Fit2Fat2Fit: The Unexpected Lessons from Gaining and Losing 75 lbs on Purpose

Written by Drew Manning

Narrated by Drew Manning

Drew Manning, a natural fitness junkie and devoted personal trainer, had never been overweight in his life. He never craved junk food or missed an opportunity to work out. Yet despite his obsession with fitness, he failed to help his clients reach their goals. Something had to give. Manning needed to understand what it was like to be on the other side—spend a few months in his clients' shoes or, rather, size.

For six months, Manning radically let himself go. He stopped exercising and ate nothing but the typical American diet of fast and processed foods. Not surprisingly, he started to gain weight. Manning made national news when he posted a blog revealing that he had gained more than 60 pounds (he ended up gaining 75). In only half a year, the out-of-shape trainer-turned-blogger had gained more than he ever expected—and not just in pounds.

Manning devoted the next six months to losing the weight as quickly as he had gained it. The lessons he learned were priceless, as he had now experienced both sides of the weight-loss battle. What started as a physical challenge became an emotional and mental wake-up call. In Fit2Fat2Fit, Manning reveals the practical takeaways and profound in- sights of his yearlong journey. With startlingly honest stories, concrete easy-to-implement strategies, recipes, exercises, workout routines, meal plans, and much more, the reader is fully equipped to achieve any weight-loss goal.

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperAudio
• Release date: Jun 5, 2012
• ISBN: 9780062204806

Drew Manning

Drew Manning is a personal trainer, blogger, and former medical technician. Manning has been featured on Good Morning America, The Dr. Oz Show, and The Tonight Show. He lives with his wife, Lynn, and two children just outside Salt Lake City, Utah.

Reviews for Fit2Fat2Fit

[Ali Mousa · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

No real information
Only memories
Waste of time
Did not worth the effort

[Srinivasa Chakravarty Thota · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

awesome book which talks about mindset , discipline, emotional challenges

[Matine Ouro-Kefia · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

It was amazing. personal trainers who’s never have to loose 20 pounds in a year and those who are new at their fitness journey should read this. It explores both perspectives in detains and has a take away each mindset. Great read..... I definitely recommend it?

[Rianna Massoud · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

A new perspective and insight on the journey of weight loss and habit change

[Carolyn Wilkinson · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Amazing journey! This book takes you to the heart of food addiction in an informative and emphatic manner. It's not a diet book but the straight facts presented from experience, just what so many of us need.

[sigje-950906 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

I read this on the kindle, so not sure how close the ebook is to the real book. I actually really liked the overall mechanisms of the book. Having the recipes and his exercises at the end were really useful rather than breaking up the narrative. It was also nice to see the details from his wife. It definitely felt like more editing could have been done to take this book to stellar territory though. In a followup book I'd recommend pulling out the outline of what is intended to be covered and then add the material around those foci. I felt like there were some really important points that haven't been addressed in other fitness books I've read but that it was lost in the repetition and emotion of the book. It would have been nice to have more material from the 6 months of recovery documenting his journey rather than just giving the abbreviated version of "make the right decision every day over and over" and "be prepared" and "have support system like awesome wife who preps your food and makes stickies for you". The abrupt time shifts occasionally confused me. I wasn't sure when something happened and if he was referring to when he was originally fit, fat, or fit again. On the kindle version some of the side bar items definitely are distracting and useless as they don't seem to flow with the narrative. Overall this is definitely a promising book, and I hope the author puts something else together and beefs up the story.

[michelleannlib · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

I am quitting this one. The concept was interesting and I like Drew Manning. But the writing quality was particularly awful. I do not expect health and fitness books to be literary masterpieces, but this was particularly bad. I think you could stick with getting information from Drew Mannings website and skip the book.

[dukefan86 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

This was a quick and decent read. It sounds like Manning gained a new perspective on helping his fitness clients. I've earmarked a couple of the recipes included in the back of the book. I'll likely try a couple of the strength exercises (with photos) from the back of the book too.