Body Intelligence

by Abramson, Edward, Ph.D.

• ISBN13: 9780071442060
• ISBN10: 0071442065
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-07-18
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Summary

A Breakthrough Plan for Overcoming Emotional Eating--Without Dieting photos A highly visible authority on eating and weight disorders, Dr. Edward Abramson uses a refreshing, thought-based approach that brings new perspective to the subject--and new hope to diet junkies everywhere. Like the groundbreaking book Emotional Intelligence, Dr. Abramson's exciting life program redefines old beliefs. It teaches people to rethink their eating habits, reinvent their body image, and resist the endless cycle of quick-fix diets. This is what he calls Body Intelligence--a simple, safe, and smart three-step program that can show anyone how to eat intelligently, look at the body intelligently, and use the body intelligently. This is the intelligent way to eat well, lose weight, and live life to the fullest. There are no rigid meal plans, no low-fat recipes, no carb and calorie counters. Instead, Body Intelligence offers a unique weight-control plan that goes to the root of most eating problems--the thought patterns that affect the way people eat, the way they see themselves, and the way they live. It's a complete, lifelong program that can open minds and transform bodies--without dieting. Dr. Abramson gives even lifelong dieters the power to: Understand cravings and eating habits Learn how to enjoy eating again--without guilt Develop a realistic, positive body image Experience a more active, fulfilling life Body Intelligence also includes personal selfquizzes, thought-provoking exercises, and journaling techniques to help readers understand their feelings about food--and change their lives forever.

Author Biography

Edward Abramson, Ph.D. is an internationally-recognized expert on eating and weight disorders who lectures to professional and lay audiences around the world. He is a professor of psychology at California State University and a former director of the Eating Disorders Center at Chico Community Hospital. Dr. Abramson has appeared on “Hard Copy,” “20/20,” PBS, “Good Day LA,” “Joan Rivers,” and other TV and radio programs, and his work has been written about in Reader’s Digest, Cosmo, Good Housekeeping, Self, theNew York Times, The LA Times, the Washington Post, and other major publications.

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
Dieting Versus Body Intelligence	1	(22)
What Is Body Intelligence and How Do You Get It?	3	(2)
Your Dieting History	5	(5)
Looking in All the Wrong Places	10	(1)
Evolution Versus the Happy Meal	11	(4)
What's in Your Genes	15	(3)
Why Body Intelligence Is Important	18	(5)
Where Does Body Intelligence Come From?	23	(16)
Eating Intelligently	24	(4)
The Culture of Fat	28	(1)
Using Food to Feel Good	29	(1)
Learning the Rules of Eating	30	(1)
Looking at Your Body Intelligently	31	(3)
Using Your Body Intelligently	34	(3)
Where Does Your Body Intelligence Come From?	37	(2)
Why Are You Eating That?	39	(22)
Physical Hunger	41	(3)
External Eating	44	(7)
Eating Rituals	51	(1)
Eating Alone	52	(3)
Celebrating	55	(2)
Neutralizing External Cues	57	(1)
Now You Know Why	58	(3)
Ben and Jerry to the Rescue	61	(24)
Are You an Emotional Eater?	62	(2)
What Type of Emotional Eater Are You?	64	(1)
The Whys of Emotional Eating	65	(2)
Identifying Emotions	67	(5)
Fat Thinking	72	(3)
Alternatives to Emotional Eating	75	(4)
Fun Without Ben and Jerry	79	(6)
Never Go Hungry	85	(24)
What's Wrong with This Picture?	85	(1)
The Great Debate	86	(3)
Dieting Follies	89	(3)
Your Dieting History	92	(1)
Dieting Attitudes	93	(3)
How Much Would You Like to Lose?	96	(10)
Data for Body Intelligence	106	(3)
Eating Is Fun	109	(26)
Eating Favorite Foods	112	(2)
How Much Is for Dinner?	114	(2)
Getting Full with Less	116	(3)
Organizing Your Eating	119	(5)
Restaurants, Holidays, and Social Events	124	(3)
Eating in a Vacuum	127	(3)
There's Strength in Numbers	130	(1)
Change Is a Process	131	(1)
Eating Really Is Fun	132	(3)
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall	135	(12)
Thinking About Your Body	137	(1)
Perceiving Your Body	138	(1)
Avoiding Your Body	139	(1)
Why Body Image Matters	140	(1)
Body Image and Weight Goals	141	(2)
Barriers to a Better Body Image	143	(1)
The Perfect Body	143	(4)
The Mirror Is Your Friend	147	(16)
Monitoring Your Body Image	148	(3)
Taking Back Your Body Image	151	(2)
Cleaning Up Your Thinking	153	(2)
Looking in the Mirror	155	(1)
Controlling Runaway Implications	156	(3)
Check Checking	159	(1)
Acting As If You Like Your Body	160	(1)
Liking What You See in the Mirror	161	(2)
All Pain, No Gain: Why You Really Hate to Exercise	163	(16)
What Are Your Reasons?	166	(2)
Why Bother?	168	(4)
Being Estranged from Your Body	172	(5)
Overcoming Inertia	177	(2)
The Joys of Sweat	179	(16)
Stages of Change	179	(3)
Exercise Versus Activity	182	(5)
Kill Your TV, Indulge Your Fantasy	187	(1)
Formal Exercise	188	(2)
Maintaining Your Motivation	190	(1)
Progressing Through the Stages of Change	191	(4)
Raising a Child with Body Intelligence	195	(20)
The Dangers of Childhood Obesity	196	(2)
The Dangers of Childhood Eating Disorders	198	(1)
Body Intelligence Versus Dieting	199	(2)
Eating Intelligently	201	(5)
Viewing the Body Intelligently	206	(3)
Using the Body Intelligently	209	(6)
The Culture of Body Intelligence	215	(14)
Intelligent Schools	216	(4)
The Intelligent Workplace	220	(2)
The Intelligent Community	222	(7)
Increasing Your Body Intelligence	229	(8)
Planning and Persistence for Body Intelligence	230	(4)
Your Relapse Prevention Plan	234	(1)
Body Intelligence for Life	235	(2)
References	237	(26)
Index	263