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Having a plan that respected the medication but still prioritised real food took a lot of pressure off. It left me feeling hopeful and capable rather than guilty about where I’m starting.

I dog-eared more sections than I expected, and I’ve already gone back to re-read a few favourite bits. I kept catching myself nodding along because so many examples felt like they were pulled from my own life. Even after I finished, a couple of ideas from the book stayed in the back of my mind during the week.

I underlined the mindset sections about slowing down, because that’s the piece I’d been missing in every other guide. The practical steps are small enough that I didn’t feel overwhelmed trying to apply them.

I dog-eared more sections than I expected, and I’ve already gone back to re-read a few favourite bits. The tone of the whole book felt like a conversation rather than a lecture, which made it easy to keep turning pages. The portion guidance and protein focus helped me feel steady instead of just not hungry, which my doctor keeps emphasising. I could feel small shifts in how I was thinking and behaving almost immediately. I ended up highlighting more lines than I expected, and I don’t do that often.

I underlined the mindset sections about slowing down, because that’s the piece I’d been missing in every other guide. The meals are simple, gentle on digestion, and don’t feel like ‘diet food’—which matters on the days when nausea hits.

Having a plan that respected the medication but still prioritised real food took a lot of pressure off. The portion guidance and protein focus helped me feel steady instead of just not hungry, which my doctor keeps emphasising. Even after I finished, a couple of ideas from the book stayed in the back of my mind during the week. It never talked down to me, which I really value in a book like this. I kept catching myself nodding along because so many examples felt like they were pulled from my own life.

It left me feeling hopeful and capable rather than guilty about where I’m starting. Having a plan that respected the medication but still prioritised real food took a lot of pressure off. The portion guidance and protein focus helped me feel steady instead of just not hungry, which my doctor keeps emphasising.

What stood out to me was how honest the author was about the messy middle of change, not just the happy ending. I ended up highlighting more lines than I expected, and I don’t do that often. It never talked down to me, which I really value in a book like this. Even after I finished, a couple of ideas from the book stayed in the back of my mind during the week.

I underlined the mindset sections about slowing down, because that’s the piece I’d been missing in every other guide. The practical steps are small enough that I didn’t feel overwhelmed trying to apply them. The portion guidance and protein focus helped me feel steady instead of just not hungry, which my doctor keeps emphasising.

Having a plan that respected the medication but still prioritised real food took a lot of pressure off. I ended up highlighting more lines than I expected, and I don’t do that often.