Eating For Life
by Bill Phillips
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Author: Bill PhillipsBrand: Eating for Life
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2003-11-24
ISBN: 0972018417
Number of pages: 404
Publisher: High Point Media, LLC
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Book Review: I can't believe it!
Summary: 5 Stars
UPDATE 1-8-08
Exactly one year ago, I read Body for Life and Eating for Life and decided it couldn't hurt to try. I am 5'10" and have never had a problem with weight, and had never actually been on a diet; however, after 4 pregnancies, and not much excercise, I realized that I was going to need to go out and buy some size 14's to replace my 12's or do something different. Everyone said "You're so tall, you look great, you don't need to lose any weight", but I did need to get in shape. I was a size 5 when I married in 1993, and knew by body would never be the same (kids do that to you), but it could be better, so I started.
I went shopping last weekend and purchased size 4 jeans!!! I still don't think I am as small as I was when I was a 5. I think the designers have started to fudge on sizes, and the spandex they are adding to pants now helps folks to fit in smaller than you'd think sizes...but I am NOT complaining! I feel better, look better and proudly wore a bikini on the beach last summer.
The excercise plan was SO easy to start. I few dumbells and a super cheap weight bench from Wal-Mart made up my weight program and pounding the pavement or an $89 "Gazelle" on super cold/rainy days has been all the equipment I have used. No fancy gym for me. This allows me to be finished with my workout, before my kids even get out of bed.
The eating plan was the hardest at first. Not the menu or the foods or the measurement - that part's easy. It was SO HARD to eat 6 times a day, and I kept thinking I hadn't eaten enough when I was finished, but about 20 minutes later I forgot that I was still hungry. I managed to follow the plan FAITHFULLY (not even ONE "cheat) for about 8 months. Sometimes that meant sitting in a restaurant watching my family eat if it wasn't time for me to eat, which was a bummer, but it paid off. My "free days" were gorges, and just like to book said, I would feel so sick the next day. Now, if my family is eating and it's not quite time for me, I am not so rigid and will usually join them, and my "free days" aren't such gorgefests.
Overall, I have a healthier lifestyle and choose healthier foods than before the program. That's the best part, the weight loss is a bonus. I never in a million years would have thought I would go from busting out of a size 12 down to a 4!
Give it a try!
ORIGINAL REVIEW:
I am not a "dieter". Never have been. I have always been tall, thin and in pretty good shape. While all my friends were worried about their figures, I just pretty much ate what I wanted. But now, in my mid 30's and through 4 pregnancies, I have developed a "spare tire" that won't go away. I was eating healthy, walking in the mountains at least 2 miles a day, and doing hundreds of crunches a week. What was I doing wrong?
I read Body for Life and started the exercise part of the program, but thought I would never be able to stick to eating 6X a day. Plus, what would I do for my family? They would never go for eating "diet food". There was no way I was going to make two sets of dinners every night. So, although I continued to eat healthy foods, I did not do what he suggested...at first.
After a few weeks of BFL exercise only, I was happy with my increased energy level and strength. I came across Eating for Life in the library and thought since the excercising was going so well, I might as well give it a try...it couldn't hurt. WELL, I had to go buy my own copy because after 8 weeks on the program, I have lost 5 pounds and and inch off my "spare tire". (That's halfway to my ultimate goal of losing 2 inches to be rid of that tire.)
One thing I like is that every snack is not "veggies" like in many other eating plans. "Eat all the raw veggies you want,", they say. OH BOY! Veggies are fine, but I'm sorry, I don't want to eat them four or five times a day, especially if they are raw. Putting spinach on a wrap or having a protien fortified dip with pita chips and a few veggies is much more appetizing to me than a bowl full of raw broccoli.
Every recipe I have tried has been delicious. In fact, there are so many good choices, I have trouble deciding which ones to have on a given day. My family eats the same dinners as I do, (From EFL) and all I have heard are compliments. I feel better that they are eating healthier too.
Some people don't like how much he touts the Myoplex supplements in the book - that doesn't bother me. The man has come up with a good program and promoting his product gives you a springboard for substitutions. He even says feel free to substitute. I live in a small town and can't get Myoplex Lite locally, so I use something else. If you can get Myoplex and like it, great. If not, no big deal. You can get the same results.
I can't believe how easy it has been to change my eating and exercising habits. I feel better and look better than I have in over 3 years. I plan to be bikini ready in May!
Summary of Eating For Life
Did you truly enjoy the food you ate today? Do you really like the way you look and feel? Are you consistently enjoying great health and high energy?Bill Phillips, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Body-for-LIFE, believes your answer to all of the above questions should be, "Yes!" He feels that food should be a source of pure pleasure. A source of positive, abundant energy! A "sure thing" in a world of much uncertainty.
Phillips, who's widely regarded as today's most successful fitness author, has firm beliefs which go against the grain of today's popular weight-loss methods. "Diets, all of them, are potentially dangerous, most always dumb and ultimately a dead-end street!" he insists. "Eventually, anyone and everyone who's at all concerned with their health must learn how to feed their body, not how to starve it."
Instead, Phillips encourages a safe and sound solution which includes eating balanced, nutrient-rich meals, frequently throughout the day. "This is what works in the long run," he explains.
Rich with common sense and science, Eating for Life has rhyme and reason. It is specific. There are very clear dos and don'ts which help people enjoy food and improve their overall fitness.
Bill's approach, which he calls the "Eating for Lifestyle," has already helped thousands of people break free from the dieting dilemma and discover that, contrary to pop-culture belief, food is friend, not foe. Used intelligently, it nourishes the body and mind, satisfies the appetite, calms cravings, renews health and lifts energy.
Like Bill Phillips' Body-for-LIFE, this is a tell-it-like-it-is book. There's no promise of a quick fix. No metabolic tricks or so-called miracles. Just straightforward, clear, concise, practical and appropriate principles for eating right... for life.
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