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:read: Is there a book, CD or DVD that you'd like to recommend to others? What have you found particularly useful and inspiring during your weight loss journey?
I've been inspired by another thread on this forum - Geneen Roth - who was it that mentioned her website? where some people recommend a number of books and thought - why not have a thread specifically for book/CDs/etc. recommendations? I always like to get inspired by what others have found helpful for slimming and changing the way they think about food - what better advice than that provided by such amazingly successful slimmers as you fellow LLrs! :gen147:
Since I started this thread, I'll go first. I've mentioned before that I've found the Beck Diet Solution very good (it's also sold in the UK, but the .com site has more reviews and the author's blog). One concept in the book that really hit a chord with me is how cravings increase when you're indecisive about whether to eat or not, while they decrease if you decide you're absolutely not going to give in. So the author suggests various techniques (mind and behavioural ones) to resist the temptation, including simply telling yourself in no uncertain terms that you have no choice on the matter!
Another useful tip is to prepare some cards (although I use a moleskin notebook instead) listing your reasons for wanting to lose weight, a NO CHOICE card for when you're feeling cravings creeping on you, and any other pre-prepared message to help you cope when on a diet. You should carry this with you and read it at least twice daily and any other time when you feel you need to.
The book also explains crooked and self-deluding thinking better than the Foundation book (in my opinion, at least) and gives you many good arguments to counter your crooked thoughts.
There is a lot more in it that I won't bother you with, some of it just sensible advice, and a lot more that is novel and inspiring to me. Next on my list of books to read is Eating Less, by Gillian Riley - I'll let you know how it goes!
Happy reading! :wavey:
I've been inspired by another thread on this forum - Geneen Roth - who was it that mentioned her website? where some people recommend a number of books and thought - why not have a thread specifically for book/CDs/etc. recommendations? I always like to get inspired by what others have found helpful for slimming and changing the way they think about food - what better advice than that provided by such amazingly successful slimmers as you fellow LLrs! :gen147:
Since I started this thread, I'll go first. I've mentioned before that I've found the Beck Diet Solution very good (it's also sold in the UK, but the .com site has more reviews and the author's blog). One concept in the book that really hit a chord with me is how cravings increase when you're indecisive about whether to eat or not, while they decrease if you decide you're absolutely not going to give in. So the author suggests various techniques (mind and behavioural ones) to resist the temptation, including simply telling yourself in no uncertain terms that you have no choice on the matter!
Another useful tip is to prepare some cards (although I use a moleskin notebook instead) listing your reasons for wanting to lose weight, a NO CHOICE card for when you're feeling cravings creeping on you, and any other pre-prepared message to help you cope when on a diet. You should carry this with you and read it at least twice daily and any other time when you feel you need to.
The book also explains crooked and self-deluding thinking better than the Foundation book (in my opinion, at least) and gives you many good arguments to counter your crooked thoughts.
There is a lot more in it that I won't bother you with, some of it just sensible advice, and a lot more that is novel and inspiring to me. Next on my list of books to read is Eating Less, by Gillian Riley - I'll let you know how it goes!
Happy reading! :wavey: