Body Intelligence: Lose Weight, Keep It Off, and Feel Great About Your Body Without Dieting! [Paperback]

Edward Abramson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 18, 2006

Break down your psychological and emotional barriers to losing weight

"Ed Abramson is the go-to authority on the ‘why’ of weight gain."
--Men’s Health

Not another fad diet, Body Intelligence is a smart, safe, effective way to eat well, lose weight, and live life to the fullest. Dr. Edward Abramson, a leading international expert on eating and weight disorders, helps you identify the emotional and psychological knots that keep you tied up in an unhappy cycle of dieting and guilty overeating. More important, he arms you with a simple three-step program for opening your mind and transforming your body without dieting.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

"Body Intelligence is valuable because it's a primer for treating the cause of being overweight, not just the symptoms."
--Susan Burke, M.S., RD, LD/N, CDE, Chief Nutritionist, eDiets.com

"[Body Intelligence] shows you how to replace restrictive diets with sustainable, positive, and healthy strategies for weight management."
--Barbara J. Rolls, Ph.D., author of The Volumetrics Eating Plan and professor and Guthrie Chair in Nutrition, Penn State University

Not another fad diet, Body Intelligence is a smart, safe, effective way to eat well, lose weight, and live life to the fullest. You will learn to identify the emotional and psychological knots that keep you tied up in an unhappy cycle of dieting and guilty overeating. More important, the book's simple, three-step program will open your mind and transform your body--without diets. You'll learn how to:

• Rethink your eating habits
• Reinvent your body image
• Say good-bye to quick-fix diets and pills forever
• Learn to enjoy eating again--without guilt

About the Author

Edward Abramson, Ph.D., is an internationally recognized expert on eating and weight disorders and lectures around the world. He is a professor of psychology at California State University and a former director of the Eating Disorders Center at Chico Community Hospital. Men's Health called him "the go-to authority on the 'why' of weight gain."

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (October 18, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071479139
• ISBN-13: 978-0071479134
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,049,716 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

In addition to my professional interest in obesity I have a personal interest since both my mother and brother died from weight-related causes. As a child I was overweight and wore "husky" clothes. As an adult I've been at least 15 lbs. heavier than I am now. It would have been easier to have prevented the weight gain in childhood than it was to lose it as an adult. My new book, "It's NOT Just Baby Fat!" shows parents how to help their child avoid getting fat.

Although I've never been a jock, and was very inactive as a young adult I currently work out at a local gym at least twice a week and try to walk whenever I can. Initially it was hard to get started with an exercise routine but I've been doing it long enough so that I feel badly if I miss too many days. I know I couldn't have maintained my weight in the normal range by dieting. Instead, I am very aware of what I eat and why I'm eating it. I use many of the techniques described in my earlier book, "Body Intelligence" to control my weight. I enjoy giving workshops to help others develop healthy eating and exercise habits for themselves and their kids.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!, December 13, 2005

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Shirley Priscilla Johnson "Author/Reviewer -... (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Body Intelligence (Hardcover)

How many of us have read and tried to follow the advice of countless diet books, and walked away more frustrated then when we began? Inside the covers we read, do this, do that, eat this, don't eat that; and the list goes on. Not so in this outstanding work by author Edward Abram. Yes,there is hope for you and for me.
Our author goes to the root of the problem of not being able to maintain a healthy weight by diving into our thought patterns and showing us how they affect the way we eat, see ourselves and live. Believe me he will write about things you have long ago filed in your mind but you really have not forgotten. You will be shocked to see how these memories affect your weight and life.
I enjoyed this book; learned a lot and I truly believe it is a real eye opener.
If you have tried every diet you can find and feel as if nothing will ever work for you; I strongly suggest you give this book a try. I believe by understanding the information given in this book you will finally breath a sigh of relief and get on the right track to a healthier you.
Highly recommended.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Must Read Book for those like me looking to lose weight!!!, April 28, 2006

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S. Eger (California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Body Intelligence (Hardcover)

At first I was skeptical that this book would be like all the other diet books. But after doing some research on the author I found that he is an award winning Psychologist who is an expert in weight loss. I have been a yoyo dieter for many years I went from 250lbs to 165lbs at age 16 and gained it all back after I lost my girlfriend at age 19 by eating 8 whoppers a day(2before class, 2 after class, 2 during work, and 2 after work).

After reading this book I found something that I really agree with. I found that one of the main reasons that I have a problem in losing weight is that it isn't the foods that I am eating it is the amount. At the office I spend all day in front of a computer and when I get bored or frustrated I go to the kitchen to look for a snack. My company is one of those tech companies that order $2000 dollars worth of junk food from Costco to keep developers full of energy. I ended up binging on all that junk food. Today I watch my self when I go to the kitchen and I ask my self am I really hungry or is it that I am bored, frustrated, depressed, etc. Once I find the cause of my hunger I am able to work on the real problem, my emotions. Thanks Dr. Abramson for writing this book, I don't know how else to thank you but to write this review.

Thanks,
Sam

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WOW what an easy way to replace dieting!!!, August 23, 2005

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TT (Lincoln, Calif. USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Body Intelligence (Hardcover)

If you're still looking for the quick and easy, effortless diet, forget this book. This is for people who are tired of the dieting hype and want to learn why you eat the way you do, and how to change. It is full of very useful tips. I especially liked the sections on how to eat chocolate (Oh ya!!) and how to improve your body image. Oprah is gonna like this one as much as I do!! TT