more and more people are realising that dieting is not the answer, but haven't found a good alternative. There's interesting work being downe now on intuitive eating - learning to eat when you're hungry. Alice Greene has written an interesting article reviewing the other types of eaters. Knowing what you are can help you to become what you wnat to be, so check out this article:
What Kind of Eater Are You? by Alice Greene
There are so many different reasons why we struggle with food. Many of the reasons stem from what we've been told, the way we've been raised and the way we feel on a given day. It is liberating to know that the struggle isn't just because we are bad when it comes to eating well.
http://healthandgoodness.com/weightshape/what_kind_of_eater_are_you.htm
