I prefer the original BFL book.

Every so often, I read a "healthy" book as motivation to fuel my fitness journey. There were many things I liked about this book:
1. It was written for women, by a woman
2. The information was practical
3. It deals not only with your body (exercise) and nutrition (food) but also your mind (mental).
4.The fitness regime is doable, she encourages weights and cardio, which I like.
5.The nutrition plan also seemed reasonable although I didn't necessarily pour over the recipes.
6.There were some handy lists about food choices and such that would be good resources.
7. The one thing I really liked is that the entire plan recommends working out and making mindful food choices six days a week but one day a week is a free day! Love that idea.
I would recommend this book to women who are interested in learning more about the importance of how exercise, nutrition, and your mind work together to help you lead a healthy lifestyle. Having checked this book out from the library, I think I will actually purchase it and use it as a resource. Another reader suggested reading the original Body for Life by Bill Phillips, so I think I will do that too.

All makes perfect sense..now putting it into action is another story..

This is a good book with practical tools for eating properly and exercising to keep your health and wellness in check, through all the stages of female life. I'm on my first 12-week challenge, and I've lost a bit of weight and picked up my fitness level, although life challenges have made it very difficult to do so. One important aspect she stresses is the need for the mind to be in the right place, for the right reasons, which is the reason I've been relatively successful in spite of the month I've had.

Body for Life rocks. I still use most of what this book taught me without being 100 percent serious about it and I stay in pretty good shape and if I want to get in great shape fast, I know exactly how to do it and I don't even have to go on a diet! I even get to eat more than normal. Yes!

Everyone should read this tonight and make it their New Years resolution:)

A sweet student insisted I read it and I'm glad I did. There are some useful tools in the appendices.

I like the concept of removing weight instead of losing it. It makes sense; when we lose something we usually try to find it again. I liked that this book talked about the way different life stages affect body weight. And I liked the way Peeke recognized that if you are not fit you need to start exercise gradually. I wish she saw the same thing with regards to poor eating habits. The diet seemed pretty strict, and too low calorie for an active overweight person like me.

I probably should stop reading diet books; they only motivate me while I'm actually reading them, and I never quite buy them once I put the book down.

The home exercises looked useful, except that many of them require an incline bench. I do believe that weight training is important for weight loss.

I do believe that this book would be useful for many people; it's just not for me.

highly recommended!