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jillb30442's review
1.0
Definitely did not work for me. Doesn't make a whole lot of sense, in retrospect. But I gave it a try at the time.
vegprincess's review
3.0
I won a copy of Fit for Life by Harvey and Marilyn Diamond through Goodreads First Reads program. I was happy to read the book because I'm somewhat obsessed with healthy eating and fitness.
This was a 3.5 star book for me. What I liked about the concept of the book is that it's not a straight-up diet book. You follow guidelines for healthy eating but you're not required to eat specific foods. Since I'm a vegetarian (as are the authors) I agree with their theory that 70% of what you eat should be fruits and vegetables.
Some of their theories, such as food combining,the timing of eating certain foods, and detoxification I'm not so sure about. I'm kind of old-fashioned in my thinking about dieting. I still believe that a calorie is a calorie and the more you eat the more weight you're going to gain. One theory the authors coninually stress throughout the book is that only fruit and fruit juice should be consumed until 12 noon because fruit digests quickly and since up until noon your body is busy in "elimination" mode, more of your body's energy can be devoted to the work of elimination if it doen't have to work so hard on the digestion of food. In my mind, you're going to lose weight if you only eat fruit for several hours of the day because fruit contains fewer calories than other "tradional" breakfast foods. I personally don't eat heavy breakfasts but I see nothing wrong with having a piece of whole wheat toast with a couple of teaspoons of peanut butter for breakfast.
I really like the recipes at the back of the book and there are several I'd like to try. Some of them that sound especialy good to me are Perfect Creamy Califlower Soup, Garlic String Beans, and Mediterranean Rice Salad.
I think if you follow the guidlines in this book you will ultimately lose weight simply because you'll end up eating fewer calories by consuming more fruit and vegetables. Also, the authors do stress the importance of doing at least 30 minutes of cardiac exercise daily, which naturally will contribute to weight loss and a healthier lifestyle.
In short, the book wasn't bad it's just that the theories and reasonings were kind of strange and I'm not fully convinced of their validity. To me, eating healthily is mostly just common sense. I was kind of disapponited to see that there wasn't more information on specific exercises in the short chapter on exercise but the one thing I have to say I really like about the book is the recipes.
This was a 3.5 star book for me. What I liked about the concept of the book is that it's not a straight-up diet book. You follow guidelines for healthy eating but you're not required to eat specific foods. Since I'm a vegetarian (as are the authors) I agree with their theory that 70% of what you eat should be fruits and vegetables.
Some of their theories, such as food combining,the timing of eating certain foods, and detoxification I'm not so sure about. I'm kind of old-fashioned in my thinking about dieting. I still believe that a calorie is a calorie and the more you eat the more weight you're going to gain. One theory the authors coninually stress throughout the book is that only fruit and fruit juice should be consumed until 12 noon because fruit digests quickly and since up until noon your body is busy in "elimination" mode, more of your body's energy can be devoted to the work of elimination if it doen't have to work so hard on the digestion of food. In my mind, you're going to lose weight if you only eat fruit for several hours of the day because fruit contains fewer calories than other "tradional" breakfast foods. I personally don't eat heavy breakfasts but I see nothing wrong with having a piece of whole wheat toast with a couple of teaspoons of peanut butter for breakfast.
I really like the recipes at the back of the book and there are several I'd like to try. Some of them that sound especialy good to me are Perfect Creamy Califlower Soup, Garlic String Beans, and Mediterranean Rice Salad.
I think if you follow the guidlines in this book you will ultimately lose weight simply because you'll end up eating fewer calories by consuming more fruit and vegetables. Also, the authors do stress the importance of doing at least 30 minutes of cardiac exercise daily, which naturally will contribute to weight loss and a healthier lifestyle.
In short, the book wasn't bad it's just that the theories and reasonings were kind of strange and I'm not fully convinced of their validity. To me, eating healthily is mostly just common sense. I was kind of disapponited to see that there wasn't more information on specific exercises in the short chapter on exercise but the one thing I have to say I really like about the book is the recipes.
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