Cognitive Therapy for non-dieters

If you've ever been addicted to dieting, or have chronically failed on diets, you know how frustrating a life of dieting can be.

But what many folks don't know is that binge eating, compulsive overeating, diet addiction, and other eating disorders all arise from and are exacerbated by distorted thinking.

If you have food issues, you might believe such things as:

1. You MUST lose the weight right away

2. You are not acceptable as you are

3. You lack willpower, which normal eaters seem to have

4. You are too dysfunctional to eat normally like other folks

5. You will always have to eat diet food in order to be thin

6. I must count fat grams or calories in order not to overeat

But if you take a close look at each belief, you'll see that each is faulty. The truth is that there's a normal, more natural way to eat small amounts of every kind of food, and be satisfied. Dieting is unnecessary.

Hard to believe? That's where cognitive therapy comes in. Diets actually make it harder to ever quit them, because, like a cult, they demand allegiance to certain beliefs.

Linda Moran, in her book and other resources, wants to help you recover your independent thinking, and discover your own food wisdom that will lead your body back to properly taking care of itself and doing what's best.

See below for more information about normal eating and cognitive therapy resources. All resources aside from the book are free, and are formatted for nice printing on your computer's printer.

Free Normal eating and cognitive therapy resources

ABCDEF method: The three minute exercise outlined by Dr. Michael R. Edelstein.
ABCDEF method and self-esteem: Find out more about your own view of yourself, and how that impacts your dieting life. Gain control of your beliefs and self-talk.
ABCDEF method for fears: Learn to apply the ABCDEF method of cognitive therapy to your fears of owning your own eating.
ABCDEF method--start your life now: Is your life on hold until you lose the weight? Find out why this won't work, and moreover, why you can have a more fulfilling life right now.
Cognitive Therapy and ditching the diet: Many folks approach normal eating, also known as non-dieting, with some fears and faulty beliefs. Find out how to use cognitive therapy to help you restore your rational thinking and learn the hunger & fullness method.
Cognitive Therapy and distorted beliefs: View Linda Moran's cognitive therapy page on her web site.
Cognitive Therapy introduction: A simple explanation of how you can use cognitive therapy without a therapist.
Diet Survivors newsletter: This free monthly subscribable web-based newsletter is written by Linda Moran to help you with your food issues by applying some cognitive therapy techniques.
Diet Survivors message board: This Yahoo! group is led by Linda Moran. She helps folks ditch the diet in favor of normal eating. Here you will receive personalized help in applying cognitive therapy principles to weight control and self-acceptance.
Diet Survivors lens: A summary of Diet Survivors resources
Diets are like cults: A trait common to cults is the suppression of critical thinking. Does this remind you of any diets you've been on?
How to Survive Your Diet explanation: Find out more about the book, "How to Survive Your Diet" by Linda Moran
How to Survive Your Diet brochure: Printable, two-sided, tri-fold color brochure about the book, "How to Survive Your Diet."
Chapter 1 of "Three Minute Therapy": Read Chapter 1 of the cognitive therapy book by Dr. Michael R. Edelstein, titled, "Ending your self-inflicted pain."
The Intuitive Eating Weblog: Read meditations on eating normally. You can even subscribe, and receive a meditation by email whenever a new one becomes available.

Non-dieting and cognitive therapy books

Read and study "Three Minute Therapy" in conjunction with "How to Survive Your Diet" for a do-it-yourself non-dieting recovery program. Below are some other great books, too.

Three Minute Therapy: Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life

by: Michael R. Edelstein, David Ramsay Steele

Dr. Michael R. Edelstein simplifies cognitive therapy.

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How to Survive Your Diet and Conquer Your Food Issues Forever

by: Linda Moran

Linda Moran applies cognitive therapy to non-dieting.

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The Art & Science of Rational Eating

by: Albert Ellis, Michael Abrams, Lidia Dengelegi

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The Rules of "Normal" Eating: A Commonsense Approach for Dieters, Overeaters, Undereaters, Emotional Eaters, and Everyone in Between!

by: Karen R. Koenig

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The Non-dieting Weblog

Linda Moran's meditations blog just for you

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Cognitive therapy techniques involve replacing old, worn-out words with new, more rational and life-giving words. Linda Moran helps you along with her weblog meditations. Click on any of the most recentlisted below, and soak up the good words.
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