Breaking Out of Food Jail : How to Free Youself from Diets and Problem Eating, Once and for All
Author: Jean Antonello
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ISBN: 0684811936
Publisher: Fireside (10 May, 1996)
Sales Rank: 208,480
Average Customer Rating: 4.83 out of 5
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Rating: 5 out of 5
this book stands on its own
A reviewer stated that the author shared none of her own history. I say read the book again.
This book can stand alone from the first book. She repeats what she wrote in the first book and then some. And she repeats the same principles and then some in many different ways ...in order for us brainwashed in the diet mentality to GET IT.
The two times I lost weight effortlessly is when I ate good food when I was hungry and stopped when I was full. Of course when I noticed I panicked and thought I could help it along, and began dieting. Duh!
If the wait to allow your body to become thin naturally seems too long/hard, consider the shape you still won't be in in the next year, two or three by continuing to diet (starve, overeat). Three weeks so far. Watch for my updates.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Good book but not as good as the original
This book is a follow-up to Jean Antonello's first book on this subject, "How to Become Naturally Thin by Eating More". Although this book is good, I would definitely recommend that "Naturally Thin" be read first in order to get the most out of "Food Jail". Without the benefit of reading the first book, this volume may seem a bit boring and confusing to readers. It contains great information on how the body responds to the self-starvation that dieters well-meaningly put it thru by simply slowing down and holding on that much more stubbornly to excess fat. It explains how to get off the roller-coaster of yo-yo dieting by eating good, real food whenever you are hungry. But, unlike the original book on this subject, the author gives no personal information about herself or her own struggles and eventual triumph with over-weight. Because of this, "Food Jail" seems disjointed and even a bit repetetive in the presentation of it's information. In my opinion, it is important to read "Food Jail" as a companion to "Naturally Thin" and not on it's own to get the most out of Antonello's theories.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Could put the gurus out of business
If everyone followed the advice in this book, it would put a lot of eating disorders therapists, as well as diet gurus out of business. The author's theory is that eating disorders are biological in origin rather than emotional, and that the artificial food restriction of dieting causes a rebound effect in the body. If you stop the artifical restriction, and eat according to your hunger signals, your normal eating patterns will return and your weight will normalize. Unlike some books that advocate a similar philosophy, the author does not advocate eating poor quality foods. She explicitly states that you should eat high quality real foods whenever you are hungry. Thus, this book DOES NOT ignore good nutrition which some of these books do. She states that if your appetite always satisified, you'll soon lose interest in poor quality foods. I cured my own binge eating problem by following this advice, and don't eat much in the way of junk type foods anymore. I don't understand why more obesity researchers don't advocate this approach, and why Ms. Antonello seems to be a lone voice of sanity crying out in the wilderness.
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