Eating For Life by Bill Phillips Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Eating For Life
Book Review: Diet and Nutrition
Summary: 4 Stars
worthwhile investment. Got several good and easy recipes from it as well as learned an easy, nutritious way of eating good and healthy.Book Review: Dining with "The Guru"
Summary: 4 Stars
Mr. Body For Life finally gets down to putting together the next phase in his "correct the way America lives" series - and once again, he hits the target with practical, "slow fix" methods to achieving nutritional balance and increased energy.It's little suprise that someone most known for getting millions to follow a very practical fitness program wouldn't deviate far from that model in composing a guide to proper eating. Phillips emphasizes the importance of frequent, smaller meals, which has been the call of the "fit set" for years now. And he has no love for "diet of the week" programs (you know what he is talking about), calling most diets on the market today dangerous, and contrary to healthy nutritious eating. Nutrition, after all is about eating, not starving.
After deconstructing most popular beliefs about eating and dieting, Bill goes on to provide a very insightful guide to shopping for, PLANNING (and don't mistake this, as Eating For Life stresses over and over again the value of planning out meals, and calls this the one factor that will make or break any plan to stay on a nutritious eating path) and preparing nutritious, well rounded meals. If you are allready on a healthy eating path, you'll quickly recognize the meals and ingredients Bill reccomends, but there are some nice recipes in this book, and enough variety to keep the meals interesting.
There's no Million Dollar contests associated with this project, but there are interactive media supports (an Eating For Live website has been established, and Bill has been actively promoting the program through Muscle Media), and as in past Phillips projects, the sense that you have the support of the author, and thousands of others as you work your way through the materials.
This is certainly going to be another Phillips best selling project - Body FOr Life demonstrated how huge a market there is for practical advice in the fitness market, and Bill knows how to sell his audience - under-deliver and over-perform.
Coule this book with "Body For Lifew", and Shawn Phillip's "Ab-Solution" and you have a great holiday gift for someone looking to get on track in personal fitness in the New Year.
Book Review: Disappointing
Summary: 1 Stars
The recipes are only helpful if you are doing body for life. They list ingredients such as "1 serving chicken". Also, the smoothie recipes or pudding call for protien powder, or the MetRX type of powder. Not a book I would recommend. In fact, I will likely sell mine soon.Book Review: Disappointing from a nutritional perspective
Summary: 1 Stars
Let me start by saying I'm a big Bill Phillips fan. Did he actually write this book, or was his name just slapped on the cover? The recipes are a far cry from what any health conscious person would call "healthy" or even "good food". They are full of pre-packaged ingredients, which contain a ton of hidden fats, sodium, and preservatives. (I'm sure this is why no one bothered to add the nutritional values) Where are the fresh fruits and vegetables? Whatever happened to using common sense in determining a healthful, well-balanced diet? What on earth is a butter bud, and why would I want it in my Body For Life?? I guess this might be a step up for anyone that lives on takeout and has never learned the proper way to prepare a meal, but unless you really enjoy the taste of preservatives, this is probably not the book for you. If you're really committed to healthful living and eating, invest in a good whole foods cookbook instead, and leave this one on the shelf.Book Review: Dr. Michael L. Johnson
Summary: 5 Stars
"Body for Life" works and I'm a living, breathing, ex-beached whale example. "Body for Life" had some recipes but nothing like this. If you want to get in the best shape of your life buy "Body for Life" and "Eating for Life" together. Yes, it is THAT simple, BUT you have to follow Bill Phillip's plan. If you buy the books and let them sit on your shelf, save your money! Better yet, send the money to me and I'll use it to call you EVERY morning when I get up at 5:30 a.m. to work-out. Deal?????Dr. Michael L Johnson author of "What Do You Do When the Medications Don't Work--A Non-Drug Treatment of Dizziness, Migraine Headaches, Fibromyalgia, and Other Chronic Conditions".