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Losing Your Pounds of Pain: Breaking the Link Between Abuse, Stress, and Overeating
by Doreen Virtue
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Hay House (1994-07)
ISBN: 1561700959
EAN: 9781561700950
Dewy Decimal #: 616.8526
Paperback: 230 pages
SKU: 01522
Condition: Collectible: Very Go
Comments: First printing August 1994. First edition paperback with number line in good condition
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
Breaking the link between abuse, stress, and overeating.
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Customer Reviews
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The Case of the Disappearing Reviewer
Rating  (5)
Date: 2008-07-27
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
This isn't the first time a book by Doreen Virtue has helped me. She does manage to get close to problems and to help the readers get close to them too. She creates a safe, understanding path for getting to the heart of issues; readers are lead gently to the core of the problems of obesity.
Virtue acknowledges that many therapists connect sexual abuse with being overweight, but she doesn't stop there. She delves into other reasons which many times do revolve around sexuality, but aren't limited to it. No matter what the reason for overeating, the result is the same - a person ends up weighing more than they want to be.
She explores different cases histories from her experiences as a therapist. Readers can relate to the pain and gain cycle no matter what their issues might be and can use the information to move forward in breaking the cycle.
It helps to have a friend read the book with you. You need support to face some issues and hopefully you can support each other. Find someone at the gym or in your weight loss group. She has a great section on the psychology of "plateau." Hint: there's no such thing as "set point" except in your head.
I'll admit, I spent a week fighting the book after I started it. I put it aside and went back to my old habits. That's why having a partner helped, we talked through the tough parts and I could pick up the book and begin anew. It's a great book to work through weight issues with a life coach or therapist too. It's not a diet book. You have to change the way you think in order to change the way you eat and move.
This reviewer is disappearing slowly but surely.
Doreen Virtue's book is being held as an accomplice in this case.
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An insightful book about compulsive eating and pain
Rating  (4)
Date: 2008-02-05
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
Doreen virtue shows us in her lovely book "Losing Your Pounds of Pain", that there is a connection between emotional pain and overeating.
This book has been a gem in supporting me in overcoming my emotional issues that have kept me locked in a place where I never thought I could overcome my problems with food and weight.
There are lengthy chapters about sexual abuse, that do get a little detailed, but she also talks about the pain of this moment and other childhood issues that may cause you to over eat.
I really enjoyed the last several chapters that are solution oriented, and have helped me tremendously on my journey. I would highly recommend this book.
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Doreen speaks truth on compulsive eating
Rating (5)
Date: 2007-11-29
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
Doreen speaks truth and honesty on compulsive and binge eating.
Anyone who has suffered from lose of control with eating will appreciate the depth and courage Doreen shares in this book.
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Disappointing and highly graphic and disturbing.
Rating  (1)
Date: 2007-10-29
5 out of 7 customers found this reveiw helpful
I had high expectations for this book, thinking that I'd find some interesting facts and research on overall emotional overeating, not just related to sexual abuse. Sadly, this book is heavily laden with disturbing and very graphic accounts of sexual molestation, incest and rape. I had a hard time reading through the disgusting experiences related in the book.
I feel nothing but sorrow to think that a human being could be subjected to such horrible acts and hope that those can be healed and live lives full of love and joy.
While it provides some useful ideas, such as excercise,affirmations and visualization to release the negative emotions, the book also lacked a comprehensive plan to help victims of sexual abuse deal effectively with their pain. Directly from her book:
"To uncover the unresolved pain, you usually need to recall some painful experiences from childhood and/or adolesce and determine who the perpetrator was. If you blamed yourself for any abuse that you suffered, then you need to remind yourself that, as a young person, you weren't responsible for the abusive or neglectful actions of others -even if you somehow felt responsible at the time."
Ms. Virtue advises people to seek professional help and get involved in psycotherapy. She also suggests a low fat diet, which is a pretty archaic advise and proven not very effective.
Unless you have had a similar experience as those related in this book, I don't think it would beneficial to you.
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Great Resource for Overeaters
Rating (5)
Date: 2006-06-17
9 out of 9 customers found this reveiw helpful
I really appreciate this book. I loved the caring tone and the way the author seemed to reach out and give the reader a hug! I think that so many of the stories and descriptions spoke to my heart about myself and friends that I found myself calling friends or emailing parts of the books so we could talk ideas! This is a gem! Thank you for writing it, Doreen.
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