Re: New to the group - supplementing?

[Guest guest]

To start with I think weighing myself daily was bad for me, it got me

really down. One week I was so depressed about it I posted in here.

The ladies went through the usual story of where you should be

looking for results, like how you feel, measurements, clothing etc -

and I realised scale weight has little to do with fat loss!

Anyway, I now weigh myself every day, and write it in my journal. I

can hear you all booing and hissing at me for saying that in here!!

But the reason I do it is because it actually HELPS me realise scale

weight is nothing. Over the months I've come up with a really

interesting pattern. Every month I will have almost an identical

weight loss on the corresponding day from the month before. Like

last week was the 2nd week of my cycle, and I stayed exactly the same

weight as the week before. This week I expect to drop slightly, then

next week I expect to drop quite significantly. It has taught me

that weight really is partly about water retention, and I find it

fascinating. I used to be a data analyst making graphs all day for a

living, so I can't seem to help myself gathering this data to plot

into a chart when I'm done :-)

Anyway, my point is that even if I tried really really hard last

week, I doubt I would have made much progress on the scale. So try

and remember that if you are one of the naughty people like me who

are always jumping on the scales. Do NOT let it get you down, it's

just one (fairly inaccurate) way of measuring your progess - there

are plenty of other better ways of doing it.

in NZ

C1W11D5

> Hey there! I just joined this after running across a link in

another

> BFL group I frequent as well. I have been doing BFL for about 4

1/2

> weeks now, and am FINALLY seeing some changes. I'm one of

> those 'scale people' and can't resist getting on, but even with

only

> having lost about 6 pounds, I'm back in my smaller jeans so

something

> must be going on eh??

>

> I have a question for you ladies. Do any of you who've had success

> on BFL used supplements? I do use some of the protein bars and

> shakes (low carb ones) but nothing else. From things I've been

> reading, CLA and all of those types of things are really

> controversial as far as if they really help. Thoughts?

>

> Pam

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 4/1/2004 7:41:25 PM Eastern Standard Time,

s_bachrach@... writes:

> The only other supplements that are worthwhile are creatine and flax o

Stasia,

What brand creatine do you use?

Thanks,

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I am new here and going through some of the older emails. I want to

thank you for this one, because today is my measuring/weigh-in day,

and I gained weight AND inches this week. I wanted to cry.

Especially because after I measured/weighed, I still had to do

cardio. Oh, the agony. HA!

But after reading your post, I feel much better. My clothes are

starting to feel loser, and some friends have said they can see

changes in me. So I'm just gonna keep on keepin' on, and try to

forget the numbers. Thanks again!

F

C1W8D7

> > Hey there! I just joined this after running across a link in

> another

> > BFL group I frequent as well. I have been doing BFL for about 4

> 1/2

> > weeks now, and am FINALLY seeing some changes. I'm one of

> > those 'scale people' and can't resist getting on, but even with

> only

> > having lost about 6 pounds, I'm back in my smaller jeans so

> something

> > must be going on eh??

> >

> > I have a question for you ladies. Do any of you who've had

success

> > on BFL used supplements? I do use some of the protein bars and

> > shakes (low carb ones) but nothing else. From things I've been

> > reading, CLA and all of those types of things are really

> > controversial as far as if they really help. Thoughts?

> >

> > Pam