How to Survive Your Diet and Conquer Your Food Issues Forever [Paperback] Review

I waited a little over a year to write my review; I wanted to offer solid evidence in favor of this book and approach to losing my disordered eating (binge eating/compulsive overeating in my case). I read this book about 11 months ago and quit dieting after having gained 20 more pounds on my diet last winter (bingeing my way through it). I have been implementing normal eating ever since to the best of my ability.What changes have taken place in my less than perfect attempts to eat normally?

-- I am losing weight.
-- My blood pressure is perfect when it was high (140/90) a year ago before non-dieting/normal eating.
-- My cholesterol is normal (I suspect it too was high).
-- I am exercising everyday without hating it.
-- I am eating foods I love with no fear of calories, carbs, or fat grams.
-- I am enjoying life again, no longer in a pit of despair asking myself all day long, "what can I do to quit eating and lose weight?"

Linda's book gave me perhaps the most important tool in my life (and in my eating struggles): the ability to think in shades of grey. I have always been a perfectionistic, all or nothing, black and white sort of person. No more-- I am free from dieting prison and all other prisons. Now my eating matches up with my other philosophical and personal leanings toward free thought and focused action. I urge you to read this book, and if you need more support, come on over to dietsurvivors' yahoo group, Linda Moran's group.Thank you from the bottom of my heart, Linda.

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Are you a Diet Survivor? Maybe your whole life seems to revolve around diets and weight focus. Perhaps even attempts at intuitive eating failed. This book will help you find your own inner wisdom, and a path to normal eating.
Binge eating, emotional eating, stress eating, and just plain overeating are often made worse by dieting, not cured by it. External changes just aren't enough. That's why even intuitive eating can backfire.
Unlike willpower, the work lies instead in changing how you think about food, stress, and emotions. And happily, you can stay in the present day. No need to delve into childhood memories or deep emotions.
Using principles of cognitive therapy, you will learn to adjust the self-talk that accompanies dysfunctional eating. Self-talk such as "I must drink this diet soda in order to get thin," "my children must not have junk in the house," "my emotional eating will never end," and "I canÂ't tolerate stress," have little basis in reality and lead to failure.
After some work at replacing your beliefs with facts, you will start to find your own food wisdom again. Maybe you havenÂ't had this wisdom since you were a baby, but itÂ's still inside you. And you will learn to think in shades of gray, instead of the black and white thinking that is typical of folks with dysfunctional eating.
Learn how to know when you are hungry and full, and how to be a picky eater, perhaps for the first time in your life. With practice, you will find that small, perfect, delicious portions do satisfy. Just as importantly, learn how you can cope with stress and emotions without running to the refrigerator. Learn to apply your mind to rational thought.
No longer will you feel that your body has betrayed you. You will once again be able to trust your body and mind to lead you to your ideal weight. You will never again have to bow to a diet as if it were some kind of god. Instead, any diet you choose will be your slave, not your master. In fact, as you finally free yourself from your attachment to food and dieting, your body will seek its ideal weight with no formal diet at all.
Regardless of whether or not you are overweight, if you have any kind of food issues such as emotional eating, stress eating, eating in secret, exercise addiction, using food for control, night eating, diet addiction, scale addiction, or binge eating disorder, this book is for you. Eating issues are more hidden than people realize, and are not always evidenced in oneÂ's appearance. Indeed, eating issues reside in our hearts and minds, not our stomachs.
This book is a fun, easy read that could change your life. Join the growing club of Diet Survivors.

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Calorie Queens: Living Thin in a Fat World (Paperback) Review

I just finished reading "Calorie Queens", but I have been living it for the past year.Let me explain -

In March 2004, I heard Jackie Scott speak at a conference reception I attended in Lexington, KY.At the time I was carrying about 185 pounds on my 51-year-old, 5' 1" frame (I didn't have a bathroom scale, but weighed 188 with clothes at an October 2003 doctor's appointment).I had, however, maintained that weight for about 5 years.I was deathly afraid of the word "diet" -- yo yo dieting was the way I had "grown" from an average healthy nonpregnant weight of 110 pounds in my young adult life (from age 15 to age 30) to an average obese weight of 185 in my forties and now fifties.

Jackie's story of "learning how to eat normally" made so much sense to me -- but I procrastinated 8 months more before actually doing anything about it.I didn't even buy the book (self-published edition) at the time, but the concept stuck.

In December of 2004 I began keeping a food journal and discovered to my great surprise that I was actually eating far more calories than I would have estimated.On January 2005, I weighed in at 180 pounds sans clothes.Between January and August, I dropped about 5 pounds per month following Jackie and Diane's program of "normal Calories" (40 pounds total) -- due to my active lifestyle I ate an average of 1900 calories per day!Since August to the current date of November 16, I have dropped about 5 more pounds.At 135 pounds, I am within 4 pounds of a magic "healthy" weight on the bmi chart of 131 pounds!!

The best part of this highly nutritious, common-sense approach is that you only have ONE PLAN for the REST OF YOUR LIFE.No stage one stage two stage three then maintenance.You are starting on maintenance.

I still keep my food journal.As to exercise, while hauling around those 45 extra pounds made me breathe hard climbing one flight of steps, I now walk regularly, always take the stairs instead of the elevator, dance and play volleyball on the weekends.And my 1900 calorie lifestyle is completely workable with celebrations, eating out, in other words -- normal life!I have learned to "eat thin in a fat world" :-)

I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to pursue a healthy lifestyle.

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Diets Don't Work ® [Perfect Paperback] Review

Everywhere you turn people are looking for the quick fix for losing weight and improving their health. Diet and exercise is a booming industry filled with many programs that are quick temporary fixes. Rebecca Cooper's Diets DON'T Work! Healing the Cycles of Yo-Yo Dieting & Emotional Overeating! Gets at the root of the problem - which is the problem! Too many people jump on the diet bandwagon hoping to "fix" their bodies, look like their favorite celebrity or improve their confidence and unfortunately millions end up suffering with eating disorders.

Rebecca's book is packed with information to help individuals understand why simply dieting won't address the problem of stuffing down your feelings and overeating when you can't handle life. This book is packed full of great exercises and enlightenment to help individuals look at the problem holistically and understand that without shifting beliefs, releasing negative thought patterns and learning healthy coping skills and living in a state of awareness they will continually suffer with disordered eating.

I've had the pleasure of meeting Rebecca and touring Rebecca's House Eating Disorder Treatment Program. She is a very special lady who has dedicated herself to improving the lives of others.

Lori Hanson
Founder & CEO, Learn2Balance
Award-Winning Author, It Started With Pop-Tarts...An Alternative Approach to Winning the Battle of BulimiaIt Started With Pop-Tarts... An Alternative Approach to Winning the Battle of Bulimia

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Many people with yo-yo dieting, binge eating, disordered eating, or food addictions could write books on nutrition and diets. We know the calorie count, fat grams, and carbohydrates of every bite we take. We have more knowledge of food composition than most people. The problem is that we cannot put that knowledge into long-term practice. Eventually we hit the hidden blocks that have prevented us from attaining our goals. The stuffed feelings and issues surface and we return to our old way of coping food and the obsessive thoughts of food, weight, diet, and body image. The answer to the problem and the healing that needs to take place are both internal. External forms of control can not be the solution! These results last only temporarily. There is a way to get off this merry-go-round and live life free of dieting and maintain your ideal weight. This book contains a proven, step-by-step program to heal the unconscious blocks behind disordered eating. Readers are led through a process of Self discovery and healing that makes it possible to naturally eat when hungry, make healthy food choices, and stop when full--permanently. This innovative program has successfully being used by treatment centers, therapists, and clients.

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Weight Release A Liberating Journey: The Powerful New Way to Release Weight Forever [Paperback] Review

I think this book takes a great approach to "releasing" extra pounds but I don't think that it necessarily stands alone.The author really doesn't provide enough (or really any) guidelines for what to eat.This book does however do an amazing job of helping people look at the deeper reasons for their poor eating habits.

I have read a lot of diet books, and this book is clearly different.Honestly, I believe this approach is going to be more effective in the long run than any fad diet.To the author's credit, he even mentions in the book that you may want to buy someone else's book for nutritional guidelines - I think that is excellent advice.

Coupled with a really good "diet" program, I believe this is an excellent book.The author makes a really good point that if you loose weight, without looking at the real reasons for your poor eating habits, you will find the weight again.That has been my experience.This time I am combining the program from this book with a more traditional weight loss plan.I hope it works.

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Most weight "loss" programs focus on overeating and lack of exercise; very few of them address the underlying reason for weight issues. Weight issues are a result of unhealthy patterns of behavior and a negative self image.
The Service to Self process, taught in this book, focuses on reprogramming and healing old patterns of behavior to create a positive, lasting change, in self image - weight "release" is a natural byproduct of this process.

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The Emotional Diet: How To Love Your Life More And Food Less (Paperback) Review

This is a WONDERFUL book!On a scale of 1 to 5, I give it at least a 10!
Bill REALLY gets down into the emotional issues of dieting and provides practical take-away tools to really help you, if you are willing to do the work.I consider myself a "professional" dieter because I have spent 90 % of my entire life dealing with weight issues.I have had to fight extremely hard to lose weight as well as to keep from gaining weight.Many years ago, I gave up, until something inside me woke up.I lost 60 pounds and because of my experiences before, during, and following the loss, I can personally attest to many of the things Bill writes about as "right on the mark"!

I usually know in the first 20 pages or less if I am going to like a book.Bill hooked me BIG TIME on page 11.As he speaks to his own past experiences, he tells us, "For most of my adult life, I INTENTIONALLY gained two or three pounds every year until I was almost 250 pounds.I say I was intentionally overweight because I have never ACCIDENTALLY eaten anything.. . "

(OUCH!I have made every excuse known to mankind to myself over the years, but this hits home!Has anyone out there EVER eaten anything without the total awareness of EXACTLY what they were doing?The internal dialog is more like, "Yeah, I know this xxxx has about 700 calories in it, but the heck with it.I had a rough day and I deserve it.Besides, I will cut back tomorrow."Then tomorrow is another excuse, or maybe you do this only once a week, and every 5 weeks, you just gained another pound.

Bill writes this book around the cognitive/thinking processes that our minds go through and how we can channel that process to help our weight loss efforts rather than hinder them.He provides a process with tools, so that each step of the way, you stop and assess your thinking and re-shape it to your advantage.This is like a lesson workbook.As you journey through the lesson, you stop and work an exercise.The exercises build in a helpful way to help you achieve.This is not a novel that you sit down and read through one night when you cannot sleep.On the contrary, I suggest that you work through the book slowly and get into the exercises--take time for them.

The exercises are adult learning tools.If you do not want to write in your book, or need more space, Bill provides a website where you can download the forms.You can print them out and review them as you work through the book.This book is designed to effectuate permanent and positive life style changes to help you lose the weight, keep it off, and adapt a healthier life style.Most diet books fall short on changing behavior patterns and many people fail as a result.This book also uses the power of visualization, positive thinking and the Law of Attraction--a winning combination!

An example form would be the form/tool on page 25. "My Blueprint for Success" is where you visualize how the future YOU will look--what you look like--what size you wear--how you feel--some affirmations.Then you describe your new behavior--what you do--how you feel--what you eat.Writing these things down, and referring back to them, will help you to visualize the new you, and to focus on that image until you achieve it.This is only one exercise.The book is loaded with them.

If you have a normal metabolism, your journey will be that much easier.But even if your metabolism is slow like mine, I believe this book has the potential to benefit you immensely--if you are willing to work through the exercises and try for about 30 days--long enough to break your bad habits and set new behavioral patterns.I would say this book is a MUST for your personal library, if you need weight control help.I keep going back to the bottom line--"I never ate anything accidentally"!That, kinda, says it all.If I ate it, I knew EXACTLY what I was doing and chose to do it, regardless of any BS excuse I might come up with.

A side note from your friendly Amazon reviewer--losing and maintaining your preferred weight will likely take time and be a lifelong process.You must 1) love yourself, 2) be patient with yourself, 3) really want to do this, and 4) keep going, even if you mess up.There are no magic bullets.There is no magic pill.Even operations don't seem to do what people expect. (I have known several people who got them.) For most people, weight loss is a slow process and you must be prepared for that.I only lost 5 lbs a month.But before I knew it, a year had passed and 60 lbs went with it.NEVER GIVE UP!

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The Emotional Diet is a revolutionary new program that focuses on the real problem with people who are overweight.This is not about giving you another diet that forces you to use will power.This program is designed to utilize and understand the subconscious mind-body connection. It will help you change your relationship with food, identify what emotions are creating the desire to over eat and show you how to break free.When you learn to use your thoughts and emotions to support you, you will never have to be controlled by food again. Starting today, you can watch your weight and stress disappear with easy break-through methods. This program combines Cognitive Behavior, Self-Hypnosis, NLP, EFT and other methods to help you become trim, healthy and happy. This unique approach combines audio and video with the book, including a complete self-hypnosis session, morning visualization, audio chapter reviews and worksheets that you can download.

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The Supermarket Diet [Bargain Price] (Paperback) Review

This is a wonderful tool for making your supermarket a positive place to shop, find healthy choices and to learn new ways to negotiate those tempting food areas. I love the helpful hints for incorporating more healthy choices into your day...adding more fiber, natural sugars in fruits, even some healthy makeovers for those old favorites like smoothies and burritos. My favorites! It's hard to give up some of the fattening foods when you start a new diet, but in this book you will find alternatives to giving up those comfort foods and you'll see some wonderful replacements with delicious flavors and textures you didn't dream of before.
You should definately try it! She has found the secret to shopping for food and staying fit forever!

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The trusted diet and nutrition experts at Good Housekeeping present a groundbreaking way to navigate the supermarket aisles for weight loss-and achieve long-lasting success.
Real food for real folks-and real weight loss that you'll be able to maintain. And it's all as easy as going to your local supermarket and picking up ordinary packaged convenience foods. Diets are among Good Housekeeping's most popular features, and now the magazine has created a diet revolution that everyone will want to join. Here, you will learn how to read food labels to eat healthy, shop for packaged foods that won't sabotage a diet, and stick to a healthy balanced menu that is low in calories, high in fiber, and moderate in carbs, fats, and protein. With advice on things like dieting when your family isn't, the secrets of successful weight-loss winners, and stocking the kitchen wisely, you're set up for sensible weight loss, as well as a lifetime of healthy eating!Why you will love this diet:* It's inexpensive and easy: the food is affordable and most meal preparation takes less than 20 minutes.
* It's flexible: you can choose from an enormous variety of foods.
* It's forgiving: you can have chocolate, alcohol, and other treats without feeling like you've blown it. There's even a Calorie Counter with 125-calorie snacks to satisfy cravings

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So You're Fat. Now What? [Paperback] Review

Dr. Tirrito's book is straight talk with honest, to-the-point facts about obestiy and personal fitness. This book is about being honest with yourself and seeing things for what they are. He makes you realize the flaws in your lifestyle that prohibit you from maintaining your personal fitness. Dr. Tirrito also explains precisely what it will take to accomplish your goals and dreams. Dr. Tirrito makes losing weight easy to understand by following his simple outline. This truly is an easy guide to weight loss and maintenance. Thank you, Dr. Tirrito

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It's not all about what you eat, or when you eat it. It's not about the right combination of foods. With straightforward honesty, cardiologist Sal Tirrito lays out the facts about why you're fat and how to drop those pounds, permanently. If you're ready to stop making excuses and accept the laws of weight loss, you're ready to change your body permanently.It starts and ends with this law: don't eat more calories than you burn off. Sounds simple, and it is; but for millions of Americans, it's not easy. Dr. Tirrito offers facts, examples, stories, and data to help you make positive changes to your lifestyle.By following the simple steps outlined in this book, you can change your behavior and find the thinner, healthy person who has been hiding inside you all these years.About the Author
Dr. Tirrito directs weight management and athletic performance clinics in Southern Arizona. He is an authority on exercise physiology and sports nutrition and a frequent contributor to Triathlete magazine. In addition to running his clinic, Dr. Tirrito practices cardiology in Tucson, Arizona where he specializes in primary and secondary prevention of heart disease, advanced cardiovascular imaging, and vascular medicine. Dr. Tirrito is an Ironman competitor who enjoys running, cycling, and other sports.

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Crumbs: Compulsive Emotional Overeating (Paperback) Review

I feel like hugging the author of this book!It's so helpful to know I'm not alone in this struggle, and she's offered ideas that will be easy to apply to everyday life.I am done with dieting, this has helped me realize that.

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Protein diets. Fads. Surgery. Yo-yo dieting. Pills. Liquid meals. You lose some weight, and then you gain it back along with more. You drive by your favorite fast food restaurant, and that little voice inside your head urges you to stop and buy something. You've eaten a full meal, but you feel like you deserve to indulge. You take comfort in knowing that food is your best friend, yet sometimes, you wish you were free from its rule.Does this struggle sound familiar? You may overeat when you are bored, stressed, anxious, depressed, lonely - or even when you are happy. You relate your emotions to food. You use food as a coping mechanism, or a way to avoid your emotions, and you may be overweight and unhappy as a result of overeating. In Crumbs, Becky Reed shares her struggle with binge eating and the slices of her life that, after much self examination, made her realize that there was no reason to continue the years of self-abuse. She learns self-love and acceptance,while gaining the strength to walk away from a toxic, codependent relationship with a man who struggles with his own addictions and insecurities.From this book, learn ways to develop alternative coping strategies and achieve balance between being out of control and total abstinence. Be free of guilt and rebuild self esteem. Understand that you don't have to deprive yourself of foods that you love, but you don't need to hold on to those foods for contentment.

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