5 comments about The Food and Feelings Workbook: A Full Course Meal on Emotional Health.

1. I was excited to start this workbook but once I got it I was quickly disappointed by all the questions in the book. It was too wordy with all the questions. I didnt get far in it at all before it ended up on my shelf.



2. Cant fully express how much this workbook helped my daughter (and me!). From an ED point of view, it's great: doesn't allow her to "feed" into ED behaviors. It's great at getting in touch with feelings surrounding food, and daughter has had more success after working through this book than any other workbook she's completed (and she's done a lot!) Most of all, the exercises are helpful for eds and non-eds, I've noticed a change in both of our attitudes toward food for the better.



3. Im very pleased that Amazon has kept it's word as too sending the product so fast like they did. Thank you so much.
   Also the workbook is what I'm looking for.



4. I am only through the first few chapters, but it seems to be pretty good.
   it is pretty user friendly and walks you through step by step.



5. 
   This book is amazing. I've searched for a book like this for years. I have food issues, but since I don't overeat or under eat, I've had a difficult time finding resources for my issues. Other food psychology books and therapy haven't helped me. But finally, using this workbook showed me why I focus on food. Now that I know my triggers, I can disassociate those triggers from food. I am grateful for this book!

5 comments about The Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of Overeaters Anonymous.

1. This is an excellent book for people who are addicted to compulsive eating. If you use the principles of OA in your daily lives, you will be able to stop eating compulsively and lose the excess weight.



2. Not much else to say, but that I use this book on a regular basis and consider it fundamental to my recovery from compulsive overeating. It's a challenging book and seems to grow in meaning as I grow in understanding!



3. Before the image of an OA meeting being filled with obese people fills your mind ... think again. An overeater can be anyone ... fashion model ... successful accountant in a size 8 ... fitness trainer ... midly plump dental assistant ... anyone. The causes and reasons are different. Overeating is not a lack of willpower but an emotional relationship to food that has someone not know when to stop. Eating is natural, overeating needs to be addressed so as to protect our very health. This wonderful "bible" for Overeaters Anonymous helps those in recovery work their healing one day at a time. Whether at a meeting, or in a personal inventory, or in working with a sponsor ... this contains elements of surrendering our will power to a higher power. Whether you believe in God or not, the notion of not having to do this alone is a welcome relief for many caught in a viscious circle of emotional medication through misuse of food. The concept of a higher power enables someone to be open to group support and feel the possibility of living a healthier way. This book is a program that is not a quick fix, a diet, or anykind of body makeover technique. What it provides is a way of thinking and living that addresses the root of using food as a drug.



4. Core material - and a breath of fresh air to the 'eat less and less and take diet boosters and blasters' voices out there. I also recommend a new book that has real food recipes for one of the original foodplans of early OA. For The Original Overeaters Anonymous Very Low Carbohydrate Food Plan: Greysheet Recipes. This is a beautiful book. I bought it because I'm on the low carb, healthy, food plan. It has great recipes. I really like the protein and vegetable recipes. I can never think of enough things to do with vegetables. Now I know what other people are cooking. I'm glad to learn more about phone and in person meetings. I never knew where the term "greysheet" came from. I have wanted to learn more about it for a long time.



5. The 12 steps of Overeaters Anonymous is a book that teaches you to live your life today what ever your size is. Overeaters can be the slim ones as well as the ones with overweight, they suffer the same way!
   
   It is not what you are eating it is what is eating you.
   
   After walking the steps with a sponsor I am now free of this sick compulsion. I read this book all the time and go to meetings. You can find your meeting at [...]
   
   It works if you work it
   Anonymous in Iceland

5 comments about Body Esteem: Weight Loss Through Self-Discovery (includes 2 Audio CDs).

1. This book was a Godsend for me. For the first time since I can remember I survived the holidays without gaining anything! And for me that is saying a lot. Holidays are always a stressful time full of parties and just the kind of food I turn for a little support.
   
   After New Year's I always make the same resolution to lose weight. And every year I've lost some and gained it back (plus a few more and another dress size). Yet this year, thanks in large part to "Body Esteem," I know it's going to be different. I can feel it and I also have proof that I can do it (I still fit in my clothes and I've actually lost weight).
   
   I haven't been able to do the book as much as I'd like, but I've been listening to the CDs almost every night all comfy in bed. I sometimes drift to sleep, which is great because I normally have a little difficulty getting to sleep anyway, but the messages are certainly sinking in. I'm not going to say its like magic, but it's really given me a new level of self-love and commitment to myself. And it's like I don't have to work at losing weight so much as I just want to take better care of my body.
   
   There's a lot of good practical information as well as self-exploration exercises in the book, which I found very useful and the CDs are fantastic. I think anyone would benefit from this wonderful book.



2. I am, like so many others, a veteran of the weight loss "wars". What Sherri's book and CD's made me realize is that a good deal of the "war" I was fighting was within myself. With the insight and tools I have learned, I am beginning to change the way I think about myself, the way I respond in situations regarding food and for the first time I am hopeful that I can continue my weight loss and more importantly-sustain it. Thanks to this wonderful work, I am now gainig insight instead of weight. I recommend this valuable tool as a great guide for weight loss-and life.



3. Fianally after years of being on Weight Watchers and working out every day, then loosing and gaining my weight over and over again. I decided to work on my mind. I tried other selfhypnosis CDs and they did start to sink in. But Body Esteem really gets to the source of the eating and helps to deal with the issues that kept me over eating even healthy food. Sherri's voice is so soothing and the imagry is so vivid I look foreward to going with her into the places she takes you. I am changing how I eat and can see my goals as a reality instead of impossable. I am loosing regularly now and don't have a disire to cheat or self sabatouge my eating. i have recomended this book to others at my Weight Watcher meetings to help them stay on prgram.



4. If you cannot find the original, 1985 version of Thin Within by Judy Wardell, get this book. Body Esteem is a workbook with several detailed exercises to help you work through issues you may have that could be preventing you from getting rid of that weight, along with pages of useful tips and advice. The CDs are also pleasant to listen to, which is not always the case with this type of book. Even if you do have Thin Within, this is a good companion to it.
   
   My only quibble with this book is that it is into banning certain foods (albeit mostly junk foods and certain ingredients). I like the Wardell approach much better--if you know you can have whatever you want, whenever you want, you eventually don't want it as much. Yes, of course make better choices where possible, but the occasional indulgence is not going to ruin an overall healthy eating/exercise plan.
   
   4.5 stars.



5. I love this book. After the first couple of weeks I started to lose weight. I feel great, I love the CD's and I, like the other people who reviewed this book, just feel like taking better care of myself. I've been eating a lot healthier and I don't want junk food as much. I don't know if it is the CD's that you listen to daily or the workbook but I've finally found something that works for me! This book is great!

5 comments about Overcoming Bulimia: Your Comprehensive, Step-By-Step Guide to Recovery (New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook).

1. This book breaks it down and then builds you up on a path to recovery. I use it as part of the things I pick up when I absolutely don't know what to do next and the disease is beating down my door. Very well written. Highly recommended for the bullimic that is ready for recovery.



2. The step-by-step instructions are easy to follow. It would have been better if the authors had given guidelines on how to judge when to move on to the next phase of recovery, and how to deal with feelings that arise at each stage.



3. This workbook is good for many reasons. It is written in a way that is easy to read, and very interesting. It does not seem at all like a dry textbook. It covers everything from defining eating disorders, to the root of the problem, to steps to take to begin recovering. I would highly recommend it for all ages.



4. This is the best resource for eating disorder self-help I have seen. Widely applicable for those who binge and purge by a number of definitions, including overexercising and subjective binging. Addresses a comprehensive range of related issues such as anxiety, obsessiveness, and perfectionism. Practical with real step-by-step things you can actually DO, ways to measure your progress, and encouragement about expected setbacks. Very strongly recommended.



5. This book contains nuggets of truth as well as helpful, practical suggestions for coping with symptoms of bulimia. This book is a great companion to: "Hope, Help and Healing" By Dr. Greg Jantz. Based on the absolute truth of the Bible, you will be given insight regarding your childhood and discover how you were set up to fall into the lifestyle you desperately struggle against. You will discover freedom, day-by-day, as you trust Jesus and are filled with the Holy Spirit. YOU CAN BE FREE!
   Hope, Help, and Healing for Eating Disorders: A New Approach to Treating Anorexia, Bulimia, and Overeating

5 comments about Eating in the Light of the Moon: How Women Can Transform Their Relationship with Food Through Myths, Metaphors, and Storytelling.

1. For people who want to recover from an eating disorder this book is a must for your library. It is conforting, interesting and soulful. It prompts the inner self to open its mouth and get ready to be fed what will truly nourish you.
   
   An eating disorder can be a catalyst to your growth as a person if you surrender to it with awareness and be open to its teachings. This book can help you do that. When you really know what you need besides behaviors of an eating disorder then you can go about the task of learning and working in partnership with life to create what you are really wanting and desiring.
   
   If you are new in recovery this book helps open the door to the deeper self and prepares you for a journey. If you are already in recovery and want another affirming voice to add to your support system, this book will help.



2. "Eating in the Light of the Moon" is hands down the best book on disordered eating I have yet to read, because it sheds light on the painful struggle with uplifting, inspiring storytelling. Johnston's soft, delicate voice will weave you through tales of distant lands which somehow bring you to the shore of self-discovery. This book does use psychology as the basis for its generalizations, but I never found it to be too preachy. Like saying good-bye to your favorite characters at the end of a novel, you will not want this story to end. It is one giant affirmation, and I recommend it especially to women who long to reclaim their hidden or lost feminine.



3. This is an incredible book. It is beautifully written in a way which is easy to understand. The stories are so profound. I recommend it for all women, especialy those with disordered eating.



4. Reading this book has been wonderful for me. It provides survival tools in the form of stories and metaphors so they are easy to remember and call on when in distress. It separates weight from the issue, and suggests a more holistic and psychological approach toward resolution.
   
   I recommend this for anyone who suffers from anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder or compulsive eating disorder.



5. I will be keeping this book next to my beside for years to come! Dr. Johnston's writing is not only eloquent and engaging, but her themes are bright and strong. This book is a must-read for any woman feeling lost in her own skin and in society. My relationship with myself and my food will never be the same again!

5 comments about The Rules of "Normal" Eating: A Commonsense Approach for Dieters, Overeaters, Undereaters, Emotional Eaters, and Everyone in Between!.

1. i think this book is more for undereaters than emotional eaters. it did not tell me how to do with my feelings at all. this book is for people who dread coming to the dinner table which i dont. i love how at the end of the chapter how they want you to explain to your family and friend that you are trying to eat normally if they like it or not but this book does not help you unless you are anorexic.



2. I have been an emotional and binge eater with a history of related eating disorders. I have tried most diets out there, own most books on healthy eating that have come out since the 70s, and have exercised both moderately and to excess. I have never been able to find whatever it is to keep me at a healthy weight -- until now.
   
   It has always maddened me that people (such as DH) are able to eat normally and never worry about calories or food groups or weight. This book has helped me understand why they can do it and I can't. It also contains exercises to help me understand the relationship that my beliefs, feelings, and actions have on my life, and exercises to help me replace some of my unhealthy beliefs, feelings, and actions with healthier ones. I highly recommend this book to anyone who had struggled with weight and food issues.
   
   I also recommend her workbook, The Food and Feelings Workbook: A Full Course Meal on Emotional Health which takes the ideas in this book a step further and is filled with information and exercises to help continue the self-work it takes to finally become a more normal eater.
   
   I have been practicing the principles in this book and have begun working in the workbook. A month later (after ditching all diet books and ideas) I have lost a few pounds (normally the absence of a diet would mean an incredible weight gain) and am more relaxed around food. The best things this has given me is the ability to focus on other things in my life and not have every waking thought revolve around what I just ate, what I am eating, and what I am going to eat next and when.
   
   Is this process easy? No, not really. Is it worth it? You bet!!!



3. This book is an excellent read for those dealing with emotional eating. I'm not finished with this book. Yet, every time I read it, I learn something new. Her voice is compassionate and assertive. And, she explores the emotional issues that drive us to eat rather than feel. Plus, Koenig doesn't overwhelm the reader with a lot of psycho-babble. She's firmly rooted in cognitive-behavioral therapy, which empowers emotional eaters to deal with their issues head on.
   
   Koenig also states that, like alcoholism, emotional eaters will never be cured, but will be a work in progress. It taught me to stop, think, and listen to my heart and body. I highly recommend it!



4. I found this book to be extremely helpful in the process of overcoming a long term eating disorder. Having been both anorexic and overweight, this book has offered me hope in teaching me to read my bodie's clues and to begin to trust them. I appreciate that while the author is honest in saying that becoming a normal eater requires hard work, she also impart's hope to both those who have totally learned to ignore their body's clues that they are full and those who have have learned to ignore physcial hunger and have lived under the tyranny of food diaries and counting calories and fat grams.



5. I have read quite a few books covering intuitive eating and non-dieting issues but find Karen Koenig's book one of the most helpful books I have read. She is very realistic and never claims that there is a quick fix. Everything is explained very well and makes a lot of sense. I am reading it for the second time now, writing in my journal about it and highlighting parts that really 'speak' to me. I feel understood and it gives me hope that I can become a normal eater.

5 comments about Body Clutter: Love Your Body, Love Yourself.

1. This book is very encouraging for those of us with "Body Clutter" issues. It shows you haw to take small steps to make big changes. I would recommend this book anytime.



2. Body Clutter was just what I needed to get back on track with healthy eating and a more organized life-style. Now I have the strength and energy to 'get on with my life'!!!! THANKS Marla and Leanne!!!!



3. I loved this book. I had bought Sink Reflections and enjoyed it so much, I decided to try this book too. I am overweight and I just finished this book, but I truly think it will help me. They talk about taking baby steps and not doing to much at first, so that you don't get overwhelmed and then quit. They also talk about people wanting to do and be perfect and the fact that there are no perfect people, just perfect fantasies. Just as you get rid of clutter when you clean your house, they show you how to get rid of attitudes and thinking that hold you back from loosing weight.



4. I was expecting more motivational tips for diet and exercise in a book titled "Body Clutter." It is written more for obese people who are brand new to any sort of healthy habits. It also talks a lot more about self esteem issues than I thought necessary.



5. What first captured my attention and made me feel like I'd made a good choice is the preface to this book. It tells just how hard it was for the authors to 'fess up to their own body issues. VERY! I REALLY appreciated that level of honesty. The book then follows the FlyLady's procedures and philosophy. It's not fancy, just down home common sense. I bought this book on a whim, and I'm very glad I did. It has MUCH to say about how women take care of themselves and how they can change negative habits. Buy it. You'll be glad you did.

5 comments about Life Without Ed: How One Woman Declared Independence from Her Eating Disorder and How You Can Too.

1. This book literally changed and saved my life. I read it in the last hospital I was in being treated for an eating disorder. Never had I read anything I could relate so much too. The way Jenni seperated herself from her eating disorder was a new way that I had never tried and became interested in. After practicing and reading the book several times I became pretty good at seperating myself from my eating disorder and have been going uphill and working towards my recovery since.



2. Ed is anybody's bad internal object - in my case (100 lbs overweight) Ed is the exact voice of my mother. Or, as comedian Kathy Griffith might say, Ed is the devil! SO USEFUL to have this finally quantified, their entire script written out! Takes the wind out of satan's sails... Sorry about going all huckabee on yer face - this book nails it.



3. As a nutritionist specializing in eating disorders, I am always looking for books to recommend to patients. Life Without Ed is the only book I know of that truly tells the story of how the writer recovered from her eating disorder. Too many of the books out there devote most of their pages to describing the horrors of the eating disorder, but say very little about how the author recovered. Life Without Ed is different. Jenni describes in helpful detail how she recovered, what worked, what didn't. If you want help recovering from your eating disorder, this is the book for you. This is also the book that should be on every professional's bookshelf. Marcia Herrin, EdD, MPH, RD, LD, author of The Parent's Guide to Eating Disorders: Supporting Self-Esteem, Healthy Eating, and Positive Body Image at Home.



4. Life Without Ed: How One Woman Declared Independence from Her Eating Disorder and How You Can Too
   Good book. Recommended. Gave it as gift. Delivery prompt.



5. I find this book an excellent resource for anyone who has an eating disorder or knows somebody who does. It offered me an insight into what my ED daughter is feeling and battling internally and gave me very practical ideas on how to support her and talk with her. She uses the same approach that Jenni uses and talks back to the emotional 'voice' that an ED can present and this approach is extremely useful in her recovery.

5 comments about Intuitive Eating: A Revolutionary Program That Works.

1. I haven't finished the book yet but what I've read so far - I find
   inlighting - I't on the money - it goes to the root cause of the
   problem - learning how to eat properly in the key - and I give thanks
   to the authors for this inspiring work.



2. This book was very very helpful. I really changed the way I approach food after reading it. Revolutionary.



3. This is a must read for those who need to identify their emotional eating habits. Great! I highly recommend it.



4. I give five stars to this book for a few reasons. First, being a young adult involved in the fashion industry, it is not easy to find answers out there that make sense. Of all the literature I have read on nutrition, dieting, and weight control, I feel this one is well rounded. There are no severe restrictions, no two week diet plans, and no extreme measures with results that do not last. I would feel comfortable recommending this to a younger crowd- teenaged group, or to an older more experienced crowd.
   
   Pressure from outside sources are enough stress- we do not need to add the additional pressure form oursleves. One of the most important facts about this book was that it showed me what is right for myself may not be right for other people, and that is okay. Being true to yourself is one of the best ways to feel better, regardless of judgement and criticism.
   
   After years of struggling with body image and disordered eating, I am starting to feel better. I have been practicing intuitive eating for 4 months now, and through the stress of graduating college, I feel pretty good! I realize that eating, as in what you eat, how you feel (or don't) when you eat, and how you eat, all reflect a deeper look into yourself. In this healing process, I finally realize it is no longer about losing weight. The point is to feel better, happier, and have more esteem for yourself and your body. I can say that I enjoy ice cream to the max now! By removing the deprivation and guilt, we release the need to stuff our faces (and our emotions). Thank you.



5. This was well worth my money! After reading the first chapter I began to make changes. It all makes sense. The best part, after years of dieting and regaining the weight, I am losing weight without any effort. I no longer see food as the enemy. I'm grateful to have been introduced to this book and love the effect it had on me. I will certainly recommend it to others.

5 comments about Breaking Free from Emotional Eating.

1. The author shares her battle with emotional overeating and outlines some principles and helpful exercises to help you achieve good body/mind balance.



2. As a serial dieter, I was skeptical of anything claiming to help me "break free" from this millstone around my neck. But as I read the book I began to see what a novel approach Ms. Roth has outlined. It is clear, well-defined and, I think, do-able in the long run. It is not a fast fix and I cannot yet testify to its effectiveness, but I am hopeful and look forward to the soul searching and self-discovery that lies ahead. If nothing else, it has calmed me down, taken away a large part of my dispair, and given me a glimpse of possible freedom from my addiction.



3. Geneen "Gets It" and gets right to the chase. This book has opened my eyes and turned the light bulb on. I highly recommend it for anyone who has issues with their relationship with food.



4. This is a great book. It helped me indentify between eating for hunger and eating for emotional reasons. Great buy!



5. I don't usually write reviews but I felt like I had to for this one. "Breaking Free" goes beyond just food to explore the essentials: emotions, shame, forgiveness, sexuality. Truly a special book--Roth's voice is very genuine and the personal experiences she relates make you feel like you know her and can trust her. One of those books I'll keep around forever.