‘No need to count calories, go hungry or diet ever again’ The Times

Escape the Fat Trap for Life tells the truth about weight control and looking good—what really works, what so often doesn't, and most importantly why. Research shows faddy diets don't work—we need to get back in touch with our bodies and engage our brains to understand what is necessary for looking good, losing weight and feeling better. Judith Wills—an ex-editor of Slimmer magazine—shows us how to escape the tyranny of skinny and tackles the proliferation of diet and food myths, exposing the industries that benefit from them and why they don?t want you to change. Chapters tackle what to eat and how decent food and a healthy diet is there to be enjoyed; where to shop to help you make savvy, nutritious decisions; the most popular exercise regimes and the truth about their effectiveness and the most economic ways to get your ideal body. This intelligent, integrated approach to a healthier lifestyle will enable us all to enjoy our lives, our bodies and the food we put into them.

The Problem: despite a wealth of nutrition advice, rates of obesity continue to rise. While specific diets vary in approach, the advice is generally underpinned by the calorie principle: weight loss is simply a matter of eating less or exercising more.

Skip the diets and calorie counting—the bestselling author of The Happiness Trap reveals how mindful eating is the key to long-term weight control and well-being Using the mindfulness-based method called Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Happiness Trap author Dr. Russ Harris, psychological practitioner Ann Bailey, and scientist Joseph Ciarrochi present a holistic approach to well-being and weight loss. Focusing on the mental barriers that prevent us from setting and achieving our goals, they go beyond meal plans and calorie counting to explain how you can apply mindfulness to your lifestyle and eating habits. Through practical exercises and personal stories they show you how to: • Set goals and give direction to your life • Overcome destructive habits and exercise self-control • Deal with cravings and stressful situations • Develop self-acceptance This book contains the tools you need not only to get the weight-loss results you want but to maintain a healthy weight—and a healthy sense of well-being—for the rest of your life.

The authors offer unique insights into the factors that make us susceptible to dietary and lifestyle excesses, and present ways to restore the biological processes designed by nature to keep us running at maximum efficiency and vitality. A wake-up call to even the most health conscious people, The Pleasure Trap boldy challenges conventional wisdom about sickness and unhappiness in today's contemporary culture, and offers groundbreaking solutions for achieving change. Authors Douglas Lisel, Ph.D., and Alan Goldhamer, D.C., provide a fascinating new perspective on how modern life can turn so many smart, savvy people into the unwitting saboteurs of their own well-being. Inspired by stunning original research, comprehensive clinical studies, and their successes with thousands of patients, the authors construct a new paradigm for the psychology of health, offering fresh hope for anyone stuck in a self-destructive rut. Integrating principals of evolutionary biology with trailblazing, proactive strategies for well