Guest guest Posted June 28, 2003 Report Share Posted June 28, 2003 Hi Kenda, Welcome! You'll find a lot of support on this group. To answer your questions: > Question#1: What advice would you give to someone about preparing for > BFL? I think most everyone here would tell you the same thing: Plan, plan and plan some more. Some like to keep a food/workout journal, recording what they eat and their daily workouts. Certainly, buy a bunch of authorized food before you start, so you always have plenty to eat on hand. If you're really organized, know what meals you'll eat for the given week, or cook large batches of stuff on Sunday and freeze for the rest of the week. Also, I think most of the success on BFL comes from mental focus, so really know why you want to do this and what it will take to succeed. I think your focusing on being fit and strong is right on; don't bother with the scale. Go by how you feel and how your clothes look. > Question #2: Does anyone run road races on the list? How do you > handle training > for the races and BFL exercise? I've been running marathons for years, and in order to train, I would just do more cardio. During my training period, I would do the BFL weight training, but do long, steady-state cardio instead with maybe one session of HIIT thrown in during the week. HIIT will burn fat but it won't build endurance like long-distance running will. I'd say if you're doing 5ks, do your HIIT 3x/wk and add two or three longer (4-6) mile runs during the week. If you're doing a 10k, do HIIT 2x/wk and then longer runs (6-8 miles) 3-4x/w. If you're training for anything longer than that, I'd limit hit to once a week and focus on distance running. Also, if you're going to do more cardio, make sure you up more calories; otherwise, you'll waste muscle, which is wholly counterproductive. Good luck and keep posting. Dani Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 28, 2003 Report Share Posted June 28, 2003 Hi Kenda, The only thing I would highly start to do (if you have already) is go and get all your BFL food and plan your meals and plan ahead. This was crucial to my success weekly. The weeks I was well stocked and prepared didn't leave any back doors for going elsewhere! I also have made a makeshift calendar that I labeled every day 1-84 and I made alittle highlighter system for marking my workouts off in orange, eating in yellow, and tracking my measurements...all so I can see my progress and if I make any changes, how it effects my weight. Good luck...this is a great place! > Hi everyone, > > This group is great and very informative (I've been lurking for a > while). > I have a couple of questions. I am starting my first BFL challege in > a week(not officially entering, just doing it for myself). > > Question#1: What advice would you give to someone about preparing for > BFL? > What did you do before you started that you found was a big help > after you got going? > > Question #2: Does anyone run road races on the list? How do you > handle training > for the races and BFL exercise? Hubby and I run them for fun and I > have six scheduled > for the next two months. HIIT might help with shorter races but I'm > wondering about the longer ones. > > Oh, I almost forgot the intro. :-) I'm turning 40 this year (yikes!, > been married > for 21 years, have 3 children and we homeschool so we're pretty busy. > > I have about 20 lbs. to loose but I'm not really concern with scale > numbers. > My goal is to be fit and strong (and do alot of clothes shopping) ;- ) > > Peace & Blessings, > Kenda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 29, 2003 Report Share Posted June 29, 2003 Hi Kenda! I'm doing my first challenge, too...starting Monday, June 30. I, too, do road races, and I've worked out a modified BFL/race training schedule. Additionally, I like to work out twice daily 5x/week. I'll share my plan with you, but remember: since I'm just beginning, too, I can't speak for its effectiveness. Monday AM: Upper body and HIIT Monday PM: 20 min cycling; 30 min walking Tuesday AM: Aquacize Tuesday PM: 45-60 min running Wednesday AM: Lower body and HIIT Wednesday PM: 20 min cycling; 30 min walking Thursday AM: Aquacize Thursday PM: 45-60 min running Friday AM: Upper body and HIIT Friday PM: 20 min cycling; 30 min walk/run Saturday: Free Sunday: Long run day (Then start the next week with Lower body, etc.) Other things to note: There was an article (I think it was in Muscle Media, Bill's magazine) that said if you run, you don't have to do so much lower body (this was not a BFL article, though.) So if I feel my running is suffering, I'll cut out some of my lower body work and maybe just do squats and lunges. I figure that the BFL HIIT is very similar to fartlek or intervals that I'm used to as a runner, and I just look at it this way. If I feel the need to, I'll cut an HIIT or change it to tempo or slow, depending on my race needs. Also, my weird training schedule is all about helping me get ready to plunge into adventure racing. Besides my normal training, I'm also taking a paddling class and recently learned to rappell. Hope this helps and good luck! Lynne BFL Challenge #1 begins Monday, June 30, 2003! > Hi everyone, > > This group is great and very informative (I've been lurking for a > while). > I have a couple of questions. I am starting my first BFL challege in > a week(not officially entering, just doing it for myself). > > Question#1: What advice would you give to someone about preparing for > BFL? > What did you do before you started that you found was a big help > after you got going? > > Question #2: Does anyone run road races on the list? How do you > handle training > for the races and BFL exercise? Hubby and I run them for fun and I > have six scheduled > for the next two months. HIIT might help with shorter races but I'm > wondering about the longer ones. > > Oh, I almost forgot the intro. :-) I'm turning 40 this year (yikes!, > been married > for 21 years, have 3 children and we homeschool so we're pretty busy. > > I have about 20 lbs. to loose but I'm not really concern with scale > numbers. > My goal is to be fit and strong (and do alot of clothes shopping) ;- ) > > Peace & Blessings, > Kenda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 30, 2003 Report Share Posted June 30, 2003 *Very* cool! I haven't bungeed, but after my rappelling class week before last, I think i'd have no problem with it. I was nervous, but I had *so* much fun!! Keep me up to date on your progress. > > Thanks, I'll check out Leanandstrong.com! > > > > In regards to the adventure race...I haven't yet *committed* to > > one. I want to see how all my skill training goes. But I'm > > leaning toward one put on by the Southern Michigan Adventure > > Club called December Chill. It's an 8-hour sprint race and perfect > > for beginners (so I've been told > > > > I love the outdoors and have lots of hiking and camping > > experience. And I love to run. By adding in some paddling, > > rappelling and navigation skills, I think adventure racing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 24, 2005 Report Share Posted June 24, 2005 I'm seeking answers for my 26 month old son. He has reflux & dysphagia with aspiration & is on thickened liquids & prevacid. He also is intolerant to many, many foods. He developed feeding problems upon introduction to solids @ 6 months & began to have nursing problems at that time as well. He would nod his head up for each suck & down for the swallow. He's had an upper gi, a modified barium swallow, a barium swallow, two video swallow studies, an endoscopy, RAST & SPT allergy tests. He's been in feeding therapy for nearly a year. He is now seeing a wonderful ped gi who is trying to get to the root cause of this & he suspects achalasia. I've taken video of him having difficulty swallowing. The dysfunctional swallow comes & goes. At it's worst it is very difficult for him to initiate a swallow & takes between 4-15 tries to get a mouthful of liquid down. He makes throat clearing noises & you can hear the liquid swishing in the mouth. He also moves his neck with each attempt to swallow. He will also refuse most foods except for diced pear & baked potato when he is having that much trouble swallowing. His growth isn't very good & he's lost weight in the last few weeks. His ped gi just put him on an elemental formula & removed all foods. DS has not even asked to eat in nearly a week. I think that is very telling of the difficulty he is having with food. He's supposed to drink 32-40 oz a day of the formula, but we've only been able to get 24 oz in him a day. In the past he's gotten dehydrated & the only way that he could drink was from a med dropper. We put a few drops of liquid in at a time. His last barium swallow was Tues. & he was mostly uncooperative & only took a few tiny sips of the barium before refusing it. We tried it in 2 different straw cups, an open cup, & an oral syringe. His swallow looked fine & there was nothing abnormal during the test. His dr said that he would order a manometry if the barium swallow showed anything suspect, but it didn't. Is it possible that the very tiny sips that he took would not show a possible achalasia issue? Does one need to take regular drinks for it to show up, or would it show up even with tiny sips? Any advice or direction is appreciated. We are at a loss as to what to do next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 25, 2005 Report Share Posted June 25, 2005 Hi , Welcome to the group. Sorry to hear of your son's problems. The first thought I had after reading your story is that it may be a swallowing problem higher up, could it be his swallowing muscle that imitates the swallow from the throat is not working for some reason. I don't mean to add anything to what you have explained and am probably way of base, but when I was very young in the earlier stages of achalasia I had a similar problem and even now if I am very tired or nervous I will raise my head up and make several attempts to get the muscles to work and finally swallow. There are many here who will respond to you, all have varied experiences to draw from and perhaps help to sort things out for you. F Intro & questions > I'm seeking answers for my 26 month old son. He has reflux & > dysphagia with aspiration & is on thickened liquids & prevacid. He > also is intolerant to many, many foods. He developed feeding > problems upon introduction to solids @ 6 months & began to have > nursing problems at that time as well. He would nod his head up for > each suck & down for the swallow. He's had an upper gi, a modified > barium swallow, a barium swallow, two video swallow studies, an > endoscopy, RAST & SPT allergy tests. He's been in feeding therapy > for nearly a year. He is now seeing a wonderful ped gi who is trying > to get to the root cause of this & he suspects achalasia. > > I've taken video of him having difficulty swallowing. The > dysfunctional swallow comes & goes. At it's worst it is very > difficult for him to initiate a swallow & takes between 4-15 tries to > get a mouthful of liquid down. He makes throat clearing noises & you > can hear the liquid swishing in the mouth. He also moves his neck > with each attempt to swallow. He will also refuse most foods except > for diced pear & baked potato when he is having that much trouble > swallowing. > > His growth isn't very good & he's lost weight in the last few weeks. > His ped gi just put him on an elemental formula & removed all foods. > DS has not even asked to eat in nearly a week. I think that is very > telling of the difficulty he is having with food. He's supposed to > drink 32-40 oz a day of the formula, but we've only been able to get > 24 oz in him a day. In the past he's gotten dehydrated & the only > way that he could drink was from a med dropper. We put a few drops > of liquid in at a time. > > His last barium swallow was Tues. & he was mostly uncooperative & > only took a few tiny sips of the barium before refusing it. We tried > it in 2 different straw cups, an open cup, & an oral syringe. His > swallow looked fine & there was nothing abnormal during the test. > His dr said that he would order a manometry if the barium swallow > showed anything suspect, but it didn't. > > Is it possible that the very tiny sips that he took would not show a > possible achalasia issue? Does one need to take regular drinks for > it to show up, or would it show up even with tiny sips? > > Any advice or direction is appreciated. We are at a loss as to what > to do next. > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 25, 2005 Report Share Posted June 25, 2005 , I'm so sorry to hear that you're going through this with your son. Hearing about kids with these problems just tears my heart out. Regardless of what the barium swallow showed, I would insist on a manometry test. This has gone on entirely too long... a year and a half??? In the meantime, another thing to think about is a naso-gastric feeding tube. Your son needs nutrition if he's going to grow and develop normally. It's not normal for a child to spend three quarters of his life not eating normal food. I hope you can find out something soon!Debbi in Michigan Intro & questions I'm seeking answers for my 26 month old son. He has reflux & dysphagia with aspiration & is on thickened liquids & prevacid. He also is intolerant to many, many foods. He developed feeding problems upon introduction to solids @ 6 months & began to have nursing problems at that time as well. He would nod his head up for each suck & down for the swallow. He's had an upper gi, a modified barium swallow, a barium swallow, two video swallow studies, an endoscopy, RAST & SPT allergy tests. He's been in feeding therapy for nearly a year. He is now seeing a wonderful ped gi who is trying to get to the root cause of this & he suspects achalasia.I've taken video of him having difficulty swallowing. The dysfunctional swallow comes & goes. At it's worst it is very difficult for him to initiate a swallow & takes between 4-15 tries to get a mouthful of liquid down. He makes throat clearing noises & you can hear the liquid swishing in the mouth. He also moves his neck with each attempt to swallow. He will also refuse most foods except for diced pear & baked potato when he is having that much trouble swallowing. His growth isn't very good & he's lost weight in the last few weeks. His ped gi just put him on an elemental formula & removed all foods. DS has not even asked to eat in nearly a week. I think that is very telling of the difficulty he is having with food. He's supposed to drink 32-40 oz a day of the formula, but we've only been able to get 24 oz in him a day. In the past he's gotten dehydrated & the only way that he could drink was from a med dropper. We put a few drops of liquid in at a time. His last barium swallow was Tues. & he was mostly uncooperative & only took a few tiny sips of the barium before refusing it. We tried it in 2 different straw cups, an open cup, & an oral syringe. His swallow looked fine & there was nothing abnormal during the test. His dr said that he would order a manometry if the barium swallow showed anything suspect, but it didn't. Is it possible that the very tiny sips that he took would not show a possible achalasia issue? Does one need to take regular drinks for it to show up, or would it show up even with tiny sips?Any advice or direction is appreciated. We are at a loss as to what to do next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 25, 2005 Report Share Posted June 25, 2005 , You don't say if your son has any other problems like developmental or physical--was he a preemie? Has he been evaluated by a speech therapist/pathologist or other? It seems more like an upper swallowing issue, allergies, or other, but I guess since you are at this point with a pediatric GI, you must have had all the other possibilities ruled out? Does this doctor have a team of specialists? I think with such a young child, it will be a challenge to go through these tests to rule out achalasia--the barium swallow won't necessarily rule out achalasia, it will probably take the manometry, which is usually definitive. --- jenn_spiess <jenn_spiess@...> wrote: > I'm seeking answers for my 26 month old son. He has > reflux & > dysphagia with aspiration & is on thickened liquids > & prevacid. He > also is intolerant to many, many foods. He > developed feeding > problems upon introduction to solids @ 6 months & > began to have > nursing problems at that time as well. He would nod > his head up for > each suck & down for the swallow. He's had an upper > gi, a modified > barium swallow, a barium swallow, two video swallow > studies, an > endoscopy, RAST & SPT allergy tests. He's been in > feeding therapy > for nearly a year. He is now seeing a wonderful ped > gi who is trying > to get to the root cause of this & he suspects > achalasia. > > I've taken video of him having difficulty > swallowing. The > dysfunctional swallow comes & goes. At it's worst > it is very > difficult for him to initiate a swallow & takes > between 4-15 tries to > get a mouthful of liquid down. He makes throat > clearing noises & you > can hear the liquid swishing in the mouth. He also > moves his neck > with each attempt to swallow. He will also refuse > most foods except > for diced pear & baked potato when he is having that > much trouble > swallowing. > > His growth isn't very good & he's lost weight in the > last few weeks. > His ped gi just put him on an elemental formula & > removed all foods. > DS has not even asked to eat in nearly a week. I > think that is very > telling of the difficulty he is having with food. > He's supposed to > drink 32-40 oz a day of the formula, but we've only > been able to get > 24 oz in him a day. In the past he's gotten > dehydrated & the only > way that he could drink was from a med dropper. We > put a few drops > of liquid in at a time. > > His last barium swallow was Tues. & he was mostly > uncooperative & > only took a few tiny sips of the barium before > refusing it. We tried > it in 2 different straw cups, an open cup, & an oral > syringe. His > swallow looked fine & there was nothing abnormal > during the test. > His dr said that he would order a manometry if the > barium swallow > showed anything suspect, but it didn't. > > Is it possible that the very tiny sips that he took > would not show a > possible achalasia issue? Does one need to take > regular drinks for > it to show up, or would it show up even with tiny > sips? > > Any advice or direction is appreciated. We are at a > loss as to what > to do next. > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 25, 2005 Report Share Posted June 25, 2005 His dr did bring up the possibility of needing the ng tube. We were hoping that he would begin to drink more of the formula, but it's been 9 days already & not looking like that is going to happen. I called the office & left a messg for the nurse about the inadequate intake. I'm pretty sure that the dr will order the ng next week & possibly admit him. You are correct it has been a l-o-n-g 1 1/2 years!! We switched ped gi's in march due to the previous one being mostly unresponsive. > > Regardless of what the barium swallow showed, I would insist on a manometry test. This has gone on entirely too long... a year and a half??? > > In the meantime, another thing to think about is a naso-gastric feeding tube. Your son needs nutrition if he's going to grow and develop normally. It's not normal for a child to spend three quarters of his life not eating normal food. > > I hope you can find out something soon! > > Debbi in Michigan > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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