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I wish I had a better photo for this book because it is excellent!! I love the Q&A format and simple instruction. The whole idea is to have balance in your diet, focus on vegetables, whole grains, fruits, beans, lentils, etc. Use common sense. We already know what is good for us! The authors debunk the ideas of fad diets which restrict food groups which are very healthy for us. In a nutshell - eat Mediterranean/vegan/vegetarian as much as you can.

Work lunch, vegan curry courtesy of my husband! #readandeat

An excellent journey of a story that's all too real for many of us. As someone with some pounds to lose and the struggle that comes with all that, I felt refreshed and gotten while reading this. Really appreciate her authentic voice.

I‘m the opposite of Andie. I grew up skinny and am an overweight adult. I was a big time restrictor in my teens and 20s and didn‘t enjoy that lifestyle, so I eventually gave up...big time. She felt freer skinny; I feel freer fat. I‘m happy she got out of her unhealthy relationship with food. I‘m glad she‘s found her way to happiness in life. I‘ll be thinking about this one. Thanks for the rec @britt_brooke 💜🎧

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I related to this so hard. My dad was an alcoholic (now, thankfully recovered for many years) and I‘ve battled food issues my whole adult life. Neither to the extent of Mitchell‘s experiences, but the kinship is there. I appreciate her honesty and respect the hell out her self-discovery and weight-loss journey.

I appreciated Andie Mitchell's writing - her candor and making herself vulnerable by sharing so intimately of her personal struggles. Her story completely resonated with me all the way through as I've had (and still have) many of the same struggles.

Just started this one and so far, pretty intrigued. 🤓

Writing about the Human Genome Project:

"I was skeptical. Actually, more than skeptical -- I knew it to be hype, an indulgence of an historically common delusion that a deeper understanding of a natural phenomenon (like, say, the orbits of the planets) quickly and inevitably leads to our ability to control that phenomenon (to manipulate the orbits of the planets)."

Andrea Mitchell now has a blog CanYouStayforDinner.com with great recipes and healthy living info.

What difference existed between two and one of anything? Calories, moderation, health - they weren‘t even a consideration of mine. Not then. I didn‘t pause to consider hunger and fullness; I just ate.