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scouts_sleepyreader's review against another edition
5.0
This book completely changed my perspective on food and helped me reshape my day-to-day approach to eating and working out. Her message is blunt and in-your-face, yet compassionate. Definitely recommend to anyone struggling with diet culture and looking to break free of it.
oczerniecka's review against another edition
4.0
I've been on many diets since I've been a child... Yes, since I've been a child, this sounds so horrible to me right now, that as a child I was encouraged to diet, to lose weight, to restrict my food, because my body was bigger than what my parents were willing to accept. Later on in my life, I was trying diets on my own, following plans found in glossy, 'health' magazines. I attended two different weight loss programs, and it all didn't end up well for me. I gradually developed an eating disorder, that was getting worse, and worse. I still battling it to this day and now I'm ready to start doing something about my eating, more than just not thinking about it, and not caring for what I'm eating, not because I was eating intuitively but because I was rebelling against my own body and expectations that are put on it.
The very personal note above is to present how important this book is for me, and for many people who have similar experiences. I read [b:Fat Is a Feminist Issue|468872|Fat Is a Feminist Issue|Susie Orbach|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1347643236s/468872.jpg|457211] that touches on the same topics and talks about intuitive eating, but Just Eat It is written in so much more friendly tone, it's easy to follow and entertaining, but at the same time delivering very powerful message - fuck the diet culture, stop spending all your energy on dieting. The delivery of the message is perfect for our times and culture, it is not a medical text saying how fatphobia and weight stigma impact our health, it delivers those messages in insta-friendly quotes, references modern pop-culture and feels like it was written by your friend. The thing I didn't like though is that after some time the book felt a bit too repetitive, some topics could be combined or shortened.
Just Eat It is the anti-diet book of our times ladies, and I encourage you all to read it!
The very personal note above is to present how important this book is for me, and for many people who have similar experiences. I read [b:Fat Is a Feminist Issue|468872|Fat Is a Feminist Issue|Susie Orbach|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1347643236s/468872.jpg|457211] that touches on the same topics and talks about intuitive eating, but Just Eat It is written in so much more friendly tone, it's easy to follow and entertaining, but at the same time delivering very powerful message - fuck the diet culture, stop spending all your energy on dieting. The delivery of the message is perfect for our times and culture, it is not a medical text saying how fatphobia and weight stigma impact our health, it delivers those messages in insta-friendly quotes, references modern pop-culture and feels like it was written by your friend. The thing I didn't like though is that after some time the book felt a bit too repetitive, some topics could be combined or shortened.
Just Eat It is the anti-diet book of our times ladies, and I encourage you all to read it!
littleoblivions's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
slow-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Medical content
worm_book's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
4.5
I thought this book was good and presented the approach well- it's made me feel a lot better about food, and removed a lot of the guilt. I also liked the ending a lot, where Laura pointed out how if we stopped worrying so much about food then we'd have more time and energy to devote to solving the problems that really matter.
My suggestions for improvement would be to cut it down a bit (there was a fair amount of repetition which made it longer than it needed to be) and to make the book more accessible for nonbinary and disabled readers.
My suggestions for improvement would be to cut it down a bit (there was a fair amount of repetition which made it longer than it needed to be) and to make the book more accessible for nonbinary and disabled readers.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Misogyny
ewoo670's review against another edition
5.0
This book is life changing, and I don't say that lightly.
Even as someone who feels fairly bodu confident and balanced in life, reading this book did draw my attention to some of the unhealthy attitudes our culture has towards food.
It abolishes the idea that foods are either good or bad and teaches you to be intuitive, trusting your body to tell you what it needs and giving yourself permission to enjoy food.
I cannot recommend this highly enough.
Even as someone who feels fairly bodu confident and balanced in life, reading this book did draw my attention to some of the unhealthy attitudes our culture has towards food.
It abolishes the idea that foods are either good or bad and teaches you to be intuitive, trusting your body to tell you what it needs and giving yourself permission to enjoy food.
I cannot recommend this highly enough.
metafiktion's review against another edition
informative
slow-paced
4.0
Just Eat It breaks down why diets and diet culture don't work, and are ultimately detrimental to our physical and mental health. In its place, nutritionist Laura Thomas offers us "intuitive eating": learning to trust your body and what it wants (or doesn't!). It's not actually intuitive for most, so the book provides a step-by-step guide: learning self-compassion & self-acceptance, unlearning "good" & "bad" foods, confronting exercise-as-punishment, and so on. It's a lot of ground to cover, but the end goal is to think less about food in your day-to-day life.
Not everything will be relevant, but I'd wager that everyone will find something. You might never have counted calories, but perhaps you're more susceptible to tracking macros or "clean" eating? Even as someone who's never been on a diet for non-ethical/religious reasons, I found it a useful check-in to see where I'm at with food, movement, and body image. Also surprised to find out some of the things I've unconsciously absorbed (like "are you really just thirsty instead?" is bs! if you're hungry then you're hungry!).
While the ideas have broad applicability, the book is clearly written with a female audience in mind, since women are disproportionately affected by body image & weight issues. It's written very personably, though I'll qualify this didn't always jive with me. Part of it is plain thin privilege (I haven't had to think much about these things). The rest is that as both a Muslim (lol bikini bodies lol) and queer masc (lol bodies lol) person I do not share the same "womanhood". But most will likely find it more relatable than I did.
Not everything will be relevant, but I'd wager that everyone will find something. You might never have counted calories, but perhaps you're more susceptible to tracking macros or "clean" eating? Even as someone who's never been on a diet for non-ethical/religious reasons, I found it a useful check-in to see where I'm at with food, movement, and body image. Also surprised to find out some of the things I've unconsciously absorbed (like "are you really just thirsty instead?" is bs! if you're hungry then you're hungry!).
While the ideas have broad applicability, the book is clearly written with a female audience in mind, since women are disproportionately affected by body image & weight issues. It's written very personably, though I'll qualify this didn't always jive with me. Part of it is plain thin privilege (I haven't had to think much about these things). The rest is that as both a Muslim (lol bikini bodies lol) and queer masc (lol bodies lol) person I do not share the same "womanhood". But most will likely find it more relatable than I did.
sonyareadsbooks's review against another edition
informative
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
I found this book really helpful. The tone is very conversational -- sometimes a little bit much, in my opinion -- but Laura provides a detailed and informed perspective on diet culture and intuitive eating which is grounded in a wealth of scientific evidence and research, while also including brief exercises designed to help you get in touch with your own hunger and fullness cues and accept your body as it is. Like many books in this genre, it is chiefly aimed at a female readers (lots of use of she/her pronouns throughout), which feels a little bit exclusionary to me as a non-cis woman who has struggled with dieting/disordered eating. However, despite that, I enjoyed the book, and I look forward to coming back to certain sections when I need a reminder or a pick-me-up.