Every year, a new diet fad or quick-fix weight-loss plan comes out on the market. The endless array of shakes, powders, pills, and regimens available to dieters owes its very existence to one overwhelming truth: Most people who lose weight put it back on. Finally, here is a book that takes the focus off food and guides dieters through an intensive psychological program that includes daily writing exercises to help them get in touch with the hungry child within.Based on Marilyn Migliore's twenty years of experience with eating disorders and her highly successful treatment program at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital, The Hunger Within encourages readers to discover how their individual struggles with eating and weight mirror deeper psychological dilemmas in their lives. This concrete, lucid, step-by-step guide explores the core reasons that lead to overeating, identifies the triggers that precipitate bingeing, and breaks the vicious cycle of yo-yo dieting.Most people who struggle with weight know that at some level the problem isn't about food or dieting. Finally, The Hunger Within offers a proven course to the individual who has tried every diet and is ready for the necessary insight to keep weight off permanently.