The Emotional Eater's Book of Inspiration: 90 Truths You Need to Know to Overcome Your Food Addiction [Paperback]

Debbie Danowski (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 13, 2006

Debbie Danowski weighed in at more than 300 pounds. Years of trying every diet program imaginable left her feeling exhausted, miserable, and hopeless. By realizing the connections between food and emotions, she learned to overcome her food addiction. Now, The Emotional Eater's Book of Inspiration offers the tips that helped her lose more than 160 pounds — and keep them off for the past seventeen years. One of the biggest hurdles to weight loss and continued success in food-addiction recovery is denial. The Emotional Eater's Book of Inspiration helps you confront your own "fat lies" by providing 90 essential truths, such as: · You won't lose one ounce of weight by talking about it. · Dieting is not a competitive sport. · Cleaning your plate will not feed one starving child. · "Free" foods are too expensive. Touching on common challenges faced by everyone who's wrestled with emotional eating and food addiction, Debbie Danowski empowers you to manage your emotional connections to food, giving you the tools to achieve long-term success.

Editorial Reviews

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"Danowski's guidance is...absolutely life-changing." -- Rena Greenberg, author of The Right Weigh: Six Steps to Permanent Weight Loss

"Debbie Danowski's new book is brave, daring, funny, wise, and very inspiring." -- Jayne Atkinson, actress

"This wonderful book is a tool to help you in your struggle with emotional eating." -- Tina A., compulsive overeater

"[F]illed with helpful insights....Highly recommended!" -- Jeffrey Wilbert, PhD, author of Fattitudes

About the Author

Debbie Danowski, Ph.D., is a nationally renowned expert on weight loss. A pioneer in the food addictions field, she is the author of Why Can’t I Stop Eating?, Locked Up For Eating Too Much, and The Overeater’s Journal. For over twenty years, she has worked as a freelance writer, her articles appearing in First For Women, Woman’s Day, and Seventeen, among other publications. A member of the International Advisory Board of the Food Addiction Institute, she currently holds an associate professorship at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut. Danowksi lives in Connecticut.

Product Details

• Paperback: 220 pages
• Publisher: Da Capo Press (December 13, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1569242569
• ISBN-13: 978-1569242568
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 5.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #585,706 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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40 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thank you Debbie, December 17, 2006

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Tina "Tina" (Montreal, Quebec) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Emotional Eater's Book of Inspiration: 90 Truths You Need to Know to Overcome Your Food Addiction (Paperback)

I am a big, big fan of Debbie and her books. This author's books have been instrumental in changing my life.

I have read each one over and over again and each time, I get something new out of it.

The Emotional Eater's Book of Inspiration is unique in that it tackles many of the "myths" that the dieting and non-dieting worlds have "put out there".

One of the biggest problems with emotional eating is the games and the denial that the disease plays with us. This book cuts right through all of that and gives us an honest and sometimes hard look at our realities.

I am on my third reading of this book. I bring it along with me, along with Debbie's Overeaters Journal, and refer to is often during the day.

This author has been there - while she is a PHD, she has also lived the private h ---- that is compulsive overeating and her sympathy, love and understanding shines through.

If you feel you may have a problem with food or know that you do, buy yourself the best Christmas gift - buy this book. Then, sit down and slowly read it. Once you have done that, go back and read all of Debbie's other books - they will change your life! Thank you Debbie.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Platitudes..., February 2, 2009

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makismom "makismom" (Spokane, WA USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Emotional Eater's Book of Inspiration: 90 Truths You Need to Know to Overcome Your Food Addiction (Paperback)

After reading previous reviews, I was hoping that this book would contain some inspiration that would encourage me to look to at the cause of overeating, and perhaps some exercises to help those of us who are overweight delve into why we do what we do. Instead, I got a book full of platitudes like "Real women come in all shapes and sizes, not just 2 and 4" and "The space in front of the refrigerator is a no parking zone". No kidding - these are two of the actual "truths you need to know to overcome food addiction". Give me a break.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful little GEM of a book & soooooooo HELPFUL!, May 4, 2008

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This review is from: The Emotional Eater's Book of Inspiration: 90 Truths You Need to Know to Overcome Your Food Addiction (Paperback)

This is one of those books you keep picking up and wanting to read. There are so many weight loss related books to choose, and believe me, I think I have half of them if not more....but you know you've found a Gem when you keep referring to it often while most of the others collect dust. If you're an emotional eater and just someone looking for some support as you journey towards a healthier lifestyle, you really NEED THIS BOOK. Plus its small, you can take it anywhere but for a smaller sized book its PACKED with some of the best inspirational pages you'll find! I've been on many weight loss programs (finally stayed with Jenny Craig, the BEST there is!) and now with the help of books like this one, I know I'll finally get to where I have always wanted to be in life. Thank you so much for this book Debbie! I only hope more people will 'browse' around more on amazon and pick it up like I did! Well worth every cent!!!