The Rules Of Normal Eating–A Giveaway!

by Marisa

First, I want to thank all of you for the kind and supportive comments on my last post! I have changed so much in just these short couple of months. And learned so very much!

I’ve gotten quite a few emails asking for more information about what tools I am using and steps I am taking to deal with the emotional eating. Although much of what I have learned has been through the program of my amazing coach, Ellen Shuman from A Weigh Out, I can share with you a book that is an excellent resource in this area – The Rules of “Normal” Eating by Karen R. Koenig…

The approach of this book echoes much of the philosophy and tools that I received during my coaching sessions. What I love most is that it is written in a sensible, non-judgmental way. Whether you choose to stay on a diet or not, it is really written to give everyone tools to better your relationship with food …

There are excellent exercises in the book to help you understand your hunger, manage your feelings and connection to food and reprogram your beliefs using some Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques…

Basically, this is your self-coaching guide to ending food struggles and eating normally!

I originally found this book in my library and loved it so much I bought three copies – one to keep (I’ve been highlighting and underlining like crazy!) and TWO COPIES to giveaway!

To enter, just leave a comment below telling me what you are thankful for today. Smile

I’ll randomly choose two winners and announce them on Monday, November 28.

(Disclosure: I have no affiliation with the author and she has no clue who I am. I purchased these books with my own moolah. Opinions and review of the book are also my own.)

Have a great day, everyone! And HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

54 comments

1 Cathy Mettille { 11.23.11 at 7:39 am }: I’m thankful that it’s a bright sunny day, that my family is around me and that some invented peppermint mocha coffee creamer Happy Thanksgiving!
2 Kat Meller { 11.23.11 at 7:40 am }: I will have to look for this after the holidays – I admit I’m having a horrible time getting back into the “groove”.

But what I am most thankful for this year is that we are all “here” and will be together for Thanksgiving, except for my son who will be working. We are thankful that we all still have jobs and our health.
3 Liz { 11.23.11 at 7:44 am }: I am thankful for my family, dark chocolate, and wellness blogs! They all help keep me on track.
4 Marni { 11.23.11 at 7:48 am }: I am thankful for the unconditional love of my family.
5 Pat { 11.23.11 at 7:49 am }: I am most thankful for my home and family, jobs, plenty of food on the table.
6 Alex { 11.23.11 at 8:06 am }: I am most thankful for having loving family and friends who were there to help me when I needed guidance at the worst point of my ED. I would love to read this book as a concluding point to this recovery.
7 trisha { 11.23.11 at 8:18 am }: Today I am grateful for BEAUTIFUL weather! Nothing like being able to run outside the day before Thanksgiving and the day of!
8 Tina { 11.23.11 at 8:20 am }: I’m Thankful for my family who is always there for me, always supportive of me and my ups and downs.
This book looks great and I’m also happy to have found your site.
9 Lori Lynn { 11.23.11 at 8:28 am }: I am thankful for my family,who I know love me very much, and are supportive of me in everything I do.
10 Sue { 11.23.11 at 8:56 am }: I am thankful that my family is happy and well, and that one son is on his way home for Thanksgiving! I hope the Philly airport is not too crazy
11 Stacey P. { 11.23.11 at 9:11 am }: I am thankful that I have a wonderful family with unconditional love. I’m also thankful for my health and that I’m healthy enough to run a 10k tomorrow morning. Over 3 years ago, this would have never been possible for me.
12 Daphne Steinberg { 11.23.11 at 9:16 am }: I am grateful for the talents and skills God has imbued me with that make it possible for me to enrich my life and others’ lives; I’m grateful for the opportunities I have to learn and teach; and I am grateful for the chance to know caring, supportive people who make life worth living every single day.
13 sharyn lieth { 11.23.11 at 9:39 am }: Family and my health.
14 Anne { 11.23.11 at 10:13 am }: I’m thankful for the amazing group of people that surround me – both friends and family. They keep me going.
15 Mary { 11.23.11 at 10:34 am }: I am thankful for my health and the love and support of my family and friends.
16 Sharon { 11.23.11 at 10:54 am }: I am thankful for the love and support of my husband who loves me unconditionally no matter what size I am.
17 Steph { 11.23.11 at 11:04 am }: I am thankful for my wonderful daughter, my family, and knowing that through all of life’s struggles … I am so deeply blessed.
18 tania { 11.23.11 at 11:59 am }: i am thankful that this week marks 2 whole months of absolutely no bingeing, it also marks my first 2 months at a sincere effort to change my life, my reward so far is a 24 lb weight loss.
19 SlimKatie @ Runs for Cookies { 11.23.11 at 12:07 pm }: I am SO thankful for my husband. He’s been taking care of me around the clock for the last nine days since I had my lower body lift surgery. I haven’t had to lift a finger!
20 Carol { 11.23.11 at 12:46 pm }: I’m thankful for my family and for concentrating on time together and not the food for the holidays!
21 Jillian_R { 11.23.11 at 1:16 pm }: Thankful? There is so much to be thankful for! I am thank ful that I have to option of choosing what I want to eat, even if it may not be for the right reasons. Thank you too, for being willing to share your journey.
22 Pat { 11.23.11 at 1:29 pm }: I am thankful that I still have my parents in my life @87 & 88 and still healthy! I am thankful for my wonderful husband, my beautiful children and grandchildren and my sweet dog!
23 Aggie { 11.23.11 at 1:38 pm }: I am thankful for my health and my husband. And for all of the healty living blogs that help me stay on track with my healthy lifestyle.
24 secret mom thoughts { 11.23.11 at 1:55 pm }: I’m thankful for my family even if my daughter is currently having a temper tantrum.
25 Lindsey { 11.23.11 at 2:05 pm }: I am thankful for my health and the good health of all my relatives and loved ones!
26 Dianne Mulock { 11.23.11 at 2:33 pm }: Not just this time of year, but every day, I am thankful for a supportive husband who loves me unconditionally, knowing I have my faults, that my measurements will never be 36-24-36 and though I try…I will never fill Martha Stewart’s shoes!!
27 judy jursch { 11.23.11 at 3:12 pm }: I am thankful for a multitude of things on a daily basis..Thanksgiving just brings more focus to what I am thankful for. I enjoy good health and the love of my husband and family members. I am thankful for the love of good friends. There are actually so many things that I am thankful and greatful for that I am not sure I could list them all in this little box! Bless you and your family and have a very Happy Thanksgiving! xo
28 Julie { 11.23.11 at 3:24 pm }: I am so thankful for my beautiful little boys. They are my reason for existence.
29 Khris { 11.23.11 at 4:03 pm }: I am thankful today like every other day to wake up and be able to appreciate being here with the people I love being with every day. I have experienced the loss of a child, father, mother in law and appreciate every single day that we have even if I struggle with the same indecision about eating and exercising every day.
Hugs Khris
30 Elizabeth { 11.23.11 at 4:48 pm }: Things to Be Thankful For

Be thankful for the clothes that fit a little too snug, because it means you have enough to eat.
Be thankful for the mess you clean up after a party, because it means you have been surrounded by friends.
Be thankful for the taxes you pay, because it means you’re employed.
Be thankful that your lawn needs mowing and your windows need fixing, because it means you have a home.
Be thankful for your heating bill, because it means you are warm.
Be thankful for the laundry, because it means you have clothes to wear.
Be thankful for the space you find at the far end of the parking lot, because it means you can walk.
Be thankful for the lady who sings off-key behind you in church, because it means you can hear.
Be thankful when people complain about the government, because it means we have freedom of speech.
Be thankful for the alarm that goes off in the early morning hours, because it means you’re alive.
(Taken from Ann Landers’ column—11/22/01)
31 Carol Forthman { 11.23.11 at 5:36 pm }: I’m thankful for my wonderful kids and husband. I’m thankful that my hubby has a secure and stable job. I’m thankful that Disney World exists! I’m thankful that I’m finally at a healthy weight after losing 115 lbs. over the course of 3 years. But, I’m terrified of gaining it back and my eating alternates between restrictive and overeating. I’d love to feel more normal around food.
32 Roz { 11.23.11 at 5:38 pm }: Happy Thanksgiving Marisa. Thanksgiving is long over here in Canada, but I’m still thankful for my family, my friends (in real life and in the blog world!) and my health. Sounds hokey, but it’s true!
33 Teffy { 11.23.11 at 6:04 pm }: im thankful today for having my family complete and healthy, and for being able to help others ( today i made a charity work with my friends from school ) ^^ Happy thanksgiving
34 Elaine { 11.23.11 at 8:43 pm }: I am thankful I finally think enough of myself to lose the weight and find the “old” me.
35 Lori { 11.23.11 at 9:07 pm }: That sounds like a great book!

I am so, so thankful for my hubby!

Have a super Thanksgiving Marisa!
36 Aimee { 11.23.11 at 9:29 pm }: I’m thankful for so many things on the eve of Thanksgiving, family, good health and a job. I’m also thankful that I found your blog. It inspires me everyday. I hope you and your family have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
37 Barbara { 11.24.11 at 11:20 am }: I read your blog every day, or whenever you post; and I thoroughly enjoy reading it. I feel like you are my twin sister, regarding your difficulties and struggles. I don’t have kids of my own, but a lot of what you go through is almost exactly what I deal with every day. Anyhow, I’m thankful for insightful blogs such as yours, I’m grateful for having a means, though somewhat meager, of paying my bills, and I’m thankful for a roof over my head, and an abundance of food and supplies. Really, there is so much to be thankful for that I can’t even fit it here, but we are all truly blessed to live in this wonderful country!
38 Lindsay { 11.24.11 at 3:43 pm }: I am thankful for my mom and dad who have provided for me for the past 21 years. I am also thankful that my parents will be buying me a new computer this weekend as my old computer died yesterday!
39 Andrea@WellnessNotes { 11.24.11 at 10:17 pm }: Happy Thanksgiving, Marisa! I hope you had a wonderful day!

I’m thankful for all the wonderful people in my life.
40 Dianne { 11.25.11 at 12:40 am }: I am thankful today to have a husband to come home to that treats me as a queen and to be in a position to afford a pair of new glasses.
41 Marti { 11.25.11 at 7:57 am }: Would love to win your book!

I am so thankful for the health of my family.
42 Natalia { 11.25.11 at 8:17 am }: I am thankful for my mother because she has always been there for me, I have never met someone so giving and loving without expecting anything in return. =)
43 Holly G { 11.25.11 at 3:24 pm }: I am so thankful for my wonderful husband and four small children, who love me no matter what size I am!
44 ErinK. { 11.25.11 at 7:15 pm }: I am thankful for my health, my family, my home and my ability to make changes in my life…like eating better and exercising. Thanks for the chance to win.
45 Heather { 11.25.11 at 11:15 pm }: I am thankful for a wonderful family.
46 Nicole { 11.26.11 at 12:03 am }: I’m thankful for my family and this wonderful country that we live in.
47 Potato { 11.26.11 at 1:09 am }: I am thankful for my dad.
48 Mara { 11.26.11 at 12:46 pm }: I am thankful for my beautiful family, my wonderful husband, and for being healthy and in control (most days!)… Hope you have a wonderful holiday!
49 Tami@Nutmeg Notebook { 11.27.11 at 1:21 am }: Today I would have to say I am thankful for good friends. We had a dinner party with good friends and enjoyed visiting.
50 Holly { 11.27.11 at 8:07 am }: I am thankful for my husband and boys!
51 Melissa { 11.27.11 at 11:56 am }: I am thankful for my friends, family, and my health. I’ve been trying to get a medical condition diagnosed for the last year, with no luck yet…but I know I could be much worse off.
52 Janine Molnar { 11.27.11 at 5:02 pm }: Thankful today and always for my husband and son!
53 Shelice Davis { 11.27.11 at 10:54 pm }: I am thankful for my sweet husband. He loves me even when my battle with food rages on. He is my biggest supporter. I am blessed, and I can do this!!
54 Colleen { 11.29.11 at 10:38 am }: I am thankful for blogs like yours! You are motivating, encouraging, give good advice and in this world of “what’s in it for me?”, you put yourself out there. We are all grateful. Colleen