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

by James Smith

Overview

*The No.1 Sunday Times Bestseller
James Smith has already changed thousands of lives with his international phenomenon Not A Diet Book. Are you ready to change yours?

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?

With every tool you’ll ever need to learn to reset your current mindset and attitude towards your diet and training, chapters include:
• 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780008374297
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	03/09/2021
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	4.90(w) x 7.40(h) x 1.40(d)

About the Author

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.

Table of Contents

Foreword vii

Part I Foundations

Introduction 3

A Brief History of James Smith 19

Consumer - Method - Principle 25

The Calorie Deficit 37

Fitness 'Tracking' and NEATUP247 59

Habits 73

Essentials for the Good Life 87

Understanding Diabetes Mellitus - For Everyone 111

Laws of the Universe 119

The Power of Numbers 131

Polarization 135

Effort and Ambition 139

Effort 2.0 149

Part II Building on Your Foundations

Somatotypes and Sport Selection 171

Fitness Fallacies 181

Female Fat Loss 261

Not the End 279

References 285

Acknowledgements 289

Further Reading 291

Index 293

Editorial Reviews

‘Meet the man changing the way you think about fitness. One of the most sought-after personal trainers in the world (who has) knocked current fitness It boy @JoeWicks for six and stolen the coveted crown of the fitness world’ Sunday Times Style

‘Not a Diet Book mercilessly takes down every fad diet, workout and health drink you have been sold and instead explains [James’] mission to make understanding weight-loss as two words – calorie deficit.’ The Sun

‘Personal trainer James Smith’s new book, Not a Diet Book, offers frank advice on getting in shape and busts some major diet myths.’ Grazia

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