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I’m not sure how to rate this. It’s kind of weird and the author has an approach that may put some people off. I definitely don’t like the title. I wish it was “think like a healthy person” rather than the buzz word Thin. But I learned a lot that I hope will help me be better at my job. My main takeaway was the difficulty we ALL face living in a culture that - unlike other deadly addictions - supports and actively encourages unhealthy relationships with food. In fact, our culture discourages humans from getting better. I hope some of what I learned will be helpful to those I work with
Thinking of the part of myself that binges as the Pig with its own insidious ways of getting me to binge is a mind trick but it might be useful for some people. More resonant for me is the idea of having a food plan that I follow 100%. Bright lines that eliminate the need to debate if and when I'll eat a particular food.
If you read between the lines there's a lot of good stuff in here. It's very clever. It's so clever I want to derisively say, "You think you're so clever, don't you." Sometimes the writing feels very self-help-y in a way that people may not find endearing, but the book creates a useful mental shorthand for dealing with the subject matter.
It was pkay
This is the first book on binge eating I have read. It gave me some insight and allowed me to view binge eating a different way.
This is the first book on binge eating I have read. It gave me some insight and allowed me to view binge eating a different way.
sounds very toxic so far and I'll rather not trigger myself by reading any more of this.
"Every day we make choices between “Live Fast and Die Young2” vs. “Live Slow and Enjoy the Long Ride.”"
"People have food trouble with others in their social environment because they unknowingly allow their Pigs to go around seeking approval."
"It’s Almost Impossible to “Love Yourself Thin!”"
"A Binge = even one bite and/or swallow outside of your Food Plan."
"Every day we make choices between “Live Fast and Die Young2” vs. “Live Slow and Enjoy the Long Ride.”"
"Without discipline, you will never experience the freedom to:
Eat without guilt…
Live in the body of your dreams…
Live with a minimum of dietary illnesses…
Have the energy only a truly nourished body can provide…
Enjoy confidence in your ability to master your own impulses…
Choose what to eat, when to eat, and where to eat…
Accomplish progressively more meaningful goals, fully confident you can count on yourself to stay on track until they are achieved…"
"And all you need to do to never binge again is never binge again."
"Now, YOU…
Cage the Pig, let it suffer and…
Never Binge Again!"
"People have food trouble with others in their social environment because they unknowingly allow their Pigs to go around seeking approval."
"It’s Almost Impossible to “Love Yourself Thin!”"
"A Binge = even one bite and/or swallow outside of your Food Plan."
"Every day we make choices between “Live Fast and Die Young2” vs. “Live Slow and Enjoy the Long Ride.”"
"Without discipline, you will never experience the freedom to:
Eat without guilt…
Live in the body of your dreams…
Live with a minimum of dietary illnesses…
Have the energy only a truly nourished body can provide…
Enjoy confidence in your ability to master your own impulses…
Choose what to eat, when to eat, and where to eat…
Accomplish progressively more meaningful goals, fully confident you can count on yourself to stay on track until they are achieved…"
"And all you need to do to never binge again is never binge again."
"Now, YOU…
Cage the Pig, let it suffer and…
Never Binge Again!"
I enjoy books that turns the diet culture that pushes supplements or ways of eating on its end. This wasn’t quite it but does have good advice about intuitive eating. Just a bit of a hokey approach.
This book basically states "Never Binge Again" over and over. It compares your binging self to a Pig, not a cute cuddly farm animal, but a big nasty Pig that puts negative self doubt in your head. This Pig is the reason that you binge, and are never able to stick to a "diet".
The only things I found helpful in this book are the Never/Always/Unrestricted categories he recommends you put food in to.
So, for me a NEVER would be Soda - I can't have soda, because I don't stop at just one. Therefore I will put soda on my NEVER list.
An ALWAYS would be something like Always have a glass of water before a meal.
UNRESTRICTED would be fruits and vegetables. I can have as many fruits and veggies as I wan throughout the day.
Those were the most helpful bits in the book for me. There was a lot of "go to my website for my meal plan" and "more information on my website", and on said website things are sold to you....
The only things I found helpful in this book are the Never/Always/Unrestricted categories he recommends you put food in to.
So, for me a NEVER would be Soda - I can't have soda, because I don't stop at just one. Therefore I will put soda on my NEVER list.
An ALWAYS would be something like Always have a glass of water before a meal.
UNRESTRICTED would be fruits and vegetables. I can have as many fruits and veggies as I wan throughout the day.
Those were the most helpful bits in the book for me. There was a lot of "go to my website for my meal plan" and "more information on my website", and on said website things are sold to you....
>when you binge, you squeal like a pig
>pigs must be caged
>don't be a pig
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>pigs must be caged
>don't be a pig
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