Habits Not Diets The Secret to Lifetime

This easy-to-follow workbook teaches readers how to differentiate between psychological and physiological hunger, and identify the thoughts and feelings that trigger the desire for food. The authors show how to keep a food diary, take a more active approach to daily life, and maintain weight loss through self-observation. This new edition discusses the pros and cons of the latest diet drugs and offers a proven weight-loss program that is based on changing behavior. Filled with illustrations, charts, tables and worksheets that help the reader succeed, the guide is a truly unique tool.

Dr. James Ferguson is a clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of Utah, and is also the president of the Pharmacology Research Corporation in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Preface	p. v
Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction to Habit Awareness	p. 1
Home Decalorization: What You Don't Have, You Won't Eat	p. 25
Cue Elimination: The Signals That Lead You Astray	p. 39
Being Active: The Difference Between Success and Failure	p. 59
Being Active (continued): Fitness Versus Fatness	p. 81
Maintenance: Keys for Survival	p. 107
Behavior Chains: One Thing Leads to Another	p. 113
The Act: Eating--Changing Your Style	p. 133
Planning: Heading Off the Urges	p. 151
Cue Elimination (Part Two): Switching More Signals	p. 169
Time to Eat Out: How to Do It	p. 185
Maintenance Week: You Deserve It	p. 195
How We Think Is How We Eat: Think Before You Buy	p. 199
Dealing with Feelings: Think Before You Bite	p. 213
Stress: Excess Pressure	p. 233
Couples: Is Your Family Fattening?	p. 253
Problem Solving: The Key to Self-Help	p. 267
Maintenance Week	p. 279
Living and Personal Goals: How to Cope	p. 285
Snacks, Cues, and Holidays: How to Celebrate	p. 293
The End and Beginning: Here's to a New Life--and Lifestyle	p. 307
Self-Evaluation Sheets and Resources	p. 315
References and Suggested Readings	p. 327
Notes	p. 329
Major Contributors to the Field of Nutritional Counseling	p. 330
Index	p. 333
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Habits Not Diets The Secret to Lifetime Weight Control

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