Think Thin, Be Thin: 101 Psychological Ways to Lose Weight

By Doris Wild Helmering, Dianne R. Hales, Dianne Hales

Book Overview

If you've been struggling with your weight, you know how hard it can be to lose those extra pounds and keep them off. In the groundbreaking Think Thin, Be Thin , nationally prominent psychotherapist Doris Wild Helmering and award-winning health writer Dianne Hales assert that the true key to a healthy body weight is a healthy attitude toward food and exercise. Their logic is simple: Your brain ultimately controls what you eat and whether you work out. If you change the way you think, you can change the way you behave. And you can lose weight. Using proven psychological strategies and scientifically based exercises, you will learn how to harness your thoughts to transform your behavior, body, and life. With practical advice on such troublesome issues as curbing emotional eating, motivating yourself to exercise, and overcoming diet plateaus, this book is the ideal complement to any diet and weight-loss program.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0767916964
• ISBN13: 9780767916967
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: Harmony/Rodale/Convergent
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.1" x 7.6"

Customer Reviews

It Really IS All In Your Mind

I've lost more than 25 pounds in seven months using the knowledge I've gained from this book. I had just about surrendered to being fat when I passed 60 and arthritis cramped my walking regimen, but Helmering got me focused on what I needed to know about food consumption for this new phase of life. I plan to lose ten more pounds to return to my ideal weight. I feel armed with information and techniques and confident of the future thanks to "Think Thin, Be Thin".

excellent book

i've purchased many books on weight loss because it is a facinating topic to me and this is definitely one of the best. the points are clear and concise and they make sense. there's something in the book that will appeal to everyone. they help you make the tips actionable with advice and guidance and helpful suggestions. i feel like it has helped my thinking on my "relationship" with food. before finishing the book i'd already abandoned some bad habits and started some good ones. i think this is a book i will refer to once or twice a year as a refresher and just to pick up some extra tips that i'm not already integrating in my life. even with all the good info the book is still a quick read in simple language and visually appealing (effectively uses bullet points and charts). this book is a great compliment to any weight loss program or just for anyone who wants to learn to eat better and be healthier. i highly recommend. my only complaint is that they don't have a table of contents that allows you to go directly to certain helpful passages, you sort of have to flip through the pages to find what was helpful.

Great Book to Help with Weight Loss

I consider myself an expert on weight loss books since I own so many of them! This book is one of the best. Instead of advcating a specific diet plan, the book suggests psychological ways to change the way you think about food. This is much more helpful, at least in my mind, since it promotes lifelong changes that do not depend on weight loss fads! It appears that the book is based on good science. (Luckily, the scientific basis for the techniques is explained in easy-to-understand language.) I've only had the book a few days but I've already noticed myself thinking differently, and have even lost a few pounds!!!! I highly recommend this book!!

This is just what I need

I've been trying to loose weight for several years but lacked discipline. This book has helped me follow easy steps to changing the way I think about food. Since starting the recommendations, I've found that I've been able to resist the foods I would normally eat while watching t.v. It's only been a few days since I read the book but feel very positive that this is the help I've always needed to loose weight and keep it off.

Lose it forever

I like this book's new approach to weight control. Think Thin, Be Thin stands out from all the other diet books because it emphasizes techniques to keep the pounds off after you lose them. In the past, I have lost weight on various diets, but I always gained it back. This book shows how to use your brain to lose weight and then break the cycle of losing and gaining.