This is an unapologetic "conversation" about what you need to do in order to get healthy. The author discusses loving yourself as you are now- no matter what size. Do not wait to be the perfect weight to love yourself- you have to do it now! She provides tips on how to do that and seven tips/steps to get healthy. These aren't any new tips really- eat more veggies, make sure you sleep, meditate, drink less, etc- but good reminders. It did seem parts of the book were repetitive and though in the beginning I found myself cracking up at the authors sense of humor and crude way of saying things by the middle of the book I was kind of tired of it and realize that this isn't really the book for me. Those who need a no bull sh$t conversation to help get them started on their health goals will mostly likely find this book helpful. If you're looking for something a little less harsh and with more concrete steps to get there then this may not be the book for you. Thank you to Netgalley and Sourcebooks for an ARC copy in exchange for an honest review.

A Canadian fitness trainer espousing "fitness feels good," Oonagh Duncan has commandeered the "F*ck" title provocation in the service of her training philosophy, principles, and methods. And in keeping with such provocation, "Healthy as F*ck: The Habits You Need to Get Lean, Stay Healthy, and Kick Ass at Life" is saturated with plain-spoke language, including a heap of swearing. If that is a turn-off, so be it, but I'm here to tell you that she is a genuine force and treasure. In the panoply of How-To books, no area is potentially more lucrative than wellness and no area is harder to deliver the goods in. In my half century of exercising and fussing about diet, I've sampled many instructional books and only a handful have stuck with me and made a difference. "Healthy as F*ck" is one such. One of her key strengths is a take-no-prisoners attitude that adds the necessary intrinsic motivation to her core idea, namely that health and fitness are not a function of willpower but of habits. Duncan offers seven core habits, which I won't spoil here other than to say they're not quite what you might expect but are, in my humble opinion, a marvellous, well-rounded blueprint for modern life. She explores how to render those habits easier to achieve, how to recruit support, what bad thoughts (aka "bullshit") get in the way, how to "half-ass" the habits (i.e. how to flex within something less than 100% adherence), and then finally, how to deal with the dreaded "fuckit," that surrendering-in-the-moment impulse that can derail any dietary/exercise regime. None of this is completely new but as a whole, it sparkles, and reading this book challenges one to become healthier in all the right ways. Overall, an apt, cohesive lifesaver.

Ok so yes I totally requested this book on name alone. I mean come on that is the best title, but all kidding aside I knew that if Ooangh picked that name the book was going to have the perfect tone and it did. This is a book that I will (and have already) refer back to throughout my journey of getting healthy.
I highly recommend this book for everyone! Amazing!

I really like how this author writes. I have read many diet books but this one really got my attention. I am in the process of trying to get healthier and this book is really helping me.

I received a copy from the publisher to read and give my honest opinion.


This is exactly what the author says this book is..... a conversation. Basically a book long conversation about what you need to do to be healthy as F@ck. Author is unapologetic and alarmingly wordy when it comes to what you should know and do about being healthy. From loving yourself despite your size to adage old news on what you should be filling your plate with. She won't roll you out a diet plan but give you helpful hints on how to not quit and make you realize your limits. There a barely any recipes, or things you usually see in a diet book, this is the conversation you wish you were having with someone to learn what healthy habits are. None of these habits are new to me so really no surprise, but the conversation is just a point blank, in your face, as a matter of fact kick that may help you get to where you want to go. I gave it four stars because it does have good points but it is just a conversation.

I've read more than a few health and weight loss books, and they are full of complicated strategies that make you feel exhausted just thinking about it.... but Healthy as F*ck is different. Oonagh Duncan narrates the book and is immediately likable -- I felt like I could trust Oonagh, and that she definitely wasn't &$%#ing with me.

Oh yeah, this book is incredibly profane and uses a lot of words that I rarely (if ever) use in my life as a children's librarian, but it comes off as hilarious and sincere.

It strikes a great balance between deep introspection into why you feel you should lose weight, and how to go about doing so. If you're not happy now, she suggests, maybe having killer abs won't make you happy, either. If you're chasing that feeling of happiness that you think a killer body will give you, maybe you should start practicing it now.

She makes it seem so easy, and honestly, maybe it really is. Fill half your plate with vegetables, practice good portion control with the rest of it, sleep well, and workout. It's not rocket science.

Reading this made me feel inspired to be healthier so I will feel better, and reinforced that feeling that it's okay to feel like you look good even if you aren't in *perfect* shape.

Healthy As F*ck is entertaining and informative. While not new information,the way it is presented is. It is funny, raw,and refreshing.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️ 5/5 stars

Healthy as F*ck is a great motivational read for anyone that is looking to eat better, feel better and maintain a healthy lifestyle.

👏🏻 This book is fantastic and will make you laugh out loud quite a few times. I found it easy to get into and while the advice given isn't groundbreaking, it's exactly what most of us need in my opinion. Non-nonsense advice is the key to maintaining a healthy lifestyle and the author manages to deliver it impeccably. Furthermore, some of the tips given are really smart and can really help you to feel better and manage your life better to get to the ultimate goal: happiness.

👍🏻 It's fun, easy to read and full of good advice. I especially liked chapter 3 'the 7 habits of highly healthy motherf*ckers* and I found myself highlighting quite a few bits of this book.

👎🏻 I don't really have anything negative to say about this book other that some might find it too common sense to be valuable (which was not my case at all!) Avoid it if you're looking for a new diet that prohibits certain foods or only allow you to eat within a certain time frame.

I enjoyed this- it gives some good, practical advice, and it’s funny. I won’t add it to my HS collection, but I’ll definitely recommend it to my friends!

Wow.

Okay. I have a lot of thoughts on this book. I shall try and make this as short and non-rambly as possible. Spoiler, I shall fail.

First off, when I saw it on netgalley, the cover and title caught my eye. I have not read a weight loss/health related book in several years. I used to read them all the time though, but I stopped because I felt like they were hurting rather than helping. Not only do I really not read books like this anymore, I don’t really read non-fiction. So the fact that I read this in about day says something (to me, anyway).

I have struggled with my body image for over 15 years, and my weight has definitely gone up and down, especially since I’ve moved to the US (which coincides with getting married and getting older, so I can’t completely blame America). I’ve worked on being more positive and loving myself and I’ve come so far since 15 year old me, but there is still a flash of disgust when I look in the mirror or tuck my stomach back into my jeans when I sit down. I feel guilty when I eat ‘bad’ and tell myself I need to work extra hard at the gym or restrict my calories, which always fails and then I feel bad about myself and stuff my face again. I’m always thinking about losing weight, I’m always thinking about what next big event or holiday I have coming up that I need to lose weight for. I’m always comparing myself to other people, even though I tell myself it’s not that bad because I used to be way worse.

I’d like to say I eat fairly healthy and I exercise consistently-ish, with some up and down times when I go through bad patches in my personal life (like losing a baby almost halfway through my pregnancy, I don’t mean to bring the mood down, but obviously that knocked me on my ass for a few months and it was like starting all over again). Anywho. The point is, I like to tell myself that I do not diet, it is about the ‘lifestyle’. Eat healthy + exercise = live longer. I do tell myself that and I think most of me believes it. But there is still a part of me that thinks more vegetables + more cardio = less fat on my totally reasonable and healthy body. I am slightly ashamed to admit that when I saw this on netgalley, my first thought was ‘I wonder if this has anything new, any new ideas or tips and tricks to lose weight, I wonder if this will finally magically make me a healthy person that weighs 20lbs less.’

Well, I do not magically weigh 20lbs less overnight, but I do think this book offered something new to me – no magic trick or secret, but common sense and things I’ve heard a million times but this time, they finally got through my thick head. This book woke me up, it was my a-ha moment.

Right from the first freaking page, this book just got me. It just spoke to my soul. You know when you hear/read/see something at exactly the right time in your life for you to actually listen and make a change? That was this book for me. I am sick of hating myself, even if it isn’t as bad as it used to be. That’s not good enough! I want the hate completely gone, thank you very much. I want to really love my body, not just say that I do. I want to be proud of it and I want to treat it well. I want to actually be healthy and not constantly ‘trying’ to be healthy.

This book is full of logic and common sense, as well as lots of research and sciencey facts to back it all up. All in a lovely easy to read package. I loved all the tips and tricks, the ideas for small changes that make a big difference. There are definitely some things that don’t apply to me at all, and there are some that made me a bit hesitant to try... But the thing is, like the book says, if you don’t make changes nothing will change! I can’t expect to keep doing the same shit and expecting different results. I know this already, this is not brand new information, but it was apparently the right time for me to read it and finally get it – you know?

So much just made so much sense to me. Like how much effort I am willing to put in to get the body I want – spoiler alert, I don’t really want to put in 100% effort just to be skinny – that means working my butt off every day at the gym, restricting myself and heading back towards an eating disorder, being grumpy because bodies and brains need carbs, always finding fault with my body… no thanks. I’d rather put in less effort while still enjoying my life, enjoying what I eat, working out to be healthy and having more energy. I don’t want a body I am reasonably happy with if that means an unhappy life. No thank you.

On top of all these good things, I thought the book was funny. I laughed several times. Maybe I just have the same humour as the author, maybe everyone will find it funny. But it made it even more fun to read because I was laughing in between all the serious life examining and tearing up at how she just got me. Also, there is swearing in this book – did you perhaps get that from the title? If you are offended by that, f*ck off. Haha kidding, but seriously.

Bottom line – if you have struggled with your weight or your body image or the way you think about/talk to yourself, I highly recommend this book. You won’t find the next weight loss magic trick here, but you will find logic and common sense written in a way that will hopefully help that message finally sink in. But this book will not magically change your life unless you are willing to put in the work and change your own life.

Overall, I loved this. A lot. Will you love it? I don’t know. I sure hope so. Basically, this book is about you being a damn grown up, making the right choices and owning those choices. Because the choices you make get you the body you have. Make better choices and get the body you choose. And be damn proud of that body.

Obviously, since I read this in about a day and only just finished it, I haven’t made any huge life changes and haven’t lost a bunch of weight. But it has definitely inspired me to make some changes. I did the exercises she suggested, I wrote shit down, I took notes, I really looked at my reasons and the effort I wanted to put in. I downloaded meditation and habit reminding apps. I have a list of changes I want to make and I know what my favourite bullshit is. I am excited to make these changes, be honest with myself and make some bloody new choices. I will check back in closer to the release date and I will re-read bits and pieces if I need a little reminder. I am sure I will have a setback or two, but I won’t consider it a setback, just, you know, life. I won’t beat myself up and give up. I’ll pick myself up and move on. I have no plans to be perfect all the time, screw that shit sideways. Also, I feel like I'm in a good mental spot where it's not totally about the weight and I love myself right now, as I am, and I am happy right now. This could last a day or a month, working on being happy right now and my confidence will take just as much effort as changing my eating/exercising habits. Anyway, that’s how I am feeling right now, like I said I will check back in (on goodreads) closer to release date.

Not gonna lie, I feel pretty damn bad ass right now. So I hope you also like this book and feel like a bad ass when you finish.

2 other things that are only in relation to the ARC – the kindle version was awful on my phone, ipad and kindle. I had to read it in adobe digital editions, so hopefully that is sorted when published. I am sure it will be. Secondly, the book mentions resources plenty of times and I am extremely angry that they aren’t available yet. Kidding! Not angry. Impatient. I want the recipes and all the other good stuff she mentions and can’t wait for them to be available.

Thanks for the opportunity to read and review this title. This is the only place I will review it though as I don't think I would do it justice. Foul language doesn't offend me, so that wasn't an issue, but I just was not engaged. I think for the right person this would be helpful, even entertaining, but for me, right now, not so much.

Pros: Habits equals mindlessness, but I’ve never looked at habits this way. Plus, I’ve never put thoughts into why I want to lose weight either. This book will have you asking yourself why? Why do I want to have flat abs? Why am I not happy with myself at this very moment? Once you get to "your why" then it will make things easier when it comes to weight loss.

Cons: Be prepared, because this book is not for lightweights. If you’re sensitive to language then this book is not for you. I repeat, this book is for the pure grown and sexy. So, if you can handle the language of a sailor, then check it out. Otherwise, you will be shocked! Overall, awesome book and a must read.