Whats going on and how long do i have to wait?

May 23, 2002

Ok i have mention before that i have not lost not even a pound well

that is ok because i am however lifting weights but why am i gaining weight

and so quickly? What am i doing wrong in the book bill states oh people lose

up 2 pounds a week when you folllow it correctly. I am starting week 4 my

free days are not out of control and i try to have only one free meal and not

even that.

sample menu

meal1- protien pancakes with 2 lean turkey patties

meal2- 2/3 cup of cottage cheese with cut up cantoloupe

meal3- vanilla myoplex lite shake

meal4- strawberry lite shake

meal5- turkey chilli with veggies like fresh mushroom broccolli tomatoes and

easy on the beans

meal6- cottage cheese with cantoloupe

you see i even take the time so sit down and plan this every day because i do

not want to be stuck. I even plan my free day because i would like to be in

control. What am i doing wrong. I am working out in the mornings and i know

that i am hitting my 10s in everything so what is going wrong. When i started

BFL i was 136 and now i am 140 wow that is 4 pounds i am headed the wrong

way. My goal is to lose 18 pounds of fat and gain 5 pounds of muscle. Should

not i see at least 1 pound drop why is it so hard for me and the scale is

going up instead of down will i see any progress.I am really in control of

myself i do no out of control eating and i do not waste my hard work in free

day. Because what is important to me is the progress not eating a double

bacon cheese burger. I did work out lower body yesterday and another thing is

it ok if i am not score does that mean that i did work out enough because

while doing them my legs were burning and worked up to muscle failure.

Linet

May 23, 2002

>What am i doing wrong.

Nothing!! You are only 4 weeks into this. It sometimes takes a full

12 weeks before you notice a difference in scale weight. Why they

heck are you on the scale? Throw the thing out in the garage and

keep it there until your 12 weeks are over. Don't be a slave to a

device of torture! Are you measuring your body fat and body parts

with a tape measure?

If you are eating correct, hitting those 10's, and doing your cardio,

you WILL notice a change in 12 weeks. This is Body for Life, not

body for 4 weeks.

Hang in there, young grasshopper. Changes will happen.

MP

May 23, 2002

Just a couple of things to consider... Like anything, be flexible

and " tweak " your workouts and diet as you go. These are just some

ideas to consider. If this is a radical lifestyle and diet change

for you, it will take a few weeks to get into the rhythm.

1. Do you workout first thing in the morning or later in the day?

From a fat loss standpoint it is more efficient to work out early

before eating anything. If you can't, you should not eat 2 1/2 - 3

hours before a workout. Also, dont eat until atleast an hour after

your workout. Most fat loss is accomplished 1 - 2 hours AFTER a

rigourus workout. By waiting, this will make your body rely on fat

stores for fuel instead of the nutrients that you just consumed.

2. Depending on body composition when you first start, gaining

wieght is not unusaual becuase lean muscle weighs more than fat... so

fat %, measurements, etc. are more important than what the " scale "

tells you.

3. Be careful of portion sizes. (i.e. 1/2 cup of cottage cheese is

the reccomended portion not 2/3 cup, 1/2 a cantalope, not a whole

one, etc.)

4. Cantalope is high on the GI (glycemic index), try to eat high GI

foods earlier in the day, and if possible replace with lower GI foods

such as apples and oranges (Low GI), banannas (medium GI), etc.

And remember, changes begin to occur from the inside. Do you feel

better about yourself, feel healthier, have more energy, feel

stronger, etc. Most people don't start to see any physical body

changes until AFTER 4 weeks.

Be patient and stick to the program and success will not be far

behind.

Good Luck.....

>

> Ok i have mention before that i have not lost not even a

pound well

> that is ok because i am however lifting weights but why am i

gaining weight

> and so quickly? What am i doing wrong in the book bill states oh

people lose

> up 2 pounds a week when you folllow it correctly. I am starting

week 4 my

> free days are not out of control and i try to have only one free

meal and not

> even that.

> sample menu

>

> meal1- protien pancakes with 2 lean turkey patties

>

> meal2- 2/3 cup of cottage cheese with cut up cantoloupe

>

> meal3- vanilla myoplex lite shake

>

> meal4- strawberry lite shake

>

> meal5- turkey chilli with veggies like fresh mushroom broccolli

tomatoes and

> easy on the beans

>

> meal6- cottage cheese with cantoloupe

>

> you see i even take the time so sit down and plan this every day

because i do

> not want to be stuck. I even plan my free day because i would like

to be in

> control. What am i doing wrong. I am working out in the mornings

and i know

> that i am hitting my 10s in everything so what is going wrong. When

i started

> BFL i was 136 and now i am 140 wow that is 4 pounds i am headed the

wrong

> way. My goal is to lose 18 pounds of fat and gain 5 pounds of

muscle. Should

> not i see at least 1 pound drop why is it so hard for me and the

scale is

> going up instead of down will i see any progress.I am really in

control of

> myself i do no out of control eating and i do not waste my hard

work in free

> day. Because what is important to me is the progress not eating a

double

> bacon cheese burger. I did work out lower body yesterday and

another thing is

> it ok if i am not score does that mean that i did work out enough

because

> while doing them my legs were burning and worked up to muscle

failure.

>

> Linet

May 23, 2002