Re: Where are you noticing changes??

[Guest guest]

Oh Chantel I will ya - the problem areas are the hardest to change.

I've been on BFL for 16 months now and I STILL need to lose fat on my

butt and thighs! They are better then BEFORE but still need work. So

be extremely patient cuz it will take time. But just think of where

you will be 12 weeks from now, then 24 weeks from now and eventually

12 months from now!! You can't spot reduce so I'd suggest just some

extra cardio to burn off the extra fat. Add 10 more in on HIIT days

or 1hr of fun cardio (bike riding, rollerblading) on Sat or Sunday.

That's what I do.

> I assume that problem areas are the last to go *sigh*

>

> I'm in the middle of my third week, and I am noticing a difference

> in my face and arms....mostly arms. I feel the muscles in my legs

> starting to wake up but my butt and thighs are still pretty

> outrageous!

>

> When did you notice any changes to your problem areas??? did you

do

> anything to help it along?? I know I have a long way to go...in

> fact at leat 2 more challenges after this one...I guess I'm just

> anxious to see a sign that would be encouraging...the driving force

> to keep going.

[Guest guest]

Chantal,

I'm afraid that kikboxxxr is right. If your trouble spots are

your legs, they might really be the last to show improvement. I lost

weight from the neck, then chest, then waist, then hips...and had

barely 1/2 " of shrinkage in my thighs to show for 12 weeks of effort

at the end! (I went from 36B/C to 34B/36A in bra size, but that might

not be a happy thought for most women.) My sister has my same general

build--long torso, small/medium frame, 5'6 " , small waist, and decent

shoulder width with most of our body fat tending to hang out in our

thighs and backsides--but she had to drop down to 120 lbs before her

legs really got significantly smaller. I'm about 12-14 lbs above that

range at the moment, so I don't think I'll be boasting about 18 "

thighs anytime soon, LOL, especially since I also pack on MUSCLE the

fastest in my thighs. I just console myself that what used to be

22.5 " of jiggly fat is now 22 " of mostly solid muscle.

Maggie

Re: Where are you noticing changes??

Oh Chantel I will ya - the problem areas are the hardest to change.

I've been on BFL for 16 months now and I STILL need to lose fat on my

butt and thighs! They are better then BEFORE but still need work. So

be extremely patient cuz it will take time. But just think of where

you will be 12 weeks from now, then 24 weeks from now and eventually

12 months from now!! You can't spot reduce so I'd suggest just some

extra cardio to burn off the extra fat. Add 10 more in on HIIT days

or 1hr of fun cardio (bike riding, rollerblading) on Sat or Sunday.

That's what I do.

[Guest guest]

Maggie mentioned something very important and that is measuring

yourself! Sometimes inches dont seem to show much to the eyballing

yourself in the mirror, but when you measure and then see

areas 'compacting' down its a great motivator! This link has that

incredible comparison picture of a pound of fat vs a pound of muscle

at the bottom of the page: http://www.geocities.com/jgrrl2/math.html

Also dont know if you read the Hussman website, but in it he

mentions that as one begins to exercise and eat right your changes

in the first few weeks happen from the inside out - his explanation

here: http://www.hussman.org/fitness/#inside

And the big No 1 on the 'Ten Biggest Mistakes' is of course

IMPATIENCE! http://www.geocities.com/jgrrl2/mistakes.html

<<joni>>

*knowledge is empowering yourself to stop the insanity of dieting*

[Guest guest]

22 inch thighs *sigh* that would be a dream for me *LOL* Right now

I'm at 29 EEEEEKKK! Thats the size of some peoples waists!

> Chantal,

>

> I'm afraid that kikboxxxr is right. If your trouble spots are

> your legs, they might really be the last to show improvement. I

lost

> weight from the neck, then chest, then waist, then hips...and had

> barely 1/2 " of shrinkage in my thighs to show for 12 weeks of

effort

> at the end! (I went from 36B/C to 34B/36A in bra size, but that

might

> not be a happy thought for most women.) My sister has my same

general

> build--long torso, small/medium frame, 5'6 " , small waist, and

decent

> shoulder width with most of our body fat tending to hang out in our

> thighs and backsides--but she had to drop down to 120 lbs before

her

> legs really got significantly smaller. I'm about 12-14 lbs above

that

> range at the moment, so I don't think I'll be boasting about 18 "

> thighs anytime soon, LOL, especially since I also pack on MUSCLE

the

> fastest in my thighs. I just console myself that what used to be

> 22.5 " of jiggly fat is now 22 " of mostly solid muscle.

>

> Maggie

>

> Re: Where are you noticing

changes??

>

>

> Oh Chantel I will ya - the problem areas are the hardest to

change.

> I've been on BFL for 16 months now and I STILL need to lose fat

on my

> butt and thighs! They are better then BEFORE but still need work.

So

> be extremely patient cuz it will take time. But just think of

where

> you will be 12 weeks from now, then 24 weeks from now and

eventually

> 12 months from now!! You can't spot reduce so I'd suggest just

some

> extra cardio to burn off the extra fat. Add 10 more in on HIIT

days

> or 1hr of fun cardio (bike riding, rollerblading) on Sat or

Sunday.

> That's what I do.

[Guest guest]

Awesome....looks like great reading I'd really like to figure out

how much fat is in my body...but I don't have the calipers

anymore...anyway I am off to be..I will read that tomorrow I

need some good rest

> Maggie mentioned something very important and that is measuring

> yourself! Sometimes inches dont seem to show much to the eyballing

> yourself in the mirror, but when you measure and then see

> areas 'compacting' down its a great motivator! This link has that

> incredible comparison picture of a pound of fat vs a pound of

muscle

> at the bottom of the page:

http://www.geocities.com/jgrrl2/math.html

>

>

> Also dont know if you read the Hussman website, but in it he

> mentions that as one begins to exercise and eat right your changes

> in the first few weeks happen from the inside out - his

explanation

> here: http://www.hussman.org/fitness/#inside

>

>

> And the big No 1 on the 'Ten Biggest Mistakes' is of course

> IMPATIENCE! http://www.geocities.com/jgrrl2/mistakes.html

>

>

>

> <<joni>>

> *knowledge is empowering yourself to stop the insanity of dieting*