Fitness expert Bill Phillips wrote the "Eating for Life" book, published in November 2003. This book explains how to improve nutritional habits to help you lose weight. Bill Phillips also wrote a companion best-selling fitness book entitled "Body for Life"; this book further explains his fitness philosophy for gaining muscle and reducing fat.
Definition
"Eating for Life" focuses primarily on nutritional advice. It provides you with specific recipes and several weeks of meal plans so you can follow the "Body for Life" program correctly. The meals feature typical American foods, like spaghetti and meatballs. Each recipe is designed to be high-protein, low-carb and low fat. You will also need to follow the workout plan, which includes aerobic exercise/weight lifting for six days a week.
Diet Philosophy
While on the Eating for Life diet, you will eat five to six small frequent meals a day instead of the standard American three square meals a day. Eating for Life meals emphasize extra lean proteins, vegetables and fruits. Refined carbohydrates or "crummy carbohydrates" like cakes, cookies and pastries are limited. These food products are normally high in calories and fat, but low in nutrients.
Portion Size vs Calorie Counting
On the Eating for Life diet, you look at your portion size instead of the total daily calories consumed. You may find this approach liberating, since you no longer have to count every calorie. However, you may also find it counter-productive, since it is more difficult to track food intake without having detailed nutritional information.
Breakfast
For a healthy breakfast, eat scrambled egg whites, whole-grain toast with peanut butter and fruits. Another breakfast option is to make homemade oatmeal with vanilla protein powder, peanut butter and skim milk and serve with fresh fruits.
Lunch
For lunch, try a taco salad with low-fat ground turkey or beef, spices and kidney beans for extra protein. Top with low-fat cheese, chopped tomatoes and shredded lettuce. Another quick lunchtime meal is to make a chicken pita sandwich, served on a whole wheat pita with lettuce, tomato, onion and yogurt dressing.
Snacks
You may need to buy supplements, protein shakes or protein bars as part of the Eating for Life diet. Each daily meal plan includes two snacks, one at mid-morning and the other in mid-afternoon. Other snack options include homemade hummus with yogurt or healthy ground turkey meatballs.
Dinner
Dinner items are also light, including roasted chicken breast, lentil soup and celery with fat-free cream cheese. Another option for dinner is marinated beef tenderloin steaks, served with a baked sweet potato and spinach salad.
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