The Overweight Patient - Book

[weasey]

I am currently reading a book called 'The Overweight Patient' by Kathy Leach. It is written for weight loss specialists / medical staff who are not specifically trained in phsycology but who work with people on their weight issues. It is quite dry but I am finding it really good. It concentrates on Transactional Analysis (TA) therapy techniques and how they can be used to treat people with weight problems. It looks at why it is so hard for some people to lose weight and why many people find it so hard to keep it off. I think it's going to be very useful to me in understanding my own issues and helping me to maintain once the weight has gone. Just thought you guys might be interested.

I have also ordered another book aimed at the overweight person themselves also using TA techniques. It's winging its way over from the US so I'll let you know whether that seems any good to me when I get it. I have another one for CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) but I'm not that keen on that one - probably because CBT doesn't really seem to suit me but TA does.

 

[RaeB]

Thanks Weasey, I think I'll take a look at this myself. Reading about it from another viewpoint could be very interesting.

 

[azlan]

Hi Weasey - thanks for the recommendation. I'll definitely add it to my list to check out. My copy of Beck arrived this morning and I'm looking forward to getting stuck into that!

 

[tinkerblonde]

Lighterlife uses TA and CBT as well. Thanks it maybe worth a look, and cheaper than lighter life. :-0

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[weasey]

Yep - I'm doing lighter life so I get the weekly group counselling. Just trying to reinforce things for myself with these books - and the quality of the therapy on LL depends on the counsellor... (I use SnS packs too which is why I bother you guys on this forum!). If I didn't have the group counselling I think I'd view some sort of book which got me to be intraspective about why I do what I do as essential in being able to maintain. But everyone is different and what works for one person is a load of pants for another!

 

[Darcy15]

Amazon has this book as a Kindle edition - cheaper than the hardback.

Thought you might like to know

 

[RaeB]

Amazon has this book as a Kindle edition - cheaper than the hardback.

Thought you might like to know

Great, I just registered an Amazon gift card and downloaded the book in under 2 mins. Early night tonight to make a start on it.

Thanks for the heads up ladies.