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 components:
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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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 components:
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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Man v Fat: The Weight-Loss Manual

Man v Fat: The Weight-Loss Manual

by Andrew Shanahan
Man v Fat: The Weight-Loss Manual

Man v Fat: The Weight-Loss Manual

by Andrew Shanahan

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Overview

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 components:
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.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781472225290
Publisher: Headline
Publication date: 12/15/2014
Sold by: Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format: eBook
File size: 4 MB

About the Author

Andrew Shanahan is an award-winning journalist and entrepreneur who runs the world's best free weight-loss magazine for men: www.manvfat.com.

From his work writing about food for the Guardian and being named one of the country's best young restaurant critics by the Independent on Sunday, weight has always been an issue. His recent experience of losing a lot of weight left him stunned about how little help is directed at men who are dieting. Consequently, he launched his new project - www.manvfat.com - to help normal blokes who simply want to win their own battle with fat.

Launched after a successful crowdfunding campaign which drew support from Jamie Oliver amongst others, MAN v FAT seeks to inspire, motivate and educate men.

Table of Contents

Foreword 7

What is MAN v FAT? 11

Step 1 Understand why you got fat

Our survey said… 25

1 Too little activity or exercise 26

2 Motivation 30

3 Stress 33

4 Can't control appetite 37

5 Metabolism slowing down 40

6 Lack of knowledge 42

7 Too much alcohol 44

8 Lack of support 47

Step 2 Learn how to lose weight

The basics of nutrition 60

Different diets and what men think about them 69

1 My own rules 70

2 Calorie counting 73

3 Fasting 77

4 Low-carb, high-fat 79

5 Paleo 82

6 Weight Watchers 84

7 Slimming World 87

8 Juice detox 91

9 Cambridge Diet 94

10 Slow Carb diet 97

Getting active 100

Reasons not to be active 103

Obligatory activity 107

Optional activity 109

Making your fitness plans 112

Walking fitness plan 115

Running fitness plan 118

Bodyweight strength fitness plan 120

Weight training fitness plan 125

Cycling fitness plan 130

Swimming fitness plan 132

Good habits to make, bad habits to break 134

Supplements and vitamins 145

Step 3 Create a winning structure

Setting your goals 157

Breaking your goals down 165

Getting equipped 169

Identifying threats 176

Building your support team 180

Tracking and reviewing your progress 183

Making a day plan 191

Making a week plan 194

Changing your mindset 196

The final checklist 199

Appendix

Troubleshooting 204

Glossary of jargon 214

Recipes 220

Drinks 236

Index 237

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