Body Love: Live in Balance, Weigh What You Want, and Free Yourself from Food Drama Forever

After years of mild obsession with exercise and healthy eating, I thought I understood how to eat for optimal health and wellness, but something was always missing. After just a few weeks of following the "light structure" and practical tips in this book, I could feel significant improvements in my fitness, mood, health, and sleep--and yes, I even lost a bit of weight during that time. And the advice in this book is incredibly easy to follow. Although I have tried probably every superfood out there over the past several years and have tried everything from paleo to keto to even a vegan diet, the piece I never thought to focus on was insulin and maintaining balanced blood sugar. I used to eat fruit and "healthy" sweet snacks throughout the day without giving it a second thought and, surprise surprise, I constantly craved sugar (which caused the more-than-occasional lapse into post-dinner Dairy Milks...). By dramatically reducing sugar (yes, including fruit sugars), cutting out snacking, and trying to get the "Fab Four" (protein, fiber, fat, and greens) into every meal or smoothie, I have finally started to see a difference in my body, but more importantly I feel great and am no longer a slave to sugar cravings or even to food cravings in general. Two or three good balanced meals in a day (sometimes even just one good meal) are now completely satisfying and I don't have to spend the entire day obsessing over food, which frees up a surprising amount of time. I thought I ought to use at least a little bit of that time to give this life-changing book a great review. Kelly Leveque, you are a godsend. Thank you.

I am someone who has always struggled with food and dieting. I have tried many different things and I can honestly say that this book and its author have been a game changer for me. I am not hungry anymore and I am happy. I have not always eaten perfectly yet I am losing weight. Kelly, you are a ray of sunshine and truly made a difference in my life!

The book was slightly damaged upon arrival but the context was really helpful.

Really great book. So easy to understand and ideas are really workable in real life.

Brilliant book with brilliant ideas 😁😁

she keeps saying its not a diet but it is, soup for Sunday dinners?! Recipes horrid but it is possible to tailor a fab four smoothie to suit your taste & they do keep you full up. As a scientist I see through some of the science. Horrified at fat tea, tea with Irish Kerrygold butter, Irish people would consider that a crime to ruin a good cup of tea.

This is a lovely book to borrow but essentially it is knowing that a meal should be 4 elements - fat, fibre, protein, greens and then lots of smoothie recipes. Bit expensive for that!

A same old same old... read 100 times before

This book is a game changer. Kelly's science-based explanations of what we should eat what and when are excellent. The 'relaxed' structured way of eating she suggests makes so much sense, and removes the mystery behind weight loss/food/diets/etc. The breakdown of how she outlines what foods trigger what hunger hormones, and why we get hungry when we get hungry is so interesting and makes you realize, down to the deepest sense, the effect certain types of foods have on our bodies. Having this understanding will innately make you choose better foods to eat. As a former sugar addict who has began to eat in a way that is guided by her relaxed structure has removed all sugar cravings...something I would have NEVER EVER EVER thought possible. Better yet, she doesn't make this claim in the book, or any other insane claims like "lose 10 lbs in 2 weeks", "drop 22 dress sizes in 10 days" etc. etc. I love how she writes about eating in a way that satiates and makes you feel calm - and I can really relate to this. As I have already mentioned, this book is a GAME CHANGER for anyone who is curious about the science behind how your body reacts to food, and anyone who has disordered eating tendencies, and anyone who may thing that weight loss/diets are shrouded by strange mystery.

Gutes Konzept. Sympathische Autorin

Really helpful!! Love the philosophy and life style that Kelly Leveque inspire in this book. I would suggest this book to anyone that would like to understand their bodies and take care about them.

Muy buen libro, muy recomendado

Eat more fats?! Kelly does it and she is not fat! She is skinny and glowingI! There must be something to this Fab 4 strategy. I have been trying to lose weight for years on and off. I struggle with binge eating and drinking, and I realize now after getting into her book that the insulin roller coaster I was putting my body through was very damaging and led to chronic weight gain. I also see that I was not eating enough healthy fats or fiber at EVERY meal to keep me full and satisfied so I did not feel the need to binge or snack. I cannot wait to try the freezer fudge when my intense chocolate cravings kick in. This book is so smart, but yes I agree technical and repetitive. But her concept is life changing for me. Bring on the healthy fats! Stabilize blood sugar! I have been introduced to so many new ingredients like ghee, MCT oil, coconut oil/milk, (bulletproof coffee) monkfruit, stevia and tahini. In just a few days I already can tell how the Fab 4 shakes and meals keep you full, and you can up the fats and fiber if you need to. I love her approach and perspective on wellness and feel empowered, healthy and hopeful. All you have to do is stock your fridge and pantry with the right ingredients - those that you like! Limit ALL sugar (incl. fruits) and carbs, and increase healthy fats, fiber and protein. I am just getting into the book, and still trying to wrap my head around ditching the steel cut oatmeal I eat for breakfast mostly before the gym, but so far I am reading that any carbohydrate will spike your blood sugar eventually because they are digested into glucose, and Kelly is trying to avoid that. I like that her aim is to first make sure you have the Fab 4 ingredients ready to eat, and then add the sugars if you need or want. I think that one challenge will be to prepare myself or eating out, like bringing raw almonds in my purse to add to a meal out if if does not seem balanced. I used to be starving all day, snacking left and right, even starving after I drank a huge protein shake after the gym, like it lit up my appetite instead of satiating me. This is because there was not the Fab 4 in it, for me too much fruit, and not enough healthy fats and fiber. Where has Kelly been my whole life!? This strategy that she suggests makes so much sense. Turning off hunger hormones with the Fab 4 is exactly what I have been needing to do!