BFL is Dead....At Least Today

[Guest guest]

Well guys, I'm home from work again today, much worse than

yesterday. I thought I was getting better yesterday and even went

and did my lower body workout....but late last night I felt worse and

feel even worse today! I'm headed to the doctor just as soon as I

get the strength to go sweep the snow off my truck (insult to

injury). I don't think I'll be working out today and probably won't

eat much because I might see it again if I do and I know ya'll don't

won't me to describe that later . You know, this happened about

mid way through the last time I did this and I quit...so keep your

fingers crossed that this is just a momentary setback. More

later...I'm back to bed!

[Guest guest]

, BFL is not dead. That is a mental limitation you are imposing

on yourself. The great thing about Body-for-LIFE is that even though

we break it off into 12-week " chunks " , the key is right there in the

title ... for-LIFE.

Since I first began BFL in August of 1999 ...

* My wife gave birth

* I had a severe bout with the flu

* I had a severe stomach virus

* I have had mandatory 60-hour work weeks imposed while operating 20-

hour per week part time businesses (with weekend overtime to boot,

meaning 100 hour work weeks)

* I have completed several night time college courses with a 4.0 (A)

grade point average while working those jobs and helping my wife

raise my two children

My point? These things are not unique to me. One or all have happened

to everyone here. We get sick. People close to us pass on. Children

are born. Jobs go through crunch periods.

When we have to change the priorities, it does not mean BFL is dead.

Do we miss a workout on occassion? Yes. Does the stress sometimes

overwhelm us, and we make the mistake of turning to food for

consolation? Certainly. But through all of those situations, BFL is

not dead ... it is simply there for us as we rebound from the events.

If you are sick, let your body heal. It does not mean you have to

stop eating healthy. The best thing you can do to allow a sick body

to heal is supply the right, healthy foods. If you have to miss a

workout, then miss it. Maybe even the next one. Let your body heal.

And then, when it is done, you will continue on.

Here is a story for you ... when I completely my 4th BFL challenge, I

placed as a Top 2000 Finisher. I flew to Miami on my last day with my

wife to celebrate my success and booked a photo shoot with former

champion Jeff Seidman (Jeff coached the poses, another person shot

the photos). We enjoyed the sunny beaches and had a tremendous time.

My wife had gained weight since having our daughter and was 175

pounds. Subsequent to that challenge, we began a program together.

She lost 30 pounds during that program and was in incredible shape. I

also reached the lowest body fat I had ever been at - around 7% (for

the Miami photo shoot, I was around 10%). She booked a hotel at South

Beach, booked the shoot at Jeff's studio, and we talked about how

much fun it would be to celebrate HER success this time around.

The NIGHT before we flew out, I was struck with a severe stomach

virus. The pain was so excruciating that I could barely move. My wife

stayed up with me and eventually took me to the hospital. We missed

the flight. We canceled our bookings. We called Jeff and apologized.

I was out of work (and out of training, and not able to eat solid

foods) for 5 days. My weight dropped like a stone in water and I lost

most of the muscle I had gained, so that I was so skinny I looked

deathly ill. My wife, after spending 84 days looking forward to this

grand vacation and photo shoot to celebrate her success, was denied

the immediate opportunity to do so.

We could have said, BFL is dead ... but instead, we simply said, life

happens, now let's see what we can do with the NEXT challenge. And we

moved on, and celebrated other events, in other ways. I lost a lot of

muscle I worked hard to earn, and that only redoubled my resolve to

earn it back AGAIN. And Again.

When you do BFL, , you plant a seed. The end result - your

health - is the harvest. Sometimes, when we plant seeds, things

happen to the harvest. As the bible says, some seeds end up on dry

ground. Some seeds are eaten by the birds. Some plants grow, then are

stifled by weeds. But some grow to be a magnificent, bountiful

harvest.

The lesson here is that if you plant the seed - if you focus on your

program - sometimes the harvest may not come as expected. But I can

assure you this - more often than not, the harvest WILL come. MORE

OFTEN THAN NOT. But the person who does not plant the seed, never has

the opportunity for the harvest - they deny themselves the chance.

So get well, and if this harvest is not what was expected, do not

fret. Plant another seed, and remember that, more often than not, the

seed WILL take root and grow into plentiful abundance.

(This was brought to you with a little help from the inspiration

afforded me by Jim Rohn).

Since I'm on the subject ... have you heard of Jim Rohn? Milton-

Fogg? Anythony Robbins? Jeff Combs? Allan? Kyosaki?

Napoleon Hill? Bob Doyle? Bill (grin)?

This is by no means an exhaustive list, but these are the people who

have had an enormous impact on my life, because they are personal

development coaches. And I have found the key to living healthy is by

living well, and being the best you can be. Bill teaches this

throughout his book, but sometimes it helps to have other success

coaches to help out as well. Become a better person, and the health

and rewards will come with it.

Take care!

Likness

> Well guys, I'm home from work again today, much worse than

> yesterday. I thought I was getting better yesterday and even went

> and did my lower body workout....but late last night I felt worse

and

> feel even worse today! I'm headed to the doctor just as soon as I

> get the strength to go sweep the snow off my truck (insult to

> injury). I don't think I'll be working out today and probably

won't

> eat much because I might see it again if I do and I know ya'll

don't

> won't me to describe that later . You know, this happened about

> mid way through the last time I did this and I quit...so keep your

> fingers crossed that this is just a momentary setback. More

> later...I'm back to bed!

[Guest guest]

, BFL is not dead. That is a mental limitation you are imposing

on yourself. The great thing about Body-for-LIFE is that even though

we break it off into 12-week " chunks " , the key is right there in the

title ... for-LIFE.

Since I first began BFL in August of 1999 ...

* My wife gave birth

* I had a severe bout with the flu

* I had a severe stomach virus

* I have had mandatory 60-hour work weeks imposed while operating 20-

hour per week part time businesses (with weekend overtime to boot,

meaning 100 hour work weeks)

* I have completed several night time college courses with a 4.0 (A)

grade point average while working those jobs and helping my wife

raise my two children

My point? These things are not unique to me. One or all have happened

to everyone here. We get sick. People close to us pass on. Children

are born. Jobs go through crunch periods.

When we have to change the priorities, it does not mean BFL is dead.

Do we miss a workout on occassion? Yes. Does the stress sometimes

overwhelm us, and we make the mistake of turning to food for

consolation? Certainly. But through all of those situations, BFL is

not dead ... it is simply there for us as we rebound from the events.

If you are sick, let your body heal. It does not mean you have to

stop eating healthy. The best thing you can do to allow a sick body

to heal is supply the right, healthy foods. If you have to miss a

workout, then miss it. Maybe even the next one. Let your body heal.

And then, when it is done, you will continue on.

Here is a story for you ... when I completely my 4th BFL challenge, I

placed as a Top 2000 Finisher. I flew to Miami on my last day with my

wife to celebrate my success and booked a photo shoot with former

champion Jeff Seidman (Jeff coached the poses, another person shot

the photos). We enjoyed the sunny beaches and had a tremendous time.

My wife had gained weight since having our daughter and was 175

pounds. Subsequent to that challenge, we began a program together.

She lost 30 pounds during that program and was in incredible shape. I

also reached the lowest body fat I had ever been at - around 7% (for

the Miami photo shoot, I was around 10%). She booked a hotel at South

Beach, booked the shoot at Jeff's studio, and we talked about how

much fun it would be to celebrate HER success this time around.

The NIGHT before we flew out, I was struck with a severe stomach

virus. The pain was so excruciating that I could barely move. My wife

stayed up with me and eventually took me to the hospital. We missed

the flight. We canceled our bookings. We called Jeff and apologized.

I was out of work (and out of training, and not able to eat solid

foods) for 5 days. My weight dropped like a stone in water and I lost

most of the muscle I had gained, so that I was so skinny I looked

deathly ill. My wife, after spending 84 days looking forward to this

grand vacation and photo shoot to celebrate her success, was denied

the immediate opportunity to do so.

We could have said, BFL is dead ... but instead, we simply said, life

happens, now let's see what we can do with the NEXT challenge. And we

moved on, and celebrated other events, in other ways. I lost a lot of

muscle I worked hard to earn, and that only redoubled my resolve to

earn it back AGAIN. And Again.

When you do BFL, , you plant a seed. The end result - your

health - is the harvest. Sometimes, when we plant seeds, things

happen to the harvest. As the bible says, some seeds end up on dry

ground. Some seeds are eaten by the birds. Some plants grow, then are

stifled by weeds. But some grow to be a magnificent, bountiful

harvest.

The lesson here is that if you plant the seed - if you focus on your

program - sometimes the harvest may not come as expected. But I can

assure you this - more often than not, the harvest WILL come. MORE

OFTEN THAN NOT. But the person who does not plant the seed, never has

the opportunity for the harvest - they deny themselves the chance.

So get well, and if this harvest is not what was expected, do not

fret. Plant another seed, and remember that, more often than not, the

seed WILL take root and grow into plentiful abundance.

(This was brought to you with a little help from the inspiration

afforded me by Jim Rohn).

Since I'm on the subject ... have you heard of Jim Rohn? Milton-

Fogg? Anythony Robbins? Jeff Combs? Allan? Kyosaki?

Napoleon Hill? Bob Doyle? Bill (grin)?

This is by no means an exhaustive list, but these are the people who

have had an enormous impact on my life, because they are personal

development coaches. And I have found the key to living healthy is by

living well, and being the best you can be. Bill teaches this

throughout his book, but sometimes it helps to have other success

coaches to help out as well. Become a better person, and the health

and rewards will come with it.

Take care!

Likness

> Well guys, I'm home from work again today, much worse than

> yesterday. I thought I was getting better yesterday and even went

> and did my lower body workout....but late last night I felt worse

and

> feel even worse today! I'm headed to the doctor just as soon as I

> get the strength to go sweep the snow off my truck (insult to

> injury). I don't think I'll be working out today and probably

won't

> eat much because I might see it again if I do and I know ya'll

don't

> won't me to describe that later . You know, this happened about

> mid way through the last time I did this and I quit...so keep your

> fingers crossed that this is just a momentary setback. More

> later...I'm back to bed!

[Guest guest]

Wow... what can I say .... touching, really touching. You

inspire me and I am sure a lot of other people. Thank you for your

incredible post.

> , BFL is not dead. That is a mental limitation you are

imposing

> on yourself. The great thing about Body-for-LIFE is that even

though

> we break it off into 12-week " chunks " , the key is right there in

the

> title ... for-LIFE.

>

> Since I first began BFL in August of 1999 ...

>

> * My wife gave birth

> * I had a severe bout with the flu

> * I had a severe stomach virus

> * I have had mandatory 60-hour work weeks imposed while operating

20-

> hour per week part time businesses (with weekend overtime to boot,

> meaning 100 hour work weeks)

> * I have completed several night time college courses with a 4.0

(A)

> grade point average while working those jobs and helping my wife

> raise my two children

>

> My point? These things are not unique to me. One or all have

happened

> to everyone here. We get sick. People close to us pass on.

Children

> are born. Jobs go through crunch periods.

>

> When we have to change the priorities, it does not mean BFL is

dead.

> Do we miss a workout on occassion? Yes. Does the stress sometimes

> overwhelm us, and we make the mistake of turning to food for

> consolation? Certainly. But through all of those situations, BFL

is

> not dead ... it is simply there for us as we rebound from the

events.

> If you are sick, let your body heal. It does not mean you have to

> stop eating healthy. The best thing you can do to allow a sick

body

> to heal is supply the right, healthy foods. If you have to miss a

> workout, then miss it. Maybe even the next one. Let your body

heal.

> And then, when it is done, you will continue on.

>

> Here is a story for you ... when I completely my 4th BFL

challenge, I

> placed as a Top 2000 Finisher. I flew to Miami on my last day with

my

> wife to celebrate my success and booked a photo shoot with former

> champion Jeff Seidman (Jeff coached the poses, another person shot

> the photos). We enjoyed the sunny beaches and had a tremendous

time.

>

> My wife had gained weight since having our daughter and was 175

> pounds. Subsequent to that challenge, we began a program together.

> She lost 30 pounds during that program and was in incredible

shape. I

> also reached the lowest body fat I had ever been at - around 7%

(for

> the Miami photo shoot, I was around 10%). She booked a hotel at

South

> Beach, booked the shoot at Jeff's studio, and we talked about how

> much fun it would be to celebrate HER success this time around.

>

> The NIGHT before we flew out, I was struck with a severe stomach

> virus. The pain was so excruciating that I could barely move. My

wife

> stayed up with me and eventually took me to the hospital. We

missed

> the flight. We canceled our bookings. We called Jeff and

apologized.

> I was out of work (and out of training, and not able to eat solid

> foods) for 5 days. My weight dropped like a stone in water and I

lost

> most of the muscle I had gained, so that I was so skinny I looked

> deathly ill. My wife, after spending 84 days looking forward to

this

> grand vacation and photo shoot to celebrate her success, was

denied

> the immediate opportunity to do so.

>

> We could have said, BFL is dead ... but instead, we simply said,

life

> happens, now let's see what we can do with the NEXT challenge. And

we

> moved on, and celebrated other events, in other ways. I lost a lot

of

> muscle I worked hard to earn, and that only redoubled my resolve

to

> earn it back AGAIN. And Again.

>

> When you do BFL, , you plant a seed. The end result - your

> health - is the harvest. Sometimes, when we plant seeds, things

> happen to the harvest. As the bible says, some seeds end up on dry

> ground. Some seeds are eaten by the birds. Some plants grow, then

are

> stifled by weeds. But some grow to be a magnificent, bountiful

> harvest.

>

> The lesson here is that if you plant the seed - if you focus on

your

> program - sometimes the harvest may not come as expected. But I

can

> assure you this - more often than not, the harvest WILL come. MORE

> OFTEN THAN NOT. But the person who does not plant the seed, never

has

> the opportunity for the harvest - they deny themselves the chance.

>

> So get well, and if this harvest is not what was expected, do not

> fret. Plant another seed, and remember that, more often than not,

the

> seed WILL take root and grow into plentiful abundance.

>

> (This was brought to you with a little help from the inspiration

> afforded me by Jim Rohn).

>

> Since I'm on the subject ... have you heard of Jim Rohn?

Milton-

> Fogg? Anythony Robbins? Jeff Combs? Allan? Kyosaki?

> Napoleon Hill? Bob Doyle? Bill (grin)?

>

> This is by no means an exhaustive list, but these are the people

who

> have had an enormous impact on my life, because they are personal

> development coaches. And I have found the key to living healthy is

by

> living well, and being the best you can be. Bill teaches this

> throughout his book, but sometimes it helps to have other success

> coaches to help out as well. Become a better person, and the

health

> and rewards will come with it.

>

> Take care!

>

> Likness

[Guest guest]

Wow... what can I say .... touching, really touching. You

inspire me and I am sure a lot of other people. Thank you for your

incredible post.

> , BFL is not dead. That is a mental limitation you are

imposing

> on yourself. The great thing about Body-for-LIFE is that even

though

> we break it off into 12-week " chunks " , the key is right there in

the

> title ... for-LIFE.

>

> Since I first began BFL in August of 1999 ...

>

> * My wife gave birth

> * I had a severe bout with the flu

> * I had a severe stomach virus

> * I have had mandatory 60-hour work weeks imposed while operating

20-

> hour per week part time businesses (with weekend overtime to boot,

> meaning 100 hour work weeks)

> * I have completed several night time college courses with a 4.0

(A)

> grade point average while working those jobs and helping my wife

> raise my two children

>

> My point? These things are not unique to me. One or all have

happened

> to everyone here. We get sick. People close to us pass on.

Children

> are born. Jobs go through crunch periods.

>

> When we have to change the priorities, it does not mean BFL is

dead.

> Do we miss a workout on occassion? Yes. Does the stress sometimes

> overwhelm us, and we make the mistake of turning to food for

> consolation? Certainly. But through all of those situations, BFL

is

> not dead ... it is simply there for us as we rebound from the

events.

> If you are sick, let your body heal. It does not mean you have to

> stop eating healthy. The best thing you can do to allow a sick

body

> to heal is supply the right, healthy foods. If you have to miss a

> workout, then miss it. Maybe even the next one. Let your body

heal.

> And then, when it is done, you will continue on.

>

> Here is a story for you ... when I completely my 4th BFL

challenge, I

> placed as a Top 2000 Finisher. I flew to Miami on my last day with

my

> wife to celebrate my success and booked a photo shoot with former

> champion Jeff Seidman (Jeff coached the poses, another person shot

> the photos). We enjoyed the sunny beaches and had a tremendous

time.

>

> My wife had gained weight since having our daughter and was 175

> pounds. Subsequent to that challenge, we began a program together.

> She lost 30 pounds during that program and was in incredible

shape. I

> also reached the lowest body fat I had ever been at - around 7%

(for

> the Miami photo shoot, I was around 10%). She booked a hotel at

South

> Beach, booked the shoot at Jeff's studio, and we talked about how

> much fun it would be to celebrate HER success this time around.

>

> The NIGHT before we flew out, I was struck with a severe stomach

> virus. The pain was so excruciating that I could barely move. My

wife

> stayed up with me and eventually took me to the hospital. We

missed

> the flight. We canceled our bookings. We called Jeff and

apologized.

> I was out of work (and out of training, and not able to eat solid

> foods) for 5 days. My weight dropped like a stone in water and I

lost

> most of the muscle I had gained, so that I was so skinny I looked

> deathly ill. My wife, after spending 84 days looking forward to

this

> grand vacation and photo shoot to celebrate her success, was

denied

> the immediate opportunity to do so.

>

> We could have said, BFL is dead ... but instead, we simply said,

life

> happens, now let's see what we can do with the NEXT challenge. And

we

> moved on, and celebrated other events, in other ways. I lost a lot

of

> muscle I worked hard to earn, and that only redoubled my resolve

to

> earn it back AGAIN. And Again.

>

> When you do BFL, , you plant a seed. The end result - your

> health - is the harvest. Sometimes, when we plant seeds, things

> happen to the harvest. As the bible says, some seeds end up on dry

> ground. Some seeds are eaten by the birds. Some plants grow, then

are

> stifled by weeds. But some grow to be a magnificent, bountiful

> harvest.

>

> The lesson here is that if you plant the seed - if you focus on

your

> program - sometimes the harvest may not come as expected. But I

can

> assure you this - more often than not, the harvest WILL come. MORE

> OFTEN THAN NOT. But the person who does not plant the seed, never

has

> the opportunity for the harvest - they deny themselves the chance.

>

> So get well, and if this harvest is not what was expected, do not

> fret. Plant another seed, and remember that, more often than not,

the

> seed WILL take root and grow into plentiful abundance.

>

> (This was brought to you with a little help from the inspiration

> afforded me by Jim Rohn).

>

> Since I'm on the subject ... have you heard of Jim Rohn?

Milton-

> Fogg? Anythony Robbins? Jeff Combs? Allan? Kyosaki?

> Napoleon Hill? Bob Doyle? Bill (grin)?

>

> This is by no means an exhaustive list, but these are the people

who

> have had an enormous impact on my life, because they are personal

> development coaches. And I have found the key to living healthy is

by

> living well, and being the best you can be. Bill teaches this

> throughout his book, but sometimes it helps to have other success

> coaches to help out as well. Become a better person, and the

health

> and rewards will come with it.

>

> Take care!

>

> Likness