This book was a different take on healthy eating (not dieting-this book stresses that this is a new way of life and NOT a diet).

I found it refreshing that this book detailed reasoning behind its advice and provided scientific explanations which makes it easier to follow and appreciate.

There is extensive information on the benefits of drinking enough water and getting enough sleep as well as describing how to change your habits for the better by understanding RDA (recommended dietary allowances) and portion sizes.

There is plenty of preparation before you embark on your slim habit so you are ready and not thrown in at the deep end.
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This guide is not a list of what you can and can’t eat, it is more like a guide to help you help yourself and I am very much looking forward to seeing the results.

The Slim Habit provides an informative reference on how our bodies use the energy we get from food and the reasons why we gain weight. I thought the information and general background were useful, though the plan itself is similar to many I’ve seen before. Overall a good reference for someone just beginning a weight loss journey.

Thank you to Net Galley, the author, and publisher for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review! I really enjoyed the straight forward scientific explanation of the causes of obesity and inflammation. The advice on how to reverse and prevent it didn’t cover any new ground - sleep well, eat whole foods, exercise, drink more water, and manage stress. #slimhabit #netgalley

I truly enjoyed the beginning 1/3 of this book. The author described, in a very accessible and informative way, exactly how what we eat is "managed" by our bodies. Sugar, fat (good and bad), carbohydrates, fiber, alcohol, etc. are all metabolized differently in the body, sometimes by every organ sometimes just the liver. This was exceptionally well described, using a metaphor of "a calories is not a calorie". This connected many of the concepts together in a very accessible way. The reward center as motivation. The impact Sleep and Stress have on the way we store and use energy was particularly well done.
Where the author lost me was the way he positioned the "artificial sweetener" study as having a definitively proven impact on human brains and it triggering a hunger response because the body is not getting the associated energy load that sugar normally brings. This might be true, but the reference he used points to a for-profit doctor that touts numerous "cure-alls" for humans and pets alike. Aspertame has been studied endlessly and deemed perfectly safe for human consumption, and there is no study that demonstrates its impact on the brain as described.
The end of the book was the "Slim Habit" plan, which while useful for a beginning was not necessarily ground breaking. The exercises were pretty standard, the diet was pretty standard. And the "intermittent fasting" was described as "low calorie" days, which might make this more palatable to audiences who would otherwise eschew fasting.
Overall, I truly enjoyed the beginning of the book as a great reference to remind myself how our bodies convert food to energy.

With thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the copy of this book in return for an honest review.

This is a really good self help guide for anyone looking to make lifestyle changes to improve their health and lose weight. It has lots of achievable steps to a good, healthy lifestyle changes rather than a diet (which suggests something not so long term).

The book gives lots of the science behind why we crave foods, why we put on weight and how we can create new habits to help with weight loss.

The book is well organised and contains useful sections about exercise to try/foods to fit with a new habit and a section about interpreting food labels.

The Slim Habit is easy to understand and is definitely worth a read if you're interested in losing weight without faddy diets.

A decent self help book for explaining obesity and dieting. A lot of information. I am not so sure it will a hit book. But, was worth reading.

This is a great book that teaches how to make healthy choices and habits rather than fad diets. I study health and nutrition a lot so there wasn't anything new for me, however, the book is organized well and is a very concise informative resource!

Simple book. Decent info.

Thanks to author, publisher and Netgalley for the chance to read this book. While I got the book for free, it had no bearing on the rating I gave it.

There isn't really anything new here, but it's broken down into actionable steps for someone who needs help getting started and / or an accountability partner.

A really great book explaining weight loss as a lifestyle change rather than a fad. I’m bored of faddy diets and money making weight loss plans and found this book a really refreshing change. It is set out in four parts, which is then broke down again into different categories making it really easy to make sense of. There is no difficult terminology and any words, phrases or ideas that are slightly more complex are explained.
I found the part about RDA’s and food labels really useful and will be nipping back into this book often to use them.
I would love to see if this actually works but as the book explains long term weight loss won’t happen over night, so we shall see

Slim and fit body is really just a habit, a healthy lifestyle.

And all you need to know is well explained in this guide. Why you put on weight, how to prepare for changes, learn new habits, raise your food awareness, take right decisions, what type of exercise to take and how to get the best out of exercise.

A simple, achievable programme of things to do that will deliver the outcome you want - to lose weight, to be able to manage your weight and stay slim and healthy.

Highly recommended.