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The Hunger Crushing Combo Method: The Simple Secret to Eating Well Without Ever Dieting Again
Goodbye, diets, restriction, and food noise. Hello, delicious food, satiety, and a healthy way to eat for life!
We have never been more informed—and yet, more confused—about what we eat as we are today. And between our cultural fear over food additives and the buzz around GLP-1 drugs, the noise has become impossible to tune out. Registered dietitian Abbey Sharp has seen—and debunked—it all. Her revolutionary Hunger Crushing Combo Method helps you banish fear foods, guilt, and cheat days, and finally get off the diet roller coaster for good. It’s a simple framework that teaches you to effortlessly balance your meals by combining two or more of the Hunger Crushing protein, fiber, and healthy fats. The result? You crush physical hunger, silence emotional cravings, and eat well without deprivation, denial, or dieting. No counting. No tracking. No restricting. Even better, the HCC is adaptable to your goals and unique needs while restoring joy and pleasure to eating.
• Science-backed insight into why the HCC compounds work
• Tips on how to use the HCC method effortlessly and intuitively
• Chapters devoted to specific conditions including weight loss, insulin resistance (type 2 diabetes and PCOS), fitness, menopause, and raising healthy kids
• Thirty easy and adaptable recipes
• Cheat sheets for building your own HCCs
• and much more!
Learn how to turn your “unhealthy” cravings into HCCs to stabilize blood sugars and help support a healthy weight—all without giving up the food you love. The Hunger Crushing Combo Method helps you finally feel full and reduce food cravings without ever dieting again. And, yes, you can have your cake and eat it too!
We have never been more informed—and yet, more confused—about what we eat as we are today. And between our cultural fear over food additives and the buzz around GLP-1 drugs, the noise has become impossible to tune out. Registered dietitian Abbey Sharp has seen—and debunked—it all. Her revolutionary Hunger Crushing Combo Method helps you banish fear foods, guilt, and cheat days, and finally get off the diet roller coaster for good. It’s a simple framework that teaches you to effortlessly balance your meals by combining two or more of the Hunger Crushing protein, fiber, and healthy fats. The result? You crush physical hunger, silence emotional cravings, and eat well without deprivation, denial, or dieting. No counting. No tracking. No restricting. Even better, the HCC is adaptable to your goals and unique needs while restoring joy and pleasure to eating.
• Science-backed insight into why the HCC compounds work
• Tips on how to use the HCC method effortlessly and intuitively
• Chapters devoted to specific conditions including weight loss, insulin resistance (type 2 diabetes and PCOS), fitness, menopause, and raising healthy kids
• Thirty easy and adaptable recipes
• Cheat sheets for building your own HCCs
• and much more!
Learn how to turn your “unhealthy” cravings into HCCs to stabilize blood sugars and help support a healthy weight—all without giving up the food you love. The Hunger Crushing Combo Method helps you finally feel full and reduce food cravings without ever dieting again. And, yes, you can have your cake and eat it too!
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345 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 13, 2026
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Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
As a long-time viewer of Abbey Sharp’s YouTube channel, I went into this book genuinely interested but cautious. Nutrition books often promise inclusivity and balance, then quietly default to one-size-fits-all frameworks that fall apart the moment hunger cues, hormones, or real life get messy. I’m happy to say this book largely avoids those traps.
What stands out most is how accessible and genuinely inclusive this approach to nutrition feels. Abbey doesn’t just acknowledge common “edge cases” — she meaningfully engages with them. Neurodivergence (including disrupted hunger signalling and practical ways to add nutrition when appetite is unreliable), children versus adult nutritional needs, hormonal fluctuations and transitions, and different goals such as weight maintenance, gain, or loss are all addressed without moralising or exclusion. I particularly appreciated that intentional weight loss is discussed in a neutral, non-shaming way rather than being sidelined or dismissed.
The framing throughout is calm, additive, and achievable. Rather than demonising foods or prescribing rigid rules, the focus is on building balanced nutrition in ways that can actually fit into real lives — especially for people overwhelmed by conflicting nutrition advice. Abbey has clearly moved away from traditional “intuitive eating” language, acknowledging how it’s been co-opted by the wellness industry, and instead centres practical nourishment without turning intuition into another impossible standard.
From a lived-experience perspective, as someone who is neurodivergent and perimenopausal, I found this book refreshingly grounding. The information is thorough but presented in a way that reduces overwhelm and makes “good enough” nutrition feel realistic rather than aspirational. This is very much a book for people who feel like square pegs in round holes when it comes to conventional nutrition advice.
My criticisms are relatively minor and largely format-dependent. The repeated emphasis on the “Hunger-Crushing Combo” became a bit distracting in audiobook form, and the mentions of Abbey’s protein powder occasionally pulled me out of the listening experience — though to her credit, alternatives were always clearly presented and no single product was positioned as essential. These issues may be far less noticeable in print.
The audiobook production itself was excellent, and having the author narrate added warmth and clarity — it genuinely sounded like Abbey explaining nutrition, not reading a script.
Overall, this is a thoughtful, inclusive, and highly accessible nutrition book that cuts through noise without oversimplifying. It’s not about perfection or compliance — it’s about making nourishment feel possible again. I’ll likely be purchasing a physical copy to keep as a reference.
4.5 stars (rounded up to 5 stars)
Docked slightly for repetition and audiobook-specific distractions, but the substance, tone, and inclusivity are strong enough that I would confidently recommend this to others — particularly those overwhelmed by nutrition culture or living outside the “default” physiology most books assume.
What stands out most is how accessible and genuinely inclusive this approach to nutrition feels. Abbey doesn’t just acknowledge common “edge cases” — she meaningfully engages with them. Neurodivergence (including disrupted hunger signalling and practical ways to add nutrition when appetite is unreliable), children versus adult nutritional needs, hormonal fluctuations and transitions, and different goals such as weight maintenance, gain, or loss are all addressed without moralising or exclusion. I particularly appreciated that intentional weight loss is discussed in a neutral, non-shaming way rather than being sidelined or dismissed.
The framing throughout is calm, additive, and achievable. Rather than demonising foods or prescribing rigid rules, the focus is on building balanced nutrition in ways that can actually fit into real lives — especially for people overwhelmed by conflicting nutrition advice. Abbey has clearly moved away from traditional “intuitive eating” language, acknowledging how it’s been co-opted by the wellness industry, and instead centres practical nourishment without turning intuition into another impossible standard.
From a lived-experience perspective, as someone who is neurodivergent and perimenopausal, I found this book refreshingly grounding. The information is thorough but presented in a way that reduces overwhelm and makes “good enough” nutrition feel realistic rather than aspirational. This is very much a book for people who feel like square pegs in round holes when it comes to conventional nutrition advice.
My criticisms are relatively minor and largely format-dependent. The repeated emphasis on the “Hunger-Crushing Combo” became a bit distracting in audiobook form, and the mentions of Abbey’s protein powder occasionally pulled me out of the listening experience — though to her credit, alternatives were always clearly presented and no single product was positioned as essential. These issues may be far less noticeable in print.
The audiobook production itself was excellent, and having the author narrate added warmth and clarity — it genuinely sounded like Abbey explaining nutrition, not reading a script.
Overall, this is a thoughtful, inclusive, and highly accessible nutrition book that cuts through noise without oversimplifying. It’s not about perfection or compliance — it’s about making nourishment feel possible again. I’ll likely be purchasing a physical copy to keep as a reference.
4.5 stars (rounded up to 5 stars)
Docked slightly for repetition and audiobook-specific distractions, but the substance, tone, and inclusivity are strong enough that I would confidently recommend this to others — particularly those overwhelmed by nutrition culture or living outside the “default” physiology most books assume.
October 7, 2025
The Hunger Crushing Combo Method: The Simple Secret to Eating Well Without Ever Dieting Again by Abbey Sharp is an excellent and practical guide for anyone looking to build a healthier relationship with food.
After competing in bodybuilding for almost a decade, I personally struggled with fluctuating weight, intense post-competition cravings, and possible metabolic damage. This book offers valuable insights into balancing protein, fiber, probiotics, and other nutrient-rich components to curb hunger and promote long-term wellness. I especially appreciated how Abbey Sharp also addresses real-life challenges such as mindset barriers, financial limitations, and low energy—making her approach both realistic and sustainable.
The included recipes are appealing, satisfying, and designed to nourish your body while helping you feel full and energized. This is a fantastic resource for anyone ready to move away from restrictive dieting and toward a balanced, fulfilling lifestyle.
Thank you to Abbey Sharp, Grand Central Publishing, and NetGalley for the ARC.
After competing in bodybuilding for almost a decade, I personally struggled with fluctuating weight, intense post-competition cravings, and possible metabolic damage. This book offers valuable insights into balancing protein, fiber, probiotics, and other nutrient-rich components to curb hunger and promote long-term wellness. I especially appreciated how Abbey Sharp also addresses real-life challenges such as mindset barriers, financial limitations, and low energy—making her approach both realistic and sustainable.
The included recipes are appealing, satisfying, and designed to nourish your body while helping you feel full and energized. This is a fantastic resource for anyone ready to move away from restrictive dieting and toward a balanced, fulfilling lifestyle.
Thank you to Abbey Sharp, Grand Central Publishing, and NetGalley for the ARC.
Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
A NetGalley review.
Abbey has a wonderful narrating voice! I love how she uses a very gentle language to talk about a potentially very triggering topic for many people. She explains everything very well and gives a bunch of examples. A very good book that I would recommend to anyone wanting to expand their knowledge about nutrition and (anti)dieting.
Abbey has a wonderful narrating voice! I love how she uses a very gentle language to talk about a potentially very triggering topic for many people. She explains everything very well and gives a bunch of examples. A very good book that I would recommend to anyone wanting to expand their knowledge about nutrition and (anti)dieting.
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