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This is the first book to truly explain why we overeat. We all want to be slim. Some of us so badly that we will consider life threatening surgery to help us. So why can't we stick to diets? "Why do we overeat? When all we want is to be slim."
Anorexic at 16 and Bulimic by 19, Zoë Harcombe has spent twenty years trying to answer this question. As she sat in her room at Cambridge University, where she won a scholarship to read maths, she could not understand why she was overeating when all she wanted was to be slim. The twenty years have been spent researching calories, carbohydrates, fats, insulin, overeating, bulimia, anorexia and every aspect of food and nutrition that could hold the key to this million dollar question. During this time Zoë experienced addict-like food cravings and was diagnosed (separately) with three conditions that are well known to cause addict like food cravings. None of the doctors made the link – she has.
The result is this revolutionary book. It spells out in simple, non medical language, why we overeat. It details the three medical conditions that cause addict-like cravings – what they are, how we get them and more importantly, how we can get rid of them. When we overcome these conditions we can rid ourselves of the food cravings that go with them. The even better news is that two of the three conditions can be practically eliminated within five days.
The results from the eating plan recommended by the book are quite staggering – testimonials can be found on the web and are flooding in by the day. Weight loss of up to 14 pound in the first week is not uncommon – a sure sign that the person has been suffering at least one of the conditions. Just as rewarding as the weight loss is the sense of well-being that people report having. Because the eating plan is so healthy, people have reported arthritic conditions clearing up, headaches disappearing and skin and hair looking better than ever. The one common factor is energy – people say that they have more energy than they have had for years and a mental clarity (no foggy feeling) that they never want to lose.
The eating plan is all about real food – fruit, vegetables, salad, meat, fish, eggs, dairy products, whole wheat pasta, brown rice and even red wine! People can go back to eating anything (literally anything) in the final stage of the diet but they often find they feel so well eating real food they never go back to total junk! Chocolate is allowed but only real chocolate (at least 70% cocoa). There are just three very simple rules about what you eat but no limit on how much. You will not go hungry or feel deprived in any way.
If you ever crave food. If you would like to lose weight. If you would like to feel as healthy as possible, this book is for you. At last there is an eating plan that ticks all the boxes:

It works

It’s practical

It’s long term

It’s healthy

It’s enjoyable

From the Author
The research and experience that led to this book changed my life and I genuinely hope that it can change yours. I have been where you may be now. I have been anorexic and bulimic. I have feared food and craved food – and never understood what on earth was going on. We are not greedy or weak willed. We want to be slim so why, why, why do we stuff our faces with food that we barely even taste? I now know the answer to this question.

I’ve found a way out and, thanks to the nagging from my team at work, I have been persuaded to write the secret down to share it with others. They got fed up seeing me eat so much and staying so slim and I got fed up telling them how. So, I decided to put it all on paper and the result is this book.

Since writing the book my life has changed again. The joy of helping people lose weight is indescribable. People’s lives literally change when their size does. They feel healthier and happier and more at peace with themselves in a way that has to be seen to be believed. The best thing about this eating plan is that it gives control back to the person who deserves it – you! People report feeling out of control with food – it rules them rather than the other way round. This book explains why and it gives the way out. People have said to after just starting the diet "I know now I will be slim", "I now know why I was overeating and why I never will again." The sense of power that comes from being in control of food is fabulous.

I really hope that this book helps you lose weight, feel great and get on with something far more important than dieting – life!

With very best wishes – zoe@whydoyouovereat.com

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews   14 of 15 people found the following review helpful: 4.0 out of 5 stars A Very Interesting Diet Book, 26 Oct 2005 By  Janet Garrett "dictig" (Bedfordshire England) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    I bought this book at the airport on my way on holiday in the summer and read every page. I have bought another copy for my daughter from Amazon and recommended to someone else who also bought it!! This works for me, so I was a bit dissapointed to see the somewhat negative reviews. I lost 6 lbs in the first five days and this proved a very useful start for a long term dieter! I have now lost 15 lbs in 2 months and I have had another 3 week holiday in Spain since the summer. Yes it does seem to amalagamate a couple of diets, but having already used a diet of low carbs and found it worked, it was interesting to use the other idea of seperating the carbs and proteins at each meal I believe that this is like the Hay diet. Whatever it is it has worked well for me,has reduced my cravings for certain foods and I have lost weight more easily, than in a long time!!! . I look forward to the cookery book! Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)   7 of 8 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Zoe Harcombe's book is THE BOOK for anyone who has tried to lose weight and failed., 15 Jun 2006 By  KellyB (Scotland) - See all my reviews This review is from: Why Do You Overeat?: When All You Want is to be Slim (Paperback) Both you and your partner can do this together, it is not a diet, it is a sensible way of eating where you do not get starving hungry, you do not get crazy cravings, you do not feel deprived... If you've tried every diet that there is, well this is it now, you've come to the end of that desperate road. Buy this book, follow it, read through it and kickstart your new life for good! I have lost so much weight already, feel great and I'm well on the road to my ideal weight. I'm looking forward to wearing all the clothes that I've got hidden away in the cupboards. Good luck to all you soon to be reformed dieters! Best wishes K :-) Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)   15 of 20 people found the following review helpful: 3.0 out of 5 stars Good 5 day diet but some dodgy "facts", 14 April 2004 By  Jude (Croydon United Kingdom) - See all my reviews This review is from: Why Do You Overeat?: When All You Want is to be Slim (Paperback) This book includes a very interesting analysis of the reasons that we overeat, including an examination of the impact of Hypoglycemia, Candida and Food Intolerances. There is a 5 day diet which aims to restrict key trigger foods and "cure" these problems, to free the body to lose weight. The main thing about this is the total lack of any sugar, including fruit sugar. As someone who is sugar sensitive, I found this very effective and it has successfully helped my sugar cravings. However, the book goes on to mix a lot of different diets and studies (high protein, food combining) with no real science behind it, and appears to be based on the anecdotal knowledge of the author who has no scientific or medical background but claims that her knowledge is based on a history of eating disorders. Therefore, while some of the advice is actually pretty helpful, I believe that this book should be viewed with some caution and used flexibly, maybe following the 5 day diet and then some of the broad principles about sugar and refined carbs. Comment Comment (1) | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this) Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review › See all 5 customer reviews...		Ad feedback   Most Recent Customer Reviews 5.0 out of 5 stars Best book ever bought I Bought this book after hearing Zoe Harcombe on the radio saying how she had found a perfect eating plan. Read more Published 4 days ago by Mrs. K. J. Reith 2.0 out of 5 stars Re-hashing of other people's research! I couldn't help but buy this book. The fact that it was by someone who had suffered an eating disorder interested me, and I wondered how she'd finally found a way to eat and stay... Read more Published on 19 Aug 2004 by girl running Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews › See all 5 customer reviews...

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