kalliste's review against another edition

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3.0

Recently I've been struggling with snacking and trying to avoid just shoving everything into my face, so decided I need to reign that in and see what else works. I like the idea of mindful and intuitive eating so I decided to read Just Eat It to find out more.
This is a great book but gave me an overload of information. Some other reviews mention reading it all in a day, but I read it chapter by chapter with breaks in between.
I borrowed this from the library, so I didn't have as much time with it as I would like. I think it's definitely more a book to buy than borrow, so you have time to do the journaling, and the activities suggested and continue the book over time.
While I'd love to be able to say this is the only thing you need to become an intuitive eater, I think seeing a dietician is also required to help you keep on track.

ali_w15's review against another edition

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4.0

A really important and valuable book. Completely revolutionary. Loses it way a bit in chapter 12 when it starts into nutritional values etc. The only reason why I didn’t give it five starts. Well worth a read. It’s a book I’ll come back to time and time again.

laurenpage's review against another edition

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challenging hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

goldentortoisebeetle's review against another edition

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This is a decent book about intuitive eating, but I think it lacks some American context. and also disability context. There is a small section in the book that says "Food is not medicine" and I think in a lot of spaces I've seen indigenous people directly counter that. There's also not a ton of concern around health, and I appreciate that the section on nutrition was at the very, but the "Can you be fat and healthy?" is there. There were some helpful activities that I took pictures of to complete on my own time. This book is also FAT (wink). I'm not sure how long it would have taken me if I had actually read it cover to cover.

bemoregarnet's review against another edition

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hopeful informative reflective slow-paced

3.5

booktrovert_crystal's review against another edition

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challenging funny informative inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

3.0

My biggest issue with this book was all the scientific jargon that I didn’t care about, but if you’re someone who needs to understand the science behind things, you will probably enjoy it. It was also a bit repetitive; there is a lot of focus on anti-diet culture and trying to recognize disordered eating, and how to break free of the diet mentality. If you struggle with constantly trying out new diets or disordered eating, this would probably be helpful.

My personal favorite part was about fostering gratitude for the food we eat, and just taking a second to appreciate our food before indulging.

Laura writes with a lot of humor, which does include a fair amount of cursing. But I found myself laughing out loud several times.

The main things I took away from this book are: how to recognize when you’re comfortably full; not feeling guilty for the foods I choose to eat; not seeing food as good vs. bad, but neutral; and exercising, or just body movement, for fun. Also, “fat” is not a dirty word.

bethkayreading's review

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informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.0

alaraor's review against another edition

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2.0

Not keen on the writing style (lots of swearing!) and found it slightly repetitive.
It is, however, an informative book and I imagine useful if you have ever faced problems with diets/weight. I liked the resources section with extra reading and body positivity Instagram accounts.

jessthemama's review against another edition

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5.0

LIFE - CHANGING
Reading this book made me realize how much time and energy I have put into trying to be something I don't have to be.

What would you do with your time and energy if you didn't have to worry about dieting, food, and what you looked like - all while loving yourself AND becoming *healthier* both mentally and physically.

If you can imagine a life without this worry - this book is SO for you and will help you realize that life.

IF you CANT imagine a life without diets, working out, and worrying about how you look, then YOU BEST BUY THIS BOOK NOW. It will change. your. life.

smitchy's review against another edition

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informative slow-paced

3.5

I have heard lots of people mention intuitive eating and wanted to know more about it - this book was clear and informative. I feel I am not the intended audience so take my rating with a grain of salt. This book has solid info and if you have a history of  eating disorders, dieting, or exercise disorders then this book will really be for you. I am fortunate that I have not experienced those disorders but this book did make me aware of how much diet culture has permeated my mind even though I am not an active participant in it. Intuitive eating has its roots in eating disorder treatment so it makes sense that those issues are the focus of this book. 
Overall this is an interesting listen and even if you don't consider yourself influenced by diet culture, "wellness" gurus or "health" culture, as I didn't, you will still find a few things that you were not even aware of that have flowed into your head that has come from out of those mentalities.
I found the pacing of the audio a little slow and listened on 1.25 speed.