Weight Loss for Food Lovers : Understanding our minds and why we sabotage our weight loss

It''s Not What''s in Your Mouth -- But What''s in Your Mind... The question is not What to eat? -- overweight people know they should eat! The real questions are the Whys'': Why don''t we eat what we should? Why do we eat what we shouldn''t? And why do we sabotage our healthy eating plans? This ground-breaking book explains in fascinating but simple terms why most dieters fail at, or actually sabotage, their weight loss plans. Three key reasons are: A deep love of food; Rebelling against excessive deprivation; There are benefits to being overweight. It''s not that people fail diets, it''s that diets fail people. And parents are failing their children -- one of the greatest gifts we can give them is the habit of healthy eating so that as adults this comes naturally. This is not another ''diet book'' -- there are no menus, calorie charts or exercise programs -- but it is a book you must read before you try to lose weight again. By calling on the latest research, Dr Blair-West''s clinical experience, the ''French Paradox'' and even Zen mindfulness, he will share the secrets of keeping the weight off.