It’s a subtle combination of addiction to Bad Sugar, the exercise of control NOT to binge, and the abandonment of control, meaning you succumb to the impulse to binge.

I believe that TLCMoTU probably worked on me precisely because it repeats its message over and over, so that by the end I was getting quite tired of reading the same thing again, thinking: yeah, yeah, I know! ... I was raring to get started.Have you ever purged food (self-induced vomiting, misuse of laxatives, diuretics, or enemas), or has the thought of purging food crossed your mind? I am already aware of all of the reasons given for emotional eating and the repercussions and was hoping for something more complex or mind changing than the information given in this book. I felt no revelations or enlightenment. In other words, the material did not seem to strike deep enough to stir any motivation in me that I have not already found in myself from my own learned knowledge of health, sugars, addiction, etc. This seems's like it's targeted mainly at people that eat junk food. Which is probably most people. But I guess you can apply this to any situation. It's not a terribly well written book and it seems to go on forever and ever, without getting to the point. It's a simple message and I think it's more about changing your mindset more than anything. Maybe even that age old saying "Fake it till you make it." Strangely I do feel like I got something out of it, but it could have been condensed into a much smaller book. So it's not been a wasted read. I think it's worth taking a look at, even if it read's like an 80's infomercial. I guess one of the highlights is to really think about the food we eat - instead of devouring mindlessly, eat things savouring the moment, analyzing the flavour and texture properly, and also feeling deeply how one feels after a meal - comparing junk vs non-junk food - in a sense that's mindfully eating - and getting to the point where one realizes junk food doesn't really bring any comfort.

Some of the advice, I'm throwing out right away, like eat only when hungry. If you have blood sugar issues, ignore that advice. I'm rarely actually hungry, I have to force myself to eat most meals, to keep my blood sugar up, so it's another area, where it's assumed you are a completely healthy individual. Some of the dietary advice is a bit iffy too. Again it's assuming everyone fits into the same mould, which is just clearly not true. A cookie set by YouTube to measure bandwidth that determines whether the user gets the new or old player interface.In yet another desperate search to find something that will help me conquer my sugar and food addiction I just happened to stumble across this book. It's good. I mean, in some ways there was nothing new in there but in other ways it seemed to say the kinds of things I need to hear in just the right way. Things like, " THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO GOODNESS WHATSOEVER IN REFINED SUGARS."