Fit For Life

[smitch007]

I love this common sence book. Right from the start it has you consider we are living on a planet that is 70% water. Our bodies are about 70% water. It then makes sence to eat a diet of 70% moist food. That means 70% of your diet is fruits and veggies and 30% other foods. digestion of food takes more energy than any other function. If you eat a big meat and patatoe and bread meal you will over work your digestion procees and zap energy . When you eat a proper combined meal you energize your self. If you eat food that goes through your stomac in three hours instead of eight you will have five hours of energy picked up. This is not a diet. Its a live long program to function at the highest level

Can it be this simple? All I have to do is eat highwater content food properly combined and eat fruit corrrectly

I am half way in the book cant wait to read the rest and look at the recipes.

I would like to hear what others who have read this book think Smitch007.

[RCFletcher]

It was after reading 'Fit for Life' that I started having fruit and fruit juice for breakfast. I was very sceptical at first as I used to have eggs but I tried it and it works. I somethimes get a bit peckish about 11 so I have an apple and I'm fine for lunch.

I still don't follow 'Fit for Life' 100% but I agree it's a good book and the classification of foods into high water content and concentrated foods it useful and easy to understand.

[smitch007]

Today was my first all fruit breakfast. I started with fresh orange juice.bananna then an apple .later some pineapple. I ate them about an hour apart. Wow super energy. No hunger. no gas .

[shub41]

I agree it is a great way to eat. I did that diet years ago and was very happy, but let people talk me out of it so I went to very a low calorie diet and exercised a lot. Then life happens didn't keep up exercise and here I am. I started Warrior Diet because I am never very hungry during the day, but always at night and I am getting my energy level back up, but after reading your blog, I think I will try to merge all three. I believe Fit For Life is a great way to go and it is very freeing. Good luck and can't wait to hear how it works out for you. If it does work for you don't let anyone talk you out of it.

[LAwoman75]

I read Fit for Life several weeks ago. He makes some excellent points, I just don't agree with his vegetarianism. After reading the book, I began starting my days with lots of fresh fruits (usually 3 per day), lunch usually 11am, afternoon snack and dinner. So far, I have lost weight by doing this, which I think also helps the case that not all carbs are created equal. I love the sweet fruits in the morning too. Right now, my body is recovering from a rather invasive surgery, so I'm eating more protein than usual but still including fruits daily and feel great doing so.

[Twins0516]

I have to go out and buy this book. I right now have fruit for breakfast every morning for about a month, not bored of it yet. I have lost about 9 lbs in a month..which for me is amazing...I always got stuck at 145..but this just eating the food combining way helped me break the barrier of 145..

Maybe today I will get out and get this book...

[Seejay]

I read it and followed it years ago, didn't feel well, gained fat. I think the fruit on its own did me in with insulin resistance.

[smitch007]

I have been doing great on the fruit breakfasts. I still eat protein breakfasts every few days like eggs and bacon. and a carb break fast once in a while. I will never quit eating meat . I dont care what they say in Fit For Life. My native American blood o negitive needs meat and fish. On Atkins I lost 40lbs eating mostly meat. I maitained my Atkins loss for 7 years then tryed Food Combining and lost 35lbs in 4 months. I never had this much energy on Atkins. I am thankful to Dr Atkins and his amazing diet . Food Combining Rocks ...Smitch

[Twins0516]

I won't give up eating meat or pasta either...that is why I LOVE Food Combining!!

But to get my 3 hours in between meals I would have to eat eggs or toast or whatever (besides fruit) by 9 am...and that never seems to work out very well for me...so I will just stick to my fruit for breakfast and then protein or carbs for the other meals...

[NixCarbos]

This was the first diet I was ever on! I was 12. I was starving all the time.

I went from the juniors section to a ladies size 16. The parents put me on weight watchers after that. But, I digress...


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[RCFletcher]

I'm surprised you were starving on 'Fit for Life' NixCarbos. Your not supposed to go hungry while food combining. I se you're dogn Atkins '72. I bought the '72 version of Atkins on line a while back. It's refreshingly simple after reading the more 'up to date' versions.
I am also an ex Atkins dieter smitch007 and I lost about the same weight as you did. I am still a great fan of Dr Atkins and won't hear a word said against him.

[smitch007]

Robert Fletcher. What Food Combining book do you think is the most informative? As Always thank you..Smitch007

[NixCarbos]

I'm surprised you were starving on 'Fit for Life' NixCarbos. Your not supposed to go hungry while food combining.

The only time mom had me eat protein was supper. It was veggies and fruit the rest of the time.

Starvation at its finest.