Guest guest Posted January 20, 2003 Report Share Posted January 20, 2003 " What if someone doesn't want to work out *six time* a week, can someone do parts of the program without doing all of it? " And Bill smiled and basically said, " No. " Bill said something like to make a transfomation in twelve weeks the physical as well as the nutritional aspect of the program is vital. We hear all the time things like ... " I did not complete the challenge, I stopped at week 10 " " I started three times before but things in life came up and now I am going to start again " . I was at a discussion this past week end where a number of life change topics were discussed and among them diets were a popular topic. Well to say the least a whole lot of folks knew about BODY FOR LIFE, but I was the only person there that had done it. Instant Guru ... haaaaa!. One of the questions was: How strict do you have to follow the " diet " my answer was extremely strict ... to accomplish your goals in the twelve weeks, follow the program to the letter. Next question: Is body for life a fad diet that works for some people? No, Body for life is not a diet. Body for Life is a program for changing your life style and eating habits. As this conversation went on ... forever it seemed .... things began to make sense in a new way for me. 1. looking at Bills statement above ... the diet part of BFL and the workout program must be followed to achieve your twelve week goals. Twelve weeks is the magic number for 90% of the people that decide to lose weight or work out. Then they stop ... cold. 2. Body for Life the program is forever. This is where Bill tells us to change bad habits into good habits. This is not based on twelve weeks and it is for the people that want and will do it for Life. 3. How hard do you have to work at the diet? How strict do you have to be with the workouts and the arobics? Well if you look at BFL diet and 12 week goals, very strict. If you look at BFL program and for life, not so strict. No not blasphemy, just reality. If you have 52#'s to lose and you set a goal for 2 years, you only need to lose 1/2# per week. If you set your goal at 1 year you need to lose 1# per week. If your goal is 6 months you need to lose 2#'s per week. Conclusion: BODY FOR LIFE is designed to fit and too work for anyone, any time and in the way they want it too. For Body for Life to really work where changes is life do not affect it, then first and formost our goal should be " changing bad habits and replacing them with good habits " not weight loss. Most of us make the diet primary, make the 12 weeks primary and probably for good reason ... we know we need to lose weight ... and ... we just might be in that 90% that quits after 12 weeks. Oh yeh, and for those that say " I started bfl but did not complete the 12 weeks " , yes you did ... unless you started within the last twelve weeks, because those twelve weeks still went bye. My favorite question of the weekend: I am very patient and willing to take all the time needed to lose the weight, What fat burner and fat blocker do you recommend? Monday Morning Ramblings TwoWalks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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