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Author: Geneen Roth
Publisher: Plume
Category: Book

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Media: Paperback
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Pages: 224
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Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 5.1 x 0.7

ISBN: 0452270847
Dewey Decimal Number: 616.8526
EAN: 9780452270848
ASIN: 0452270847

Publication Date: September 1, 1993
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Product Description
The author speaks from experience about compulsive eating and describes how to put an end to the anguish of this eating disorder. A critically acclaimed Bobbs Merrill hardcover and Signet mass market book, now available in Plume trade paper.

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4 out of 5 stars

When tired sleep , when hungry eat January 20, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

Surveying the reviews on this site I see how many people have been helped by this book. Its basic advice is that diets are not the answer to attaining and maintaining proper weight- the answer according to Geneen Roth is eating only when hungry, eating only those foods one truly desires. Her wisdom is the ancient wisdom of listening to the body, and not letting the problems of life , and outside matters determine one's way of eating. She rightly points out the that Eating provides a substitute, and crutch that it is the bit of pleasure we give ourselves when frustrated in other ways. br /The problem is and I do not think it is my problem alone it is that it easier to listen to and even accept good advice rather than to take it. br /My own sense also is a book of this kind while it may not solve the person's problem completely will give useful tips towards improving their situation. br /

5 out of 5 stars

Saved my waist and my sanity October 29, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

When I was 17 yrs old (I'm 23 now) and in the midst of an eating disorder, my counselor recommended this book. The author exposes the truth (rather, lies) about dieting, and the real cause of being overweight: emotional eating. I lost 45 lbs after reading this book--eating REAL foods like pizza, burgers, chocolate cake, etc.--and have never regained the weight. I highly recommend this book to anyone who struggles with their weight. It might change your life. You may also like "It's not about food," "The Weigh Down Diet," and "The Seven Secrets of Slim People" which all advocate and explain the same type of eating approach.

5 out of 5 stars

best of it's kind February 4, 2005
8 out of 8 found this review helpful

In my opinion, this is the best book ever written on this subject. Geneen Roth's personal struggle with compulsive eating is heartfelt. The other personal stories are very helpful also. She covers so many areas that at first glance you would not consider to be tied in with compulsive eating. I read this book when it first came out and lost weight easily. After my last pregnancy, I again began to struggle with my weight. I used Weight Watchers to get most of it off, but then hit a plateau. It was then that I discovered that I was still eating compulsively, only I was eating healthier foods. I am now back with Geneen's books and feel like I'm back on the wagon. This book makes you reflect on all the issues you have experienced with your weight. She does it empathetically, but also with a touch of humor. I hope this book will touch others the way it has touched me.

5 out of 5 stars

A GODSEND January 23, 2004
9 out of 9 found this review helpful

When I finally faced the horrible reality that I suffered from compulsive binge eating, and went to a psychiatrist who specialized in teenage eating disorders, the first thing she had me do was read this book. Thank God for her advice. I know now the hundreds of diet books I had read before were such garbage- and that they contributed to my eating disorder by telling me what I could and couldnt eat-and when-to the point that I was never eating what I really wanted, and when I did, I felt so guilty that I just shoved food as fast as I could in my mouth, figuring I would start fresh the next day. This cycle of binge eating and restrictive dieting is what geenen roth helps you overcome in this book, by giving the sound advice that if you eat only when actually hungry ( and if you were like me and didnt know when that was anymore, she tells you how to work towards knowing) and stop when you are full, and eat foods you actually enjoy, that you will control your weight in a non-obsessive way. I have spent so much money on so many ridiculous diet books that I know look back on with regret, but this book is one I will always treasure for helping me get through a truly awful period and finally helping me to see the light and shed myself of a terrible habit once and for all.

4 out of 5 stars

Good May 21, 2003
4 out of 8 found this review helpful

This book is good for the compulsive eater. However, there seemed to be just a little emotional detachment, making it slightly harder to pull someone into it. Granted, a compulsive eater may have a hard time with ANY book of this type, but there was just a little missing. Still, this is one of the best books on this subject, so this book should definitely be read for that reason.

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