I loved how easy it was to read and follow, it had quizzes so you could have a better understanding of your health and get a base line. It’s a resourceful tool to have to help guide your eating to help support your body and how you think about food.

This is such a refreshing book! It is about shifting your mindset and lifestyle to be healthier and not just another diet book. I really enjoyed reading about gut health. Be sure to take the quiz and don't miss out on this holistic approach.
Thank you Net Galley for the ARC.

Metabolism Makeover by Megan Hansen is a helpful, thorough guide to understanding the human body and the changes you need to make to take advantage of the human system to achieve the fitness goal you set out for. This book provides strategies, principles, and well-written explanations to answer a myriad of issues/concerns/curiosities you may run into as you understand the human body, and your body in particular, better. The emphasis on how being well-rounded with your health - good sleep and regulating blood sugar - was a refreshing take compared to what the fad diets tell you to focus on. All in all, I found this book both helpful and insightful, and I hope you find it to be a welcome addition to your knowledge base.

Helpful

A thorough guide that helps you learn how you can make changes and why they are necessary.

I voluntarily read an advanced copy.

Megan Hansen does a great job of providing strategies and hope for anyone wanting to claim better health. While she provides ample information about diet, this is not another 'diet book'. The focus is on the total picture; 6 Pillars of the Metabolic Ecosystem to achieve better health and well being. The science is there but Megan speaks to lay people like me and I get what she's saying. I am really excited to incorporate her strategies and hope to update my review with stellar results!
Thank you Megan Hansen

I loved this book! I can’t wait for tomorrow and will definitely be buying it to share with others and go back for reference. I feel like it was very informative but not so much that you get bogged down and overwhelmed. Thank you so much NetGalley for the ARC!!

This book is amazing! It's not another diet or another thing that you will try and quit in 1 month. This is it, this is how you can eat for the rest of your life. No figuring out what to do when the diet ends. This is life changing and it will change your life too!

Great set of principles to help your overall health journey and for weight loss.

I love how it emphasizes health including proper sleep and regulating blood sugar over strictly weight loss.

Eating PHFF (protein, healthy fat, fiber) and not "dieting" are a major reason I know this book is way better than a fad diet. It helped me put a lot into perspective as I strive to be healthy, especially as I age.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC of this book #sponsored.

An interesting read with some interesting concepts. Especially in the day and age of intermittant fasting and the like. I liked some of the suggestions for eating and movement. The beginning with the description of a carb etc was a bit too indepth with not enough anecdotal or telling of what actual foods make these differences.
I will be taking on some of the advice though - good for an easy quick read to get some insight into how your body works and uses its energy.

Absolutely FANTASTIC!
A book about health and the body that is not the typical eat less, move more philosophy. Metabolism Makeover at it core seeks to educate and inform. How does a body's metabolism work? How can a metabolism be optimized? Focusing on 6 key pillars, the book provides a very well balanced approach to overall health. The pillars are: Blood sugar, muscle, movement, sleep, stress management and gut health with a bonus about mental health. Reduction of calories is never mentioned as a method for weight loss of overall health. Instead the book focuses on balancing the kind of food that can help a metabolism function properly. Protein, Health Fat and Fiber (PHFF). The book is rich with examples and exercises of how to put Metabolism Makeover into action. Stress management strategies, ideas on how to move more, tips to improve sleep, meal examples for PHFF and more!

The book gives me hope that there is something I can do to improve my overall health and well being.
I took a few weeks and put several of the strategies into action and found them to be very sustainable and easy to follow. I recorded a VLOG showing each of the areas of focus and I how I implemented them over the time period.

https://youtu.be/AjQnq016V8k

Excellent read. Highly recommend!

Learning that what I did in the past was just foolish dreams was the first step
in moving forward. This book walks you through why you did the wrong thing and what to focus on. It lets you put the past in the past and move in the correct direction. It shows you why and how you can thoughtfully move in a direction of control and positive body image.

If you are interested in health and understanding how your metabolism works, then you’ll want to read this! Also, if you’ve failed many diets like I have, this book will be helpful for you! I found this book so interesting and not the least bit boring. It really gave me a new perspective on the pillars of the human metabolism and has motivated me to put that new mindset to work. I loved all of her client examples and her list of resources at the end. This was a fairly easy read, short and sweet. I’m so glad I had the opportunity to read it. Thank you NetGalley for this ARC!

Overall I really enjoyed this book. As someone who has struggled with weight loss and feels like they have tried everything under the sun this book made me really understand the MEANING and PURPOSE of my food. This book gave me an easy understanding of why it is important to eat more protein a fiber instead of just saying it’s “the rule” or “because I’m a dietitian/nutritionist and I said so. This book gave great information and I liked the stories and examples along the way as well as the resources for future use.

I only Gave this 4/5 stars because the beginning seemed to be a lot of “fluff.” It was a lot of “this will be talked about later” when I just wanted to jump in on start learning. The beginning of the book didn’t catch my attention and didn’t leave me wanting to know more but by the second chapter I was learning about what made me open the book in the first place.

Among, many things this book zooms in on balancing blood sugar with all eating. This is achieved through incorporating PHFF: adding protein, healthy fat and fibre to your meal, The author provides many suggestions and combinations.

Metabolism Makeover was a great read and full of such interesting information. I liked how the author organizes her method into what she calls the metabolic ecosystem which is essentially 6 pillars (blood sugar, muscle, movement, good sleep, stress, healthy gut) that are the foundation for losing and keeping off weight. I also appreciated the tests as sometimes when I read these kind of books it’s hard to objectively gauge where I am, and progress I’ve made!

The book has lots of really simple - and in my opinion realistic - tips and suggestions that are offered which I appreciated. I found the “low stomach acid” test fascinating and made my whole family do it too haha. Yay for normal stomach acid levels!

Her explanations and light science behind how our subconscious mind, and how we talk to ourselves, impacts the conscious mind was really well said! Some of this I’ve heard before, but she writes in a way that’s easy to digest and understand. I also really loved the idea of “rebranding” oneself with “I am” statements to help you get back on track if you ‘fall off the wagon’ rather than cycling down into a bad cycle of not exercising, eating poorly etc. (for example “I am a person that exercises 4 days a week” etc. ).

And last but not least I got so much out of her preview, live, and review the week sections. The learning parts were great, but having her walk us through how it actually applies to her own week with an example was fantastic!! Very helpful.

Thank you to NetGalley, Girl Friday Books, and the author Megan Hansen for the ARC copy to voluntarily read and review. All thoughts and opinions are mine.

This is the owner's manual for your body that should have been given to everyone when they hit adulthood. Megan Hansen gives you informed information to ramp up your body's energy furnace to the level it should be. Scrap the fad eating plans and get on board for a real life plan to make over your eating habits and movement.

***Thank you NetGalley, Edelweiss and Megan Hansen for the ARC Copy***
Publish Date: 05.02.2023

Synopsis: This is not a typical fad diet book that tells you to focus on one aspect and it is going to be your golden ticket to a healthier life and weight loss. This book breaks it up into pillars – and the author acknowledges – that we are not all going to be eating plain chicken breast and salad for every meal – we are going to go out with friends, drink alcohol, not manage stress well and probably sleep like shit from time to time. The books chapters are really wellness pillars and chapter one has a small quiz to help assist in what areas in your life need more work vs which areas you can continue at your current pace. The major focuses: Macronutients (I know, a buzz word, but now I understand them), Blood Sugar, Muscle (and ways to gain), Movement (not just running), Sleep, Stress Management, Gut Health, Use of your Brain and how they all go together. There are SO many examples, graphs and stories that it is easy to see that these “lessons” really can be applied to anyone, in any situation.

Review: This is one of the only easy to digest books I have read on weight loss that actually makes sense. I was able to finish it in one (really two – because sleep got in the way) sittings. I have a bachelors degree in nursing and nutrition was something I always struggled with. The older I got, it seemed it was easier to put on weight and harder to take it off – despite the traditional diet and exercise. I always followed the “protein good, processed sugar bad” philosophy but as I got older and started to notice things – like my cholesterol sky rocketing just before turning 30 I knew I needed a lifestyle change – but how? With the resources in this book and my gained knowledge, I know what changes I need to make and how this is a Marathon not a sprint. I have a few friends who I will definitely be recommending this book to (when the time is right and they won’t think I am fat shaming them)

This book is a good beginners guide and an excellent resource for people just starting their fitness journey. As the author admits, it is not a resource that you can use exclusively. The author explains her 6-7 pillars of being healthy such as good sleep, weight training, stress reduction, managing blood sugar, etc. Her explanations and metaphors are clear and easy to follow. This is NOT a dieting book, so if you want to know the latest diet craze, you won't find it here. She also doesn't promise quick results in terms of pounds lost. She does ask readers to consider changing their mindset in order to begin to develop a healthy lifestyle. She begins the book with a quiz so the reader can easily see their areas that most need attention. This book is a good place to start if you want to begin small, alter your mindset, and work toward a healthier lifestyle overall. I had read this book as an e-book, but will be purchasing a print copy.

Thanks for Flashpoint and Netgalley for this ARC.

Metabolism Makeover is a well-structured book with lots of advice on how to be healthier and potentially lose weight without creating a difficult or traumatizing relationship with food. I agree with most of Hansen's points and advice, and thought she organized it in a way that made it easy to understand. I don't think I'm the target audience because it was mostly information I already knew, but I really liked how she portrayed everything and focused on being healthy and happy, instead of just losing weight.

This book isn’t another diet fad, it’s about shifting your mindset and lifestyle to be healthier. In fact, marketing it as a ‘diet’ book does ‘Metabolism Makeover’ a disservice - it’s so much more than that!

From the very beginning I was hooked by Megan’s voice - she’s relatable and real. There’s no glossing over her own experience, she sets things out how they are. This whole mindset is about realism and acknowledging what does and doesn’t work for you.

I loved how much science went into this. You’re not just told to eat lots of protein - but you understand why your body needs it and how much it needs. Understanding your body is key in fuelling it properly and treating it right - and so many diet fads depend on you not knowing what’s good for you…

I loved the positivity that ran through this one. It is definitely not your typical diet book. It’s more like a bible for a healthier you - packed full of resources, references and even workout plans! This was an inspiring read that I can highly recommend. Already I’ve started making shifts in my mindset. Healthy weight loss and an overall healthier me feels actually feels in reach!