Healthy as F*ck: The Habits You Need to Get Lean, Stay Healthy, and Kick Ass at Life

by Oonagh Duncan

Overview

Are you tired of yo-yo dieting, restrictive eating plans, and short-lived results? It's time to break free from the dieting cycle and embark on a transformative journey toward happiness, confidence, and self-acceptance.

Drawing on the latest scientific research and her extensive experience as an award-winning trainer, Oonagh Duncan guides you through a holistic journey that addresses both the physical and mental aspects of wellness. With her refreshing, no-nonsense style, she reveals seven essential habits:

• Cultivate a positive mindset: Harness the power of your thoughts and beliefs to overcome obstacles and develop a resilient mindset for success.
• Optimize nutrition: Learn how to nourish your body with whole, nutrient-dense foods, without restrictive diets or complicated meal plans.
• Master mindful eating: Develop a healthier relationship with food, practice mindful eating techniques, and find joy in the dining experience.
• Create effective workout routines: Discover the most efficient ways to exercise, build strength, and enhance your fitness level, tailored to your individual needs.
• Prioritize sleep and stress management: Unlock the secrets of quality sleep and stress reduction to optimize your body's natural healing and fat-burning processes.
• Foster sustainable habits: Implement practical strategies to make healthier choices effortlessly and create lasting change in your daily life.
• Embrace self-care and self-love: Learn how to prioritize self-care, develop self-compassion, and build a strong foundation of self-love for a happier, more fulfilled life.

Whether you're a fitness enthusiast seeking a new approach or someone who has struggled with weight management for years, Healthy as F*ck provides a clear roadmap to a healthier and more balanced you.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781492693864
Publisher:	Sourcebooks
Publication date:	09/17/2019
Pages:	288
Sales rank:	375,236
Product dimensions:	5.80(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.10(d)
Age Range:	3 Months

About the Author

Oonagh Duncan is a multi-award-winning fitness expert, author and speaker specializing in helping women get lean, strong, and healthy through a habits-based approach. Her unique formula has resulted in international media attention, speaking engagements on stages in front of thousands, and most importantly, five-star reviews from the thousands of people who have changed their lives through her program.

Oonagh is the founder of the Feel Good Movement, which recognizes that fitness is not about a number on the scale but feeling good. Because if you want to reach your highest potential and generally kick ass at life, it starts with feeling good right now. To feel good, Oonagh likes green smoothies and guilty pleasure 90s hip-hop dance parties with her family in the kitchen.

Table of Contents

Preface v

Part 1 Get Your Head Out of Your Ass 1

Introduction: So, You Want to Lose Weight 3

Chapter 1 Drop the Guilt and Get Your Hot Abs-Even If You Have a Women's Studies Degree 13

Chapter 2 Find the Fucks 22

Chapter 3 Woo-Woo Alert: It's Actually All about Happiness 38

Part 2 Just Tell Me What the Fuck to Do to Get Skinny Already 57

Introduction: Why Discipline, Motivation, and Willpower Are Bullshit 59

Chapter 4 The Scoop on the Habit Loop 67

Chapter 5 The 7 Habits of Highly Healthy Motherfuckers 78

Part 3 How Not to be a Big, Fat Quitty McQuitterface 147

Introduction: Do. Or Do Not. There Is No Try. 149

Chapter 6 The Life-Changing, Magical Art of Getting Your Shit Together 153

Chapter 7 The Power of Your Peeps 174

Chapter 8 Break Up with Your Bullshit 188

Chapter 9 If You Can't Do Something Right, Do It Totally Half-Ass 208

Chapter 10 How to Fight the Fuckits 222

Conclusion 245

Notes 248

Acknowledgments 265

About the Author 270

Editorial Reviews

08/19/2019

A speaker on fitness, Duncan offers her own brand of forthright personal coaching in a straight-talking guide that amounts, alas, to little more than a retread of common wellness advice. She argues that, while people who want to lose weight and get healthy perennially seek out new trends, that focus is better directed to the “old news” that changing habits is most important. Her often humorous and on-point directions aim to motivate small shifts that lead to real change, such as through her “7 Habits of Highly Healthy Motherfuckers”: eat more vegetables; get enough sleep; eliminate alcohol; reduce stress; eat everything, but in smaller portions; prep meals and plan ahead; and “exercise consistently.” Duncan’s easy-action, common-sense advice on avoiding trigger foods, using digital reminders, asking friends for support, and redesigning one’s environment to facilitate new habits characterize “the life-changing, magical art of getting your shit together.” Some counterintuitive suggestions crop up, but they ably serve to reinforce the “habit loop.” This approach may not appeal to all, and the profanity-as-gimmick gets tiresome, but Duncan’s sustainable lifetime program makes sense. Agent: Sam Hiyate, the Rights Factory. (Sept.)

Publishers Weekly

"Healthy As F*ck is a smart, funny and practical guide to revolutionizing your health and wellness. Oonagh Duncan addresses everything from mindset to meal prep in order to help you get healthy (and happy!) from the inside out. She’ll make you laugh, she’ll make you think, and she’ll give you just the kick in the you-know-what that you need to put healthy habits into action." — Ocean Robbins, bestselling author of 31-Day Food Revolution

"A no-BS guide to looking and feeling your best that doesn’t make you want to cry into a salad? Hell yes! Healthy As F*ck is a different kind of weight-loss book—because it’s not just about dropping pounds; it’s about dropping judgment. Hilarious and legitimately inspiring. I loved it." — Sarah Knight, New York Times bestselling author of Calm the Fuck Down

"I love Oonagh’s ability to cut through the crap and communicate simple, livable ways to eat healthy, exercise, and create new sustainable habits in a clear and direct way!" — Harley Pasternak, internationally bestselling author of The Body Reset Diet

"Oonagh Duncan is smart, to the point, and will make you laugh, but most importantly, Healthy as F*ck provides some foundational habits and strategies to help you make lasting, long-term changes for your wellbeing." — Michael Greger, MD, Founder of NutritionFacts.org and New York Times bestselling author of How Not to Die

"Hilarious, laugh-out-loud funny, and straight to the point—Oonagh doesn’t mince her words. If you want to get off the weight-loss roller coaster, ditch the exhausting diet mentality to feel and look your best, Healthy as F*ck is packed with advice that actually works because it’s not about a diet; it’s about a lifestyle." — Joy McCarthy, holistic nutritionist and two-time bestselling author of Joyous Health and Joyous Detox

"In this gleefully expletive-laced guide, Duncan empowers failed dieters to change their habits...Duncan writes without judgment and with such joie de vivre...she makes working out first thing in the morning and downing loads of vegetables sound fun." — Booklist

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