I Wish I Were Thin, I Wish I Were Fat: The Real Reasons We Overeat and What We Can Do about It

By Michelle Joy Levine

Book Overview

JUMP OFF THE WEIGHT GAIN/WEIGHT LOSS TREADMILL AND DISCOVER THE REAL REASON MOST DIETS FAIL
With so many diet programs available, most overweight people try one after another, with varying degrees of temporary success, but never succeed in reaching the permanent weight loss they so desperately want. In the bestselling I Wish I Were Thin, I Wish I Were Fat, Michelle Joy Levine, a psychotherapist for over twenty years, uncovers the real reason why most dieters fail: an unconscious yet powerful fear of being thin or a desire to be fat As incredible as this may sound, the poignant and revealing case histories presented in this book demonstrate how childhood experiences affect our eating habits, and the helpful exercises included will teach you how to stop sabotaging your goal of permanent weight loss.
Understanding why we overeat is the first step toward a healthy weight and happier life. This highly acclaimed, remarkably insightful book is a must for anyone who is serious about eliminating destructive eating habits from their lives forever.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0684857383
• ISBN13: 9780684857381
• Release Date: March 1999
• Publisher: Atria Books
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.6" x 8.7"

Customer Reviews

This book saved my life

I ALSO GREW UP IN A HOUSE WITH AN OBEASE MOTHER. EVERYTHING REVOLVED AROUND FOOD . DR LEVINE'S BOOK MADE ME REALIZE THAT I WAS EATING JUST TO REWARD MYSELF.I HAVE TAKEN DR LEVINE'S ADVISE AND AM ON MY WAY TO LOSING 40 LBS AND A MORE HEALTHY LIFESTYLE

This is one powerful read!!

I don't know about any of you, but I have struggled with weight loss and weight gain for all of my adult life. This book is not psychobabble. In fact it is just the opposite. It has helped me tremendously! I cannot reccomend it enough! A good eating plan should also encompass a mind body approach. Here is the mind part of the equation.

Someone finally gave me the tools I was looking for.

This book is simply amazing. I do believe that you have to be ready to lose weight before you read the book. Not everyone is ready to understand themselves and is ready for the life changes that one must undertake to lose weight. I've lost 81 pounds and my life has been changed forever.

This book is a life-saver!

I just finished reading I Wish I Were Thin- I Wish I Were Fat! Thank God for Michelle Joy Levine! Her insight into the problems of why we overeat is truly a lesson in self-awareness. I feel as though I can begin to deal with my eating disorder in an informed, sensible way . I am grateful for Ms. Levine's ability to write in a most fluent manner. With her help,I look forward to my challenge with hope and excitement. I feel certain that everyone who reads this book will come away with the tools for self-help. Diane Fero

This book hit the spot!

There's something about this book that just clicked. I have a background in counseling, but sometimes you can't fix yourself... After reading this book, somehow the quest for weightloss became easier....unburdened by the ghosts of my old ways of being.