Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Having a BabyWhen the Old Fashioned Way Isnt Working or I Wish I Were Thin I Wish I Were Fat

Having a Baby...When the Old-Fashioned Way Isn't Working: Hope and Help for Everyone Facing Infertility

Author: Cindy Margolis

An Internet icon turns the spotlight on infertility-and inspires women who are struggling to start a family.

Cindy Margolis. listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the "most downloaded woman on the Internet," was brought down to earth when she and her husband tried to conceive. Suddenly, she was just one of the more than nine million women each year who are desperately trying to have a child. After false starts, out-of-control hormones, five invitro fertilizations, and surrogacy, Cindy and her husband traveled a long journey that resulted in three happy and healthy children.

Now Cindy helps readers navigate the world of infertility treatments and procedures. Warm, supportive, and funny, she provides the wisdom, advice, and resources that could only come from a woman who's been there, and spreads an essential message of hope.

Publishers Weekly

Tackling a delicate issue with courage, wisdom and generosity, model Margolis (Celebrity spokesperson for "National Infertility Association" Resolve) shares the personal, emotional story of her long journey to pregnancy using in vitro fertilization. An oft-avoided subject, this guide to pursuing assisted reproductive therapies (ARTs) is meant to address the "biggest hurdle" in Margolis's own story, "the lack of readily available information and resources" that leaves couples facing the emotional and practical challenges of infertility with little support. Aside from a step-by-step look at the in vitro methods that eventually yielded Margolis a successful pregnancy, the authors provide a chapter on practical concerns ("Figuring out Costs, Insurance, and What Is and Isn't Covered") and, thoughtfully, stories from couples using an array different methods (surrogacy, adoption, etc.) for dealing with infertility; further, she sprinkles her text with the addresses and web sites of helpful organizations. Personal, easy to read and possessed of a warm, welcome sense of humor, Margolis's book makes an excellent introduction for anyone facing fertility issues, putting a hopeful face on a distressing topic, providing much-needed support and pointing the way forward.
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Book review: Vorzüglichkeit im Geschäft

I Wish I Were Thin, I Wish I Were Fat: The Reasons We Overeat and What We Can Do about It

Author: Michelle Joy Levin

JUMP OFF THE WEIGHT GAIN/WEIGHT LOSS TREADMILL AND DISCOVER THE REAL REASON MOST DIETS FAIL!

With so many diet programs available, most overweight people try one after another, with varying degrees of temporary success, but never succeed in reaching the permanent weight loss they so desperately want. In the bestselling I Wish I Were Thin, I Wish I Were Fat, Michelle Joy Levine, a psychotherapist for over twenty years, uncovers the real reason why most dieters fail: an unconscious yet powerful fear of being thin or a desire to be fat! As incredible as this may sound, the poignant and revealing case histories presented in this book demonstrate how childhood experiences affect our eating habits, and the helpful exercises included will teach you how to stop sabotaging your goal of permanent weight loss.

Understanding why we overeat is the first step toward a healthy weight and happier life. This highly acclaimed, remarkably insightful book is a must for anyone who is serious about eliminating destructive eating habits from their lives forever.

What People Are Saying

Susan Sherman
...unique and powerful...join[s] with the reader in a real and deep way...vivid and relevant case examples...I highly recommend this important book.


Morton Kissen
...quite brilliant...innovative...a tremendous accomplishment...extremely useful for...[those] struggling with problems of overeating...fascinating insight into unconscious factors interfering with...weight reduction.


Annette Mont
At long last those of us who have an unhealthy relationship with food can understand why...a must read...


Frederick T. Sherman
I have struggled...to help my overweight patients....Finally, a book that goes beyond the mundane and stereotypical...real insight and valuable support.


Monica Rawn
...one of a kind...jargon free...richly informative book about why people need to overeat...an appetizing scholarly treat while we learn...what makes us tick and...want to eat to excess.




Table of Contents:

Contents

Preface

PART ONE

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Food for Thought

Fattening Wishes

Our Unconscious

Wishes Can Come True

PART TWO

HUNGRY FOR YOU

Hungry for You

Loss of Childhood Bliss

Eating to Recover the Lost Union

Merged or Lonely

"The Pounds Have Been Melting Away"

Nurturing Ourselves Emotionally

Feast or Famine

The Ba-Ba

Eating to Comfort

Fantasy

The Golden Fantasy

Cannibalistic Fantasies

Filling the Emptiness

Filling the Void

The Experiment

PART THREE

TO BE OR NOT TO BE: THAT IS THE QUESTION

To Be or Not to Be: That Is the Question

In Complete Control

Now I Have Control

Defiance

Defying Overeating

Overeating to Please

Prisoners of Childhood

Pleasing Yourself

PART FOUR

OEDIPUS REX

Oedipus Rex

Oedipal Wishes

Resolution or Not

"Chocolate Is Something You Have an Affair With"

Allowing Ourselves to Be Sexually Desirable

PART FIVE

THE EVIL EYE

The Evil Eye

"Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall"

A Voracious Hunger

"I Thought If I Became Pretty My Mother Would Die"

I'm Just an Unattractive, Unassuming Fat Individual

Being Beautiful and Tolerating Envy

PART SIX

FAILING TO EAT OR EATING TO FAIL -- MASOCHISM

Failing to Eat or Eating to Fail

Freedom from Suffering

PART SEVEN

THOSE EATING-MY-HEART-OUT BLUES

Those Eating-My-Heart-Out Blues

Eating the Pain Away

"No One Loves Me as I Want to Be Loved"

Hunger Pains

PART EIGHT

SMORGASBORD

Smorgasbord

Wonderful Connections

Losing Weight Versus the Feeling of Invulnerability

The Unthinkable and Unspeakable

Separating Trauma from Sexuality

PARTNINE

FURTHERMORE

Developing Awareness

The Quest for the Perfect Body

Diet and Exercise

Getting Help

Notes

Glossary

Bibliography

Index

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