The Knife and Fork Review
wow, this book was amazing and its only 140 pages (with big font). i will be reading this book multiple times. i might even read it again tonight.
what i liked most about this book was the fact that it is written by a normal guy, not a doctor or some freaky guru. this is a guy who grew up and lived most of his life with food issues. so the way he writes the book makes you feel like he is on your side. he knows because he's been there. and he's not all preachy, but he's firm.
For example right on page 5 he states,
see i'm nodding my head already and we have just reached page 5. the whole book is me nodding my head and also learning new things along the way.
this book is about learning to break old habits, and embracing new ones. because lets face it, when you get yourself into this food issue mess, you need to first work to break the bad habits that have formed. oh, good point!
i'm not going to walk through the book in specifics but i want to point out two other things that hit home with me. first, this guy is very, very busy. he's a governor! his schedule is so busy that he has 4 people on staff who's primary job is to book his schedule. that is how packed it gets. he speaks at dinners and luncheons where he faces challenging food choices. plus he lives out of a suitcase quite a bit. point being, you can't use the i'm too busy excuse. you always have the ability to make the right choices.
the second interesting thing to me was an analogy. he has a fancy fishing boat (his wife bought it for him for his 40th bday). the engine requries high octane 92 (premium) fuel. it won't run well without this high quality fuel. i think you see where he's going with this. engines and complex machines require high quality fuel in order to run well. what is more complicated than the human body? i also drive a car that requires high octane fuel. imagine that, i take better care of my car than i do myself! that i just pathetic!
i fuel up on empty calories and garbage, meanwhile i drive to the gas station and take care of my stupid car that gets replaced every few years anyway. this is my only body right here, it doesn't get replaced. it is highly complex and needs good fuel. so simple yet what a great way to look at it.
ok i lied, one more thing. certain foods just make you think you're more hungry (even though you aren't really hungry). hmm, another good point. the rest is in this little book, check it out sometime!
what i liked most about this book was the fact that it is written by a normal guy, not a doctor or some freaky guru. this is a guy who grew up and lived most of his life with food issues. so the way he writes the book makes you feel like he is on your side. he knows because he's been there. and he's not all preachy, but he's firm.
For example right on page 5 he states,
Even without a medical degree, you already know that reducing calories and increasing physical activity and exercise will result in some degree of weight loss. But while you are aware of this intellectually, you have found it difficult to accomplish as a permanent lifestyle. Thats my story as well.
see i'm nodding my head already and we have just reached page 5. the whole book is me nodding my head and also learning new things along the way.
this book is about learning to break old habits, and embracing new ones. because lets face it, when you get yourself into this food issue mess, you need to first work to break the bad habits that have formed. oh, good point!
i'm not going to walk through the book in specifics but i want to point out two other things that hit home with me. first, this guy is very, very busy. he's a governor! his schedule is so busy that he has 4 people on staff who's primary job is to book his schedule. that is how packed it gets. he speaks at dinners and luncheons where he faces challenging food choices. plus he lives out of a suitcase quite a bit. point being, you can't use the i'm too busy excuse. you always have the ability to make the right choices.
the second interesting thing to me was an analogy. he has a fancy fishing boat (his wife bought it for him for his 40th bday). the engine requries high octane 92 (premium) fuel. it won't run well without this high quality fuel. i think you see where he's going with this. engines and complex machines require high quality fuel in order to run well. what is more complicated than the human body? i also drive a car that requires high octane fuel. imagine that, i take better care of my car than i do myself! that i just pathetic!
i fuel up on empty calories and garbage, meanwhile i drive to the gas station and take care of my stupid car that gets replaced every few years anyway. this is my only body right here, it doesn't get replaced. it is highly complex and needs good fuel. so simple yet what a great way to look at it.
ok i lied, one more thing. certain foods just make you think you're more hungry (even though you aren't really hungry). hmm, another good point. the rest is in this little book, check it out sometime!
posted by brent at
3:20 PM
7 Comments:
I was once in a relationship with someone who had consumption issues. Across the board. They were deeply related to some things from childhood (always seem to be, yah?) and I remembered this line from a Jimmy Buffett song, "I treat my body like a temple, you treat yours like a tent."
I just had some trouble (pain, really) watching someone make the exact same bad choices over and over again (bad habits galore). Our bodies deserve so much better.
I'm not trying to be high-and-mighty about it. Because I have my own shit, man. I sure do. But I think when you have that moment like you're having right now, you really start to see what we as a SOCIETY do to ourselves. Look at the welfare system. With food stamps you get velveeta and lard and hot dogs because those are cheap.
For the most part, and Jaguars are the exception, expensive cars last longer. Is it because they are made better? Yes, to some degree. But they are also cared for by owners who probably work a little harder to keep them maintained because of the expressed value of that car (in dollars, machismo, perceived penis size, etc...). They have some reward system tied up emotionally in that car. Is it wrong then that the car gets pampered? (this is an analogy here as much as it is real) NO it's not wrong. Overall it lasts longer, performs better... etc.
All this to say to you YES that book sounds good. And YES you are having that moment where you want to put yourself first. Go do that and tell more people about it while you're doing it.
I tell my mother that I don't care about the size of her jeans as long as she's doing something to postpone the day that i have to start changing HER diapers.
Fin.
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Anonymous, at 6:04 PM
what are the foods that make us more hungry?
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lainb, at 6:54 PM
high GI foods. his examples are potatoes and corn.
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brent, at 9:34 PM
oh, right-o...yeah, I try to limit those.
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lainb, at 10:05 PM
I have to get that book. It sounds great! Keep us posted about the other books too.
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April Anne, at 10:55 PM
I just finished this book and really enjoyed it. Nothing earth-shattering in it, but it's a good jolt of inspiration. I've recommended it to several people as well.
Nicole-AFW
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Anonymous, at 2:08 AM
I''ll be back. Later :)
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