Overcoming Weight Problems 2nd Edition
A self-help guide using cognitive behavioural techniques
Published on 12. December 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
416 pages
978-1-4721-4288-7 (ISBN)
Description
This clinically tested, comprehensive course based on cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) techniques can provide a longer-term solution to your weight problems.
You'll come to understand your own psychological blocks to managing weight and discover how to sustain a healthy lifestyle. Learn how you can:
- Develop the motivation to change your eating and activity
- Respond to emotional eating in a helpful way
- Work with the thoughts and emotions getting in the way of change
- Work out a simple, healthy and sustainable eating plan that fits with your daily routine
- Find easy ways to add more physical activity into your everyday life
Overcoming self-help guides use clinically proven techniques to treat long-standing and disabling conditions, both psychological and physical. Many guides in the Overcoming series are recommended under the Reading Well scheme.
Series editor: Emeritus Professor Peter Cooper
You'll come to understand your own psychological blocks to managing weight and discover how to sustain a healthy lifestyle. Learn how you can:
- Develop the motivation to change your eating and activity
- Respond to emotional eating in a helpful way
- Work with the thoughts and emotions getting in the way of change
- Work out a simple, healthy and sustainable eating plan that fits with your daily routine
- Find easy ways to add more physical activity into your everyday life
Overcoming self-help guides use clinically proven techniques to treat long-standing and disabling conditions, both psychological and physical. Many guides in the Overcoming series are recommended under the Reading Well scheme.
Series editor: Emeritus Professor Peter Cooper
Reviews / Votes
'In conjunction with other weight-loss approaches [behaviour therapy] was more effective in reducing weight or delaying weight regain [than diet alone or drug therapy] either at the end of treatment or at the 1-year follow-up or both' US National Heart, Lung and Blood InstituteMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Little, Brown Book Group
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
10 b/w illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 195 mm
Width: 125 mm
Thickness: 29 mm
Weight
330 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4721-4288-7 (9781472142887)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Clare Grace | Vicky Lawson | Jeremy Gauntlett-Gilbert
Overcoming Weight Problems 2nd Edition
A self-help guide using cognitive behavioural techniques
E-Book
12/2019
Robinson
€3.99
Available for download
Persons
Clare Grace (Author)
DR CLARE GRACE, a dietitian at Leeds Community Healthcare, has specialised in weight management for a number of years and was the lead dietitian in several NHS weight management clinics in London.
Vicky Lawson (Author)
DR VICKY LAWSON is principal health psychologist at Talking Therapies Southwark, and is the psychologist clinical champion for promoting the benefits of physical activity for Public Health England. She specialises in eating behaviour, physical activity and weight management.
Jeremy Gauntlett-Gilbert (Author)
DR JEREMY GAUNTLETT-GILBERT is principal clinical psychologist at the Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Bath. He has worked as a psychologist in a range of physical health specialities.
DR CLARE GRACE, a dietitian at Leeds Community Healthcare, has specialised in weight management for a number of years and was the lead dietitian in several NHS weight management clinics in London.
Vicky Lawson (Author)
DR VICKY LAWSON is principal health psychologist at Talking Therapies Southwark, and is the psychologist clinical champion for promoting the benefits of physical activity for Public Health England. She specialises in eating behaviour, physical activity and weight management.
Jeremy Gauntlett-Gilbert (Author)
DR JEREMY GAUNTLETT-GILBERT is principal clinical psychologist at the Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Bath. He has worked as a psychologist in a range of physical health specialities.