For M- Bella

[Guest guest]

Thanks Again,

I still remeber picking up the first issue in 93 since a friend

recommended it highly. I picked up one recently and it is very

diferent indeed.

> The BFL program is designed to be used for 12 weeks. Do it any

longer

> and you will be grossly overtrained. How do you know if you are

> overtrained? You will not be getting any stronger from each

workout,

> you will have no energy, no motivation, feel tired, you won't feel

> like training - we all know the feeling, it's just most don't

realise

> what it is.

This is exactly why I stopped training. I thought I was just feeling

lazy I still do pilates though.

> Saying that, the exercises are ideal, you just need to do them

less

> often. I can give you an idea of what I mean if you want?

Yes if you can please do so. you may email me if you would like.

I dislike using the word diet,but it actually comes from the Greek

word diaita,which means way of life. So your diet is pretty simple

no counting grams of anything? That is great. It is not fun when

you go out to dinner and try to find low fat entrees, can you

imagine, yes I would rather have steamed fish than a delicious Sole

Veronique(it is poached in butter) Yeah sure!

Seriously your diet sounds not too difficult. Basically right now I

am beign more liberal with my fats, and I don't feel as hungry. I

try to eat grass fed if possible. My only problem is with milk, I

have never liked the taste of it. I can definitely follow it,

surely the lack of fat was making it impossible for me to keep my

eating in order. I was craving ice cream, custards, cakes and what

not. I find that with the added fat I am not craving sweets as

much.

Thanks for the link on the food additives it was certainly

informative. What country are you in? I believe in France it is

not legal to add chemical food colorings, they can however use

certain natural based colorings as I have been reading. Right now I

am reading the english version of History of Food. It is actually

quite interesting, however I don't truly agree with all information

and of course the english version has a chapter about the wonders of

soy and the dangers of fat. But it is interesting reading about the

ancient methods for gathering honey and making mead. My NT book is

on the way! Thanks again M. Bella

[Guest guest]

Hi Bella

I am in Australia.

Are you enjoying the pilates? It's great for building your core

strngth and to get you " aligned " .

My wife and I train once a week. We train to failure (if I mention a

term you are not familiar with please ask), using a 3-1-3 motion. The

exercises we do are Squats, bench press, chin ups and deadlifts.

After a warm-up we do 1 working set per exercise to failure. We try

to get around 8-10 reps for our working set. The training session

lasts about 20 minutes. Have you heard of this type of training

before?

We have a couple of Sally's tapes and she says in one if you go out

for a meal, one of the best things you can have is bacon and eggs.

Animal fats, some nitrates in the bacon, but overall a pretty good

compromise meal.

Our diet is fairly simple, and we do spend a bit of time in

preperation, but we love doing it.

In NT Sally also mentions a very interesting and not much thought

about fact. Fat has twice the calories per gram compared to Carb and

protein (9gm for fat and 4 for carb and pro), but when eaten will

stop you from feeling hungry again for 4 times longer than carbs or

protein! So the best way to decrease your total caloric income per

day is to increase your fat intake. There's a radical thought!

Regards

M

[Guest guest]

Hi M, I almost missed your message. You are in Australia, that's

great. I have friends from Sydney but they are in the states as of

now, they can't wait to go back.

I love doing Pilates they have helped with the post pregnancy

stomach quite a lot also with the back pain. The training method

you are talking about sounds very familiar I believe that I have

read about it before or it might have been super slow reps but I

know what you are talking about. I also notcied that you use mostly

compound exercises that is a great idea.

Get this, since adding the extra fat to my diet about 2 weeks ago,

my waist measurement is down 1/2 inch. I find myself eating

healthier, and I definitely have more energy. Usually I will start

out my morning with 2 eggs fried in butter. I might have some toast

if I feel like it or not. For dinner I still have protein and

vegetables but I add a rich sauce. But this alone has helped with

the afternoon slump so many experience. The constant hunger has

also subsided since doing this. Ha, now I can enjoy that delicious

goose liver pate without guilt.

The NT book finally arrived, great recipes, even my husband agreed

with most of the material. I can't wait to start experimenting.

Ciao, Bella

> Hi Bella

>

> I am in Australia.

>

> Are you enjoying the pilates? It's great for building your core

> strngth and to get you " aligned " .

>

> My wife and I train once a week. We train to failure (if I mention

a

> term you are not familiar with please ask), using a 3-1-3 motion.

The

> exercises we do are Squats, bench press, chin ups and deadlifts.

> After a warm-up we do 1 working set per exercise to failure. We

try

> to get around 8-10 reps for our working set. The training session

> lasts about 20 minutes. Have you heard of this type of training

> before?

>

> We have a couple of Sally's tapes and she says in one if you go

out

> for a meal, one of the best things you can have is bacon and eggs.

> Animal fats, some nitrates in the bacon, but overall a pretty good

> compromise meal.

>

> Our diet is fairly simple, and we do spend a bit of time in

> preperation, but we love doing it.

>

> In NT Sally also mentions a very interesting and not much thought

> about fact. Fat has twice the calories per gram compared to Carb

and

> protein (9gm for fat and 4 for carb and pro), but when eaten will

> stop you from feeling hungry again for 4 times longer than carbs

or

> protein! So the best way to decrease your total caloric income per

> day is to increase your fat intake. There's a radical thought!

>

> Regards

> M