Body Intelligence (Hardcover)

A highly visible authority on eating and weight disorders, Dr. Edward Abramson uses a refreshing, thought-based approach that brings new perspective to the subject--and new hope to diet junkies everywhere. Like the groundbreaking book Emotional Intelligence, Dr. Abramson's exciting life program redefines old beliefs. It teaches people to rethink their eating habits, reinvent their body image, and resist the endless cycle of quick-fix diets. This is what he calls Body Intelligence--a simple, safe, and smart three-step program that can show anyone how to eat intelligently, look at the body intelligently, and use the body intelligently.

This is the intelligent way to eat well, lose weight, and live life to the fullest. There are no rigid meal plans, no low-fat recipes, no carb and calorie counters. Instead, Body Intelligence offers a unique weight-control plan that goes to the root of most eating problems--the thought patterns that affect the way people eat, the way they see themselves, and the way they live. It's a complete, lifelong program that can open minds and transform bodies--without dieting. Dr. Abramson gives even lifelong dieters the power to:

Understand cravings and eating habits Learn how to enjoy eating again--without guilt Develop a realistic, positive body image Experience a more active, fulfilling life Body Intelligence also includes personal selfquizzes, thought-provoking exercises, and journaling techniques to help readers understand their feelings about food--and change their lives forever.

Finally ready to jump off the diet merry-go-round? Are you fed up with risking your health on diet pills and supplements that don’t deliver on their promises? Have you had it with feeling ashamed about your weight and guilty about every bite you eat? Well, you’ve come to the right place. Body Intelligenceoffers you a smart, mature alternative to diets, pills, and surgical procedures that can help you shed excess weight and keep it off—for life.

Nobody is born with a dysfunctional relationship with food or a negative body image. In fact, babies are very good at regulating their food intake; guided by instincts evolved over millions of years, they know when to eat and when they’ve had enough. In Body Intelligence, psychologist, Dr. Edward Abramson explains how, as we develop, our perceptions of food and of our bodies can become warped by countless advertising messages, peer pressure, and sometimes, even our parents’ good intentions. More importantly, he shows you how to rid yourself of that negative programming and reconnect with the body intelligence you were born with.

In Body Intelligence you won’t find rigid meal plans, low-fat recipes, carb counters or any of the other crutches that stop people from achieving a healthy, balanced relationship with food. Instead you get a simple, safe three-step program for learning how to eat intelligently, look at your body intelligently, and use your body intelligently. Dr. Abramson arms you with science-based strategies developed in his work with hundreds of people with eating disorders and weight problems, along with self-quizzes, exercises, journaling techniques and other powerful tools that let you:

• Zero in on the sources of your unhealthy cravings and bad eating habits
• Understand your feelings about food and free yourself from the cycle of quick-fix diets
• Develop a realistic, positive body image
• Rediscover the joy of movement and leading an active, healthy life
• Enjoy eating like you never have before—without guilt!

The time has come to free yourself from the emotional and psychological traps that are keeping you overweight and unhappy. The intelligent alternative to fad diets and “miracle cures,” Body Intelligence is your ticket to the healthy, fulfilling life you were born to lead.

A breakthrough plan for conquering the psychological and emotional barriers to weight loss—without dieting

“Ed Abramson is the go-to authority on the ‘why’ of weight gain.”

--Men’s Health

By now you’ve probably realized that dieting just doesn’t work and that the real key to weight loss can be summed up with one simple equation: eat less + exercise more. So what’s stopping you from losing that weight and keeping it off? Find out in Body Intelligence.

Not another fad diet, Body Intelligence is a smart, safe, effective way to eat well, lose weight, and live life to the fullest. Here 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 importantly, it arms you with a simple, three-step program for opening your mind and transforming your body—without diets. You'll learn how to:

"Based on sound science and years of clinical experience, Dr. Abramson's readable, practical guide 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

"Dr. Abramson's book provides guidance for people to gain self-control of their physical, social and emotional relationship to food, eating and their body experience."--Gilbert H. Newman, Ph.D., President-elect, California Psychological Association and Director of Clinical Training, The Wright Institute