We are hearing more and more in the news of late about diet being more important than exercise when it comes to controlling weight. The thing I love about this book is it seems to recognize that the way we eat is something of a mind game. Think of this book as a rule book on how to win the mind game.
Frankel repeatedly reminds us throughout the book how much she hates diets. Her theme is that we need to tune into our 'food voice'. We need to trust ourselves. It is an empowering book and it had an overall relaxing effect on me.
When we are fighting resistance and the urge to self-sabotage, relaxing is so important. It seems to defuse the battle and suddenly it's not so hard to control ourselves.
Frankel is very real in the book, giving examples of times she follows her rules as well as times she doesn't...and how she recovers from that. She's trying to teach us to relax, go with the flow, and most of all keep things balanced.
She is, in fact, so real that at times she's a little bit annoying, but you have to respect her open display of how she lives her life and how her mind works. She teaches you how to lighten up on yourself. This is so important because the self-loathing that we sometimes fall into after messing up generally leads to more self-destructive behavior.
Here are her top 10 rules to eat by:
1. Your diet is a bank account.
2. You can have it all, just not all at once.
3. Taste everything, eat nothing.
4. Pay attention.
5. Downsize now!
6. Cancel your membership in the clean plate club.
7. Check yourself before you wreck yourself.
8. Know Thyself.
9. Get real. (avoid processed food)
10. Do what is good for you.
It's worth reading the book to get the details on these common sense, practical, and user-friendly rules. She gives you lots of real life examples of how to apply them. I found myself applying them without much effort as soon as I understood them. It's a must read!
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