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kmoy126's review against another edition
2.0
A long narrative with many examples about how to make your life suck less. Save yourself some time and read the conclusion first, then if you want further elaboration read the chapter.
There are definitely some good tips, I just wish she got to the point faster.
There are definitely some good tips, I just wish she got to the point faster.
mmcclure16's review against another edition
1.0
If you want to be lectured and scolded about how you are a lazy, lying POS who needs to take action, this book is for you. This book made sweeping generalizations about the "real" reason you aren't "a more powerful you" and why you are failing at life. Hated it.
leontyna's review against another edition
The book was fine at first, it had some really thought provoking sentences but the more practical it became, the more fatphobic examples were given. I thought I could deal with it and try to get anything from the book despite it but it's too much.
I gave up after reading this:
I gave up after reading this:
Take Joseph in Indiana, for example, who called into my radio show looking for help. He is twenty-four years old and packed on over fifty pounds during college. I asked him how he had gained so much weight. He explained to me that it was the unstructured nature of his days at college that made him gain the weight. I said, “Joseph, that’s a lie—it wasn’t the lack of structure, you went crazy on the meal plan and frat parties and you let go, didn’t you.” “Yes, ma’am.”“Okay, stop lying about the reason you gained weight. This is your fault, you got lazy.” “Yes, that’s true.” Next I asked Joseph why he wanted to lose the weight. And again, I got another lie for an answer. “Ma’am, I want to lose weight because I give blood every month and I noticed my cholesterol has been rising steadily.” Now my memory is still fresh enough to remember that there isn’t a twenty-four-year-old man on the planet who cares about his cholesterol. Twenty-four-year-old men care about one thing—having sex. “Joseph, let’s level with one another—this has nothing to do with your health, does it?” “Ma’am?” “Joseph, you hate your body, don’t you? When you look in the mirror, you see a beer belly and a set of man boobs and you hate it, correct?” He laughed. “Yes.” “How’s that faring with the ladies? Not so good, huh?” “No, ma’am.” No one wants to admit that he hates some aspect of his life, so you come up with all these fruity reasons that you want to change. Something that sounds good. Joseph couldn’t tell me the truth that he hated how fat, flabby, and unattractive he had become.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fatphobia
cindi1950's review
informative
reflective
slow-paced
3.0
Pretty much a review of psychology 101. Personally for me the best part of the book started with the conclusion.
catseye6773's review
5.0
Amazing, read this book you won't be disappointed.so glad I saw her TED speech. Great flow like a conversation over coffee. The ideas really stick with you