Breaking Free from Emotional Eating
Breaking Free from Emotional Eating
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5 Stars I could have written this book!
I’ve read several diet books in my time and while most of them were educational to some extent, none spoke to me on the level that this book does. Many of the anecdote’s Geneen Roth has included in her book are seemingly taken directly from the pages of MY life. Her encouraging dialog has let me realize that I am not alone and more importantly has helped me start to transform how I eat and more importantly view food. For anyone who is an emotional eater, who sneaks food, who binges or engages in other similar activities, this easy to read book is worth a look. It could help you better understand your motivations and enable the changes you want, but feel you can’t make.
5 Stars The Book That Changed My Life
It may sound corny, but this book really did change my life. I was knee-deep in a seven-year-long binge/starve cycle. My life had passed me by and I was numb to everything, only being able to think and obsess about eating constantly. When I remember those times, I am amazed. A couple of years ago, I wouldn’t have been able to even fathom imagining I could recover, or change, or that I would one day start to live again.
I just reread this book one full time through again– I usually refer to certain chapters at certain points in my life, but I found myself completely pulled back into compulsion recently– and once again, this book helped me save myself.
Geneen Roth is inspiring and– dare I say?– caring. She speaks to the reader with deep empathy as someone who has been there and truly wishes to help. This book taught me to do the daring thing I had never considered before– love and value myself. To learn to eat when I was hungry. It sounds so simple to someone who may not struggle with food, but that’s what this book does. It teaches you how to eat when you are hungry and it affirms that you are worthy. It is a beautiful book, raw in its empathy and emotion.
Granted, it may not help everyone. Every person is different. But I daresay it will help many, and it certainly helped– that’s an understatement– me.
5 Stars Finally!
Read When Food is Love before this book. It’ll prepare your mind and soul to accept Breaking Free… in your life!
4 Stars Making it work for you is the Challenge….
When I realized that I Binged daily, I finally saw that I had a problem with food. My counselor turned me on to Feeding the Hungry Heart, which made me try her Workshop (MP3 format from her direct site). I was finally on the right path, but don’t let the easy rules fool you. Learning how to eat again is hard work, with daily challenges, and relapses. I would never have beleived how many others face the challenges I fac everyday. To anyone struggling with Bingeing; I wish you luck, and happy eating, it truly is a lifestyle change.
5 Stars I’ve never read anything like it!
I usually wait until I’ve finished a book before I review it. But I’m too excited about this one! In 90 pages (fewer, really) Geneen Roth brilliantly broke down my whole lifelong obsession with food. After incorporating her changes, I have made peace with food. I let it talk TO me, not FOR me. And I’m happier about my eating habits than I have been in years! Last year, I joined Weight Watchers. And initially, I loved that I could eat what I wanted as long as I was accountable. I lost 17 pounds and found the meetings inspiring. Then something happened. I became more food obsessed than ever! At breakfast, I was thinking about dinner. On Wednesday, I was thinking about what I’d eat over the weekend. Saving points for a couple of drinks. Planning ahead for a dinner date. It was driving me crazy and making me feel like a failure and a weakling when I didn’t stay within my points! This book really calmed me down in no time flat. And it made me realize that, when left to my own devices and allowing myself to eat what I really wanted, I didn’t always want pizza, burgers and fries! This is still shocking to me! 
I feel free now. I think about what to eat when my body tells me it’s hungry. Not by the “points” I have yet to use. And not by the fat or carb content. I think WW is a great program. And I have learned things that I will continue to use for a long time. But for a foodie like me, Geneen’s way makes so much more sense. I love, love, love this book!
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