Re: messed up!

April 16, 2004

Hi Kim,

I sure do know that feeling! It is hard to get past a slump as I'll

call it, but remember, it's not the number on the scale you should be

checking out the most. And eating what you wanted over the holiday

was OK! It's a shock to your system and helps you to kick yourself

back into the program! Bill says in his " Eating for Life "

book that cheating shocks the system and can actually SPEED UP

METABOLISM!!! So, you did a GOOD thing! But when there isn't a

holiday, stick to one day of that!!! When I first did the challenge

2yrs. ago I would weigh myself every wk. without any change, but

found I was having to go buy different pants...until the last

4wks!!! So don't despair, you're sticking with it and feeling

great!!!

Now, do you have any help for me??? I'm in the same boat with

working out. I just started (again) 2wks. ago with a self-challenge

after not being totally committed to BFL for the past 6 months! And

to get myself re-motivated since I got bored with working out, I went

back to my " The FIRM " videos since they incorporate weights with

cardio and kill you! After the weekend though (and this might have

something to do with the time of the month) I just have not been able

to drag my butt out of bed in the morning to work out and have been

tired, tired, tired during the day. The past 3 days I have walked on

my 15min. breaks and tonight I did upper body weights, but was again

bored by the time I got to biceps and triceps! Advice?

<pottlitzer@y...> wrote:

> hi everyone,

>

> i don't post all the much, but i read the messages everyday. i'm on

> week 7 of my challenge i started at 153 lb. and i'm 5' 8 " and

> between 20 - 22 % body fat. i've always watched what i eat and

> worked out 5 - 7 days a week. so, when i started this i was pretty

> fit. but, there's definitely fat that needs to be lost. last friday

> i was down to 146.7 ( that little decimal seems ridiculous, but

> feels important). anyway, i had a bad holiday weekend, eating wise.

> and, have really beat myself up over it. now, i feel really hateful

> towards myself b/c i got on the scale and i was back up to 151. i

> feel like i'm retaining some water, and hoping that's part of the

> problem. but, i feel like all my progress has been erased. i know i

> just need to move forward and be positive, but today it has been

> really hard.

>

> kim

April 16, 2004

thanks for the encouragement. it's so easy to get down on myself,

but helps to have someone reinforce the positive.

first i would check your meals to make sure you are eating enough

and have the right balance. i tend to get fatigued alot and it's

hard to figure out if it's hormones, or work or working out so hard.

also, i think it takes your body a couple weeks to adjust to a new

program. so, even though you've done it before, you're body still

has to get back into bfl mode. i go to the gym and do freeweights. i

always listen to a walkman to keep me entertained and motivate me.

for cardio i really like to take spinning classes. i don't know if

you've tried this before. it's a bike workout class. it's easy to do

intervels b/c you control the intensity level on your bike. it's a

superhard workout, but fun, for the most part. i do machines

sometimes, but i do get bored with that. if you can get outside to

workout sometimes that can help. esp, if the weather is really nice

it can be invigorating.. good luck, let me know how it goes.

> > hi everyone,

> >

> > i don't post all the much, but i read the messages everyday. i'm

on

> > week 7 of my challenge i started at 153 lb. and i'm 5' 8 " and

> > between 20 - 22 % body fat. i've always watched what i eat and

> > worked out 5 - 7 days a week. so, when i started this i was

pretty

> > fit. but, there's definitely fat that needs to be lost. last

friday

> > i was down to 146.7 ( that little decimal seems ridiculous, but

> > feels important). anyway, i had a bad holiday weekend, eating

wise.

> > and, have really beat myself up over it. now, i feel really

hateful

> > towards myself b/c i got on the scale and i was back up to 151.

i

> > feel like i'm retaining some water, and hoping that's part of

the

> > problem. but, i feel like all my progress has been erased. i

know i

> > just need to move forward and be positive, but today it has been

> > really hard.

> >

> > kim

April 16, 2004

Hey Kim -

I think obviously you can't gain 5 lbs of fat over a weekend, so it's

probably all water weight and I would guess you'll be back down towards

where you were if you start drinking all the water you're supposed to and

get your eating back on track.

I'm 5'6 " and got " down " to 151 and was 17.5% body fat at my lowest. I hurt

my back and got out of my groove, yet it still took me 3 months to put all

that fat back on, and it was about 7-10 lbs of it, too. And it seemed to

have come back all at once, too, kind like the same way it comes off

eventually!

So don't worry about your little bump in the road - just stay on the road!

in WI

messed up!