Laurie's intro & question

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Hi everyone,

My name is Laurie, I¹m 45 and live in San Diego. I¹m getting into the BFL

way of life. I¹m not doing the challenge, just the program. I¹ve been eating

this way, or close to off and on for about a year, but I¹m learning a lot

about spacing and timing of eating, small meals and all. I¹ve been working

out and doing resistance training for the last few months and I¹ve really

become committed to it. Seems like the better I get at doing the daily work

of taking care of myself the better the rest of my life gets.

I currently weigh 160 lbs, but 2.5 years ago I was close to 300. Something a

little different about me is that I had a surgical weight loss procedure

called the lap-band which is basically like a little belt around my stomach

to helps me eat less. The problem was that I found I wasn¹t eating enough or

I guess I should say not enough quality food and wasn¹t feeling well so it

caused me to get really involved in nutrition and cooking. So the band

helped me get to a good point, but there¹s more work to do. My life has

changed tremendously but I¹m finding that really taking control over the

food I eat and my fitness is where the freedom is.

My goal is to be fit, increase my energy, stay healthy and be energetic as I

get older and of course look great doing it! Seems like the healthier I get

the younger I feel and look. I also love feeling my Œinner athlete¹ coming

out. It¹s a true feeling of accomplishment.

Here¹s my questions: I have the BFL for Women book and I don¹t know why but

I¹m having a hard time picking which exercises to do. My understanding is

you should pick 2 for each body part. I sort of wish they¹d just say do

these 2 first. Any suggestions or resources on that? At my gym I can do free

weights or machines and I¹m not sure which is the best...the machines seem

easier to learn.

Also, I hear a lot of you talk about how much muscle weight you¹ve gained.

How do you figure that out?

Thank you all for sharing triumphs and struggles. It¹s been so helpful

reading!

Laurie