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The Busy Woman's Guide to Getting Fit, Fierce, and Fabulous
Ignite Desire, Destroy Mental Monsters, and Put the Fun Back in Fitness!
"The Busy Woman's Guide to Getting Fit, Fierce, and Fabulous" is certified personal trainer and fitness writer Daniel Wallen's Amazon debut. Daniel is a trainer specializing in female fat-loss, and in this book he discusses:
-Why you must know your desire or Why to get fat loss results
-The metabolic power of pleasure and nourishment
-Dealing with toxic people
-Why aiming for perfection is a perfect way to set yourself up for failure
-The importance of loving yourself for who you are today (your scale does not define you! you need to realize this!).
Do you want to be fit, fierce, and fabulous? If so, you're welcome to take Daniel's hand and join him on a Grand Fitness Adventure (it'll be so much fun!). .
"The Busy Woman's Guide to Getting Fit, Fierce, and Fabulous" is certified personal trainer and fitness writer Daniel Wallen's Amazon debut. Daniel is a trainer specializing in female fat-loss, and in this book he discusses:
-Why you must know your desire or Why to get fat loss results
-The metabolic power of pleasure and nourishment
-Dealing with toxic people
-Why aiming for perfection is a perfect way to set yourself up for failure
-The importance of loving yourself for who you are today (your scale does not define you! you need to realize this!).
Do you want to be fit, fierce, and fabulous? If so, you're welcome to take Daniel's hand and join him on a Grand Fitness Adventure (it'll be so much fun!). .
58 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 17, 2013
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February 2, 2014
I usually make effort to be kind in my reviews as I recognise that a person with feelings (probably) has written the book. But I felt that this book was schlepped together very quickly and with very little thought.
The book is supposed to be aim specifically at busy women and yet the author makes little effort to recognise that their audience is time-poor but would like nevertheless to make positive changes in their life. (My comments in parentheses) For instance:
#1 Eat a nourishing breakfast before you leave home.
Eggs are a solid source of protein, they’re cheap, and it takes about five minutes to scramble them. No excuses. Add in a piece or two of fruit and some coffee or tea, and you’re good-to-go! For bonus points, upgrade those eggs to an omelet and throw in some chopped veggies (onions/ pepper/ mushrooms) with mozzarella cheese and hot sauce (delicious!).
#2 Pack your lunch if at all possible.
Finding healthy options in restaurants isn’t easy (and becomes impossible if you’re limited to fast food establishments), so I’d encourage you to brown-bag it most of the time if you can. Your lunch doesn’t have to be elaborate. Aim for a good fist-full of protein, one or two veggies, and maybe a fruit. For example: grilled chicken salad banana, and a handful of nuts (and yes, you may have an occasional treat here if you so desire!).
That was the the advice in its entirety, I haven't edited the text in any way. Yes, a woman might be busy and not want to read a 900-page book on how to eat better and get fit but I wonder if any woman is so busy that she can't read a few more paragraphs (if that is indeed the (unlikely) reason for the author's extreme brevity).
The above advice is sound (and I'll qualify by saying that I do eat scrambled eggs and even omelettes for breakfast and I almost always pack my lunch) but I'm yet to meet a woman who isn't already doing the above who is convinced simply by you telling them that they should do that. I've worked with many women who even admit that it is possible, by seeing me actually doing the above, and still say that *they* can't do it. They weren't a former chef like me, they have difficult children, they don't like eggs, there's no way they could be organised enough to get lunch together and so on.
The author makes no suggestion of time-saving tips of suitable compromises that a busy woman can make if they find the above intimidating. Many women care for their partner and children and put their own needs as last priority and hence may not find that they are able to do the above after they've sorted out everyone else's food. And some women are so work focused or clueless in the kitchen that reading those lines would not make them think, "wow that has never crossed my mind, now that I've read those simple paragraphs I'm going to make permanent changes to my life overnight."
There are lots of reasonable compromises that busy women can make whilst still being healthy options. They might be more expensive or perhaps slightly less nutritious than what the author described but they are pretty close and still much better than the bag of crisps or muffin that some busy women have.
To be clear, I'm not criticising the advice. I'm saying that the advice is trite when it doesn't come with any helpful ways on how someone could (probably gradually) introduce the changes in their lives.
The book is supposed to be aim specifically at busy women and yet the author makes little effort to recognise that their audience is time-poor but would like nevertheless to make positive changes in their life. (My comments in parentheses) For instance:
#1 Eat a nourishing breakfast before you leave home.
Eggs are a solid source of protein, they’re cheap, and it takes about five minutes to scramble them. No excuses. Add in a piece or two of fruit and some coffee or tea, and you’re good-to-go! For bonus points, upgrade those eggs to an omelet and throw in some chopped veggies (onions/ pepper/ mushrooms) with mozzarella cheese and hot sauce (delicious!).
#2 Pack your lunch if at all possible.
Finding healthy options in restaurants isn’t easy (and becomes impossible if you’re limited to fast food establishments), so I’d encourage you to brown-bag it most of the time if you can. Your lunch doesn’t have to be elaborate. Aim for a good fist-full of protein, one or two veggies, and maybe a fruit. For example: grilled chicken salad banana, and a handful of nuts (and yes, you may have an occasional treat here if you so desire!).
That was the the advice in its entirety, I haven't edited the text in any way. Yes, a woman might be busy and not want to read a 900-page book on how to eat better and get fit but I wonder if any woman is so busy that she can't read a few more paragraphs (if that is indeed the (unlikely) reason for the author's extreme brevity).
The above advice is sound (and I'll qualify by saying that I do eat scrambled eggs and even omelettes for breakfast and I almost always pack my lunch) but I'm yet to meet a woman who isn't already doing the above who is convinced simply by you telling them that they should do that. I've worked with many women who even admit that it is possible, by seeing me actually doing the above, and still say that *they* can't do it. They weren't a former chef like me, they have difficult children, they don't like eggs, there's no way they could be organised enough to get lunch together and so on.
The author makes no suggestion of time-saving tips of suitable compromises that a busy woman can make if they find the above intimidating. Many women care for their partner and children and put their own needs as last priority and hence may not find that they are able to do the above after they've sorted out everyone else's food. And some women are so work focused or clueless in the kitchen that reading those lines would not make them think, "wow that has never crossed my mind, now that I've read those simple paragraphs I'm going to make permanent changes to my life overnight."
There are lots of reasonable compromises that busy women can make whilst still being healthy options. They might be more expensive or perhaps slightly less nutritious than what the author described but they are pretty close and still much better than the bag of crisps or muffin that some busy women have.
To be clear, I'm not criticising the advice. I'm saying that the advice is trite when it doesn't come with any helpful ways on how someone could (probably gradually) introduce the changes in their lives.
October 9, 2013
The Busy Woman’s Guide to Getting Fit, Fierce and Fabulous by Daniel L Wallen, PT
Firstly: I despise self-help books. Never found one that talked in plain English, never found one that helped much (might have been my attitude – {ya think}) However, this has all come to and end with Daniel Wallen’s book. A quote from Steve Maraboli is below and it epitomizes the entire book’s strength:
“I have yet to see a scale that can thank you for your compassion, sense of humor, and contagious smile. Get off the scale, because I have yet to see one that can admire you for your perseverance when challenged in life.”
Twelve short chapters filled with thoughts, ideas and humor. I had put off reviewing this book because I was dealing with some health issues and just couldn’t face another thing at the time. I couldn’t go to the gym but was walking daily with friends and the dog – who had a much better time than I did! I was trying to regain strength and then I remembered I hadn’t done this review. I zipped through it and then went bad and SLOWLY read it. Wonderfulness!!
I learned so much is such a short time span and Daniel’s ideas are easy, simple, smart and worth your time to take to heart. Eat SLOWLY, read SLOWLY, maintain CONFIDENCE and, above all make the process about YOU. No spouse, girlfriend, kids, etc. YOU.
Firstly: I despise self-help books. Never found one that talked in plain English, never found one that helped much (might have been my attitude – {ya think}) However, this has all come to and end with Daniel Wallen’s book. A quote from Steve Maraboli is below and it epitomizes the entire book’s strength:
“I have yet to see a scale that can thank you for your compassion, sense of humor, and contagious smile. Get off the scale, because I have yet to see one that can admire you for your perseverance when challenged in life.”
Twelve short chapters filled with thoughts, ideas and humor. I had put off reviewing this book because I was dealing with some health issues and just couldn’t face another thing at the time. I couldn’t go to the gym but was walking daily with friends and the dog – who had a much better time than I did! I was trying to regain strength and then I remembered I hadn’t done this review. I zipped through it and then went bad and SLOWLY read it. Wonderfulness!!
I learned so much is such a short time span and Daniel’s ideas are easy, simple, smart and worth your time to take to heart. Eat SLOWLY, read SLOWLY, maintain CONFIDENCE and, above all make the process about YOU. No spouse, girlfriend, kids, etc. YOU.
September 2, 2013
I actually really like his writing style. I especially liked it when he told women to throw their scales away...that we are more than a number ~~ great advice. He had some practical, motivating words for the ladies.
April 26, 2013
Common sense..
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