Think Thin, Be Thin: 101 Psychological Ways to Lose Weight

by Doris Wild Helmering, Dianne Hales

If you’ve been struggling with your weight, you know how hard it can be to lose those extra pounds and keep them off. In the groundbreaking Think Thin, Be Thin , nationally prominent psychotherapist Doris Wild Helmering and award-winning health writer Dianne Hales assert that the true key to a healthy body weight is a healthy attitude toward food and exercise. Their logic is Your brain ultimately controls what you eat and whether you work out. If you change the way you think, you can change the way you behave. And you can lose weight.

Using proven psychological strategies and scientifically based exercises, you will learn how to harness your thoughts to transform your behavior, body, and life. With practical advice on such troublesome issues as curbing emotional eating, motivating yourself to exercise, and overcoming diet plateaus, this book is the ideal complement to any diet and weight-loss program.

Genres: Health, Self Help, Nonfiction

256 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

Doris is a nationally known author, television and radio personality, has written eight self-help books, two children’s books and a weekly syndicated newspaper column for 24-years. Doris is in private practice, where she counsels kids and parents. Doris believes almost all problems are solvable and motivation can be learned. Find out more by visiting:
www.doriswildhelmering.com

Reviews

[Alexandrea · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was a very useful tool. Though I read this for a book club choice (a fitness book club), it had some very interesting and insightful questions and advice for those that are just starting out on their weight loss journey all the way to those that have been working out and eating healthier for years. I have been doing this for a little over a year and so many things popped into my head while asking myself some much needed and hard questions. I didn't think that I still harbored ill feelings towards eating or stress but you never know until it pops up. I might read this again halfway through the year to see where I am then as compared to now.

[Isabelle]

This book has a different view of weight loss. Never mind counting calories, as the title states, there are 101 ways to think differently about eating, dieting, and dig a littler deeper into our own personal reasons for allowing ourselves to keep the weight.

You don't have to read this book cover to cover. Each idea is presented on one or two pages, so it's easy to flip through the book and pick different ideas to look at, and to focus on the ideas that work for you, leave the ones that don't.

[Lindsey · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really liked this book. I've had it on my shelf for years and I guess it finally hit me. It is like a therapist in my house. I loved all of 101 tips because really, each was a therapy session that made me think and answer for myself why I think and do things the way I do.

[Judi Politte-Downs · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short chapters - 1 to 3 pages usually. This allows one to read a chapter or two and thoroughly absorb its meaning and incorporated the process into one's life. I found the book helpful. It echoes the Noom program I am currently using.

[Ioanna Giannaki · Rating 1 out of 5]

Garbage of the worst kind. I would have given zero stars if I could. I have recovered from an eating disorder and I opened this book because I had it in my bookshelf for about 8 years. My intuition worked correctly these past years and I am glad I had never opened it before. I read the first 30 pages hoping for any psychological tips of value, but I realized quickly that reading on would only be a waste of time. From an ED recovered person's point of view, all the tips are just superficial ways of sticking to a diet. And this is in no way promising a long term recovery from an eating disorder. In fact this book is based on two premises: that overweight is not linked to an eating disorder (I saw no mention of eating disorders while I browse through the pages reading titles and bits and pieces, please correct me if I'm wrong) and that overweight is BAD. Whilst obese may be bad (whatever that word always means), overweight is not.
In any case, if you are looking for ways to stick to a diet longer, go ahead and read it. You may lose weight, but sooner or later - in this case maybe later than without this book - you'll put it back on. This book doesn't support the change needed to be free from the bondage of compulsive eating.

[cheryl · Rating 4 out of 5]

So far, it's got a lot of great mental exercises for you to work on. For me, my weight is definitely a mental thing.

[Jenny · Rating 3 out of 5]

I got some great ideas from this book. I took a lot of notes and plan to use some of the ideas.

[Mckinley · Rating 2 out of 5]

Short chapters on different ways to think about weight, diet, health.

[Ju · Rating 3 out of 5]

613.25

[J Crossley · Rating 3 out of 5]

Tips are provided here to help you change your behavior in order to lose weight.

[Karen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Short chapters on little habits to increase your health.