Why I love Body for Life!

[Guest guest]

I just have to say it! There's so many reasons why I love this

program! To name a few!...

1. Even though its taken me 6 months to lose 20lbs (as compared to

friends who've lost 14lbs inside 6 weeks on their 'diets') - each

and every pound has has been hard won and didn't come off easily!

Which is how I know I will keep it off in the long run! When you

think of it - 6 months 'is' the long run!

2. I love the structure of the program! I hadn't touched a free

weight in my life before starting this... And now I dream of getting

a nice shiny new set for myself as a treat! I had no idea how much

cardio to do! No idea how much/how often to eat! An 'omega-3' was a

code from the phonetic alphabet! I tried Atkins, Slimming World,

Weight Watchers and the low GI diets and the same question kept

hammering at the back of my mind! 'What is this really teaching me

about food?'

I knew that counting points and saving up 'sins' for the weekend was

an ignorant way to lose weight! I wasn't learning anything about

food (huge topic!), or my metabolism (which was fast asleep!). And

none of those programs mentioned ONCE anything meaningful about

exercise! Only that " if you do a little exercise you'll lose it

faster for next week! "

My Omron (though variable!) and my tape measure are now where it's

at!

3. It's so easy to get back on when I fall off! I've learned to keep

going even when I've messed up - and that's because I have been

educated! When you know the rules, you can break them - but you can

use that knowledge to fix things too!

For everything in this way of life is based on science - and you

can't argue with that! Don't lift the weight - see your body fat go

up! Don't get out of bed and cycle - watch your metabolism go back

into a coma! I accept these realities as readily as everything else

which is important in my life!

No longer do I feel like giving up when I see the scale go up or my

body fat increase. Because for the first time in my life - I feel

stronger! I feel fitter! I get a high after my protein shakes! Years

of back trouble, heartburn and skin trouble have vanished!

I started this program with a shoulder problem which has dogged me

for years - and not physio, accupuncture, massage, osteopathy,

ultrasound or a battery of tests could help me figure it out! But

since I started lifting weights and losing weight - I have made

dramatic improvement! I'm no longer in pain every single day - and

for me, it's nothing short of a blessed miracle!

4. So many other people have used Body for Life to triumph too! This

keeps me going every day, because I know it works! It has been a

portal to learning so much from so many people! Which is something

for which I am immensely grateful!!!

Living well has become the norm, and those greedy days are just the

bumps in the road to my Janet six-pac!!!

If there's any other reasons to love this way of life, please, add

it to the list!!!