Un-Dieting [Paperback]

Jackie Jaye - Brandt (Author), Diana Lipson-Burge (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 4, 2002

The book Un-Dieting was born out a lifetime of failed diets, addiction to food and drugs, frustration over not having the body I always wanted to have, and ten years of experience working with eating disorders. After forty years of dieting, I finally learned that diets were the very thing keeping my weight on! Instinctively, I knew this must be true, not only from my own and my family's experience, but also, because I was finally beginning to see that all the weight I lost from diets was regained--sooner or later.This book will teach you first, that there is only one way to gain weight--excess calories. Then you will learn that the main reason we eat excess calories is due to excess hunger, which is a direst result of diets and deprivation. Then I will show you why and how we eat our emotions, rather than expressing them. And most important, you will receive tools; tools for culminating anger and resentment; tools for transforming fear and worry; tools for communicating your wants and needs, so that you no longer have to eat your feelings; lastly, you will notice that when you have self-esteem or confidence, you feel better, you perform better, you communicate better, your relationships are better, and your ability to lose excess weight is greatly enhanced. So, because self esteem goes hand in hand with success in every area of your life, you will receive 20 keys for raising your self-esteem on a daily basis.Becoming liberated from diets is so empowering and so freeing that I truly believe you will find this to be the most exciting experience you've ever had--and one that will last a lifetime. I thank you for your courage in beginning this journey.

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About the Author

About the AuthorJackie Jaye-Brandt is a Corporate Communications Specialist/Organizational Psychotherapist and Lecturer. She holds Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in Psychology and is a licensed Psychotherapist with a private practice in Universal City, California. She is a key speaker for the Motion Picture and Television Fund Wellness Program, lecturing on: Communications Skills, Stress Management, Self-Esteem, Making Relationships Work, Reducing Anger, Overcoming Fear, Time Management, Finding your Passion, and The Power of the Mind. She has provided training and motivational services to a vast array of companies, including Warner Bros., The Walt Disney Co., Disney Imagineering, Fox Sports, Pritikin, Budget Rent-A-Car, and Harbor-UCLA Medical Center.

Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: AuthorHouse (October 4, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1587218216
• ISBN-13: 978-1587218217
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 6.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,685,103 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My Greatest Help, December 21, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Un-Dieting (Paperback)

For years I had been trying to figure out why I could not seem to be successful in my weight loss efforts. I seemed to be always "shooting myself in the foot". From the very beginning of "Un-Dieting", it became very clear that these two women had shared some of my own problems and questions. I have never read a book that addressed my needs as this book did. It may be a small book but it is very powerful. It got my thinking straightened out and I now know that by keeping it near me and re-reading it I will finally achieve my goal and get my weight under control. It is an answer to a prayer. I cannot recommend it too highly. I think it will prove to be a welcome aid for a lot of people.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Stop Eating Your Emotions and Start Losing Weight, July 18, 2001

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Alex Masters (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Un-Dieting (Paperback)

This book is fantastic. It espouses a philosophy about living life to its fullest. Jackie's book helped me realize that Anger, Jealousy, and all negative emotions can make you fat. Who could have guessed that emotions have calories? So, I stopped eating my emotions.

Thanks to her book I saw the reason that I kept getting fat and why NO DIET ever seemed to help me in the long term. Thanks to the wonderful insights in her book, I have lost 45 pounds and am halfway towards my goal of 100 pounds. Thank you, Jackie.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Refreshing!, January 31, 2006

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J. Hull (KS United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Un-Dieting (Paperback)

I am a fitness professional and I always end up disgusted and disappointed when I get asked to look at yet another dieting book. This book contains 1) solid information in regards to eating and calories; 2) an enlightened approach to viewing yourself! What a pleasure to read. Thank you Jackie and Diane!