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  • Written by: Caroline Dooner
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The F*ck It Diet

Written by: Caroline Dooner
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The F*ck It Diet is not only hilarious, it is scientifically and medically sound. A must read for any chronic dieter.” (Christiane Northrup, MD, New York Times best-selling author of Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom

From comedian and ex-diet junkie Caroline Dooner, an inspirational guide that will help you stop dieting, reboot your relationship with food, and regain your personal power.

Dieting doesn't work.

Not long term. In fact, our bodies are hardwired against it. But each time our diets fail, instead of considering that maybe our ridiculously low-carb diet is the problem, we wonder what’s wrong with us. Why can’t we stick to our simple plan of grapefruit and tuna fish? Why are we so hungry? What is wrong with us? 

We berate ourselves for being lazy and weak, double down on our belief that losing weight is the key to our everlasting happiness, and resolve to do better tomorrow. But it’s time we called a spade a spade: Constantly trying to eat the smallest amount possible is a miserable way to live, and it isn’t even working. So f--k eating like that. 

In The F*ck It Diet, Caroline Dooner tackles the inherent flaws of dieting and diet culture and offers listeners a counterintuitively simple path to healing their physical, emotional, and mental relationship with food. What’s the secret anti-diet? Eat. Whatever you want. Honor your appetite and listen to your hunger. Trust that your body knows what it is doing. Oh, and don’t forget to rest, breathe, and be kind to yourself while you’re at it. 

Once you get yourself out of survival mode, it will become easier and easier to eat what your body really needs - a healthier relationship with food ultimately leads to a healthier you. 

An ex-yo-yo dieter herself, Dooner knows how terrifying it can be to break free of the vicious cycle, but with her signature sharp humor and compassion, she shows listeners that a sustainable, easy relationship with food is possible. 

Irreverent and empowering, The F*ck It Diet is call to arms for anyone who feels guilt or pain over food, weight, or their body. It’s time to give up the shame and start thriving. Welcome to the f--k it diet. Let’s eat.

©2019 Caroline Dooner (P)2019 HarperCollins Publishers

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Good ideas but repetitive and not for everyone

I really wanted to love this book but I didn't. It's really repetitive and glosses over a lot of information that would have been helpful. It felt a bit condescending at times and didn't have the substance I expected. If you're coming from a place of restriction and need help getting back to eating regularly, I think this would be helpful. It isn't helpful if you're an overeater or need help learning what to eat. It's fine to say "f*ck it, eat whatever you want when you're hungry" but if the only thing I want to eat is Pepsi and potato chips, I need more guidance than that.

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seriously!?

ok, so just eat whatever you want whenever you want and be happy with the weight that you become... LOL, wow!

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I can’t buy into it...

I really wanted to love this book but I just can’t buy into it. I do believe that we are often quite hard on ourselves and some of us need to be gentler and love ourselves more, however, this book feels like a prescription for “who cares, fuck it, do what feels good” attitude. Unfortunately, life requires us to make decisions and choices that aren’t always fun and sometimes suck, example, putting down the cheetos and eating whole real foods. In my teens and early 20’s I lived my life just as this book suggests and I got sick, very sick....and very fat. I was diagnosed with PCOS and I had no option but to watch what I eat and exercise which cured me... so they say anyway, no more cysts, or hair loss or extreme fatigue or obesity.
That’s why I can’t buy into the message of this book in its entirety. Some points are valid and make sense but we still need to be accountable for our health... or not I guess, fuck it, right?

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The Proof is in the Pudding

Having been a long time fan of Caroline, I preordered this book to support her, even though I feel like I am now a normal eater (thanks in large part to TFID podcast). Still, I couldn’t stop listening, and I definitely got some great ideas and takeaways, and felt armed with even more confidence that I’m doing the right thing for my body (and mind - this, you'll learn, is a big part of TFID approach).

My story is eerily similar to Caroline's. Having grown up with a well-intentioned mother, she would painstakingly prepare homemade bread, alfalfa sprouts and the like, and even plenty of desserts (made mostly with some sort of whole grain flour or veggie thrown in for an extra nutritional boost). She was and still is an amazing home cook. Yet, I felt something was amiss. I would beg for all of the fun stuff my friends seemed to have in abundance in their homes. And when I got my hands on them, I would gorge on them. Fast forward to my teen years, numerous other social factors, and a self conscious hormonal teen, and I started dieting. I can't get too far into it, but much like Caroline, I tried many diets, and eventually would label myself as orthorexic, feeling superior for eating so healthy and even evangelizing my pure approach to eating to others. But then, there I'd be, binging on the closest thing I could find to junk food in my house (cue chickpea brownies!), and feeling out of control. I wondered what was up with my emotional eating and felt ashamed of myself. I felt crazy around food. I knew that I couldn't live this way for the rest of my life. I started searching for a better way and discovered Intuitive Eating (IE) and Health at Every Size (HAES), eventually stumbling upon TFID podcast.

I feel like this is a book that could help literally everyone I know. We are so entrenched in diet culture. Even those more "normal eaters" I know have weird hang ups and beliefs around eating. I feel like Caroline does a great job of making anti-diet easy and approachable, but in the most non-judgemental way possible. There is so much judgement already, and it could be easy to get as . She reminds us to be compassionate with others, and ourselves. We've all been there.

If you've been exploring the IE approach, and it doesn't feel quite right for you (some might find it overwhelming and turn the principles into rules, therefore feel like it's another diet), Caroline's approach is even more simple - that is - allow all food. If you're hungry eat. If you're not hungry but want to eat, you should do that too. When I reflect back on my approach, I really did what Caroline recommended. I didn't stick exactly to the IE principles (I found the hunger fullness scale annoying, although I think many people do like to use the scale).

TFID approach works. Yes, I did gain weight. Yes, I did eat a lot in the beginning. But, the sooner that I surrendered and trusted my body, the sooner I found peace around food. I can now confidently say that I can have my former trigger foods in the house and they get stale. I never feel bad or repent on what I eat. Although I don't weigh myself, I'm confident that I'm near my set point healthy weight. I don't want to say this will happen to everyone, but I went up a few pant sizes, and slowly notice my pants feeling a little looser lately. This entire process took about 8 months for me. If you want to feel free around food, give this book a read or listen. There is enough science and logic to satisfy any skeptic and Carolne's delivery will keep anyone from yawning. Just eat the damn pudding already!

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Good Read

Great information delivered in an easy to understand format. Should be mandatory reading for our children.

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Unreal!

this book is fantastic. I plan to give it at least one more listen. it will really.open your mind, and ease your heart. just get it and listen to it, do yourself the favour!

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Life Changing Read

I like how the book spoke to everyone who has been stuck in the diet trap. The way the writer fleshes out our deeply held beliefs is thought provoking. The writer shares her personal experience in a way that encourages the reader to change their o

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Life-changing!

Everything you know about dieting is wrong, and Caroline is here to tell you why.
If you’ve ever had a negative thought about your body, or someone else’s body for that matter, you need to listen to this book.
The audio is wonderful because the author is passionate. Recommend x1 million.

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Great book for anyone that has dieted

Loved it! As a personal trainer I personally think anyone who's ever had any kind of bad relationship with food and exercise should read this. I will be recommending it to my clients!

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Good, not amazing

The narration was fine. I've read other similar books that captivated me more than this one. If this is the first book you've ever read regarding this topic, then it would be great.

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