The Self-Compassion Diet: A Step-by-Step Program to Lose Weight with Loving-Kindness
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| Rating | : | 4.55 (615 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1604070757 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 255 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-11-19 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
With more than 30 different tools including quizzes, breathing exercises, and visualizations, the book explores four powerful weight-loss methods. The secret to sustainable weight loss isn't counting calories or depriving yourself at the dinner table. Additional topics include: 1) how to appreciate the everyday activity of eating, and learn to trust your body's signals that it's nourished 2) Gradual change: a guided visualization for developing mindful eating habits 3) a meditation for getting to know the diet coach who knows you best--your compassionate "inner advisor." "Most dieters try to 'kill cravings' and break habits with self-discipline," teaches Fain. With The Self-Compassion Diet, this Harvard Medical School-affiliated psychotherapist prescribes a practical program for transforming the way you think and feel about food and your whole self--a shift that, paradoxically, inspires physical change. Used to
One Star why do I fall for these phony weight-loss scams?. "Mindfulness for weight control" according to C. Wollin. This book is all about is the simple idea of being mindful, paying attention to the sensations of eating and paying attention to your body's response. And it really works. You don't have to be a buddhist for this to help, anyone can learn to be mindful. The autho. A diet without a diet? I like the idea Put in a nutshell, this book will not give you long lists of recipes or admonishments about foods. You probably already have those stashed somewhere around the house or you wouldn't have bought it. It will also not tell you how to be a size smaller in a week. Wha
In her Concord, Massachusetts private practice, she uses hypnosis and mindfulness to treat everyday eating issues. Jean Fain, LICSW, MSW, is a licensed psychotherapist and a teaching associate in psychiatry at Cambridge Health Alliance, a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School. Her health articles have appeared in O: The Oprah Magazine, Condé Nast Traveler, Shape, and more. She has de
But like any skill, professional advice and guidance is always useful because you don’t know what you don’t know. Fain addresses eating disorders and body image issues with loving-kindness.' -- Janice Lynne Lundy, awakeisgood, January 18, 2011'Mindful eating is something you could learn and practice on your own. I like this book 'The Self-Compassion Diet', and it’s already given me food for thought.' -- Sophie Dembling, suitupandshowupspot, January 14, 2011'Certainly not your typical diet book, The Self-Compassion Diet proves that loving kindness to yourself is more effective than any diet food or miracle diet – you'll lose weight all while gaining respect and love for yourself.' -- Michele Borboa, MS, sheknows, Janu