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Overcoming Overeating : Conquer Your Obsession With Food Forever Paperback – January 1, 2000

4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 255 ratings

Originally published in 1989, a book offering advice on conquering food obsessions and compulsive eating in order to give up dieting and bingeing, claiming this will lead to increased self-esteem.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Vintage/Ebury (a Division of R (January 1, 2000)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 009182561X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0091825614
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 6.3 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.96 x 0.63 x 7.8 inches
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4.4 out of 5 stars
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Customers find the book life-changing, helpful, and a life saver. They describe it as interesting, compelling, and an amazing little jewel. Readers also say the book provides good insights on why they overeat.

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16 customers mention "Life changing"16 positive0 negative

Customers find the book life-changing, a life saver, and helpful for behavior modification. They say it helps them love themselves and realistically face themselves. Readers also appreciate the revolutionary theory, excellent advice, and valid and important points.

"...with overeating and bored eating, but this book has changed my mindset about life and I have to admit this last 380+ days were better than the many..." Read more

"...But it didn't help me to just lose weight- it helped me to love myself and opened up the door and possibilities to positivity and a hopeful life...." Read more

"This is a very good book for behavior modification and learning how to distinguish between emotional and physical hunger...." Read more

"...These authors do make some very valid and important points." Read more

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Customers find the book interesting, compelling, and inspiring. They say it gives them a good insight on why they overeat. Readers also mention the questions are excellent and enable them to see themselves.

"...This book was an eye-opener for me. Everything the authors say makes sense...." Read more

"...It was a huge eye-opener to me, and gave me a completely new perspective on the whole issue of the "battle of the bulge"...." Read more

"This book gave me a very good insight on why I overeat and why I eat when I'm not hungry...." Read more

"...It goes so much deeper and teaches you kindness. It's a classic." Read more

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Customers find the book's language easy to understand. They also appreciate the clear, consistent, and simple message.

"...It was one of the most life changing texts I have ever encountered...." Read more

"...is my absolute favorite because of its clear, consistent, and simple message...." Read more

"...The authors explain in easy to understand language what eating and food can mean and how to get its role in your life to be what it should be...." Read more

Overeating - Help!
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Overeating - Help!
The insidious diet myths- we're led to believe that all our problems will be solved, all our dreams will come true--if only we diet. Even the word diet conjures up seemingly magical wishes and promises. Among these are hopes and dreams of future success about everything from beauty, self-esteem, feeling all right, being a good girl, as well as approval from others. But the diet myth is not magic. It is a lie. This book confronts dieting and tells us its not working and is not a logical long term solution. Can we as readers really hear this? Many times we need to hit bottom to be willing to open up to new solutions. A good companion book to this gem is Not Your Mother's Diet. Not Your Mother's Diet: The CURE for your EATING ISSUES
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Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2006
This is the book that had the most deep impact on my life.
I read it about a year ago.
If you are planning to read this book, you are taking a huge risk. This book is going to change what you think about losing weight, the reasons you are overeating and so many other aspects on this hurtful issue
As a complulsive overeater, i was very excited at the beginning. After a month I was fatter and more disappointed. However, the book somehow managed to pass strong beliefs to me.
I didn't stay on the plan, i couldn't, but every time i am trying to lose weight, i feel more relaxed. I used to overeat every day. Now, after a year, i dont consider my self as a compulsive overeater. I might overeat 3-4 times per month, but not as heavy as i used to. I am not afraid anymore of eating a lot. I have many days that I eat normally, somedays i might eat less. I am thinner now, but this is not the main point. The most important is that i don't feel bad of eating "bad" foods. It is not bad if i binge. It is not the end of the world. I might overeat, but this is not going to ruin my day.
This book will not give you instant results. The process is slow and very difficult and you might failed a lot of times, you might get bigger and desperated like i was. It is a long road, but thanks to this book i find it easier.

****update: its 2012.
I was just looking my old reviews and i found this.
I have to say after so many years i realize how much it helped me. i dont have any problems for 4 years.
it is a memory now that tortured me for 6 years now gone.i was eating so much that i could not get up from the floor. i was having horrible pains. I have memories of my mom pulling me to get up, being scared that my stomach would explode. haha.

well straight to the point now: i lost all the weight without dieting. i swear.
i simply gave up on trying to be thin........ well not simply but it was a decision that i took, by reading this book and another one by geneen roth i think .. i dont remember her name.
i remember that i tried not to diet. I was still falling to binges.. for a year i was a failure. I was binging , dieting, pretend to eat normally, binging dieting, even fasting and then of course... binging!.
then i came to a point that i could not diet anymore. i stopped caring ..i even became fatter. at by brothers engagement i was wearing a corsage and my face was so round but cute :) i was buying the big round cake and i was eating it in one seat. i was eating chocolates like a machine everyday.
then i came to a point that it came naturally to me to eat whatever i want whenever i wanted. it was something seeded from the book into my brain. I feel like waht i read in the book was placed as a seed in my brain that took some time to grow. For example instead of food i was ordering sweet.If i wanted food i would have it. i just accepted the fact that it was my metabolism. it was the way my female body stores fat. gradually i lost the weight. i never expected to lose so much weight. the book says to accept ur self the way it is. it doesnt say that u will loose weight by reading it and its funny that now i am so skinny. i still eat one to 2 chocolates every day but at least i am not emptying the whole box in one seat. And i do eat food. I like sweets however and i can never imagine my life without them. and yes i do get preaches from my husband my parents my co workers on not eating too much sweets. i know they are not good for my health but i know that when you deny from urself something that you want it might become an obsession. I also know that if it is better to eat a small portion of that unhealthy sweet than to eat a big one.
Compulsive overeating has to do with thinking about food too much!
i see ppl everywhere talking about diet. everywhere i go especially when there are women they will talk about diet.It is sooo boring! Usually it goes like this. there are sweet in the room and i will eat some. they will look at me surprised and will say: how can u be so skinny and eat all this?
Well here is the answer. I eat whatever i want when i want. What the other women do? they diet and after a few days...they binge. they might not consider it as a binge but when you deprive your body for days what do you expect your body to do? store the fat in your body. and mess your insulin. I mean its better to eat a box of cookies in 3 days than in one seat. I sometimes eat a box of cookies but that would happen 2-3 times a year. thats all.! in the old days i would eat a box of cookies and then i would feel like i ve ruined everything and then i would eat everything that its in the house. now , I dont care. Big deal. its just a box. i forgive me.
I am fininshing by saying try not to waste time on thinking too much about food. i was obsessed with food and it's a really pathetic way to spend your thinking every day. I feel like i lost those years feeling fat and ugly. it was only when i accepted my self,(I changed my clothes, bought clothes that flattered me, spend time with ppl that wasnt seeing me as fat) and started caring about ME that things changed too. i could be writing whole pages cause honestly i spent a significant portion of my little life on this subject.
and yes this book holds valuable info. the problem is that we all expect miracles instantly. you cannot overcome your disorder in one day! it can take years.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2011
Ok, first off alittle about me, I love working out, not all cardio, I like to lift, and lift heavy with low reps, and of course my head has been stuck in macros and not my "addiction" with food. I; like many of you have gone through tough times, lost my father at a very early age, and dealt with it in the wrong ways.

Other feelings of being "fat", were being driven by other forces in my life, such as a longstanding belief that everyone in my family thought and wanted me to be perfect. How does one escape these feelings everyday of their life? Yup, you guessed it, by overeating.

Jane knows all of the outside sources that lead us to the fridge, she knows that we all have tough things to overcome. It is very hard to give up dieting, but she explains to us just how we can, and why we should. If I could rename this book, it would be " Overcoming the Bull&$(#, and eating when your hungry", because that is what I'm learning, and I can honestly say that spending the last 14 hours reading this book and in school etc, I am happy for the first time since I was a kid.

Hey, the Kindle version is only $10, what is that compared to a grocery store visit for binge food?

Edit 12/2012:
So I just wanted to come in here and continue to support anyone who is considering the purchase of this book, I have not officially fixed my problem with overeating and bored eating, but this book has changed my mindset about life and I have to admit this last 380+ days were better than the many days before reading this book.

No diet resoultions in 2013, buy this book instead and promise yourself to not diet but to work on your eating as described in the book!
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Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2000
The main theses of this book are that diets don't work for the long term, and that if we could return to nurturing self-feeding on demand, the way we ate as babies, we would eventually stabilize our intake and consequently our weight.
Our obsession with diet has gotten us nowhere except crabby, frustrated, and hungry. We obsess about counting calories, points, fat grams, whatever. We no longer enjoy the pleasures of a leisurely meal because we're so busy computing and worrying about excess. If we'd allow ourselves to eat at will, whatever and whenever we want, the fear of hunger would go away and we would allow ourselves to feed naturally, which means in balance and healthfully. We wouldn't match the unfortunate current trend toward anorexic-looking bodies, but we would be healthy and well-nourished. And our obsessions and compulsions with food would disappear - if you know you can have a cookie whenever you want one, you probably won't devour a full bag of Oreos at one sitting and then deny yourself for the rest of the year. If you know that nothing will leave the planet, you can afford to enjoy it in moderation.
This book was an eye-opener for me. Everything the authors say makes sense. And yet, I just can't bring myself to let go of my own little rituals and launch myself into the universe of safe, natural eating habits. So I keep it handy and browse through it a lot - reinforcement, maybe, until the day comes that I can. Until then, I recommend it for people who want a new perspective on their eating habits, and some provocative new ideas to ponder.
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D. James
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
Reviewed in Canada on September 9, 2017
Being ready to give up dieting, this book gave me hope that another way existed. It was compassionate and practical and reassured me that it was alright to make mistakes, indeed it was inevitable as I learned a new way to cope with problems besides eating. Thank you!
Lec Mathilde
5.0 out of 5 stars Une revolution, un classique à lire et relire
Reviewed in France on March 21, 2019
Ce livre est un indispensable pour guérir des TCA. L'écriture parfois répétitive permet d'encrer des principes très forts comme le rejet des régimes ou le lacher prise . Les auteurs connaissent nos combats et l'on se retrouve très facilement dans les exemples concrets énoncés!
Petit à petit ce livre germe dans notre esprit et nous aide à aller mieux.
Je suis ravie du contenu, la lecture est fluide et le vocabulaire accessible à tout le monde parlant un anglais basique.
Mrs Michelle L Patton
5.0 out of 5 stars A must read - fantastic
Reviewed in Australia on July 1, 2017
Awesome book - a great read for people struggling with over eating. Great resource for therapists.
A. J. D.
5.0 out of 5 stars Insightful and radically different and loving approach to this issue.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 10, 2014
I have to say this has completely blown me away. The compassion, insider understanding, and profound insight into what really is a complex blend of conditioning, pressures in society, disconnect from one's own trust in oneself, body image and nurturing/nourishment is just psychologically startling. As with most things that are true, it seems to be even more relevant and contemporary despite being quite a dated book. I feel really strongly that this has been plagiarised and drawn from without acknowledgement in more recent books on the topic. The voice of the author is quite therapeutic and unlike many self-help books ..there is a feeling of the contents actually being a form of therapy. People who can't pay for therapy or who are living in areas where there are no such helps will find this a life-line and a way to privately work on this with REAL life tools down to the most nitty-gritty detail. Also in the book there are guidelines on how to set up one's own support group. This book gave me a feeling of empowerment and real hope as opposed to a feeling of 'I can't do this really but I' ll try because have to'.
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5.0 out of 5 stars I feel amazing. It was the shift in perspective I needed
Reviewed in Canada on May 19, 2016
This book changed my life. After reading this book I was one giant step closer to kicking my eating disorder. I feel amazing. It was the shift in perspective I needed. I would recommend this book to anyone suffering from a food addiction or a disorder. Good luck to you! :)