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After reading some of the positive reviews I will try it again and leave an additional review if I can finish it. To be honest I couldn't even get through all of it and it is sitting on a shelf. I think you have to start using the product with the right mindset and I did not have it and I just could not get enthused about finishing it.
I really like the workbook exercises and I am very pleased with the CD's. This book is a starting point. I really like this book although as another reviewer stated, I have a different approach to a food plan then the book has. I think I like the guided imagery of the CD's better from this book then any other product I have ever tried.I know for myself, there are emotional issues related to weight loss that I need to address for success. It suggests seeking professional help for some issues which is very appropriate. The exercise information in this book is not what I think is the way to go from my research. I wish they had not tried to be everything but had focused on emotional eating and our body images.
The author helped me finally let go of some emotional baggage that I've been carrying since my early teens.Not only is the book well written, the audio journeys are incredible. About that same time, when I was beginning to think things were rather hopeless, I found this book late one night when reading a post about it on the Oprah site. I now find it completely ironic because Oprah could sure use Body Esteem right about now.It's been months since I got the book and I am now many pounds lighter and feeling like I got a second lease on life. This is one of the best finds I've ever made. I'd give it six stars if I could.I hope this review helps you. My doctor has been on me for years about becoming more healthy, warned me of the effects of the weight on my knees, heart, etc., but I just couldn't let go. I feel like the book might have just saved my life because I had to let go of the weight I was carrying. I was seriously considering getting gastric bypass surgery, but after watching what a friend of mine went through after surgery, I decided against it.
But the CD's are "hypnotic" in nature, in that they require you to be in a relaxed state, eyes closed and all surroundings blocked out.Despite that, I have attempted to go through the workbook and thus far it is pretty elementary. I was hoping to listen to the book in the car-as it's the only time I have. No "self discovery" here. I was looking for a weight loss book on CD. Perhaps I mis-read the description but the CD's are actually a suppplement to the workbook.
Yes, of course make better choices where possible, but the occasional indulgence is not going to ruin an overall healthy eating/exercise plan. My only quibble with this book is that it is into banning certain foods (albeit mostly junk foods and certain ingredients). I like the Wardell approach much better--if you know you can have whatever you want, whenever you want, you eventually don't want it as much. If you cannot find the original, 1985 version of Thin Within by Judy Wardell, get this book. 4.5 stars. The CDs are also pleasant to listen to, which is not always the case with this type of book. Body Esteem is a workbook with several detailed exercises to help you work through issues you may have that could be preventing you from getting rid of that weight, along with pages of useful tips and advice. Even if you do have Thin Within, this is a good companion to it.
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