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

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Now though you get, ‘who is going downstairs to meet the delivery guy then?’ I mean come on, all you have to do is walk to your front door and even that’s too much of an effort for some people. Low-carb diets can trigger ketosis. A state of ketosis is where you limit carbs to such an extent that the amount of sugar (glucose) in the blood becomes so low that the body starts to produce a similar source of energy called ‘ketones’ from fat (consumed and stored). When the number of ketones in the blood reaches a certain level, we’re said to be in a state of ketosis. Often, people believe they’re on keto but really, they’re just low carb.

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When you get a bit skint you’ll announce to your mates that for the next two weeks you’re not going out because you need to balance your books. Then once you’ve done that you’re up for a night out again – tequila, pizza, kebabs – you know the drill. Honestly I tried everything under the sun to lose weight, until I suddenly thought hold on a minute, something isn’t adding up here with all this fitness industry bulls**t’. It’s all a load of money-making rubbish, don’t fall for the fads! #2 Fat loss is only achieved through a calorie deficitHis uncensored, expletive-filled rants about everything he thinks is wrong with the fitness world are going down a bomb — or perhaps one should say F-bomb.

James Smith is sweary, strict and is not afraid to tell James Smith is sweary, strict and is not afraid to tell

This book is not a diet book. This is a call to action book where James Smith, best-selling author and fitness trainer lays out some helpful tips as well as the knowledge that serves as a foundation of your fitness journey. After all, you can’t put weight on a house of cards. It will just collapse without a strong foundation. The rest of this summary is all about building this essential foundation. But what I didn’t realise, was that the simple reason I wasn’t dropping the pounds was probably because of the ‘Two for Tuesday’s’ Dominos Pizza I was nailing every week and the fact that I was living off sausage rolls from Tesco, basically I was consuming too many calories. I have left this book more educated on weight-loss and factors that effect it. For that I will be forever grateful to James Smith. The crowning point for me was learning about female fat loss. Yes it's different than fat loss for men.I wish I had this book when I started training for powerlifting/ going to the gym. Will be using this as my go-to for people asking me gym/ diet-related questions in the future. While I had a fairly good understanding of the topics brought up as I have been training for an extended period, this book is a great evidence-based insight into basic dieting and autoregulation without bogging down in research papers. James Smith' no-nonsense approach to food and fitness is completely refreshing. Boiling it down to one principal - that of creating a calorie deficit, is the stand out message of this book. Nothing else really matters - as Smith himself points out, the method isn't really important. But trajectory and where you're headed 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. The general principles laid down in the book will undoubtedly help anyone who reads it and follows the advice to feel happy and healthier. I remember asking the dinner ladies which foods would make me fat, but they didn’t know what to say.