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Stop Working Out!: And 17 Other Crazy Weight Loss Tips That Actually Work
A weight loss book that has little to do with diet and exercise?!
If you are a woman trying to get down to a size 4 from a size 6 or a bro looking to get your six pack on point, so you can take some sick selfies, this book is not for you. Put it down, do not put it in your shopping cart, do not click complete order. You've been warned. If you buy this book anyway, I thank you, and I look forward to your negative review on Amazon.
Who is this book for, then? People who are more the 5 pounds overweight. People who are 30, 40, or 100 pounds overweight. People who have struggled with their weight for years or decades. People who have tried every diet, weight loss program, and workout routine out there. People who have lost a bunch of weight only to gain it all back and then some. People who are doing the same thing others are doing, but aren't getting the same results. People who have felt sad, broken, and depressed because nothing they did helped with their weight. People like me.
Stop Working Out! is not a diet book. I did write one, though. It's called The Complete Guide to Primitive Eating. Feel free to buy it. I need grocery money. But read this book first. If you follow my diet plan you will lose weight but, if you don't read this book, it will probably all come back.
Stop Working Out! is not a workout book either. That should be obvious. I know this will piss a lot of people off, especially people who want to sell you workout programs or equipment, but there is a time and place for training. If you are 30 or more pounds overweight, now is not the time.
So what is this book about then? Let me tell you a quick story.
In 2010, I was pretty depressed and was living alone in a 3 bedroom house I had just bought. I was also enduring my first St. Louis winter in 3 years. It was pretty miserable. I needed to do something so, I moved to Guanajuato, Mexico.
While I was there, I worked as a bouncer and was up till 5 am some nights. I volunteered my building trade skills at a multicultural development center. I practiced my Spanish, took pictures, learned to salsa dance, and read lots books. I didn't have a car or a tv. I was surrounded by friends, lots of friends, and there was a little romance thrown in there too. I was not the primitive eating guru I am now so, I ate whatever I wanted and drank beer nearly every day. And, for the entire 5 months I was there, I didn't put on a pound.
You have to realize that I am someone who is very prone to easily gaining weight. A single weekend where I indulge in food and drink can result in a 10 pound gain in weight. So, this 5-month long binder should have brought me back up to the 310 pounds I once was but it didn't.
Years later, after studying health and wellness intensely for years, I am able to look back on this time of my life and see why I didn't gain any weight. Most of this book is sort of the lessons learned from that trip. How did I manage to eat whatever I wanted, have a minimal workout routine and not manage to gain any weight? It's in here, but a better question is, how can you take what I've learned and apply it so that you actually lose weight?
If you are a woman trying to get down to a size 4 from a size 6 or a bro looking to get your six pack on point, so you can take some sick selfies, this book is not for you. Put it down, do not put it in your shopping cart, do not click complete order. You've been warned. If you buy this book anyway, I thank you, and I look forward to your negative review on Amazon.
Who is this book for, then? People who are more the 5 pounds overweight. People who are 30, 40, or 100 pounds overweight. People who have struggled with their weight for years or decades. People who have tried every diet, weight loss program, and workout routine out there. People who have lost a bunch of weight only to gain it all back and then some. People who are doing the same thing others are doing, but aren't getting the same results. People who have felt sad, broken, and depressed because nothing they did helped with their weight. People like me.
Stop Working Out! is not a diet book. I did write one, though. It's called The Complete Guide to Primitive Eating. Feel free to buy it. I need grocery money. But read this book first. If you follow my diet plan you will lose weight but, if you don't read this book, it will probably all come back.
Stop Working Out! is not a workout book either. That should be obvious. I know this will piss a lot of people off, especially people who want to sell you workout programs or equipment, but there is a time and place for training. If you are 30 or more pounds overweight, now is not the time.
So what is this book about then? Let me tell you a quick story.
In 2010, I was pretty depressed and was living alone in a 3 bedroom house I had just bought. I was also enduring my first St. Louis winter in 3 years. It was pretty miserable. I needed to do something so, I moved to Guanajuato, Mexico.
While I was there, I worked as a bouncer and was up till 5 am some nights. I volunteered my building trade skills at a multicultural development center. I practiced my Spanish, took pictures, learned to salsa dance, and read lots books. I didn't have a car or a tv. I was surrounded by friends, lots of friends, and there was a little romance thrown in there too. I was not the primitive eating guru I am now so, I ate whatever I wanted and drank beer nearly every day. And, for the entire 5 months I was there, I didn't put on a pound.
You have to realize that I am someone who is very prone to easily gaining weight. A single weekend where I indulge in food and drink can result in a 10 pound gain in weight. So, this 5-month long binder should have brought me back up to the 310 pounds I once was but it didn't.
Years later, after studying health and wellness intensely for years, I am able to look back on this time of my life and see why I didn't gain any weight. Most of this book is sort of the lessons learned from that trip. How did I manage to eat whatever I wanted, have a minimal workout routine and not manage to gain any weight? It's in here, but a better question is, how can you take what I've learned and apply it so that you actually lose weight?
104 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 2, 2014
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About the author
David Soto Jr.
18 books12 followersDavid is a retired U.S. Air Force Master Sergeant who didn't realize until reaching his forties that he was a writer. As a child, he struggled with learning disabilities which yielded him grades that barely earned him his high school diploma. With marks like that, the thought of being an author never occurred to him. Also, college was out of the question. He joined the military and retired 23 years later. The same week David took off the uniform for the last time, never to put it back on, he hit the road traveling the U.S. in his van.
David penned several fitness and nutrition article and books, but after listening to On Writing by Stephen King, he decided to give writing fiction a try. He started out with a novel about an Air Force Sergeant who's PTSD caused him to do terrible things in his sleep. This project was for practice as well as fun, and he published a chapter every week on his website www.DavidSotoWrites.com. After several months, this project came to an abrupt halt.
One of Stephen Kings' pieces of advice was to become a voracious reader of fiction. David became obsessed with reading novels and became reacquainted with his favorite genre, magical realism. One evening while reading, he could not get out of his head the vision of a beautiful woman who sold magical chocolates to people who needed to rekindle the fire in their love life. That was the birth of Los Chocolates de Esperanza Diamanté and the series of books that followed.
David penned several fitness and nutrition article and books, but after listening to On Writing by Stephen King, he decided to give writing fiction a try. He started out with a novel about an Air Force Sergeant who's PTSD caused him to do terrible things in his sleep. This project was for practice as well as fun, and he published a chapter every week on his website www.DavidSotoWrites.com. After several months, this project came to an abrupt halt.
One of Stephen Kings' pieces of advice was to become a voracious reader of fiction. David became obsessed with reading novels and became reacquainted with his favorite genre, magical realism. One evening while reading, he could not get out of his head the vision of a beautiful woman who sold magical chocolates to people who needed to rekindle the fire in their love life. That was the birth of Los Chocolates de Esperanza Diamanté and the series of books that followed.
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December 31, 2015
Many out-of-the-box idea on losing weight
I always love reading a book that helps me see things in a new way. This book definitely does that. The author does a great job of exposing myths and giving real tips that you can implement right away.
I always love reading a book that helps me see things in a new way. This book definitely does that. The author does a great job of exposing myths and giving real tips that you can implement right away.
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