Books that changed your relationship with food

Hey everyone. So one unexpected side effect of GLP-1s for me has been having the mental space to actually THINK about my relationship with food instead of just constantly battling cravings. I've been reading a lot and wanted to share + get recommendations. Here are the ones that really hit me: 📚 "The Hungry Brain" by Stephan Guyenet — finally understood why my brain was working against me. It's not willpower, it's neuroscience. 📚 "Intuitive Eating" by Tribole & Resch — I know this is controversial in weight loss spaces but combined with GLP-1s it actually makes so much sense 📚 "Ultra-Processed People" by Chris van Tulleken — this one made me angry in a productive way. Changed how I grocery shop entirely. What are yours?

"Ultra-Processed People" WRECKED me. I literally stood in the grocery store aisle having an existential crisis after reading it. Like, sir, I did not ask to have my entire understanding of food systems dismantled on a Tuesday 😅 My addition: "The End of Craving" by Mark Schatzker. It's about how modern food has broken the connection between flavor and nutrition. Really pairs well (no pun intended) with the GLP-1 experience because you start noticing that real food actually satisfies you in a way processed food never did. Also "Metabolical" by Robert Lustig. Dense but worth it.

LOVE this thread. My picks: "Why We Eat (Too Much)" by Andrew Jenkinson — THE best explanation of set point theory I've ever read. It actually explains the mechanism of how GLP-1s work in plain English. Read this if you want to understand what your medication is actually doing. "The Obesity Code" by Jason Fung — I know he's controversial and pushes fasting hard, but the insulin resistance chapters were eye-opening for me. "Good Calories, Bad Calories" by Gary Taubes — another controversial one but the historical research on how we got dietary guidelines so wrong is fascinating regardless of where you land on his conclusions.

Gonna go a slightly different direction: "It Was Me All Along" by Andie Mitchell — it's a memoir about binge eating and weight loss and it's beautifully written. Made me feel less alone in my food struggles. "Anti-Diet" by Christy Harrison — again, might seem contradictory for people on GLP-1s but honestly it helped me separate my self-worth from my weight which made the whole journey healthier mentally. Not everything has to be science books! Sometimes you need the human stories too 💜

YES thank you for bringing in the memoir/personal story angle. I read Andie Mitchell's book years ago and cried through half of it. So relatable. Adding one more: "The Body Keeps the Score" by Bessel van der Kolk — not specifically about food but it helped me understand why I was using food to cope with stress/trauma. Heavy read but transformative.