Summary of Jennifer Taitz's End Emotional Eating

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 The marshmallow experiment shows that children who are able to delay gratification have better grades, relationships, and attention skills as adults. willpower is about strategically directing your attention. You will learn to sit with temptation and pay attention in a different way. #2 Emotional eating is when we eat to cope with emotions, rather than to nourish our bodies. This book will help you understand and accept your emotions, and not rely on food to cope with them. #3 Mindfulness and acceptance are the most important concepts in this book. They describe present-moment-focused, flexible, nonjudgmental awareness. They are about experiencing the reality of where you are now rather than living in the abstractions of your thoughts about the past or future. #4 The concepts in this book are not based on whim or on my thoughts alone. These approaches are considered to be the latest advances in cognitive behavioral therapy and have been found helpful in randomized controlled trials for a wide range of problems.