A review by ellieb_reads
“You Just Need to Lose Weight”: And 19 Other Myths About Fat People by Aubrey Gordon

As a HUGE fan of Gordon’s podcast Maintenance Phase, I pre-ordered this one and was so excited to learn more from her. This did not disappoint. The structure of “Myth” and then “debunking” worked really well, and the book felt focused and organized overall and within each chapter. While I can’t say any of the myths are ones that I still buy into (thanks to MP episodes!), I still found myself surprised by the strength of the evidence of against them and the weakness of the evidence used to prop them up. I especially enjoyed the reflection prompts and action suggestions at the end of each chapter. I spent a lot of them with these, making this an extended read for me. I cannot recommend highly enough that everyone should read this book. I have unlearned so much anti-fat bias, and still have much more internal work to do. And while I’ve found that journey incredibly challenging, I believe firmly that it’s very much worth it.