Reviewer Background:Age:35 year old maleEducation: BS in Exercise PhysiologyProfession: Former personal trainerYears committed to fitness : 23According to the book the PURPOSE OF THE BOOK IS: "is for you to learn how fit people think and encourage you to copy their thought processes, habits, and philosophies." --- And that is exactly what this book does. As a previously fat little kid, and now a fit person, this book accurately describes how fit people view exercise, diet, and challenges vs how fat people see those items.One thing I always told my personal training clients and friends who want to shed some pounds, "Eat to Live, Don't Live to Eat." This is addressed in the book when it talks about how fat people think about food in terms of how good it tastes and how it make them feel. Fit people think about food as fuel for their body to meet their fitness / body comp goalsThis book is the missing component that keeps people from reaching their weight loss goals. This book is 100% about attitude and 0% about which diet to follow or which weight program to follow. It is 100% in your face when it comes what makes fat people different from fit people and gives you a deep understanding at how FAT PEOPLE view the world and how FIT PEOPLE view the world.As a personal trainer you can write someone a diet that fits them to a tee and prescribe an exercise routine that will have them losing body fat and building muscle, but the one that you can't do is make them change their mind on how the view exercise, fitness, food, and a wellness lifestyle. This book addresses all of those reasons why fit people seem to stay fit and fat people seem to stay fat. Yes I acknowledge that genetics plays a big role in your body type, but it is only one component. Not everyone genetically gifted enough to play pro ball or be a fashion model, but that is no reason not to take care of yourself. It is very similar to saying my son/daughter does not have a IQ of 150 so they should not do anything to improve their learning.A key theme in the book is ...."Getting Fit is Simple, but not EASY!" and that is something that fit people know all too well, fat people on the other hand try and turn it into something easy but complicated. The complication serves it's own purpose and that is it gives fat people and excuse for why they can't get fit.Pros:-The book pulls no punches, it says that fit people are fit because they select that lifestyle and fat people are fat because they select that life style-Fat people don't want to believe they know why they are fat, it always seems to be a mystery to them; fit people know exactly why they are fit-Book is easy to read, it is presented in 101 perspectives that are a 2 to 3 pages in length. The ideas are short and too the point.-There are a lot of sound bites and one line quotes in the book, these are not just random thoughts or fillers, they are guide points to live by.Cons:-The book does underplay the role of genetics-The book also underplays the role of morbidly obese (i.e. if you are 500 lbs and have excess skin, you are going going to drop to 150 lbs a six pack of abs.Best Quotes from the book:"The enemy of "Great" is "Good""Fat People Try; Fit People Do"Overall:This is a great book and I highly recommended it. For fit when they read it, they will go "yes yes yes, this exactly what I wanted to explain to this person or that person." They will often find them nodding their heads in a agreement. When a fat person reads this, they might be offended and will almost without a doubt say, "yes, but this" and "yes, but that".This book is all about personal responsibility and that is the bottom line. If you are overweight, it's not McDonald's fault, it's not the soda company's fault, it's not your mom's fault, it is not the over-sized portions in the grocery store in or in the local restaurant's fault, it's yours.If you are REALLY SERIOUS about getting fit and dropping some fat, then this book should be the first book you read to get your mind rightSide Note:All of the time I hear overweight people tell me, "I don't eat that much, but I can't get rid of any of this weight." or "I don't have time to exercise." Or "I don't have the equipment to exercise." I take it all in and never say anything to contradict them, while those same people are powering down bacon cheese burgers, french fries, and regular soda, I am quietly eating my grilled chicken salad, with light dressing on the side and some sort of zero calorie drink. When hear I tried to lose weight and then listen to them tell me that what their week consists of, it's no wonder they don't drop weight. It usually consists of something like this, drive home, watch 3 of their favorite TV shows, eat dinner, watch some more TV, snack, and then go to bed. A typical week for a fitness minded person might look something like this:Mon Bike to work 30 miles (2 hours)Tues Gym: 1 hourWed Bike to Work 30 miles (2 hours)Thur Gym 1 hourFriday Run for 45 minSat. Bike to breakfast then to the gym for a work out. 1 hour bike ride + 1 hour gym workoutSun. Rest dayIt is not uncommon for a fitness minded person to rack up 100 + miles a week on a bike or 25 miles running or 4 hours in the gym