Allen Carrs No More Diets

by Allen Carr

Allen Carr's weight-loss method is unique. All others involve an element of restriction, leading to feelings of deprivation - which is why so many attempts to lose weight end in failure. With No More Diets you will enjoy your food far more right from the start. Once learned, the principles of Easyway can never be unlearned, ensuring that the benefits in health and well-being you experience will be permanent.

No Scare tactics
No need to feel deprived
Changes the way you think about food
Works for people who wish to relish their food
You need never again feel guilty about eating!

Genres: Health, Self Help

128 pages, Paperback

First published November 24, 2005

About the author

Allen Carr was a British author and the founder of the global Allen Carr’s Easyway method, renowned for helping millions overcome smoking and other addictions. Born in Putney, London in 1934, Carr began smoking at 18 during National Service and struggled with the habit for over three decades. A qualified accountant, he finally quit in 1983 following a revelatory visit to a hypnotherapist. The experience didn’t directly cause him to quit, but it led to two key insights: that smoking was simply a form of nicotine addiction, and that withdrawal symptoms were minor and psychological in nature. These revelations inspired Carr to develop a revolutionary approach to quitting, one that did not rely on willpower, scare tactics, or substitution therapies.
Carr’s philosophy centered on removing the smoker’s fear of giving up. He argued that smoking merely relieves withdrawal symptoms from the previous cigarette, and that the supposed satisfaction gained is merely a return to the non-smoker’s normal state. Through live seminars, books, and multimedia resources, the Easyway method encourages smokers to continue smoking while they reframe their beliefs, ultimately extinguishing their final cigarette with clarity and confidence.
In 1985, Carr published The Easy Way to Stop Smoking, which became a bestseller and was translated into more than 45 languages. The success of his London clinic led to the establishment of over 100 Easyway centers in 35 countries, offering seminars to treat smoking, alcohol dependency, sugar addiction, and even fear of flying. His method’s credibility was bolstered by independent clinical trials, including studies in Ireland and the UK which found it as effective—if not more so—than standard cessation methods. This led to its adoption by NHS-approved services in England.
A key element of the Easyway clinics is that all facilitators are former addicts who successfully quit using the method themselves. They must complete extensive training and become licensed members of the Association of Allen Carr Therapists International.
Throughout his career, Carr also co-authored a wide range of Easyway books addressing various addictions and behavioral issues, often collaborating with Robin Hayley and John C. Dicey, the current Chairman and Global CEO of Allen Carr’s Easyway. Dicey, whom Carr mentored, continues to lead the organization’s development and public outreach.
Carr died of lung cancer in 2006 at age 72, though he had not smoked for 23 years. He attributed his illness to second-hand smoke exposure during seminars. Before his death, he remained committed to his mission, challenging governmental ties to nicotine replacement industries and advocating for wider access to his method.
Carr’s legacy continues through his clinics, books, and online programs, which have reached over 50 million people worldwide. His message remains consistent: quitting is not a sacrifice—it’s liberation.

Reviews

[Someone · Rating 2 out of 5]

Well.... I never really read a book that pointed out the obvious like the author is a genius like this.
The first few pages of the book just blabbers on about how you can lose weight and how all the other diet plans are crap.
It then starts to explain why you're fat. It's because you over eat and don't eat healthy. Well no shit Sherlock...
When the book claimed that I can eat any food I like, and as much as I won't, basically it was lying. It was basically saying, "I'm going to now choose the food that you like and you're going to believe you like it. I'm also going to choose the amount you like and you're going to believe you like it."
The book itself acts like it knows a lot about mother nature and how it has maintained the weight of thousands of animals... Well a lot of babies, that are not influenced by the media, don't like eating vegetables. Is that a mother natures way of saying that they should eat whatever they want?
The book thinks our taste buds are flexible and yes they are to a certain point, but they don't lie to us.
And I have no idea why the book compared us to herbivores such as cows for his argument against milk and steak, because on the next page he takes back his claims by saying we're of different species.
Anyways, this book kept going back and forth on its claims and had a lot of comments that are not scientifically proven or accurate.
I can point them all out for you, but that'd be a waste of time for you and me.

If you want to lose weight here's what you can do. Join a club, get support, walk around a lot and enjoy cooking different healthy foods with your partner or children. Don't read garbage that tells you you can eat whatever you want and then say the things you are eating are shit. It's not going to help you at all.

[Francesca · Rating 3 out of 5]

Would've rated this book less if I'd paid more for it.
It is a bit of fluff but a few concepts might be good to meditate on - really taste your "favourite" food > does it really taste that good? What are you doing with all that salt, sugar and condiments? Hide the taste? A more natural diet with meat at <=30% couldn't hurt.
A focus on food for weight loss is accurate - take from this book what you will - even if it is just one of what might be considered a collection of spurious ideas.

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2006

[Stella · Rating 5 out of 5]

Superb like everything else by Allen Carr. Easyway really is the only way!

[Natasjha McGregor · Rating 2 out of 5]

Really disappointed in this book. I usually like Allen Carr’s witty writing, but this lacked substance. It was purely his perspective on health and lifestyle. Upon saying this, majority of his statements and beliefs are logically inclined. I can see where he was going with his views; trying to reverse our thought patterns and use reverse psychology, to help us make better choices. To be honest, I found it too stale and rather boring.