A review by arcoirisdesign
Anti-Diet: Reclaim Your Time, Money, Well-Being, and Happiness Through Intuitive Eating by Christy Harrison

Did not finish book. Stopped at 72%.

A book breaking down why the diet industrial complex has convinced us we must shame ourselves even though we’re just being human. I loved it until the end with the parts about intuitive eating. The part about the food politics movement was particularly compelling for me. It really made me think about that in a different way. It is a movement rooted from privilege. I do still think it’s useful and powerful, but it doesn’t address all the issues. AND it supports diet culture. Insane.

All women. And most men. 

She was on a podcast. 

 Thoughts & Impressions 

I loved it. Like I said above, I can and would recommend it. 

What I Liked About It 

All the parts about dissecting the food politics movement. And the parts about wellness culture, which I’ll get more of in her next book. 

What I Didn’t Like About It 

Once I got to the intuitive eating parts, I got bored. As someone who hasn’t really dealt with eating disorders, it’s not something I really deal with. But I do think I binge at times. It’s good to know so that I can work on feeding myself healthy nutritious food so I don’t lean on that behavior. 

How the Book Changed Me 

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Made me hate dieting even more and want to share the book with Tia so we can get off this dieting mindset. 

Related Books 

The Wellness Trap