This book offers an approach to conquering what it calls an addiction to food. The problem I had with the book is that the method espoused in it is fairly unapproachable by most people. Not only that, but the mehtod is counterproductive to the initial reason one might pick up the book.

I bought the book at a thrift store for $0.25, and I got my money’s worth. Much of what the book talks about is great, and I’ve put it into practice: mirror work, acceptance of self at current weight/size, acknowledgment that becoming thin(ner) won’t end life problems, etc. It’s just that the rest of what the authors offer is hard to swallow – too hard for me, and probably too hard for most other people.

If you’ve tried every diet under the sun and are ready to give up on life because you’re convinced that your food/weight obsession is hindering your quality of life to the point of self-destruction, this is the book for you. If you’re like me, a relatively normal person with an unhealthy lifestyle firmly ingrained and are looking to reform eating habits and activities and thereby lose weight and stop overeating, this is not your book.