Dieting a Dry Drunk: A Dieting Recovery Handbook
, by Jackson, Becky Lu
- ISBN: 9781581127089 | 1581127081
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 12/1/2000
| Understanding Eating Disorders | p. 1 |
| Keys to identify: control, obsession, denial | |
| Addictive disease description | |
| Eating disorder description | |
| Why "no Random Eating"? | p. 10 |
| Dieting feeds obsession | |
| Giving up the option - giving up the obsession | |
| Definition of "random eating" | |
| Dieting Mentality | p. 13 |
| Subtle attitudes | |
| Subtle behavior | |
| Subtle danger | |
| What's Black and White and What's Grey | p. 16 |
| Finding a bottom line equal to sobriety | |
| Making the black and white achievable 100% of the time | |
| Finding flexibility (the grey) and when and how it's useful | |
| The Danger of Living in the Grey | p. 19 |
| Examples of "grey" behavior | |
| Consequences of abusing flexibility of abstinence | |
| Receiving the OA Message | p. 21 |
| Epilepsy analogy | |
| Treatment centers and AA's 12 Steps | |
| Locating OA near you | |
| Moderate is Moderate is Moderate | p. 25 |
| Moderate is a recovery issue | |
| Moderate is a health issue | |
| Moderate is a relapse issue | |
| One Meal at a Time, One Day at a Time | p. 29 |
| The 24-hour plan | |
| The 1-hour plan | |
| The 1-minute plan | |
| Does it Feed the Disease or Does it Feed the Recovery? | p. 32 |
| The set-up of relapse energy | |
| How to decide on actions that bring serenity | |
| Examples of disease calming actions | |
| Keeping it Simple | p. 31 |
| Analysis paralysis | |
| Do what's in front of you | |
| Using slogans | |
| Watch Out for the "Pink Cloud" | p. 36 |
| Overelation often a danger signal | |
| "Never have it made" concept | |
| The Great Obsession | p. 38 |
| Alcoholism analogy | |
| Hidden belief about therapy | |
| Acceptance | |
| Seeking Professional Help | p. 40 |
| Types to assist recovery | |
| No perfect people/us or them | |
| Ultimately our responsibility | |
| Institutional Mentality | p. 42 |
| Subtle attitudes | |
| Subtle behavior | |
| Subtle danger | |
| What About Exercise? | p. 45 |
| Much needed in moderation | |
| Suggestions for either extreme | |
| Potential dangers of body sculpturing | |
| Eat to Nourish, Not Control | p. 48 |
| Give up dieting and control | |
| American Heart Assoc, guidelines | |
| Definition of healthy eating achievable 75% of the time | |
| 4 nutritional tips | |
| Maintenance: What a Concept | p. 52 |
| Abstaining vs dieting | |
| Key recovery issue | |
| Pitfalls to watch for | |
| Suggestions | |
| Surrender to Win ... Pardon Me? | p. 59 |
| Outside changes don't take "it" away | |
| "Hitting bottom" = giving up the losing fight | |
| Stopping the war = winning | |
| Changing Old Routines | p. 61 |
| Old behavior leads to old results | |
| New behavior leads to new results | |
| Types of things to change in the beginning | |
| First Things First | p. 64 |
| Recovery a matter of survival | |
| Keep perspective, not perfection | |
| Must cherish self to cherish others | |
| H.A.L.T. (Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired) | p. 66 |
| Define acronym | |
| Pitfall of each | |
| Need for balance | |
| Being Prepared for Social Occasions | p. 69 |
| Plan, alternate plan, let go of results | |
| Decide in advance stops obsession | |
| Add to life stops self obsession | |
| Know Your Relapse Indicators | p. 73 |
| Emotional relapse precedes physical | |
| Examples of common ones | |
| Know yours and make a plan | |
| Prevention work with body image issues | |
| Body Image: #1 Relapse Problem | p. 80 |
| Used to set "boundaries" | |
| "Looks are for looking at" concept | |
| Self-hate manifests in the mirror | |
| Must resolve for recovery | |
| Inner Family Healing | p. 85 |
| "How we've used our disease" concept | |
| "Inner family" description | |
| Visualization suggestion | |
| Codependency enmeshment | |
| Find, Develop, and Use a Support System | p. 89 |
| List of ideas to help develop support system | |
| Understanding why immediate family might not be best choice for support | |
| Looking for "Grandmas" | p. 91 |
| Definition of a "Grandma" | |
| Importance of one | |
| What to look for | |
| Remember Your Last Diet and/Or Binge | p. 93 |
| Selective recall problem | |
| Remembering the before, during and after | |
| Use memories to aid change | |
| Emotions Don't Demand Actions | p. 95 |
| Emotions are not random, connected to beliefs | |
| Change perceptions, change feelings | |
| "Neither yield nor resist" | |
| Reading Your Richter Scale | p. 98 |
| Overreaction means old reaction | |
| Humorous examples | |
| Key to old idea - key to new idea | |
| Is There Life After Abstinence | p. 101 |
| Loss of an old "friend" | |
| Fear of success: letting go of excuses | |
| Facing the shame of "why haven't you..." | |
| Healing the past to move forward | |
| Free to go for our dreams | |
| 10 Personal Success Stories | |
| From the Author | p. 107 |
| My history | |
| My recovery and my pain | |
| My insights and my hope for others | |
| Margo C.--You Can't Get There From Here | p. 120 |
| Jeanie M.--Never Lose Hope | p. 130 |
| Lisa M.--Beauty and Brains Couldn't Help | p. 141 |
| Steven M.--The Way Out | p. 151 |
| Teri K.--Full Recovery, Full Life | p. 160 |
| Jean M.--From Dieting Madness to Disease Recovery | p. 169 |
| Jerry J.--Recovery From Self-Will Run Riot | p. 175 |
| Kathy R.--I Thought Had to be Old | p. 183 |
| Laura B.--I Wasn't Ready | p. 189 |
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