The Mindfulness-Based Eating Solution: Proven Strategies to End Overeating, Satisfy Your Hunger, and Savor Your Life

The Mindfulness-Based Eating Solution: Proven Strategies to End Overeating, Satisfy Your Hunger, and Savor Your Life

by Lynn Rossy
The Mindfulness-Based Eating Solution: Proven Strategies to End Overeating, Satisfy Your Hunger, and Savor Your Life

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The Mindfulness-Based Eating Solution: Proven Strategies to End Overeating, Satisfy Your Hunger, and Savor Your Life by Lynn Rossy

What are you really hungry for? Is it food, happiness, or something else? In this unique book, mindfulness expert Lynn Rossy offers a proven-effective, whole-body approach to help you discover the real reasons why you’re overeating.

In The Mindfulness-Based Eating Solution, Rossy provides an innovative and proven-effective program to help you slow down, savor each bite, and actually eat less. This unique, whole-body approach will encourage you to adopt healthy eating habits by showing you how to listen to your body’s intuition, uncover the psychological cause of your overeating, and be more mindful during mealtime.

If you find yourself eating without thinking, because you feel bored or sad, or simply because you’ve had a hard day, indulging here and there is understandable. But emotional eating can often spiral out of control, leading to obesity, diabetes, and heart problems in the long run. The whole-body program in this book will help you learn how to listen to your body’s needs, so that you can stay healthy and happy, without giving up your love for food. In fact, according to a recent study, women in the author's Eat for Life program reported higher levels of body appreciation and intuitive eating and lower levels of problematic eating behaviors than did the wait list comparison group.

If you want to lose weight, feel better, and truly enjoy your food, the easy-to-use strategies in this book will show you how—one mindful taste at a time.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781626253278
Publisher: New Harbinger Publications
Publication date: 07/01/2016
Pages: 232
Sales rank: 295,611
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author


Lynn Rossy, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist at the University of Missouri’s wellness program for faculty and staff. She developed Eat for Life, a mindfulness-based intuitive eating program that successfully helps people overcome eating issues, improve body image, and enhance weight loss. She is on the board of directors of The Center for Mindful Eating.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

1 You Can Have Your Cake and Eat It Too! 5

2 Taking Your Life Off Automatic Pilot 25

3 The BASICS of Mindful Eating 45

4 The Mindfulness Approach to Forbidden Food 81

5 Thoughts and Beliefs That Lead You Straight to the Fridge 105

6 What Are You Really, Really, Really Hungry For? 127

7 Moving in Ways That Feel Delicious 151

8 Making "Healthy Fast Food" in a Hurry-Up World 165

9 Enjoy Every Bite: How to Become a Conscious Connoisseur 181

10 Continuing on the Path of Mindful Eating and Living 195

Acknowledgments 205

References 207

Interviews


Rossy resides in Columbia, MO.

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maria_brumm More than 1 year ago
This is a well-thought out, intelligent book on the hows and whys of eating mindfully. Dr. Lynn Rossy does not gloss over the challenges of mindful eating. She presents many reasons as to what may be REALLY causing your problems in your relationship with food, and most interestingly, it may not have anything to do with food at all, which, in my journey, is turning out to be the case. I have also taken her on-line classes that compliment this book, and between her support and the support of my fellow classmates, I feel much more at ease with myself and accepting of where I am on this path to mindful eating. Dr. Rossy is a REAL, GENUINE person, not full of hype, quick answers, and false promises. Her voice shines through in her book. I highly recommend this book (plus her classes)!!
Anonymous More than 1 year ago
Maybe this is the first book you've picked up about eating, but if you are like most of us, chances are you have searched for solutions to the dilemma of eating in a way that is both satisfying and aligned with deepest goals and values. This treasure of a book is written in a style that is engaging, personal, and informed by the scientific literature. It is a little like having a good friend distill and present in accessible language the best of current research and practice. The author writes with wit, kindness, and skill about food as a pathway to our deepest selves and a portal to the world. From the BASICS of Mindful Eating to reflections on what we are really hungry for, the author gently but clearly guides the reader to greater clarity and body appreciation. This book is a must for anyone who has longed for greater connection to the body or or who has sought peace amid plenty.
Anonymous More than 1 year ago
What a wonderful way to learn about mindful eating. Lynn Rossy offers an engaging way to explore the non-dieting, mindful eating concept in a clear, logical and evidence-based way that is sure to remove any doubt you may have about changing your eating. Written with honesty, common sense, and humor, Lynn provides an essential plan that covers the BASICS! And when I say basics, I mean: Breathe, Assess your food, Slow down Investigate your hunger, Chew, & Savor! Each chapter offers a terrific 2-page summary of the challenge you face, the "good news" and what you can do now! After reading Lynn's book, I walked over to my family and said, "Read this! It explains mindful eating in a way I think you can finally understand!" It was a privilege to read her work. Lynn is such a fun, wise and authentic person, her brilliance is clearly evident throughout this book!
Anonymous More than 1 year ago
What makes this book revolutionary is that it gives us simple tools for waking up to our self defeating habits with food and eating. It's geared towards developing wisdom and increasing the pleasure of nourishing your body instead of the tired old approaches to weight loss through denying yourself...which NEVER work in the long run. I feel empowered by this approach because it taps into the roots of my relationship with eating. So far the results have been delicious!