Re: IE Books

[Guest guest]

Am I Hungry was my first introduction to Intuitive Eating. If you have read any other books on IE I would say it's pretty basic. I found the Nutrition and Exercise Information redundant from what I already know. What I did like about it is her hunger scale and her tips for dealing with those times when you want to eat but are not hungry.

--Alana

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Has anyone read "Thin People Don't Clean Their Plates" by Jill Flemingand "Am I Hungry" by May? These books look really good and Ithink I want to read them, but they aren't available at the library,and I'd like some recommendations before I make a purchase.Thanks in advance.-

[Guest guest]

While I didn't read the Am I Hungry? book, I did have do a teleclass

for Am I Hungry? with our wonderful fearless leader here - Gillian! I

felt like Alana did, the nutrition and exercise to be something

'redundant' from what I already knew. I would say that Am I Hungry? is

good for those who would be more comfortable with 'hand holding

structure' to get going with IE. I had already been 'doing' IE on my

own for some time so it wasn't as impacting for me. (Gillian is a gem

though - she knows how to 'personalize' the course so one gets what

YOU need).

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> Has anyone read " Thin People Don't Clean Their Plates " by Jill Fleming

> and " Am I Hungry " by May? These books look really good and I

> think I want to read them, but they aren't available at the library,

> and I'd like some recommendations before I make a purchase.

>

> Thanks in advance.

>

> -

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the info, Alana. I don't think I'll get the book if there's

nutrition and exercise information...I just don't want to waste my

time thinking about that stuff right now - too many other important

things to do.

How about " The Overfed Head " ? Anyone read that one? I want to get it

from my library...it looks good to me.

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>

> Am I Hungry was my first introduction to Intuitive Eating. If you

have read any other books on IE I would say it's pretty basic. I

found the Nutrition and Exercise Information redundant from what I

already know. What I did like about it is her hunger scale and her

tips for dealing with those times when you want to eat but are not hungry.

> --

> Alana

[Guest guest]

I'm not keen on any IE book with nutritional info in it. To me, it's like they

spend pages

telling us not to diet - then stick diet info at the end. Like even they can't

get away from it

totally.

I'm not crazy about the title 'thin people dont' clean their plates' sounds good

- but isnt'

really true and as Press has pointed out - that can become an IE rule :)

>

> Has anyone read " Thin People Don't Clean Their Plates " by Jill Fleming

> and " Am I Hungry " by May? These books look really good and I

> think I want to read them, but they aren't available at the library,

> and I'd like some recommendations before I make a purchase.

>

> Thanks in advance.

>

> -

>

[Guest guest]

I agree!

I get " squicked " by the nutritional info in some IE books as well.

Yeah, it's just like the belief that thin people don't eat junk food or

fast food.

Ha!

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> I'm not keen on any IE book with nutritional info in it. To me,

it's like they spend pages

> telling us not to diet - then stick diet info at the end. Like even

they can't get away from it

> totally.

>

> I'm not crazy about the title 'thin people dont' clean their plates'

sounds good - but isnt'

> really true and as Press has pointed out - that can become an IE

rule :)

>