It Was Me All Along

A young food blogger shares her inspiring story of incredible weight loss a journey from nearly 300 pounds to losing than half her size and establishing a healthy and confident relationship with food.On her twentieth birthday, Andie Mitchell stepped on the scale and discovered that she weighed nearly 300 pounds At 5 9 even knowing that she was big and hating herself for it she was stunned How had she gotten there Without following wild diet trends, she lost 135 pounds over thirteen months and has kept it off for six years It Was Me All Along shares the at times heartbreaking, yet ultimately uplifting and motivating, story of how Andie kicked her habit of binge eating, which she developed during a traumatic childhood, and developed a healthy relationship with food, which she still loves to cook and enjoy Her story is at once familiar and inspiring to millions who have struggled with weight and self image issues Andie is a powerful motivator who bravely bares all to help others. New Read Books It Was Me All Along By Andie Mitchell – kino-fada.fr 3.5 StarsI closed this book and literally went, out loud, Huh I have very mixed feelings, and just a warning, this is a highlysubjective review than my typical ones because this book is so hard hitting There were parts of it that I loathed because of the tone used, but then later on I would realize why she did that and how it supports her message Nevertheless, this was a bittersweet book for me.At the...I read some good reviews of this but it was not my cup of tea Overwritten Seriously, some sections were very high school creative writing class style pile of adjectives While I could relate to struggling with a relationship to food and the beginning chapters about her childhood were sad and compelling, it felt like she kind of glossed over the actual weight loss aspect of her story It read like, Poof, then I lost 55 lbs by walking around Italy Um, okay I just didn t feel a connection wit I read some good reviews of this but it was not my cup of tea Overwritten Seriously, some sections were very high school creative writing class style pile of adjectives While I could relate to struggling with a relationship to food and the ...Andie Mitchell used food to entertain and provide comfort for herself during a childhood with an artistic but alcoholic father and absent because she was working three or four jobs mother This is her journey through the rocky early years and realization that if she didn t lose the weight, she was going to suffering serious health problems for the rest of her lifeWhat begins as hating the cake for all its multiple layers of luscious temptation spirals quickly into hating myself and all my fa Andie Mitchell used food to entertain and provide comfort for herself during a childhood with an artistic but alcoholic father and absent because she was working three or four jobs mother This is her journey through the rocky early years and realization that if she didn t lose the weight, she was going to suffering serious health problems for the rest of her lifeWhat begins as hating the cake for all its multiple layers of luscious temptation spirals quickly into hating myself and all my fat cells I let myself down I lament not havingcontrol. pg 15, ebook.Andie s overeating starts during her childhood Her mother went to work on the weekends and her father drank all night and slept most of the morning, leaving Andie to her own devices, which were mainly sugared cereal and cartoons I d pull the box down and go about fetching a bow, a soup spoon, and the whole milk carton from the fridge I...Blah blah boring blah.I had wanted to like this book, but it was meandering and dull Maybe you will like it .If you are looking for a good memoir about someone s weight loss journey, I recommend Portia de Rossi s Unbearable Lightness.I wanted to like this book, because for one I have been in many of the same situations as the author I got fat and then I got thin and struggled to stay thin However our similarities seemingly end there It was hard for me to feel sympathetic towards this narrator Although she arguably has sympathetic situations she herself is rather unlikable.I thought that her early years were very interesting and I did understand what she was going through, I admit it was a lot for a young child, however o I wanted to like this book, because for one I have been in many of the same situations as the author I got fat and then I got thin and struggled to stay thin However our similarities seemingly end there It was hard for me to feel sympathetic towards this narrator Although she arguably has sympathetic situations she herself is rather unlikable.I thought that her early years were very interesting and I did understand what she was going through, I admit it was a lot for a young child, however once she reached adulthood it got harder and harder to watch her blame everyone for everything The woe is me act got old pretty quick.I am not sure that I got anything out of this novel The writing isn t terrible but it reminds me of diary writing, where you re trying to impress the reader by dramatizing and exagger...1.5 stars I didn t like it.On one hand, it is impressive and inspiring to witness the life changes the author made and I sincerely applaud her success As an RN that works in outpatient cardiac rehab teaching people to change their dietary habits and begin an exercise regiment, her story touches directly on what I love to do Sadly, reading about her obsessive compulsive disorder which seems to have been the root of her eating problem, then see her obsession with Titanic, and current obsessio 1.5 stars I didn t like it.On one hand, it is impressive and inspiring to witness the life changes the author made and I sincerely applaud her success As an RN that works in outpatient cardiac rehab teaching people to change their dietary habits and begin an exercise regiment, her story touches directly on what I love to do Sadly, reading about her obsessive compulsive disorder which seems to have been the root of her eating problem, then see her obsession with Titanic, and current obsession with food on the other end of the spectrum ala calorie counting made for an extremely tedious, repetitive and frustrating book for me While she may be physicallyhealthy now than she was in her past, she comes across as still mentally ill with a contin...Despite being able to relate with some of the food issues the author experienced she came across as a rather spoiled individual who I had difficulty relating too Her mother sacrificed everything for her only wanting her to be happy She meets a young man who will do anything for her including putting up with her manic behavior Morbidly obese or obsessively thin, he loves her unconditionally She loves him for what she can get out of him, not for who he is Despite being the fat girl her life Despite being able to relate with some of the food issues the author experienced she came across as a rather spoiled individual who I had difficulty relating too Her mother sacrificed everything for her only wanting her to be happy She meets a young man who will do anything for her including putting up with her manic behavior Morbidly obese or obsessively thin, he loves her unconditionall...At 36, I think I am too old for this memoir, that I am not the target audience I deeply identified with Andie s early childhood but by the time she got to college, I found myself wondering about her decisions and life choices I also found that I enjoyed hearing about the people who populated Andie s life before college a lotthan the college and post college crowd Like other reviewers, I am stumped at why she went on for pages about some things Leonardo DiCaprio and skipped over so man At 36, I think I am too old for this memoir, that I am not the target audience I deeply identified with Andie s early childhood but by the time she got to college, I found myself wondering about her decisions and life choices I also found that I enjoyed hearing about the people who populated Andie s life before college a lotthan the college and post college crowd Like other reviewers, I am stumped at why she went on for pages about some things Leonardo DiCaprio and skipped over so many things that seemed natural to the narrative like whether she eats all things or does she monitor micro nutrients, does she always count calories, and how did she handle a job dedicated to food and food activities without overeating Also what happened to her brother and her relationship with Nicole And what happened after Seattle I know from her blog that she moved to Manhattan so why stop the book before...Loved it 100% from start to finish This is a book that I will read again and again, I m sure of it Not only for the motivation, but for the emotional honesty and amazing storytelling I recommend this book not only to anyone who has ever struggled with weight, but to anyone who has struggl...I am not sure what compelled me to check out this book from the library, but something did I ve struggled with weight my whole life so I know that s part of it, butso, I just found myself curious about this person s story The first half is decently compelling Mitchell s writing isn t complex but interesting enough to get me to the next page And I felt for the struggles she had a young girl.SPOILERS AHEAD But then I just found it tough to buy her struggles In her weight loss efforts, h I am not sure what compelled me to check out this book from the library, but something did I ve struggled with weight my whole life so I know that s part of it, butso, I just found myself curious about this person s story The first half is decently compelling Mitchell s writing isn t complex but interesting enough to get me to the next page And I felt for the struggles she had a young girl.SPOILERS AHEAD But then I just found it tough to buy her struggles In her weight loss efforts, her internal fight never came off as dramatic as she probably saw it After succumbing to a bag of Kit Kats, she rallied by cooking fresh meals from street markets IN ROME WHERE SHE WAS STUDYING Then she gets her dream job, then her mother gives her money for plastic surgery, then she gets another dream job and then she says she ll b...

• English
• 19 November 2017
Andie Mitchell
• Hardcover
• 240 pages
• 0770433243
• Andie Mitchell
• It Was Me All Along