The Tapping Solution for Weight Loss & Body Confidence: A Woman's Guide to Stressing Less, Weighing Less, and Loving More Paperback – October 27, 2015

I am so excited about this book! I feel, at last, there are not only answers, but solutions to the lifelong questions so many of us have faced with our weight and the negative image we hold of ourselves as a result of our weight. Jessica Ortner has written a book that not only speaks to the emotional and historical roots of our struggles with “weight loss and body confidence”, but provides us with a pathway out of the shame and guilt so many of us feel in the face of all our past failures. I, for one, have started every new year for as long as I can remember with the pledge that this would be the year I'd get control over my weight. Almost more than any other, the issue of weight and how I feel about myself as a result of my weight has consumed me for the better part of my adult life. I feel I’m something of an expert on what doesn't work, and I know I am not alone in this.Then, along came Jessica Ortner. Looking at a picture of Jessica today, it's difficult to imagine how she could possibly understand the weight loss journey I've been on, the mountains, the valleys, the emotional pain. Yet, this book resonated with me immediately at a very deep level. Jessica says that we have been approaching the problem from the wrong direction. We believe that before we can even think about being happy, or successful, we must lose the weight. Jessica sees that if we learn to treat ourselves with compassion, if we find the beauty that is at our core, if we become happy and accepting of who we are…in this very moment… the weight will begin to fall off as a natural side effect of that happiness and peace of mind. Why does Jessica believe this? She believes it because she has lived it, and she, along with thousands of her clients, provides living, breathing evidence of its truth.Jessica’s voice comes right off the page…comforting, understanding and non-judgmental. She has such compassion for what we have been through and what we are going through. And yet, she comes at us with an honesty that is what we so need. She creates a safe space in which we can hear the tough stuff, yet feel cared for at the same time. Her goal is to teach us how to provide ourselves with extreme self-care and freedom from judgment. How can we do that, you ask, when we can’t even look at ourselves in a mirror? This, my friend, is the best part!Throughout her book, Jessica leads us on a journey to discover those things that are at the core of our weight loss and body confidence issues. She teaches us how we can use an amazing tool, tapping, to easily and quickly identify and process the things from our past and the limiting beliefs we hold about ourselves that keep us stuck and prevent us from moving forward. Tapping can reach those places where our pain, our loneliness, our feelings of inadequacy, are held at a subconscious level. If you are familiar with tapping, you'll be happy to know that Jessica provides guidance on what ideas to tap on as you work to release the "pain beneath the weight". If you are unfamiliar with tapping, you are about to make an amazing discovery. A new door is about to open for you.I think there is a part of each of us that knows the weight we carry is not about the food. There is a whole lot more going on than the idea that "I just like to eat!" We have been using food as a way to comfort ourselves for years, but that comes at a huge cost to our health and our self esteem. This book is about to radically change the way we look at this whole complex issue. How lucky for you that you have found it.

So far I am very pleased with the information in this book. It makes sense to me and I am actually starting to lose the weight. If you do the work it will work for you. I like that there are other peoples stories of how they overcame their issues too. I have several other tapping books. When I finish this one I'm looking forward to reading the others.

So many people think that they would be happy if they could just lose weight or look differently. What if that is completely backward? What if the weight is not the source of our unhappiness, but is actually the result of our hidden feelings and beliefs?This is the premise of Jessica Ortner's new book, "The Tapping Solution for Weight Loss & Body Confidence". Weight loss has become big business and a national obsession, as two thirds of Americans are overweight and one third are considered obese. If you have tried all of the diets and programs (you probably have or you wouldn't be here), this is the missing component that other programs need.Another diet is not the answer. Losing weight is not rocket science. There is not a heavy person in the world that doesn't know that broccoli is good for you and donuts are bad. The reason most diet books don't work is because they focus on weight or food, but never address the root cause of why you are eating too much. The real heart of this book and process is not about food. It is about loving yourself and feeling good about your body.I really enjoyed Jessica's writing style. It is like a personal conversation with a friend. I think everyone can relate to her openness and honesty. As she states, "I could no longer use my weight as an excuse not to be happy or go for what I wanted in life. I began to look at my relationship with my body, food, and exercise as well as sexual intimacy, pleasure, and perfection, and I realized that I wasn't broken. I just had layers of beliefs that made life feel unbearable if I couldn't turn to food for comfort." In the end, it is a feel good book about embracing life and feeling good about yourself.This is not a book to just read. It is crucial that you do the tapping. Without the tapping, this process may show you why you have struggled with weight, but it will not give you the long term weight loss and confidence that you will get with the tapping. The tapping meditations at the end of the chapters are excellent.If you are turned off by "touchy-feely" programs, you may be tempted to skip this book. There is a lot of science around EFT tapping, and I have been using it successfully with clients for years. The ideas and principles are really about your subconscious feelings and how they drive your eating. You are feeding your feelings and not your body. They can apply to anyone no matter what your beliefs are (yes, that does include men).I highly recommend this book to everyone who has struggled with their eating. An obsession with food is like any obsessive relationship. It is about getting and not giving. What is missing from your life? What are you trying to get from food? This book will guide you to freedom.Bill Cashell - Author of "The Emotional Diet"