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To leave a 2-star review on a book based on the lived experience of a gay man as a woman who's not bothered to actually even read it (and boast about it "DNF 22%") is pretty lame. The review speaks for itself, I guess...
Reviewing a book after reading 22% is certainly a choice.
Had you finished it, you would have found a detailed discussion of my decision to change, therapy, trauma, minority stress, mindset, self-compassion and my lived experience as a gay man. You would also have discovered that the book repeatedly discourages restriction, calorie counting and labelling foods as morally good or bad.
Balanced nutrition matters because inadequate or erratic nourishment can affect blood sugar, energy, sleep, mood, anxiety and our ability to regulate emotions. It is not presented as a cure or a substitute for psychological care. It is one part of a holistic approach, because the body and mind are not separate departments.
Nobody is obliged to finish a book. But after reading only 22%, you cannot fairly judge the book as a whole or diagnose its author, especially while admitting that you are not his clinician and do not know the full details.
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Oct 05, 2025 05:44AM
To leave a 2-star review on a book based on the lived experience of a gay man as a woman who's not bothered to actually even read it (and boast about it "DNF 22%") is pretty lame. The review speaks for itself, I guess...
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Reviewing a book after reading 22% is certainly a choice.Had you finished it, you would have found a detailed discussion of my decision to change, therapy, trauma, minority stress, mindset, self-compassion and my lived experience as a gay man. You would also have discovered that the book repeatedly discourages restriction, calorie counting and labelling foods as morally good or bad.
Balanced nutrition matters because inadequate or erratic nourishment can affect blood sugar, energy, sleep, mood, anxiety and our ability to regulate emotions. It is not presented as a cure or a substitute for psychological care. It is one part of a holistic approach, because the body and mind are not separate departments.
Nobody is obliged to finish a book. But after reading only 22%, you cannot fairly judge the book as a whole or diagnose its author, especially while admitting that you are not his clinician and do not know the full details.