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4.0 AVERAGE
This was great— so many good things to think about and process. I didn’t do the writing prompts, but I’m so glad I own this one so I can go back and do them at some point.
3.5 stars. I did the audio version, but to dive into it will require the print version.
4.5 stars! I’ve been following Caroline on social media for awhile, so none of what she wrote here was shocking to me. I’ve been doing a version of the F*ck It Diet since 2015 (I did the Stop Fighting Food program with Isabel Foxen Duke then, which is very similar), and I’m still working on recovery from years of disordered eating. It is work, but this book and others like it are what will change our diet-obsessed society. Alot of what she shared here I found super helpful and will be incorporating. Also, I listened to this on audio book, and Caroline’s voice was awesome to hear. Her inflection and quotes often made me laugh out loud.
I am down with anyone who dedicates her book to cheese.
I am down with anyone who dedicates her book to cheese.
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It really has one thought — if you go an a diet, your body goes into survival mode. and it wants more food, saves more fat, and you go on a diet again, and you just can win.
congrats, you just read a book.
congrats, you just read a book.
This is one of the most profound books I've ever read. Love love LOVE the message!
OMG, this book was eye opening for me! I need to go back through and complete the exercises, but I’m hoping this is what I need to change my thinking and to help me finally get to a place where I can love myself as is.
I tend to shy away from self help books, but this popped up either on Facebook or my Bookstagram and the title grabbed me immediately. The premise of this is today’s society and culture are so focused on being thin that people are literally putting their bodies into famine mode. Because of this people’s metabolism slows down, this makes the weight impossible to lose. We are told if we are anything other than thin than we are ugly, stupid, gross, etc., and we tell ourselves this in an attempt to hate ourselves to thin. It doesn’t work.
This book teaches you to love yourself as you are. Everyone is built differently and some people are larger but are still healthy just like some people are thin and unhealthy. This has you learn food neutrality. Eat what you want and soon enough your body will tell you what you need. Don’t restrict food, since that tricks your body into thinking you’re in starvation which lowers your metabolism, which keeps the weight on. When you learn to eat without restriction you won’t feel the urge to binge because you know you can eat whenever and whatever.
I’m still having a hard time wrapping my head around this, but I’m tired of looking in the mirror and hating what I see. I’m tired of feeling guilty for indulging in ice cream, and I’m really tired of feeling like I’m starving myself and working up a sweat but not seeing any results.
Caroline Dooner’s writing is so real. It felt like I was getting a pep talk from a friend throughout the entirety of this. She has included all of her research and a complete bibliography, which gives me some peace of mind that this isn’t just mumbo jumbo.
I tend to shy away from self help books, but this popped up either on Facebook or my Bookstagram and the title grabbed me immediately. The premise of this is today’s society and culture are so focused on being thin that people are literally putting their bodies into famine mode. Because of this people’s metabolism slows down, this makes the weight impossible to lose. We are told if we are anything other than thin than we are ugly, stupid, gross, etc., and we tell ourselves this in an attempt to hate ourselves to thin. It doesn’t work.
This book teaches you to love yourself as you are. Everyone is built differently and some people are larger but are still healthy just like some people are thin and unhealthy. This has you learn food neutrality. Eat what you want and soon enough your body will tell you what you need. Don’t restrict food, since that tricks your body into thinking you’re in starvation which lowers your metabolism, which keeps the weight on. When you learn to eat without restriction you won’t feel the urge to binge because you know you can eat whenever and whatever.
I’m still having a hard time wrapping my head around this, but I’m tired of looking in the mirror and hating what I see. I’m tired of feeling guilty for indulging in ice cream, and I’m really tired of feeling like I’m starving myself and working up a sweat but not seeing any results.
Caroline Dooner’s writing is so real. It felt like I was getting a pep talk from a friend throughout the entirety of this. She has included all of her research and a complete bibliography, which gives me some peace of mind that this isn’t just mumbo jumbo.
challenging
emotional
informative
fast-paced
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
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medium-paced
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
informative
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced