When I read Lisa’s comment to my post about the Beck books, tears welled up in my eyes. There was something about someone saying, “I did it. This worked for me,” that made me feel so hopeful, even though I don’t think I was feeling particularly hopeless. And there was a poignant feeling of [...]
Entries from August 2007
August 2, 2007
context counts
Some recent studies getting publicity this week show how influential our surroundings and environment can be in influencing our behaviour. All the more reason to cultivate mindfulness – awareness.
The first, about how obesity is socially contagious, was all over the mainstream media:
Author Professor Nicholas Christakis said: “It’s not that obese or non-obese people simply [...]
August 1, 2007
battle of the beck books!
Not really. But sort of.
Just before starting this blog I bought two books that claimed they would help re-wire my brain such that I would be able to end my contract as poster girl for yo-yo dieting. One was Four Day Win by Martha Beck and the other was The Beck Diet Solution by [...]
