Guest guest Posted April 10, 2004 Report Share Posted April 10, 2004 Hello, I've researched BFL, read the book, checked out the online discussion, (decided this group was the one for me-womensclub2) looked at many many websites, have gone grocery shopping and am ready to begin the 12 week Challenge on Monday. I have been lifting with a trainer for 2 years. I have been lifting 2 times a week, taking the summers off, usually, not real serious. I have lowered my body fat from 26 to 18.5%, do have a bit of definition but would like to turn it up a notch. It is always the food that is my downfall. I don't eat enough protein, eat too much sugar but am ready to change that. I like following a 'set' plan. This will work well for me. Thanks, , for your website and showing " here's what I eat, " it really did help with grocery shopping! I'll have my body fat retested on Monday, take the pictures, take the measurements, etc. I don't know what my trainer will think of BFL, we'll see. So, any pointers for a brand new BFLer? Are there any other brand new 12 Challenge girls out there? Berg Minnesota Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 10, 2004 Report Share Posted April 10, 2004 Thanks for the tips, . I'll print those off today. Berg MN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 10, 2004 Report Share Posted April 10, 2004 Hi , welcome along :-) I find that most trainers I've come across say " oh BFL is a great idea! Now, you'll be doing 3 sets of 15 at a low weight & sitting on the bike for 40 minutes keeping your heart rate low.... " In other words they support the concept of a challenge, but their training seems to stop them from being supportive of the methods of exercise Bill outlines. So what I find is the easiest thing to do is to tell them " I'll be doing a body-for-life challenge, I need to choose 2 sets of exercises for each body part. Can you help me choose them and help me with my form? " . The trainers at my gym were OK with that. I got frowned at by one of them, but the others were supportive, and 2 of them have now read the book so they can understand why I'm doing what I do. in NZ C1W12D7 > Hello, > > I've researched BFL, read the book, checked out the online discussion, > (decided this group was the one for me-womensclub2) looked at many many websites, > have gone grocery shopping and am ready to begin the 12 week Challenge on > Monday. > > I have been lifting with a trainer for 2 years. I have been lifting 2 times > a week, taking the summers off, usually, not real serious. I have lowered my > body fat from 26 to 18.5%, do have a bit of definition but would like to turn > it up a notch. It is always the food that is my downfall. I don't eat enough > protein, eat too much sugar but am ready to change that. I like following a > 'set' plan. This will work well for me. > > Thanks, , for your website and showing " here's what I eat, " it really > did help with grocery shopping! > > I'll have my body fat retested on Monday, take the pictures, take the > measurements, etc. I don't know what my trainer will think of BFL, we'll see. > > So, any pointers for a brand new BFLer? Are there any other brand new 12 > Challenge girls out there? > > Berg > Minnesota > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 10, 2004 Report Share Posted April 10, 2004 I sent you an e-mail but I'll share my tip here too. I'm sure there are other beginners looking for pointers. My big tip for a beginner is to plan. Take a couple of minutes each night and write down what your meals will be the next day. You can download the progress sheets http://www.bodyforlife.com/downloads.shtml from the BFL site. I printed a bunch of those and stuck them in a 3-ring binder. Some people buy the Success Journal. That was way too slick and fussy for me. I have it but I'm scared to write in it. I'm usually jotting down my meals on scraps of paper at work. It doesn't matter how you do it, just make sure you're operating off some kind of a plan for the day. If your stomach starts growling, that's not the time to be making decisions about what to eat. You'll tend to make dumb ones. :-) It's a lot safer if you look at your paper and go, oh 3:00, time for my turkey and grapes. Starting Monday Hello, I've researched BFL, read the book, checked out the online discussion, (decided this group was the one for me-womensclub2) looked at many many websites, have gone grocery shopping and am ready to begin the 12 week Challenge on Monday. I have been lifting with a trainer for 2 years. I have been lifting 2 times a week, taking the summers off, usually, not real serious. I have lowered my body fat from 26 to 18.5%, do have a bit of definition but would like to turn it up a notch. It is always the food that is my downfall. I don't eat enough protein, eat too much sugar but am ready to change that. I like following a 'set' plan. This will work well for me. Thanks, , for your website and showing " here's what I eat, " it really did help with grocery shopping! I'll have my body fat retested on Monday, take the pictures, take the measurements, etc. I don't know what my trainer will think of BFL, we'll see. So, any pointers for a brand new BFLer? Are there any other brand new 12 Challenge girls out there? Berg Minnesota Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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