2010
8
Mar
Think Thin, Be Thin: 101 Psychological Ways to Lose Weight
- ISBN13: 9780767916967
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product DescriptionIf you’ve been struggling with your weight, you know how hard it can be to lose those extra pounds and keep them off. In the groundbreaking Think Thin, Be Thin, nationally prominent psychotherapist Doris Wild Helmering and award-winning health writer Dianne Hales assert that the true key to a healthy body weight is a healthy attitude toward food and exercise. Their logic is simple: Your brain ultimately controls what you eat and whether you work out. If you change the way you think, you can change the way you behave. And you can lose weight. Using proven psychological strategies and scientifically based exercises, you will learn how to harness your thoughts to transform your behavior, body, and life. With practical advice on such troublesome issues as curbing emotional eating, motivating yourself to exercise, and overcoming diet plateaus, this book is the ideal complement to any diet and weight-loss program. Amazon. com Review The simplistic title Think Thin Be Thin doesn’t really encompass the ideas laid out in this encouraging book. Rather than designing a diet and exercise plan that promises results, authors Doris Wild Helmering and Dianne Hales focus instead on the psychology behind eating, and offer 101 short suggestions for getting healthy that can accompany any plan out there. The tips are drawn from a variety of disciplines, including Gestalt therapy, transactional awareness, compliance theory and cognitive-behavior therapy: all these sources these translate to “there’s something for everyone”. Old standards like keeping a food diary and finding simple ways to burn calories (like gardening or taking the stairs at work) are mixed with creative ideas like becoming your own advice columnist for a day and watching specific comedy movies that also offer encouragement for change (think Groundhog’s Day). Whether you sit down and plow through the book in one sitting or pick and choose a few tips to follow for short time periods, you’ll find the positive tone both relaxing and inspiring. While the emotional and mental aspects of weight loss are the focal point, you’ll also find a few tips aimed at the more practical side, like tracking your BMI (a charted is included as an appendix) and how many calories are burned by an assortment of activities. Whether it servers as a companion to a new gym membership or a refresher course in positive thinking, this book has plenty of helpful tips to keep you on track. –Jill Lightner
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Think Thin, Be Thin: 101 Psychological Ways to Lose Weight
March 9th, 2010 at 1:07 am
Pretty good book. If you have limited time to read, this book is perfect for you. Short chapters with information we already know but a great refresher course to mentally help prepare us in our journey to a healthier body.
Rating: 3 / 5
Dana Faurschou Says:
March 9th, 2010 at 2:57 am
Seems possible to lose weight through changing your mindset. I am only a few days into the book and program, but I am confident the changes will happen….we’ll see!
Rating: 3 / 5
JMH Says:
March 9th, 2010 at 4:36 am
I read this book from cover to cover in a short period of time and it is excellent. It has so many different ideas, some things that you probably already know, on how to mentally prepare yourself to lose weight, eat healthfully and start exercise. It is recommended by Dr. Oz according to the back cover. I think it is a good book to keep and refer to, especially when you are at a difficult point or need some inspiration.
Rating: 5 / 5
K.A.B Says:
March 9th, 2010 at 7:02 am
I am really impressed with this book so far. It has a lot of great strategies. Not all of them work for everyone but there are enough that at least some of them will work for you. I started it a few weeks ago and have made some minor adjustments it suggests and I’m now on track to being at my goal weight of 119 lbs. Everyone knows you need to eat less and exercise to reach your weight loss goals in a healthy way. Getting yourself to do that is another story. This book has been a useful tool in keeping the little fat girl inside me bitch slapped into submission.
Rating: 5 / 5
SJ Says:
March 9th, 2010 at 7:56 am
I am a strong believer that you can do anything if you put your mind to it so when I saw this book I thought maybe this is the one for me. I can’t follow food plan diets b/cs I don’t have the patience to get every ingredient. But this book offers a new gimick every chapter to mentally achieve the goal you want- whether its limit portion size or exercise. I have lost 3 pounds in 7 days where usually it would take me 30 days to lose 3 pounds. Using the ol’noggin has proved to be my favorite tool.
Rating: 4 / 5