Hi I have tried all of the diets (as I am sure many people have!) including weightwatchers, slimming world, rosemary conley, slimfast and lighterlife - always looking for a quick fix to my weight problem that I have had for 20 years. I have also considered a gastric bypass and was a major binge eater, getting to the point where I would feel so full I felt ill and couldn't move! I had seen about Marisa Peer, a hypnotherapist and how she helps people lose weight. I read up on her and thought I would give it a go so I bought her book which comes with a cd. It has been a complete revelation and for the first time ever, I am completley unbothered by food and am leaving some at meals when I am full
The book teaches you about why you eat the way you do and has a question section to discover what kind of eater you are - emotional, destructive, angry etc. It has practical sections to teach you about food and what is actually put into it and it is amazing what you can learn from it. I thought I knew everything about weight loss and healthy eating, I can recite how many calories, points, fat and sugar is in pratically anything
but this book is incredible and I couldn't put it down. I once sat in the bath for 2 hours as I didn't want to get out and stop reading!! You read the book then listen to the cd for 21 days (how long it takes for a habit to form) and the cd is 25 minutes long. It is hypnotherapy which I was unsure of, but you are completely aware of what is around you (including my hubbie's snoring in bed last night!!) but when you open your eyes at the end you feel really refreshed and enlightened. I woud so recommend that if you have any kind of issue with food that it is worth trying, for the first time ever I am only eating when I am hungry and stopping when I am full. I have also lost 7 1/2 pounds in 3 weeks and went away to America on holiday for a week in between that time! I haven't counted any calories or written anything I have eaten down either. It is called 'You Can Be Thin - The Ultimate Hypnosis Programme To End Dieting Forever' by Marisa Peer and you can get it from
http://www.play.com for 7.49 at the moment with free postage. I am so amazed by it that I have been telling everyone
I hope this may help some people. I can't recommend it enough. xxx
congrats on finding something that works for you! Your history sounds similar to mine. Professional diet-book reader. 
. I may give this one a try. Is it anything like the Paul McKenna I can Make You Thin CD & Book? Have you tried it? I got this at Christmas and have listened to it quite a lot and it has deffo helped me change my attitude towards food. However after the first 20 or so listenings it does get boring.... and it hasn't stopped me from overindulging altogether and I don't listen to it every day anymore ( thinks: aha maybe that's why it isn't working so well... and I had loads of roast potatoes and cup cakes and easter eggs this weekend......)
xx
) and every bit of this makes sense to me. Its not a fad diet and it addresses the issue of why we eat badly, rather than just telling you not to. I know this is working because I just walked round tesco, before I'd had my lunch and helped my mum with the shopping and had no problem ignoring the cakes and sweets and bread, something I would NEVER have done before! xFCx
