Sam Pease - Eat Less Crap Lose That Fat

AFTER In just 5 months, Id lost 28 kilos and had gained abs. Without exercising once.

One of the hardest things about most diets is that many of them set unrealistic expectations of what we, mere mortals, can achieve. Nobody wants to give up their guilty pleasures, exercise three times a week and start food-elimination diets. Thats not fun. Or sustainable. Its also totally impractical for people with busy lives, jobs and children.

Before I created this diet I was fat and confused. I was desperate to lose weight but nothing worked. Every time I failed on a diet I felt sad. So I ate. A lot. Then Id hate myself for not even being able to do something as simple as not eating cheese, and soon I was in a vicious food-stuffing spiral. I spent half my time riddled with self-loathing and the rest totally delusional; every time I saw my reflection in a shop window I quickly looked away so I could continue to deny I was fat.

APPARENTLY, MOST WOMEN think negatively about their body at least 13 times a day. Some women despise their shape up to 100 times each day thats hardcore fat shame.

Youll probably be surprised at how many minutes a day you spend frowning at your frame, scowling at your shape or moaning about your meals. Do any of the following fat-guilt statements sound familiar?

Why cant I find anything in my wardrobe that fits?

Why do I eat crap food?

Why do I look so bad in clothes?

Why am I fat?

Why is everyone else slimmer than me?

Why can she eat that and not be as fat as me?

Why did I just inhale that?

Why cant I just control myself around food?

And so on, and so on, and so on

If you spend a few minutes a day thinking about each of these things, youre already spending nearly half an hour every day beating yourself up. If you extrapolate that over a year, youre spending more than a solid week, 24/7, living in a bubble of fat remorse. No wonder youre not enthused. You spend too much time telling yourself that it cant be done.

Wouldnt it just be easier to spend half of that time making conscious choices?

You dont have to boycott the foods you crave this is not a food-elimination diet. I learnt, through research, trial and error, that minor simple adjustments to the way I eat and move can result in weight loss. I dont like to exercise, and I need to eat carbs, chips and cheese most days, so inventing a plan to incorporate my reality was essential.

It doesnt matter how many times youve tried and failed in the past; this book will finally get your body back into shape, without the demanding sacrifices of traditional diets. You just have to eat less. And get off your fat ass. My book will show you exactly how to do that, and make it work on a day-to-day basis.

If I managed to lose weight during an emotionally draining, physically demanding and financially challenging time in my life, anybody can do it.

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FAT PEOPLE SIT

When I was fat I spent a lot of time sitting on my butt. I looked like a couch, only less comfortable.

ONE EVENING WHILE couch-bound (again), something occurred to me. It was a seemingly random thought at the time, but ultimately it triggered the decision to stop being the Mayor of Fatville: To become an actress, one should study acting. To become a musician, one should study music. If I want to be slim should I study slim people?

So I did. I studied slim people.

There are two perpetually slim people in my life: my father, and one of my oldest and most eccentric friends, Taina. While others have got fatter, their weight has stayed constant. Theyve never gained more than a kilo between them.

How the hell did they stay so slim? I started stalking them, utterly convinced that if I discovered their secret, I too would be small again.

The first thing I realised was that they ate less than me. That may seem obvious, but at the time I was gorging myself almost to the point of vomiting on a daily basis. (I know, I know so attractive.) Yes, you may see slim people in burger bars or eating ice-cream but unless they suffer from bulimia, chances are they eat there once a month, rather than once a day.

The second discovery was that they never exercised. Ever. Their fitness regime consisted of walking to the car parked in the driveway.