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Fit Intuition: Listen to Your Body and Never Diet Again
Finding it hard to create healthy habits? Failed at dieting time and time again?
Time to drop the quick-fix plans and make a plan you won't want to quit.
The techniques and exercises that you will craft throughout this book will help you become consistent with both fitness and food, leading you to have more energy and more confidence than you may have felt in years. This is a process you can find joy in, motivating you to maintain healthy habits for the rest of your life. No more stopping and starting.
Fit Intuition is a guide by your side for your journey blending psychology, nutrition, and exercise. It will also cover the most common questions clients ask, including:
•“How can I stop emotional eating?”
•“Are carbs, like bagels, bad for me?”
•“How do I lose fat around the midsection?” (Or other areas)
•“Is there an ideal way to program my workouts?”
•“How can I become more consistent with starting new habits?”
•“Should I be doing more cardio?”
•“How do I become more in tune with my body?”
Achieving your goals is within your grasp and this book will teach you how!
Time to drop the quick-fix plans and make a plan you won't want to quit.
The techniques and exercises that you will craft throughout this book will help you become consistent with both fitness and food, leading you to have more energy and more confidence than you may have felt in years. This is a process you can find joy in, motivating you to maintain healthy habits for the rest of your life. No more stopping and starting.
Fit Intuition is a guide by your side for your journey blending psychology, nutrition, and exercise. It will also cover the most common questions clients ask, including:
•“How can I stop emotional eating?”
•“Are carbs, like bagels, bad for me?”
•“How do I lose fat around the midsection?” (Or other areas)
•“Is there an ideal way to program my workouts?”
•“How can I become more consistent with starting new habits?”
•“Should I be doing more cardio?”
•“How do I become more in tune with my body?”
Achieving your goals is within your grasp and this book will teach you how!
392 pages, Paperback
Published January 21, 2021
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About the author
Pamela Carey
1 book1 followerPamela is an author, speaker, and coach based in New York City. She recognizes people’s full potential and uses her education, experience, and personal research experiments to create an intuitive toolbox for others to use along their journey. After shedding unhealthy patterns, Pamela found methods to increase wellness and has applied those strategies in working with hundreds of clients since entering the fitness industry in 2013. She now helps readers create healthy, lasting habits as well, blending behavior change principles with exercise science and nutrition. When not training and writing, she also acts onstage or on-screen. For fun she enjoys exploring new cities, running, watching comedy, and playing with her dogs.
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January 31, 2021
I was looking for something a little different from the normal diet/exercise books out there. I know my issues with dieting are less physical motivation (because once I start the workouts I have no problem completing them) and more psychological. This is the perfect marriage between both, and I found it really helped in motivating me to get my booty off the couch and to, well, in front of the couch but at least standing up and moving more.
LIKED: This book literally got me moving and re-adjusting my meals and hopefully will help me implement the tools to continue towards a version of myself that feels better more often. I find I have a hard time self-motivating, but Fit Intuition really helped me plan my days to fit in fitness and wellness a little more. The author explained how fitness and psychology marry up well, and it had me re-thinking my previous negative self-talk when it came to the way I viewed food and my own motivation.
DISLIKED: I purchased this as a e-book first and while it's helpful, I feel like there's so much that the author put on so many pages that I'll really benefit more from a paperback, physical copy of this vs the ebook. However, that's just my preference, and others might like the ebook version just fine.
Overall, dieting sucks but this book doesn't lol. I highly recommend it for anyone who is looking for a different kind of weight loss motivation book.
LIKED: This book literally got me moving and re-adjusting my meals and hopefully will help me implement the tools to continue towards a version of myself that feels better more often. I find I have a hard time self-motivating, but Fit Intuition really helped me plan my days to fit in fitness and wellness a little more. The author explained how fitness and psychology marry up well, and it had me re-thinking my previous negative self-talk when it came to the way I viewed food and my own motivation.
DISLIKED: I purchased this as a e-book first and while it's helpful, I feel like there's so much that the author put on so many pages that I'll really benefit more from a paperback, physical copy of this vs the ebook. However, that's just my preference, and others might like the ebook version just fine.
Overall, dieting sucks but this book doesn't lol. I highly recommend it for anyone who is looking for a different kind of weight loss motivation book.
January 28, 2021
"Life makeovers are malarkey." - Pamela Carey
I'm stealing "Life makeovers are malarkey" for the rest of time. It's true, and is one of several ideologies to enjoy from this book.
Full disclosure, I care very little about dieting, and I'm not one seeking to lose weight. However, I was drawn to the title of this book -- "Fit Intuition." I'm always on the lookout for new ways to frame being healthy and "fit." This book did not disappoint.
Carey's writing is detailed, informative, and down-to-earth. I've read plenty of self-help books that are one of those things; rarely does a book manage to capture all three. What I found most intriguing about the writing goes back to what I said earlier: I wasn't looking for ways to lose weight, but the traditional idea of weight loss is just one facet of this book's true wealth of information.
What Carey does is explore the mindset behind being fit, and how we can reframe expectations and channel our values and intentional goals into progress and better living. In essence, it's a text not just about intuitive fitness, but intuitive HOLISTIC health. And, in chaotic times like these, holistic health is pretty important.
There's plenty to like about this read. Carey's down-to-earth writing style is infused with personal examples, revelations, and commentary that does more than enough to define her as an expert in the field. A lot of the lessons in this book are from her own personal experiences, bestowed upon readers in superiorly organized chapters and digestible chunks of information. Another way to put it: Carey practices what she preaches. Better yet, she HAS practiced what she preaches, lending authenticity and authority to her words.
Between Carey's own insights and interviews with other experts in her field, you're bound to find something worth latching onto in her book. That, I think, is one of the most important traits of some of the best self-help literature I've read. If you can walk away with actionable advice and/or rudimentary principles that, when applied to your own life, will only make it better, then I say mission accomplished.
Carey's text does just that. A quick, informative read that will leave you with a new perspective toward your own health and well-being.
I'm stealing "Life makeovers are malarkey" for the rest of time. It's true, and is one of several ideologies to enjoy from this book.
Full disclosure, I care very little about dieting, and I'm not one seeking to lose weight. However, I was drawn to the title of this book -- "Fit Intuition." I'm always on the lookout for new ways to frame being healthy and "fit." This book did not disappoint.
Carey's writing is detailed, informative, and down-to-earth. I've read plenty of self-help books that are one of those things; rarely does a book manage to capture all three. What I found most intriguing about the writing goes back to what I said earlier: I wasn't looking for ways to lose weight, but the traditional idea of weight loss is just one facet of this book's true wealth of information.
What Carey does is explore the mindset behind being fit, and how we can reframe expectations and channel our values and intentional goals into progress and better living. In essence, it's a text not just about intuitive fitness, but intuitive HOLISTIC health. And, in chaotic times like these, holistic health is pretty important.
There's plenty to like about this read. Carey's down-to-earth writing style is infused with personal examples, revelations, and commentary that does more than enough to define her as an expert in the field. A lot of the lessons in this book are from her own personal experiences, bestowed upon readers in superiorly organized chapters and digestible chunks of information. Another way to put it: Carey practices what she preaches. Better yet, she HAS practiced what she preaches, lending authenticity and authority to her words.
Between Carey's own insights and interviews with other experts in her field, you're bound to find something worth latching onto in her book. That, I think, is one of the most important traits of some of the best self-help literature I've read. If you can walk away with actionable advice and/or rudimentary principles that, when applied to your own life, will only make it better, then I say mission accomplished.
Carey's text does just that. A quick, informative read that will leave you with a new perspective toward your own health and well-being.
January 31, 2021
I read once that human beings are the only animals socialized to distrust their instincts, and I couldn't help but come back to that as I was reading Fit Intuition. It is nearly impossible to sort through conflicting messages bombarding us every day about what we should put into our bodies, and what those bodies should look like: magazines telling us how to tone our tummies in a week, trending juice cleanses to drop 10 pounds in three days, pastries beckoning from coffee shop display cases, and junk food commercials looping on every television channel. Although I've always exercised regularly and eaten healthy (with a big ol' sweet tooth!), in an environment of such mixed messages, I lost track of my instincts – in this case, my body's signals that it was satiated after a meal, or craved more nutrients – leading to my weight yo-yoing, compulsive eating and thoughts about food, and shame about my physical appearance.
After reading Fit Intuition, I am relieved to know that I am not alone in those thoughts and behaviors, and that there is another way to live. Pamela Carey provides a detailed, thoughtful, comprehensively-researched compass pointing readers back to their body's instincts about food and exercise. The book is compulsively readable: I devoured half of it in one night! Carey intersperses interviews with experts in the field with examples from her personal life and her work with clients, adding lots of color to already fascinating research about the body's extraordinary capabilities. Her argument that our bodies are capable of finding their own equilibrium without restricting food is radical... and also makes the most sense out of any fitness and/or health advice I have ever received or seen on the cover of a magazine. She advises readers to "hold your questions until the end," but I guarantee that by the time you reach the end of the book you won't have any, because Carey does such a thorough job anticipating counter-arguments and disproving erroneous but persistent weight- and fat-loss theories. For anyone who is a fitness and health seeker, I can't recommend this book enough!
After reading Fit Intuition, I am relieved to know that I am not alone in those thoughts and behaviors, and that there is another way to live. Pamela Carey provides a detailed, thoughtful, comprehensively-researched compass pointing readers back to their body's instincts about food and exercise. The book is compulsively readable: I devoured half of it in one night! Carey intersperses interviews with experts in the field with examples from her personal life and her work with clients, adding lots of color to already fascinating research about the body's extraordinary capabilities. Her argument that our bodies are capable of finding their own equilibrium without restricting food is radical... and also makes the most sense out of any fitness and/or health advice I have ever received or seen on the cover of a magazine. She advises readers to "hold your questions until the end," but I guarantee that by the time you reach the end of the book you won't have any, because Carey does such a thorough job anticipating counter-arguments and disproving erroneous but persistent weight- and fat-loss theories. For anyone who is a fitness and health seeker, I can't recommend this book enough!
January 8, 2021
Practical, rational advice and guidance for life
Fit Intuition is a practical guide for developing a normal, healthy relationship with food combined with a solid fitness plan. In today's world of instant gratification, most people have lost sight of normal, mindful, healthy practices. What I most appreciated about the food guidance was paying attention to how your body feels when you eat/overeat/are hungry and how it feels after you've eaten. No judgement, just observation. There are no good foods or bad foods, just food. Disassociating food from judgement helps you to enjoy food without guilt. That's not to say the author recommends eating without regard to nutrition, because there's a lot of discussion about nutrition. Paying attention to how I felt about food while I was reading the book helped me realize when I was craving vegetables or grapefruit, too!
As for the fitness component, I am a fairly fit person, but the author reinforced the value of strength training. As a result I started adding weight training back into my fitness regime and realize that it needs to become a long-term habit. I also appreciated the discussion around exercise, training, and movement and the encouragement to move because it feels good and our bodies like it!
My biggest takeaway from the book is being present and mindful regarding food and fitness. I'm paying attention to the foods I choose to eart and how I feel after I've eaten. I'm also paying more attention to my hunger levels rather than eating because it's time to eat! As for the fitness, the emphasis on strength training and moving for the pleasure of moving was a shift. I tend to look at all movement as exercise or working out. I am now mindful of the difference between training, exercise, and moving because it feels good. I feel okay taking a walk instead of a power walk sometimes when I go out. Like I said, it was a mindful shift that I appreciated.
Fit Intuition is a practical guide for developing a normal, healthy relationship with food combined with a solid fitness plan. In today's world of instant gratification, most people have lost sight of normal, mindful, healthy practices. What I most appreciated about the food guidance was paying attention to how your body feels when you eat/overeat/are hungry and how it feels after you've eaten. No judgement, just observation. There are no good foods or bad foods, just food. Disassociating food from judgement helps you to enjoy food without guilt. That's not to say the author recommends eating without regard to nutrition, because there's a lot of discussion about nutrition. Paying attention to how I felt about food while I was reading the book helped me realize when I was craving vegetables or grapefruit, too!
As for the fitness component, I am a fairly fit person, but the author reinforced the value of strength training. As a result I started adding weight training back into my fitness regime and realize that it needs to become a long-term habit. I also appreciated the discussion around exercise, training, and movement and the encouragement to move because it feels good and our bodies like it!
My biggest takeaway from the book is being present and mindful regarding food and fitness. I'm paying attention to the foods I choose to eart and how I feel after I've eaten. I'm also paying more attention to my hunger levels rather than eating because it's time to eat! As for the fitness, the emphasis on strength training and moving for the pleasure of moving was a shift. I tend to look at all movement as exercise or working out. I am now mindful of the difference between training, exercise, and moving because it feels good. I feel okay taking a walk instead of a power walk sometimes when I go out. Like I said, it was a mindful shift that I appreciated.
January 3, 2021
I have been working on a journey to look and feel healthy for as long as I remember. At first, my fitness journey consisted of increasing my workouts, learning how to work out, and finding workouts I enjoy and can sustain. That stage is summarized - it took a really long time, probably a little over a decade for me to figure out on my own what worked for me. Sprinkled in there was finding a better composition of food to consume enough protein and nutrients and less processed foods. I still find myself not where I wanted to be. Pamela Carey in “Fit Intuition: Listen to Your Body and Never Diet Again” covers all these areas and more. For many of us, fitness is a psychological battle in addition to the physical battle. She discusses all the angles. I wish I had her advice back when I started this journey.
Carey’s chapter(s) on overeating spoke out to me the most. It’s the current area of health and fitness that I struggle with the most. I plateau’d in seeing and feeling improvements despite my regular exercise and healthy eating. I didn’t realize I was overeating. When I started using Carey’s advice that I can get more later or another time, I stopped overeating gradually and started seeing and feeling improvements again.
Carey has so many lessons that spoke to me, some of them lessons that put into words things I had somewhat and slowly learned over time. It really is too many to describe here, so I chose one. The chapter(s) on paying attention to how I feel after I eat well defined what I took too long to realize. For too long, I would be sluggish, tired, sleepy, you-name-it in the afternoons. For years, I had accepted it, but I did not need to settle. It was actually a simpler answer than I thought: A large or heavy meal made me sleepy in the afternoon like clockwork. I ate a smaller or healthier lunch and noticed my energy was so much better after lunch. These are the points of Carey’s book. Finding diet and exercise that makes you feel good.
Carey’s chapter(s) on overeating spoke out to me the most. It’s the current area of health and fitness that I struggle with the most. I plateau’d in seeing and feeling improvements despite my regular exercise and healthy eating. I didn’t realize I was overeating. When I started using Carey’s advice that I can get more later or another time, I stopped overeating gradually and started seeing and feeling improvements again.
Carey has so many lessons that spoke to me, some of them lessons that put into words things I had somewhat and slowly learned over time. It really is too many to describe here, so I chose one. The chapter(s) on paying attention to how I feel after I eat well defined what I took too long to realize. For too long, I would be sluggish, tired, sleepy, you-name-it in the afternoons. For years, I had accepted it, but I did not need to settle. It was actually a simpler answer than I thought: A large or heavy meal made me sleepy in the afternoon like clockwork. I ate a smaller or healthier lunch and noticed my energy was so much better after lunch. These are the points of Carey’s book. Finding diet and exercise that makes you feel good.
January 8, 2021
Fit Intuition is the ultimate guide to health and wellness. Pam takes a holistic approach to fitness and nutrition, while weaving in psychology. She begins with common roadblocks, such as perfectionism and restriction, and then moves into fitness and nutrition. Then, when the reader has a solid foundation of where they are and what they need to do to achieve their health goals, Pam dives into habit setting and psychology - topics that are woefully left out of many fitness books and a fundamental part of wellness. Pam provides readers with a deep understanding of fit intuition and how to live a life that is not a constant war with the body, but one that is in harmony with it. Fit Intuition is certainly a book I will be referencing throughout my entire life.
February 6, 2021
I've been overweight for pretty much my entire life, and that's entailed being on every fad diet imaginable. I've also been to nutritionists, doctors, seminars—you name it. I can honestly say I haven't really met anyone who has approached nutrition and fitness the way Pamela Carey has in this book.
So much of the media that surrounds this subject can be pretty doom and gloom or unrealistic, and it can end up just making us feel worse about ourselves. If you want to change the way you think about getting healthier—whether that means learning to listen to your body or let go of the shame that may surround some less than healthy habits—I can't recommend this book enough.
So much of the media that surrounds this subject can be pretty doom and gloom or unrealistic, and it can end up just making us feel worse about ourselves. If you want to change the way you think about getting healthier—whether that means learning to listen to your body or let go of the shame that may surround some less than healthy habits—I can't recommend this book enough.
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