Naturally Thin: Unleash Your Skinnygirl and Free Yourself from a Lifetime of Dieting (A Woman's Guide to Diet-Free Eating)

I never normally write reviews but this book is something else! It has totally changed my thoughts about food and I am so much happier not beating myself up daily and having my day dictated by a calorie count or a number on the scale! I joined a slimming club two years ago and lost 21 lbs over a period of 18 months then I stabilised and decided to read this book I have now lost a further 16 lbs in 12 weeks and I am NOT on a diet! It's so easy. The first part of the book is wonderful and explains all the theory and application the second half I didn't really read just flicked through because it was receipes and example days but I felt that it was a bit of a 'book filler' and was able to sort the detail out myself applying the ten principles. I have lent this book to three friends, two are loosing weight easily and one read it then hasn't applied the rules so not surprisingly isn't loosing weight! If you are ready for something different get this book!

I have only just started applying the principles I learnt from this book and have already lost weight! It's so simple and makes so much sense you wonder: how come this never occured to me before? Bethenny keeps it simple and user friendly- ultimately you have to change the way you approach food (YOU are in control, not the food) and listen to your body (or food voice)I started to ask myself: 'what do your really want to eat' and 'are you really hungry/desperate for that extra cookie/chocolate/wine,' etcThe answers surprised me and because I took her advice to stop fearing food I was able to keep moving without feeling deprived, knowing that I was the one in control, if I truly wanted that slice of cake I could have (some of) it and there was always tomorrow; in fact there is a lifetime during which I can sample all the delicious foods the world has to offer. But on my own terms, savouring every single bite.Heaven knows, I loathe and avoid all self-help books as a rule but after watching Bethenny on RHNY and just seeing how authentic and unafraid she was in showing the world her real self, I thought to myself- I will buy her book, I sensed it would be as down to earth and honest as Bethenny herself and you know what? In my opinion, it is.What can I say? I love this book and I'm ready to unleash my inner skinnygirl.

She is an inspiring woman and she really in forces and make you believe what you can do. I loved this book it has some simple ideas that you can use every day, i love her style of writing and the book touched me.its a great buy

Good read.

Interesting read, most of it is common sense eg. You don’t have to clear you plate at every meal, and if you splurge on one meal hold back with the next. Some good principles to live by with regards to food and some thoughts to take away. Wish I’d read before I knew Bethenny as a tv personality as I imagining her shouting her points at me as I read it ala real housewives!

Life is too short to stress about what you eat. If you're the kind of person who starts diets only to give up after a week, or have tried all sorts of diets with no success, you have to read this book! Bethenny introduces the reader to her food rules, which are the kind of common sense rules that are easy to follow but we never really put in to practice. She encourages you to enjoy what you eat, gives tips on how to stop bingeing, how to tackle eating out and there are even some yummy recipes to try out. My one concern is that sometimes she does go too far, for example when reading her food diaries she doesn't seem to eat as much as she should. However, she also stresses that she isn't a nutritionist and doesn't always get it right. Her style of writing is engaging and friendly and never preachy, which makes the book very easy to read. I read it in one day and immediately started to follow her rules which I still keep to this day - enabling me to maintain the weight and dress size I want to be. A must read to any dieter, stop dieting and start enjoying food again!

This was boring, recycled, re packaged and out of date knowledge. No pictures. No colour. Just a waste of time and money. Sorry Bethany. But I think you could have done better!

I’ve read some reviews on here that said it was full of ‘what you already know’ - very true! Everyone knows eating less and eating healthier will make you lose weight! But the way she describes it, the way she tells you how to eat your fave HIGH-CALORIE things. Bethenny actually writes about food in a way I’ve never thought of it before. I’ve always been an all or nothing kinda girl. I always ate whatever I wanted or I was very restrictive (and MISERABLE) on a diet! A restrictive diet did work for me, but I missed all my fave things and it never lasted cause the heart (stomach) wants what it wants!!! With this book I have been able to lose 2 stone so far after being worried about my weight for 6 years!!! I don’t miss any foods that are my faves because I eat them all! Pizza, chocolate, McDonald’s - the lot!!! Bethenny just taught me how and it’s truly changed my life. This book is my bible & it’s by my bedside. I’ve had a lot of years of a dodgy relationship with food (love/hate) and this book is helping to fix it! Thank you Bethenny, thank you!

This book is full of useful and easy to follow advice that will help you get a healthier relationship with food and help you reach your goals. Not a diet, no crazy does and donts to follow. Just good common sens.This book has helped me a lot.

De bons conseil et rien que du bon sens dans ce livre. Je l'ai offert mais pas de retour de la personne. En même temps si on veut mincir ça ne dépend que ne nous donc pas de recettes miracles ici.

First let me just say that I have always liked Bethenny Frankel, and watching her work her butt off from Martha Stewart's apprentice show to the recent sale of her Skinny Girl line of drinks for $100 Million , has been a blast . What a tremendous acomplishment ! She has worked very hard to ghet there , so naturally I was interested in knowing how she does it all, balance Motherhood , work, wife, business entrepenuer , all while managing to keep her shape and find time to eat right .Working in a high stress job myslef and having just become a mother 9 months ago , ( also late in life like Bethenny ) I knew I had to read this book . Guess what , I lost 9 pounds almost instantly , ok , it was more like 4 weeks , but it felt instantly ; ) I have been lugging around this so called baby weight for long enough .I love Food , and so I loved that this book is NOT a diet , not some fad or new way to instantly drop 25 pounds , more, its just little tricks and secrets of the Skinny Girls you see out there all the time . Its Honest , down to earth advice on HOW to eat , not really WHAT to eat , because she does say repeatedly " You can eat everything you want , just not all at once " , and " Taste everything , eat nothing " .The book is filled with great , funny , personal stories and packed with various receipes, which are super easy to make and taste amazing . I bought this book at the same time as " Skinny Bitch " , and although I enjoyed that book as well, it just was not practical for me to give up meat, dairy , all cheese is waaaay to hard , no yougurt or even Skim Milk ?, no sugar , basically , you are just eating vegetables, fruits and seeds and nuts . No thanks . Like I said , I love Food . I tend to eat 90% organic , and eat quite healthy , but I do love carbs and I absolutely have a sweet tooth , Bethenny gets this , and her book , and approach to eating in order to get thin and stay thin makes much more sense to me .I would 100% recommend this book to anyone looking to lose the baby weight , lose weight in general , change their eating habits but without even noticing , or just simply to STAY thin if they already are . Its small , little tips and tricks that really do work . I look forward to continuing my Skinny Girl habits .

As a binge eater and after years of dieting, I feel like this book has given me a new perspective on food, and even on life, I should say. Bethenny points out the obvious, but if you are like me and have lost complete sense of what really is that obvious, this book is for you. I must admit, I bought this book thinking it would bring me nothing special, but it has. And it's only been a day since I received it. The thought that you can eat whatever you want is completely liberating. So if you have a few bucks to spend on any book, make it this one. You won't regret it. Personally, I bought this book because I could no longer stand the thought of wasting another year (month, week or day) of my life on a diet, feeling miserable. I am in my late twenties, and I don't want to be one of those women who will have spent her whole life dieting. That is so sad. And with this book, I feel like I won't have to.

,,Naturally Thin" ist kein Dietbuch im herkömmlichen Sinne. Die Autorin promotet hier keine besondere Diät oder Ernährungsformel.Stattdessen gibt sie aber ganz gute Tipps dazu, wie man mit rationalen, positiven Gedanken so ein bisschen gegen den inneren Schweinehund kämpft und die falschen Dinge aktiv wieder ,,verlernt", die man im Umgang mit Essen gelernt hat. Sie betont, dass man gerade bei ungesunden Sachen lieber den Geschmack zelebrieren sollte, und nicht die Menge. Aber für jemanden, der vielleicht übergewichtig ist, ist der Ratschlag, einfach nur einmal in ein Gebäck zu beißen und den Rest sein zu lassen, kein all zu hilfreicher Ratschlag.Ich hatte mir das Buch gekauft, weil ich mich gesünder ernähren und dabei schlank bleiben wollte, ohne mich zu quälen. Ein paar gute Sachen habe ich aus dem Buch ,,mitgenommen", aber bei vielem habe ich mir auch gedacht, dass ich dafür das Buch nicht hätte kaufen müssen - vor allen Dingen in Zeiten von Lauter Ernährungsgurus auf YouTube und Blogs hat Bethenny Frankel nichts revolutionär neues zu vermitteln.Wer aber einfach mal in den notwendingen ,,Mindset" kommen will, den man für ein gesünderes und schlankes Leben braucht, für den könnte ,,Naturally Thin" gut sein. Ich empfehle es aber eher für Leute, die nur ein klein wenig zu viel auf den Rippen haben oder einfach merken, dass sie sich gesünder ernähren müssen. Für Leute mit heftigerem Übergewicht und dem einhergehenden gestörten Essverhalten findet sich hier denke ich nicht genug Umsetzbares.