Why Can't I Stop Eating?

by Danowski, Debbie, PH.D.

• ISBN13: 9781568383651
• ISBN10: 1568383657
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-05-01
• Publisher: Hazelden

Summary

Why can't I stop eating? If, like millions of others, you often ask yourself this question, you may be addicted to food. The food you eat may be precisely what makes you crave more . . . and more. This straight-talking book puts the widespread problem of food addiction into clear perspective and points the way to a life free of the obsession with food. Debbie Danowski, whose food addiction nearly ruined her life, and Peter Lazaro combine forces to give readers a full understanding of this debilitating condition: its sources, patterns, consequences, and physiological underpinnings. Unlike fad diets and drugs with their side effects, hidden costs, and infamous failure rates, the program outlined in this book goes to the root cause of chronic overeating and puts the tools for a lifelong cure into the hands of anyone willing to accept responsibility for a healthy, happy future. Debbie Danowski is a recovering food addict who has maintained a weight loss of 150 pounds for more than ten year

Author Biography

Debbie Danowski is a recovering food addict who has maintained a weight loss of 150 pounds for more than ten years. A nationally renowned speaker, she is an instructor of media studies at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut.Pedro Lazaro, MD, is a former medical director of three addiction hospitals. He currently maintains his private practice in Tampa, Florida.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
Introduction	xiii
First, the Facts	3	(12)
The Research	15	(16)
What about the Pills?	31	(10)
Just How Dangerous Are Diet Pills?	41	(12)
Are YOU a Food Addict?	53	(6)
Who's Addicted to Food?	59	(18)
I'm Not Like Those People	77	(16)
You're Not Alone	93	(22)
Finding Your Trigger Foods	115	(16)
Abstaining: Today Is Monday	131	(18)
Developing Your Food Plan	149	(40)
Just One Bite Can't Hurt, Can It?	189	(14)
No Means No!	203	(12)
I Need More Help	215	(18)
You Want Me to What?	233	(12)
Do I Get a Day Off?	245	(14)
Choices and Chances	259	(14)
Notes	273	(6)
Index	279	(12)
About the Authors	291