ABSTRACT
In this chapter, you are asked to consider your true motivation to change, using a practical cost-bene®t approach. Eating disorders and also muscle dysmorphia are adaptive. They can help you cope with the world. They are not just problems, but also solutions to problems. Stage 1 asks you to examine and anticipate what you will lose as well as what you will gain by proceeding with the programme. We know that this makes it more likely you will persist with the full programme.
