"Easyweigh to lose Weight" by Allen Carr

stevobo

Has anyone here read or used the ideas in this book?
I used the Allen Carr method to quit smoking years ago, and have found his book on losing weight to be really useful.
I have found that it really helps to put food craving and hunger into perspective- I actually enjoy being hungry now because I know I can eventually have the pleasure of relieving that hunger with good food- in fact, the hungrier, the better, and without overeating to compensate!
I always had trouble with diets previously but it helped to better understand the reasons WHY I overeat - which more often than not, has absolutely nothing to do with feeling hungry.
I would say that since reading this book, my overall diet has changed from about 80% junk and 20% nutrition to the actual reverse.
I even find myself craving stuff like fresh vegetables and fruit these days, which is something that I didn't eat enough of.
So, if you are struggling with food cravings, I would heartily recommend this, it helps to put craving in perspective. (so far with me it has helped me to lose almost 40lbs- not far off my ideal weight now)
It is not a diet manual by any means- it is simply a way of looking at food and the reasons why diets so often fail.
Let's face it- diets simply do not work- if they did there wouldn't be a multi-million pound diet industry.
As someone on another post mentioned, it's not about a diet- it's about a lifestyle change- a diffrent mentality completely.
There are dozens of different reasons why we eat- but only one reason why we should.

lisamarie1227

where did you buy this book...i would love to read it:)

stevobo

Most bookshops with self-help/diet sections will have it.
You should be able to pick up a copy on Amazon for about £5/$8.
The whole book is about what drives you to eat, and why you might have a problem controlling your diet.
People are amazed and keep asking me where I have got my willpower from- I can happily sit in work and decline the sausage and bacon sandwiches in the morning, even when that frying bacon smell is wafting through the office
They think I've been hypnotised or brainwashed, when the truth is we are actually brainwashed into thinking that junk food is ideal and that nutritionally valuable food isn't.
Anyway, it has worked extremely well for me so far and I hope it works for you.

luckyinlife

Hey! I used his book to quit smoking too! 4 yrs this March!!!! Will check out the book, thanks! Who knew!!!

stevobo

Hey! I used his book to quit smoking too! 4 yrs this March!!!! Will check out the book, thanks! Who knew!!!

In that case it should work very well for you.
It's the same principle for quitting addictive junk food- it deals with craving and makes it easy to dismiss or control them, and it applies to rcravings for food as equally well as it does to cravings for smoking.
Although the book says you should follow your natural instincts when eating rather than counting calories(which Carr believes makes you place more of an emphasis on eating and makes you think about food all of time) I've found that the combination of craving control and MFP works really well for me.
I lost a lot of weight initially by using the Carr method only, (no calorie counting) but found that losing those last few pounds
helped by carefully watching what I eat, particularly with the support that MFP offers.