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1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Not Just a Weight Loss Book Mar 13, 2008
I thought this was a fantastic book not just for people trying to lose weight but for everyone! Once you get past the 1st two sections, the advice is universal. I mentioned this book to a friend who doesn't need to lose an ounce but who has self esteem issues that weigh a ton.
I read the book through once and I've begun applying some of the advice given but I've just scratched the surface. I plan on rereading this book to get more out of it...and more out of me!!
5 of 6 found the following review helpful:
You'll never need a personal coach Oct 26, 2007
Reading this book is like having your own personal trainer. This book gave me the ability to figure out why I couldnt lose weight, by pointing out things that were just natural to who I was. Great read, highly recommend.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
New Look at Old Problem Oct 05, 2007
I've read a lot of books on how to lose weight. This is the first one that deals with the underlying emotional issues and not just controling the food. As a health care professional, I highl recommend this book.
1 of 3 found the following review helpful:
excellent book Oct 04, 2007
This book has had a life changing effect on me. I am so glad I bought it.
8 of 8 found the following review helpful:
More than just a weight-loss book! Aug 17, 2007
There are SO many books on this subject to choose from. If I had to choose just one, this would be it. It comes from a very loving place and offers some very real advice about why you are overweight and some real suggestions about what you can do about it. It goes deep at times, but once you realize that the outside is just a symptom, you can start focusing on what really matters and make changes that will last. The author suggests that you eat when you are hungry and stop when you're full, from -2 to 2 on a scale from -10 to 10 (so about every 2 or 3 hours). She encourages you to really pay attention to your body because it will let you know what it wants and needs. She asks you to commit to exercising at least 3 times a week for 5 minutes, and not eating or doing anything else to avoid your feelings. She wants her clients and readers to work with their bodies and no longer against them. It sounds simple, and it is, it's just that the whole subject has gotten so complicated we feel that there needs to be an elaborate answer. Here are a few of my favorite quotes from the book:
~"We have been trained not to waste food in the garbage, but to waste it on our bodies. Either way it is wasted. In one way, we just carry the waste with us."
~"Fat is merely tissue, stored potential energy."
****~If you believe that you will always be overweight, it will be very difficult to lose weight permanently. Beliefs and reality like to be reflective of each other. When reality starts to contradict a belief, a tension is created in our life and this tension makes us uncomfortable...At this point, we have two choices to reduce the tension: change the belief system or change the reality...to sabotage our reality and gain our weight back in order to be back in line with what we believe...It's not until we get hold of the belief and change it that we find any permanent weight-loss results."****
This would explain why most "diets" fail, because they are just treating the symptom and not the underlying problem.
This book is amazing and it was a total surprise, since I stumbled on it "accidentally." It works from the inside out, which is the best way to go about a permanent change. There are a lot of great exercises and suggestions. It was definitely worth my time and money, and I've already made a lot of the changes suggested in this book, and I feel more in control of my life and healthier already. A paradigm shift and a Fabulous book! =)
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