This time, its going to be different. This time, you are going to diet successfully, lose weight with confidence, and, most importantly, keep it of...
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Jul 13, 2011
Kelly
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If this is how most people actually think... then no wonder I'm overweight. I have some serious work to do... but I am up to the challenge. The most important things I learned from this book that I will use during my weight-loss journey:
1. Being hungry is not an emergency. You can just tell yourself you will eat again at your next meal, it is not a big deal.
2. Make a plan and then stick to it, because cravings and desires for food are totally temporary, but the effects are very ha More...
1. Being hungry is not an emergency. You can just tell yourself you will eat again at your next meal, it is not a big deal.
2. Make a plan and then stick to it, because cravings and desires for food are totally temporary, but the effects are very ha More...
Apr 19, 2008
Julia
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I found this book to be very helpful in my quest to permanently change some of my not so helpful eating habits. What I liked most about the book is that it doesn't talk about what you should eat or not eat, but talks about your thinking, beliefs and attitudes about yourself and food that either help you or sabotage you in your efforts to eat healthy. The basic premise is that whether it's conscious or unconscious, any time we act, we have thoughts that proceed that act. And the key to alter
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Nov 23, 2011
Shannon
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well I have finished 42 days of this and overall yes it did work I lost a total of 12lbs but was it do to the training of my brain? or was it the fact that the book states to pick two diets and follow one and have the other as a back up in case the 1st one fails. I feel that it gave me a new way of approaching how I eat and it also gave me insight as to how I view other things in my life. I would suggest this to others if they were looking for something to go along with a diet
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May 31, 2011
Theresa
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I REALLY enjoyed this book. I learned a lot of information that I have written down and will be using!
For me, I've already lost 25lbs so I was not "starting" a diet with the book, I was just doing some reading to compliment my lifestyle change and get some information to help me finish this weight loss journey. Here are some of the things I thought anyone could use:
The idea of writing down advantages of staying healthy. I think it will be helpful when you get b More...
For me, I've already lost 25lbs so I was not "starting" a diet with the book, I was just doing some reading to compliment my lifestyle change and get some information to help me finish this weight loss journey. Here are some of the things I thought anyone could use:
The idea of writing down advantages of staying healthy. I think it will be helpful when you get b More...
Jul 09, 2010
Allie
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For years I've struggled with my weight -- only recently toying with the idea that maybe it was all "in my head" and how in the heck do I get out of my own way! Dr. Judith Beck goes throguh a day-by-day retraining of your thinking surrounding food and "dieting". With the help of this book I finally feel like I have the tools in place to live the life that I've set up for myself. Unlike my weight loss in the past, this time it actually does feel like it's going to be sustai
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Jul 29, 2008
Rose
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This is the ONLY book you need to lose weight. It doesn't address what to eat but how you think about food. Every other diet book in the world is only complementary to this one!
While at times it's hard to focus & you truly believe you 'dont' need to do this' ~just do it! By the end of the book you have lost a couple pounds & reshaped your thinking ~definately a task and hopefully, I'll finally have learned to keep the weight off!
While at times it's hard to focus & you truly believe you 'dont' need to do this' ~just do it! By the end of the book you have lost a couple pounds & reshaped your thinking ~definately a task and hopefully, I'll finally have learned to keep the weight off!
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Jul 02, 2010
Lia
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In my opinion, this book is poison. It's about how to use cognitive behavioral therapy to help chronically deprive yourself. I made it through very little of this book. The author doesn't refer to the people she has worked with as people. To her, everyone is a "dieter." I guess that makes me not part of her audience, since I don't "diet." But, man, really?! Are people "dieters" before they are human? Yucky.
Someone recommended this book as one that change More...
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May 24, 2011
Joanna
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Who has never been able to diet successfully for 4 weeks straight? ME! Until now. I cannot stress to future readers how much this book has changed my thinking about eating. A year ago at 239 pounds, I started working at a weight loss program,I also had a personal trainer...I had all of these tools for my use but I would always go off and eat things I shouldn't...like buying McDonald's or any other fast food on the way home after a weigh in or going to a Taco-Hut (Pizza Hut/Taco Bell) and orderin
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Dec 16, 2009
Deborah
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I just purchased this book and cannot seem to put it down. I never really knew before that I had to train myself to diet. This is not a meal plan book, but based on using cognitive therapy to think differently about food.
I would recommend this book to anyone looking for solutions on weight loss and keeping off the weight for life!
I would recommend this book to anyone looking for solutions on weight loss and keeping off the weight for life!
Jul 13, 2011
Lenore
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"I think therefore I am."
"You are what you eat."
"It's not who you are that holds you back, it's who you think you're not."
"We have to learn to be our own best friends because we fall too easily into the trap of being our own worst enemies."
I am sure you have heard of these quotes and may have said them to yourself too. I know that I have had so hard to learn self speak. When I was much younger (ag More...
"You are what you eat."
"It's not who you are that holds you back, it's who you think you're not."
"We have to learn to be our own best friends because we fall too easily into the trap of being our own worst enemies."
I am sure you have heard of these quotes and may have said them to yourself too. I know that I have had so hard to learn self speak. When I was much younger (ag More...
Dec 04, 2009
get from the library with the cd's
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword: A New Application of Cognitive Therapy by Aaron T. Beck, M.D.
Introduction
The Power of Cognitive Therapy for Weight Loss
chapter 1: The Key to Success
chapter 2: What Really Makes You Eat
chapter 3: How Thin People Think
chapter 4: How to Use the Beck Diet Solution
The Program
chapter 5: Week 1: Get Ready: Lay the Groundwork
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Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword: A New Application of Cognitive Therapy by Aaron T. Beck, M.D.
Introduction
The Power of Cognitive Therapy for Weight Loss
chapter 1: The Key to Success
chapter 2: What Really Makes You Eat
chapter 3: How Thin People Think
chapter 4: How to Use the Beck Diet Solution
The Program
chapter 5: Week 1: Get Ready: Lay the Groundwork
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Jan 08, 2009
Gina
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After reading this book, I realized that I very likely have "sabotaging thoughts" that get in the way of most of the things I want to do (but don't quite have the willpower to accomplish.) Now that I'm aware of them, I can attack my weaknesses head-on.
I found this book to be an enlightening foray, not just into weightloss, but into the world of psychotherapy for self-improvement. I plan to apply these skills to other goals...not just weightloss!
I found this book to be an enlightening foray, not just into weightloss, but into the world of psychotherapy for self-improvement. I plan to apply these skills to other goals...not just weightloss!
Mar 25, 2010
Rita
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I can say that this book has completely changed my life.
It changes the way you react to food really deep.
Even though i was never too fat, I admit that I have a horrendously obese mind, always obsessed with food, never knowing the boundaries of satisfaction and frugality.
This book made me so much better....and it can be aplied to other fields.
Just try it :)
It changes the way you react to food really deep.
Even though i was never too fat, I admit that I have a horrendously obese mind, always obsessed with food, never knowing the boundaries of satisfaction and frugality.
This book made me so much better....and it can be aplied to other fields.
Just try it :)
Jun 10, 2010
Sharlin
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This book gives practical advice and steps to take to stick to your goals. Regardless of the title, it isn't a diet (such as eat this at this time, don't eat this, etc.). It takes you step by step through issues that most people who struggle with their weight encounter, and really gives you confidence, hope, and practical steps for permanent change.
Oct 19, 2010
Stephanie
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Great book for developing new habits related to food and stressors and negative thinking..at first I was offended by the title of the book as the subtitle is something like 'think like a skinny person'..but after reading it it was very useful and I put into practice some of the methods from the book.
Apr 17, 2011
Connie
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This self-help book probably works really well for those who like to keep up with elaborate systems, ie notecards, journals, spreadsheets, etc.
This isn't an 'eat this, eat that' diet plan. It's behavior modification. But it's quite complex and involved.
This isn't an 'eat this, eat that' diet plan. It's behavior modification. But it's quite complex and involved.
Feb 10, 2009
If you are an over eater, over weight or struggle even a small amount this book is an eye opener. It is not a diet plan but more of a self help book on the emotional and enivormental factors we struggle with now days
Apr 02, 2009
I don't care for the tone, but it is very helpful to read a book that just focuses on the mental/emotional parts of dieting. It takes awhile to read because there are six weeks of short homework exercises.
Apr 15, 2011
Vanessa
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cognitive behavior theory works. i know this. but man, this book is really not for me. yes, i am having 'sabotaging thoughts'....really this book is for people who truly have a bad relationship with food and have no common sense at all. i have a little of the former and some of the latter.
there is no way, even in my pretty non-busy life, that i can try to incorporate all 42 tasks into my life, write little notes about them and then remember them all each day afterwards.
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there is no way, even in my pretty non-busy life, that i can try to incorporate all 42 tasks into my life, write little notes about them and then remember them all each day afterwards.
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Jun 29, 2009
Stacy
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I really like this book. I've read my fair share of diet books but most of them focus on which foods to eat, not how to adjust your approach to food.
Jun 17, 2009
Ruth
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This book helps you get your mind set on the benefits of losing weight rather than feeling deprivation.
Nov 15, 2011
Danielle
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This is the only book that actually helps me lose weight. Works every time.
Feb 07, 2012
Kimberly
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Diets don't work! Read Health at Every Size by Linda Bacon, instead!
Sep 27, 2009
Jonelle
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Good solid book that helps you learn how to control emotional eating.
Feb 04, 2010
Deb
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This book is essential to anyone looking to lose or maintain their weight! The techniques you learn in this book work! I love that it works with any reasonable diet plan. You are re-training your brain to stop sabotaging thoughts and keep on track. These are techniques anyone can use and you can use them for the rest of your life! I wish I had found this book sooner!
Jul 28, 2008
Alexis
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any particular diet plans are going to work or not based on motivation. that's why the tips in this book are soooo important. you can apply any diet plan to what she says - but the change in mindset (psychologically) is what will determine you to be successful. this is all about shifting the mindset. anyone who makes a commitment to follow the suggestions in this book will lose weight and keep it off! ;-)
Aug 31, 2010
Kay
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Well, this plan has worked as well for me as any other, though once the semester started full tilt, I got sidetracked and didn't stick to it. Still, even though I'm not "following" the plan per se, I've found I have picked up a lot of useful tips and ideas that are serving me in good stead even while I'm not formally dieting.
Jul 13, 2011
Michelle
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Excellent book on how to apply cognitive therapy techniques to weight loss and weight control. Like all things with weight loss, it works if you work it.
Nov 24, 2011
Staci
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In order to follow the diet in this book (which is not actually a specific diet) there are a lot of steps that need to be followed continuously; a lot of cards that need to be made and read repeatedly. This may be too much for some people to do.
