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Man v Fat: The Weight-Loss Manual
Man v Fat is a practical and supportive resource for men, written by a normal bloke who just wanted to lose some weight.
One day Andrew Shanahan took a guttie to text to a mate. But once he had taken the photo, he couldn't stop looking at it. He realised how unhappy he was about his body and resolved to change it. However he soon learned that the dieting industry had turned its back on men. Men were expected to get fit, tone up and turn fat into a six-pack in six weeks. There was nothing for men who simply wanted to lose their beer belly, play football again and feel more confident. So Andrew decided to do something about this.
In Man v Fat , Andrew Shanahan will give you everything you need to know in order to lose weight, breaking it down into three essential
Stage 1: Understand why you got fat
Stage 2: Learn how to lose weight
Stage 3: Create a winning structure
Man v Fat is not a diet book or a commercial diet plan. It will explain (and myth-bust) the various diets available, so you can choose the one that will work best for you - or even create your own. It will help you to supercharge your motivation, set specific goals and teach you how to track and review them, identify threats and create a support network, and of course troubleshoot common hurdles. There are plans to get you walking, running or cycling (optional activity) or make the most of obligatory activity. Plus a perfect week plan and perfect month plan to get you started.
In the battle of man against fat, this book is your ultimate weapon.
One day Andrew Shanahan took a guttie to text to a mate. But once he had taken the photo, he couldn't stop looking at it. He realised how unhappy he was about his body and resolved to change it. However he soon learned that the dieting industry had turned its back on men. Men were expected to get fit, tone up and turn fat into a six-pack in six weeks. There was nothing for men who simply wanted to lose their beer belly, play football again and feel more confident. So Andrew decided to do something about this.
In Man v Fat , Andrew Shanahan will give you everything you need to know in order to lose weight, breaking it down into three essential
Stage 1: Understand why you got fat
Stage 2: Learn how to lose weight
Stage 3: Create a winning structure
Man v Fat is not a diet book or a commercial diet plan. It will explain (and myth-bust) the various diets available, so you can choose the one that will work best for you - or even create your own. It will help you to supercharge your motivation, set specific goals and teach you how to track and review them, identify threats and create a support network, and of course troubleshoot common hurdles. There are plans to get you walking, running or cycling (optional activity) or make the most of obligatory activity. Plus a perfect week plan and perfect month plan to get you started.
In the battle of man against fat, this book is your ultimate weapon.
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242 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 15, 2014
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Andrew Shanahan
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Best-selling author of sci-fi and post-apocalyptic fiction. Books tend to have elements of horror in them too, mostly because I'm pretty degenerate and I like books where there's a smattering of gore.
If you would like to die in one of my books then you can add your name to the HAT OF DEATH by filling in the form here:
http://www.iwillliterarilykillyou.com/
For legal reasons I have to point out that this is a literary, rather than a literal death. You're quite safe.
Best-selling author of sci-fi and post-apocalyptic fiction. Books tend to have elements of horror in them too, mostly because I'm pretty degenerate and I like books where there's a smattering of gore.
If you would like to die in one of my books then you can add your name to the HAT OF DEATH by filling in the form here:
http://www.iwillliterarilykillyou.com/
For legal reasons I have to point out that this is a literary, rather than a literal death. You're quite safe.
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February 3, 2016
Man v Fat is a diet book that looks at other diets. It uses a 3 part structure.Step 1 Understand why you got fat.This is basically survey data on reasons and excuses folks use get and remain fat. Step 2 Learn how to lose weight. This is a review of the 10 most popular diet plans and other methods of losing weight. This was personally the most helpful part of the book. As far as I could tell it is the only book to do this. Step 3 the final step. Create a winning structure . This is review of everything from note pads to track eating habits and exercise to fitness trackers. It seemed comprehensive and unbiased.
What makes this book special is that it claims to be targeted at males. That said Shanahan does state what makes this book uniquely male oriented. It does include testimonials only written by guys. Shanahan does make 3 declaratory statements. 1) He claims it is not a diet plan but a means of choosing a diet plan.2) It is not a magic pill, unless you follow the advice given in the diet you chose to follow. 3) The book is not an exhaustive encyclopedia of weight loss. The aim is to address the main questions that men have about weight loss.
Out of the books I have read on weight loss this one was possibly the most helpful. It got me to chose the Weight Watchers diet plan and stick with it so far for 6 months with a loss of 25lbs which I have maintained for a month. I would tell you to get your local library to buy this book and then try it out before buying a personal copy. In short take it for a drive before you buy it. I think its worth the money.
December 3, 2019
Best book for weight loss. Clear, succinct information. I lost a weight of seventy pounds. I read this book after my weight loss journey. The information provided is so accurate and to the point. It says that it is for men. But almost all the advice can be taken by women too. After I read the whole book I realized that I used many of its concepts for my own weight loss program. Read this book and put the principles into practice. This book can be life changing.
October 6, 2021
Does what it says on the tin...it's helping me with a lifelong weight battle... I'm sure I'll be dipping back into this book in the years to come... stylistically it might not be to everyone's taste, and I doubt that everyone will agree with every point BUT it does offer challenges and food for thought all of which works for me when the time is right
February 13, 2020
The book that kickstarted my journey from fat b'stard to beach body ready-ish.
So if like me you couldn't see your... toes when you looked down, get off your lardy a*rse and get yourself down to The Works or Poundland and pick up a copy.
Alternatively, sit there and wait to die a bit earlier.
So if like me you couldn't see your... toes when you looked down, get off your lardy a*rse and get yourself down to The Works or Poundland and pick up a copy.
Alternatively, sit there and wait to die a bit earlier.
July 29, 2018
felt like there's more helpful resources online for free but it's not awful advice though
June 17, 2020
Nothing new here to see. The MvF used to be great but now seems to be poorly managed. Pity.
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