Feel Great, Lose Weight: Simple Habits for Lasting and Sustainable Weight Loss by Rangan Chatterjee

Feel Great, Lose Weight: Simple Habits for Lasting and Sustainable Weight Loss Reviews

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  Doug

  3.5, rounded up.
  
  FURTHER update, 10/11: So it's now been almost 6 months since I finished this book - and in that time I have now taken off a total of 50 lbs. and am only 6 lbs. away from a 'normal' BMI rating. Again, I wouldn't necessarily credit this book with making the difference, but it DID impel me to begin my weight loss journey, and could do the same for anyone who reads it.
  
  Update, 6/17: So, in my original post, I said I would get back to let you know whether this book 'worked'. It challenged me enough to make me want to make a concerted effort to finally take off weight I had carried around for far too long. On 4/21, I weighed 215.6, with a BMI of 33 - in the obese range. Today, 6/17, I weigh 191.4, with a BMI of 29, which dropped me down to 'merely' overweight - loss of a little over 24 lbs. That is about halfway to my goal weight, but a great result for only 7 weeks. Is that due to this book alone? Of course not - but many of the suggestions in the book I DID adopt, and DID work for me.
  
  Original post: 4/21/21
  This is a very quick read (lotsa white space and photos), that is more motivational than a 'diet plan' per se - there are no recipes, nor really any hardline 'rules' Just gentle suggestions that will hopefully help you to overcome your weight issues. None of these are really new or innovative, but the author puts them together in a fun, easy to read and understand way. Whether they WORK or not - let me get back to you on that....
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  Diane Law

  I am a fan of Dr Chatterjee so was keen to read his latest book.
  I think the title doesn't do it justice, because it is more about adopting a healthy lifestyle : what to eat, when you eat, sleeping, moving your body etc. It isn't just about losing weight.
  
  It is very readable and the photos are captivating.
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  Anna Björklund

  Det är faktiskt en unik bok i sitt slag. Att det inte handlar om att banta, att det inte handlar om att skämmas, att det handlar om att göra små förändringar i livet som kan ha stor betydelse för hälsan och som ger "biverkning" som att gå ner i vikt. Jag tycker att Chatterjee lägger fram ett smart helhetskoncept utan hets, utan målvikt, utan skuldbeläggande och utan pekpinnar utan smarta och enkla råd.
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  Nina

  I'm starting a JOURNEY, ok? I'm getting old or whatever, and things are starting to catch up with me. So I'm reading/listening to everything I can right now about how to improve health. I like the empathetic approach of Dr. Chatterjee (YEAH, it's NOT really my fault!) while still giving you simple things you can do to start making changes. It's also empowering in that he encourages you to make your own plan, incorporate the changes you can while knowing not everything will work for you, and not everything has to. Honestly, the weight loss piece of this book is really more - and hey, this will help you lose weight by happenstance! Which is nice. Yes, the anecdotes seem a bit too easy, but overall, I found a lot I connected with in this book, and I think I'll come back to it more than once.
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  Paula Street

  This is an excellent book. I was a bit put off by the title, but I love Rangan Chatterjee’s Feel Better, Live More podcast, and I was keen to read his latest book after getting so much out of his previous book, Feel Better in 5. In the end, I found this book both interesting and inspiring in terms of ideas for developing a healthier lifestyle (and potentially losing weight in the process). It is ironic that I listened to most of the audiobook through the night while waiting for unsettled children to get back to sleep, when the key message for me from this book is that good quality sleep is vital for an overall healthy lifestyle. 🤷🏼‍♀️
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  Annee

  As always with Dr Chatterjee a great and informative read which I'll now work to putting into practise... he always makes the science make perfect sense!
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  Pam Brown

  Excellent - I would highly recommend this as the lifestyle book for January. Sensible, sustainable and positive information to help everyone achieve their target weight and live healthier lives. Debunks a lot of important myths. Really useful reading for healthcare professionals who advise people on how to lose weight.
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  Vanessa

  This is a really solid book, and kind of perfect for people who are trying to get away from diet culture and make a proper lifestyle change. My personal rating is just more to do with the fact that I was already very aware of the methods and advice that Chatterjee puts forward in this book, so most of the book was nothing new to me. However, I would 100% recommend this to anyone who has struggled with their weight and repeatedly falling off the bandwagon. Chatterjee's approach is sensible and always practical, which is something I really like about his books. Also, the physical copy looks just as good as his other books.
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  Nik

  It’s become a kind of tradition these last few years to pre-order & read Dr RC’s latest book to kickstart my year. This one didn’t disappoint, & interestingly brings together lots of other theoretical stuff I’ve read in recent years about food. This is very accessible, do-able & as always beautifully presented.
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  Jennifer

  I listened to this as an audiobook and it was narrated by the author. He did a great job and I would highly suggest to all my friends with busy schedules to at least listen to this. Lots and lots of good stuff in this book.
  The author makes the case that we’re responding to our bodies signals. Feeling hungry and storing unwanted fat because of our food choices. He explains why we might be insulin resistant and how low calorie diets have sabotaged our bodies. All of this making us slaves to our choices.
  The goal of this book is about long term. What will I do long term about my eating habits? Will I be able to keep my weight off? Can I discover what and why eating this way can bring me to my healthy self?
  Critical things to think about in each chapter are What, Why, When, How and Where I eat. He keeps it simple and doable. I really liked that about the book. All of it had realistic goals.
  Sleep, mental health, stress management, and alcohol consumption are some of the things he talks about. All very insightful.
  I liked that he embraced all eating choices; for example plant based, vegetarian and regular diets.
  I highly recommend this and learned a lot. 62% of people are overweight today, just look around. It’s startling.
  Thanks to Gildan Media via Netgalley for this audiobook. I’ve voluntarily given my review.
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  Tracy

  4 stars. Recently, I've been trying to be better at the whole exercise and cleaner eating thing, so I jumped at the change to read this book. It's full of helpful tips and practical strategies -- nothing groundbreaking here, but it's definitely helpful to have a reminder every so often.
  
  The advice is realistic, easy, and logical. There's no magic tricks, no starving yourself or cutting out your favorite foods; rather, this is a practical, easy to follow approach to the hard work of weight loss and exercise.
  
  I'd definitely recommend Feel Great, Lose Weight to anyone who is trying to do just that. Thanks to NetGalley and BenBella Books for the opportunity to read it in return for my honest opinion.
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  Nima Morgan

  Dr. Chatterjee takes the hype and complication out of weight loss and turns it into an easy to do and practical way to change one's daily outlook on life and habits, by finding simple solutions to not only lose weight but to feel better about oneself. This book is good for anyone who is not only looking to find ways to lose weight but to also find a new outlook on self-image by making changes with solid, simple solutions that are available to everyone. A must-read!
  Thank you to NetGalley and Gildan Media for giving me this opportunity to listen and review this book. #NetGalley, #GildanMedia.
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  Jan Anne

  Amazing, simply, straightforward book on eating healthy and having a healthy lifestyle. It isn't making big transformation claims, but argues for small (yet ultimately very significant) lifestyle changes.
  
  The things suggested are fairly obvious, however Chatterjee puts it all together in a easy, fun and energetic way.
  
  Eating whole foods, sleeping well & movement. Love the breakdown Chatterjee makes and look forward to implement his health strategies into my life!
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  Johanna

  En bra genomgång om hur olika saker påverkar vår kropp och (försök till) viktminskning. Konkreta tips om hur du stegvis tar små steg mot en bättre hälsa. Intressant och användbar!
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  Brendon.goodmurphy

  I read this book as an assignment for my job, and as far as diet/healthy lifestyle books goes, it is very good. I like Dr. Chatterjee's non-judgmental, compassionate approach. And there is a lot of informative science in there, too. Why do some people carry excess weight? The reasons will likely surprise you and help you let go of the shaming idea that it's all your fault.
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  Susan

  Clearly written, practical advice to help people achieve a healthy weight and then maintain it. I felt very inspired by many of the ideas presented in the book.
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  Barbara

  Feel Great, Lose Weight by Rangan Chatterjee is a quick audio. The author/ narrator was pleasant, but I must admit translating British English to American English is sometimes annoying. Biscuits are cookies. Crisps are potato chips which are French fries. I’ve read so many diet books. This one doesn’t present any new information. As a lifetime member of weight watchers, I disagree with some of the author’s ideas. Weighing yourself twice a day—NO. Weight loss is re-educating yourself for your lifetime. Chatterjee notions are too strict. Life just isn’t that way.
  
  I generously gave this book 3 stars.
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  Andreea

  Disclaimer: I received this book for free in exchange of my honest opinion.
  
  2.5 stars
  
  I have mixed feelings about this book.
  
  On one hand, it's not your usual diet book and it focuses a lot on good common sense advice and how diet are individual things and what worked for one person might not work the same for another. Which is cool, cool, cool.
  
  On the other hand, it completely ignores eating disorders and it also offers some bullsh*t diet propaganda - like maybe you are not hungry, you just need a glass of water.
  
  So I am torn, because overall I don't think it's a bad book, I don't think his intentions are bad, but I wish the book was more aware about eating disorders and how triggering some things can be. And I also found some advice silly (like telling the coworker who brings sweets at work to maybe stop... of course, he said it in a nicer way than this, but I still find that a tad bit rude and self-centered).
  
  Overall, it's not that bad of a diet book. It reads easily and the pictures are gorgeous. Oh, but it's worth saying he doesn't reference any particular studies when talking about some things and tend to use the "this worked for X, so you should try it" approach.
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  Louise

  This looks really amazing.
  I'm really not a fan of diets so I nearly didn't buy this but I'm so glad I did.
  This looks holistically at your life, not just at what you eat. It also looks at the environment we live in and how that sets us up to gain weight.
  I've made my plan for the next month, I'm not even looking at the scales, I'm just focusing on being my healthiest self and I hope I might lose a few pounds along the way.
  I really recommend this if you are interested in long term lifestyle change rather than quick weight loss. What I hope is that it will be permanent.
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  Annette Thompson

  Brilliant guide to losing weight with many helpful tips and advice that I would not have thought of. Put in a simple way that doesn’t bog you down with jargon. Nor does it make any false promises. Definitely the best book out there.
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  Anna-Klara Aronsson

  Okej vi har hört det förut.
  Men denna boken är lättfattlig överskådlig och med både forskning och konkreta tips. Jag läste den som e-bok och flera av källhänvisningarna länkades i boken.
  
  Jag blir verkligen peppad av författarens sätt att skriva!!
  Rekommenderas.
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  Linda Lassman

  Listening to Feel Great Lose Weight was a pleasure, especially as it was narrated by its Author Dr Rangan Chatterjee.
  
  I have read many so called “diet books” however, in Feel Good Lose Weigh Dr Chatterjee explains Why Diet’s Don’t Work! The book is split into five sections and Dr Rangan hopes to provide the toolbox so that we can become “our own mechanic”. There are techniques to try, bedtime breathing practices and new habits to adopt.
  
  My two favourite takeaways are listening to Dr Chatterjee explain about Blissy foods (you will have to listen to find out more about these) and Understanding our Weight Point which Dr Chatterjee explains is a setting in our brains changed by the way we have followed so many low-calorie diets in the past. For me this was a real “aha” moment and was something I hadn’t read about before. Dr Chatterjee uses fuel and fuel tanks as analogies making it easier to understand.
  
  Feel Good, Lose Weight was a great listen whilst I was cleaning, and I often stopped to make notes. So much so that then decided to buy the book as it is a great resource and can be read again and again.