Jennifer's Discovery of the Week - February 11, 2010

This week my discover is a book called "The Solution" by Laural Mellin

She teaches 6 skills to end weight problems with out diets or drugs!!!

As many of your know I am not keen on the word "Diet". Notice it has the word "DIE" in it. Sheesh, I don't know about you but I want to LIVE! This book is incredible. It gives you real world solutions and explanations and practical tools to use right away to turn things around for yourself.



Here is the info I pulled from Amazon.com

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

These days, it's fashionable to look at the problems of overweight people and write them off as too much food and too little exercise. But for many it's more complicated than that, and Laurel Mellin has identified six root causes of the behaviors that lead to obesity. She believes it's never too late to develop the skills to overcome these problems, whether the root is an inability to set limits or a life lived out of balance. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Booklist

The number six is very important in this book, which is likely to be the most hyped diet book of the season. Mellin tells us there are six causes of weight loss and six cures for it--two body, two mind, and two lifestyle. The six cures override the six causes . . . well, you get the idea. In fact, the plethora of sixes proves distracting, which is too bad because some of Mellin's material is legitimately interesting and useful. The ubiquitous anecdotal style often found in self-help books ("Kevin hit the candy machine and worked incessantly" ) gets a little heavy (oops!), but certainly readers struggling with their own weight problems will respond to Mellin's suggestions for nurturing your emotional needs, banishing body shame, eating a balanced diet, and establishing an active lifestyle. More than many diet-book writers, Mellin understands that people, especially the overweight, don't want to get off the couch and exercise. That's where her ideas about understanding the emotional and psychological roots of the problem come in, and her theory is that weight loss can be the result of nurturing oneself and controlling eating in a realistic way. Oh, one more thing. You have to exercise, too. Ilene Cooper --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Description

You've tried everything--the pills, the shakes, the diets, even the surgery--and it's been a losing battle. But permanent weight loss isn't impossible. Not anymore . . .

Now dietary expert Laurel Mellin offers a scientifically proven, agony-free, breakthrough program for weight loss that doesn't require deprivation or superhuman willpower. The Diet-Free Solution presents a practical six-step plan that succeeds where other diets fail because it identifies the psychological, physical, and lifestyle causes of weight problems--the powerful mind and body drives that lead to overeating and inactivity--and offers the cure for each. You can change your body--and ultimately your whole life--with:

• The Nurturing Cure: How to become aware of your feelings and meet your own needs
• The Limits Cure: How to control your actions and set appropriate, realistic expectations
• The Body Pride Cure: How to turn off negative stereotypes about fat
• The Good Health Cure: How to become aware of body health and stay healthy
• The Eating Cure: How to eat regular meals and maintain a healthy diet
• The Activity Cure: How to maintain an exercise program and find personal time

Until you understand the whole truth about your weight problem, you can't solve it. Whether you're trying to lose those last five pounds, end a compulsive eating problem, or shed more weight than you ever thought you'd carry, let The Diet-Free Solution work for you now and for the rest of your life!

About the Author

Laurel Mellin is an associate clinical professor of family and community medicine and pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, where she developed "The Solution" for adults and "The Shapedown Program" for children and adolescents. She has three children and lives in Marin County, California.

If you are interested in purchasing the book...here is the direct link to the book and to read readers reviews etc.
THE SOLUTION

HAPPY READING!! :)

To Your Weight Loss Success!

--Jennifer Rundall
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