Bob Greene Best Life Diet Review

Diet Review

By Myatt Murphy

Because of Bob Greene's affiliation with Oprah (she wrote the foreword to his book and says the diet mirrors how she eats and lives now), many skeptics have dismissed the Best Life Diet as another celebrity weight loss fad. However, it's become highly regarded among nutritionists because of its motivating tone and and honest approach to nutrition and exercise. The average number of calories dieters can expect to eat is 1,700 per day, which makes it easy to create well-balanced meals compared to many restrictive diets that tend to be deficient in certain nutrients because they allow far fewer calories and a Another plus is how dieters are encouraged to exercise as a way to earn rewards. Depending on how much exercise you're doing each week, dieters are allowed to eat additional calories per day.

Is Bob Greene's diet healthy?

Yes, if you don't take advantages of the loopholes in the diet. The program recommends all the right healthy foods and limits all the bad ones. But, it also isn't as restrictive as many diets are when it comes to portion sizes. That can make it easy for some dieters to fudge the rules and eat more than they should. Another pro of this plan is that it advocates exercising at least three times a week for 30 minutes right from the start, then motivates dieters to continue to advance fron there. Most experts agree that exercising a minimum of three times a week is paramount for maintaining a healthy lifestyle, burning fat, avoiding injury and feeling younger.

What do the experts say?

"The diet is incredibly sound advice that promotes very healthy foods," says Dawn Jackson Blatner, RN, spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association, "It's only weak link is that it lacks portion control." A ccording to Blatner, it's not as clear to readers how much of certain foods should be eaten. "When it comes to eating healthy, there are food choices to consider but also food portions to consider," says Blatner, "Both of these must be manipulated in order to have a helpful weight loss plan. The Best Life Diet does a very good job at explaining the healthiest foods to choose, but it's a little lacking in the food portions side of the equation." However, Blatner does think that the Beter Life Diet website fills in these holes, offering additional diet advice.

Who should consider the Bob Greene Better Life diet?

Any dieter looking to improve their eating habits and incorporate an exercise plan for weight loss and overall health would benefit. Dieters looking for easy dieting or fast weight loss may be turned off by the amount of discipline the diet requires, especially when it comes to exercising regularly.

Bottom Line

Nutritionists, doctors and exercise experts all agree that the healthiest approach for losing weight is a combination of eating right and exercising often. Overall, that's exactly what the Best Life Diet delivers, offering some honest answers about nutrition and exercise that some dieters may not want to hear because there's no spin attached to them, but are the foundation of successful weight loss and maintenance.

Some dieters may think the exercise prescription is too intense. However, Greene's advice is on target. Most diet books that recommend exercising typically suggest a minimal amount to make their plans more attractive because they're much easier to do. But in order to improve your health, build lean muscle and burn fat, it's important to constantly aim at increasing the intensity of your workouts. This diet does just that, which may seem "hard for some dieters, but is spot on advice.

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