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Lean Body, Fat Wallet: Discover the Powerful Connection to Help You Lose Weight, Dump Debt, and Save Money
What’s good for the wallet is good for the body―an innovative approach to improving both your wealth and your health. What would you do if you finally lost that weight and had energy to burn? How different would your life be if you were completely out of debt and in control of your finances? And what if you could do both at the same time with just a few simple, sustainable lifestyle changes? It can happen for you―without drastic dieting or austerity budgets, and even if you’ve tried and failed in the past. Ellie Kay and Danna Demetre are life experts in two seemingly different fields―finance and fitness. Working together, they realized the principles and habits that help you balance your budget are the same ones that help you lose weight and keep it off. The result is an innovative “two for one” approach that can literally transform your life. Here’s just a sampling of what you’ll find in Lean Body, Fat Wallet :
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230 pages, Paperback
First published December 10, 2013
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January 20, 2018
Sound basic premise with supporting psychology but I disagreed with a couple of their “factual” statements where they stated, “It’s been proven...” & yet they didn’t share the study they were citing or any supporting evidence.
June 12, 2018
Oversimplified drivel. I really wanted to like this and the premise that financial and physical health are interconnected is a good one, but this was poorly executed. It felt thrown together. The way the book was arranged was super annoying. Don't recommend at all.
October 28, 2023
I really liked the 3D concept
September 8, 2016
This is the 15th book from Ellie Kay ("America's family financial expert"). This time she's co-author with fitness & nutrition expert Danna Demetre. Each has already succeeded in life, and they've already overcome tremendous adversity to get there. They have the financial independence and the fitness to prove it. To put it bluntly, these two have the decades of experience to show that their methods are sustainable. Their book celebrates their accomplishments while showing you how to join them with your own successes-- and how to stay there for the rest of your life.
Simple changes can improve both your health and your finances. It's straightforward, but it takes effort. Each behavior change needs several weeks just to start turning into a new habit, and then more weeks to strengthen and maintain the progress through life's speed bumps. The good news is that they only changed four things in their lives, one at a time:
"You are what you think": replace your negative thoughts with positive self-talk.
"3D: Determine, Distract, and Delay": determine how you're going to react to a tempting situation, distract yourself from it, and delay the gratification.
"In and out": pay attention to what you eat and spend-- and how much. Reach a balance between the calories and dollars that you take in, and the calories & dollars that you spend.
"Sustainable lifestyle": replace the quick fixes and drastic measures with small adjustments to your daily routine. Eat a little less, exercise a little more, spend a little less, save a little more.
Small steps and steady progress.
Of course if you could change your life just from reading those bullet points, then you would have probably already done it. The real value in "Lean Body Fat Wallet" is their analysis of the behavioral psychology research and the specific tips to maintain each of those habits. Along with the tools and the techniques, every chapter is also filled with the success stories of those who've overhauled their bodies and their net worth.
The book gives you two lifestyle changes in one volume, and that's also its biggest challenge. Collaborations are always a huge effort, but these authors have the editing & publishing experience to pull it off. The book introduces each concept and builds on them to reach success, but it switches back & forth between food and finances. There's not a simple path from start to finish, but rather two lanes on the highway. While you're reading it you'll have to learn to switch from one to the other without losing your focus, and then a few pages later you'll have to switch back to the other subject. You'll find yourself flipping through the book and marking the pages. I found it much easier to work through on an e-reader where I can search for keywords and highlight the text. This is a challenge to read in hardcopy, although you'll figure it out after the first few chapters. If you've been seeking an excuse to buy an e-reader, this is the book.
Simple changes can improve both your health and your finances. It's straightforward, but it takes effort. Each behavior change needs several weeks just to start turning into a new habit, and then more weeks to strengthen and maintain the progress through life's speed bumps. The good news is that they only changed four things in their lives, one at a time:
"You are what you think": replace your negative thoughts with positive self-talk.
"3D: Determine, Distract, and Delay": determine how you're going to react to a tempting situation, distract yourself from it, and delay the gratification.
"In and out": pay attention to what you eat and spend-- and how much. Reach a balance between the calories and dollars that you take in, and the calories & dollars that you spend.
"Sustainable lifestyle": replace the quick fixes and drastic measures with small adjustments to your daily routine. Eat a little less, exercise a little more, spend a little less, save a little more.
Small steps and steady progress.
Of course if you could change your life just from reading those bullet points, then you would have probably already done it. The real value in "Lean Body Fat Wallet" is their analysis of the behavioral psychology research and the specific tips to maintain each of those habits. Along with the tools and the techniques, every chapter is also filled with the success stories of those who've overhauled their bodies and their net worth.
The book gives you two lifestyle changes in one volume, and that's also its biggest challenge. Collaborations are always a huge effort, but these authors have the editing & publishing experience to pull it off. The book introduces each concept and builds on them to reach success, but it switches back & forth between food and finances. There's not a simple path from start to finish, but rather two lanes on the highway. While you're reading it you'll have to learn to switch from one to the other without losing your focus, and then a few pages later you'll have to switch back to the other subject. You'll find yourself flipping through the book and marking the pages. I found it much easier to work through on an e-reader where I can search for keywords and highlight the text. This is a challenge to read in hardcopy, although you'll figure it out after the first few chapters. If you've been seeking an excuse to buy an e-reader, this is the book.
January 20, 2014
As we begin the new year we begin our quest to become fit. I really enjoyed this book. It not only addresses your health it also addresses your money. I loved how each chapter encourages you physically, spiritually, and financially. The book is filled with wonderful ideas and recommendations. I truly encourage you to pick this book up and make it part of your New Years Resolution it will really help you on your journey to good health.
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June 8, 2015Cindi, Main patron, June 2015, 4 stars:
This book provides an interesting connection between reaching goals for weight loss and goals for financial freedom. It is an easy-to-understand book, and I found myself highlighting several key points throughout the text for reference later.
This book provides an interesting connection between reaching goals for weight loss and goals for financial freedom. It is an easy-to-understand book, and I found myself highlighting several key points throughout the text for reference later.
February 23, 2016
Well worth the read
I heard the authors on a radio program and was interested in what they had to say in their book. The concepts are not New but the way they shared them and the organization of the book made it a good and helpful read.
I heard the authors on a radio program and was interested in what they had to say in their book. The concepts are not New but the way they shared them and the organization of the book made it a good and helpful read.
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