Why is one cookie never enough? Why does a bad day at the office seem to scream for a quart of rocky road? If you think the answer is a lack of self-control, you might be misunderstanding the reasons behind overeating.
Trust Weight Watchers, the leading name in safe and sensible weight control, to address food issues that go beyond what to eat. If cutting calories or regular exercise hasn't been enough, the next step is understanding why you overeat. Stop Stuffing Yourself contains the latest information on the hottest topic in weight control, emotional overeating. Full of hands-on advice and reassuring coping techniques for winning the battle with food, Stop Stuffing Yourself covers issues ranging from stress and anger to boredom and loneliness, explaining how anyone can identify the causes of overeating and succeed at losing weight.
Real-life stories of trial and triumph color each chapter, providing motivation, support and encouragement to anyone who ever thought she was alone in her struggle with food. Stop Stuffing Yourself is the must-have book for chronic dieters, the food-obsessed, and anybody who's ready to gain control over food and lose weight.
A really great book that delves into the reasons many people eat when they are not hungry including depression, anger, boredom etc. There was lots of great information and tips in this book and the final chapter brought everything together and explained how to finally be at peace with food and yourself. Highly recommend!
Straightforward book about eating as a response to various emotions, such as anger, stress, boredom, and loneliness including success stories of individuals in each chapter. Good place to start reading about emotional eating without all of the psychobabble. At the end of each chapter, there are practical, alternative ways to deal with emotions instead of eating, and the last chapter gives tips for making permanent changes including creating an "anchor" to help remind you why you're making these changes.