Body For Life: 12 Weeks to Mental and Physical Strength [Hardcover]

MY FEEDBACK
1) Book is overflowing with positive attitude through the uplifing writing style. I appreciated this.

2) Nicely organized plan. Takes all the guess work out

3) Very doable plan, regardless of your current health/exercise level. He does make it clear that for certain risk groups to check with your doctor first

4) Doesn't explain clear enough how to measure & track body fat loss and muscle gain. Submitted this question online two days ago...still waiting for an answer back. Anyone monitoring the email over there?

5) Would have appreciated more details on how to prepare at home for the program vs. if I have a gym membership. For example I'm finding I really needed to take stock of my home weights. But after doing it a time or two I was able to figure out what size weights I needed to buy and add to my collection in order to get through the entire 12 weeks. This is a little tip I would have liked up front because if it was in the book I didn't see it.

6) Get the journal! It helps! I studied the core book then took it back to the library, but I definitely believe in owning the journal. I'm glad I got it since it is making my preperation for the program so much easier. I'm giving the journal a 4 star and leaving this at a 3.

7) The before and after pictures are awesome!

8) I had some friends attempt this plan about two years ago. Several gained a lot of "fat"/bulk but it really seemed because they were eating 6 times a day but not watching their portion sizes. Beware.

9) Two years ago I dared myself to do a triatholon and I didn't even know how to swim. What I learned from that experience is:
a) you can overcome your fears & shortcomings if you want
b) you can do more than you ever thought possible if you stick with something long enough to enjoy the results. In other words, there is no "trying" this program. Just plan to do the entire 12 weeks and do it.
c) that if you set your schedule and do something regularly, like Bill suggests in this program, you'll find before you know it that it all becomes an easy to manage habit to work out and eat right

OVERALL: Book is well presented. Well organized. Easy to follow and is common sense stuff most of us have heard before from different sources but never put it together into a concise plan. I look forward to starting this weekend and completing it and reach my goals.

While searching for a solution to my weight woes, I decided I wanted something that would promote a complete lifestyle change- not just some quick fix scheme. This program really seemed like something I could do for the rest of my life. Eat 6 times a day? Hey, I love to eat! Exercise 6 times a week? Not such a bad idea. The real clincher was having that blessed one day off each week to eat, drink, and be merry.

It has now been 12 weeks and I am here to tell all you couch potatoes that it IS doable! Nope, I don't look like any of those dramatic before and after photos. Sadly, I was in worse shape than the lot of them. And, to be completely honest, I probably only gave it 80% of my efforts. But, believe me, I see a big difference. My body is taking on some definition, I can see those muscles straining to the surface!

I like the fact that he offers a toll free number for help and encouragement (I called for tips on how to get enough protein on a vegetarian diet). I like the earnest tone of his book, I found it quite endearing. I LOVE the stories- I have read them several times over, whenever I needed some encouragement to keep going. And, finally, Mr. Phillips' organization is very involved with the Make-A-Wish foundation, so you can also feel charitable using the Body-for-Life method- knowing you're helping, in some small way, to make a deserving tyke's dream come true.

Look, if I can do it, ANYONE can do it. Seriously. Quitting smoking was a lot harder than this program is- all ya gotta do is flip the switch in your mind that says "Enough is enough!" This book gives you all the tools you'll need to take it from there.