Written in easytounderstand everyday language The Rules of ampamp147Normal Eating lays out the four basic rules that normal eaters follow instinctively ampamp151 eating when theyre hungry choosing foods that satisfy them eating with awareness and enjoyment and stopping when theyre full or satisfied. Along with specific skills and techniques that help promote change the book presents a proven cognitivebehavioral model of transformation that targets beliefs feelings and behaviors about food and eating and points the way toward genuine physical and emotional fulfillment. Readers learn how to reprogram their dysfunctional beliefs manage uncomfortable feelings without turning to food and establish new eating habits that tune their bodies into natural sensations of hunger pleasure satisfaction and satiation.