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Body For Life Review

Body for Life is a weight loss program which promotes fitness and body sculpting. It's designed for the serious body sculptor and it is a 12 week program.

It is high protein and suggests the use of supplements.

Bill Phillips is the founder of Experimental and Applied Sciences which is a nutritional supplement company.

The theory is that with this diet you will experience quick weight loss, so you will stay with it.

Foods You Can Eat

This is a high protein diet but carbohydrates are not excluded. To make it easier they plan your first week of meals.

Sunday is a free day! You can eat anything on the free day and start the diet again the next day.

Proteins

Crab, swordfish, chicken breast, top sirloin steak, tuna, haddock, turkey breast, lean ground beef, trout, lobster, orange roughy, lean ground turkey, shrimp, buffalo, top round steak, egg whites or egg substitutes, salmon, lean ham, wild game meat, and low fat cottage cheese.

Carbohydrates

Corn, barley, rice cakes, whole grains, fat free yogurt, beans, oranges, sweet or baked potato, strawberries, high fiber cereal, pasto, oatmeal, melon, apples, whole wheat bread, popcorn, tortilla, steamed rice, squash, and pumpkin.

Vegetables and Vegetarian Proteins

Peas, broccoli, lettuce, carrots, tofu, green beans, asparagus, mushrooms, spinach, tomato, cauliflower, green peppers, seitan, cabbage, celery, zucchini, cucumber, onion, artichoke, veggie protein, soy foods, tempeh, veggie burgers, and brussel sprouts.

Fats

Avocado, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds and oil, canola oil, low fat cheese, natural peanut butter, safflower oil, olives and olive oil and low fat salad dressing.

The Pros

The menu does call for three smaller meals with three snacks each day. The snacks are from their company.

It's designed to keep energy levels stable, avoid the "starvation" response and supply the nutrients that your body requires.

Fitness is promoted as a very important process to lose weight and build muscle mass. The program includes weight training for 45 minutes 3 days each week and cardiovascular exercise 3 days each week for 20 minutes.

The Create a Body-For-Life meal helps you plan your meals by giving you suggestions for protein, carbohydrates, vegetables, and fats.

Online Support is available.

The Cons

The diet is low in dairy products.

There is a cost associated with buying Body For Life snacks and supplements. Without joining or registering, the cost of the program for 12 weeks is not available.

The only drink allowed is water.

The Free for all day isn't always a healthy idea. To allow you to plan your own menu with some favorite foods would be good. But it should still keep you on a "healthy track."

All in all, the Body For Life Diet is healthy.