This trusted bestseller provides all the information needed to understand binge eating and bring it under control, whether you are working with a therapist or on your own. Clear, step-by-step guidelines show you how to:
*Overcome the urge to binge.
*Gain control over what and when you eat.
*Break free of strict dieting and other habits that may contribute to binges.
*Establish stable, healthy eating patterns.
*Improve your body image and reduce the risk of relapse.
This fully updated second edition incorporates important advances in the understanding and treatment of eating disorders. It features expanded coverage of body image issues and enhanced strategies for achieving--and maintaining--a transformed relationship with food and your body.
Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) Self-Help Book of Merit.
Included in the UK National Health Service Bibliotherapy Program.
Introduction: This Book and How to Use It
I. Binge Eating Problems: The Facts
1. Binge Eating
2. Eating Problems and Eating Disorders
3. Who Binges?
4. Psychological and Social Aspects
5. Physical Aspects
6. What Causes Binge Eating Problems?
7. Binge Eating and Addiction
8. The Treatment of Binge Eating Problems
II. An Enhanced Self-Help Program for Those Who Binge
Getting Ready
Starting Well
Regular Eating
Alternatives to Binge Eating
Problem Solving
Taking Stock
Dieting
Body Image
Ending Well
Appendix I. Obtaining Professional Help for an Eating Problem
Appendix II. Calculating Your Body Mass Index
Appendix III. If You Are Also Overweight
Appendix IV. Tackling "Other Problems"
Appendix V. A Note for Relatives and Friends
Appendix VI. A Note for Therapists
Further Reading
