Do you think of food as your "drug of choice"? Do you feel as though you've battled food and weight your entire life? Do you eat "normally" in public, then gorge yourself when you're alone? Do you like to "cover up" in baggy clothes, and shy away from full-length mirrors? Do thoughts of food and weight occupy your mind more than you'd like? Do you constantly criticize yourself for eating too much, not exercising enough, or not being thinner? If you answered "yes" to some or all of these questions, this book is a must-read Jill K Thomas, certified hypnotherapist, weight-loss and stress reduction expert, helps you uncover the whole, authentic self hiding beneath all those food, weight, and body image issues. Guiding you along a once-in-a-lifetime journey both frightening and exhilarating, Jill gently encourages you to confront the self-defeating beliefs, stuffed-down emotions, and core fears that hold you trapped in the battle with food and fat. It's time to be free...it's time to be you Jill Thomas, CCHT has been a health and wellness professional for over 15 years, specializing in stress/anxiety reduction and attainment of holistic wellbeing. Her own near-lifelong quest to lose weight avails her unique understanding of the problem, and her ultimate success in shedding 75 pounds within a single year - and keeping it off ever since - inspires her to share how it is possible to completely change our thinking about food, exercise, and body image to reflect greater self-care and love for who we are.