Not a Diet Book: Take Control. Gain Confidence. Change Your Life.

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He delivers it in the form of a witty (in parts) and combative help yourself life coach memoir in which he hopes to send the reader on a journey of enlightened self discovery. Even James acknowledges this couple of times in his book - he mentions fitness influencers and how they rely on anecdotal evidence.

It is exemplary in every way and I wish you all the success in your goal to right the wrongs of the fitness industry you love so much.Come down the travelators, exit Sainsbury's, turn right and follow the pedestrianised walkway to Crown Walk and turn right - and Coles will be right in front of you. I've participated in diets, attended slimming clubs, shared recipes, toned down my favourite foods into healthier alternatives, and sacrificed the food I enjoy. However, for the most part, the book is motivational, positive, and gives the reader the tools to cut a very clear and decisive path towards a happier and healthier life based on where they want to be. I particularly loved the chapters about Type I and Type II diabetes (even if you don't have it, someone in your life might have it or develop it if not addressed) and about female physiology and PCOS. After the introduction, I felt a sense of guilt putting the book down (for those who have read it, you understand why!

Not enough women know how our hormones and menstrual cycle influence fat loss and muscle strength, which can lead to a lot of disappointment and frustration. Self-confessed disruptor of a billion-dollar diet industry, James is armed with every tool you’ll ever need to achieve incredible results from dieting, training, and staying in shape to identifying the fads, phonies and nonsense that get in the way of genuinely lasting progress. This is a good book with a good amount of information which helps debunk a lot of myths that abound about health, fitness, and diet.

Smith was at one point enrolled at Hartpury College; however, he was asked to leave the institution after he failed to attend classes.

I obviously agree with Smith that changes are always possible, and you should certainly work towards them when you identify an area in your life that you're not happy with. The book didn't advise me on ways of how to do this because James knows it would be a fruitless exercise, but he does instill a confidence in you to build a plan and a framework to start this, and to knuckle down and wait for the results. But that's not all he brings to the table, he is extremely knowledgeable and intellectual with regards to exercise and diet. I do recommend this book if you struggle to understand health, diet, and fitness and/or find the vast amount of info out there to be just too much and too confusing.One sentence, and James has opened my eyes to weight loss in ways NO ONE else did for an entire decade. I think it will be someone, who is discouraged from having tried to lose weight many times and has many explanations as to why their efforts had not panned out. to learn what your daily energy expenditure and calorie needs look like, and then work with those numbers to create a sensible, reasonable deficit that will result in losing fat. I’ve read non of them from start to finish except one book, the Steve Job Biography as I’m a fan boy. He speaks my language, which, for the record, isn't ENTIRELY f-bombs, because my vocabulary is comprehensive and multifarious (and I obviously have access to Thesaurus.

It's so simple when you think about it, but a slimming club/'fitness guru' flogging a program or weight loss products isn't going to be forthcoming with this simple information because it doesn't line their pockets. I'm sure you are very good at your job in health and fitness your just not the kind of person that would in any way motivate or inspire me. The health of the masses is an important topic on any given day, but with the plethora of 'fitness gurus' that exist down the street or on the socials or on TV, many of them miss the point here. One thing I really appreciated is that he took the time to actually discuss menstruation and how the menstrual cycle - and other female stages - can impact hunger, diet, calorie loss/gain, energy levels and the like.

You can overconsume on the weekend if you wish, but then divide what’s left by 5 for the days in the week and you’ll be surprised by how low it is. Whether recommending apps, examining exercise that's right for you, or discussing diets and why they tend not to work - Smith maintains a neutral and knowledgeable source of excellent insight. To access your ebook(s) after purchasing, you can download the free Glose app or read instantly on your browser by logging into Glose. Don’t set goals on a scale but instead in progression on amounts you can lift or distance you can run over time. Then a chapter dedicated to the author's rather unremarkable life story, and currently running through a chapter on why the different main stream diets don't work.