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    Never Binge Again(tm): Reprogram Yourself to Think Like a Permanently Thin Person. Stop Overeating and Binge Eating and Stick to the Food Plan of Your Choice!
    Never Binge Again(tm): Reprogram Yourself to Think Like a Permanently Thin Person. Stop Overeating and Binge Eating and Stick to the Food Plan of Your Choice!
    Never Binge Again(tm): Reprogram Yourself to Think Like a Permanently Thin Person. Stop Overeating and Binge Eating and Stick to the Food Plan of Your Choice!
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    Never Binge Again(tm): Reprogram Yourself to Think Like a Permanently Thin Person. Stop Overeating and Binge Eating and Stick to the Food Plan of Your Choice!

    By Glenn Livingston

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    About this ebook

    If you're a man who struggles with binge eating, emotional eating, stress eating, or if you repeatedly manage to lose weight only to gain it all back, you may be approaching things with the wrong mindset.

    Most contemporary thought on overeating and bingeing focuses on healing and self-love—a very feminine approach. But men who've overcome food and weight issues often report it was more like capturing and caging a rabid dog than learning to love their inner child...

    Open the cage even an inch—or show that dog an ounce of fear—and it'll quickly burst out to shred your healthy eating plans, undoing all your progress in a heartbeat.

    From his perspective as a formerly food-obsessed psychologist—and previous consultant to major food manufacturers—Dr. Livingston shares specific techniques for isolating and permanently dis-empowering your “fat thinking self.” He reveals much of his own personal journey in the process.

    If despite your best intentions you find yourself in one or more of the following situations then this book is for you...

    You've tried diet after diet with no permanent success...
    You constantly think about food and/or your weight...
    You feel driven to eat when you're not hungry (emotional overeating)...
    You sometimes feel you can't stop eating even though you're full...
    You sometimes feel guilty or ashamed of what you've eaten...
    You behave differently with food in private than you do when you're with other people...
    You feel the need to fast and/or severely restrict your food to “make up” for serious bouts of overeating...
    Never Binge Again can help you:
    Dramatically improve your ability to stick to ANY healthy food plan so you can achieve your weight loss and/or fitness goals...
    Quickly recover from mistakes without self judgement or unnecessary guilt...
    Free yourself from the prison of food obsession so you can enjoy a satisfying, delicious, and healthy diet for the rest of your life!
    "What the Hades is this? It can't be this simple. But I'm closer to my goal weight than I've been in decades!" - Peter Borromeo

    "A powerful, thought provoking, and very un-ladylike approach to the problem of bingeing!" – Stephanie King

    "A unique and brilliant way to leverage will power; passionate, convincing, defiant and inspiring - all at the same time" – Richard Guy

    "Never Binge Again squelched that awful voice in the back of my mind which says ‘you'll backslide eventually, no matter what.' Thanks to this book failure is no longer an option!" – Warren Start

    "I'm still reeling with the revelation I have the ability to Never Binge Again, just like my ability to never rob a bank, never push and old lady into traffic, or never jump off of a perfectly good cliff! [...] This book is THE TOOL I need to conquer ever attempting to satisfy emotional feelings with carbo-laden calories again!" – Traci Rickards

    "If you follow this simple program, you CAN see results without the ‘normal' struggle. No eating foods you don't like. No fancy rules, schedules or psychotic workouts. It puts you fully in charge of your eating...and it's sustainable." - Keith Duncan CPT (Certified Personal Trainer)

    "Refreshingly unlike any other nutrition/healthy-eating/wellbeing title I've ever read...and I've read quite a few! The total absence of charts, food diaries, calorie counters and so on is fabulous." – Celia Almeida

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGlenn Livingston
    Release dateOct 23, 2015
    ISBN9781310521195
    Never Binge Again(tm): Reprogram Yourself to Think Like a Permanently Thin Person. Stop Overeating and Binge Eating and Stick to the Food Plan of Your Choice!
    Author

    Glenn Livingston

    Glenn Livingston, Ph.D. is a veteran psychologist and long time CEO of a multi-million dollar consulting firm which has serviced several Fortune 500 clients in the food industry. You may have seen his (or his company's) previous work, theories, and research in major periodicals like The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Sun Times, The Indiana Star Ledger, The NY Daily News, American Demographics, or any of the other major media outlets you see on this page. You may also have heard him on ABC, WGN, and/or CBS radio, or UPN TV.Disillusioned by what traditional psychology had to offer the overweight and/or food obsessed individual, Dr. Livingston spent several decades researching the nature of bingeing and overeating via work with his own patients AND a self-funded research program with more than 40,000 participants. Most important, however, was his own personal journey out of obesity and food prison to a normal, healthy weight and a much more lighthearted relationship with food.

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    • 5/5
      This is a unique mental approach to managing weight. I've read many many books over weight loss and I was turned off at 1st w/ the word "binge" but he defines a binge as anything off your food plan. Then I cringed at calling my inner voice that tempts me off my food plan my "Pig". But then he goes on to explain in a way that made me comfortable with the analogy. YOU are not the Pig, the Pig is akin to your reptile brain. I'm excited to incorporate this way of thinking toward my weight loss goals.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      The book is awesome.a must read.but what result it bring it has to be tested yet.i hope I can follow the teachings and be a succeed

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    • 1/5
      I didn’t get very far into the book as I cannot abide the “pig” language. I am not offended by strong language, yet referring to intelligent and sensitive animals as if they were horribly out of control gluttons is terrible. Pigs have pig natures, and in factory farms, they are not allowed to eat and act as they would in a natural environment. What we do to them is inhumane.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Very helpful book. Uses a playful way to approach the problem, that makes it easier to deal with it. Most important part for me: The explanation of how someone IS actually ABLE to never binge again, since all we do in cases like that is doubting ourselves in every decision we re making.

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    • 5/5
      I totally loved the idea and started implementing as well
    • 5/5
      Best book I've read on how to stop binge eating! And I'm a woman saying that! So funny and clever and to the point.

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    Never Binge Again(tm) - Glenn Livingston

    Never Binge Again™

    Reprogram Yourself to Think Like a Permanently

    Thin Person™ on the Food Plan Of Your Choice!

    By Glenn Livingston, Ph.D.

    Smashwords Edition

    Copyright © 2015 by Glenn Livingston

    Copyright © Psy Tech Inc.

    Never Binge Again™ and Reprogram Yourself to Think Like a Permanently Thin Person™" are trademarks of Psy Tech Inc.

    ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

    DISCLAIMER: For education only. You are responsible for determining your own nutritional, medical, and psychological needs. If you require assistance with this task you must consult with a licensed physician, nutritionist, psychologist, and/or other professional. No medical, psychological, and/or nutritional advice is offered through this book. Even though the author is a licensed psychologist, he does not offer psychological services, psychological advice and/or psychological counsel in his role as author of this book. Psy Tech Inc. is only willing to license you the right to utilize this book in the event you agree with these terms. If you do not agree with these terms, please do not read the book, delete it from all electronic devices you own, and/or return it to your place of purchase for a full refund (where applicable).

    Table of Contents

    Chapter 1: The Outrageous Promise

    Chapter 2: How to ‘Deal’ with Cravings

    Chapter 3: What if You DO Binge?

    Chapter 4: Changing Your Food Plan

    Chapter 5: The Time Counting Trap

    Chapter 6: Overcoming the Deprivation Trap

    Chapter 7: Defeating the Food Industry

    Chapter 8: Hell is Other People (Says Your Pig)

    Chapter 9: The Pig is Powerless, Not You

    Chapter 10: Twelve Hard to Recognize Pig Squeals!

    Chapter 11: Discipline vs. Regret

    Chapter 12: The Psychology of Bingeing, Not Bingeing, and Thinking Too Much About Food

    Chapter 13: A Radical View on Guilt and Shame

    Chapter 14: Unconscious Bingeing

    Chapter 15: Your Personal Pig Squeal Journal

    Chapter 16: Binge Anxiety

    Chapter 17: What to Do When It’s Not Working

    Chapter 18: Alcohol Pigs, Drug Pigs, and Other Pigs Worth Dominating

    Chapter 19: My Personal Food Plan

    Chapter 20: Taking the Next Step

    Notes

    Chapter 1

    The Outrageous Promise

    This can’t possibly be true

    Sincerely, Your Fat-Thinking-Self

    I’d like to make an outrageous, life-changing promise: Suspend judgment long enough to learn one crazy mental trick and you can achieve full control of your eating…forever.

    NOT the painful, grit-your-teeth-and-bear-it control you’ve experienced while dieting before, but real control that lasts. Effortless control you feel secure about 24x7x365, without constant thought. Natural, lifelong control which represents true peace with food. So you can obtain the body you want, the health you deserve, and the sense of confidence and esteem which comes from sticking to a commitment.

    Plus, once you learn this mental trick it will not only act to protect you against the thoughts which cause you to overeat today, but anything your fat-thinking-self might dream up tomorrow.

    But fair warning: This trick-of-mind is fairly unusual, and you may have a negative reaction when you first hear it. Some people put the book down. Others call me a lunatic.

    That’s OK.

    Go ahead and write in the margins, send me nasty emails, or whatever you need to do to voice your objections. My Mom will still love me even if you don’t — and I’ll just take your initial reactions as par for the course…

    Because what you’ve been calling a weight problem — or difficulty sticking with your best thinking about what to eat — is in reality a survival drive gone wrong. This is why all your rational attempts to keep to your commitments have failed, and why you keep getting derailed from your best-laid dietary and nutritional plans.

    It’s also why it seems like no matter how hard you try, you eventually find yourself eating in ways you swore you never would again. And it’s why you may feel demoralized, dejected, and hopeless about ever successfully dealing with food.

    When you start to rein in this survival-drive-run-amuck, it’s going to fear for its life. But thankfully, there’s ONE insight to which this seemingly unconquerable drive responds. One which can help you utterly dominate it, giving you full control of your eating from now on.

    So feel free to entertain every critical voice in your head. In fact, becoming aware of your internal objections is an essential part of the process. I’ve actually set up the book to stimulate them.

    All I'm asking is you give this a chance.

    Give it a full read and promise yourself to withhold judgment. Try it out for a while, even if it seems nutty or doesn’t quite work for you at first. If at that point you still think this idea is just not for you, that's fine. By then, you'll have made a fully informed decision, which is critical because — as you’ll soon realize — this is about a lot more than losing a few pounds. And it’s about more than your health.

    This is about accomplishing all your goals and dreams with more confidence and security than you ever thought possible.

    What’s at stake is everything you care about, as it is for everyone who’s ever really struggled with food. And if you’ll just pause to breathe for a moment, I know you’ll nod your head in agreement. At minimum, you’ll have to acknowledge how important it is to get control of this eating thing once and for all.

    So please keep your mind as open as it’s ever been.

    After all… what if I'm right?

    Who am I?

    I’m a formerly obese guy with very poor cardiovascular genetics…

    A guy who almost ate himself to death despite a dozen warnings from doctors and other health professionals…

    Who wasted years of his life believing he had a mysterious disease which caused him to compulsively overeat…

    And who used to think he was powerless to resist bagels, pizza, chocolate, donuts, pasta, potato chips, and pretty much anything else which tasted good in mass quantities.

    My ongoing food compulsions and preoccupations did not deter me, however, from earning a Ph.D. in clinical psychology, nor from building a large, very successful practice, nor even from funding my own food-preference research project with 40,000+ people.

    And for the last 25 years I’ve been the CEO of companies which have provided tens of millions of dollars in research and consulting services for Fortune 500 companies. These firms have included major food manufacturers like Lipton, Kraft, Nabisco, etc.

    Frankly, I’m a guy who couldn't stop thinking about food, even while he was working with psychotherapy patients and coaching clients…

    Someone who spent most of his life feeling desperate to control his food problem. That is, until I discovered a child-like trick of mind which got me thinking like a permanently thin person…

    A weird idea which got in my head and grew progressively stronger by itself, no matter how hard my fat-thinking-self tried to eliminate it!

    WARNING:

    Your Fat Thinking Alter-Ego Does

    NOT Want You to Read This Book!

    Your Fat-Thinking-Self will say anything to prevent you from reading this. For example, it may already be saying something like this:

    You’ve got to be kidding me! Another diet plan? There’s NO way we could ever do this. You’re too weak, you never stick with a hard and fast food rule. Besides, are we really just going to eat like rabbits for the rest of our life? C’mon. Just put the book down and let’s go have us a little Bingeing party. Can we? Can we? Huh!!?

    So let me promise you something up front: This book is about cementing your ability to stick with the Food Plan of your choice. It’s not about getting you to follow (or not follow) any particular diet. Absolutely everything about what you eat, when you eat, and where you eat will be entirely up to you.

    Your Fat-Thinking-Self will also object to drawing the clear lines in the sand required by this technique:

    Are you really NEVER going to cross the line again? That’s just a set up for feeling guilty when you Binge and you know it. Do you really need more guilt in your life? Now just go get me some ‘comfort food’…it’ll be yummy! – Your Fat Thinking Self

    These guilt-threats need not frighten or control you. Because in this book we’ll apply a very kindhearted, effective way to recover from mistakes without becoming preoccupied with guilt and shame. If you fall down, you’ll just get up and resume where you left off. There’s NO need to repeatedly smack yourself in the head with a spatula! (Note your Fat-Thinking-Self’s immediate excitement at the possibility of you falling down.)

    That said, since fear of guilt and failure stops many people before they’ve had a chance to really try this, let’s talk a bit about how we’ll handle mistakes in the Never Binge Again way of thinking. In short, we just treat ourselves the same way we’d treat a child who’s genuinely trying to accomplish something important.

    For example, suppose your 5 year old daughter has her heart set on riding her bicycle to the top of a very steep hill without stopping. Would you say You’ll never get to the top without stopping, little Sarah. That hill is WAY too steep. I don’t want you to feel guilty and ashamed after you fail, so let’s not even try, OK?

    Of course not! Instead, you’d help her set her sights on the goal with confidence and enthusiasm. And if she didn’t make it, you’d be right by her side to figure out what went wrong so she could do better next time. You certainly wouldn’t make her feel guilty for failing to reach the top, nor prevent her from setting the goal in the first place.

    In this scenario, Sarah would

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