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''The Beck Diet Solution'', authored by
Judith S. Beck Judith S. Beck (born May 5, 1954) is an American psychologist who is best known for her work in cognitive therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy. Her father is Aaron Beck, the founder of cognitive therapy, with whom she has worked on many occa ...
, uses cognitive and behavioral techniques to teach dieters how to lose weight and continually motivate themselves to maintain their weight loss. It is one of the first books to apply
Cognitive Therapy Cognitive therapy (CT) is a type of psychotherapy developed by American psychiatrist Aaron T. Beck. CT is one therapeutic approach within the larger group of cognitive behavioral therapies (CBT) and was first expounded by Beck in the 1960s. Cogn ...
techniques to dieting and permanent weight loss. Based on the premise that many dieters are able to make short term changes in their behavior, but then end up gaining weight back, ''The Beck Diet Solution'' teaches dieters to change their thinking so that they can change their behavior for the long term. By following the Cognitive Therapy techniques, dieters learn to: think differently and overcome common dieting pitfalls and sabotaging thoughts; eat favorite foods while steadily losing weight, feel in control in the most challenging situations; feel confident in their ability to follow a healthy diet and exercise plan; remain motivated to maintain weight loss for life. Dr. Beck utilizes tools such as hunger monitoring scales, daily planning schedules, weight loss graphs, and motivational cards to facilitate the process.


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The foreword of the book was written by Beck's father, Aaron T. Beck, who is widely regarded as the father of cognitive therapy. Beck is the President of
Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy, a non-profit organization located in suburban Philadelphia, is an international cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) training and research center. It was founded in 1994 by Aaron T. Beck and his daughter ...
and is internationally renowned in the field of Cognitive Behavior Therapy. She wrote the basic textbook, ''Cognitive Behavior Therapy: Basics and Beyond'' (2nd edition), which has been translated into 20 languages. Beck also published ''The Beck Diet Solution Weight Loss Workbook,'' the ''Complete Beck Diet for Life'', and ''The Diet Trap Solution'' which can be used alone or along with ''The Beck Diet Solution''.


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