Wendy Oliver-Pyatt9780071438018, 0071438017
“The advice is straightforward and sensible . . . . The book is a refreshing approach to weight management.”
—Publishers Weekly
“[Oliver-Pyatt’s] advice is inspiring, from throwing away your scale to learning to enjoy feeling hungry.”
—Natural Health magazine
People are Fed Up with their bodies, their diets, and the constant feeling of hopelessness —believing that they’ll never look, feel, and achieve what they desire for their self image. Now, in 10 steps, Dr. Wendy Oliver- Pyatt changes the lives of all those who are “fed up.” No carb counting, ab rolling, or juicing—instead, Dr. Oliver-Pyatt shows how people can lose weight and develop a healthy attitude toward food—for life. Here readers will learn how to:
Learn how to stop suffering from “the disease of dieting”
Avoid measuring one’s own value by dress size
Overcome negative relationships with food
Set realistic weight loss goals
Put dieting in its proper life perspective
Table of contents :
EEn……Page 1
Fed Up! The Breakthrough Ten-Step, No-Diet Fitness Plan……Page 2
Praise for Fed Up!……Page 3
Copyright Info……Page 7
Dedication……Page 8
TOC……Page 9
Preface……Page 13
Acknowledgments……Page 14
Introduction……Page 16
Part I – Get Fed Up! Why You Need to Stop Dieting to Start Losing Weight……Page 21
1 – My Journey……Page 22
2 – Diets Cause Weight Loss: Reality or Myth?……Page 33
3 – America’s Culture of Food Fear – Why Do We Diet When Dieting Doesn’t Work?……Page 49
Part II – Steps One Through Three – Do Your Homework to Prepare Yourself for Diet-Free Weight Loss……Page 63
4 – Step One: Recognize Your Exhaustion – Test Yourself–Is Food Preoccupation Running Your Life?……Page 64
5 – Step Two: Reject the Cultural Myths That Make You Diet and Gain Weight……Page 74
6 – Step Three: Decide That You Are Good Enough Today to Love Yourself Today……Page 90
Part III – Steps Four Through Seven – Take Action: Solve Your Weight Problems Permanently……Page 104
7 – Step Four: Learn to Experience, Trust, and Enjoy Hunger and Satiation……Page 106
8 – Step Five: Straight Talk About Exercise……Page 130
9 – Step Six: Get Your Doctor on Your Weight-Loss Team……Page 148
10 – Step Seven: Learn to Wait to Lose Weight……Page 162
Part IV – Steps Eight Through Ten – Reach Out and Share Your Strength……Page 173
11 – Step Eight: Break Through the Secrecy……Page 174
12 – Step Nine: Redefine Your Life – What’s More Important to You Than Dieting?……Page 188
13 – Step Ten: Give to the Next Generation – Preventing Eating Disorders and Obesity in Children……Page 199
14 – Questions I’m Often Asked……Page 219
Afterword……Page 227
Resources……Page 228
Notes……Page 231
Index……Page 239
About the Author……Page 245
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