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Lose Weight Without Losing Your Mind: Free Yourself from Diet Myths and Food Guilt
No guilt, no diet fails - ever again.
Struggling with weight loss? Exhausted by complicated diet plans and expensive slimming clubs?
- Reset your focus.
- Set achievable goals.
- Understand the facts of weight loss and make them work for you.
- Discover the mind and body strategies to help you stay on track.
Discover why there are no good or bad foods. You don't need special diet foods, a complicated diet plan or to punish your body. The Fitness Chef has helped hundred of thousands of people take control of their health with his phenomenal, straight-talking instagram. Here he will help you find a healthy, happy relationship with food, love your body and lose weight for life.
Struggling with weight loss? Exhausted by complicated diet plans and expensive slimming clubs?
- Reset your focus.
- Set achievable goals.
- Understand the facts of weight loss and make them work for you.
- Discover the mind and body strategies to help you stay on track.
Discover why there are no good or bad foods. You don't need special diet foods, a complicated diet plan or to punish your body. The Fitness Chef has helped hundred of thousands of people take control of their health with his phenomenal, straight-talking instagram. Here he will help you find a healthy, happy relationship with food, love your body and lose weight for life.
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256 pages, Hardcover
Published April 12, 2022
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March 14, 2022
I absolutely love this book, I have followed this guy on Instagram for ages, so was already aware of his work. But this is brilliant, I would encourage everyone to read this as he breaks things down and makes it very relatable.
Thank you NetGalley for my complimentary copy in return for my honest review.
Thank you NetGalley for my complimentary copy in return for my honest review.
November 17, 2024
Good, simple advice. A short book about how to maintain a calorie deficit without needing any particular diet
February 12, 2022
This is the book you need to read before contemplating going on a diet, joining a slimming group or investing in any other weight loss related fad. Trust me, it will save you money, and quite possibly the heartache that inevitably follows.
The Fitness Chef, known for his very distinctive, eye opening infographics on social media relating to all things nutrition, brings together everything we need to know to manage our own nutrition. To me this book smacks strongly of 'knowledge is power', it really empowers us to understand all things calorie related.
Having read this book I feel that readers will understand how to calculate how much food they need to maintain, gain and (lets face it crucially!) LOSE weight, without losing their mind! Crucially, it recognises that quality of life is important and really cater towards this. Hallelujah, we have waited a long time for this. Just read this book, it WILL change your life.
Loving the metaphors, references to the work of the equally fabulous James Clear and the recipes (...which 'had me' at 'strawberry and dark chocolate porridge - just sayin). Overall, great book. Just. Buy. It.
My thanks to Netgalley, author and publisher for the opportunity to review this book in exchange for an advance copy.
The Fitness Chef, known for his very distinctive, eye opening infographics on social media relating to all things nutrition, brings together everything we need to know to manage our own nutrition. To me this book smacks strongly of 'knowledge is power', it really empowers us to understand all things calorie related.
Having read this book I feel that readers will understand how to calculate how much food they need to maintain, gain and (lets face it crucially!) LOSE weight, without losing their mind! Crucially, it recognises that quality of life is important and really cater towards this. Hallelujah, we have waited a long time for this. Just read this book, it WILL change your life.
Loving the metaphors, references to the work of the equally fabulous James Clear and the recipes (...which 'had me' at 'strawberry and dark chocolate porridge - just sayin). Overall, great book. Just. Buy. It.
My thanks to Netgalley, author and publisher for the opportunity to review this book in exchange for an advance copy.
October 31, 2022
Amazing advice.
March 20, 2025
It is ok but It repeats the concept too many times in my opinión
February 3, 2022
The entire book can really be summarised by the following points
1) You need to have a calorie deficit to lose weight
2) Fast fixes don’t work so focus on sustainability
3) Don’t beat yourself up if things don’t go to plan.
4) You can eat everything.
5) One piece of cake won’t derail you.
Ultimately all common-sense, packaged amidst quite a lot of insta-inspirational content about habit change. The author is certainly a fan of mixing multiple metaphors and rather non-specific infographics. It all looks pretty but it just feels a bit vague in places.
There is a whole section of being critical of falsehoods about food, and following credible sources. I think the credibility of the author takes a hit on p. 155, where the infographic has low fat cheese with a higher calorie content than full fat cheese. And 200g of Greek yoghurt at 400 plus calories. Enough said.
I think there is some reasonable content here but I get the feeling it’s all an extended sales pitch to sign up to his app.
1) You need to have a calorie deficit to lose weight
2) Fast fixes don’t work so focus on sustainability
3) Don’t beat yourself up if things don’t go to plan.
4) You can eat everything.
5) One piece of cake won’t derail you.
Ultimately all common-sense, packaged amidst quite a lot of insta-inspirational content about habit change. The author is certainly a fan of mixing multiple metaphors and rather non-specific infographics. It all looks pretty but it just feels a bit vague in places.
There is a whole section of being critical of falsehoods about food, and following credible sources. I think the credibility of the author takes a hit on p. 155, where the infographic has low fat cheese with a higher calorie content than full fat cheese. And 200g of Greek yoghurt at 400 plus calories. Enough said.
I think there is some reasonable content here but I get the feeling it’s all an extended sales pitch to sign up to his app.
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August 18, 2023
Good book if you are interested in knowing and implementing what it takes to achieve sustainable and long term weight loss . It takes a kind of tough love approach which I appreciate. I read the book through quickly but will dip in and out of it as needed throughout my weight loss journey.
The reason I knocked of one star is a problem I have with many health books in that authors will often give links to their websites and tracking apps etc. I know you have a business to run but this isn't the place to advertise it in my opinion. He should have included enough in his book to carry out everything necessary for weight loss or could have equally suggested third part resources to balance things out . It runs me the wrong way when a book I'm reading includes what are essentially advertisements.
The reason I knocked of one star is a problem I have with many health books in that authors will often give links to their websites and tracking apps etc. I know you have a business to run but this isn't the place to advertise it in my opinion. He should have included enough in his book to carry out everything necessary for weight loss or could have equally suggested third part resources to balance things out . It runs me the wrong way when a book I'm reading includes what are essentially advertisements.
December 14, 2022
This book was recommended to me in my library’s app, so I didn’t know who the author or his message was before picking it up.
As someone with some patterns of disordered eating, I found this book to be really insightful. It questioned my notions of foods and gave me a path to get out of my current state of “Well, what does work for weight loss?!” I found Graeme’s approach to be empathetic and very simple to think about as well.
The book dismantles the fallacies of popular diets and aggressively questions their validity. I found myself skipping past the parts talking about diets I’ve never heard of.
I do see the value in this book, and I’m hoping to incorporate the advice given into my day-to-day life.
As someone with some patterns of disordered eating, I found this book to be really insightful. It questioned my notions of foods and gave me a path to get out of my current state of “Well, what does work for weight loss?!” I found Graeme’s approach to be empathetic and very simple to think about as well.
The book dismantles the fallacies of popular diets and aggressively questions their validity. I found myself skipping past the parts talking about diets I’ve never heard of.
I do see the value in this book, and I’m hoping to incorporate the advice given into my day-to-day life.
January 19, 2022
I have been following the author on social media for a while now, and i have always found the images that he posts to be eye-catching and have provided food for thought.
Based on this, i was interested to read this book and understand more about Graeme's ideas on how best to form a healthy relationship with food and weight.
This book offered many useful insights into the diet industry and helped to dispel some of the more common myths that people like me have fallen into over the years, and it was a refreshing read.
The recipes in the book all look delicious and have been added to my menu to try out.
Based on this, i was interested to read this book and understand more about Graeme's ideas on how best to form a healthy relationship with food and weight.
This book offered many useful insights into the diet industry and helped to dispel some of the more common myths that people like me have fallen into over the years, and it was a refreshing read.
The recipes in the book all look delicious and have been added to my menu to try out.
May 12, 2022
I have just completed “The fitness chef: lose weight without losing your mind”
I listened to this on audible. This was a really interesting book. I don’t think I learnt anything new per se as I have been interested in fitness for some time so a lot of the information I have learnt from other sources. However this was a fab recap. I especially like how he focused on giving yourself a break, not demonising foods, being realistic, and how to make food work for you, not to be an endless chore.
I think this book is a great resource for anyone at the beginning of a weight loss journey who has been a part of the yo-yo diet weight loss journey in the past.
I listened to this on audible. This was a really interesting book. I don’t think I learnt anything new per se as I have been interested in fitness for some time so a lot of the information I have learnt from other sources. However this was a fab recap. I especially like how he focused on giving yourself a break, not demonising foods, being realistic, and how to make food work for you, not to be an endless chore.
I think this book is a great resource for anyone at the beginning of a weight loss journey who has been a part of the yo-yo diet weight loss journey in the past.
April 25, 2022
A book I needed 50 years ago!
Graeme talks plain common sense, amply supported by current scientific evidence . He gives hope and encouragement to a life-long failed dieter (me) that what I’ve been seeking for so long is not just possible but achievable enjoyably. Thank you, Graeme, for bringing your refreshingly simple and motivational approach to my notice. I hope it gets the attention it deserves, and which is sorely needed, in a world full of false information and false promises.
Graeme talks plain common sense, amply supported by current scientific evidence . He gives hope and encouragement to a life-long failed dieter (me) that what I’ve been seeking for so long is not just possible but achievable enjoyably. Thank you, Graeme, for bringing your refreshingly simple and motivational approach to my notice. I hope it gets the attention it deserves, and which is sorely needed, in a world full of false information and false promises.
July 23, 2024
This was a great book for anyone who has ever been in a “slimming group” and wants to arm themselves with real tangiable scientific information about how to lose weight and how these companies take advantage of people in their most vulnerable states.
I would have loved a few more success stories and statistics around how calorie counting is more successful long term compared to fad diets and slimming clubs, but on the whole it was a really good read- would recommend to a friend for certain!
I would have loved a few more success stories and statistics around how calorie counting is more successful long term compared to fad diets and slimming clubs, but on the whole it was a really good read- would recommend to a friend for certain!
December 4, 2024
This is one of those books you just need to read if you ever struggled with food, or just want to break away from diet culture as we know it.
Since I started my food-issues healing journey I feel I was lucky enough to find the right books and information. This book starts teaching from common sense, is judgment free, and most of all, doesn’t demonize foods like every other nutritionist does. It helps you gain perspective, be patient, and enjoy the process. Iconic Graeme striking once again.
Since I started my food-issues healing journey I feel I was lucky enough to find the right books and information. This book starts teaching from common sense, is judgment free, and most of all, doesn’t demonize foods like every other nutritionist does. It helps you gain perspective, be patient, and enjoy the process. Iconic Graeme striking once again.
March 2, 2025
It's a really good blend of the scientific and the personal - it's not a diet, it actually breaks down harmful or meaningless diet plans, debunks myths and treats the reader as a human.
Some really important messages in here, I recommend it to anyone stuck on the worst of the diet culture conveyor belt.
Some really important messages in here, I recommend it to anyone stuck on the worst of the diet culture conveyor belt.
July 22, 2025
I rated this 5 stars because it was just what I needed.
I knew most of this information already but listening to a source that I trust, it was good to reaffirm what I knew and to knock the guilt surrounding food out of my brain.
Sometimes we just need to reset when it comes to health (fitness/exercise and diet) so this really helped and gave me the boost I needed.
I knew most of this information already but listening to a source that I trust, it was good to reaffirm what I knew and to knock the guilt surrounding food out of my brain.
Sometimes we just need to reset when it comes to health (fitness/exercise and diet) so this really helped and gave me the boost I needed.
January 17, 2022
If you love a graph or a diagram - then this is the book for you!!
Man, there a ton of graphs in this!
I found this book to be very interesting but a little overwhelming at times too! There is just so much to take in. It's a given that a lot of it is common sense - but there is also a lot more in depth knowledge too. I certainly wouldn't recommend reading in one go as it is pretty full on, but to dip in and out of would be perfect!
Man, there a ton of graphs in this!
I found this book to be very interesting but a little overwhelming at times too! There is just so much to take in. It's a given that a lot of it is common sense - but there is also a lot more in depth knowledge too. I certainly wouldn't recommend reading in one go as it is pretty full on, but to dip in and out of would be perfect!
February 24, 2025
A bit too simplistic. Science has moved on from simply calorie counting, but Graeme was having none of it. Enjoyed the chapters about getting your mind right and settling in for the journey. He said Practice makes process makes progress (or something like that)
January 21, 2022
Good book
I enjoy the information and the image in this book and it have a lot to do with the mind and lifestyle. This book help a lot with the healthy lifestyle.
I enjoy the information and the image in this book and it have a lot to do with the mind and lifestyle. This book help a lot with the healthy lifestyle.
June 12, 2022
No new information.
Just reinforces losing weight by achieving a calorie deficit
Just reinforces losing weight by achieving a calorie deficit
Want to read
July 6, 2022good
January 31, 2023
good insight into getting the weight off
Wow! An interesting and informative read that will hopefully get me on the right track for loosing weight highly recommended taking a look
Wow! An interesting and informative read that will hopefully get me on the right track for loosing weight highly recommended taking a look
March 14, 2023
This book has really helped me understand more about diet culture and creating sustainable health goals.
June 24, 2023
Really well explained - digestible chunks - easily pick up put down format when you're busy but don't want to lost the thread - excellebt Instagram account!
August 22, 2024
Amazing Book
Must have book for all people struggling losing weight. From this book I've lost a lot without breaking the bank and breaking my mind
Must have book for all people struggling losing weight. From this book I've lost a lot without breaking the bank and breaking my mind
July 17, 2025
I wish I had this book 20 years ago.. and if im honest, I could probably pay off my mortgage with the money I would have saved on "quick fixes" and slimming clubs, etc
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