Stop It!

by Lewis, Carole

• ISBN13: 9780830738397
• ISBN10: 0830738398
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-01-10
• Publisher: Regal Books

Summary

If you have tried everything in your power to change your bad habits and lose weight, and nothing has worked, here's the answer: Stop it. Just stop it and stop it and stop it again. It's that simple. In this practical book, Carole Lewis, the national director of First Place (featured in Prevention and Shape magazines), will show you how she and others learned how to stop destructive thoughts and actions and found the life they never dreamed possible.

Author Biography

Carole Lewis, National Director of First Place The Nation's Leading Christian Weight-Loss Program

Table of Contents

Introduction	5	(2)
Chapter 1 The Jolt That Moves Us	7	(14)
It's a small phrase, but it can change our lives.
Part 1: HEART
Chapter 2 Stop Losing; Start Choosing	21	(12)
When the fight to feel good moves us toward temptation, it's time to enlist a stronger strategy.
Chapter 3 Stop Blaming; Start Answering	33	(12)
When someone else is always at fault, that's just too convenient to be true.
Chapter 4 Stop Surviving; Start Thriving	45	(12)
Life is either a problem to be solved or a journey to be enjoyed—the choice is ours.
Part 2: SOUL
Chapter 5 Stop Wondering; Start Believing	57	(10)
God is good, and He cares for us. So why do we doubt it?
Chapter 6 Stop Worrying; Start Trusting	67	(10)
Because we're in God's hands, we have nothing to worry about—ever!
Chapter 7 Stop Wavering; Start Obeying	77	(12)
If we say that we love God, we need to obey Him.
Part 3: MIND
Chapter 8 Stop Indulging; Start Considering	89	(12)
We can give in to every urge, or we can focus on the consequences. One way leads to hurt, the other way to health.
Chapter 9 Stop Absorbing; Start Discerning	101	(10)
Embracing everything that comes our way is a sure track to a cluttered mind. Filtering life through God's Word produces a clear view of reality.
Chapter 10 Stop Controlling; Start Empowering	111	(12)
Trying to dictate what happens in our world only wears us out. Only when we allow people to make choices and live with the consequences are we on the road to health.
Part 4: STRENGTH
Chapter 11 Stop Relapsing; Start Resisting	123	(12)
Once we get going on the right path, it's easy to fall back into harmful habits. We must make plans to guard our life.
Chapter 12 Stop Retreating; Start Running	135	(10)
Stopping a destructive habit and replacing it with a healthy one is the first big step. But we can't leave it at that. Sustaining the new habit is all-important if we truly want to succeed.
Chapter 13 Stop Deviating; Start Tracking	145	(10)
Make a plan and stick to it. It's that simple.
Chapter 14 Staying Stopped; Staying Started	155
Final thoughts for the road ahead.