Michele Laliberte - The Cognitive Behavioral Workbook for Weight Management: A Step-By-Step Program

Michele Laliberte, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist and director of the outpatient adult eating disorders program at St. Josephs Healthcare in Hamilton, ON, Canada. She is also assistant professor in the department of psychiatry and neurosciences at McMaster University. She has trained numerous health care professionals in both individual and group cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) treatment for eating disorders. She has published articles about the role of weight control beliefs and family factors that predict disturbed eating, and has presented at international conferences on eating disorders.

Randi E. McCabe, Ph.D., is psychologist-in-chief and director of the anxiety treatment and research center at St. Josephs Healthcare in Hamilton, ON, Canada. She is also associate professor in the department of psychiatry and behavioral neurosciences at McMaster University. Her research has focused on anxiety, eating disorders, and cognitive behavioral therapy. She has published numerous articles and coauthored four books, including the Overcoming Bulimia Workbook.

Valerie Taylor, MD, Ph.D., is assistant professor in psychiatry and behavioral neurosciences at McMaster University in Hamilton, ON, Canada. At St. Josephs Healthcare in Hamilton, she is director of the mood disorders somatic health program and heads the psychiatric team affiliated with the bariatric surgery program. Taylors research focuses on the interrelations of addiction, obesity, and mental health. She has received numerous research grants and academic awards and has published extensively on the areas of obesity and physical health outcomes in patients with mental illness.

This book provides an easy-to-follow, comprehensive program for losing weight and keeping it off. Unlike many books on this topic, the strategies in this book are based on proven psychological principles. I recommend this workbook to anyone who struggles to lose weight and live a healthier lifestyle.

Martin M. Antony, Ph.D., ABPP, professor of psychology at Ryerson University in Toronto, ON, Canada, and author of When Perfect Isnt Good Enough

Given the lack of effective tools to assist people in their weight struggles, this book fills an important gap. It provides evidence-based strategies for weight management, addresses problematic thoughts and behaviors, and offers long-term lifestyle solutions for healthy eating, exercise, and maintaining a positive body image. This book is a valuable resource for both consumers struggling with weight issues and the clinicians who help them.

Traci McFarlane, Ph.D., C.Psych., staff psychologist and clinical team leader at Toronto General Hospital and assistant professor at the University of Toronto

Changing the way you think is key to losing weight and eating more mindfully. This straightforward, easy-to-read guide helps illuminate the thoughts and behaviors that may be standing in the way. Youll learn essential skills that will take you far on your journey toward a healthier you!

Susan Albers, Psy.D., author of 50 Ways to Soothe Yourself Without Food, Eating Mindfully, and Eat, Drink, and Be Mindful

This is a fantastic tool for individuals seeking to find an exit ramp from the freeways and cloverleaves of dieting, weight regain, and more dieting. Completing the program laid out in this book will help almost anyone get their life and eating habits back under control, determine a long-term path toward a healthier lifestyle, and develop a more contented acceptance of their own body. It should be a required tool in every weight management clinic on the planet, and I feel strongly that it should be required reading for every family practice physician and health care provider in North America.

Julie Janeway, author of The Real Skinny on Weight Loss Surgery and coauthor of The Encyclopedia of Obesity

Publishers Note

This publication is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information in regard to the subject matter covered. It is sold with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in rendering psychological, financial, legal, or other professional services. If expert assistance or counseling is needed, the services of a competent professional should be sought.

Distributed in Canada by Raincoast Books

Copyright 2009 by Michele Laliberte, Randi McCabe, and Valerie Taylor

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Epub ISBN: 978-1-60882-696-4

The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as:

Laliberte, Michele.

The cognitive behavioral workbook for weight management : a step-by-step program / Michele Laliberte, Randi E. McCabe, and Valerie Taylo.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN-13: 978-1-57224-625-6 (pbk. : alk. paper)

ISBN-10: 1-57224-625-1 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Weight loss. 2. Cognitive therapy. I. McCabe, Randi E. II. Taylor, Valerie. III. Title.

RM222.2.L323 2009

613.25--dc22

2009038429

This book is dedicated to our patients, who have inspired us with their courage, strength, perseverance, and hope in the face of ongoing struggle.