Food The good girl's drug : how to stop using food to control your feelings
Book - 2011
"A guide to ending compulsive emotional overeating and establishing a healthy relationship with food. Sunny Sea Gold started fighting a binge eating disorder in her teens. But most books on the topic were aimed at older women, women she had a hard time relating to. Calling on top psychiatrists, nutritionists, and fitness experts, Sunny offers real advice to a new generation fighting an age-old war. With humor and compassion from someone who's seen it all, Food: The Good Girl's Drug is about experiences shared by many women-whether they've been struggling with compulsive overeating their whole lives, or have just admitted to themselves, that yes, it's more than just a bad habit"--
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New York :
Berkley Books
2011.
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Physical Description
- 238 p. ; 21 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-227).
- ISBN
- 9780425239032
- Acknowledgments
- Foreword
- part 1. understanding what's going on between you and food
- 1. Would Someone Please Explain Why Can't I Stop Eating?
- What is Binge Eating Disorder, and Do I Have It?
- What Eating Disorders Can Do to Your Body
- What Exactly Is a "Binge," Anyway?
- How Many People Binge Eat?
- Are All Bingers Overweight?
- Does Food Make You Miserable?
- 2. Sound Familiar? A Few Things Emotional Overeaters Have in Common
- Eating in Secret
- Lying About What We Eat
- Vowing to Start Over
- Eating Crazy Stuff
- Choosing Food over People
- 3. Oh, So That's How We Got This Way
- Your Genes
- Your Family's Economic Situation
- Your Family Traditions
- Your Mom's Relationship with Food and Her Body
- part 2. let the healing begin! how to start getting sane about food
- 4. It's Not About the Food: What the Real Problem Is, and How to Fix It
- What's Self-Esteem Got to Do with It?
- Do You Expect Perfection?
- Exercise: What Are Your "Shoulds"?
- Do You Suffer from Black-and-White Thinking?
- Exercise: What Irrational Beliefs Do You Have?
- How Traumatic Experiences in Our Pasts Push Us Toward Food
- Exercise: What Are You Avoiding?
- 5. Yes, You Can Interrupt a Binge
- Trigger: Stress Overload
- Exercise: Impulse Substitution
- Trigger: Anger
- Trigger: Anxiety!!!
- More Binge Triggers
- A Very Real, Very Serious Binge Trigger: Depression
- Strategies for Avoiding a Binge and Getting What You Really Need
- 6. The Emotional "Toolbox" Every Young Woman Needs
- Tool: Physical Activity
- Yoga: The Perfect Exercise for Binge Eaters?
- Tool: Support
- Tool: Therapy
- Therapy 101: What Is It, How Do I Pay for It, and Where Do I Get It?
- Tool: Reading
- Tool: Meditation
- Meditation 101
- Tool: Spirituality
- 7. Learning to Love Your Body (or at Least Not Hate It)
- Body Image Quiz
- For Women, Body Hate Starts Early
- Society's Idea of What's Beautiful
- Media Images 101: A Quick Reality Check
- Sometimes Body Image Isn't About Your Body at All
- Exercise: The "Then What?" Game
- Exercise: Track Your Negative Body Thoughts
- Creating Your Own Idea of What's Beautiful
- 8. Healthy Girls Don't Diet
- But What if I'm Truly Obese?
- Get Back in Touch with Your Hunger
- Exercise: Start a Food and Hunger Journal
- Create a Plan for Feeding Yourself Well
- Eat a Balance of Foods
- Give Yourself a Fighting Chance!
- Know that the Way You Eat Will Change Again and Again
- part 3. living your life without relying on the good girl's drug
- 9. How to Deal with Friends, Loved Ones, and Food Pushers
- Food and Your Friends
- Should You Tell People You Date About Your Food Issues?
- Dealing with Loved Ones Who Don't Get It
- 10. What Life Is Like When You Get Sane About Food
- What Does Being "Recovered" Really Mean?
- Why It's Important to Celebrate All Your Little Victories
- Letting Go of the Good Girls's Drug Is Hard, but It's So Worth It
- Resources: Where to Go for More Help
- Support Groups 101: How to Find One Near You
- Further Reading: Recommended Books
- Online Resources: Recommended Websites
- Eating Disorder Treatment Centers: Inpatient and Outpatient Programs
- Sources Cited
- Experts