The Writing Diet: Write Yourself Right-Size

The Writing Diet: Write Yourself Right-Size
by Julia Cameron

The Writing Diet: Write Yourself Right-Size
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Author: Julia Cameron
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-12-26
ISBN: 1585426989
Number of pages: 256
Publisher: Tarcher

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Book Review: Get Ready To Tackle The Emotional and Psychological Elements of Weight Loss
Summary: 4 Stars

Having read and been completely transformed by Julia Cameron's outstanding creative recovery book, The Artist's Way, I noticed an incredible transformation in myself other than a blossoming of my creativity. As I uncovered all of the demons within my past that kept me from living a creatively fulfilling life, and as I grew more confident in myself and in my God-given talents, I found that I turned less frequently to food as comfort and consolation. The more I wrote and painted, the more I channeled my energy toward creative productivity, the more weight I lost.

The exercises in The Artist's Way showed me that I used overeating and excessive money spending as consolation for my blocked creativity. Events from my past left me with feelings of low self-worth and incredible self-doubt. Food was my comfort, whether something was going wrong or right. And I carried with me an extra 30 pounds of weight as a result.

So transformed by Cameron's book, I explored her other offerings, and I found The Writing Diet: Write Yourself Right-Size. I was shocked to discover that Julia Cameron had noticed in her other creativity students the exact same transformation I was undergoing. After decades of teaching creative recover, Cameron often found that students who began her course overweight often ended the course much slimmer. With the help of nutrition and creativity experts, along with real-life examples of the physical impact a creative recovery can have on an individual, Cameron has created a completely unique method of looking at weight loss. Rather than turn to the refrigerator, Cameron suggests to her readers that they turn to their journals to write about their feelings.

It sounds simple, and it is. The key to the success of this diet is actually implementing the writing exercises along with a diet of clean foods (whole, unprocessed, raw, natural foods) and increased exercises. Cameron promises no magical results, but stresses the therapeutic side of writing as a critical addition to the well known reduced caloric and increased activity elements of dieting.

Particularly useful is Cameron's insight on water intake and the positive impact an increased regimen of water consumption can have on all aspects of health. She often comments on binging and "snack attacks," giving useful insight and strategy for dealing with the most common temptations that come with indulgent food. Additionally, the mystery of how to eat healthfully while dining in restaurants is solved.

Most insightful are Cameron's chapters explaining that slow weight loss ("easy does it") is the most healthful and sustainable type of weight loss. She forces her readers to acknowledge that what we all want is immediate results and to accept that it simply is not possible or sustainable.

Nowhere does this book advertise itself as a plan strictly for women. In fact, several of Cameron's real-life examples feature men. However, too often this book leans toward the feminine perspective, often explaining how many calories women must ingest in order to lose weight and discussing self-esteem issues overweight women may encounter when meeting men. Also, one entire chapter discusses the importance of sexy lingerie to a woman's wardrobe, regardless of her size. Since this book is intended for both sexes, I would have preferred Cameron also include some male-specific strategies.

The Writing Diet is a fascinating and insightful foray into the psychological and emotional side of weight loss, an often misunderstood and ignored aspect of dieting. If it was as simple as cutting calories and increasing activity alone, we would all be thin and fit. The emotional aspects of dieting along with the indulgent use of food as comfort and consolation are the real challenges of weight loss. Cameron provides a therapeutic strategy for dealing with the toughest elements of dieting.

Summary of The Writing Diet: Write Yourself Right-Size

Now in paperback, Julia Cameron?s revolutionary diet plan: Use writing to take off the pounds!

Over the course of the past twenty-five years, Julia Cameron has taught thousands of artists and aspiring artists how to unblock wellsprings of creativity. And time and again she has noticed an interesting thing: Often when her students uncover their creative selves they also undergo a surprising physical transformation? invigorated by their work, they slim down. In The Writing Diet, Cameron illuminates the relationship between creativity and eating to reveal a crucial equation: Creativity can block overeating.

This inspiring weight-loss program directs readers to count words instead of calories, to substitute their writing?s ?food for thought? for actual food. The Writing Diet presents a brilliant plan for using one of the soul?s deepest and most abiding appetites?the desire to be creative?to lose weight and keep it off forever.

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