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Praise for Shrink Yourself

"This empowering book will allow you to lose weight by recognizing the psychological stumbling blocks in your life that contribute to your emotional eating. If you′re fed up with yo–yo diets that leave you feeling frustrated, confused, and powerless, you owe it to yourself to read the wisdom in this book."
Joseph J. Luciani, Ph.D., author of Self–Coaching: The Powerful Program to Beat Anxiety and Depression

"Some things in life we can change; some things we can′t. Our weight is definitely something we can change and control if we follow Dr. Roger Gould′s brilliant method. Every time I′m tempted to reach for that extra sugar fix, I think about what I learned in Shrink Yourself and I just keep on walking."
Maud Adams, actress and model

"Drawing on his background in psychiatry, Roger Gould makes a major contribution to our understanding of the obesity epidemic by identifying the basic emotions that give rise to unhealthy eating habits and offering a manageable step–by–step program for readers to combat it."
Senator Edward M. Kennedy

Emotional eating is by far the most common cause of weight gain, and all the diets, exercise regimens, and surgical procedures in the world will not free you from the problem. Why? Because they don′t address your reasons for overeating. In Shrink Yourself, renowned psychiatrist and emotional eating expert Dr. Roger Gould offers the first step–by–step analysis of the connection between eating and emotion and shows you how to break the emotional eating cycle, shed your excess pounds, and keep them off for good. Based on Dr. Gould′s unique method and his work involving more than twenty thousand people, this revolutionary eight–session program will help you slim down permanently without ever counting calories again.

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Praise for Shrink Yourself

"This empowering book will allow you to lose weight by recognizing the psychological stumbling blocks in your life that contribute to your emotional eating. If you′re fed up with yo–yo diets that leave you feeling frustrated, confused, and powerless, you owe it to yourself to read the wisdom in this book."
Joseph J. Luciani, Ph.D., author of Self–Coaching: The Powerful Program to Beat Anxiety and Depression

"Some things in life we can change; some things we can′t. Our weight is definitely something we can change and control if we follow Dr. Roger Gould′s brilliant method. Every time I′m tempted to reach for that extra sugar fix, I think about what I learned in Shrink Yourself and I just keep on walking."
Maud Adams, actress and model

"Drawing on his background in psychiatry, Roger Gould makes a major contribution to our understanding of the obesity epidemic by identifying the basic emotions that give rise to unhealthy eating habits and offering a manageable step–by–step program for readers to combat it."
Senator Edward M. Kennedy

Emotional eating is by far the most common cause of weight gain, and all the diets, exercise regimens, and surgical procedures in the world will not free you from the problem. Why? Because they don′t address your reasons for overeating. In Shrink Yourself, renowned psychiatrist and emotional eating expert Dr. Roger Gould offers the first step–by–step analysis of the connection between eating and emotion and shows you how to break the emotional eating cycle, shed your excess pounds, and keep them off for good. Based on Dr. Gould′s unique method and his work involving more than twenty thousand people, this revolutionary eight–session program will help you slim down permanently without ever counting calories again.

Contents:

Acknowledgments.

Introduction.

PART ONE.

The Learning Sessions.

1 Emotional Eating 101.

2 Food, the Over–the–Counter Tranquilizer.

3 The Costs of Powerlessness.

4 Your Self–Doubt Layer.

5 Your Frustration/Reward Layer.

6 Your Safety Layer.

7 Your Rebellion Layer.

8 Your Emptiness Layer.

PART TWO.

The Practice Sessions.

9 Recovering Your Power.

10 SESSION 1: Getting Started.

11 SESSION 2: Conquering the Feeling Phobia.

12 SESSION 3: Waking Up from the Food Trance.

13 SESSION 4: Challenging Your Self–Doubts.

14 SESSION 5: Defeat Your Defeatism.

15 SESSION 6: Creating Real Safety.

16 SESSION 7: Maturely Dealing with Anger.

17 SESSION 8: Fill Yourself Up.

Shrink Yourself Conclusion.

Index.