| Eating for Life |
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03/4/2006
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Low Fat , Low Calorie
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Body For Life turned Bill Phillips into a household name among men and women striving to transform their bodies into lean, mean muscle machines with his 12-week fitness program. However, it’s his follow-up, Eating For Life, that’s created a buzz with the audience who prefer to concentrate more on eating healthy and less on a rigorous exercise program.
This nutritionally-sound eating plan is the anti-diet, allowing you to eat the foods you like -- and plenty of them – while still losing weight. Phillips knows the challenges of trying to stick to a diet that makes you feel deprived and hungry all the time. In fact, for many people eliminating their favorite foods is basically diet suicide, where they fall off the wagon, give into cravings, only to slip back into their same old habits.
Phillips’ practical approach to weight loss takes all of these things into consideration. He’s created a diet that helps you eat the right foods, in the right amounts, with the right combinations, at the right times. All of these factors play an integral part of weight-loss success. Your diet should consist of protein, carbohydrates, essential fats, vitamins, minerals and water. This is the winning formula for dropping those extra pounds. You’ll learn to eat the proper portion sizes: protein equal to the size of your palm, a baked potato the size of your fist and enough vegetables to fill the cupped palm of your hand. Next is finding the right balance of protein, carbs and vegetables. Last but not least, you’ll eat six times a day, three square meals, two snacks and a treat in the evening.
The best news is you follow this plan six days a week and get a free day to eat anything and everything you want on day seven. So you can cheat and not feel guilty. Ironically, there’s a likelihood you’ll have no desire to go off plan when you’re enjoying French toast for breakfast, eggs and oranges for a morning snack, chicken pita pizza for lunch, cantaloupe cottage cup for an afternoon snack, filet mignon for dinner and an anyday sundae for dessert.
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Comment #1
(Posted by Jan)
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The article doe not tell you how to figure out the right combination of foods to lose weight ????
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Comment #2
(Posted by Debbie)
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This diet sounds healthy. The only thing is how much of carbs & else does a person need each day?
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(Posted by Samantha)
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I am rating this review poorly because I have the book for this diet, and you can not have a sundae for dessert UNLESS it is on your cheat day, but absolutely not anyday. The review is wrong, but the diet is awesome. It's not really a diet, it's just healthy eating, and you aren't depriving yourself. You pick a meat(protein), a vegetable or fruit(carb) and a bread or potato possibly, but only whole wheat bread or pumpernickle, NO white bread. You can also have a certain amount of fat in a day. Say olive oil, for example, or lowfat alfredo sauce on wheat or spinach noodles with beef. It's not depriving yourself, it's giving your body exactly what it needs. The diet is great, tastes great and works great, but the review is wrong.
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(Posted by Linda)
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This is a great intro to the book. You have to read it and make your own decisions. You eat what you want, but in moderation.
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Comment #5
(Posted by Phil)
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This sounds like a fun diet if it works since I have been dieting all my life and ballooned up after quiting smoking. I am now down to a slim, trim 295 from 335 and still losing. Hint: also get a divorce and retire; less stress and nobody says," oh, just clean up that bowl of stuffing. There is only a little left and I don't want to waste it. I also have to eat my own cooking. :-('
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Comment #6
(Posted by Irene)
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I do not find anything particularly astounding in this review. Everyone should know that the way to good health is eating the right foods that supply the nutrients that are required. Also, there is no way of finding out how or where to get this diet. Is one supposed to think they can eat all they want of the things craved and still lose weight. I think not. Thanks for letting me vent. Irene
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(Posted by jackie johnson)
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I would like to loose I weigh about 140 lbs. I have bad cholosteral was told I had to loose weigh.
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Comment #8
(Posted by Jen)
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This is a book review, its not going to tell you what to eat. I follow Bill Phillips Body for Life and Eating for Life books everyday. I have tried every diet but this is one that keeps me from feeling hungry. What you need is equal portions of protein and carbs in each meal, and add veggies to at least 2 of your 6 meals everyday. SO for example, if you have a turkey burger with 30 grams of protein, you will need 30 grams of carbs (or close to it) to balance it out. You aren't counting calories, you are watching portions and your protein and carbs must be close to balanced. Its very simple to do and very satisfying.
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