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Summary: farewell to the last 10
Review: Coming from a triathlon background I thought I would never have trouble with my weight. I was wrong.. Don't get me wrong.. I'm not obese. I just have come to a point in my life where that 10-15 puonds has become a part of me. All of the workouts and all of the watching closly what went into my Mouth, just allowed me to not gain any more.
Then I read Rob Stevens book. the Overfed Head. I was interested in what Rob had to say since I knew he was a fellow triathlete and someone that I have watched compete in some of my very same races. What a great discovery. All of a sudden I'm still training, not freaked out about what I consume and I am starting to trim off that extra layer. What a relief to discover I don't have to shove down any more carrots and salads, if that is not what I want. What a feeling of liberation to be able to eat what sounds good and still feel in control. It's like this book gave me the green light to live again. I mean eat again. I think my body had forgotten how to listen and how to feel. I had lost a very inate concept of knowing when I was hungry and knowing when I was not. Rob Stevens laid it all out for me, inspired me and helped me become an internal, thoughtful eating machine. This book gave me the tools to guage my hunger and to really feel out what my body was asking for. I feel like I have choices and control over what I want, rather than munching on what I think I should put in my mouth.
Thanks for the lessons. I feell like I am more intune and will finally be able to say farewell to those last 10, just by listening to what my body needed all along.
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Summary: Excellent on taking charge and making a difference
Review: Excellent on taking charge and making a difference
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Summary: The Overfed Head
Review: Finally, a realistic approach to weight loss that makes sense! In his book, "The Overfed Head," Rob Stevens seems to actually describe many of my past behaviors and feelings about weight loss and explains why my attempts ended in failure. My efforts to lose weight using every fad diet that came along were always followed by gained weight once I stopped dieting. Stevens explains that this is typical to any dieter and introduces the concept of "Thintuition," which sounds logical and simple. His approach seems likely to stop the obsession with foods that accompany dieting, as one is trained to think differently about food. Thintuition teaches that you can eat what you want when you're hungry, and discredits the "good food-bad food" ideas that one develops with each new diet. "The Overfed Head" is written in a straightforward, interesting, and fun manner, with much data to back up Stevens' theories about weight loss. I highly recommend this book to any one who is ready to lose weight by learning to eat what their own hunger requires instead of someone else's fad diet. I've tried Thintuition and have been able to lose weight and keep it off and have been able to eat whatever foods I choose. I feel like I've finally been able to break my cycle of yo-yo dieting with Stevens' non-diet approach.
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Summary: OH MY GOSH.....I AM FINALLY FREE!!!!!!!
Review: i can not begin to tell you how amazing this book is!!! i received my copy on friday (last week) and began practicing "thintuition" immediately.today is day#5 for me and i have already lost 7#!!!!!i KNOW that i will never ever need to diet again. i have gained and lost over 400# in my lifetime following faithfully all of the "popular diets". Rob Stevens is just a former fat person, who finally became fed up with gaining and losing and gaining back all of his weight. he lost 140# over 5 years ago and is maintaining it through what he calls: "thintuition". out of the kindness and generosity in his heart, he chose to help ALL of the people who are just like him. his book is very easy to read and understand. no technical "jargon", only what he found to work for himself. personally, he has probably saved my life and i am so very greatful. the price of the book is a small investment considering how much i have personally "donated" to our diet industry today. what have you got to lose??? good luck to you on your journey.....finally, there is real hope for us!!
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Summary: A logical approach to weight control - and a fun read!
Review: I found the Overfed Head's approach to weight-loss (and weight-control) a wonderful alternative to other weight-loss programs. Rob Steven's story is an inspirational one that appeals to my straight-forward and logical approach to weight-loss: eat when you're hungry and stop when you're not! What a concept!
But the book goes beyond the traditional lecture and gives some great tips on how to go back to our natural condition of viewing food as fuel, while allowing the eater to enjoy the meal, and feel good about themself! Another lost art for chronic dieters.
One of the unexpected suprises of the book, was how easy it was to read and understand. You don't need a PhD to get the concepts, as Rob Steven's writing style is a pleasure.
If you're in need of a fresh approach to losing and controlling your weight and all the impacted aspects of your life and view of self, read the book, get in touch with your thintuition, and you will feel great!
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Summary: Great Job
Review: I have had the pleasure to travel to one of Rob's seminars and to have read his book. Tonight is Thanksgiving night and for the first time since I can remember I left the Thanksgiving table without being over stuffed, uncomfortable, embarrassed by overeating and I couldn't be happier about it. It is amazing how simple concepts can make such a difference. Thanks Rob for your work.
Dave
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Summary: Reclaiming your body
Review: I just finished reading the Overfed Head for the second time and I liked it even better the second time. I initially read the book in the context of my struggle with weight, the second reading was to assess the book as a resource for a psychotherapy client. The book reads well and the content is sound. On a personal level I felt the author was telling me the very thing I could never understand about my naturally thin friends. I knew they ate what they wanted and they seemed satified. I could not figure out how they experenced that satisfaction. I am now having that satisfied feeling with each experience of eating. It does require practice but what a joy to practice enjoying food!
On a professional level I will utilize this book with clients. The reason why I feel it is appropiate to use is the information is sound and seems to be based on a blend of positive psychology and cognitive theray principles. I work from a psychodynamic frame however, I find this quite compatable with the work I am doing. The author promotes being curious about ourselves, mindfulness and avoids transfering the responsibility for our bodies to anyone other than ourselves. The hunger and satisfaction tool is excellent. The author also alerts the reader to the positive but sometimes frightning side benefit of having the emotional issues we have been "feeding" present themselves for more direct and helpfull attention.
I guess I should have said I am a Clinical Nurse Specialist in psychiatry with 30+ years of experience.
This is a must read if you or someone you care about is struggling with weight control.
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Summary: What a great book! Thank you so much!
Review: I loved this book from the beginning to the end. Simple, funny and liberating.
Thank you very much!
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Summary: Finally, the truth has set us free.
Review: Overfed head is a powerful end to a confusing past.If the thought of an end-all 'diet' brings out the skeptic or cynic in you...or the notion of one more weight loss program leaves you hopeless. You should read this book. Rob Stevens "thintuition" is more like ESP. I experienced that he captured my thoughts, feelings, concerns and anxiety's about 25 years of dieting and the dieting industry. Overfed Head gave me a new way to think about my body, eating and my experience of a lifetime fat/thin struggle. "Thintuition", the concept he introduces is about getting reacquainted with my natural instincts or intuition to eat when I am hungry and eat what my body wants. I have used this to distinguish the difference between hunger [stomach growling] and appetite [walking by Cinnibun in the mall] and to listen to when my body wants water or fudge or salad or ice cream...and how much. I found out that my head has been overfed with info that actually kept me fat. I have now lost 31 pounds and I will never diet again. Best of all, I will not be concern about dieting, what I should/shouldn't eat, which diet is right for me, etc. That life is complete. This will be the last diet book you ever read.
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Summary: Finally, the truth has set us free
Review: Overfed head is a powerful end to a confusing past. Rob Stevens "thintuition" is more like ESP. I experienced that he captured my thoughts, feelings, concerns and anxiety's about 25 years of dieting and the dieting industry. Overfed Head gave me an entirely new way to think about my body, eating and my experience of a national fat/thin struggle. "Thintuition", the concept he introduces is about getting reacquainted with my natural instincts or intuition to eat when I am hungry and eat what my body wants. I have used this to distinguish the difference between hunger [stomach] and appetite [mouth/mind] and to listen to when my body wants water or fudge or salad or ice cream...and how much. I found out that my head has been overfed with info that actually kept me fat. I have lost 31 pounds and I will never diet again. Best of all, I will not be concern about dieting, what I should/shouldn't eat, which diet is right for me, etc. That life is complete, over and done with. This will be the last diet book you ever read.
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