Lisa M. (lasergirl70) reviewed on 2/5/2012 + 34 more book reviews

When I was flipping channels one day, I came across an episode of the Oprah Winfrey show featuring Geneen Roth. I sat down and listened to her talk about her new book. This book. Like most women(people) I know who have struggled with their weight, I have tried just about every diet out there. Some worked, some did not, some I just gave up on. So I was eager to try something new. I picked up her book.
This book is not a diet plan. It's about our relationships with food. It's about looking beyond the plate in front of us, and stop centering everything around what we eat.
Geneen is someone who has been there. She has gained and lost over 1000 over the years. She knows how it feels. I can respect advice from someone who has been in my shoes.

I admit, there was a lot of talk in this book about the "Eating Guidelines" Geneen puts forth. I kept asking myself "ok, when do we get to the guidelines?" And yes, she does list them-at the end of the book.
Now , I could have flipped back and just read them and said "ok, I will do this and my life will change", but really it's about more than just that. If I had jumped ahead, I wouldn't really understand why I need to adapt to these guidelines. Truthfully, I might have done it and because I had not fully understood the concept, I most likely wouldn't have learned anything. But I DID read the entire book and I learned quite a lot about about my own eating habits. I learned I probably do everything OPPOSITE of the GUIDELINES.
So I am going to take what I learned and incorporate it into my life.I can't say it will work 100%. But I sure am willing to try.

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