The Binge Eating Prevention Workbook: An Eight-Week Individualized Program to Overcome Compulsive Eating and Make Peace with Food Paperback – September 1, 2020

Perfect workbook. Has helped a ton! I've recommended this book to many people!

I am 56 years old and have finally found something that is working for me. I'm not the "sit down and eat a box of donuts" binger, so I always believed I was struggling with emotional eating. I didn't realize that binge eating included the "pull of food" "hiding food" "eating more throughout the day than the avg. person" until my EMDR counselor identified my problem as binge eating. Because my counselor isn't trained in eating disorders, I knew I needed help either with a book or separate counselor. I decided to purchase this book first to see if it could help and am soooo thankful I did. I am only through chapter 4, but I have to say that it is already shifting my relationship with food in a healthy direction. Chapter 3 is KEY!!! The book says it is an 8 week program, but I am taking more time with each chapter because for me it is such a new way of thinking about food. I'm taking my time to reread my highlights, and even chapters until I feel like I'm ready for the next step/chapter. I'll update when I finish the book, but so far I am thrilled an am already feeling substantial freedom from the pull of food and wanted to share that with anyone considering this book.

I have been looking forward to the release of this book, and it is even more valuable than I had expected!It is fantastic!! So thoughtful, so well-written, so insightful, so compassionate, so non-judgmental... I’m only two chapters in, and already have so much hope and inspiration for the process. This workbook has the strength to really make a difference.Although I have never been diagnosed with a binge-eating disorder, I have certainly struggled with weight, diet, and body image issues most of my life. I look forward to exploring these issues through this practical, realistic, and clever workbook and feeling healthier and more in control.The architecture of the Binge Eating Decoder found within is wonderfully brilliant!! What an incredible framework to thoughtfully lead each reader through their own personalized road map out of binge eating! Drs. Marson and Keenan-Miller are here to help. They are empathetic and experienced guides who clearly explain the science behind the psychology and biology of eating disorders in a way that is easy to understand and take in. They are candid in telling us the truth about dieting (it doesn’t work, which we know from our own failed attempts) and give us something better with the tools and skills offered in each well-organized chapter.The power of this book is the work that you will put into it. The workbook is challenging, but not intimidating. There are no gimmicks, no false claims, and no empty shortcuts. Real help is here.

A thoughtful workbook with interesting i formation that help me be more cognizant of my eating patterns. I am still working through the book. It has been a slow process for a lifelong problem.

After spending over 20 years in an on again, off again battle with weight and dieting, I have not found many books that really pinpoint the underlying issues of BED. I have worked with a therapist on this issue for years, but any workbooks I have found are basically about learning to manage my symptoms with food, rather than digging deeper. I usually make it to Day 2 or 3 in most books - but I have just finished Week 4 in this one!! I feel like my eyes have been opened as to how to truly move towards a change in my relationship with food and more importantly with myself. The difference with this workbook is that I feel empowered because there is concrete knowledge and studies behind the tools. And those are EXPLAINED in layman's terms, it doesn't feel over my head. It feels like I am speaking with someone with knowledge, but more importantly like a friend with knowledge - it is not preachy. The information and tools are gentle and encouraging, and the exercises are spot on and targeted. As I go through the pages, reflect and answer the questions, I can already see that I am moving forward with both everyday triggers, but also working towards a far deeper change. This is a gift for those of us who have struggled with BED and trying to make peace with ourselves and food.

... when reading about change feels less than inspiring. This workbook is intelligent and thought-provoking, encouraging without some of the gushy rah rah rah of some self-help. What I liked best is the thoughtful timeline and reality checks around that; some skills are going to take a long time to build, and that's okay. You can still build and move forward; it's not about perfection. Peace of mind is always a work in progress.

I sometimes reflect upon the time there was a little girl who was loved, who was taught many important things by many caring people. There were many lessons I learned as that little girl & many others I never paid attention to or simply took for granted.One example that fell by the wayside was healthy eating. It wasn’t until recently, when I became an adult woman on my own, that I began to feel unhealthy. Too many years have passed since that acknowledgement. I have been busy raising my children & advancing my career to think about what a poor example I was setting re: nutrition, jeopardizing everyone’s health including my own.I finally became adamant about re-grouping, acknowledging that ‘I did not know how to eat well’.After several, self directed, failed attempts at changing my eating habits over too many months, I then resorted to several popular ‘diet plans’. The results of which were unremarkable & left me still not feeling like a well person. It wasn’t until a friend connected me recently to “Binge Eating Prevention Workbook” that both mental & physical health are now starting to become a reality for me.I am indebted to Drs. Marson & Keenan-Miller for their much valued work & guidance; Thank you! “I’m on my way.”O.M.T.