An interesting mix of advice, scientific research and anecdotes make this a very readable book. In addition, the pace of the book was good and it followed a logical progression that seemed to cover a range of topics that lead the reader to (over) eat. I also liked the "thoughts to watch out for" which made it more readable and gave the reader something to look for. That said, I ffound it to be condescending at times and made assumptions that may or may not be true of most readers. I did not find the Chirstian aspects of this book to be offensive or overbearing, though I am not religious myself. It might have made me pause before selecting this to read had I known of the author's leanings. I might recommend this to other readers but I'm not sure it's the most relevant on the topic ( )

As it often happens, the title of the book says it all - the actual content is just watering down of the title premise. Don't bother reading. ( )

Not as helpful as I hoped. I didn't get much out of this book and have since passed it on to someone else who was interested.

Before I started reading this book I was not aware that it was a Christian diet book. And I am Jewish, so this could be a problem. I was captivated by the title of the book and thought that it could be a good approach.
So obviously I don't really relate to the book from the Christian point of view, but there was still value to the book if you replace the Christian outlook in your mind with something related to whatever faith you have/are. From that perspective it was still of value. It had some points I guess. I imagine that a Christian would find much more value in reading a book like this.

I will begin by saying that Dr. Mintle is a well known author of Christian self help books. I did not know this before reading the book and mention it only because this book will not speak as well to a non-Christian audience. Indeed many Librarything reviewers were suspicious of this book because it was Christian.

That being said, the topic of this book (mindless eating) is a timely one which affects so many of us. Her book is very conversational and includes many anecdotes from her personal life and from the lives of her friends and the patients she encountered in her years as an eating disorders specialist. Dr. Mintle is very knowledgeable and her suggestions are very sound. Her book was very easy to read because of her conversational tone. I have struggled a lot myself with mindless and emotional eating and I definitely recognized myself in many of her stories. I also learned some tricks that might help me in my own struggles with weight. I also found her use of scripture to be very insightful and inspiring and not at all heavy handed.

I would recommend this book to anyone who wants a Christian perspective on overcoming struggles with emotional and mindless overeating. ( )