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Savor Every Bite: Mindful Ways to Eat, Love Your Body, and Live with Joy
Savor your food, soothe difficult emotions, and enjoy every moment with powerful mindfulness practices! Do you turn to food when you’re feeling bored, depressed, or anxious? Do you judge your body for not fitting into some ideal shape or size? If so, you aren’t alone. Diet culture has sabotaged our relationship with food and our bodies. As a result, many of us are confused—attaching shame to our food choices and judging our bodies. It’s time to break free! Savor Every Bite offers powerful mindfulness and compassion practices for soothing difficult emotions and cultivating positive coping strategies. From psychologist and mindful eating expert Lynn Rossy, this book provides daily tips and tools for whole-body healing—including how to eat mindfully, move your body in ways that feel delicious, and live with greater ease and joy. With this guide, you’ll learn mindfulness skills to help you navigate the difficulties of daily life and cultivate a lasting sense of calm, clarity, and profound happiness. It’s time to start savoring your life!
232 pages, Paperback
First published May 1, 2021
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July 11, 2023
Моя оцінка скоріше 3,5, але мені комфортніше її округлити до 4, ніж до 3.
Не розумію відгуків про те, що читачі очікували якогось опису РХП та багато теорії. Анотація доволі чітко формує очікування, що вона більше орієнтована на практики та роботу з собою.
Тема усвідомленості не нова для мене, багато тез, які згадуються у книзі, я вже чула в тому чи іншому форматі, певні практики пробувала виконувати. Але все одно було цікаво поглянути на вже знайомі речі під новим кутом, тож мені було не нудно читати.
Тим не менш, мені не дуже зайшов формат, бо книжку важко читати великими шматками - мозок постійно пропонує зупинитися наприкінці міні-глави. :)
Я вважаю цю книгу корисною, не зважаючи на те, що поставила їй 3,5 - для когось вона легко може стати важливим відкриттям і початком подорожі до самого себе.
Якщо вам книжка зовсім не сподобалася, можливо справа не в книзі :) (це я до того, що можуть бути несвідомі установки проти нової інформації, практик та постійних згадок буддизму, якщо вас це бісить, можливо варто покопатися трошки у причинах цього, я таке переживала).
Не розумію відгуків про те, що читачі очікували якогось опису РХП та багато теорії. Анотація доволі чітко формує очікування, що вона більше орієнтована на практики та роботу з собою.
Тема усвідомленості не нова для мене, багато тез, які згадуються у книзі, я вже чула в тому чи іншому форматі, певні практики пробувала виконувати. Але все одно було цікаво поглянути на вже знайомі речі під новим кутом, тож мені було не нудно читати.
Тим не менш, мені не дуже зайшов формат, бо книжку важко читати великими шматками - мозок постійно пропонує зупинитися наприкінці міні-глави. :)
Я вважаю цю книгу корисною, не зважаючи на те, що поставила їй 3,5 - для когось вона легко може стати важливим відкриттям і початком подорожі до самого себе.
Якщо вам книжка зовсім не сподобалася, можливо справа не в книзі :) (це я до того, що можуть бути несвідомі установки проти нової інформації, практик та постійних згадок буддизму, якщо вас це бісить, можливо варто покопатися трошки у причинах цього, я таке переживала).
February 25, 2023
Книга не про їжу, не про дієти і не про схеми харчування.
Книга про ставлення до життя, такий собі інтро в будизм.
Про важливість дихання, усвідомлення, сповільнення, дослідження своїх почуттів, життя в моменті.
Усвідомлення їжі яку споживаєте, її температури, текстури, якостей, як вона могла бути вирощена, де вона куплена. Усвідомлення і проживання всіх своїх емоцій, усвідомлення почуттів у кожному русі й нагадування цінувати те, що тіло здатно рухатись.
Їжі звичайно тут приділяється теж багато уваги, але в розрізі чому ми їмо коли їмо: заїсти смуток, радість, чи бо немає що робити.
«Люди проживають майже половину свого життя несвідомо. Єдиний виняток - секс»
Книга про ставлення до життя, такий собі інтро в будизм.
Про важливість дихання, усвідомлення, сповільнення, дослідження своїх почуттів, життя в моменті.
Усвідомлення їжі яку споживаєте, її температури, текстури, якостей, як вона могла бути вирощена, де вона куплена. Усвідомлення і проживання всіх своїх емоцій, усвідомлення почуттів у кожному русі й нагадування цінувати те, що тіло здатно рухатись.
Їжі звичайно тут приділяється теж багато уваги, але в розрізі чому ми їмо коли їмо: заїсти смуток, радість, чи бо немає що робити.
«Люди проживають майже половину свого життя несвідомо. Єдиний виняток - секс»
August 12, 2024
I love the gentleness in her language.
You ate a cookie? It's okay! Enjoy the cookie. We'll start again tomorrow.
She knows very well that the key to self-control is self-compassion.
She knows that guilt makes breaking bad habits harder "I failed and ate a cookie, I'm a failure anyway so I'll finish the whole jar."
I also love her healthy relationship with imperfection. This quote is my favorite:
"I made imperfection my goal years ago, and I’m perfect at it every day! ..It is so liberating!"
I actually wrote it on my to-do-list
so I feel safe on the days I have empty checkboxes and keep going for the rest of the month.
You ate a cookie? It's okay! Enjoy the cookie. We'll start again tomorrow.
She knows very well that the key to self-control is self-compassion.
She knows that guilt makes breaking bad habits harder "I failed and ate a cookie, I'm a failure anyway so I'll finish the whole jar."
I also love her healthy relationship with imperfection. This quote is my favorite:
"I made imperfection my goal years ago, and I’m perfect at it every day! ..It is so liberating!"
I actually wrote it on my to-do-list
so I feel safe on the days I have empty checkboxes and keep going for the rest of the month.
November 16, 2022
Я купилась на назву та автора. Зазначалось, що автор - клінічна психологиня. Я очікувала книгу про розлади харчової поведінки та реальні кейси. Книга про майндфулнес. 200 сторінок про дихання перед тим, як поїсти. Шкода витрачених 300 грн на це і злюсь за звичку "дочитувати книги до кінця". Бо для мене це реально інформаційне сміття.
July 18, 2023
I read in Ukrainian)
•▪︎■《Прекрасні миті стають ціннішими, тяжкі — легшими, нейтральні — значнішими, адже тепер ви бачите, що й вони пропонують задоволення. Інакше кажучи, кожною можна насолодитися, бо вони немов яскраві нитки, вплетені у тканину життя》■▪︎•
•▪︎■《Прекрасні миті стають ціннішими, тяжкі — легшими, нейтральні — значнішими, адже тепер ви бачите, що й вони пропонують задоволення. Інакше кажучи, кожною можна насолодитися, бо вони немов яскраві нитки, вплетені у тканину життя》■▪︎•
May 2, 2021
“In an age of acceleration, nothing can be more exhilarating than going slow”.
— Picolo Iyer
Modern society, conditioned largely by diet culture, has reconditioned our Inner knowing and replaced it with ever changing advice about how to eat, how to look, and how to succeed in being the “perfect self”. Modern society functions on a belief system that promotes being thin as the only healthy size, endorses weight loss as the road to happiness, dictates foods you should and should not eat, and harshly judges people who don’t match a particular image of beauty. But the diet culture’s motto could well be “seek but do not find”, as there is always something more or different you need to do in order to be okay. It is the mindset of “not enough”, no matter what you do or how you look.
What does it mean, to savor? “When one savors, one is aware of pleasure and appreciates the positive feeling one is experiencing.” The important ingredients for savouring are both your presence and your appreciation when pleasant sensations arise.
‘Savor Every Bite’ is divided into five steps that, taken all together, will help you eat mindfully with pleasure and embrace yourself with kindness and compassion. Step One is ‘Slow Down and Explore Your Senses’; ‘Step Two, Soothe (Instead of Eat) Your Emotions; Step Three is ‘Surrendering Limiting Thoughts’; Step Four, ‘Smile and Create Your Own Happiness’, and Step Five, ‘Savor Every Moment’, which teaches you the art of appreciation.
Rossy advises that you may wish to look through the sections and chapters and see which one calls out to you first. The “savouring practices” in each short chapter are designed for you to try in your own life.
‘Savor Every Bite’ is both an engaging, well-written guide to awaken our senses and transform our relationship with food while we learn to nurture our spirit and joyfully celebrate our life.
A huge thank you to @NetGalley and @NewHarbinger for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
— Picolo Iyer
Modern society, conditioned largely by diet culture, has reconditioned our Inner knowing and replaced it with ever changing advice about how to eat, how to look, and how to succeed in being the “perfect self”. Modern society functions on a belief system that promotes being thin as the only healthy size, endorses weight loss as the road to happiness, dictates foods you should and should not eat, and harshly judges people who don’t match a particular image of beauty. But the diet culture’s motto could well be “seek but do not find”, as there is always something more or different you need to do in order to be okay. It is the mindset of “not enough”, no matter what you do or how you look.
What does it mean, to savor? “When one savors, one is aware of pleasure and appreciates the positive feeling one is experiencing.” The important ingredients for savouring are both your presence and your appreciation when pleasant sensations arise.
‘Savor Every Bite’ is divided into five steps that, taken all together, will help you eat mindfully with pleasure and embrace yourself with kindness and compassion. Step One is ‘Slow Down and Explore Your Senses’; ‘Step Two, Soothe (Instead of Eat) Your Emotions; Step Three is ‘Surrendering Limiting Thoughts’; Step Four, ‘Smile and Create Your Own Happiness’, and Step Five, ‘Savor Every Moment’, which teaches you the art of appreciation.
Rossy advises that you may wish to look through the sections and chapters and see which one calls out to you first. The “savouring practices” in each short chapter are designed for you to try in your own life.
‘Savor Every Bite’ is both an engaging, well-written guide to awaken our senses and transform our relationship with food while we learn to nurture our spirit and joyfully celebrate our life.
A huge thank you to @NetGalley and @NewHarbinger for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
June 28, 2021
As a way to survive the emotional rollercoaster of the last couple of years, I have been making a concentrated effort to appreciate joy whenever I can find it in my life. Dr. Rossy’s book gives me life-changing insights and examples to explore on this journey every time I open the covers. It is so much more than a book about eating; for me, it is a pocket guide to listening to my body, from top to bottom, including my often-ignored senses and feelings.
An expansion on her first book, The Mindfullness-Based Eating Solution—which is an excellent primer on mindfulness and mindful eating—this volume takes us through five steps to “eat mindfully with pleasure, embrace yourself with kindness and compassion, and live with joy.” Dr. Rossy brings her diverse backgrounds in psychology, Buddhism, yoga, and mindful eating to the pages, along with acknowledgement of her personal experiences with drug use, poor body image, and other harmful habits. Her guiding words are told with humor, simplicity, compassion, medical authenticity, and easy-to-follow practices.
As I read through each of the 50 sections within the five steps, I found myself continually shaking my head Yes! “I know that feeling!” “That’s a great way to put that!” And, most importantly, “I can do that!” The Savoring Practices at the end of each of the sections are often very simple, even for the busiest person, and a very effective way to reinforce what you have just learned.
In a world full of negativity and joy-robbing rules about what to wear and what to eat (or not eat), savor every word of this book that encourages you to feel good, treat your senses, and eat what sounds good. How can you not love a book that tells you, “Yes, dear, we can always have cake.”
An expansion on her first book, The Mindfullness-Based Eating Solution—which is an excellent primer on mindfulness and mindful eating—this volume takes us through five steps to “eat mindfully with pleasure, embrace yourself with kindness and compassion, and live with joy.” Dr. Rossy brings her diverse backgrounds in psychology, Buddhism, yoga, and mindful eating to the pages, along with acknowledgement of her personal experiences with drug use, poor body image, and other harmful habits. Her guiding words are told with humor, simplicity, compassion, medical authenticity, and easy-to-follow practices.
As I read through each of the 50 sections within the five steps, I found myself continually shaking my head Yes! “I know that feeling!” “That’s a great way to put that!” And, most importantly, “I can do that!” The Savoring Practices at the end of each of the sections are often very simple, even for the busiest person, and a very effective way to reinforce what you have just learned.
In a world full of negativity and joy-robbing rules about what to wear and what to eat (or not eat), savor every word of this book that encourages you to feel good, treat your senses, and eat what sounds good. How can you not love a book that tells you, “Yes, dear, we can always have cake.”
November 19, 2023
WHAT MADE ME READ IT: I am struggling with my eating behavior all my life, and in the last year I am trying to heal from diet culture and binge episodes. I am exploring different media about eating habits and building a new approach to food and nourishment. This book just got proposed in some online store as falling into my interest category. And it actually did.
WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR: Exploration of the changing the eating habits, advice on how to change the way I perceive food, maybe some recommendations on how to start eating intuitively and better listen to my body.
DID THE BOOK LIVE UP TO MY EXPECTATION: Partially. It did explore a few eays to look at the food and process of eating, but it focuses more on the mindfulness of relationship with time of consuming food rather than changing the way we look at the food. It felt as instruction manual to break the habit of quickly grabbing some meals to get over hunger during short breaks.
It was an unusual book because of the practices offered in the end of every short chapter. It was effective to test out the practice, but broke the reading experience into parts. It felt like a workbook of mindfulness and bunch of breathing exercises. The comment is not criticism, but rather a bit not what I expected initially going into this book.
WILL I KEEP THIS BOOK IN MY LIBRARY TO REREAD: I made a couple of notes throughout. It is in no way ground-breaking or revolutionary book. I will be exploring more literature on the topic, and I am 100% sure I can find better pieces that teach better skills than breathing.
WAS IT WORTH 2.5 HOURS OF MY TIME: Sure, changing relationship with food benefits from seeing multiple perspectives and appraoches.
RATING: 5/10
WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR: Exploration of the changing the eating habits, advice on how to change the way I perceive food, maybe some recommendations on how to start eating intuitively and better listen to my body.
DID THE BOOK LIVE UP TO MY EXPECTATION: Partially. It did explore a few eays to look at the food and process of eating, but it focuses more on the mindfulness of relationship with time of consuming food rather than changing the way we look at the food. It felt as instruction manual to break the habit of quickly grabbing some meals to get over hunger during short breaks.
It was an unusual book because of the practices offered in the end of every short chapter. It was effective to test out the practice, but broke the reading experience into parts. It felt like a workbook of mindfulness and bunch of breathing exercises. The comment is not criticism, but rather a bit not what I expected initially going into this book.
WILL I KEEP THIS BOOK IN MY LIBRARY TO REREAD: I made a couple of notes throughout. It is in no way ground-breaking or revolutionary book. I will be exploring more literature on the topic, and I am 100% sure I can find better pieces that teach better skills than breathing.
WAS IT WORTH 2.5 HOURS OF MY TIME: Sure, changing relationship with food benefits from seeing multiple perspectives and appraoches.
RATING: 5/10
June 10, 2021
"Savor Every Bite: Mindful Ways to Eat, Love Your Body, and Live with Joy" by Dr. Lynn Rossy provides a great introduction to mindfulness and how to incorporate the practice into daily living through your approach to food and eating. The book specifically focuses on applying mindfulness practices to the act of eating as a means for determining what, when and how much to eat. This book is not a prescriptive list of what you can and cannot eat in order to achieve a body weight target. Rather, Dr. Rossy shifts the focus from how one looks as a result of what one eats to how one feels before, during and after eating. By gaining insight into the feelings that drive our appetite and food choices, we heighten our capacity to savor every bite when we do eat. The “savoring practices” at the end of each chapter provide an easy and accessible way to incorporate mindfulness into your daily routine, and the online links to meditation practices and yoga are a wonderful addition! I love food and I love to eat. This book provides a way to consciously redirect food choices and eating habits, love your body, and find release from the guilt that is so often associated with the pleasure of eating.
August 16, 2022
Savor Every Bite is one part research, one part handbook, one part storytelling, one part emotional support, and all parts Dr. Lynn Rossy creating a roadmap for loving your body and living your life with greater mindfulness. With easy-to-read and short insightful chapters, she leads you down the path to accepting where you are at while building specific steps to living and loving yourself more every day. She does it by quoting philosophers and body movement masters. She does it by sharing stories from her own journey and the journey of others. She cites psychological and medical research findings. She pulls in a wealth of knowledge about how people choose, prepare, and consume food. She speaks directly to your emotions. I read it front to back. And I am keeping it handy, as she encourages in the introduction, so that I can pick it up and open it randomly to see what message and action steps “speak” to me. It is a special skill to take a subject that is so complex and make it easy to understand. The good doctor writes with that ability and she provides specific practices for savoring your life and feeling joy.
June 1, 2021
This clearly written, engaging book guides readers in steps to not only savor food, but to savor life. Author Lynn Rossy investigates, in a step-by-step fashion, how to transform your sense of the world and yourself. She offers short practices readers can try at home right away, and that immediately influence how you might respond to your inner voice the next time you want, say, a chocolate chip cookie. I love this approach. I love the practical, inviting tone of the writing--its format mirrors the way habits are formed after all, encouraging readers with accessible actions to be repeated. A great read for anyone who appreciates mindfulness, generosity, kindness, and wants to apply these to themselves as they move through our sense-driven world.
September 4, 2023
це найкраща книга з саморозвитку та самопсихології, яку я коли-небудь читала.
переклад на українську шикарний. вчитувалась у кожне слово; усі описи, ситуації, практики перекладені бездоганно🤌🏻🤤
книга не лише про харчову поведінку(РХП), а ще й про емоції, почуття, насолоду життям, радість, любов до себе та прийняття себе і багато, багато іншого.
декілька цитат:
"Помилятися — то людська річ. Тож розслабтесь і приєднайтеся до людства. Усе нормально. Насправді це цілком нормально. Це краще й природніше. Я пропоную вам змінити сюжет і зробити недосконалість своєю метою."
«Візьми владу. Дій, поки тебе не зупинять».
"Самотність не зможе ввійти туди, де немає порожнечі. Для неї там просто не буде місця."
переклад на українську шикарний. вчитувалась у кожне слово; усі описи, ситуації, практики перекладені бездоганно🤌🏻🤤
книга не лише про харчову поведінку(РХП), а ще й про емоції, почуття, насолоду життям, радість, любов до себе та прийняття себе і багато, багато іншого.
декілька цитат:
"Помилятися — то людська річ. Тож розслабтесь і приєднайтеся до людства. Усе нормально. Насправді це цілком нормально. Це краще й природніше. Я пропоную вам змінити сюжет і зробити недосконалість своєю метою."
«Візьми владу. Дій, поки тебе не зупинять».
"Самотність не зможе ввійти туди, де немає порожнечі. Для неї там просто не буде місця."
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August 21, 2022DNF. I started with reading the book but switched to audible with a little zippier speed, but everything felt so repetitive ( the word mindfulness was used about a hundred times on every page!) and failed to stimulate my thinking. After 25% of the book I gave up. I don’t like to give stars for DNF’d books as I feel some books may have something redeeming if I had only been able to finish :(
December 2, 2023
Though this book is obviously written from a very privileged perspective (someone who does not experience food insecurity and has plenty of resources and time), and it often went farther into Buddhist perspectives on life than I agree with, I did find much of the advice about self-love, acceptance, and mindfulness in it helpful.
February 6, 2025
Я не знаю, в якій країні рожевих єдинорогів і фей живе авторка, але вона повністю відірвана від реальності. Таке враження, що вона створена для людей, у яких немає в житті жодних проблем і переїдають вони виключно від нудьги. Чи була ця книга для мене корисною? Відсотків на 5% Чи порадила б я її комусь? Ніколи. Бо це втрата часу.
April 9, 2021
I wasn't liking it at first but ended up liking it! Full review on blog next week, www.therapybooknook.com/blog
August 21, 2021
Overly complicates the mindfulness of eating. Too much repeating and copying of ideas and concepts from other authors.
January 16, 2022
Loved this book. As a mindful eating instructor, I am always looking for good mindfulness books.
November 24, 2022
Гарний вступ до буддизму і медитації через призму проблеми переїдання.
May 11, 2023
3.5
short read but I liked it!
short read but I liked it!
December 1, 2023
Very interesting, made me think a lot! Good read :)
December 23, 2023
Десь бачила відгук - інформаційне сміття. Так і є.
Можна було в 2 сторінки написати.
Це не про їжу, це про усвідомленість.
Можна було в 2 сторінки написати.
Це не про їжу, це про усвідомленість.
June 29, 2024
Was recommended to me by my therapist. I am a true believer in the power of mindfulness but this was repetitive. Some parts were helpful. I think it just wasn’t for me which is fair.
June 26, 2025
Мені здається, це ідеальна книга про харчування, збудована на глибоких принципах мудрої любові до себе і світу.
August 27, 2024
І хоч в цій книзі було декілька супер інсайтів, я ледве її дочитала…
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