Not A Diet Book

This was such a smooth read. Easy to understand and so informing. I’ve worked with a few personal trainers and have a decent amount of experience in the health/fitness world. This book gave me quite a few NEW, useful tools that allow me to implement a few small adjustments to my diet and lifestyle. I definitely feel like I have more control over dieting especially, and a better overall understanding and relationship with food.

I first got this book on Audible since it was not available in the United States. I liked the book so much that I had to have it for reference. My seller shipped it from the UK. It arrived in perfect condition and it was fairly quick – especially considering we are in the middle of a pandemic. Inspiring book! Great service by this seller!

Loved the book ….not a diet book as promised. Covers so much.
Following James Smith for a while on insta and can say there is so much to learn from him and Diren that you can probably not be able to learn from the rest.
Go for it, read it, enjoi it and try and gain as much as possible.

Fitness is a business, pure and simple. You can’t turn around in modern society, or go on the Instas or the Tik Toks or Twitterbook without someone offering you their personal advice on fitness. Go to the gym, eat healthier, walk 10,000 steps a day, eat less of that product, do upside-down jumping jacks while drinking celery water, etc. etc.

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. Health is an important topic for the masses and it needs to be addressed, but it’s a PERSONAL topic for the individual. Everyone is different, so its important to narrow down a fitness journey to the person, not the people.

From my experience, EVERYONE misses this vital aspect of staying healthy. Slimming clubs don’t do 1-on-1s. They don’t send people for house visits. Gyms don’t open for one person and make them stand in a queue to wait their personalised turn. Even doctors seem pretty vague on this topic. Fitness is a worldwide group activity. Which is why its difficult for individuals to grasp and understand fitness in a way that works for them.

I’ve battled my weight for over decade now. I’ve participated in diets, attended slimming clubs, shared recipes, toned down my favourite foods into healthier alternatives, and sacrificed the food I enjoy. And did this work? In the short term, yes. In the long term, when I came off these diets and departed the slimming club, my weight started to increase again.

These experiences have alienated and skewed my perception on food management and its because their so-called experts have advised me in this way. And then I realise – 10 years is a long time to exist in this potentially dangerous yo-yo situation. I’m not getting any younger. But its because of the cloud of uncertainty that this had lasted this long. And thousands of people are affected by this every day…

I started following James Smith on Tik Tok nearly a year ago and immediately, I knew this man had a message to give. This is the sole reason I bought this book because he spoke clarity and sense. He cleared this cloud of uncertainty by being brutally honest and street smart, using the science in ways that I have never seen before. The science is what matters. If you follow this, you get results. 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. Think about it.

So I bought this book and kept watching James on Tik Tok. And within seven weeks of this, I had lost a stone (14 pounds). 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. It worked. That’s why this book is so good at delivering its message, and it can apply to anyone as an individual.

This book was only the starting line for me. It isn’t in depth on what will work for you because, as mentioned above, everyone is different. It doesn’t contain any recipes for instant success because nothing is instant about weight loss. But this book will give you the confidence to approach the topic with the one sure thing that will help you. Stay in a calorie deficit. One sentence, and James has opened my eyes to weight loss in ways NO ONE else did for an entire decade. I almost feel dumb for not knowing this sooner. He also offers key tips for gym regulars and anyone who struggles with exercise too, and although a lot of this went over my head, it started to make sense. For the first time ever, I understood gym lingo. Again, a testament to the simplicity of this book.

Simply put, for someone who is troubled or confused by any aspect of a fitness journey, this book is for you.

Thanks to James, I can now continue my fitness journey to avoid the dangerous hereditary medical conditions that have wracked my family. And I can do this with confidence. Thanks to James, I am no longer scared to cheat or have an off day and eat a cheeseburger during a family meal. And thanks to James, I know I can add years to my life, which benefits me and my family. All it took was to pay attention and read his book. As an avid reader, its nice to finally see a health benefit from one of my favourite past times…

This book is okay but expect cuss words. If they offend you skip this purchase. Turned me off but good information.

Aún no termino el libro, pero sólo con lo que llevo vale la pena. Lo recomiendo mucho, no sólo son las herramientas para mejorar hábitos alimenticios como manejan muchos ottos libros, sino que le da un nuevo enfoque más fácil de entender y de aplicar. Además, es muy ameno en la forma de explicar sencilla y con bromas. (No es para la gente que se ofende fácil).