Re: Fewer posts

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In a message dated 3/17/2004 9:22:38 AM Eastern Standard Time,

writes:

am just wondering if people are still out there lurking and following body

for life or if people are falling off the wagon. It seems as there are fewer

posts. How is everyone doing in their quest for a better stronger body?

also, I would like to know how many people are following the body for life

work

outs, body for life eating plan and/or eating for life eating plan. If not,

what work-outs do you do and what eating philosophy do you follow? Maybe

this

can stimulate some conversation and help each other out.

I'm still here and learning a lot. I haven't posted as much as before

because I was afraid I might complain too much. I have been having a very

challenging time lately and I have gotten discouraged. I know you don't need

hear

about that but would rather be inspired and encouraged. I am very upset that I

have " fallen off the wagon " due to the change in my schedule with my husband

being out of town. My boys are waking up sooo early that I can't get my workout

in and I refuse to wake up in the 4:00 hour. Handling my high maintenance

boys is mentally and physically exhausting. As I try to type this now they are

whining, calling my name and literally climbing on me. When I slip a little I

tend to go all downhill and just in the past week my eating has gone out the

window as well. Very sad... I am in the 11th week but at this point I plan to

start again fresh once things get back to normal around here.

To answer a few other questions regarding my BFL experience... I follow the

workouts of BFL at home. I eat according to the original book. I don't use

any supplements so I end up eating either eggs, fish, or chicken for every meal.

After about the second week on BFL I started getting really tired. I'm

still tired and drained a lot and wish I had more energy. I was not hungry on

the

plan. I began at 152. I currently weigh 150 - 152 depending on when I weigh

myself. My measurements fluctuate. I lost some inches in the first month

but then my 2 month reading showed an increase in some areas. I measured just

the other day and again it looked like I increased a little, which was

disappointing. I figure I'm just measuring incorrectly because I was faithful

with

the exercise and my eating. I probably have to work harder with the cardio.

It's very hard for me. I hate exercise!

My goal was to fit into size 10 pants. I started at size 12 and while those

are baggy I still can't fit into 10s.

Okay, I simply cannot fight these crazy boys anymore. Ugh. has made it

up onto the chair and is now climbing on my back like a monkey. Ridiculous!

I'll post again when I get back on track.

K

[Guest guest]

- I hear you on the husband being out of town. Mine has been

gone since last Wednesday, he's coming home tomorrow (yeah!) and I

couldn't be happier. It is extremely tough to do the mommy thing

24/7 without a break. It sounds like your boys are very energetic!

Do they sit still at all? When I get up at 6 to do cardio, my 3 yo

often wakes up with me and she's happy if I turn on the TV give her

some milk and graham crackers. My 5yo on the other hand, would like

to have a deep heart to heart when she is up at that time and she

gets upset when I say *pant* Honey, I can't *pant* talk right now

*pant* give me *pant* 5 more minutes, while I'm pedalling away on

the bike. Do they nap? Go to school? Oh, the one thing I don't

know is if you work outside the home or not. If you do, then ignore

a lot of what I said, because it may not apply. You'll get back on

track when you can. Try not to be too hard on yourself. Remember

that it doesn't have to be all or nothing. Hope your DH gets home

soon!

AmyC

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In a message dated 3/17/2004 3:45:32 PM Eastern Standard Time,

srkearns@... writes:

> Okay, I simply cannot fight these crazy boys anymore. Ugh. has made

> it

> up onto the chair and is now climbing on my back like a monkey. Ridiculous!

>

> I'll post again when I get back on track.

>

Have you thought about looking into a gym with child care? That's what I do

and it works out well for me. I used to work out at home but it was very hrad

to work out and watch my 3 kids at the same time. when I was trying to hit

my 9's and 10's weight lifting it got stressful. the one thing I did do

sometimes was workout at night after I put them to bed. That worked out well,

and I

was still able to sleep at night.