Location: Home :: Books on Aging :: General :: Overcoming Overeating: How to Break the Diet/Binge Cycle and Live a Healthier, More Satisfying Life

Need a quick gift? Try Amazon gift certificates.

Don't Forget To Visit:

The New Social Worker Online

SocialWorkJobBank

Online Continuing Education for Social Workers

Amazon.com Widgets

Related Categories

•

•

•

Overcoming Overeating: How to Break the Diet/Binge Cycle and Live a Healthier, More Satisfying Life

enlarge

Authors: Jane R. Hirschmann, Carol H. Munter
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Category: Book

List Price: ~~$6.99~~
Buy Used: $2.49
You Save: $4.50 (64%)

New (36) Used (13) from $2.49

Media: Mass Market Paperback
Edition: Reissue
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 320
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 6.6 x 4.1 x 1.1

ISBN: 0738211176
Dewey Decimal Number: 616.8526
EAN: 9780738211176
ASIN: 0738211176

Publication Date: July 7, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Shipping: International shipping available
Condition: Cover is like new, there is some underlining and highlighting on first 55 pages. Ships same day.

Similar Items:

•	When Women Stop Hating Their Bodies: Freeing Yourself from Food and Weight Obsession
•	Breaking Free from Emotional Eating
•	Intuitive Eating: A Revolutionary Program That Works
•	It's Not about Food: Change Your Mind; Change Your Life; End Your Obsession with Food and Weight
•	Shrink Yourself: Break Free from Emotional Eating Forever

Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
The reissue of a classic in healthy living, with more than 300,000 copies sold! P Diet/binge. good food/bad food. punishment/reward. These are the compulsive eater's nightmares, a long-time pattern of recrimination and guilt that ultimately leads to more overeating and more weight gain. In an updated edition, here is the ground-breaking, step-by-step plan that doesn't control eating habits but cures them instead, once and for all. IOvercoming Overeating/I will show you how to: P * Give up dieting forever BR * Eat from true stomach hunger instead of "mouth hunger" BR * Stop overeating and lose weight naturally BR * Move beyond a preoccupation with eating and weight in order to live a more satisfying life

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars

A Credible Examination of and Solution to Overeating November 26, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful

The philosophy presented in this book is counter to nearly all conventional western views regarding dieting and exercise as the best means to achieving acceptable health levels. A very large percentage of the population constantly diets, and yet we are becoming more and more obese as a society; thus the view of the authors is that dieting is not working and is not a logical long term solution. The authors stress the importance of looking beyond dieting (in fact giving up dieting altogether - the logic being diets are causing more obesity than healthy lives in the long run based on concurrently rising diets and obesity levels) and assessing the real influences that cause people to overeat. br / br /The authors point out that people generally eat for two reasons; physiological (the physical body telling us we are hungry), and psychological (eating for enjoyment despite not being physically hungry). Anyone who has been unable to resist that piece of cake or bag of chips even after a fulfilling meal will be able to relate immediately. Demand feeding, the art of feeding your body only on a physiological level, is presented as the only viable and lasting strategy for a healthy relationship with food. Demand feeding also encompasses the notion that separating the two modes of eating forces one to confront the real issues that cause psychological eating, permitting one to address those issues first.br / br /The message put forth really hit home for me in its description of how bad habits generally are developed. When we are babies, we cry for food only when we are truly hungry at a physical level. These are instincts we are born with. Often times well meaning parents stuff their child's face with food to deal with other problems that cause the baby to be upset, and thus bad habits begin (using food to deal with other problems). This may temporarily cause a child to stop crying; however, the long term effect is that child is learning that food can solve other issues. Demand feeding (eating) encompasses the instincts we have as a baby; eating only when our bodies truly are telling us to eat. These same instincts, if properly applied as an adult, will permit us to let our physical bodies dictate the quantity of foods (and to a lesser degree, quality of foods) that are needed to operate and remain healthy, while at the same time not constantly leaving us open to physiological influences that cause overeating.br / br /While I do not feel I am equipped to divulge the true essence of the theory presented in this material (why I recommend reading the book), it is important to note that the authors address many of the glaring concerns that arise from considering such a mindset, such as anxiety about overeating when diets are removed. These apprehensions are addressed on a continual basis as the book includes several real world examples and multiple QA chapters making it easy for one to quickly zone in on their personal and specific concerns.br / br /I cannot comment on the long term effects as of yet; however I have certainly noticed some very positive short terms effects that have permitted me to discover issues unrelated to food that were causing me to overeat. I would recommend this book to anyone who has issues with eating too much food and is looking for a logical assessment of how to deal with it as opposed to mere changes in eating habits. There are some people with a genetic makeup that permit healthy bodies under near any eating style (lucky them) as well as and others whose obesity issues go well beyond just eating habits; but for the majority of those that fall somewhere in the middle, this book will apply and will be immensely valuable.br / br / br /***Full Disclosure - as a male reading a book intended for females (something that only occurred to me after being 90% through the book - haha on me), I can assure that the insight brought forth in this book is equally applicable for males. The authors seem to be known for working with women; however, overeating is clearly gender neutral, and I assure you the content of the book is as well.

5 out of 5 stars

This Really IS the Answer August 19, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful

Honest. Thoughtful. Insightful. True. Read both Overcoming Overeating and When Women Stop Hating Their Bodies by the same authors, join the online group at Yahoo! Groups, and solve your problems with weight, body image, dieting and all the rest of it. It may not be the answer you thought you were seeking, but it's the real answer. Notice the price, too. The authors are far more concerned with helping us than with raking in the "dough". There's nothing else to buy. There are no gizmos, special foods, diet drinks or powders, pills or pre-packaged meals. Since starting this program a little over two months ago I'm feeling so much more at peace, in control, and happy. And I'm not even doing it completely right! I'm just doing what I can! If you're sick of your weight "problem" this book will give you the plan that solves it for good.

5 out of 5 stars

Overcoming Overeating July 27, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

I found this book to be most interesting and factual. Inasmuch as I am a compulsive eater I found it describing me in a way that I have never seen or heard before. I always knew it in my heart but did not want to admit it but am not sure I am courageous enough to enter into the plan the book suggests. Felt better about myself, however, seeing it all in writing that described me so well.

Copyright 2007 White Hat Communications.
Disclaimer: The products referenced on this site are manufactured and sold by parties other than The New Social Worker/White Hat Communications. We make no representations regarding either the products or any information vendors offer about their products.

Visit our poster store for unique social issues posters.

Amazon.com Widgets