The Diet Trap Solution - by Judith S Beck & Deborah Beck Busis (Paperback)

About the Book

"Most diet programs work at first. But then life happens -- stress, bad habits, holidays, travel -- and we revert to bad habits, and the weight comes back. Dr. Beck explains that when it comes to losing weight, it's not just about what we eat. It's also about how we think. To consistently eat differently, we must learn to think differently. Diets fail us because they don't offer effective strategies for overcoming the common traps -- emotional eating, social pressure, dining out -- that can derail us. Now she and her daughter share the techniques they have successfully used with thousands of clients, revealing how to overcome the thoughts and behaviours that have held us back. Readers on any diet regimen can learn to identify their specific diet traps and create action plans to strengthen their resistance muscle-making losing weight easy, sustainable, and enjoyable."--Publisher's description.

Book Synopsis

The New York Times bestselling author of The Beck Diet Solution teams up with her daughter and colleague at the Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior to teach readers how to think their way thin, offering practical, proven tools for escaping common diet traps for good.

Most diet programs work at first. But then life happens--stress, bad habits, holidays, travel--and we revert to bad habits, and the weight comes back. In this invaluable book, Dr. Judith Beck offers the solution to break free from these common diet traps and keep the weight off for life.

Dr. Beck explains that when it comes to losing weight, it's not just about what we eat. It's also about how we think. To consistently eat differently, we must learn to think differently. Diets fail us because they don't offer effective strategies for overcoming the common traps--emotional eating, social pressure, dining out--that can derail us. Now, she and her daughter, Deborah Beck Busis, share the techniques they have successfully used with thousands of clients, revealing how to overcome the thoughts and behaviors that have held us back. With The Diet Trap Solution, readers on any diet regimen can learn to identify their specific diet traps and create action plans to strengthen their "resistance muscle"--making losing weight easy, sustainable, and enjoyable.

From the Back Cover

What to Do When Real Life Gets in the Way of Weight Loss

The Diet Trap Solution is the first book of its kind to isolate the most common ways we fail on our diets, and it offers concrete and practical solutions to avoid these pitfalls for good, even when it seems impossible. No equipment, membership fees, special meals, or specific diet plan required. Instead, dieters need only use that most powerful of all resources--their minds. This accessible and highly practical guide enables us to stay on the healthy diet of our choice and not only lose weight, but keep it off forever.

The techniques developed by New York Times bestselling author and expert in cognitive behavior therapy Dr. Judith Beck and her daughter Deborah Beck Busis have helped hundreds of thousands of dieters lose weight.

Review Quotes

"The Diet Trap Solution is a tremendous resource for people who want to transform their lives through healthy eating. It teaches you exactly what you need to do so you can finally lose the weight you want, and stick to your eating plan for life." -- Mark Hyman, MD, author of #1 New York Times Bestseller, The Blood Sugar Solution

"Brain health is the first step in body health. With this book, hunger and cravings become something your brain can conquer and replace with productive, nourishing habits that outlast any diet." -- Daniel Amen, CEO of Amen Clinics, Inc. and New York Times bestselling author of The Daniel Plan and Change Your Brain, Change Your Life

"If you're trying to lose weight, don't let this book escape your attention. It's full of insights and sound strategies to escape diet traps. Dr. Beck illustrates that when it comes to weight control, watching what you think is as important as watching what you eat." -- Thomas A. Wadden, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology and Director of the Center for Weight and Eating Disorders, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine