The Easy Way for Women to Lose Weight (Allen Carr's Easyway Book 82)

to avoid this misery is not to try to escape in the first place. As long as they never try that prison door handle, they’ll always preserve the belief that it might just open when they want it to.

BY PROTECTING YOURSELF FROM THE FEAR OF FAILURE, YOU GUARANTEE THAT YOU FAIL

The upshot is that we become inert, stuck between conflicting fears.

Anyone who has tried and failed to do something about their weight problem will know that it leaves you feeling more firmly trapped than you did before. You’ve seen films where prisoners are thrown into a cell and the door locked behind them. The first thing they do is run to the door and tug at the handle. This confirms their predicament: they rea

The addict who tries and fails repeatedly can’t kid herself any more. Many people conclude that the best way

ENCOURAGING SOMEONE TO LOSE WEIGHT THROUGH THE USE OF WILLPOWER IS LIKE TELLING THEM TO OPEN A DOOR BY PUSHING ON THE HINGES The need for willpower implies a conflict of will.

They yearn for the “security” of the prison. Life on the outside is alien and frightening for them: it doesn’t run to the same routine or the same guidelines; it’s not what they know and they don’t feel equipped to handle it.

Fear should not be regarded as an enemy. It’s a natural instinct, designed to protect us from real dangers by triggering the release of hormones that make us faster, fiercer and stronger.

Eating disorders aren’t just about food. Food is used to feel in control of other feelings that may seem overwhelming.