I had an opportunity to read Stop Dieting Now: 25 Reasons To Stop, 25 Ways To Heal.  It is short ( 96 pages) and inexpensive about $10, but it really gets to the point in an easy-to-read style.  Golda gets to the heart of what dieting is really about. It goes so far beyond the calorie counting and magic diet systems.  I have always felt like weight and dieting (or really the failure at dieting) in my life has had very little to do with the food and lack of self-control.  For me, what is at the root of all of my body woes,  is my relationship to the food itself, how I judge myself,  my body and even the food (labeling it good or bad).  If I don’t get those issues sorted, all the diets in the world won’t make a bit of difference.  I want to be happy with my body and myself regardless of my size.  Stop Dieting Now! really puts that whole messed up cycle into perspective and gives you practical tips for how to get yourself out of it.  I highly encourage anyone who is going through diet struggles to buy the book and stop blaming yourself. As she said in the book, and I just love this quote!:

“Happiness is not a destination, nor is it a dress size. You have the right to life, liberty
and the pursuit (and attainment) of happiness right here and now. What are you going to do with it, darling?”
- From Stop Dieting Now! by Golda Poretsky