This was recommended to me by the same person who got me to try the Whole30, and it was a good follow-up for me. The Whole30 has been vital to my health and weight these past 3 years, and I have enjoyed huge benefits from doing it. The downside is that, because of these huge positive changes with my body, I’m hesitant to deviate far from the reset plan, which eliminates a lot of food choices, resulting in a fearful attitude toward food. And that’s not good.

This book, sprinkled with the sass and humor of the original Whole30 book, was just what I needed. The idea that there’s a cycle to this—reset, reintroduction, freedom, and eventually the need to do another reset to start the whole thing over again—that this is normal and OK, is comforting and freeing. I didn’t relate to every chapter, particularly the ones that tell you how to talk about Whole30 to friends and family (I guess I’m fortunate that the people in my life don’t give me a hard time about it).

She pushes the Whole30 a lot at the beginning too, so much so that even I, its biggest fan, got a little annoyed. But neither of those quibbles is enough reason not to read it. You can learn about and adopt her food freedom philosophy without signing on to the Whole30 specifically, and I’m glad she lists other reset plans in the book.
There are probably other books that say the same thing without being so rah-rah-Whole30, but I don’t know what they are. This will resonate most with Whole30 fans, but I think it could be beneficial to others who struggle with their attitude toward and relationship with food. ( )

I'm picking up what she is putting down.... and eating it!! OK, not really.
Very short and informative. I like the idea of squelching your craving, haven't actually given the Whole 30 thing a go... yet.
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Two Melissa Hartwig audiobooks down, and 45 days following her food advice, and I have to say, I'm a fan! I've read a lot of diet and nutrition books, but I don't think I've ever laughed so often while reading one. Granted, I listened to this, and part of it is her deadpan delivery, but you've gotta love a woman who says, "if you want your next meal to be vodka and ice cream sandwiches, it can be!" (or words close to that) She says this in the context of explaining a 12-step-like, one-meal-at-a-time approach to "food freedom," that seems to make a lot of sense. Tough love a whole lot of compassion = win, win, as far as I can tell. But, I guess I'll continue to find out, one meal at a time. ( )