Download or read book Confessions of a Weight Loss Counselor written by X485 X485 and published by Bookbaby. This book was released on 2017-10-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If defining 'normal' for you means simply what the majority of people do / are, than it's now normal to be overweight in America. Obesity isn't too far behind. Many nations on the planet hare rapidly following in this dangerous trend. In the case of X485, his struggle with weight began before he entered school. Started on the path by food obsessed parents, eating became the top interest for the chubby child, overweight teen & obese adult that grew out of that. Diet after diet would be imposed, later half-heartedly attempted to very small, always temporary degrees of success. Predictably followed by re-gains to higher & higher numbers. This became the standard way of life for X485 & many others. Radical & desperate measures were taken in the mid 90s & an epiphany began. Perhaps a cure was taking place. A major back step left X485 despondent that a life of being overweight was his inevitable destiny. A shorter than average much less happy life was what there was to look forward to. From a seemingly minor discussion with X485's mother, a pilot light was ignited & a restart of the transformation began. All in all, 300# came off over a 4 year period & have stayed off since 2000. With no real career to speak of, X485 quit his 15+ year job to redefine his future. A passion to help others with their weight loss became the primary focus of his life & it paid off handsomely. Professional success came teaching classes first in southern Nevada & later in central California. Thousands of people have put their trust in me - a weight loss counselor - & I've been privileged to see so many do what they thought couldn't be done. 40 specific cases are highlighted in this book. Most have happy endings, some do not. But, a whole perspective of the people I've worked for did need to include every kind of outcome. Each story has lessons to be taken from them. They're called 'tips' & 'traps'. Also, theories on how the nation has gotten to this point are discussed. Mostly, they're qualified as the perspective of the people X485 has met. This field test amounts to over 17 years & 50,000+ people & the threads that come up most often. Taken not as scientific facts, but real world observations via interacting with members X485s worked with. Next, a 4 section breakdown of the 1st year common experiences / advice guide. Realistic expectations are invaluable in this & at year one, when everything is happening for the first time, it's even more so. Thus, a detailed observations of the what can / should / will happen at particular junctures & how to manage them. Practical matters regarding cooking, recipe suggestions & grocery store shopping complete this read. A forever work in progress leaves this book open ended, welcoming responses & knowing that the weight loss desired by the reader is possible for them...until their last dying day!

Download or read book The Hungry Years written by William Leith and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2006-06-01 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A story of food, fat and addiction that is both funny and heart-wrenching: it will change the way you look at food forever

Download or read book Confessions of a Fat Cosmo Girl written by Hazel Dixon-Cooper and published by Post Hill Press. This book was released on 2021-01-26 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You are not a failure. And you are not alone. You are being scammed by a system that promises quick fixes that fix nothing and sells you money-sucking programs that do nothing but fuel overeating. At each meal, 93 million overweight American adults and 14 million overweight children and adolescents risk their lives. More than 300,000 die unnecessarily every year from obesity-related diseases. Hazel Dixon-Cooper was a size 22 woman in a size 2 world until she dumped the weight-loss industry, discovered how food companies lie, and learned that doctors rarely know more about nutrition than we do. Confessions of a Fat Cosmo Girl… • Examines the most popular weight-loss programs and reveals the truth about why they fail. • Confronts the medical profession’s solution of slice-and-dice bariatric surgery. • Debunks the deceptive benefits of fad diets and over-the-counter weight-loss products. • Explores sugar addiction and how it contributes to every major life-threatening disease. • Shows you how to clear your life of toxic food, toxic people, and your own toxic beliefs. • Proves the life-saving benefits of moving to a plant-based diet. • Offers a 21-day challenge that will change your life.

Download or read book Confessions of a Mediocre Widow written by Catherine Tidd and published by Sourcebooks. This book was released on 2014-01-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I spent my 11th wedding anniversary planning my husband's funeral. If I could just figure out how to make that rhyme, it would be the beginning of a great country song." Confessions of a Mediocre Widow is a roller coaster look at one widow's journey through the odyssey of grief and the many missteps, crying jags, fights, hilarity, pedicures, and lying required to get through it. Catherine Tidd shares the story of what it was to honor her husband, to get her three kids (all under 6) through the day (with perhaps more sugar and television than might have been necessary), and come to terms with his loss, in a way that's real, rough, and honest.

Download or read book Anti Diet written by Christy Harrison and published by Little, Brown Spark. This book was released on 2019-12-24 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reclaim your time, money, health, and happiness from our toxic diet culture with groundbreaking strategies from a registered dietitian, journalist, and host of the Food Psych podcast. 68 percent of Americans have dieted at some point in their lives. But upwards of 90% of people who intentionally lose weight gain it back within five years. And as many as 66% of people who embark on weight-loss efforts end up gaining more weight than they lost. If dieting is so clearly ineffective, why are we so obsessed with it? The culprit is diet culture, a system of beliefs that equates thinness to health and moral virtue, promotes weight loss as a means of attaining higher status, and demonizes certain ways of eating while elevating others. It's sexist, racist, and classist, yet this way of thinking about food and bodies is so embedded in the fabric of our society that it can be hard to recognize. It masquerades as health, wellness, and fitness, and for some, it is all-consuming. In Anti-Diet, Christy Harrison takes on diet culture and the multi-billion-dollar industries that profit from it, exposing all the ways it robs people of their time, money, health, and happiness. It will turn what you think you know about health and wellness upside down, as Harrison explores the history of diet culture, how it's infiltrated the health and wellness world, how to recognize it in all its sneaky forms, and how letting go of efforts to lose weight or eat "perfectly" actually helps to improve people's health—no matter their size. Drawing on scientific research, personal experience, and stories from patients and colleagues, Anti-Diet provides a radical alternative to diet culture, and helps readers reclaim their bodies, minds, and lives so they can focus on the things that truly matter.

Download or read book Confessions of a Carb Queen written by Susan Blech and published by Rodale Books. This book was released on 2007-12-26 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When her doctor told her she could suffer a stroke just by walking across the street, Susan Blech knew drastic action was called for. She was only 38 years old, and the scale registered a life-threatening 468 pounds. Rejecting the idea of gastric bypass surgery, Susan relocated to Durham, North Carolina, giving up all that was familiar and $70,000 of her life savings to devote herself to losing weight and getting healthy on the famed Rice Diet. In Confessions of a Carb Queen, Susan Blech speaks candidly about topics no obese person has dared to address: fat sex, eating binges, the lies you tell others, and the lies you tell yourself. She explores the psychological component of overeating and the connection between her own binge eating and the aneurysm that left her mother brain-damaged and paralyzed when Susan was a toddler. Her gripping story—a blend of memoir, advice, and delicious, health-conscious recipes—is a testament to her personal strength and willpower, and will be an inspiration to all who read it.

Download or read book Confessions of A Hypnotist written by Jonathan Royle and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2005-10 with total page 515 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CONFESSIONS OF A HYPNOTIST by Top Television & Media Hypnotist and International Celebrity Mind Therapist Dr. Jonathan Royle BSc is subtitled: "Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Hypnosis But Were Afraid to Ask" and the title pretty much says it all. For many years now most Industry Experts have regarded "Hypnotherapy" by Dave Elman as the Handbook for Hypnotherapists and anything by Ormond McGill as must study reading for Stage Hypnotists, However at long last that has all now changed with the release of "Confessions of a Hypnotist" by Dr. Jonathan Royle - BSc This encyclopaedic course available in both Hard Back and Paper Back formats is an amazing compilation of many of Royles Ebooks including "The Professional Art of Stage Hypnosis, Hypnotherapy & Complete Mind Therapy" - "The Lazy Mans Guide To Stage Hypnotism" "Make A Million From Hypnotherapy" "Hypnotising Animals for Fun and Profits" "Hypno-Tricks How To Be an Instant Hypnotist" "Theres No Such Thing As Hypnosis" and many others! Not only have all of Royle's previous works been compiled into one volume, but all of the information has been completely updated and extensively added to making this without doubt the most comprehensive Home Study Training Course on all areas of the Hypnotic Industry ever written or released to the general public. Indeed many of the Secrets, Ploys, Methods & techniques revealed within the pages of this course have never appeared in print or any other form of training course before, indeed they have been jealously guarded by the Most Successful hypnotists for years, but here for the first time Royle has decided to lift the lid and reveal the True Secrets of Hypnotic Success which can change your life and your clients life forever! To detail all of the mind-blowing secrets, ploys. And tried, tested and proven to work in the real world of Hypnosis & NLP techniques that this combined course contains would take hours, so here are just a few brief examples of the contents: A brief example of the Hypnotherapy, NLP & CMT Contents: What hypnosis is about and how it works. * How the human mind works. * Rapport, observation, recognition, and leadership skills. * Principles of verbal, physical and reverse psychology. * Hypnotherapy, Advanced Hypnotherapy, Hypno-Analysis and Creative Visualisation. * Inductions for the consulting room * Standard phrases for hypnotic inductions and how to deepen the hypnotic trance. * How to identify the trance states and awaken clients. * How to deal with abreaction's and hard to awaken subjects. * Hypnotherapy scripts for stopping smoking, weight loss, skin problems, and confidence building. * Psychotherapy and how to tackle advanced problems such as acute depression and sexual problems. * The use of hypnosis for past life regression. * Shortcuts to alternative medicine. * How to increase your hypnotherapy business and income. * How to earn money from stress management and motivational training. * The Fast Phobia Cure Treatment Known as Neuro Associative Conditioning (NAC) * The Complete Mind Therapy (CMT) session structure. Many people have gone on to become successful hypnotherapists after taking this course. Take this opportunity and you too can enter this wonderful and rewarding occupation. "Thanks for the training, which was excellent value for money and has provided me with a career for life which I enjoy immensely!" Bill Graham www.hypnosis4u.co.uk A brief breakdown of the Stage Hypnotism Methods taught: What hypnosis is about and how it works. * How the human mind works. * Rapport, observation, recognition, and leadership skills. * Principles of verbal, physical and reverse psychology. * Seven different suggestibility tests to use before hypnosis. * Over thirty different induction methods and techniques to hypnotize people. * How to create your own hypnotic inductions. * Standard phrases which hypnotists use. * Standard

Download or read book A Big Fat Crisis written by Deborah Cohen and published by Bold Type Books. This book was released on 2013-12-24 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Obesity is the public health crisis of the twenty-first century. Over 150 million Americans are overweight or obese, and across the globe an estimated 1.5 billion are affected. In A Big Fat Crisis, Dr. Deborah A. Cohen has created a major new work that will transform the conversation surrounding the modern weight crisis. Based on her own extensive research, as well as the latest insights from behavioral economics and cognitive science, Cohen reveals what drives the obesity epidemic and how we, as a nation, can overcome it. Cohen argues that the massive increase in obesity is the product of two forces. One is the immutable aspect of human nature, namely the fundamental limits of self-control and the unconscious ways we are hard-wired to eat. And second is the completely transformed modern food environment, including lower prices, larger portion sizes, and the outsized influence of food advertising. We live in a food swamp, where food is cheap, ubiquitous, and insidiously marketed. This, rather than the much-discussed "food deserts," is the source of the epidemic. The conventional wisdom is that overeating is the expression of individual weakness and a lack of self-control. But that would mean that people in this country had more willpower thirty years ago, when the rate of obesity was half of what it is today! The truth is that our capacity for self-control has not shrunk; instead, the changing conditions of our modern world have pushed our limits to such an extent that more and more of us are simply no longer up to the challenge. Ending this public health crisis will require solutions that transcend the advice found in diet books. Simply urging people to eat less sugar, salt, and fat has not worked. A Big Fat Crisis offers concrete recommendations and sweeping policy changes-including implementing smart and effective regulations and constructing a more balanced food environment-that represent nothing less than a blueprint for defeating the obesity epidemic once and for all.

Download or read book F ck Your Diet written by Chloé Hilliard and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-01-07 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *A Goodreads Choice Awards Finalist *Named Best Comedy Book by the African American Literary Awards Show Fans of Issa Rae and Phoebe Robinson will love this collection of laugh-out-loud funny and insightful essays that explore race, feminism, pop culture, and how society reinforces the message that we are nothing without the perfect body. By the time Chloé Hilliard was 12, she wore a size 12—both shoe and dress—and stood over six feet tall. Fitting in was never an option. That didn’t stop her from trying. Cursed with a “slow metabolism,” “baby weight,” and “big bones,”—the fat trilogy—Chloe turned to fad diets, starvation, pills, and workouts, all of which failed. Realizing that everything—from government policies to corporate capitalism—directly impacts our relationship with food and our waistlines, Chloé changed her outlook on herself and hopes others will do the same for themselves. The perfect mix of cultural commentary, conspiracies, and confessions, F*ck Your Diet pokes fun at the all too familiar, misguided quest for better health, permanent weight loss, and a sense of self-worth.

Download or read book Confessions of an Rx Drug Pusher written by Gwen Olsen and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2009-04-24 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the IPPY Award gold medal for Most Progressive Health Book On December 2, 2004, Gwen Olsen’s niece Megan committed suicide by setting herself on fire—and ended her tortured life as a victim of the adverse effects of prescription drugs. Olsen’s poignant autobiographical journey through the darkness of mental illness and the catastrophic consequences that lurk in medicine cabinets around the country offers an honest glimpse into alarming statistics and a health care system ranked last among nineteen industrialized nations worldwide. As a former sales representative in the pharmaceutical industry for several years, Olsen learned firsthand how an unprecedented number of lethal drugs are unleashed in the United States market, but her most heartrending education into the dangers of antidepressants would come as a victim and ultimately, as a survivor. Rigorously researched and documented, Confessions of an Rx Drug Pusher is a moving human drama that shares one woman’s unforgettable journey of faith, forgiveness, and healing.

Download or read book Cognitive Therapy in Clinical Practice written by Jan Scott and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-09-02 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume contains examples of how cognitive therapists working in varied settings with groups of adult clients have applied the cognitive model in their domain. Cognitive therapy has much broader application than the traditional area of depression; contributors illustrate the way they work by using extended case material, readers will hear the voices of the clients and empathise with both client and therapist as they seek to build a collaborative relationship. Areas discussed range from drug abuse and eating disorders to obsessive behaviour. Any therapist, however experienced, will learn from `listening in' on the cases presented and students will find it essential reading.

Download or read book Confessions of A Wall Street Warrior written by Curtis C. Brown, Jr. and published by The Writers Tree. This book was released on 2023-12-12 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Confessions of a Wall Street Warrior” by Curtis C. Brown, Jr. shares a riveting journey through the twists of finance. From a midnight dilemma in Indonesia to meaningful childhood lessons as an Army brat, Brown imparts valuable life wisdom. Across 14 impactful lessons, he promotes self-preservation, thankfulness, ethical decisions, relationship building, goal setting, and planning for the unexpected. This engaging story goes beyond finance, offering universal insights on resilience and honesty. Brown’s captivating storytelling forms an easy-to-follow guide for tackling life’s hurdles, making this memoir a must-read for those in search of inspiration and success strategies.

Download or read book Confessions of a Mediocre Widow written by Catherine Tidd and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2014-01-07 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I spent my 11th wedding anniversary planning my husband's funeral. If I could just figure out how to make that rhyme, it would be the beginning of a great country song. Involuntarily single. That's the true story of where Catherine Tidd found herself just three weeks after turning thirty-one. With three children under six years old, no fix-it skills, no clue how to live life as a widow and coping with grief after the death of her spouse, Catherine couldn't help but be a little exasperated with her dead husband for leaving her to deal with life on her own. Catherine found herself in charge of her life in a way she never wanted to be, in a way that would have most of us reeling and numb. But she soon realized that when you call the shots, you can make pedicures one of the stages of grief—and that moving forward might be more fun in a new sports car. Her honest Confessions of a Mediocre Widow is not your typical book on grief and loss of a spouse, but rather a glimpse into the heartbreaking and sometimes humorous world of a young woman who learns that overcoming grief and healing after loss is possible, and that you can find joy in an unexpected life. Praise for Confessions of a Mediocre Widow: "Heartfelt and surprisingly humorous memoir...an ultimately uplifting story, and thanks to Tidd's keen sense of humor her tale never becomes maudlin...Widowers and other readers will find inspiration and useful advice in her candid story." —Publishers Weekly "This was the only helpful book that I have read about becoming and being a widow. I found myself laughing and listening to Tidd as I would listen to a friend telling her story; she has a voice that is compelling, a story that is real and a book that is an invaluable addition to grief memoirs. " —Bitter/Sweet "With wit and good humor, Tidd looks back on the time immediately following her husband's death with charming self-deprecation at her seeming inability to be a good widow. Through this, she shows readers that there is no "right way" to grieve. " —Library Journal

Download or read book Bitter is the New Black written by Jen Lancaster and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2006-03-07 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times bestselling author Jen Lancaster takes you from sorority house to penthouse to poorhouse in her hilarious memoir of living the sweet life—until real life kicked her to the curb. She had the perfect man, the perfect job—hell, she had the perfect life—and there was no reason to think it wouldn't last. Or maybe there was, but Jen Lancaster was too busy being manicured, pedicured, highlighted, and generally adored to notice. This is the smart-mouthed, soul-searching story of a woman trying to figure out what happens next when she's gone from six figures to unemployment checks and she stops to reconsider some of the less-than-rosy attitudes and values she thought she'd never have to answer for when times were good. Filled with caustic wit and unusual insight, it's a rollicking read as speedy and unpredictable as the trajectory of a burst balloon.

Download or read book God s Dog Memories Confessions Dreams Revelations of a Modern Mystic written by William Schindler and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-02-13 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the extraordinary true tale of a middle-class, gay American's path to encounters with the Great Mystery that is God/dess/Self. The way to the Great Unknown was intricately intertwined with his humanity with all its foibles, and with human relationships. Therefore this story has to include those relationships, revealing ultimately how a one's personal identity and relationships become vehicles for enlightenment. This inspiring account of struggle, travel to exotic lands, suffering, and transcendence holds out hope for anyone who has ever felt outcaste, broken, or unworthy, demonstrating for our modern times that enlightenment lies within reach of us all.

Download or read book Taste for Truth written by Barb Raveling and published by . This book was released on 2013-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They say it takes 21 days to develop a habit. But we all know how hard it is to make through those first 21 days. Taste for Truth will help you get through those first few weeks when you'd like nothing better than to give up. Taste for Truth offers 30 days of Bible study and hands-on renewing of the mind help. You'll be taking off the lies that make you overeat and putting on the truth that will make you actually want to eat with control. Taste for Truth is a companion Bible study to I Deserve a Donut (And Other Lies That Make You Eat).

Download or read book Finally Thin written by Kim Bensen and published by Harmony. This book was released on 2010-12-28 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ultimate companion to any diet—featuring ten steps that will give you the information and motivation to achieve your own success on any weight-loss plan. Kim Bensen knows about weight loss. And weight gain. For decades, she tried every diet there was, but nothing seemed to work – for long anyway – and she yo-yoed her way to 350 pounds. But she never gave up and in 2001, despite years of heartbreak and discouragement, Kim tried again. This time was different and the results were phenomenal: 212 pounds lost forever, fourteen dress sizes, four ring sizes, one and a half shoe sizes, and 200 points of cholesterol gone for good! In the end, Kim not only changed her health and size, but also her career. The clamor of “How did you do it?” by desperately struggling individuals as well as the national media motivated her to sit down and pen into words what she had put into action. In Finally Thin!, Kim Bensen recounts her own success story and then breaks down her success into a ten-step system, showing readers exactly how she accomplished her weight-loss goal. From choosing the right diet for your needs to setting realistic goals, finding support, eating out, recovering from a slipup, the keys to maintenance, and even 75 recipes, this book covers it all in an upbeat, inspirational, and approachable tone. A must-have for anyone trying to lose weight, Finally Thin! will help dieters break free of the yo-yo cycle and achieve their ultimate goal—once and for all.