Taming the Diet Dragon: Language & Imagery for Weight Control and Body Transformation (Llewellyn's Self-Empowerment) [Paperback]

Constance Kirk (Author)

Book Description

Series: Llewellyn's Self-Empowerment | Publication Date: September 8, 2002

Only five percent of all dieters succeed at losing weight and keeping it off. Their secret is what health educator Dr. Kirk has taught hundreds of people: how to eliminate temptation, gain consistent control of your actions, increase metabolic rate through imagery, design your own powerful suggestions to get the desired results, obtain self-confidence and self-respect, and look and feel great!

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About the Author

Dr. Kirk is an Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin, Whitewater.  She earned her doctorate in health education at the University of Northern Colorado.  A health educator for 15 years, she has designed and facilitated seminars in Weight Dynamics, imagery for weight control and imagery for healing.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Llewellyn Publications (September 8, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1567183832
• ISBN-13: 978-1567183832
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,897,572 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jumping off the Plateau, October 18, 2000

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"lady_hoby" (Milwaukee, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Taming the Diet Dragon: Language & Imagery for Weight Control and Body Transformation (Llewellyn's Self-Empowerment) (Paperback)

For all of us who have struggled with weight loss, this book is a must read. We've all experienced that point in our efforts where we hit a plateau and can't drop any weight no matter how hard we exercise and watch what we eat. Dr. Kirk's book has some very good creative imagery techniques that will help you get off those plateaus and back on the track with weight loss. This is not a "diet" book in terms of conventional diet plans. It is a way to help you look at why you eat the way you do and get you to look at food in new and healthy ways. The techniques in this book not only work for weight loss, they work for other behaviors you might wish to change. A friend told me that several of her other friends used this book to help them stop smoking!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The dragon really gets to sleep!, October 21, 2004

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Sol Accursio "Sol" (Italy) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Taming the Diet Dragon: Language & Imagery for Weight Control and Body Transformation (Llewellyn's Self-Empowerment) (Paperback)

A quick read, and a pleasant one. No abstruse concept, all is there, simply explained and easy to experiment with.
Mental tricks to make your diet (not one in specific, you won't find dietary advice here) easy and pleasant to follow, to stop the craving and the feeling of deprivation. You will enjoy dieting!
you surely don't believe. Neither did I. The fact is... it works, right from the start. I'm the first to be amazed!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent and helpful guide to weight loss....within the mind...where it starts!, November 11, 2005

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This review is from: Taming the Diet Dragon: Language & Imagery for Weight Control and Body Transformation (Llewellyn's Self-Empowerment) (Paperback)

I got this book when it came out in '92 and I have a much loved and dog eared copy. It spells out everything you need to know to get the right "mindset" and thinking patterns to lose weight without the constant horrible struggle.

But one must APPLY it everyday, use it for it to work!