HOPE, HELP, AND A REAL EXPLANATION FOR THE DISEASE OF FOOD ADDICTION
If you have struggled with compulsive eating, dieting, and the guilt and conflict they bring, your life will be changed by this important, life-affirming, and astonishingly wise book.
Anne Katherine, a Certified Eating Disorders Therapist and former compulsive eater, explains the chemical reactions in the brain that work in conjunction with lifelong emotional conflicts to make food—particularly sugar and refined carbohydrates—such a comfort that it's almost like a drug.
Once you realize that your binge eating is a physical disease that can be treated, you can use the book's self-tests, exercises, examination of family issues, and complete recovery program for newfound understanding and confidence.
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Mark C. Frye
Review Date: April 10, 2010
Reviewer: Mark C. Frye, Lawrenceburg Indiana
I read the entire book. I did learn some things to think about when it comes to food. The book seems to focus a lot on sugar addiction and possibly being abused as a child as contributing factor to food addiction. I would recommend the book, but I found myself wanting to know more - ultimately, I don't think the book was for me, but I'm sure it would be for others.
The answer finally on my long long journey.
Review Date: November 27, 2009
Reviewer: P. Flowers, Dinuba CA, USA
I have suffered with food addiction for most of my life. I have aggressively tackled it for the past 3. I have read more than 20 books on the subject ranging from addiction models to everything else out there that has been said. I have been exhausted and confused and failure after failure left me actually suicidal in my misery. Quite by accident I picked up this book and half bored began reading expecting to find the same unattainable prescription for my problem so many books had left me with. Kay Sheppard's book was one I had read and reread many times early in my quest. I have been an intense member of OA, FAA, and every other AA you can imagine for over 15 years.
Then somewhere in chapter 2 my ears perked up and I began reading on the edge of my seat. OMG, this is me. I couldn't put it down. I had never seen anything so eye opening by the chapter called The Minimum I was in tears. I had to put the book down and go eat something 3 times I was so triggered and excited at the same time. I stayed up all night finishing it and got started on the very first abstinence I have ever maintained for more than 3 days in 20 years! I went through the 10 day sugar detox Thanksgiving week and I cooked the whole family dinner!!!!
The first and second abstinence has been the key for me. I detoxed from sugar and it was brutal but I made it and my family hung in there just as she said to and I was excused from major decisions and anything else important for 2 weeks. They loved me and wanted to help save my life so much that they got on board the plan. The second book about food triggers written for the family is a must read if you follow this program.
I will go on to the second abstinence of refined carbs as soon as I am stable on my sugar abstinence. I finally believe I can do this. I have hope and confidence that I didn't have before. I understand soooo much more than I ever did with all those "listen to your body" books or the new age stuff about "go have a bubble bath with aromatherapy candles when you feel like eating". Sure, thats fine since I just took my bag of cookies to the bath with me!
The physical methods of abstinence along with the understanding of what I need and how to ask for it or provide it for myself literally saved my life. The fervor in which a previous reviewer trashed this book which saved my life prompted me to write this and beg others with real, life long and heartbreaking struggles to read this book. Its the only thing that helped this 53 year old burned out on diets/12step/motivational books etc heartbroken and depressed mother of 4 and grandmother of 3 to finally find a path out of the insanity. I am sugar free but not carb free yet. I already see a much calmer, clearer head and a willing heart in me to go on to step 2. I am so very grateful for this book I can hardly put it into words. Worth the money? It was worth my life.
She is right on
Review Date: July 5, 2009
Reviewer: Brenda, St Paul, MN USA
I bought and read this book while in treatment for a food addiction. Her information was so on target with my experience that I bought copies to loan to friends and family as well after I discovered how well she explained what I was going through, so that they could have a better sense of what I experience. Her chapter for loved ones is right on target and her plan for gradually abstaining from sugar, then carbs then fats makes good sense. Makes it do-able without making it feel like one more diet to try. It is a permenant lifestyle change and it takes support.
Put It All Together For Me
Review Date: October 28, 2008
Reviewer: An Avid Book Lover, Okemos, MI USA
I have worked with eating issues for a long long time and I learned something so incredibly powerful from this book. I learned that when I binge, it's not because I'm weak, stupid, self destructive, etc. It is because I do not have enough support. That support for me usually means that I've been tuned out to taking care of myself. I can't really do justice to this book - if you've struggled and read more books, attended more meetings, done more teleclasses, studied more methods than you care to remember - this is a must read. It really put it all together for me.
Food Addiction or Compulsive Eating
Review Date: September 3, 2008
Reviewer: Anne L. Wing, ME USA
Excellent book, very informative, easy to understand.
Explains the body chemistry of addiction to sugar
and refined carbohydrates.
Promotes gradual abstinence for recovery, first from sugar,
then from refined carbohydrates, which is ESSENTIAL for many
many addicted individuals, including me personally.
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