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Body for Life for Women: 12 Weeks to a Fabulous Body at Any Age

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I found Pamela Peek's book to be extremely smart and a comprehensive life time plan for everyday women. If you are looking for an advanced body building book, this book might not be for you. If you are struggling with mid-life weight loss issues, baby weight or are confused about low carb/no carb/high carb or zoning... buy this book, it works! Inside the book is a foods table that takes the guesswork out of "what to eat," while allowing freedom of choice. The exercise schedule is realistic (minimum time in the gym is 30 minutes/6 days a week. And unique to lifestyle fitness books is a chapter that addresses four hormonal milestones and how these milestones affect your body's ability to lose weight (and what you can do about it). Milestone 1: Menstruation to First Pregnancy. 2: The Reproductive Years. 3: Perimonopause and Menopause. 4: Beyond Menopause. On a personal note, I've seen the negative comments posted regarding this book ~ all I can say is that has not been my experience: I'm losing weight, feeling firm, not struggling with hunger pains and recommending the book to family, friends and colleagues.

The title of this book leads you to believe that it is an extension of the original Body for Life philosophy geared towards women. Unfortunately, the title is the only resemblance to the original program. The book offers no new information and the exercise and diet portions of the book are vague ,generalized and difficult to understand. There are also no photos of women who have used Dr. Peeke's program. The only one's used are from the original book. This even further validates my suspcions that Dr. Peeke wrote this book in an effort to capitalize off the popularity of the original Body for Life. A poor compliment to the original manuscript.

I really dont like this book. THe author says it's the same as the original BFL, but it is not. It's complicated, and sometimes you feel you dont know what to do with all that information. The exercise plan is different than the original ( number of reps) and she could had described the diet in an easier way.
She suggests eating chocolate when you need to and no free days! I dont know how Bill Phillips authorized this book! You are going to lose weight following this diet, but if you want real transformation, go for the original BFL.

I read the original BFL and I felt it was pure testosterone. This book really does tailor the program to the needs of women.

I was disappointed with this book. I had hoped it would follow the basic BFL guidelines, but with less of a body-building emphasis for women. It really had nothing to do with the original BFL program, and I think is just capitalizing on the name. It also seemed egotistical to me for the author to talk about "Peeke performance", when she really isn't that well known. One of the great things about the original BFL program was it's simpicity, but this book does not define any clear-cut program.

I felt compelled to write Dr. Peeke and let her know how helpful her book has been for me. I found this book to have all the necessary material and information in it for me to set my own goals realistically for weight loss. The guidelines and forms are easy to understand and give concrete direction for individual tracking on a regular basis. In my first 10 weeks I've lost 24 lbs and 4% body fat and I'm still going. I've dropped 3 dress sizes and gained strength and endurance. I've participated in walkathons and am training for my first 1/2 marathon in Sept after being sedentary all winter. It doesn't happen overnight. It takes patience,perseverence and belief in yourself. I can't say enough about this book; it's been my bedside reference since I bought it and I refer to it often. I've shared this newfound method with my co-workers and they rave about how great I look! It's inspired them to care about themselves more too.

I read the original BFL and found it to be fantastic, so when I saw a BFL for women I was thrilled, without a second thought I bought it. It has good concepts like dividing women's life into phases, but that's it. Even though the author tried to appeal to women, I found the original BFL much more motivating. Maybe this book is OK for women who have not read other books or who have not followed a single program, but for me it was dissappointing, I felt much more involved with a male author than by a woman!!! Program lacks stucture, I can't imagine what a man would think about this book!!!

Body For life is becomeing a classic for anyone starting out trying to get rid of the fat and get into great shape. Recommended for anyone who doesn't know the basics and needs help. The diet section throughout the book is good basic information while discussing supplements but any good protein or meal repleacement will work.
Overall very good for women.

ON DR. PAMELA PEEKES'DVD: I AM OUT OF SHAPE, BUT READY FOR A WORKOUT! THIS PROVIDED A WORKOUT THAT AN AMATURE WOULD BE BORED WITH. DON'T EXPECT TO BREAK A SWEAT, THE POSSITIVE IS THAT YOU WON'T HAVE SORE MUSCLES. ON DR. PAMELA PEEK'S BOOK, BODY FOR LIFE FOR WOMEN- LOVE IT! WHAT HAPPENED?

I love Body for Life and I am not at all pleased with this DVD. I feel like I wasted my money. I hate to say it but Pamela Peeke kind of has an attiutde that wasn't conducive to me wanting to use it or watch it again. Sorry.