Interview with Anne Iarchy

About Anne

Anne Iarchy helps busy people gain back control of what they think, eat and do through weight loss and healthy lifestyle using her 5 simple steps to releasing the real you method.

While working in the corporate world she struggled herself juggling the demands of work and life with leading a healthy lifestyle. Her struggle made her gain weight and in turn affected her confidence, energy and health.

She’s made it her mission to help others regain control of their lives and developed a 5 simple steps system which she outlined in her book 5 Simple Steps to Releasing the Real You.

Anne lives in London, UK. She’s an avid golfer and bread baker in her spare time. Once a year she likes to challenge herself. Over the years she has run marathons, walked ultra marathons, climbed Kilimanjaro, and even cycled along the Arctic Circle.



Here are the answers to your questions:

1. What was your inspiration of writing your book?
I have read many diet or weight loss books and found them all very frustrating.
Some were going way too deep into the science, while others were way too restrictive and I would have to change my lifestyle totally to be able to succeed with that specific diet. Which was totally unrealistic.

And the same happened with my clients.

I wanted to spread the word and my view on weight loss wider, and help more people achieve the results they really want to achieve while helping them take back control of what they think, eat and do.

Help them understand why they are currently doing what they’re doing and how they can change it. Each and everyone in their own way for long term results.



2. Based on your book you show such a different side to weight loss how did that come about?

It’s a combination of my own experience and struggle with weight, as well as the experience gained over the years working with my clients.

I personally never managed to stick to a specific diet. And very few of my clients, friends, colleagues, etc ever have too.

So the question to me was not just about what one eats or how much one exercises, but more importantly, what habits one needs to put in place and how does one need to think to be successful long term.

In theory, we all know what we should be eating and doing. It’s really about how to make it happen. Something diet or weight loss books don’t cover.


3. Having read your book what do you think is the most important advice you can give someone who is trying to lose weight and become healthier?

Take a step back and observe what you’re currently doing and understand why you’re doing it.
Then find ways to change the habits so that they’ll support your goals. Those new habits need to be realistic and not scary.

Review and tweak daily. Don’t beat yourself up if you “failed”. Failures are opportunities to learn and tweak.

4. One piece of advice you would give to those wishing to go and become a specialist on health and fitness?

Find a course that will teach you what you need to know, and from there onwards read, learn and research and then make your own mind up if it’s something that sits with your values and principles or not.

5. What advice would you give to someone who is looking to get published?

Find a publisher that will support you all the way. Not just during the process to get your book published, but also afterwards.
Marketing the book is a huge part of the process.


6. What is your writing process?

Have a clear plan of what you want to write. Have all your “teaching points”, stats, facts and stories ready.
Put all those onto post it notes or little cards.
Then sort them in an order that feels like flowing smoothly.
Then only start writing.

Personally I worked best when I had deadlines to meet.

7. Is there anything you would do differently in your publishing of your book?

I’m very grateful for all the support my publisher of the 2nd edition of my book has given me.
Ideally, if covid was not a factor, I would have tried to be at many more real life events to promote the book much more.