Re: Question for by the book members.

[Guest guest]

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I'm new to the group, but not new to BFL. For me, the palm portion was too

vague. I followed it at first, but found that my eye judgment was way off, and

I did not see results. So somewhere along the line I started weighing my meats

to see what a palm sized portion really was. This helped, now I am a better

judge of what is real. The closer you get to your goal the more precise you

need to be.

Question for " by the book " members.

Are there any members who have done all their challenges strictly by

the book using the palm-fist method without measuring and weighing

everything? I plan to do all my challenges like this and would like

to know if someone else who has done this can tell me what to expect

as time goes on. I have heard a lot of stories from women who explain

why they start counting calories ect but would like to here the other

side of the coin as well.

>

> If you take free day that is one way of zigzagging in a sense in

> that it " refeeds " your body into understanding that it is not in

> starvation mode. I tend to just " wing it " with regard to

> zigzagging. Some weeks I'll go four or five days on strict BFL

> portions will add an extra portion of a food for a few meals for a

> few days then back to strict BFl portions. The " refeeding " usually

> occurs on a weekend which works out ok.

>

> You have to be careful about zigzagging because on the increased

> side it is easy to get out of control by the notion of " increasing "

> so you have to be really comfortable with your eating to do it

> effectively. Zigzagging works but BFL is simpler.

>

> Stasia

[Guest guest]

I've been on BFL for four years and have never counted anything. Any

zig zagging I have done has mostly been by responsibly winging it. I

really don't even deviate much from the original BFL authorized food

list either except with free meals. It is entirely possible to do

this without ever counting anything. I have to count carbohydrates

for my children, I'm not about to complicate my life further by

counting calories for myself. For me any kind of counting tends to

add to the stress of the program.

Stasia

[Guest guest]

I'd have to agree with Stasia. My sister-in-law gave me the heads up

about this program and she has completed 5 challenges lost 80 pounds

and is now a personal trainer and doesn't count a thing. This girl

has muscles popping out all over the place. I've seen her literally

throw a sandwhich together and throw it and an apple in a bag and run

out the door. Or we'll drive up to 's and she'll order a plain

potato and grilled chicken sandwhich and just throw out the bread.

She really does not waste time on all that charting and counting.

I've been compulsive for years about dieting and would take hours to

browse aisles in the grocery store examining labels and more time at

home adding up all the percentages of different foods. In my opinion

counting every thing you eat is just another form of compulsion that

usually carries over to other areas of a person's life. I promised

I'd never go that route again. That's why when she told me about this

program I yelled 'thank god'. lol Planning is one thing keeping track

of every morsel and charting every tiny thing is a bit much. Who can

live like that daily without it consuming their thoughts the majority

of time?

Our bodies are not machines and little fluctuation here and there is

not going to prevent you from reaching your goals. I want to get in

shape but I want to live my life while doing it. I don't want to

start anything I can't do for the rest of my life. I think as your

fitness level improves and you become more efficient at burning and

utlizing calories attempting to pinpoint exact numbers for the foods

you eat is almost impossible because your activity level and

metabolism is improving quickly and you're constantly changing.

>

> I've been on BFL for four years and have never counted anything.

Any

> zig zagging I have done has mostly been by responsibly winging it.

I

> really don't even deviate much from the original BFL authorized

food

> list either except with free meals. It is entirely possible to do

> this without ever counting anything. I have to count carbohydrates

> for my children, I'm not about to complicate my life further by

> counting calories for myself. For me any kind of counting tends to

> add to the stress of the program.

>

> Stasia

[Guest guest]

>

> Are there any members who have done all their challenges strictly

by the book using the palm-fist method without measuring and

weighing everything?

That's how I do it. I have spent years, counting, measuring, etc.

and it just got to be overwhelming. I go by palm/fist right now and

always have with BFL. Occasionally if I'm bored at work I will track

it in Fitday but it is just out of boredom and curiosity.

Colleen