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I'm So Effing Tired: A Proven Plan to Beat Burnout, Boost Your Energy, and Reclaim Your Life

I'm So Effing Tired: A Proven Plan to Beat Burnout, Boost Your Energy, and Reclaim Your Life

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  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Amy Shah
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Reviews

Aditi ，

Finally a resource that has a whole section on Intermittent Fasting and how it affects women differently。 I have fasted 16/8 and 18/6 for few months and one 48 hour fast and it affected my cycle within a few days which made me super stressed and worried。 I couldn't find a proper resource that gave reasons as to why this happened and how women should fast differently。 Just for this reason alone， I'm glad I came across this book。 Some of the information in the book isn't new， if you've researched Finally a resource that has a whole section on Intermittent Fasting and how it affects women differently。 I have fasted 16/8 and 18/6 for few months and one 48 hour fast and it affected my cycle within a few days which made me super stressed and worried。 I couldn't find a proper resource that gave reasons as to why this happened and how women should fast differently。 Just for this reason alone， I'm glad I came across this book。 Some of the information in the book isn't new， if you've researched on hormones a lot。 But it was a good read and I'm going to follow her advice on fasting and see what happens。 Feeling so relieved that my cycle getting affected was normal after extended fast！ 。。。more

Daniella ，

DNF @ page 100 and something。 It's a diet book， and it will tell you that everything you are eating is slowly killing you - so you should follow her restrictive and expensive diet plan。 It will encourage you to "intermittent fast" for hours as starvation is ~good~ for your body。Pretty sure autism is not caused by a poor diet。Avoid， avoid， avoid。 DNF @ page 100 and something。 It's a diet book， and it will tell you that everything you are eating is slowly killing you - so you should follow her restrictive and expensive diet plan。 It will encourage you to "intermittent fast" for hours as starvation is ~good~ for your body。Pretty sure autism is not caused by a poor diet。Avoid， avoid， avoid。 。。。more

Pauline ，

I hesitate to give a star rating when I haven't fully implemented the recommended plan and therefore experienced results。 The author writes well and makes some compelling arguments。 In particular， her advocacy for circadian fasting （start gently！） makes a tonne of sense。However， note that the nutritional plan is a major step change from how most of us live。 Even if you eat moderately well， the 2-week meal list is likely to be a dramatic undertaking。 If， like me， you picked up this book because y I hesitate to give a star rating when I haven't fully implemented the recommended plan and therefore experienced results。 The author writes well and makes some compelling arguments。 In particular， her advocacy for circadian fasting （start gently！） makes a tonne of sense。However， note that the nutritional plan is a major step change from how most of us live。 Even if you eat moderately well， the 2-week meal list is likely to be a dramatic undertaking。 If， like me， you picked up this book because you're feeling crushed by fatigue， the recommended meals for 14 days （and beyond） are just not going to happen。I suspect both publishers and the public as a whole are keen to embrace books with dramatic， fast fixes。 I get it: who wants to be told they'll feel better in 6 months， from gradual changes？ Sadly， for me （and my tiredness） I only have the energy for an incremental approach。 The ambitious nature of the recommendations here have me， regretfully， laying this book aside。 。。。more

Heather ，

I usually love reading these types of books to see what kind of new information I might find， but I just found it to be uninteresting。 I'm sure presenting case study， after case study， after case study （and and on and on） helps support the message， but it just really didn't hold my attention， and a case study is probably not ever going to convince me I should stop eating dairy， gluten， or meat， and then start fasting。I stopped reading altogether when the advice included "shop at a place like Who I usually love reading these types of books to see what kind of new information I might find， but I just found it to be uninteresting。 I'm sure presenting case study， after case study， after case study （and and on and on） helps support the message， but it just really didn't hold my attention， and a case study is probably not ever going to convince me I should stop eating dairy， gluten， or meat， and then start fasting。I stopped reading altogether when the advice included "shop at a place like Whole Foods"。 This book is definitely not for me。 。。。more

Zuzana Jana ，

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Melissa ，

Not what I was expecting。 This was more of a diet book than anything else。

Kai ，

Some good info for sure， though her connective， "I totally get where you're coming from" talk got tiring。 I ended up skimming the book to get the details without the humor and overengagement。 Some good info for sure， though her connective， "I totally get where you're coming from" talk got tiring。 I ended up skimming the book to get the details without the humor and overengagement。 。。。more

Ashe Magalhaes ，

Helpful for learning more about intermittent fasting

Rachel ，

I know I know I know

Laura ，

I don't really know why I read this。 It came highly recommended， but it was clear early on that I'm not really the target audience。 It's very like cutesy， wellness-influencer kind of thing with anecdotes about wearing high heels on your way to an important New York business meeting， and having to get the kids to practice after work， etc - stuff I don't relate to。 The first half of the book is lots of high-level endocrine talk about how foods and timing of meals affects our bodies， which was mode I don't really know why I read this。 It came highly recommended， but it was clear early on that I'm not really the target audience。 It's very like cutesy， wellness-influencer kind of thing with anecdotes about wearing high heels on your way to an important New York business meeting， and having to get the kids to practice after work， etc - stuff I don't relate to。 The first half of the book is lots of high-level endocrine talk about how foods and timing of meals affects our bodies， which was moderately interesting， largely evidence-based， and felt pretty earnest。 Then in the second half she really lets loose with the "wellness" tips about being mindful/meditating （which she seems to equate）， doing yoga， and vague instructions to regulate your stress level （should be easy enough lol）I admire the fact that this author has managed to make a thing out of "her" idea that we should eat less processed food and more vegetables。 I guess if you didn't already have a sense that that might be true， then this could be really enlightening for you。 She is a medical doctor， so that lends some（？） credibility to the wild sweeping statements about how blueberries and dandelion greens are "energy boosters" and so forth。Then there's a bunch of meal plans which are so laughably insufficient for any normal-sized human。 Like: chia seeds and almond milk for breakfast， a green salad with no protein for lunch， and brussels sprouts and asparagus for dinner。 That's it， those are all the foods for the day。 Maybe you can have an apple for a snack。 I don't know why I care so much， probably because stuff like this that encourages women to eat like 1000 calories a day has screwed with our heads and indoctrinated us into thinking that we should always be depriving ourselves， should not allow ourselves to eat until we're satisfied。 But again， why did I read it？ I know stuff like this bothers me， so this one is really on me。 。。。more

Sydney Alvarez ，

This book is completely contradictory and nearly impossible for most normal people to follow。 There were so many times throughout where she discredits studies because they were limited or only tested on mice， but then proceeds to justify her points with limited studies done only on mice。 She also spends a lot of time talking about fish consumption， but at the end encourages a 90-100% plant based diet。 I'm plant based myself， but I don't understand why she doesn't spend more time talking about pl This book is completely contradictory and nearly impossible for most normal people to follow。 There were so many times throughout where she discredits studies because they were limited or only tested on mice， but then proceeds to justify her points with limited studies done only on mice。 She also spends a lot of time talking about fish consumption， but at the end encourages a 90-100% plant based diet。 I'm plant based myself， but I don't understand why she doesn't spend more time talking about plant based solutions if this is what she encourages。 Essentially， if you want to balance your hormones， eat veggies， fruit， and nuts and nothing else。 Not to mention， only shop organic at whole foods。 This book is a bit out of touch for most people's reality。 。。。more

Jen ，

A lot of great information broken down in easy to understand protocols。 I took away some tactics， like adjusting my intermittent fasting around my period cycle。 I also am implementing some more fermented foods in my diet。 Overall some new information that I am hoping to be helpful in the long run。

Steph ，

Very condescending

Siena Michaud ，

I definitely enjoyed reading this book and gathered quite a lot of knowledge on supplements， hormone health， fertility， and other topics that interested me。 However， I expected something different based on the title， and was sad that I read a book about a diet plan I have no intention of actually following verbatim。 Still learned a lot， though。

Kate Doyle ，

This is very much a diet book。 There isn’t necessarily anything wrong with that， but I found the title misleading。 Some of the info was interesting and I learned a lot about gut health。 That said， the content was very repetitive - this could’ve been 100 pages shorter。 The plan itself takes up very little of the actual content。

Sea Faerie ，

Yes， I read this in one sitting; which is something I never do。 I’m actually giving it a 3。5 ⭐️ which is still pretty good but it’s not anything we haven’t already read or heard about。 However， I liked how she focused on gut health， anti-inflammatory， regulating hormones and reducing stress。 It’s presented in a straightforward and easy format。 It makes a lot of sense。 I will definitely be incorporating her WTF Plan in this new year。 Hopefully， 2022 will be more energetic and less stressful！！！

Zee Monodee ，

3。5 starsThis was an okay book - and the title would've been 'Intermittent Fasting for Women' if I were marketing this。 As such， it has very good tips and techniques pertinent to IF and how to best apply that protocol to your life as a woman and make it work （yes， there are pitfalls of doing it the regular way， which is geared towards men）。However， where this book 'failed' me is， again， the hormones part （this was my rant on Women， Food， and Hormones by Sarah Gottfried in 2021 - I don't know how 3。5 starsThis was an okay book - and the title would've been 'Intermittent Fasting for Women' if I were marketing this。 As such， it has very good tips and techniques pertinent to IF and how to best apply that protocol to your life as a woman and make it work （yes， there are pitfalls of doing it the regular way， which is geared towards men）。However， where this book 'failed' me is， again， the hormones part （this was my rant on Women， Food， and Hormones by Sarah Gottfried in 2021 - I don't know how to link my review here so if you want to check it out， check out the book here on GR and look for my review on there） Anywho， long story short: women， you have hormones， especially oestrogen; there's something called Oestrogen Dominance （which I 'suffer' from）; and eat fibre since fibre binds with oestrogen that needs to be removed and you can deal with the issue this way （good advice， btw - all the better if you do this with cruciferous veggies like broccoli & cauliflower）， but also。。。ditch dairy， and drink nut milks， especially almond milk （Dr。 Shah swears by a splash of almond milk in anything requiring milk）。Well， guess what？ Almond milk is one of the most chock-full of oestrogen foodstuffs out there！ It's almost like mainlining oestrogen into your blood！ So ditch all dairy to help with your hormones which are most probably in disarray and need some coddling to help with your burnout。。。but switch to/drink almond milk instead？ Oh my goodness！ No！ I'd be setting myself for another oestrogen-receptor positive breast cancer if I were to do this and listen to this advice （and many women - and men！ - could also be opening the door wide open for this to happen unknowingly too！）So take this book's advice with some scepticism。 Read it， get the information， then use that as the springboard to find out what could or would work/not work for you。 Don't take it all as gospel！ 。。。more

Mischa ，

Pro mě se jedná o knihu o výživě， kterou v současnosti už nepotřebuji， ale kdybych ji dostala do ruky dva roky zpátky， byla bych z ní asi nadšená， protože například jídelníček， který Shah navrhuje， bych si v klidu sestavila i sama。 Ale i právě proto v jejím díle vidím dost slabin。 Například v tom jídelníčku。 Ačkoliv mám většinu potravin doma， pořád bych musela skoro na každý recept něco dokoupit。 Nejedná se o těžké recepty， co se týče přípravy， ale aby si je člověk udělal， musí na jídlo nejdříve Pro mě se jedná o knihu o výživě， kterou v současnosti už nepotřebuji， ale kdybych ji dostala do ruky dva roky zpátky， byla bych z ní asi nadšená， protože například jídelníček， který Shah navrhuje， bych si v klidu sestavila i sama。 Ale i právě proto v jejím díle vidím dost slabin。 Například v tom jídelníčku。 Ačkoliv mám většinu potravin doma， pořád bych musela skoro na každý recept něco dokoupit。 Nejedná se o těžké recepty， co se týče přípravy， ale aby si je člověk udělal， musí na jídlo nejdříve vydat dost peněz， a to je podle mě špatně。 Pokud to má být úvod do této stravy， určitě bych nezačínala například něčím jako je smíšený dal， kde je nutné nakoupit čtyři nebo pět druhů čočky a hrachu （lze jej udělat třeba jen z červené čočky）。 Takže určitě to není špatná kniha， ale prostě mouchy dost má。 。。。more

grooviechickie ，

Just another diet book。 I'm so tired of them。 Just another diet book。 I'm so tired of them。 。。。more

Nancy ，

This book focuses on intermittent fasting。 Not interested。 The scientific studies the author uses are based on men or rats — neither of which are women！

Madeline ，

As a nutrition expert， I found a lot of unproven， not necessarily science-backed trends here。 Physicians are not nutrition experts， unfortunately。 The talk on GMOs， IF， artificial sweeteners， etc。 were not based on current research。 I decided to read based upon the title， but am unfortunately， sincerely disappointed。 :（

Tara ，

I read this book to gain more insight on intermittent fasting。 The book has some good advice but can be found in most recent self help health books。 I liked that the book was in simple format that anyone could understand regardless of medical background or knowledge。 I enjoyed her examples she shared as both an MD and Mother。 The section on IF was really good and I was happy to learn more about it and how to implement。 I could have done without the beginning chapters of this book。

Stefanie Bevins ，

This book is really well written and also laid out well。 I'm happy to see that the meal plan is 90% plant based。 Since I'm currently breastfeeding， I'm not a candidate to follow the plan and fast but I do plan to try some of the recipes that are fully plant based since I am vegan。 This book is really well written and also laid out well。 I'm happy to see that the meal plan is 90% plant based。 Since I'm currently breastfeeding， I'm not a candidate to follow the plan and fast but I do plan to try some of the recipes that are fully plant based since I am vegan。 。。。more

Sonja Lawrance ，

I’m not a self help book person usually but this one grabbed me by the title。 The advice is pretty standard but I like how she explains it and her research on hormones and gut health resonated with me， it seemed to be for women of a certain age （which is the age I am！！） I have now bought a copy so I can refer back to the advice and recipes。 I’m nit sure how strict I’ll be but I’ll give it a good go！

Tetiana Dubovyk ，

«Ми такі задовбані» Емі Шах

Kris ，

I swear， sometimes I don't know why I finish books。 This starts off pretty good。 I am totally about gaining more energy and feeling better and staying or getting healthy。 And hormones can certainly be a huge contributing factor for that， especially for stress-out， busy women。 But then it gets all diet-y and preachy and vegetarian-y， and it is just so ridiculous and restrictive。 Read the hormone explanations。 Skip the rest。 I swear， sometimes I don't know why I finish books。 This starts off pretty good。 I am totally about gaining more energy and feeling better and staying or getting healthy。 And hormones can certainly be a huge contributing factor for that， especially for stress-out， busy women。 But then it gets all diet-y and preachy and vegetarian-y， and it is just so ridiculous and restrictive。 Read the hormone explanations。 Skip the rest。 。。。more

Jess Mukavetz ，

I bought this book when I was， in fact， so effing tired。 I'm no longer tired， but I read the book， anyway。 I was diagnosed with PCOS by my OB-GYN in October 2020。 I chose to work with a naturopathic doctor to address the root causes of my PCOS because I didn't want to go back on the pill。 Dr。 Amy Shah's book isn't directly about PCOS， but her treatment plan （dietary and lifestyle changes） are the exact same ones to treat PCOS: get 7–9 hours of sleep per night， try intermittent fasting， cut sugar I bought this book when I was， in fact， so effing tired。 I'm no longer tired， but I read the book， anyway。 I was diagnosed with PCOS by my OB-GYN in October 2020。 I chose to work with a naturopathic doctor to address the root causes of my PCOS because I didn't want to go back on the pill。 Dr。 Amy Shah's book isn't directly about PCOS， but her treatment plan （dietary and lifestyle changes） are the exact same ones to treat PCOS: get 7–9 hours of sleep per night， try intermittent fasting， cut sugar and alcohol， eat more fiber to balance gut health， and limit high intensity workouts to lower cortisol levels。I appreciate Dr。 Shah's background as a medical doctor。 Her explanation of hormones， including what they are and how they work， is very clear， concise， and easy to understand。 Her chapters on adrenal fatigue， inflammation， and gut health were helpful。 I will reread and reference them in the future。While this complaint isn't exclusive to Dr。 Shah， I'm going to write about it here: What none of these women's health books seem to understand or acknowledge is how much privilege is required to undertake these diet and lifestyle changes。 I already eat a mostly organic， gluten-free， and dairy-light diet， and I can barely keep up with the grocery bill。 Following any PCOS-adjacent treatment plan to a T is incredibly costly and time-consuming。 You have to sacrifice a lot in life， including time with family and friends and pets， to achieve results in weeks。 Hormone imbalances can take months， if not years， to correct， yet women's health writers insist on weeks。 Dr。 Shah knocks shift work in this book， as if folks can quit their jobs and create their own working hours to accommodate their adrenal fatigue。 Our capitalist society has created unhealthy mental and physical health conditions， yet there are healthier ways to address it than "follow my treatment plan by liking and subscribing below。" 。。。more

Terrell ，

I wish this was as good as the title… nothing remarkable in it。 Go get your hormones tested！

Katherine Brown ，

Quick how to guide， but I wanted more detail and resources in the second half of the book。

Astrid ，

Easy to read tome on the benefits of eating mostly plants， exercising， getting rid of stress and having a good social life。 Nothing really new， but well put together。