New to BFL

[Guest guest]

-Welcome Big Dave, why don't you have your mom read the book, just

maybe she will join you and if not hopefully she will support you.

Best wishes to all your successes " Taz "

-- In bodyforlife@y..., Digiorno21@a... wrote:

> I am an 18 year old college student and just started the BLF

> challenge today. I have read and studied Bill book 3 or 4

> times and excited in achieving my goals.

>

> In high school I took a couple of weightlifting classes, but I was

> intimidated by the football players who were benching 250-300 IBS

and

> squatting 3 times their bodyweight. My sophmore year I weighed 180

> IBS and had a Bench Max of 200 IBS. After that I stopped lifting

> weights and in my senior year I weighted 210 and my bench dropped

to

> 180 IBS. My mom noticed that I had gained some serious weight the

> past couple of years.

>

> In the year 2000 I made a goal to lose wieght, but it never

happend.

> I was unmotivated and never got moving. I joined the YMCA, but

only

> went twice a month. I am hoping that the Body for Life experience

> will help me not only drop the fat. but and add on the muscle.

Also

> help me live a healthy life and give me a higher self-esteem.

>

> I've made very specific goals on where I want to be physically next

> year. I'd like to weight around 180 IBS, bench 250 IBS, and Squat

at

> least 2 times my bodyweight. I also have made other goals such as

> straight A's in school, being frugal with my money, ect. ect.

>

> Anyway, I joined this post hoping to get support from someone. And

> also help answer questions I might come have.

>

> I have a very tight schedule. On Mon, Wed, Fri, I have classes

from

> 7:30-9:20 am, then I work from 10-4, and then spend most of the

night

> on homework. On Tue. and Thu I have the 7:30-9:20 classes plus a

> 1:30-3:40 math class that is just a pain in my schedule. I don't

> like working out in the evening because the YMCA gets crowded so I

> planned my mornings to work out at around 5 am (when YMCA opens)

> because it's the only time I have to do it. The lifting wieghts

part

> of the program I don't think I'll have a problem with since I love

to

> weightlift, but the cardio and healthy eating is my prob.

>

> I can't even jog down the block before getting winded. My

> Cardiovascular system is so bad its unbeleivable.

>

> I still live with my mom and she keeps buying crackers, chips, cake

> and other junk. I tell her not too, but she keeps doing it. She

> also still cooks my dinner so it's very hard to plan my 6 meals a

day

> when I don't know what's for dinner. My mom doesn't even know

untill

> she starts to cook.

>

> I guess I am asking for help on how to get the 6 portions of

protien

> and 6 portions of carbo's. I currently am taking Pro Performance

Soy

> and Whey Protien Powder as a supplement. I get about 4 portions of

> protien and 5 of Carbo's a day. For me Protien is the hardest to

> get.

>

> Anyway, I am excited about starting a whole new me and am pumped

for

> my cardio workout tomorrow morning.

>

> Thanks,

>

> Big Dave

[Guest guest]

-Welcome Big Dave, why don't you have your mom read the book, just

maybe she will join you and if not hopefully she will support you.

Best wishes to all your successes " Taz "

-- In bodyforlife@y..., Digiorno21@a... wrote:

> I am an 18 year old college student and just started the BLF

> challenge today. I have read and studied Bill book 3 or 4

> times and excited in achieving my goals.

>

> In high school I took a couple of weightlifting classes, but I was

> intimidated by the football players who were benching 250-300 IBS

and

> squatting 3 times their bodyweight. My sophmore year I weighed 180

> IBS and had a Bench Max of 200 IBS. After that I stopped lifting

> weights and in my senior year I weighted 210 and my bench dropped

to

> 180 IBS. My mom noticed that I had gained some serious weight the

> past couple of years.

>

> In the year 2000 I made a goal to lose wieght, but it never

happend.

> I was unmotivated and never got moving. I joined the YMCA, but

only

> went twice a month. I am hoping that the Body for Life experience

> will help me not only drop the fat. but and add on the muscle.

Also

> help me live a healthy life and give me a higher self-esteem.

>

> I've made very specific goals on where I want to be physically next

> year. I'd like to weight around 180 IBS, bench 250 IBS, and Squat

at

> least 2 times my bodyweight. I also have made other goals such as

> straight A's in school, being frugal with my money, ect. ect.

>

> Anyway, I joined this post hoping to get support from someone. And

> also help answer questions I might come have.

>

> I have a very tight schedule. On Mon, Wed, Fri, I have classes

from

> 7:30-9:20 am, then I work from 10-4, and then spend most of the

night

> on homework. On Tue. and Thu I have the 7:30-9:20 classes plus a

> 1:30-3:40 math class that is just a pain in my schedule. I don't

> like working out in the evening because the YMCA gets crowded so I

> planned my mornings to work out at around 5 am (when YMCA opens)

> because it's the only time I have to do it. The lifting wieghts

part

> of the program I don't think I'll have a problem with since I love

to

> weightlift, but the cardio and healthy eating is my prob.

>

> I can't even jog down the block before getting winded. My

> Cardiovascular system is so bad its unbeleivable.

>

> I still live with my mom and she keeps buying crackers, chips, cake

> and other junk. I tell her not too, but she keeps doing it. She

> also still cooks my dinner so it's very hard to plan my 6 meals a

day

> when I don't know what's for dinner. My mom doesn't even know

untill

> she starts to cook.

>

> I guess I am asking for help on how to get the 6 portions of

protien

> and 6 portions of carbo's. I currently am taking Pro Performance

Soy

> and Whey Protien Powder as a supplement. I get about 4 portions of

> protien and 5 of Carbo's a day. For me Protien is the hardest to

> get.

>

> Anyway, I am excited about starting a whole new me and am pumped

for

> my cardio workout tomorrow morning.

>

> Thanks,

>

> Big Dave

[Guest guest]

Welcome Big Dave. You'll need to get control of your nutrition. If your

Mom won't change what she cooks (show her the list of authorized foods and

the recipes on http://www.bodyforlife.com

Another alternative is to cook up chicken breasts in advance on the weekend

and use a microwave liberally during the week.

The aerobic solution is a quick way to get in shape so your " wind " will

improve quickly.

Welcome to the group. Kit

[Guest guest]

Welcome Big Dave. You'll need to get control of your nutrition. If your

Mom won't change what she cooks (show her the list of authorized foods and

the recipes on http://www.bodyforlife.com

Another alternative is to cook up chicken breasts in advance on the weekend

and use a microwave liberally during the week.

The aerobic solution is a quick way to get in shape so your " wind " will

improve quickly.

Welcome to the group. Kit

[Guest guest]

Dave,

Congratulations on your decision to do BFL. Taking the time to

write down your specific goals was very important and the fact that

you did it will be helpful in achieving those goals.

While I am also new to BFL (I'm on day 21!), I do have some

suggestions regarding the nutrition portion of the program that you

are having difficulties with.

1. Since your mother is buying snacks for you, make a list

of " approved " snacks and ask her to buy them instead of the " junk. "

I have a teenage son myself and I'll bet that your mom is buying the

junk because she wants to make sure that you have snacks, but doesn't

know what you want or need.

2. You said that your mom sometimes doesn't know what she's

cooking for supper until she gets into the kitchen... the same

principle applies here as well. Planning is valuable in the success

of BFL. Write down what you would like for her to cook. You can

even get recipes off of the BFL website. You could even plan out a

weeks worth of menus in advance and give them to her at the beginning

of the week. Who knows, maybe you will even get your mom into eating

a more nutritious and balanced diet.

Good luck... I know that you'll do well. This e-group is a great

source of motivation, inspiration and knowledge... use it!

Kathy

> I am an 18 year old college student and just started the BLF

> challenge today. I have read and studied Bill book 3 or 4

> times and excited in achieving my goals.

>

> In high school I took a couple of weightlifting classes, but I was

> intimidated by the football players who were benching 250-300 IBS

and

> squatting 3 times their bodyweight. My sophmore year I weighed 180

> IBS and had a Bench Max of 200 IBS. After that I stopped lifting

> weights and in my senior year I weighted 210 and my bench dropped

to

> 180 IBS. My mom noticed that I had gained some serious weight the

> past couple of years.

>

> In the year 2000 I made a goal to lose wieght, but it never

happend.

> I was unmotivated and never got moving. I joined the YMCA, but

only

> went twice a month. I am hoping that the Body for Life experience

> will help me not only drop the fat. but and add on the muscle.

Also

> help me live a healthy life and give me a higher self-esteem.

>

> I've made very specific goals on where I want to be physically next

> year. I'd like to weight around 180 IBS, bench 250 IBS, and Squat

at

> least 2 times my bodyweight. I also have made other goals such as

> straight A's in school, being frugal with my money, ect. ect.

>

> Anyway, I joined this post hoping to get support from someone. And

> also help answer questions I might come have.

>

> I have a very tight schedule. On Mon, Wed, Fri, I have classes

from

> 7:30-9:20 am, then I work from 10-4, and then spend most of the

night

> on homework. On Tue. and Thu I have the 7:30-9:20 classes plus a

> 1:30-3:40 math class that is just a pain in my schedule. I don't

> like working out in the evening because the YMCA gets crowded so I

> planned my mornings to work out at around 5 am (when YMCA opens)

> because it's the only time I have to do it. The lifting wieghts

part

> of the program I don't think I'll have a problem with since I love

to

> weightlift, but the cardio and healthy eating is my prob.

>

> I can't even jog down the block before getting winded. My

> Cardiovascular system is so bad its unbeleivable.

>

> I still live with my mom and she keeps buying crackers, chips, cake

> and other junk. I tell her not too, but she keeps doing it. She

> also still cooks my dinner so it's very hard to plan my 6 meals a

day

> when I don't know what's for dinner. My mom doesn't even know

untill

> she starts to cook.

>

> I guess I am asking for help on how to get the 6 portions of

protien

> and 6 portions of carbo's. I currently am taking Pro Performance

Soy

> and Whey Protien Powder as a supplement. I get about 4 portions of

> protien and 5 of Carbo's a day. For me Protien is the hardest to

> get.

>

> Anyway, I am excited about starting a whole new me and am pumped

for

> my cardio workout tomorrow morning.

>

> Thanks,

>

> Big Dave

[Guest guest]

Great advice Kathy! Planning is the key for success. We should all be so

fortunate to have Mom cooking for us. Where can I sign up! Kit

[Guest guest]

Becky,

Congratulations on starting your official BFL program! I agree

that this e-group is a great place to find information, encouragement

and motivation. I remeber when I took my " before " photos 2 months

ago. It was so embarrassing... and I was the only person home at the

time! I took them with my digital camera that has a timer. Anyway,

tonight I took another set of photos and was excited that the changes

were visible. Be sure to take photos along the way, maybe at weeks

4, 8 and 12 so that you can SEE the transformation. It's great that

you and your husband are doing this together.

Best wishes to ya'll and keep us updated with your goals and progress.

Kathy

> Hi all....I've been lurkingfor awhile and I really enjoy this

forum. I've

> gotten some really good information from you guys. Thanks so

much. My

> husband and I are officially starting the program today. We're

taking

> pictures tonight (yuck).....

> Becky in Texas

> Becky Winsor

[Guest guest]

Becky,

Congratulations on starting your official BFL program! I agree

that this e-group is a great place to find information, encouragement

and motivation. I remeber when I took my " before " photos 2 months

ago. It was so embarrassing... and I was the only person home at the

time! I took them with my digital camera that has a timer. Anyway,

tonight I took another set of photos and was excited that the changes

were visible. Be sure to take photos along the way, maybe at weeks

4, 8 and 12 so that you can SEE the transformation. It's great that

you and your husband are doing this together.

Best wishes to ya'll and keep us updated with your goals and progress.

Kathy

> Hi all....I've been lurkingfor awhile and I really enjoy this

forum. I've

> gotten some really good information from you guys. Thanks so

much. My

> husband and I are officially starting the program today. We're

taking

> pictures tonight (yuck).....

> Becky in Texas

> Becky Winsor

[Guest guest]

Hi Brett, Congratulations on all your planning and preparation. Great job.

Plan your work and work your plan. Good luck to both you and your wife.

.

[Guest guest]

Hi Brett! Welcome to you and your wife Lori. It sounds like you two

have everything all dialed in and ready to go. Don't worry about

writing a lot, I loved all the detail you gave! (This coming from the

Queen of the Never-Ending Post of course). Good luck to you both,

and keep us posted on your progress.

Jen B.

> Hello all.

>

> My wife and I are going to do BFL starting in a week or so, and

we're

> pretty excited.

[Guest guest]

Brett,

You sound like y'all are ready! Stay out of lurk mode and let us know how it's going.

Sara

[Guest guest]

Hi everyone,

My name is , and I am starting the BFL program on Monday. I have read

the book and signed up for the 12-week challenge.

about 4 years ago I weighed 245 lbs. I lost 80 lbs. very quickly, in the course

of about 6 months, on Weight Watchers. I gained about half the weight back in

the last year and a half. I have tried going back to weight watchers, but my

metabolism has died as a result of my first go-around.

I am 27 years old, I work full time and I am finishing up college part time. I

live with my boyfriend and his 8 y/o daughter. I am really focused now on this

program. I dont want to bulk up as much as some on this program, but i am

aiming to be lean and like i think someone on here said " to look good in the

buff " .

Any tips for someone who is JUST starting?

[Guest guest]

Hi !

Welcome to BFL and this board. I would recommend that

you really focus on your goals and reasons why you

want to start BFL. What is it about your life that you

want to change? How are you going to make that happen?

Make a plan and follow it. Focus also on preparation,

get some recipes together of things that sound good to

you.

Good luck

Maggie

--- Dorinski <funnygirl9@...> wrote:

> Hi everyone,

>

> My name is , and I am starting the BFL

> program on Monday. I have read the book and signed

> up for the 12-week challenge.

>

> about 4 years ago I weighed 245 lbs. I lost 80 lbs.

> very quickly, in the course of about 6 months, on

> Weight Watchers. I gained about half the weight

> back in the last year and a half. I have tried

> going back to weight watchers, but my metabolism has

> died as a result of my first go-around.

>

> I am 27 years old, I work full time and I am

> finishing up college part time. I live with my

> boyfriend and his 8 y/o daughter. I am really

> focused now on this program. I dont want to bulk up

> as much as some on this program, but i am aiming to

> be lean and like i think someone on here said " to

> look good in the buff " .

>

> Any tips for someone who is JUST starting?

>

>

>

> [Non-text portions of this message have been

> removed]

>

>

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Hi and welcome

Don't worry about bulking up; it takes an ENORMOUS amount of time and work

to do that, especially without supplements.

Just starting out: If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.

Cook some BFL-friendly food and freeze individual portions.

Start eating BFL-style now; it took me a good 2-3 weeks to adjust to eating

6x a day, and portion sizes.

Either use the BFL Journal, or organize a comparable system for yourself.

Use the support group daily.

HTH

n

At 03:26 PM 3/15/2006, you wrote:

>Any tips for someone who is JUST starting?

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks Maggie!

I am going to tell you all here my goals!

I want to change my body and get my confidence back. I want to get my health in

check. I want to adopt healthy habits, so that I dont have to 'worry' about

diet and exercise for the rest of my life--I want it to be a habit, something

that I just WANT to do. Not something that I have to do.

how am I going to make it happen?? I am going to follow this program to the

tee. I am going to stay motivated by focusing on my goals. I think that is so

important. Focusing on WHAT i want to accomplish.

Thanks for listening!

christine

Re: New to BFL

Hi !

Welcome to BFL and this board. I would recommend that

you really focus on your goals and reasons why you

want to start BFL. What is it about your life that you

want to change? How are you going to make that happen?

Make a plan and follow it. Focus also on preparation,

get some recipes together of things that sound good to

you.

Good luck

Maggie

--- Dorinski <funnygirl9@...> wrote:

> Hi everyone,

>

> My name is , and I am starting the BFL

> program on Monday. I have read the book and signed

> up for the 12-week challenge.

>

> about 4 years ago I weighed 245 lbs. I lost 80 lbs.

> very quickly, in the course of about 6 months, on

> Weight Watchers. I gained about half the weight

> back in the last year and a half. I have tried

> going back to weight watchers, but my metabolism has

> died as a result of my first go-around.

>

> I am 27 years old, I work full time and I am

> finishing up college part time. I live with my

> boyfriend and his 8 y/o daughter. I am really

> focused now on this program. I dont want to bulk up

> as much as some on this program, but i am aiming to

> be lean and like i think someone on here said " to

> look good in the buff " .

>

> Any tips for someone who is JUST starting?

>

>

>

> [Non-text portions of this message have been

> removed]

>

>

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Thanks n! I am going to get the BFL journal, I really like it. I am going

to take some supplements, any suggestions??? I thought the thermodynmax to

start off. I have already started eating the 6 meals and trying to get my

protein and carbs together, i need to go to the grocery store though!

Having time to cook isnt an issue to me. And I am only cooking one meal for

dinner--the family will eat the way i do!

Re: New to BFL

Hi and welcome

Don't worry about bulking up; it takes an ENORMOUS amount of time and work

to do that, especially without supplements.

Just starting out: If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.

Cook some BFL-friendly food and freeze individual portions.

Start eating BFL-style now; it took me a good 2-3 weeks to adjust to eating

6x a day, and portion sizes.

Either use the BFL Journal, or organize a comparable system for yourself.

Use the support group daily.

HTH

n

At 03:26 PM 3/15/2006, you wrote:

>Any tips for someone who is JUST starting?

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks . I am planning on making my day plan the night before, to make

things easier on myself. 4 am is early!! I am glad I only have to get up at

6!!

Good luck though. I used to have a job where I had to be there at 6 am, so I

know its tough to get up at 4!

Re: New to BFL

I am , I am three weeks into my first BFL challenge. Like

you, I have quite a bit of weight to loose. So far, I have lost

about 6. I know that it is going to take me two, perhaps three

challenges to reach my goal, but I am determined to do it nice and

easy. As long as I continue to see the scale move I am happy. The

best advice that I can give to someone starting out is to prepare you

meals ahead of time, so finding something to eat during meal time is

not something you will have to put any thought into. This week's

challenge for me is getting up at 4am to workout because by the end

of the day, I am too tired and my workouts have not been as intense

as they could be. Good luck on your challenge.

>

>

Hi :

Hi everyone,

>

> My name is , and I am starting the BFL program on Monday.

I have read the book and signed up for the 12-week challenge.

>

> about 4 years ago I weighed 245 lbs. I lost 80 lbs. very quickly,

in the course of about 6 months, on Weight Watchers. I gained about

half the weight back in the last year and a half. I have tried going

back to weight watchers, but my metabolism has died as a result of my

first go-around.

>

> I am 27 years old, I work full time and I am finishing up college

part time. I live with my boyfriend and his 8 y/o daughter. I am

really focused now on this program. I dont want to bulk up as much

as some on this program, but i am aiming to be lean and like i think

someone on here said " to look good in the buff " .

>

> Any tips for someone who is JUST starting?

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

-

I don't do supplements, so perhaps someone else can help you. I recommend

that you do at least one 12-week period without any supplements, as a

baseline. I take flaxseed oil and/or ground flaxseed, but that's it.

n

At 11:30 PM 3/15/2006, you wrote:

>Thanks n! I am going to get the BFL journal, I really like it. I am

>going to take some supplements, any suggestions??? I thought the

>thermodynmax to start off. I have already started eating the 6 meals and

>trying to get my protein and carbs together, i need to go to the grocery

>store though!

[Guest guest]

n,

Do you do the myoplex bars? I dont like those things.

Re: New to BFL

-

I don't do supplements, so perhaps someone else can help you. I recommend

that you do at least one 12-week period without any supplements, as a

baseline. I take flaxseed oil and/or ground flaxseed, but that's it.

n

At 11:30 PM 3/15/2006, you wrote:

>Thanks n! I am going to get the BFL journal, I really like it. I am

>going to take some supplements, any suggestions??? I thought the

>thermodynmax to start off. I have already started eating the 6 meals and

>trying to get my protein and carbs together, i need to go to the grocery

>store though!

[Guest guest]

Hi Tina,

Congratulations on getting started. Write down your goals and plan,

plan plan so you can succeed. If you do it with a friend, I'm sure

you can both motivate each other and stay the course.

I'm sure most of the women here will recommend that you follow BFL

by the book before you start tweaking anything.

I can say that you do not need to eat shakes/bars to make this

program work. In fact you are better off eating 'real food' as much

as possible. Using whey protein powder to make a shake can be

beneficial post workout, but other than that, build your meals

around the approved food list as much as you can. This isn't a no

carb plan either, you eat carbs at each meal and can have tons of

fibrous veggies too.

I can't comment on betagen because I opted not to use it. Taking

creatine can cause you to 'hold' scale weight, but I hear it really

increases your abiliity to lift heavy and have faster recovery.

When you wean off of it, then most women seem to lean out almost

overnight and drop lbs.

If you follow bfl's exercise program, than 3X week is cardio HIIT

and 3X week is weights. What do you mean when you say 20-30min

bike in the mornings? Do you do HIIT 3X and the other days just

slower steady state? If you do HIIT 6-7X week then you will get

tired and burn out (most likely). Also, it is a good idea to mix up

your cardio to avoid injury and adaptation. I ran/jogged for my

HIIT and it stopped being effective for me, plus I developed overuse

injuries. Now I pick 3 different cardio options per week: run,

bike, skipping rope, elliptical, stairclimbing.... This is a more

effective strategy for fat loss.

>

> wow.....i just joined up here...my roommate and i are " doin it " .

> We've moved the Bow-flex into the dining room of my small beach

> cottage and we're doin it!! Especially after taking before

> pictures! :-0

>

> I guess I was wondering...Im happy with the ready to drink shakes,

> protein bars, etc...but is it necessary for me to take many other

> supplements..i.e., Betagen, etc....Im totally not into that.

>

> I have this fear that if I continue structured/scheduled eating

with

> protein bars and shakes, that I'll turn into this huge fat cow

full

> of protein!!!!!!!! aaaaghhhhhhhhh!

>

> Im doing 20-30mins cardio(bike riding) every am as well as

structured

> plan in the evenings. whadda ya think. tina :-)

>