Dr. Gould presents his well-tested strategy for helping readers conquer what leads to emotional eating--fear, anxiety, stress, and other factors--and slim down.
The meditations in Food for Thought focus on our need for support, compassion, understanding, and acceptance of our compulsive eating. Each daily reading provides encouragement for turning to our Higher Power for comfort and addresses the steps and concerns that help us in our recovery. These meditations help recovering women and men begin to ...
Virtually two books in one, Overcoming Binge Eating provides all the information needed both to understand the problem and bring it under control. Dispelling many of the myths associated with binge eating, Part One provides a comprehensive and up-to-date account of current knowledge about binge eating problems. Chapters address such issues as: * ...
Here is an accessible and encouraging exploration of how and why to apply the Zen art of mindfulness to transform our 'issues' with food. Whether we are overweight or suffer from an eating disorder, learning to eat mindfully can liberate us from the suffering we experience with food. Practiced for centuries in the Zen tradition, mindful eating is ...
An extraordinary, powerful connection exists between feeling and feeding that, if damaged, may lead to one relying on food for emotional support, rather than seeking authentic happiness. This unique workbook takes on the seven emotions that plague problem eaters -- guilt, shame, helplessness, anxiety, disappointment, confusion, and loneliness -- ...
More than 80 percent of all Americans have been on a diet at some point in their lives. Low fat, low carb, high protein-you name it-they've tried it. Isn't there a better way to break the cycle in the battle of the bulge? After years of futile dieting, readers know there's more to weight control than what they eat. Having discovered the power ...
Bill B. tells the story of how he lost seventy-five pounds and maintained his weight loss for over ten years. Chapters focus on topics of real concern to us--abstinence, anger, fear and depression, relationships, and money. For those of us who struggle with compulsive overeating, Bill B.'s interpretation of the Twelve Steps and how they apply to ...
Based on research showing that refined sugar, flour, wheat and fats trigger a chemical addiction to food, the authors present a "food plan for life" based on the Twelve Stops of Overeaters Anonymous. Danowski and other recovering food addicts share their inspiring stories of success in reducing food cravings.
It's a fact: Our culture leads us to obsess about our weight and eating more than ever before. Obesity, binge eating, and excessive preoccupation with food are literal epidemics. If you have a problem with eating, you've probably tried lots of different ways to get it under control. But strict diets and food logs are not appealing, so you probably ...
Emotional and physical abuse can cause people to turn to food for comfort, security, and even self-punishment. Through visualisation, affirmations, imagery, meditation, and healthy eating and exercise habits, Dr. Virtue shows you how you can break the damaging connection between emotional pain and overeating to uncover your true, natural self by ...
Based on the Twelve Step program for recovery, "Twelve Steps of Overeaters Anonymous" presents an in-depth interpretation of the specific steps that can lead to spiritual awakening for chronic overeaters.
If your teenager shows signs of having an eating disorder, you may hope that, with the right mix of love, encouragement, and parental authority, he or she will just "snap out of it." If only it were that simple. To make matters worse, certain treatments assume you've somehow contributed to the problem and prohibit you from taking an active role. ...
From the author of "Women Who Think Too Much," a groundbreaking book uncovers a hidden source of depression in women today. The author's original research shows that the tendency to ruminate on problems--rather than seek solutions--often co-exists with unhealthy eating habits and/or heavy drinking.
In this first book to address a disturbing new trend: dangerous eating patterns in midlife women, clinical psychologist Bulik and dietitian Taylor team up to present a patient-tested ten-point program to help women regain a healthy relationship with food.
In her sometimes-whimsical, sometimes-harrowing memoir, the author chronicles her 20-year struggle with depression and compulsive eating, from early adolescence to her days at Overeaters Anonymous and eventually, a psychiatric institute. In the end, she is diagnosed as a manic-depressive whose life is changed by lithium.
Explains how food cravings correspond to emotional concerns, such as a desire for love, financial security, or forgiveness. This book shows how to interpret cravings by understanding their emotional meaning, and manage and heal your appetite in a completely natural way.
This electrifying book exposes the inner logic of eating disorders, demolishes the myths surrounding them, and outlines a radical new approach to their successful, permanent treatment.
Anorexia nervosa may affect as many as five to ten percent of adolescent girls in the United States, and on some college campuses, the estimate is as high as twenty percent. Despite its recent "popularity", however, the disease remains puzzling in its causes and stubbornly resistant to a cure. For, as Fasting Girls demonstrates, anorexia nervosa ...
Why is one cookie never enough? Why does a bad day at the office seem to scream for a quart of rocky road? If you think the answer is a lack of self--control, you might be misunderstanding the reasons behind overeating. Trust Weight Watchers, the leading name in safe and sensible weight control, to address food issues that go beyond what to eat. ...
Aimed at parents, school workers, and health professionals, this comprehensive resource offers information about detecting eating disorders such as anorexia, bulimia, and obesity, the health risks of these diseases, and several promising treatments that require parents' and other care givers' participation.
Two respected physicians in the field of eating disorders, Ira Sacker and Marc Zimmer, explore the roots of anorexia and bulimia and explain why these illnesses are notoriously difficult to treat. The book was written for anyone who has been affected by an eating disorder, those who actually suffer from the disease, or teachers, parents, and ...
Designed to be a comprehensive guide on how to give up dieting and solve overeating problems by "legalizing" all foods as and when a person chooses. It provides a reappraisal of the psychology of dieting and attempts to put forward a positive self-nurturing philosophy.
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