Michelle Ritchie

My mom had a weight loss surgery a few years ago, she lost 50-70 lbs, but has since gained it all back. Basically, she never really dealt with the real issue, her addiction to food. I wanted to read this before possibly recommending it to her. While she might not get or take anything from it, I do believe it is something she should read, and I think anyone with an addiction to food should read it. Even if you aren't to the point of needing a weight-loss surgery, it can still help you dig in and discover something about yourself.… (plus d'informations)

This is a well thought out approach to changing your life as it invovles food. This is not a diet. This is not some fad way to lose 20 pounds or fit into your thin jeans or be thin for some reunion or special event.

What this is is a toolkit to changing your life and overcoming your dependence on or addiction to food for those who eat emotionally, binge eat and unable to break their dependence on food as a mood altering substance. The author is a counselor who has herself had the gastric bypass surgery and helps counsel those who are preparing for it. However, you don't need to be planning to have the surgery to benefit from the strategies and tools offered in this book. If you keep trying to lose weight but somehow keep doing things to sabotage your goals, or you find yourself in that sugar stupor stuffing you face with junk food in the middle of the evening and don't even remember how you got to the fridge, or if you are using food as a way to stuff yourself into silence instead of speaking up about your needs and boundaries, then this book presents tried and true techniques to find out why, discover the source and create new, healthier ways to live.

In my opinion, even people who have spent years on the diet and regain rollercoaster will benefit from reading this, but again, it's deep work, dealing with the issues that make you eat, not recipes or skills to deprive yourself in the short term and lose 5 lbs. If you want a better life where food is nutrition and appropriate pleasure, not a driving force or addiction that seems to occupy you every waking thought, then give this book a look. Chances are there's something in here that will shine light on the deeper issues to why you overeat.… (plus d'informations)