles that lead to overeating and offer proven strategies for overcoming them. By accounting for both measurable nutrients as well as more intangible ingredients such as emotions, mindfulness, gratitude, companionship, and nonjudgment, this practical guide provides tools for achieving and maintaining a healthy weight.

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Craving Hope: A Spiritual Companion on Your Weight Loss Journey [Paperback] Review

On her web site, Joni Woelfel explains that her work has always risen out of what she needed to learn. In the introduction to this, her sixth book, she writes of researching the spirituality of weight loss "through the lens of an investigative reporter." No question the material is well researched, but it is also presented in an organized format appropriate to the subject matter. As one would expect, Woelfel recommends using the book in conjunction with a sound program based on healthy diet and exercise. She has also included five workbook lessons for small group use.

Woelfel breaks her personal 90-day journey into 10 stages, starting with Becoming Ready. A single stage consists of nine days presented with a heading; quotation from scripture and various other sources; reflection question with space for notes; affirmation; prayer; and mantra. For example, Stage Five, Understanding Struggle, begins with a discussion of plateaus on Day 37. The day's topic, When Nothing Is Happening, opens with a quote from author Kathleen Norris who writes of the need to "wrestle" with the high plains region of the Dakotas "before it bestows a blessing." Woelfel's theme is "one of those blasé, it's-hard-to-get-up-off-the-couch type days when motivation has gone on vacation." She offers several suggestions, including visiting a friend and undertaking a craft project. The reflection question addresses physical and spiritual plans for dealing with plateaus. The daily affirmation reads: "Becoming despondent over a period where exercise and diet don't appear to be working ignores the greater reason for the journey in the first place." In her closing prayer, Woelfel asks God's help in grasping lessons and insights that arise from waiting. The daily mantra is "I will value the experience of "just being."

Woelfel's journal also reports on progress of a fascinating wall-building project inspired by her desire to "visually portray the spiritual interconnectedness we receive as we enter the fullness of God."

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Joni Woelfel has been there: She's faced the dreaded scale, debated the merits of the latest fad diet, and struggled to stop the yo-yo effect of dieting. What she has learned is that for all the emphasis on the science of weight loss, the personal and spiritual aspects matter just as much. Our bodies respond to our life stories through our mind/body/spirit connection.In Craving Hope, Woelfel invites readers on a ninety-day weight loss journey through the challenges, emotions and insights she encountered on her own. Reflections include:

It's All Connected

When Nothing Is Happening

Preventing Roadblocks

Childhood Conditioning

Weightless Grace

Nation of Consumers

While this book is designed to be used in conjunction with a credible weight loss program, Woelfel recommends scientifically sound practices while encouraging readers to explore their relationships to food, exercise, family and God.An easy to use resource for individuals, Craving Hope is also ideal for small group use and includes discussion questions and group activity suggestions at the end of each of its five parts.

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A Christian Woman's Journal to Weight Loss (Hardcover) Review

Many people ignore God as they seek better health, but for author Patricia Thomas, it wasn't an option. "A Christian Woman's Journal to Weight Loss: A 52-Week Guide to Losing Weight with the World" is about one woman's mission to lose weight and how blending in a spiritual workout helped her mission. With fifty two scriptures and reflections, Thomas urges readers to follow her example, and "A Christian Woman's Journal to Weight Loss" is fine reading for those who want their spirit to get in shape with their bodies.

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When you make the decision to lose weight, it can often be a struggle. As Christian women, we know that the word of God is our very present help in time of need. Patricia Thomas' husband brought her a journal as she began her weight loss journey, and she leaned on the word of God to help her successfully lose weight. A Christian Woman's Journal to Weight Loss: A Guide to Losing Weight with the Word can help you, too. In a week-by-week format, this book includes the 52 scriptures that Patricia relied on and her reflections on how those scriptures helped her face her weight loss challenges. The book follows each scripture with a journaling prompt that the reader can use to help her focus that scripture on her weight loss challenges and record her own reflections. God has a plan for our lives, and as women we have to remember that it is not to give of ourselves until we have just given out. We must make time to take care of the temple that we have been given, so that we can live and live abundantly.

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Thin Within: A Grace-oriented Approach to Lasting Weight Loss (Paperback) Review

This book has been a godsend in my life.I've lost over 80 lbs. so far following the basic principles of this book - eating anything you want in moderation when you're hungry, then stopping when you're full, while seeking God's help and presence to guide you along the way.What a refreshing difference from judgmental, strict, nearly-impossible to follow programs.When you think about it, if God didn't intend for us to eat and enjoy our food as a pleasurable experience, He wouldn't have made such an abundance of wonderful, deicious foods for us. The emphasis on His grace and love in this book is a comfort and a blessing.Please pay no mind to the negative comments about the spiritual aspects of this newer edition.Leaving God out of the equation would be like buying a TV set without a power cord - it's a vital component to make it work!When we finally realize the truth that we can't do this on our own power, and turn our problem over to Him, is when we can finally succeed in losing the weight.Buy this book, you won't be sorry!

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Diets just don't work. Judy Halliday and Dr. Arthur have years worth of research to prove it and most Americans have personal testimonies that echo that same sad truth. But Halliday's extensive experience and study also prove that you can reach and maintain your ideal weight by simply listening to your body. If you have suffered from being overweight or have struggled with an eating disorder, Thin Within is the truth you have been searching for and it will set you free.

The original hunger-fullness plan, time-tested for over 25 years
Learn to eat like a naturally thin person
Leave diets behind forever
Eat your favorite foods and still lose weight
Identify and resolve issues that cause you to overeat
Feel good about yourself as you melt down to your natural size

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