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by Constance Rhodes
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Are you one of the 22 million American women struggling with pathological dieting?
Frustrated by the often unrealistic standards of beauty presented by today’s media, many women have become trapped in a never-ending pattern of chronic dieting. Daily they endure destructive self-talk such as “I can’t eat that or I’ll get fat” or “If I could just lose a few more pounds everything would be better.”
Chronic dieters may be any shape or size but they have one thing in common: They are often left to suffer alone with an undiagnosed “sub-clinical” eating disorder. Such sub-clinical disorders include eating habits that are unusual, even unhealthy, but do not fit the technical classifications of anorexia or bulimia.
Addressing the many dimension of “chronic dieting,” Life Inside the “Thin” Cage offers a wake-up call and practical steps to those who need healing. Readers will find personal stories, insights into their secret patterns and habits, reassurance that they are not alone, checklists, self-tests, and, best of all, a new road to emotional, physical, mental and spiritual freedom.
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| Meet the Author – Constance Rhodes |
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Constance Rhodes is a former marketing director for EMI Christian Music Group where she worked with several artists on the Sparrow Records label, including Steven Curtis Chapman, Delirious, Margaret Becker, and Newsboys. For years, Constance herself struggled with a “sub-clinical” eating disorder. Today she is the founder of FINDINGbalance (www.findingbalance.com), a multi-faceted organization dedicating to helping people achieve balance in the areas of eating, image, and life. Constance and her husband, AJ, live in Franklin, Tennessee, with their son, Christian. |
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Life Inside the “Thin” Cage
Who would have imagined that being disciplined at dieting would actually be a bad thing? I mean, to be able to resist nachos and choose grilled chicken instead—that’s a good thing, right? And what could be wrong with learning how to control ourselves enough to just leave that huge helping of cake on the plate? Isn’t this what we’re all supposed to strive for?
As with all things, healthy eating requires a balance in such areas as what we eat, when we eat, and how much we eat, and even in our view of the role food should play in our life. The question I finally had to ask myself was “Am I balanced when it comes to eating and weight?” And the answer was unequivocally no.
I had become so consumed with the fear of gaining weight that I was on an endless and unforgiving diet. Following my initial weight loss after I graduated, I remained on this diet even though I was thin. Did I need to be on a diet? No. I would have been reasonably thin anyway, without all the grief. But I didn’t know that. All I knew was that if I dared to eat just one forbidden bite, all would be lost, and I’d slip back into the frustrating weight gain I had experienced in college...
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“The chronic quest to achieve and maintain a certain ‘look’ or weight seems universal. Far more often than I would have liked, I heard myself whispering ‘me too...’ as these pages turned. Constance Rhodes has bravely stared down her cage and by inviting us into her closet, her refrigerator, her bedroom and her brokenness, she’s loosened the bars for the rest of us. A bravely transparent work.”
—Nichole Nordeman, Dove Award–winning songwriter and recording artist
“In today’s world the pressure to be thin is enormous. Failure to achieve that goal only eats at our heart and soul. Constance Rhodes has found new life. Life Inside the ‘Thin’ Cage is honest, sobering, real, helpful, and hopeful.”
—Dr. Tim Clinton, president of the American Association of Christian Counselors.
“After reading Life Inside the ‘Thin’ Cage, I finally understand the issues of dieting from a mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual perspective. Constance has hit the nail on the head with her honest, transparent, and insightful truths. This topic, like no other, has had women in bondage for years. Every woman who thinks about her weight should read this book!”
—Yvette Maher, vice-president of women’s ministries at Focus on the Family
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