This easy-to-follow workbook teaches readers how to differentiate between psychological and physiological hunger, and identify the thoughts and feelings that trigger the desire for food. The authors show how to keep a food diary, take a more active approach to daily life, and maintain weight loss through self-observation. This new edition discusses the pros and cons of the latest diet drugs and offers a proven weight-loss program that is based on changing behavior. Filled with illustrations, charts, tables, and worksheets that help the reader succeed, the guide is a truly unique tool.
| Preface | ||
| Acknowledgments | ||
| Introduction to Habit Awareness | 1 | |
| Home Decalorization: What You Don't Have, You Won't Eat | 25 | |
| Cue Elimination: The Signals That Lead You Astray | 39 | |
| Being Active: The Difference Between Success and Failure | 59 | |
| Being Active (continued): Fitness Versus Fatness | 81 | |
| Maintenance: Keys for Survival | 107 | |
| Behavior Chains: One Thing Leads to Another | 113 | |
| The Act: Eating - Changing Your Style | 133 | |
| Planning: Heading Off the Urges | 151 | |
| Cue Elimination (Part Two): Switching More Signals | 169 | |
| Time to Eat Out: How to Do It | 185 | |
| Maintenance Week: Your Deserve It | 195 | |
| How We Think Is How We Eat: Think Before You Buy | 199 | |
| Dealing with Feelings: Think Before You Bite | 213 | |
| Stress: Excess Pressure | 233 | |
| Couples: Is Your Family Fattening? | 253 | |
| Problem Solving: The Key to Self-Help | 267 | |
| Maintenance Week | 279 | |
| Living and Personal Goals: How to Cope | 285 | |
| Snacks, Cues, and Holidays: How to Celebrate | 293 | |
| The End and Beginning: Here's to a New Life - and Lifestyle | 307 | |
| Self-Evaluation Sheets and Resources | 315 | |
| References and Suggested Readings | 327 | |
| Notes | 329 | |
| Major Contributors to the Field of Nutritional Counseling | 330 | |
| Index | 333 |
Overview
This easy-to-follow workbook teaches readers how to differentiate between psychological and physiological hunger, and identify the thoughts and feelings that trigger the desire for food. The authors show how to keep a food diary, take a more active approach to daily life, and maintain weight loss through self-observation. This new edition discusses the pros and cons of the latest diet drugs and offers a proven weight-loss program that is based on changing behavior. Filled with illustrations, charts, tables, and ...