Tuesday, January 27, 2009

The Best Life Diet by Bob Greene - A Review

By Matt Hellstrom

I always like to get an idea of a program will work for me before I spend any of my hard earned money or limited time. So I thought maybe you would like that too before you make a commitment to Bob Greene's Best Life diet. So here's your peek.

Cost. This runs close to $50 to get a started. The information provided for this price is the Bob Greene diet plan book, a journal for tracking calories and a self help book or cd. You can also add the benefit of being part of a group that includes experts and others on the food journey. However, the bright side is that fresh food is usually cheaper than processed food.

How Long is the Diet? As with any plan, Bob Greene's diet depends on your commitment. The first 2 phases are set up to go for 4 weeks each. The middle phase is the reach your goal stage and may last longer depending on the weight loss you desire. The final phase is your new improved changed lifestyle.

Activity Level. As important as the food you eat. Bob Greene's plan starts you out gradually until you find the level that keeps your body's metabolism at a rate that's best for you. And doing it this way helps to both limit any possibility of injuries and to give you the success that you need to want to live healthy.

Time Commitment. Food prep is low, the fitness level is high. See Ongoing Commitment for further comments.

Restaurant Meals. Bob Greene's plan knows that eating out is part of our way of life and so he focuses on how to choose food that makes this social ritual easier. He even has a book that will help you find health-minded foods from certain restaurants.

Drinking. Start by eliminating alcohol in phase 1. But reintroduce it in the 2 later stages.

Lifelong Decisions. Knowing that gaining weight is not a cop out in doing what's is healthy, Bob Greene's diet plan address all the complexities of our society that contribute to the decisions we make about food. This helps us look at our life with honesty and realism that will make this not "just another" diet but a lifestyle change that unearths what is lying underneath that drives us to our choices. This is the stuff of change.

Can this diet plan work for you? Only you can answer that. Anyone or anything else will not give you the jumpstart that you need to have inside to make this the start of your last diet. - 16463

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