Re: Confessions of cheater

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I hereby wipe your slate clean! You are forgiven. The next menu

that I see you post will be better! You've done it before. You can

do it again. Anything unauthorized that you are about to eat, save

for free day.

Andy

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In a message dated 4/15/2004 10:27:23 AM Eastern Standard Time,

gholowko@... writes:

I have only recently joined this group, but do recognize Kelley as a

source of motivation and inspiration for many. Is she one of the BFL

champions? I guess I should ask that directly... Kelley, are you one

of our BFL Champions?

NO. I WAS NEVER DRAWN TO THE OFFICIAL CHALLENGE. I WAS 42 AND OUT OF SHAPE

FOR ABOUT 20 YEARS AND FED UP WITH THAT. I DID THE CHALLENGE FOR ME.

As for me, being the analytical type, I have more curiosity with your

comments... I, too, wonder what makes us turn on and off the motivation

for this program (or any activity). When I mention " you " in the next

paragraph, I mean all of us, but it sounds more personalized this way.

I THINK IT HAS TO DO WITH NOT HAVING WELL DEFINED GOALS AND ASPIRATIONS.

WITHOUT THESE WE DO NOT HAVE A DIRECT LINK TO OUR WILLPOWER AND THEREFORE VEER

OFF COURSE AND LOOSE SIGHT OF THE SPARK OF INSPIRATION THAT GOT US STARTED IN

THE FIRST PLACE. BEING ABLE TO RAD AND REREAD OUR SPECIFIC GOALS GIVES US THE

ENERGY AND FOCUS TO KEEP MOVING IN THAT DIRECTION.

<<Since the beginning, I have felt the BFL program was creating a change

of life for me. Plus, I think the change happened from the inside,

rather than by eating the " special " (cat food like) meals. Only time

will tell if these proper exercise and improved eating behaviors will

remain permanent in my life, but I do feel there is a difference. It's

almost as if I had performed self hypnosis and corrected my poor eating

behaviors. >>

YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT THE LIFE CHANGE ASPECT OF BODY FOR LIFE HERE RATHER

THAN THE TEMPORARY FIX THAT 'DIETS' OFFER. I HAVE BEEN AT THIS 2 1/2 YEARS AND

IT MOST DEFINITELY HAS CHANGED THE WAY I THINK AND BEHAVE IN RELATION TO FOOD

AND EXERCISE. I STILL WILL EAT CHIPS AND CANDY BUT NOW IT IS ONLY ON FREE DAY

(MOSTLY) AND THE OTHER DAYS ARE RESERVED FOR HEALTHY EATING.

If there are other behaviors that I can learn from anyone on this group,

that can keep me motivated and protect me from the potential rebound, I

am all ears.

JUST KEEP TO YOUR PLAN GEORGE, AND DAY AFTER DAY YOU WILL HAVE BUILT IT INTO

YOUR CONSCIOUSNESS AND BODY THAT MUCH MORE.

KELLEY

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Anne,

Your confession is acknowledged and the crime for your BFL over-eating

is absolved! ...The calories, however, will remain where you least want

them for the next 30 days.

I have only recently joined this group, but do recognize Kelley as a

source of motivation and inspiration for many. Is she one of the BFL

champions? I guess I should ask that directly... Kelley, are you one

of our BFL Champions?

As for me, being the analytical type, I have more curiosity with your

comments... I, too, wonder what makes us turn on and off the motivation

for this program (or any activity). When I mention " you " in the next

paragraph, I mean all of us, but it sounds more personalized this way.

You mentioned your following this for about a year now. Have you hit

your goals? Did you have interim goals established, or one target in

mind? What are the types of distractions that knock you off course?

What are the circumstances of these distractions? Can they be avoided?

Do you want to avoid them?

I've been closely following the program for about 6 months and have now

made it an everyday part of my life. Like waking up and brushing my

teeth, I workout and consume my meals ( & supplements). Grant it, my

eating habits are not always the best, but every day, I try to keep good

habits in mind. At least, I think I am aware of what is good and what

is not so good for me. And, in my case, that was the first really BIG

accomplishment. But, I am only about 1/2 way to my goal and I am still

motivated to reach that goal. In the meantime, I have set a series of

interim goals that keep me on track.

Right now, I am still preoccupied with getting physically fit and losing

weight, so this is very much in the front of my mind. But, I do have

that nagging concern as to what will happen after I do hit my goal.

Over my lifetime, I have tried other " diet " programs, but have

experienced the rebound each time. Plus, each time, the rebound was

worse!

Since the beginning, I have felt the BFL program was creating a change

of life for me. Plus, I think the change happened from the inside,

rather than by eating the " special " (cat food like) meals. Only time

will tell if these proper exercise and improved eating behaviors will

remain permanent in my life, but I do feel there is a difference. It's

almost as if I had performed self hypnosis and corrected my poor eating

behaviors.

If there are other behaviors that I can learn from anyone on this group,

that can keep me motivated and protect me from the potential rebound, I

am all ears.

Oh well... Enough philosophizing It's time for my Fiber One cereal and

skim milk.

See ya,

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Holowko, CPA, CCP

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Lafayette Hill, PA 19444-0444

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For myself (I've been doing this for over 3 years), the changes in

nutrition and exercise behaviors seems to be permanent. However, it

doesn't happen overnight. I seem to get set up in good patterns that

have continued. At first though you have to consciously think about

what you are doing. Later on, it becomes second nature.

For example, I always go to the grocery store the same time every

week. I always make a list of the foods that I need to get for the

meals that I am going to eat the next week. I don't buy anything

that isn't on the list. Before BFL, I went the the store with no

list or a small list, and bought all sorts of things randomly that

weren't on the list. I would often just buy whatever was buy one,

get one free. I would buy ice cream every week and ate it almost

every night. We ate out whenever we felt like it. With BFL or EFL,

now I can structure the meals. Things don't always go as planned,

but for the most part the nutrition stays on track for the long

term. And if we do eat out, I know how to make better choices.

As for working out, I feel like it is something I need to do every

day. I don't have a big problem getting up early to do my weight

workout although often I would rather sleep a little later. I go to

bed at a decent hour so I can get up, but 7 to 7.5 hours sleep never

seems like enough sleep when it is time to get up. Sometimes it is

still a struggle to get up when your mind is saying sleep, but I set

an alarm that makes me jump out of bed to shut it off. I don't wake

up full of energy so motivation could be a problem, but once I do

begin my workout I feel more energetic. I just have to tell myself

that I will feel better if I get up.

I'm afraid if I always waited to do my workout until later in the

day, I would find reasons not to do it. And there are days that I

know if I don't get it done in the morning, there won't be any time

later. That is a good incentive to get it out of the way. Also,

honestly, I'd probably be depressed if I didn't get to do my workout.

BFL does change habits if you can stick with it. However, our habits

are always changing (at least in my case) so you need to make sure

they are changing in a positive direction.

Too bad there isn't a pill we could take for motivation. I agree

motivation is issue with any program and lack of motivation is a

problem. I'm not sure what the answer is since I don't think it is

the same for everyone.

Andy