Not a Diet Book: Take Control. Gain Confidence. Change Your Life.
Written by James Smith
Narrated by James Smith
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About this audiobook
*The No.1 Sunday Times Bestseller
Are you ready to change your life?
Are you sick of always wearing black and getting undressed in the dark?
Are you fixated with a number on the scales?
Are you afraid to step into the gym and commit to a routine?
Is your confidence at an all-time low?
Is all of this having a negative impact on your life, relationships and happiness?
James Smith is armed with every tool you’ll ever need to achieve incredible results – from dieting, training and staying in shape to identifying the fads, cons and nonsense that get in
the way of genuine lasting progress.
Learn to reset your current mindset and attitude towards your diet and training, with chapters covering:
• Fat loss versus muscle gain
• Metabolism and ‘body types’
• Protein targets and calorie tracking
• Common fitness fallacies
• Female fat loss
• Supplements
• Training versus exercising
• The importance of sleep
• Forming habits
This book will put you back in control. It is not a fad diet or a short-term training plan. It will empower you to adopt better habits that will allow you to take charge of your life.
James Smith
James Smith is the world’s fastest-growing online personal trainer. Honest, unapologetic and outspoken, yet erudite, authentic and endlessly passionate about exposing the toxic myths within diet culture, and committed to helping people to reach their goals and make positive change for good. Not a Diet Book is his first book.
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Reviews for Not a Diet Book
128 ratings16 reviews
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Talks about the things that matter and with the correct approach (IMO).
1 person found this helpful
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Very informative and thought provoking. I’ve followed James for a few years so a lot of it I had learned from him already but this book will now be a point of reference for me.
If you’re looking for a ‘boot up the backside’ in life, this is it!1 person found this helpful
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great book!! I learned quite a lot of new things ?
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5His no-nonsense, entertaining style makes understanding the topics easy and leaves you feeling motivated.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5It didn't make me inspired. Maybe because I've already read many books with this theme. Also he promotes eating meat when humanity needs to change eating habits to more plant based in order to save the environment .
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Good book. Well worth the listen. I liked all the tips and suggestions. Very down to earth and easy to follow. I will be taking this along my life journey.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Love this book. I'm not a self help book kinda person but James makes me laugh and is so well informed on women's physiology and fitness in general. Enjoyed this very much.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I’ve always been a fan of James Smith, the knowledge he’s shared throughout his career has been nothing short of amazing, and as expected this book is no exception! Highly recommend!
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Very simplistic, ignores a lot of individual factors, but the rating is mostly due to very monotonous voice and reading
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great analogies, easy to follow, motivating without patronising, immediately actionable
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Loved it. James makes the complex accessible. The concepts explored debunk myths confused for facts in the health & fitness industry. An educational and entertaining listen on my daily commute...
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I was looking forward to reading this book from the moment I found out about it on social media. I liked James Smith's style in his posts and videos and was very curious about the content. Although it has a lot of relevant information and some game changers, I can't say t blew me away. It was a good listen, I even listened to some chapters twice, trying to absorb all the info.
If you are looking for step-by step instructions about how to change your diet and lose weight, it might be better to hire him as a PT, but if you want to listen to some information that is different from what you'll read in social media influencers' that eat 3 salad leaves a day posts, read this. It has documented info, offers plenty of examples and can be a good foundation to a better, leaner, stronger you - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Thank you so much for the valuable information and advice
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Well written and read, good content, thoroughly enjoyable with a lot of useful information.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5No nonsense insightful approach to not only exercise but to overall lifestyle. Very easy to listen to & plenty of food for thought.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I really enjoy James's no bullshit approach to life. I agree it is NOT a diet book, I love that he takes the time to debunk myths and give you tidbits of advice for your 'health' journey. And I say health journey because he not only talks about fat loss but also how to overall improve your life and your well being.
For me, it was a smidge repetitive as I just finished Atomic Habits (which was amazing) and he sorta repeats a couple of things that were said in that book ..and yes he gave credit to Clear...and I also been in a improving my life literature kick for the last year and so.
His chapter on Menstrual Cycle and Fat Loss, as well as exercising versus training were great. Definitely made me consider new things/approaches to a wellness regime and actually work on a goal I can train for instead of just exercise.
Worth the read, or the listen. It was a short enough book with great information....
and FYI, love how he pronounces Vitamin D with his British but a bit Australian accent.3 people found this helpful