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Motivated to explore behavioral change to address the weight issues she had experienced as a child and young adult, Dr. Solomon earned her M.S. in Counseling Psychology in 1983 from California State University Los Angeles in 1983 and was awarded a Doctorate in Psychology in 1991 from the California Graduate Institute (now named the Chicago School of Professional Psychology in Los Angeles). She subsequently continued her post-doctoral studies for three years and earned her Behavioral Medicine Certification in 1994. From 1993 to 2001, Dr. Solomon sat on the Board of Behavioral Science Examiners for the State of California and served as an expert examiner and member of the Committee to Revise MFCC Oral Exam. Her recommendations to standardize the oral examination testing were adopted by the Committee and implemented by the Board.

Covering topics ranging from Cognitive-Behavioral Techniques for Permanent Habit Formations to Self-Hypnosis for Anxiety Reduction, to How to Manage Overconsumption Around Holidays, Dr. Solomon has been a guest lecturer at California State University, Los Angeles, Radar Institute and Ryokan College. She served as an adjunct professor at Antioch University covering Cognitive/Behavioral Techniques in the Therapeutic Setting, Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions for Contemporary Themes and Preparation classes for the Oral Examination of MFCC candidates.

Dr. Solomon has worked as a clinician in the field of weight loss and weight loss management for more than three decades and has developed a proprietary scientifically based and scientifically proven methodology for helping disheartened dieters attain and maintain their weight reduction goals. It is this methodology that she shares in her book, through workshops and as a speaker. She lives in Southern California with her husband Paul, where she enjoys skiing and long walks on the beach.

The book introduces a self-study method (ICP) that teaches self-awareness, self-management and discipline via scientific documentation of what they eat before they eat, helping to remove emotions associated with eating, especially for those who previously failed at weight management.

Her scientifically-based weight loss program is based on decades of research and personal experience, and forms the foundation of her own 70-lb. weight loss which she has successfully maintained since 1980, and the equally impressive results she has achieved with hundreds of patients.

With an 84% success rate, compared with the approximately 5% success rate of most diets, Solomon’s method is focused on real-life techniques for lifelong weight management. The ICP teaches you how to:

• take charge of your own weight loss or weight management journey;
• use scientific methods to develop your own custom weight loss plan;
• profoundly change your relationship with food;
• plan for, and recover from, regressions;
• and shed the persistent shame and guilt from having “failed” at other diets.

“There are millions of defeated dieters. I was one of them — a fat girl from the Bronx who grew up to be a fat woman in L.A. I suffered countless excruciating trials, tribulations, and humiliations,” says Solomon. “Through pure chance I had the good fortune to discover a brilliant mentor in graduate school and, under his guidance created this program. Using its precepts I was able to keep 70 pounds off for over three decades. Taking a scientific approach to dieting that also addresses the emotional connections we have with food is the key to successful lifelong weight management. Removing the shame and guilt and feelings of failure is an integral part of the ICP.”

To learn more about the book or Dr. Solomon, visit https://drdeenasolomon.com/immaculate-consumption/

The book is available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Immaculate-ConsumptionLifelong-Weight-Management/dp/1627874828/