This is an incredible book by Judith Beck, the daughter of a famed researcher that revolutionized the mental health industry. Like father, like daughter, Beck is poised to make some big changes in the diet industry, using the same techniques. Beck's philosophy focuses on Cognitive Behavior Therapy or CBT. This is a term that means literally, changing the way you think and training your brain to produce certain results.

This method is incredibly powerful when applied to mental concerns, and has the potential to really change the way that most people think about dieting. If you're sick of trying fad diets, or you think that you will never be thin - this book needs to be read and put in a place of honor on your shelves. Our big thing is really lifestyle changes, and how powerful they can be. This book takes it to the next level and goes further into how to get your brain to work with you instead of against you.

The main premise of the book is that people who need to lose weight, or even those that have already lost weight and are trying to keep it off, do not think like thin people. Thin people don't beat themselves up over their food choices, they know when they're full, and they don't create vicious cycles that doom their diets to failure. In fact, they don't diet, because their brains are trained to control their appetites and their cravings.

This book will show you how to start thinking like a thin person and literally retrain your brain. Since hunger is only partially associated with your stomach, the brain is what you really need to be targeting, before you lose a pound. This book will put you on the path towards becoming thin, even if your body hasn't caught up yet. However, once you put the advice into action, it won't take long to get there.

By focusing on behavior that leads dieters into a vicious circle, Beck shows them how to break free. Willpower is rarely enough and it is all too easy to slide, especially when your body is so insistent. But, according to Beck, it's not really your body making those demands, it's your brain. Teach your brain to shut up, and you've got it made. That's really oversimplifying it, but that is the basic reason why so many diets fail. Our brains force them to fail by over thinking, triggering bad behaviors and sabotaging our best efforts.

We highly recommend this book to anyone that is looking to lose weight the healthy way. If you're stuck on fad diets, this will literally change your life and show you that there is a better way. Even if you're already thin but worried you might slip, this book will show you how to stay thin for the rest of your life and still get a lot of enjoyment out of your life.

Originally posted 2008-08-01 05:00:57. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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