Thursday update (was LBWO, Oh my!)

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I agree! You go, Zena! I did my cardio tonight and strangely, it felt

like a relief to " just do cardio " . LOL This morning my legs weren't

sore at all from the first LBWO yesterday, but now? OUCH! Oh well, no

pain, no gain - right? UBWO tomorrow, after I visit the chiropractor

for an adjustment (helps my migraines and my neck has been really tight

for awhile now)

I've eaten clean all day again. I probably needed a little more

protein, but I'm working it out. I didn't have enough veggies either.

I had a migraine most of the day and just didn't feel like preparing

much at all. But I did get my 6 meals in, small ones, but still ate

them. I tried something new tonight, that Bill talked about in the book

- mixing cottage cheese with low-fat flavored yogurt and Splenda. OMG,

it was so good! I don't like cottage cheese that much, or yogurt, but

together it was great - who knew???

Any other good combos for cottage cheese? I think that'll help me get

enough protein all day if I can mix it up with other stuff. I already

know about adding it to smoothies. Any other good BfL " recipes " for

cottage cheese?

Bren wrote:

>

> You go girl - expect - achieve and don't settle for anything less than

> the best!

> ~B

>

> Zena Myall <zegirlsdolls@... <mailto:zegirlsdolls%40cox.net>> wrote:

> Pshycalogically, this is very true - but boy is that hard to do!!! I

> did print mine and that was bad enough, it's in my home office desk

> drawer, which I open a lot and see it - eek!!!! I may need a little

> more time - trust me, at my weight, I don't want it out there until I

> can put some form of after picture with it.

>

> I felt good last night at the gym though, I'm no longer officially the

> largest person in there! A group of 4 guys joined last night and 3 of

> them were rather large - not muscular large - and one of them was this

> really cute, regular sized guy, and bless his heart, he was trying to

> help motivate them but he stuck them on the hardest cario machines in

> there and all 3 of them were sweating so hard by the time they had

> done 10 minutes I thought they were going to need breathing

> apparatus!!! I hope I continue to see them though, it actually helps

> motivate me because my family is large and I could be that way VERY

> easily. The skinny girls with their long blonde hair up in ponytails

> be bopping around DO NOT motivate me, they make me sick, especially

> the way they roll their skinny shorts down to their hips so you can

> see their undies - eek!!! Yes, I want that body, actually no, none of

> them have bodies that I particularly want, they are either too skinny

> or not toned at all - I

> want toned!

>

> Sexy Body Here We Come!!! :-)

> Zena

>

> ---- Bren <superstargrit@... <mailto:superstargrit%40yahoo.com>>

> wrote:

> > I was told by T that I should post my before picture. Then

> you are more compelled to finish because you do not want to leave that

> picture out there - you want to post your amazing 12 week photo. So I

> posted my on our Texas site. Come on ladies post those pics!

> >

> > ~B

> >

> > Zena Myall <zegirlsdolls@... <mailto:zegirlsdolls%40cox.net>> wrote:

> > It's nice to know we can share.

> >

> > Yes, this is my first official week and I had the same issues with

> my before pictures, too darn embarrased to have someone else take them

> - how silly, everyone in my house has seen me in a bathing suit,

> what's the difference?? LOL

> >

> > Here is to the first week of the next 12 which is the beginning of

> the rest of my life - I'm tired of being this way, I want to see

> RESULTS for all the work I put into this body!!! LOL Sort of like a

> savings account that you put money into but it never seems to grow!!!

> >

> > Zena

> >

> > ---- Bren <superstargrit@...

> <mailto:superstargrit%40yahoo.com>> wrote:

> > > Come on girls that is what this site is about - cheering,

> supporting, screaming through the keys for everyone's accomplishments

> - from making it through a workout to reaching each goal. We are also

> here to support each other in the bad and hard times. So rock on girls

> and let us hear it! I started a week ago Monday so I am in my second

> week. Welcome to BFL for the rest of your life!

> > >

> > > ~B

> > >

> > > Melinda Payne <mpayne@... <mailto:mpayne%40triad.rr.com>>

> wrote:

> > > Zena, is this your first week of the Challenge, too? I started

> > > " officially by the book " on Monday. I wasn't planning to enter the

> > > online Challenge, but last night I printed out the packet and took my

> > > official before shots. Ugh. Took me forever because I had to set the

> > > timer on my digital camera each shot, then kept cutting my head

> off or

> > > being out of focus. But I finally got both the front and back. NOT

> > > pretty. You know you're in bad shape when you're too embarressed

> to ask

> > > your own husband, who is in the next room, to come take your Before

> > > Shots! The only time anyone will EVER see those pics is if I am

> BUFFED

> > > OUT in 12 weeks and send them in with my entry. LOL

> > >

> > > If you want to email privately through the Challenge (if you just

> > > started too) feel free to drop me a line! (I don't know if the group

> > > wants us rah-rah'ing each other and whining for the next 12 weeks

> here LOL)

> > >

> > > Zena Myall wrote:

> > > >

> > > > I know exactly how you feel. Even though I've been doing lower body

> > > > workouts for the last couple of months, I was only doing what I

> WANTED

> > > > TO DO

> > > > - not following any type of plan!! Oh my, following the BFL

> guidelines was

> > > > a whole 'nother story. Hopefully we can walk tomorrow

> morning!!!! My legs

> > > > were like jello when I was half way through the workout, I couldn't

> > > > believe

> > > > it and there I was thinking my legs were pretty tough!!! Ha ha ha

> > > >

> > > > Hang in there! I think I've finally recovered from the upper

> body workout

> > > > on Monday - but at least you can still walk when you push your

> upper

> > > > body!!!

> > > > :-)

> > > >

> > > > Zena

> > > >

> > > > Zena Myall

> > > >

> > > > LBWO - oh my!

> > > >

> > > > Ok, I survived my first official BfL lower body work out. I had

> > > > fleeting thoughts of giving up a couple of times, cutting short

> on reps

> > > > or dropping the weights back down, but I kept seeing Bill's

> words on the

> > > > page of the book - telling me to push harder than my body thinks

> I can.

> > > > To pull from my mental reserves, focus, and push through - and I

> did!

> > > > WOOHOO!!! ~tries to do happy dance and collapses on floor ~ begs

> hubby

> > > > to help me up cuz legs are like jello~

> > > >

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