Week 12 reflections

[Guest guest]

I can't believe it, but I made it to week 12. I have lost 19 pounds

on the scale and have gone from busting out of my size 12 pants to

fitting easily into 10's. I am going to start another challenge

right away and hope to reach my goal weight 12 weeks from now. I am

more motivated now that I have seen results and have no doubt that

this program works if you follow it. I can't wait to get throught

the next few months so I can hopefully see these muscles that must

be underneath the remaining fat!

I want to give hope to those who may be struggling and wondering

whether they will see results. I saw very little movement on the

scale for the first 4-5 weeks and then it kicked in.

I stuck to the exercise regimen religiously--the only day I missed

was in week 11 when my husband had surgery and I had to be in the

hospital all day--but I did add an extra moderate intensity cardio

session on the days that I did upper body strength training. I

followed the strength training to the letter. I did tweak the

eating a little bit, though; most days, I can only get 5 meals in

(not 6), and after the first few weeks, I only took one free meal

each week (as opposed to a whole free day)--I usually ate whatever I

wanted each saturday night for dinner as a reward for working so

hard all week long.

As far as supplements go, I drink a meal replacement shake every

morning an hour after my workout and I eat a Myoplex Lite bar every

afternoon at about 3 pm. And I take CLA 3x's a day--but no other

pills or fat burners or anything like that. I drink tons and tons

of water all day long!!!

The biggest mistake I made was not taking good " before " pictures. I

was so disgusted by the way I looked that I was embarrassed to have

a picture taken bearing all.

I am totally committed to BFL as a way of life, and I am more than

happy to encourage, motivate, help and support anyone here who needs

it.

Sherri