Table Of ContentContents
Cover
Title Page
Foreword by Sophie Grégoire Trudeau
Preface
Chapter 1
A Love-Hate Relationship with Food
Chapter 2
Adapting Your Diet to Better Manage Binge Eating
Chapter 3
Coming to Terms with Trigger Foods
Chapter 4
Learning to Manage Your Emotions and Modify Your Thinking
Chapter 5
Listening to Hunger and Fullness Cues
Chapter 6
Lifestyle, a Safety Net
Chapter 7
Learning to Like Your Body Image
Chapter 8
SOS! I Need More Help
Conclusion
Appendix 1
Eating Behaviour Disorders
Appendix 2
List of Emotions
Appendix 3
List of Resources
Appendix 4
Your Diary
Acknowledgements
Notes
Index
About the Authors
Copyright
About the Publisher
Foreword by Sophie Grégoire Trudeau
Tell me what you eat, I’ll tell you who you are.
—Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
Imagine that you’re alone: no one is looking at you; you’re having a quiet moment in
the car, at home, outdoors—wherever you are. How are you treating yourself? What
kind of conversation are you having with yourself? Are you being generous, gentle,
encouraging, and optimistic? Or have you been comparing yourself to others and
always finding yourself inadequate, undervaluing yourself, and not really taking care of
yourself? Whatever your background, your difficulties, and your personal journey,
there’s still plenty of time to learn to love yourself and respect yourself. Better late than
never.
Just like physical activity and well-balanced sleep, diet is a major part of a healthy
lifestyle and well-informed self-care. There are many foods we can easily find that
nourish our brain, support our immune system, and help regulate our hormones and our
sleep. This book teaches you simple ways to improve your health, your quality of life,
and your longevity. Once we begin to eat better and exercise, the rest follows, too.
We’re energized, positive, and better prepared to overcome life’s obstacles, large and
small.
Taking care of ourselves is the best gift of all. Let’s be honest with ourselves,
respectful toward ourselves, and give our bodies the very best. Let’s make sure our
children have nutritional knowledge that will serve them well throughout their lives.
Let’s use what Mother Nature offers us to help shape the well-being of our generation
and those to come.
Healthy eating isn’t rocket science—with your body, heart, and mind you can
change the world!
To your health and the health of all your loved ones!
—Sophie
Preface
A word from Isabelle
I’ve always been interested in eating behaviour disorders. I studied psychology first and
then went into nutrition, wanting to help people in a holistic way. Later, I did my
internships in anorexia-bulimia both at Centre hospitalier universitaire Sainte-Justine in
Montreal and CHU in Geneva, where I completed part of my studies. When I started
my clinical practice 25 years ago, my childhood friend Nancy, a member of Overeaters
Anonymous, referred many people to me, all suffering from compulsive eating. This
became my specialty. Seeing my clients feel better by improving their relationship with
food, changing their body image, and regaining pleasure in eating makes me happy!
Compulsive eating is a complex disorder, and I soon understood that having a
psychologist at Kilo Solution would guarantee greater long-term success. So I
approached Catherine, the founder of the CHANGE psychology clinics, to work
alongside my team of nutritionists. For years, we have collaborated to provide support
to people in difficulty and help them on their journey toward healing. This book would
not have been the same without the crucial psychological input Catherine and her
writing have supplied. I hope with all my heart that our advice will help you make
peace with food and your body.
A word from Catherine
Before I had even turned 20, while I was doing my BA in psychology, I began to
volunteer by facilitating groups for Anorexia and Bulimia Quebec (ANEB). For me,
treating eating disorders was a passion right from the start. I discovered a group of
people I cared about whose problems presented challenges that few professionals
specialized in. Later, for my doctorate in psychology, I wrote my dissertation on
detecting eating disorders in children, and I did my internships with adults in the Eating
Disorders Program at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute and the Royal
Victoria Hospital. After founding the CHANGE clinics, I realized just how few
specialized services were available to people with binge eating disorder. When Isabelle
approached me several years ago, I discovered a professional and diligent nutritionist
who makes sure her team detects eating disorders. Isabelle has shown unflagging
confidence in my team and me, and our collaboration, based on a passion for treating
eating disorders, gave rise to this book. I encourage you to take the time to do the
exercises we’ve included. Pausing to take care of ourselves is the best gift we can give
ourselves. I sincerely hope this will lead you ever closer to your happiness and well-
being.
