Also there are three books that are great reading for those of us who not only need to know the facts about obesity but who also are struggling with self acceptance.
If you know of any other books or have one you think should be listed here, please feel free to email me the information.
CALM EATING by Dr. Rick Kausman In this companion book to 'If Not Dieting then What?', Dr Rick Kausman gives essential tips to not only achieve and maintain a healthy, comfortable weight, but also on how to relax and enjoy food. 'I am no longer a prisoner to food. I now take food and slowly have my evil way with it.' Drawing on fifteen years of professional experience in issues of weight management, Dr Rick Kausman uses warm, witty, wise and realistic advice to help you focus on taking care of yourself and your needs. There are inspirational quotes from some of his clients who are personally dealing with issues of weight management and from other writers who share Dr Kausman's philosophy of discarding the diet mentality and, instead, learning to look at food and yourself in an ongoing positive and nurturing light. In a world of worry about fat, food, size and shape-'The Book of Calm Eating' is a breath of fresh air. 'Going off focus is normal in the process of change.' 'Dieting is like driving with your foot on the brake. Sooner or later, the tyres wear down and we skid out of control. If diets were faulty cars, we would be suing the manufacturer. Instead, we let them blame us.'
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The blackly comic true
story of how one woman stopped hating her body PUBLISHED AUGUST 2000 * $21.90
incl. GST * Random House Australia You might not have rescued food from the bin
in a moment of binge-madness but this is a book for any woman who has reached
for a chocolate biscuit, lamented the shape of her thighs or vowed to go on a
diet when life has gotten tough. Between the ages of 20 and 30, Rachael
Oakes-Ash lost 63kg and gained 76kg on a roller coaster of body image problems
and food obsession. She went through anorexia, bulimia, bulimarexia, gym
obsession, strict dieting and binge eating before finally she figured out how
to stop torturing herself and hating her body. Good Girls Do Swallow is the
black and very funny story of her downfall and recovery. Rachael might have
taken things further than many of us, but this is a story every woman can
relate to. In Australia, 75% of women think they are too fat and 95% of women
have dieted (even though dieting is the best way to put on weight). 'What the
diet promised, I got", writes Rachael. 'I got the body that can wear the
clothes. I got the job I love, I got the man I want. But I only got it for
keeps when I stopped dieting.' Rachael is now fully recovered and Good Girls Do
Swallow celebrates food and the belief that life is meant for eating not
starving: If you want to enjoy life you better learn to swallow. Check out the
Good Girls Do Swallow website: www.lipschtick.com.au
Figures to chew over...
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What?
This book is the 1999 winner of the Australian Food Writers Award for Best Nutrition Writing.
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Back cover copy
for The Power of Pleasure Have you ever wondered how the average French citizen enjoys excellent health while consuming one of the richest diets in the world? The answer lies in this book, which explains the link between enjoyment of all kinds of food and a strong immune system. On the other hand, guilt about food can lead to poorer health, in spite of what we are told about ‘good’ and ‘bad’ foods. Most of the nutritional advice we receive from health authorities, argues Dale Atrens, has more to do with puritainism than health. Food has replaced sex as the leading source of guilt in our society. Foods containing saturated fats are actually good for us. Without them, our immune systems are weakened and we have less resistance to illness. So dieting and the guilt that accompanies its almost inevitable failure can make us sick. Atrens concludes that we should copy the French. Genuine indulgence is far more healthy than needless agonizing over your diet. This is a book that could change your attitude to food for ever. ‘Challenges the received wisdom about dietary hazards in witty and clear prose. The many references to scientific studies lay bare the minefield of unsubstantiated nutritional opinion.’ David Warburton, Director of Human Psychopharmacology, University of Reading, UK Dr Dale Atrens is a reader in psychology at the University of Sydney. He is the author of the best-selling Don’t Diet! Fans of his work include author Bill Bryson and gourmand Maggie Beer. |
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Your doctor won't tell you. The media and fashion gurus certainly
won't. And those in the weight-loss industry would be out of business if they
told the truth: You can be overweight and still be fit and healthy. In
Big Fat Lies, Dr. Glenn A. Gaesser reveals the truth about the
relationship between body weight and health, exposing the myth that being fat
is a life-threatening condition, using the latest medical research. Among the many amazing facts you will learn when you read this book are:
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After years of riding
the dieting roller coaster herself - losing and gaining hundreds of pounds -
Erdman, a professor and psychotherapist, realised that she wasn't any more
fulfilled as a thin person and that she, like millions of women, had deferred
happiness long enough. Nothing to Lose is for all those women, as well
as any woman who has ever struggled with weight and body image, offering the
information, support, and encouragement needed to move toward body-size
acceptance. |
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