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Report post · January 31, 2001

Welcome .

I'm not knew to BFL, but wish you great results!

Cheryl C.

Report post · March 1, 2001

Brad,

Each fall back is an opportunity for a greater victory! You can do it! I

always find it helpful to look at transformation pics to get myself inspired

and motivated. Each time you stop the program, you validate your own belief

that you can't finish the program....this time, disprove your own beliefs.

You won't believe how good you'll feel at the end , and that'll just be the

beginning of your victories. Just remember, it's your perseverance that

counts more than anything! :-) Good luck,

Report post · March 1, 2001

Hi Brad,

Nice meeting you....Best of luck as you work on this challenge....Together

we can do it......

Todd in Michigan

> New Member

>

> Hello all!

>

> I've been lurking around here for a couple of weeks and thought I'd

> introduce myself. I've attempted the BFL program 12 times in the past few

> years, and so far have been able to come up with and excuse plausible

> enough in my mind to quit each time. However, in reading the messages in

> this groups, I'm starting to think about putting my excuses away and doing

> this once and for all. One thing I've noticed is you never notice how

> ingrained your bad habits are, until you try to change them. I started

> this week on the program and have already faltered several times. That's

> usually when I give up. But again, reading the messages in this group have

> helped me to see that stumbling doesn't mean falling. I've been able to

> refocus and get back on track. Thanks for helping without even knowing.

>

> This is a daunting task for me as I have 86lbs to get rid of. But I think

> I can do it this time. I guess I have to, I just told over 4000 people

> what I'm doing, so I can't back out now. :-)

>

> Ready or not, here I go.....

>

> Brad

>

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Report post · March 1, 2001

Hi Brad,

Join the club. I can't even begin to count how many diet and/or exercise

programs I've started then quit. I've been pretty overweight almost all of my

adult life and losing the battle of the bulge until finding BFL. BFL is the

only program I've been able to stay on for longer than 2 weeks. I've had my

good and bad days, as we all do, but when I have a bad day, I forgive myself and

get back on track. The analogy I like to use is if you are headed somewhere in

your car and you take a wrong turn, do you keep going in the wrong direction or

do you get back on the right road til you get where you want to be?

BFL isn't just a change of diet or exercise, it is truly a change of life. For

the first time in my life, I feel worthwhile. I've begun to feel good about

myself, and it shows in the way I hold my head up when I walk, the spring I have

in my step and the smile that I have on my face most of the time now. What BFL

has done for me is nothing short of miraculous. A few short years ago, I was

contemplating suicide because I was so unhappy with myself for such a long time.

I couldn't even think about considering it now, I have too much to live for. I

still have a long way to go physically, but I'll get there.

If you stumble, count on us to help you steady your feet and hold you up til you

find your step again. If you need encouragement, support, a shoulder to cry on,

someone to listen to how frustrated you feel sometimes, give one of us a shout.

I, for one, am always available if anyone wants or needs to talk to someone.

Anyone should feel free to private message me if they feel like it. I haven't

been here as long as some of the others, but I've got pretty good shoulders to

lean on. <hugs>

Tina

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On 3/1/01 at 9:17 AM Brad and Gizmo wrote:

>Hello all!

>

>I've been lurking around here for a couple of weeks and thought I'd introduce

myself. I've attempted the BFL program 12 times in the past few years, and so

far have been able to come up with and excuse plausible enough in my mind to

quit each time. However, in reading the messages in this groups, I'm starting to

think about putting my excuses away and doing this once and for all. One thing

I've noticed is you never notice how ingrained your bad habits are, until you

try to change them. I started this week on the program and have already faltered

several times. That's usually when I give up. But again, reading the messages in

this group have helped me to see that stumbling doesn't mean falling. I've been

able to refocus and get back on track. Thanks for helping without even knowing.

>

>This is a daunting task for me as I have 86lbs to get rid of. But I think I can

do it this time. I guess I have to, I just told over 4000 people what I'm doing,

so I can't back out now. :-)

>

>Ready or not, here I go.....

>

>Brad

Report post · March 1, 2001