Eating For Life by Bill Phillips Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Eating For Life
Book Review: 'Eating for Life' 5 Stars
The 'Eating for Life' works! By eating 6 small meals a day, I no longer stay hungry all day. When it's time to eat, my body tells me it's time, but I stay satisfied throughout the day. The book provides all sorts of recipes and ideas to help mix things up, so you actually enjoy what you're eating. One of my favorite things to make is chicken quesadillas with sauteed onions & mushrooms and low-fat cheese. YUM!! Then, on my cheat day, I get to indulge myself with my favorites - pizza and some kind of chocolate dessert. Knowing you're eating right and exercising during the week makes that one cheat day all worth it, and you don't feel guilty!!! The hardest part of this eating 6 small meals a day is planning ahead. I prepare everything the night before so I can take it to work with me for the first 4 small meals during the day (breakfast, mid-morning snack, lunch, and an afternoon snack.) I just started on my 5th week, so now I have it all down to an art and can throw it all together in no time. ;)As I often hear financial advisor Dave Ramsey say, "If you keep doing what you've always done, you'll keep getting what you've always got."
That finally hit home with me, so now I'm doing something about it. 'Eating for Life' has been instrumental in helping me get something different!
Book Review: A HUGE HELP
Summary: 5 Stars
After the first few weeks of the BFL nutrition plan I started getting tired of the same old stuff. I would try to find recipes online but that was a pain. This book was a lifesaver. Not only did it have many great recipes but it helped me to realize that Body For Life was not as strict as I had originally thought. It was very motivating. And the bonus is that Bill has several chapters of his usual motivating information. I give this book credit for helping me finish for the first time a 12 week challenge......with amazing results!Book Review: A MUST-HAVE cookbook for healthy eating!
Summary: 5 Stars
I have just reached the desperation point in trying to create a healthy eating plan for myself. This book is everything I have been looking for. Every page of this book is in color and every recipe has a color mouthwatering photograph. And, all the food is healthy, filling and tastes good. Bill and his sister sat down and wrote the book that everyone needs. Period. But it was page 59 that took my breath away. I had never seen this photograph in any of Bill's other books or materials. My heart was still. Page 59 is the photograph that made me believe I CAN really do this. Bill knows what he is talking about. And, he's just like me (except I'm a girl.) At the very least, I hope I look more like him (except a little prettier) after planning my day's eating based on the recipes in this book. I hope I impress myself as much as page 59 made an impression on me.And for others like me, searching for healthy, easy to prepare recipes that taste good -- this book is everything you've been looking for! Good luck.
Book Review: A Must Have!
Summary: 5 Stars
We've been waiting for this book to come out and it has surpassed all expectations! If you follow the BFL program this book is a must have! The book is beautiful and full of great looking photos and healthy recipes! He even shows you exactly what to buy and how to cook in detail for those who are inexperienced in the kitchen. Thanks Bill!!!Book Review: A bit of a con
Summary: 3 Stars
I howled with laughter as I read this "cookbook". One of Bill Phillips' first textual acts is to rant about the stupidity of diets: "Diets, all of them, are potentially dangerous, most always dumb and ultimately a dead-end street," (Page 14). And then what does he go on to do? He lays out a diet program!
A diet is where one restricts what they eat, adds to what they eat, or adjusts portion size (usually down) -- Phillips endorses all three measures. One of his focal points includes the consumption of "nourishing shakes," many of which incorporate the use of a product called Myoplex. This product forms the basis for an expensive but healthy protein shake. Does Phillips own stock in Myoplex? I don't know but he should.
Now, will Phillips' diet program do what he purports it will do? I'd say "probably" if you could stick with it, (which is pretty much the hazard with any diet). But be aware that half of the deal includes exercise. If you consume even just the shakes on this program and not exercise, you'd likely balloon out like Bluto.
As far as the recipes go, they are very nice if you can live with a very limited portion size (which I cannot). Most entree dishes promote turkey, chicken, or fish and in the few instances where beef is included it's typically four ounces or less per serving. While these recipes look quite appetizing, they would clearly be more flavorful if one utilized regular ingredients as opposed to "lite" or "low-fat" ones. All beef is pre-trimmed of any visible fat in these recipes so be prepared for that caveat as well.
And be on notice for just a tad more bending of the truth when you read the names of the recipes: The so-called "Turkey Reuben" is just that... sort of. I would not call any sandwich which does not contain either corned beef or pastrami a "Reuben," regardless of any other ingredients. And the "Shrimp Scampi" is quite skimpy, with no butter! You might call it "Mock Scampi" at best. There are many examples of such wordplay.
Still, there were certain recipes which I would certainly try such as the "Ham and Cheese Egg Casserole," (Page 229, although I'd definitely eat more than the recommended portion size.) The "Seafood Pasta Salad" (Page 269) also sounded pretty tasty. The brownies look great but you only get to eat one! (To be fair, I think that the brownies are more of an afternoon snack between meals.)
Most recipes are set up for quick preparation (probably not quite as fast as Phillips says, but close). The work is divided into three segments:
-- Part I deals with various "eating problems" including text on obesity, fast food, dieting (not noting his own "diet"), and myths.
-- Part II includes all of Phillips' recipes which is a good part of the book.
-- Part III is a section of appendices relating to Phillips' cooking and to his wellness philosophies. Here you will also read testimonials which illustrate some of his "success stories," punctuated with "before-and-after" photographs.
All of Phillips success stories look like Charles Atlas clones which is important in that this defines the overall work: this is a bodybuilding book as much or more than it is a cookbook. I would be remiss and perhaps unfair if I did not mention that many of these folks are in their 30s, 40s, and 50s, so Phillips demonstrates that one can pretty much enter this program at any age as long as their health is okay. In my case, I have a bad heart and could not begin the exercise facet of the program but some of the dishes (not the nutritional protein shakes) would definitely benefit me.
In summary, here's my final assessment:
-- This is a bodybuilding book which offers many fairly appetizing recipes.
-- This is a diet by anyone's definition (except for Phillips'!)
-- If you could follow this exercise regimen and eat these foods, (remembering that you need to purchase Myoplex Lite at about $72 for 42 servings, not including the additional recipe ingredients such as fresh fruit), then you could likely develop a great body over a year or so.
Still, I cannot recommend this book for folks who simply want to cut some fat out of their recipes. There are better cookbook choices in this realm of cookery.