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Has a book ever helped you change your eating habits?

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BTWifiwithFON · 31/12/2018 20:52

Every time I go on a diet I end up putting even more weight on afterwards and I’m sick of the whole cycle. I really want to educate myself about the damage I’m doing to my health by eating crap. I read Superfoods a few years ago which helped but I’d really like to find something else to read which helps me get my head sorted before I start on my body. Anyone have any suggestions? Happy new year.

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JamieFraser · 31/12/2018 20:53

Yes... the blood sugar diet.

AnotherBeautifulDayToBeRogelio · 31/12/2018 20:56

Intuitive Eating by Evelyn Tribole completely changed my relationship with food. It's all about rejecting the diet mentality altogether.

mmmgoats · 31/12/2018 20:58

yes a book called RhiNourish

persist · 31/12/2018 21:01

Watching with interest.

Gotstuckwiththisname · 31/12/2018 21:02

Eat Up by Ruby Tandoh was pretty good.

Hedgehogblues · 31/12/2018 21:05

Food: The Good Girls Drug, really helped me with my emotional eating issues

Tiredemma · 31/12/2018 21:05

Blood Sugar Diet.

moreismore · 31/12/2018 21:07

Yep- Mark Sisson The Primal Blueprint

Pinkyponkcustard · 31/12/2018 21:08

Placemark

FinallyHere · 31/12/2018 21:13

Gillan Riley's Eating Less

When i read it, many moons ago, there was no conventional diet advice whatsoever. More recently, on her blog, I've noticed some encouragement for low carb approach, which works well for me.

Spikecity · 31/12/2018 21:15

Watching this with interest

alphaechokiwi · 31/12/2018 21:17

Also Gillian Riley - Eating Less. All about how to deal with the problem (eating habits) rather than focusing on the symptom (weight). Changed my life...

Callmecordelia · 31/12/2018 21:18

Yes, the Hairy Dieters ones. The first and green book are the best.

ASAS · 31/12/2018 21:19

Skinny Bitch - it'll repulse you into going vegan!

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BTWifiwithFON · 31/12/2018 22:18

Thank you SO much, I will look into all of these tomorrow.

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chicken2015 · 31/12/2018 22:36

Sweet poison by David Gillespie

CoffeeMad18 · 31/12/2018 22:44

Another vote for Blood Sugar Diet.

PoliticalBiscuit · 01/01/2019 00:29

Another blood sugar diet although I am struggling again so it hasn't led to a permanent fix.

MeetOnTheSIedge · 01/01/2019 00:36

I really thought the blood sugar diet might be the one for me but I couldn't sustain it and all the weight piled back on again. Will look into some of these others.

Athena51 · 01/01/2019 00:36

Lean Habits for Lifelong Weightloss by Georgie Fear.

ragged · 01/01/2019 00:45

Sugar Blues, Diet for a Small Planet (& I'm not very old, honest).

MinorProphet · 01/01/2019 00:46

Can someone link to the blood sugar diet book please?

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BTWifiwithFON · 01/01/2019 14:26

Interesting that I already had a few of these books on my kindle, purchased and ignored. Have finished Sweet Poison which was very interesting and now reading Eating Less.

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chicken2015 · 01/01/2019 19:52

I read sweet posion end of dec 2017 then went no sugar jan 1st 2018 , i did it for 5 months lost nearly 2 stone felt amazing got pregant and went back to sugar when cravings got too much, started again nov 1st and lost 6lb since then, even though im pregant , I didnt over indulge over christmas had mainly no sugar apart from 2 tablespoons of Christmas pudding on xmas day. For first time ever at a new year im not feeling crap that ive failed another diet as im not on diet, ive just decided to be sugar free and ive kept at it (with little break in between) def recommend