The Only Diet that Works – The Forgiveness Diet

640_salter-bathroom-scaleIt’s January and most people set about making resolutions.  The most common resolution is to lose weight.  Well I just finished reading two amazing books by Geneen Roth.  Women, Food, and God and When Food is Love.  I’ve also ordered her workbook Why Weight? and cannot wait to start revealing my  thinner inner self, especially after eating ‘too many to count’ holiday cookies.  The main premise of Geneen’s books are that when we allow ourselves to feel our feelings and not use food as a way to numb ourselves from the pain of our childhoods; then we will naturally make healthier choices, stop eating compulsively, and revert to our ideal weight.  [Read more…]