Eating for Life

I know a lot of us have obtained Personal Trainers lately, for weight loss & training purposes, and just wanted to throw this out there.

I was a pretty loyal South Beach Diet follower, until I started cycling. It was hard to stay on SBD because I would become famished after cycling & the restricted foods wouldn't pick me back up.

Went for first meeting with 'Trainer Brad'(ACE cert.; 10 years private training) and he states the best eating plan he has found for his other cycling clients is Eating for Life by Bill Phillips(of Body for Life fame). I am planning on picking up a copy of this book to check it out, will report later.

I have been following Eating for life for over a year and a half now. I love it!

Sounds interesting. What's the background on this one? I mean what principle does it go by? (Ex: Atkins was no carbs - great weight loss, but no energy - bad for riding, kayaking...) I don't like the word diet. Makes me think of starving myself just to lose weight. Not for me, I love food. I'm looking for healthier guidelines for eating that let me bounce back better after a ride. Ya gotta understand, where I live, they have potatoes and noodles with every meal and they love to fry stuff. I'm much better these days at getting away from that mentality but could use some guidance.

And if BMo3 says it's cool, then it is.

thanks.

X.

X's right. The foods of Pennsylvania are not the stuff of sleek bodies. I had a neighbor from the south who bought an Amish cookbook and she, her husband and their dog each gained 15 lbs in one month!:eek: :eek: NOT an exaggeration!!

I can't stand the word "diet" either. My mom had an eating disorder - was so afraid of not being thin that she lived on coffee, cigarettes & No-doze. She'd proudly say, "I haven't eaten in 3 days." Of course, she was emotionally unstable and slapped the snot out of her kids!:mad: But if she could fit into her "skinny" clothes, she was pleased with herself. She put me on the "Stillman" diet when I was in 3rd grade. I was probably the only 3rd grader having black coffee and plain non-fat yogurt for breakfast.:rolleyes: So I got started on the diet (&self-esteem) roller coaster very early.

So it's all about healthy eating and watching that portion size, for me. And enjoying this sweet life.

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Originally Posted by Xrayted

And if BMo3 says it's cool, then it is.

X.

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Aw shucks. :o

It is not a diet, it is a plan to eat healthy balanced meals. A protein with a carb, ect.

Sample Day of eating:

Denver Omelet
Turkey Wrap
Grilled Chicken Salad
Apple and String Cheese
Taco Pasta Salad
Verry Berry Chocolate Pudding

His website should list some of his recipes. The calories are fairly evenly distubuted, with the 3 main meals being slightly higher.

Found the book--at the last bookstore I went to, of course!--and BMO3 is right, it is NOT a diet book at all. The first 69 pages is basic explanation of why he created this book, telling you that the main keys are eating the right foods, right amounts, right food combos, and the right times of day to eat. Everything from page 70 to 400 are recipes & food conversion charts.

I'm going to try it for 2 weeks & see how it goes. The only thing I'm a little "eh" on is that his "Suggested Meal Plans" sometimes involve eating 3 Myoplex Protein Shakes a day! That's excessive, IMO, BUT he does mention that is really just for people who do not have the time to eat actual snacks.

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Originally Posted by paigette

I'm going to try it for 2 weeks & see how it goes. The only thing I'm a little "eh" on is that his "Suggested Meal Plans" sometimes involve eating 3 Myoplex Protein Shakes a day! That's excessive, IMO, BUT he does mention that is really just for people who do not have the time to eat actual snacks.

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I have never in a year and a half, had a myoplex shake. I just substitute a food. As I mentioned, they are interchangeable. :) And they whipped my butt into shape. :cool: I do not use any of the meal replacements.

Oh, the wraps are delicious.

Ok, I've gotta check this out. I wonder if B&N has them? I may just zip over tonight quick. Anybody need any books while I'm there?

X-the recipes are good and very quick and easy to make. :)

I always need books. :D

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Originally Posted by Xrayted

Ok, I've gotta check this out. I wonder if B&N has them? I may just zip over tonight quick. Anybody need any books while I'm there?

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LOL, B&N was the LAST bookstore I went to! It was in a wierd location, too. It was NOT in Diet section, NOR in Exercise Section (where Body for Life is). I had to ask the info desk to find it for me. It was where the medical guides were!

At y'all's and another real life friend reccomendation I picked this up. My life's already hectic but the meals are easy to fix ahead so after I get a "stock" of leftovers and frozen servings set up I think it'll be really good....

I have been eating the body for life way for almost 2 years now. The meals are super easy (note-I am a lazy cook) with easy to find ingredients. Enjoy! :)

[QUOTE=Bikingmomof3;143625]Aw shucks. :o

It is not a diet, it is a plan to eat healthy balanced meals. A protein with a carb, ect.

Sample Day of eating:


Apple and String Cheese



STRING?EH?

[QUOTE=latelatebloomer;143592]I can't stand the word "diet" either. My mom had an eating disorder - was so afraid of not being thin that she lived on coffee, cigarettes & No-doze. She'd proudly say, "I haven't eaten in 3 days." Of course, she was emotionally unstable and slapped the snot out of her kids!:mad: But if she could fit into her "skinny" clothes, she was pleased with herself. She put me on the "Stillman" diet when I was in 3rd grade. I was probably the only 3rd grader having black coffee and plain non-fat yogurt for breakfast.:rolleyes: So I got started on the diet (&self-esteem) roller coaster very early.QUOTE]


Wow. On a weight loss diet (including black coffee:eek: ) in third grade is scary. Brutal even. I hope you are off that diet and self esteem roller coaster. It's not a nice ride. I'm sorry you and you're mother had to suffer that way.

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Apple and String Cheese

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STRING?EH?

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Yes, String cheese. Do you not have it there? It sort of looks like a cheese stick, but pulls apart, where I assume it was given the name "string" cheese.

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Originally Posted by Bikingmomof3

Yes, String cheese. Do you not have it there? It sort of looks like a cheese stick, but pulls apart, where I assume it was given the name "string" cheese.

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string cheese tastes a bit like mozzarella, I wonder if you can't find official string cheese if you could substitute....

String cheese is mozzarella.... no wonder it tastes like mozzarella, eh?

Real armenian string cheese certainly is not mozzarella and comes in hanks in the deli case.

Oooh, I want some Armenian string cheese! To heck with those el cheapo mozzarella sticks! Where do you find Armenian cheese?

<Knot *likes* cheese!>

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Originally Posted by KnottedYet

String cheese is mozzarella.... no wonder it tastes like mozzarella, eh?

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Yeah but somehow "String cheese, basil and tomato" just doesn't sound as good.

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Oooh, I want some Armenian string cheese! To heck with those el cheapo mozzarella sticks! Where do you find Armenian cheese?

<Knot *likes* cheese!>

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Knot, the deli case of any better grocer will have it. It's yum!

I just bought this book (upon your recommendations :) ), and I like his way of thinking. I just finished my first day, and I felt very full all day long. I even skipped dinner (I know- big no no) because I was so full from break/lunch and the midmeals. Just couldn't eat another bite.
I know how to lose weight, and am actually good at it (lost 30 lbs on Weight Watchers 2 years ago), but I don't know how to maintain for the life of me. I'm good at losing, but CANNOT figure out how to keep it off (despite great effort in trying to maintain), so I've gone down and came back up in the last two years. Bad for the body and my training (not to mention my self esteem and frustration at trying to keep it off and losing the battle). I'm hoping this will help me eat sensibly without having to "count points" and write everything down like a slave to my food. I also like the idea of the "free day." I'm sure the first few will make me sick, then I'll not binge so bad.
Thanks ladies for posting about this book! Here goes (hopefully) everything... :)

Hey ladies,
Can't find the book at the local bookstore, so before I take the next step of ordering, I wanted to ask you if there are vegetarian options in the meal plans? I recently made the transition and am having a hard time making sure I have a nutritional balance. I need something with meal plans!!!

Thanks!:p

Snowtulip,
For vegetarian foods, my favourite cookbooks are by Molly Katzen. The Moosewood is the best, IMO.

BFL-the meals incluse a lot of meat dishes.

I read this book a couple of years ago and followed the plan and didn't lose weight. My portions were surely too big.

Now I use CalorieKing software to count my calories and shoot to have a certain percentage of my calories from protein as a minimum. (If protein is high enough, everything else is in perfect proportion.)

I also usually have two snacks a day and that has really, really helped because in the past I often grabbed something quick for dinner because I was too hungry. So I've adopted some of these principles but am not following it per say.

I also think writing down what you plan to eat the following day is a GREAT idea (something I should start doing more often).

I went from 155 to my current 124 (at the dr. this morning) on SBD. I still eat that way. No matter what way you eat, losing weight is still calories in, calories out. & it's not linear. But I think South Beach is a healthy way to eat. For higher levels of exercise, I still eat that way, just add more grains and dairy.

BMo3 - THanks for the recommendation! Hitting the bookstore!:D

Just a note to any down under ladies thinking about purchasing the book...may i just remind you it's not been changed to suit the diets of us souther hemisphere folks..

I purchased the book moons ago but didn't bother looking at all the items before leaving the store. Poeeey.. I really want a buffalo burger :D yummmyyyy...Enchiladas for breakfast though?

Oh..apples & cinnamon...:D

c

OTG - I totally agree on eating snacks. That is huge for me. I have a small morning snack with the kids and a snack after school. That way, I am not starving at meal time so I am more likely to make something appropriate, and eat less of it. Also, planning ahead, figuring out one or two standard breakfast/lunch meals and having the same thing every day, and then trying to eat lighter at dinner. When I am dying for sweets, I'll drink coffee or tea with sugar or have a small piece of dark chocolate.

I've tried SB and the Zone (low carb) diets. I find it's easiest to stick to calorie counting and eating healthy foods that I like and that I'm used to. Works better for me than trying to change so many things at once.