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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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MinorProphet · 09/01/2019 08:27

Thank you so much for the recommendation of Eating Less.

DoodleLab · 09/01/2019 09:43

Fat Chance Robert Lustig
Sweet Poison David Gillespie

Also the RL talks on youtube
That Sugar Film documentary, available to watch on YT

Awareness of sugar issues has really changed my palate. I like the occasional treat of something mildly sweet like a portuguese custard tart, but I find most commercial cakes & biscuits disgustingly cloying and sickly now. Envy

AnonymousIndividual · 09/01/2019 09:59

Indirectly, both the Allan Carr and Jason Vale stop drinking books.

I found that having a glass or two of wine most days really affected the food choices I was making.

Going alcohol free helps me to be more focussed on healthier eating.

Imfinehowareyou · 13/01/2019 19:11

Delurking to say I bought the Allan Carr book off the back of this thread. Have read most of it this weekend and am shocked to say it is already working! It was not what I was expecting at all. In a nutshell it explains about addictions and why willpower doesn't work. I missed out lunch today as I recognised I wasn't hungry and have drunk lots of water and herbal tea (unheard of for me). So cheers for this thread!

bloggingmumny · 13/01/2019 19:28

Another belated vote for Eating Less
I know the OP is already reading it but recommend it to anyone whose not read it

beforeihit30 · 13/01/2019 19:30

Not a book, but I watched Fat Head (think you can see it online), a documentary sort of in response to Super Size Me and looking at low carb high fat diets and touches on general conceptions of diet, healthiness and even on the cultural disparities/prejudices that we overlay with that. Found it really interesting and found it I was intrigued about LCHF/Keto etc type diets.

I’ve been eating LCHF for a little while now, about 7 months, it’s a new way of eating to me, not a temporary diet change, and it’s been great, and really helped me with moving past emotional eating and overeating.

I also found this blog helpful - I didn’t follow the recommendations to the letter (some of it did feel a bit too hippy for me Grin something the author references), however the thought processes around food I found helpful. Eg why did I eat like that, what led up to that, as well as letting in to what you truly want to eat instead of what you tell yourself. I had this issue, eg I’m treating myself to dessert and I fancy this strawberry tart, only, chocolate is usually my favourite, so I’m getting this chocolate cake even though it’s too rich for me right now, because in my head, I can’t eat two desserts and don’t want to miss out on the chocolate even thought what I fancy is the strawberry. That was the kind of thought process I had which was quite unhealthy really! And led to me making poor choices about food, which made me unhappy or overeat. Once I started thinking more consciously about my eating following that blog, it actually helped a lot.

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