Reading Material!

[stellart]

i recently read secrets of a former fat girl. amazing book.

also, i started reading shrink yourself-the therapist's guide to losing weight. so far an excellent book as well.

[ennay]

Just finished "It was Food vs. Me and I won." by Nancy Goodman.

I think the first half of the book is pretty good in terms of realizing that it isnt about food. She delays talking about how she eats now because she doesnt want people to think of this as "another diet and if I copy how she eats I'll be successful". She doesnt have chapter names because of that too.

When she got to the part where she actually talks about what she eats ...well it kind of fell apart for me. I dont find her current eating habits all that healthy and especially her advice to eat 50%-75% of normal calories the day following a binge. While it is an improvement over her old "try not to eat anything at all" its still seems like punishing herself for binging.

The book was also much more coherent when she was talking about the past than the present. I think she isnt done with her self-work and that may be why.

Worth maybe a checkout from the library for the first half, but probably nothing earth shattering that other books dont say as well.

[Nspired2lose]

Hi I'm new to this thread and I also am a traditionalist like Steph(Blessed and Free).I love the "Celebrate Recovery" and "The Purpose Driven Life" books.I have even taken it a step further and 6 weeks ago joined a Celebrate Recovery Program for my overeating and co-dependant behaviors.It is a christian 12-step and 8 Godly principles(based on the beattitudes)group that helps us deal with hurts,habits and hangups.It's for anything in those areas.Which I think relates to most people.It is so supportive and absolutely awesome.Because of this program I'm facing and talking about why I overeat and binge,and what to do to instead.Accountability partners are a must.I get that there and here on this forum.I have met many others like me.I even have gotten an invitation to go walking with a member of my ladies group that lives close by.I'm so excited about the future concerning a total "me makeover"!!!I lost 90 pounds one time ten years ago but it crept back on.When I reach my goal this time,I don't want it back and will do all I can to commit to this journey for life!:

[mirasha]

I don't read a lot of books on the subject, but I focus a lot on success stories. I read a lot on the forums, although I just recently got the nerve to start posting. One of the sites I found really useful and motivational was howtheylostweight.com -- I don't have a lot of money, so the fact it is free made a big difference for me. (I take what I can get... healthy foods are so expensive so I have to cut corners somewhere.)

[scuptress]

Thank you for all of this great information. I really need it. I am really gearing up to get a handle on my binge eating. I hope that I can find help here.

[spreadhead]

Has anyone read "Fat Is a Feminist Issue" by Susie Orbach? Although it's written as a sort of guide for starting a self-help group, she has some excellent insights into the reasons behind binging/emotion overeating that are far beyond the standard ideas. Also, "The Hungry Self: Women, Eating and Identity," by Kim Chernin, helped me to see food issues from an entirely new perspective.

[iluvbugstoo]

My favorite book is THIN for LIFE by Anne M. Flecher, M.S. R.D. I have read and re read this book. She speaks of "weight control masters". Those who have lost weight and kept it off for 5 years or more, and how they did it. I have used highlighter, and made notes in the margins. I have found this book to be very inspiring!