Weight Wisdom

Affirmations to Free You from Food and Body Concerns

By: Kathleen Burns Kingsbury, Mary Ellen Williams

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Paperback | 14 July 2003 | Edition Number 1

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Therapists Kathleen Burns Kingsbury and Mary Ellen Williams have treated hundreds of eating disordered people in their many years of practice, from slender seven-year-old Madeline who "feels fat," to Clare, an overwhelmed mother who can only cope with stress by bingeing three times a day.
In "Weight Wisdom," they draw on their vast experience to illuminate a clear and practical path to recovery, offering a unique collection of daily affirmations that focus on the irrational beliefs, thoughts, and fears behind eating disordered behavior. In this powerful guide, Kingsbury and Williams equip readers with simple reflections, vignettes, and everyday analogies that they have successfully used with their own clients to counter destructive feelings and shatter distorted ideas of food and weight. Pithy and positive statements replace compulsive, perfectionist rules with new strategies to cope with blame, guilt, vulnerability, and self-criticism. Concrete activities help people with eating problems get off the scale, get in touch with their feelings, and make friends with their bodies. Written by experienced therapists who understand the needs and fears of people with eating problems, the book is a refreshing guide to lasting change and recovery.

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"Thoughtfully designed to address both treatment and prevention of eating disorders...a reader-friendly and valuable resource for a broad range of individuals struggling with food and body concerns." -- Association for Eating Disorders Newsletter
"Weight Wisdom is a reader-friendly and valuable resource for a broad range of individuals struggling with food and body concerns. The authors have compiled a wealth of practical information and helpful strategies drawn from effective therapeutic interventions into short, encouraging affirmations." -- Book Review Corner, Academy of Eating Disorders

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Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction	p. xiii
The Journey Begins ...	p. 1
You're Not Crazy, You're Coping	p. 3
There Is No Magic Wand	p. 5
Find a Safe Place to Heal	p. 6
It Is Not Your Weight, It Is the Weight of Your Issues	p. 8
If Thin Is In, I Don't Want to Win	p. 10
You Are Not Your Dress Size	p. 12
Think Genetics	p. 14
Recovery Is an Inside Job	p. 16
Fat Is Not a Feeling	p. 18
The Pyramid Was Not Built in a Day	p. 20
Keep Fuel in the Tank	p. 23
Learn to Criticize Behaviors, Not Yourself	p. 25
Use Short-Term Diversions	p. 27
Progress Is Not Only Measured on the Scale	p. 30
If You Do Not Feel, Then You Cannot Heal	p. 32
It Is Human to Need Others	p. 34
Develop Your Voice	p. 36
Stay with the Day	p. 38
Value the Instrumental, Not the Ornamental	p. 40
Slow and Steady Wins the Race	p. 42
Take One Step Outside Your Comfort Zone	p. 44
Recovery Is a Long and Winding Road	p. 46
Conquering the Hills and Valleys ...	p. 49
It Is Hard to Have an Appetite When You Have a Bellyful of Feelings	p. 51
Fear Not Your Feelings; Every Feeling Has a Special Gift	p. 53
It Is Not Selfish to Take Care of Yourself	p. 55
Strive to Be Average	p. 56
Norman Rockwell Does Not Live Here Anymore	p. 58
What Is Done Is Done!	p. 60
Quiet Your Mind	p. 62
Who Says You "Should"?	p. 64
Take Compliments Gracefully	p. 66
Laugh at Yourself	p. 67
Go with Your Grain	p. 68
Feeling and Acting in Beautiful Ways Showcases Your Beauty	p. 70
Beware of the "Crunch"!	p. 71
Life Is Too Short to Wear Uncomfortable Shoes!	p. 73
Coffee, Croissants, and Conflict	p. 75
Get Off the Sidelines and Get into the Ball Game	p. 77
Before Growth, One Generally Experiences a Lull	p. 79
You Can't Buy Something from an Empty Store	p. 80
Practice, Practice, Practice	p. 82
Continuing the Journey ...	p. 85
Slips Don't Always Lead to Slides	p. 87
Notice the Moon	p. 89
Perfection and Certainty Do Not Exist	p. 91
The Only Thing That Is Constant Is Change	p. 93
Pursue Your Passion	p. 95
Desserts Equals Stressed Spelled Backwards	p. 97
Walk to the Beat of Your Own Drum	p. 99
Every Day Is a Gift	p. 100
Life after Recovery Is Just Life	p. 102
Recovery Is Possible	p. 104
The Loved One's Journey	p. 107
Be a Super Model	p. 109
Educate for Your Children's Sake	p. 111
Watch for Red Flags	p. 113
Crisis Brings Opportunity	p. 115
Get Out of the Blame Game	p. 117
Pace Yourself	p. 119
Have Hope	p. 121
The Professional's Journey	p. 123
Recovery Is a Team Sport	p. 125
Sometimes Appearances Do Count	p. 127
Plant the Seed; You Never Know What Will Grow	p. 129
Take Tea and See	p. 131
Change Can Happen One Person at a Time	p. 133
Resources	p. 135
Do I Have an Eating Disorder?	p. 137
What Does Treatment Involve?	p. 139
Helpful Questions When Considering Treatment	p. 141
How to Help a Loved One with an Eating Disorder	p. 143
Eating Disorders Treatment and Referral Centers	p. 145
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