Eating For Life by Bill Phillips Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Eating For Life
Book Review: This is an Excellent Eating Plan!
Summary: 5 Stars
My husband and I were first introduced to Bill Phillips when we saw an infomercial for Body for Life several years ago. That was an excellent book, but we had a hard time following the eating plan because more room was devoted to the workout, and there weren't a lot of recipes. At the time my husband and I were both obese (I was morbidly obese) and we needed an eating plan foremost.
Fast forward several years....my husband is a 5 year veteran of the Police Department at this point, and I've lost 160 from a gastric bypass. It's been 5 years since my bypass, and my weightloss has really stuck in the mud, especially after giving birth to two children in that time. My husband's weight also ballooned from his shift work and all the fast food consumed while driving around in a car 8 hours a day. When my husband stopped wearing his body armor because he couldn't fit in it, I put my foot down and said enough is enough! But, who do we turn to?
I stumbled (literally!) on Eating for Life when I came to Amazon to research and search for dieting books and cookbooks. I ordered it without reading any reviews...without reading much about it at all because it seemed like the book we wish we had many years ago when we first tried to follow Body for Life.
Since we purchased this book 5 months ago, my husband has dropped 45 pounds, and I have lost 23 pounds. I find the meal plan incredibly easy to follow. We're never hungry, and the cheat day (which is really just a cheat meal for us at this point)has allowed us to stick to the plan because 6 days goes by fast, and on the seventh day, we know we can be bad.
One thing I will say...the recipes are excellent, and I've made almost all of them. I'm also a very fussy eater, and I haven't been disappointed at all! Some of the recipes were even a nice surprise because the picture didn't look all that great (sorry, Bill!)but the taste was fantastic! Even on our cheat days, we will often eat recipes from the book because we love them so much. Breakfast Burritos are a staple in our house and a great, healthy alternative to the eggs and bacon and hash browns we used to eat! We make fajita's all the time now, and can't believe we're "dieting" when we eat them! And Bill is correct...his Mom makes delicious enchilada's...again, we can't believe we're losing weight eating some of this stuff...but we are!
This book has also been helpful because, occasionally, I forget to make my husbands lunch, or I get too busy and he needs to buy dinner. Bill provided healthy alternatives for some well known fast food chains, and my husband has been able to stay on the program on those rare occasions, even while having to "eat out" with the guys.
We have coupled this book with the Abs Diet workout CD, and we feel better than we have in years. We are losing weight at a slower pace than some fad diets, but I really believe that we're doing it healthy and for keeps. I can't say enough wonderful things about this book.
Book Review: Top-quality, very motivational...
Summary: 5 Stars
Everything Bill Phillips does is top-quality. This book is no exception. It's very motivating and has lots of great info. The best part would have to be the recipes, though. Full color pictures for each and every one, simple ingredients, simple instructions. Bill even includes a 2 week meal plan and blank pages to journal your meals. There's also a shopping list that you can check off what you need based on the meals you will be preparing. I love the success stories in the back of the book with the eating plan of each individual. This is a high-quality book--definitely worth buying, especially if you are following the BFL lifestyle.Book Review: Very Helpful
Summary: 5 Stars
Finally that cook book that really helps you make a complete meal and shows easy ways to get it done. Photo's are also very helpful in getting you to the completed product, ie dinner!Book Review: Very fast and brand new!
Summary: 5 Stars
I was very impressed by how fast it was sent and it was brand new! Would do buisness with this seller again!Book Review: Very good
Summary: 5 Stars
I have already tried a few recipes from Eating-for-Life and they are so delicious! The portions are perfect and the meals come out absolutely delicious. If you haven't started Body-for-Life, I recommend you do so as soon as possible, and buy Eating-for-Life at the same time. It will only make it that much easier for you. You will never go back.