The Beck Diet Solution: Train Your Brain to Think Like a Thin Person
Oxmoor House - Oxmoor House
Release date: 2007-03-20
Hardcover
Author: Judith S. Beck
Cognitive Therapy, Nutrition And Diet, Health & Fitness, Diet / Health / Fitness, Health/Fitness, Diets - Weight Loss, Cognitive Psychology, Psychological aspects, Reducing diets, Weight Loss
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The Beck Diet Solution: Train Your Brain to Think Like a Thin Person
Date undefinedIf you're searching for another diet book, this isn't it. Most of us already could name the calories, fat grams and carbohydrates of nearly any food on the menu. Judith Beck doesn't even espouse a diet. In fact, she lets you choose your own. What she does do is hold your hand and walk you through why you eat as you do and how to change your ways. This is a six week...or longer program. Each day you will read another chapter and try one more small step. By the end of the six weeks, you will have a new frame of mind towards your body and what you put into it.
I found several particular steps to be helpful. One is writing out the response cards. Why you do what you do. If you get into a certain situation, such as eating out, how will you plan ahead what you are going to do? One exercise I was really dreading was to go hungry, actually to miss a meal, most likely lunch. I had quite some angst over this as I've experienced low blood sugar in the past. I wasn't sure how I would be able to handle missing lunch. In fact, it was easy. My stomach growled a couple of times, then I just got over it. This was probably one of the most eye-opening exercises for me as I realized that I do not have to feel full, that I can be hungry and still survive, that I have control over my body and what I put into it.
Other exercises I found helpful was to name some role models and ask myself what they would do or eat under certain circumstances. Also, to anticipate food pushers or situations where I am likely to be faced with an abundance of food.
This is not a diet book but it is a new approach to dieting and changing eating habits. I think many people would benefit by reading this book and following its simple program.
The Beck Diet Solution: Train Your Brain to Think Like a Thin Person
Date undefinedI found this book at our local library and thought it looked promising. I had been slowly but steadily gaining weight for the past few years and even though I am a former Weight Watcher's leader I could not seem to stick to the program. I stared working my way through Dr. Beck's book and realized that I needed to own the book since the behavior changes that I would be making would probably need reinforcement. At the time I started I hoped to lose 10 to 12 pounds and return to my lifetime member weight. Six months later I have lost more than 25 pounds and feel fantastic. Using Dr. Beck's techniques I was able to easily stay with my food plan (Weight Watchers Flex) and be satisfied. Thinking like a thin person makes all the difference. For instance I learned that feeling a little hungry doesn't mean I need to eat immediately. Actually feeling a little hungry for a couple of hours before a meal is completely normal. In this book I found strategies to help with all my personal challenges. I have developed good habits to replace detrimental ones. And I don't feel the list bit deprived because my food plan allows me choices. If you are ready to invest the time in learning a new way of thinking that will give you permanent results this book is certainly worth purchasing. Dr. Beck doesn't give you a quick fix nor does she recommend the specific diet plan you should follow. She does give you the tools to follow your plan and make the permanent changes you need to maintain your weight loss. Good luck.
The Beck Diet Solution: Train Your Brain to Think Like a Thin Person
Date undefinedHopefully, you don't have a life, because if you do, it's going to be tough to stick to this plan. Between scheduling charts, diet notebooks, counting your "credits" and on and on and on, you're not going to have much time to do anything else. Maybe that's how the diet works, you're keeping your hands busy writing and you can't eat.
If you want to lose weight, I think there are better books out there.
