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sakibat's review against another edition
informative
relaxing
fast-paced
2.5
This book is not as convincing as it thinks it is.
It keeps telling me how easy everything will be with their method, but it doesn' actually say anything more. It lacks substance.
The idea of the book is good, I quit smoking with a similar method and it works, but the execution was terrible in my opinion.
Also, you can't put rice and potatoes in the same "junk food" category as cakes and expect me to trust you.
It keeps telling me how easy everything will be with their method, but it doesn' actually say anything more. It lacks substance.
The idea of the book is good, I quit smoking with a similar method and it works, but the execution was terrible in my opinion.
Also, you can't put rice and potatoes in the same "junk food" category as cakes and expect me to trust you.
superleeni's review against another edition
3.0
This book felt a bit like they were trying to force the concept from quitting smoking into over eating - I even wondered, did the author ever really talk to people who have this problem? It didn’t feel realistic to me. I’ve mostly over come my emotional eating problems but the fact that food isn’t a yes/no or good/bad like smoking or drugs etc means that there’s a lot of grey areas.
lagobond's review against another edition
5.0
ONE OF MY TOP 3 FAVORITE read-in-2022 BOOKS!
This book is astonishingly good. It, and [b:The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing|22318578|The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing|Marie Kondō|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1418767178l/22318578._SX50_.jpg|41711738] (TLCMoTU), are the only two self-help publications I've ever read that had me nodding "yes" throughout, because everything made sense. Both of them are very positive and practical in their approach. There's no shaming, no platitudes, no vague instructions that are impossible to follow. Unlike Kondo's very repetitive* book (and most of the self-help genre), Carr's is quite concise: I never felt that I was reading the same thing over and over. Repetition, where it was used, clearly served to deepen and reinforce what was being taught -- it was not just a filler to cover up the fact that the authors had nothing much to say.
Easy Way to Quit Emotional Eating reads like a conversation with a supportive friend or teacher. I never felt attacked or talked down to, which allowed me to challenge and change my thinking instead of looking for defensive counter-arguments. I tend to find nonfiction/self-help works preachy, overwhelming, simplistic, ridiculous, or boring. This book had me excited to start the next chapter! At times I even giggled with relief while reading!
There are 20 chapters total, each of them brief and easy to read. The book does not rely on the extraneous graphics, "personal stories," and fluff that is so typical for the genre. Each chapter is presented with a quick preview summary. Major conclusions are typographically highlighted, and any headings used in the book actually pertain to what is being discussed, making previous lessons easy to reference.
For years I've been hearing good things about [b:The Easy Way to Stop Smoking: Join the Millions Who Have Become Nonsmokers Using the Easyway Method|6618|The Easy Way to Stop Smoking Join the Millions Who Have Become Nonsmokers Using the Easyway Method|Allen Carr|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1311743516l/6618._SY75_.jpg|9875]. Years ago I actually gave a copy to a friend, who was able to quit smoking (easily and permanently) after many fruitless prior attempts. I'm so glad I finally decided to see if Allen Carr could help me with my emotional eating problem. I'm grateful to him (and John Dicey, who carries the Easyway torch with dignity and class after Mr. Carr's death). Here's to the rest of our lives... and FREEDOM :)
* I believe that TLCMoTU probably worked on me precisely because it repeats its message over and over, so that by the end I was getting quite tired of reading the same thing again, thinking: yeah, yeah, I know! ... I was raring to get started.
This book is astonishingly good. It, and [b:The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing|22318578|The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing|Marie Kondō|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1418767178l/22318578._SX50_.jpg|41711738] (TLCMoTU), are the only two self-help publications I've ever read that had me nodding "yes" throughout, because everything made sense. Both of them are very positive and practical in their approach. There's no shaming, no platitudes, no vague instructions that are impossible to follow. Unlike Kondo's very repetitive* book (and most of the self-help genre), Carr's is quite concise: I never felt that I was reading the same thing over and over. Repetition, where it was used, clearly served to deepen and reinforce what was being taught -- it was not just a filler to cover up the fact that the authors had nothing much to say.
Easy Way to Quit Emotional Eating reads like a conversation with a supportive friend or teacher. I never felt attacked or talked down to, which allowed me to challenge and change my thinking instead of looking for defensive counter-arguments. I tend to find nonfiction/self-help works preachy, overwhelming, simplistic, ridiculous, or boring. This book had me excited to start the next chapter! At times I even giggled with relief while reading!
There are 20 chapters total, each of them brief and easy to read. The book does not rely on the extraneous graphics, "personal stories," and fluff that is so typical for the genre. Each chapter is presented with a quick preview summary. Major conclusions are typographically highlighted, and any headings used in the book actually pertain to what is being discussed, making previous lessons easy to reference.
For years I've been hearing good things about [b:The Easy Way to Stop Smoking: Join the Millions Who Have Become Nonsmokers Using the Easyway Method|6618|The Easy Way to Stop Smoking Join the Millions Who Have Become Nonsmokers Using the Easyway Method|Allen Carr|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1311743516l/6618._SY75_.jpg|9875]. Years ago I actually gave a copy to a friend, who was able to quit smoking (easily and permanently) after many fruitless prior attempts. I'm so glad I finally decided to see if Allen Carr could help me with my emotional eating problem. I'm grateful to him (and John Dicey, who carries the Easyway torch with dignity and class after Mr. Carr's death). Here's to the rest of our lives... and FREEDOM :)
* I believe that TLCMoTU probably worked on me precisely because it repeats its message over and over, so that by the end I was getting quite tired of reading the same thing again, thinking: yeah, yeah, I know! ... I was raring to get started.
karlullrich's review
5.0
Life altering, Jedi mind controlling stuff! I read Allen Carr’s Easyway to Quit Smoking some 20 years ago. I was a non-smoker but read it to support my partner at the time who was giving up smoking. She has not smoked regularly since. I thought that book was profound and turned converted ne into a passionate advocate for smokers. Recently I read this book to assess whether it might be valuable for a friend who struggles with over eating. My own health and nutrition are pretty dialled in; I spend thousands of dollars a year optimizing my health. I’ve been gluten-free, dairy-free, refined sugar-free for years. I regularly fast. I do saunas and ice baths. So I wasn’t expecting to get anything out of it for myself. But woah! It permanently altered my relationship with food! It has made me mindfully connect with what I’m eating, why I’m eating it, and asking myself “is this best serving me?” It has also had a spin off effect in prompting me to assess other non-food related behaviors. However, from reading many of the low-star rating reviews, I can see how the desire for a ‘one pill solution’ is problematic in itself. Yes I think the book is profound but I personally would never advocate it in and of itself. I would champion it as one strategy amongst many multidisciplinary approaches such as consultation with a functional medicine doctor/nutritionist, microbiome assessment, movement and mobility practices - an ongoing commitment to continuously refining one’s self care practices.
daphnemomof9's review against another edition
4.0
I felt it really did what it was intended to do. I am still a food addict and need to reread it when I struggle with remembering the trap I don't want to fall back into.
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