I enjoyed this book because of it's writing style, unique topic, and the fact that it really provided a thought-provoking experience. Recommended for readers who want to read slowly so as to take time to process.

Your Good Body
by Jennifer Taylor Wagner
Pub Date: January 11, 2022
Tyndale House
I really enjoyed reading this book! It was something I have been dealing with. Changing your mindset is critical. Jennifer realized that to overcome the overwhelming negative feelings about her body, she needed to start with her mind and let go of all the expectations of perfection that were keeping her from being the best version of herself.
Thanks to Tyndale House and NetGalley for the ARC. This was a great book and I am happy to recommend it.
4 stars

I really enjoyed this book! Jennifer is such an awesome person and that definitely comes through in her writing! It is friendly, real, and compelling to read. This book includes much of her personal journey, which is pretty unique. At her heaviest, she was three hundred something pounds, yet this book isn't about weight loss really, but about letting go of body expectations and learning to love yourself at whatever point you may in her journey. I love that she does focus on health, but she also brings up how weight (or lack of it) does not equate to health and that body image issues really is a problem with the mind. Her story is inspiring and I love the vulnerability with which she shares it while also revealing how she is still the same person, no matter what weight she has been at.

A much needed read in today's society. Jennifer Taylor Wagner digs deep behind the issues we have when trying to lose weight for the wrong reasons and the endless spiral this can bring us. Instead, she encourages us to love our body as is and in a way that's mentally healthy so that if we choose to lose the weight, we won't be consumed by the numbers on the scale. Definitely a book I needed to read and embrace.

OK this is actually fantastic, it’s still toes the line with diet culture which I’m not thrilled with. But it’s definitely overall about excepting your body and that it’s yours and it’s good and that’s what matters.

Not the size of the shape.

I would be lying if I don’t say that when I first saw this book I thought ‘This is it, I may finally get some advice about losing weight.’ So, yeah, (and this is very personal) I have had my share of not feeling so good about my body and weight, especially this last couple of years.

When I started to read it I was a little bit annoyed by the fact it wasn´t giving me what I wanted: the recipe that I desperately (I guess) I’m looking for. But you know what, It was kind of cool. Even though some of the sections felt a little bit long at times, Jennifer does find a way to make it meaningful and I felt seen. She is sharing her struggle and also she is sharing her joy. I appreciate how it ended and even though I couldn’t have access to the 7-day exercise challenge and the 30-day mind/body challenge at the end it made me realize how important is to work on your self-love. And I have seen that! How we only might see that when people around us are losing weight (willingly and healthily) it has a lot to do not only with motivation and exercising and omg so much effort and commitment but with self-love. So that’s that.
It was like listening to a good friend and her honest journey, and that is nice.

Special thanks to NetGalley and Tyndale House Publishers for this ARC.