Re: BFL Take Two

[Guest guest]

If you think of BFL as something ongoing and not something that you go

on and off like a diet, you will feel better about it psychologically

and don't have to accept the first time as a failure, only your own

deviation from its principles.

Give BFL at least 150 days, which is longer than twelve weeks. Science

has proven that everything practiced 150 times automatically becomes a

habit or close enough to one. Once BFL is a habit you barely have to

think about it and you've got it made. From there you can hone in on

the more subtle changes in your body and basically take it as far as

you wish to go. Don't quit just because you lose 50 pounds or whatever

and think it's over. Maintenance is just as demanding as the losing

weight part of BFL. Every bit as.

I've been in maintenance(yet doing intentional muscle growth efforts)

for about 5 years now, and since it is already a habit it's like, this

is life. I wouldn't dream of eating once a day for forty minutes a

sitting nor would I dream of drinking full sugar drinks of any kind or

eating any carbohydrate outside the presence of protein. I don't even

miss all that decadent stuff I used to cram any more. I love a really e

exquisite small piece of chocolate about once a day, a piece of Dove or

Godiva chocolate won't do any harm and it gives me boatloads of

satisfaction so that I don't go running off to french fry heaven or

something.

Hang in there and do this forever. It is fun because of the positive

feedback you will get from doing it right. Positive feedback always

produces motivation to continue, even challenge yourself.

Sorry for all that rant, but I've been in this for seven years and am

still one of BFL's biggest fans. Have a good day y'all.

Stasia

[Guest guest]

Stasia

How motivating! You are so very very right.

I " m so into this now, not because of BFL but the program I was following prior

to this, my body knows when it's been 3 hours and needs to eat again, even if I

ate wrong at the previous meal! I actually look FORWARD to working out - I'll

tell ya, 2 years ago that would never of happened, I hated working out.

It took time, and for someone who is not already mind set to follow a program,

and change their LIFE - this may not work the first time around. Some times it

takes trying, and then trying something else to realize this IS the way of life,

this IS what you are supposed to do. I don't feel like a failure, even though

I'm not " loosing weight " I can already see changes in the mirror, I feel better,

I'm not as stressed, the shorter work outs are really helping my stress level,

life feels good again!

I do believe this is my way of life now, and even after loosing weight and

toning, you can't just STOP - it all comes back, sometimes faster!! Sort of

like a car, you run it every day and then leave it parked for a year - it's not

gonna run the same way it did!!! It will be dried up, rusty! If you let your

body go for a year, it gets soggy and weak!

You go girl!!!

Zena

---- Stasia Bachrach wrote:

> If you think of BFL as something ongoing and not something that you go

> on and off like a diet, you will feel better about it psychologically

> and don't have to accept the first time as a failure, only your own

> deviation from its principles.

>

> Give BFL at least 150 days, which is longer than twelve weeks. Science

> has proven that everything practiced 150 times automatically becomes a

> habit or close enough to one. Once BFL is a habit you barely have to

> think about it and you've got it made. From there you can hone in on

> the more subtle changes in your body and basically take it as far as

> you wish to go. Don't quit just because you lose 50 pounds or whatever

> and think it's over. Maintenance is just as demanding as the losing

> weight part of BFL. Every bit as.

>

> I've been in maintenance(yet doing intentional muscle growth efforts)

> for about 5 years now, and since it is already a habit it's like, this

> is life. I wouldn't dream of eating once a day for forty minutes a

> sitting nor would I dream of drinking full sugar drinks of any kind or

> eating any carbohydrate outside the presence of protein. I don't even

> miss all that decadent stuff I used to cram any more. I love a really e

> exquisite small piece of chocolate about once a day, a piece of Dove or

> Godiva chocolate won't do any harm and it gives me boatloads of

> satisfaction so that I don't go running off to french fry heaven or

> something.

>

> Hang in there and do this forever. It is fun because of the positive

> feedback you will get from doing it right. Positive feedback always

> produces motivation to continue, even challenge yourself.

>

> Sorry for all that rant, but I've been in this for seven years and am

> still one of BFL's biggest fans. Have a good day y'all.

>

> Stasia

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hey Gang, I'm entering my 8th week of BFL and this was a really bad weekend. I

ate everything under the sun. I am a bit disappointed because being in the

program for 7 weeks exercising 5-6 times a week and eating by the book I really

haven't seen a drastic change. I have seen some improvements here and there but

no where near what these other BFLifers looks like at the end of 12 weeks. It

has taken me 7 weeks to lose 4 pounds. I have lost inches around my waist and

abs but nothing that I really can get too excited about. I am 5'6 " and weigh

now 126 pounds. I have gained lots of muscle strength. I just need for someone

to tell me that has been in this program for 12 weeks that I can too look like

those BFL challengers. I really never ate bad and now my calorie intake is less

than 1500-1800 calories a day. On my free day I do eat lots of sweets since

that is what I crave. I don't want to lose hope but this weekend was really

tough to stick with the program.

Looking for some word of wisdom,

JC

-------------- Original message --------------

Hello Ladies,

This will be round 2 for me, unfortunately round 1 was about 5 years

ago but it was the last time that I was able to stick to a routine and

really saw the benefits. I have seen the error in my ways with yo-yo

dieting and ready to make BFL a lifestyle change, I have gotten my

boyfriend on board also, which will make it much easier. I am on day

4 and feeling great, still sore from Monday's workout! I know during

my first round I was part of a yahoo group and the support was amazing

and was kept me going, hopefully it will be the same this time!

Good luck,

hot_tamale59@... (for any MSN users)

b

[Guest guest]

I know what you mean! I am on week 7 too. I just took pictures and

there is very small changes. I have also been very strict on my diet

throughout the week and workout 6 times a week, even doing some, not a

ton, of extra cardio. It is discouraging, but everyone keeps saying

weeks 8-12 are when you see the results, so I am holding out for that.

I am also working on looking at this as a lifetime change, body for

LIFE, and not a diet to where I will go off and binge, like I usually

do. So I am really HOPING some results start showing up! I am throwing

the scale away though, cause it's just way too depressing to watch

that. My friend and I are doing this together and keep thinking there

is no way we are going to have the transformations that are in the book

or on the website. But someone told us yesterday to throw the scale

away and stop comparing ourselves to the people in the book. So we are

going to try to focus on the positive I guess...and hope for the best!

[Guest guest]

JC,

My first question is, have you taken pictures?...If not, you need to do this to

really see the changes. Also, at 5'6 " and 126, I would think you are not going

to see a huge decrease in bodyweight since you are already at a reasonable

weight for your height. Considering that doing BFL vs. say weight watchers, you

will be adding muscle while losing fat. When you achieve the body you want, your

weight may not match what is on some height/weight chart because of all the

muscle. You may even gain weight while dropping sizes. (That happened to me on

my first round.) Consider Brant for example. She is 5'4 " and during the

off season, maintains at about 135 lbs.

http://www.monicabrant.com/about/stats.php

Finally, forget last weekend. Thats history. Its what you do today, tomorrow

and the days after that matter now. And if you havent done so....take the

pictures!

Deanna

Re: BFL Take Two

Hey Gang, I'm entering my 8th week of BFL and this was a really bad weekend. I

ate everything under the sun. I am a bit disappointed because being in the

program for 7 weeks exercising 5-6 times a week and eating by the book I really

haven't seen a drastic change. I have seen some improvements here and there but

no where near what these other BFLifers looks like at the end of 12 weeks. It

has taken me 7 weeks to lose 4 pounds. I have lost inches around my waist and

abs but nothing that I really can get too excited about. I am 5'6 " and weigh now

126 pounds. I have gained lots of muscle strength. I just need for someone to

tell me that has been in this program for 12 weeks that I can too look like

those BFL challengers. I really never ate bad and now my calorie intake is less

than 1500-1800 calories a day. On my free day I do eat lots of sweets since that

is what I crave. I don't want to lose hope but this weekend was really tough to

stick with the program.

Looking for some word of wisdom,

JC

------------ -- Original message ------------ --

From: " tamale59 " <hot_tamale59@ hotmail.com>

Hello Ladies,

This will be round 2 for me, unfortunately round 1 was about 5 years

ago but it was the last time that I was able to stick to a routine and

really saw the benefits. I have seen the error in my ways with yo-yo

dieting and ready to make BFL a lifestyle change, I have gotten my

boyfriend on board also, which will make it much easier. I am on day

4 and feeling great, still sore from Monday's workout! I know during

my first round I was part of a yahoo group and the support was amazing

and was kept me going, hopefully it will be the same this time!

Good luck,

hot_tamale59@ hotmail.com (for any MSN users)

b

[Guest guest]

HEy girls,

Dont get discouraged. If you have lost any inches or lbs at all that

is great.Some women I have read about didn't see any results for 7-9

weeks and then they sarted to transform.

If you weren't doing BFL you probably would be gaining weight right?.

The point is to gain new habits of eating healthy and exercising on a

regular basis.

This is my first BFL challenge. I am starting my 6th week today. I

studied and read BFL book 5 times and researched tons of people

online who have done this. I also researched tons of other weightloss

diets, fads, etc. BFL is for life, not just some diet you go on to

lose some weight and then find it all creep back on after your off it

for a year. Thats why I chose to go with BFL because I have been on

weight watchers for more than a yr , gone to Curves an been on their

diet plan, done the slim fast thing,and other " stuff " to lose weight.

MOst of these programs help me lose scale weight, but I only lost one

or 2 sizes. I was starving all the time with them and had no energy

to keep up with my 4 kids. My youngest will be 4 in April and I have

been struggling since he was born to get back to my pre 4 babies

weight!

Since sarting BFL on Jan 21,2007 I have had energy out the roof. I

have NEVER been hungry, because if I get hungry it usually means its

time to eat again! I drink 10c to 1/2 gal of water a day because I am

thirsty from the workouts. The workouts are NOT time consuming, but

make me feel great afterward. I always push to reach the 10 and YES

its HARD work. If you dont understand what that is read Bills book. I

think it is one of the most important things in the workouts. Working

out harder NOT longer is better! In my first 4 weeks I recorded

calories to make sure I had a deficit. I eat from 1300 to 1600

calories/day.The portions since then have stuck so I dont count have

anymore. I plan all my meals on Sunday.I fed my family of 6 pretty

much the same thing I eat. My kids know they can't make cookies

until " free day " . All of my family and friends know what I am doing.

I got Bills success journal and record every meal, workout, goal ,and

thought. All of this might look like I am doing alot, but its not

really once I got used to it after a couple weeks.

My 12 week goals:

In 12 weeks I will Lose 20 lbs scale weight

In 12 weeks I wil Lose 10 inches off my waist

In 12 weeks I will Gain strength and energy

In 12 weks I will Learn to prepare 15 new BFL meals and snacks

In 12 weeks I will give up Smoking

LOOK AT MY STATS TODAY: I am 5'4 " and 28 yrs old

Staring weight 170 lbs Today 160lbs -10 lbs

Starting waist 41 inch Today 36 1/2 inch -4 1/2 inches

Gained both Energy and strength in the first few weeks

My favs are chicken pita pizza, spanish omelet, and Carribean Chicken

Salad.

Still working on the smoking thing

I had a really bad 5th week. My Dad who I care for was hiding a

serious infection on his leg from me. He is 76 and diebetic plus

conjestive heart failure. He became what the Doctors call septic. Got

staph in hi s system and On the tuesday of that week I was in the ER

with him being asked about a living will. Anyway he almos went from

us and I spent 5 days at the hopital almost the whole time. He is

recovering now and getting well. Well my eating wasn't oo reat. I was

able to find Cottage Cheese at the cafetrria and fruit, some salads

and sandwiches. I missed alot of meals though and ate reallt bad 3

night in a row because I was starving I way over did it. I improvised

on th workouts.. Its amazing what you can do on the floor and some

stairs without any weights at all.So I got all my workouts in which

helped me deal with the stress. That was also the week I planned on

giving up smoking, but yeah right I think I doubled that(bad bad).

WOW! This is getting really long huh!

Anyway girls. Dont give up. If you quit then what is your plan. It

probably took years to get your body in the shape its in right now,

so dont expect it to change so rapidly. Go for it! be a winner to

yourself. If you stick with BFL for 12 weeks do you think it will be

a waste of time? eEvaluate what you are doing/eating/drinking

everyday maybe record calories and strive for a deficit, and see what

you can do to make improvements, and then do them. OMG now I am

sounding like my Dad LOL.

I gotta pick up my kids or this may go on foreverrrrrrrrrr!!

TTYL,

Dawn C in Idaho

[Guest guest]

Hi Deanna, thanks for you input. I did take pictures before the challenge and

took pictures at the end of my 6th week. I did see some improvements, but I

wasn't thrilled. I definitely have gotten stronger, I guess I need to be a bit

more patient and not give up.

Thanks again for responding.

JC

--------- Re: BFL Take Two

Hey Gang, I'm entering my 8th week of BFL and this was a really bad weekend. I

ate everything under the sun. I am a bit disappointed because being in the

program for 7 weeks exercising 5-6 times a week and eating by the book I really

haven't seen a drastic change. I have seen some improvements here and there but

no where near what these other BFLifers looks like at the end of 12 weeks. It

has taken me 7 weeks to lose 4 pounds. I have lost inches around my waist and

abs but nothing that I really can get too excited about. I am 5'6 " and weigh now

126 pounds. I have gained lots of muscle strength. I just need for someone to

tell me that has been in this program for 12 weeks that I can too look like

those BFL challengers. I really never ate bad and now my calorie intake is less

than 1500-1800 calories a day. On my free day I do eat lots of sweets since that

is what I crave. I don't want to lose hope but this weekend was really tough to

stick with the program.

Looking for some word of wisdom,

JC

------------ -- Original message ------------ --

From: " tamale59 " <hot_tamale59@ hotmail.com>

Hello Ladies,

This will be round 2 for me, unfortunately round 1 was about 5 years

ago but it was the last time that I was able to stick to a routine and

really saw the benefits. I have seen the error in my ways with yo-yo

dieting and ready to make BFL a lifestyle change, I have gotten my

boyfriend on board also, which will make it much easier. I am on day

4 and feeling great, still sore from Monday's workout! I know during

my first round I was part of a yahoo group and the support was amazing

and was kept me going, hopefully it will be the same this time!

Good luck,

hot_tamale59@ hotmail.com (for any MSN users)

b

[Guest guest]

Hi Dawn,

I am currently in week 1 of giving up the dreaded ciggies. I went away for

the weekend, ate badly drank a lot and smoked a lot. I am also in week 8 of

the BFL, I have to admit I have been brilliant up to this weekend, it was a

blow out though, not too much damage done. The smoking thing is really

hard, I'm doing it cold turkey, me and my boyfriend, so we are a barrel of

laughs at the moment. Please let me know when (I say when and not if) you

give up, we could help each other through.

At the moment I don't know whether to laugh, cry or kick the s**t out of

something. Great for workouts though, gets the aggression going, then I'm

too tired to be bothered!! :-)

Gemma

Re: BFL Take Two

HEy girls,

Dont get discouraged. If you have lost any inches or lbs at all that

is great.Some women I have read about didn't see any results for 7-9

weeks and then they sarted to transform.

If you weren't doing BFL you probably would be gaining weight right?.

The point is to gain new habits of eating healthy and exercising on a

regular basis.

This is my first BFL challenge. I am starting my 6th week today. I

studied and read BFL book 5 times and researched tons of people

online who have done this. I also researched tons of other weightloss

diets, fads, etc. BFL is for life, not just some diet you go on to

lose some weight and then find it all creep back on after your off it

for a year. Thats why I chose to go with BFL because I have been on

weight watchers for more than a yr , gone to Curves an been on their

diet plan, done the slim fast thing,and other " stuff " to lose weight.

MOst of these programs help me lose scale weight, but I only lost one

or 2 sizes. I was starving all the time with them and had no energy

to keep up with my 4 kids. My youngest will be 4 in April and I have

been struggling since he was born to get back to my pre 4 babies

weight!

Since sarting BFL on Jan 21,2007 I have had energy out the roof. I

have NEVER been hungry, because if I get hungry it usually means its

time to eat again! I drink 10c to 1/2 gal of water a day because I am

thirsty from the workouts. The workouts are NOT time consuming, but

make me feel great afterward. I always push to reach the 10 and YES

its HARD work. If you dont understand what that is read Bills book. I

think it is one of the most important things in the workouts. Working

out harder NOT longer is better! In my first 4 weeks I recorded

calories to make sure I had a deficit. I eat from 1300 to 1600

calories/day.The portions since then have stuck so I dont count have

anymore. I plan all my meals on Sunday.I fed my family of 6 pretty

much the same thing I eat. My kids know they can't make cookies

until " free day " . All of my family and friends know what I am doing.

I got Bills success journal and record every meal, workout, goal ,and

thought. All of this might look like I am doing alot, but its not

really once I got used to it after a couple weeks.

My 12 week goals:

In 12 weeks I will Lose 20 lbs scale weight

In 12 weeks I wil Lose 10 inches off my waist

In 12 weeks I will Gain strength and energy

In 12 weks I will Learn to prepare 15 new BFL meals and snacks

In 12 weeks I will give up Smoking

LOOK AT MY STATS TODAY: I am 5'4 " and 28 yrs old

Staring weight 170 lbs Today 160lbs -10 lbs

Starting waist 41 inch Today 36 1/2 inch -4 1/2 inches

Gained both Energy and strength in the first few weeks

My favs are chicken pita pizza, spanish omelet, and Carribean Chicken

Salad.

Still working on the smoking thing

I had a really bad 5th week. My Dad who I care for was hiding a

serious infection on his leg from me. He is 76 and diebetic plus

conjestive heart failure. He became what the Doctors call septic. Got

staph in hi s system and On the tuesday of that week I was in the ER

with him being asked about a living will. Anyway he almos went from

us and I spent 5 days at the hopital almost the whole time. He is

recovering now and getting well. Well my eating wasn't oo reat. I was

able to find Cottage Cheese at the cafetrria and fruit, some salads

and sandwiches. I missed alot of meals though and ate reallt bad 3

night in a row because I was starving I way over did it. I improvised

on th workouts.. Its amazing what you can do on the floor and some

stairs without any weights at all.So I got all my workouts in which

helped me deal with the stress. That was also the week I planned on

giving up smoking, but yeah right I think I doubled that(bad bad).

WOW! This is getting really long huh!

Anyway girls. Dont give up. If you quit then what is your plan. It

probably took years to get your body in the shape its in right now,

so dont expect it to change so rapidly. Go for it! be a winner to

yourself. If you stick with BFL for 12 weeks do you think it will be

a waste of time? eEvaluate what you are doing/eating/drinking

everyday maybe record calories and strive for a deficit, and see what

you can do to make improvements, and then do them. OMG now I am

sounding like my Dad LOL.

I gotta pick up my kids or this may go on foreverrrrrrrrrr!!

TTYL,

Dawn C in Idaho