Guest guest Posted February 26, 2004 Report Share Posted February 26, 2004 In a message dated 2/26/2004 10:59:34 AM Eastern Standard Time, dtd_chuck@... writes: Ok, I need a good kick in the pants from you all.... SMACK! OK, do I have your attention. This challenge is for twelve weeks...no matter what. Not four weeks...not six weeks...And it is specifically: 1. Eat six meals a day, palm sized protein, fist sized carb from the BFL authorized food list. Add fresh veggies to at least two meals a day. 2. Drink 10 8oz glasses of water a day. 3. Exercise 6 days a week; 3 days cardio using the 20MAS or HIIT, and 3 days weigh training using the program outlined in the BFL book. 4. Define your goals and be specific. Dreams have no steps, goals have steps. 5. Practice the rule of reciprocity. Did I leave anything out? Now back to work soldier! Kelley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2004 Report Share Posted February 26, 2004 Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential. ~ Liane Cordes, Author Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2004 Report Share Posted February 26, 2004 Chuck, The only difference I know of between what you are doing and what the champions do, is something you already answered for yourself. You don't follow it religiously, they do. If you truly want it, you'll find a way to achieve it. > > Ok, I need a good kick in the pants from you all.... > > I'm on W6 and am starting to lose my commitment because of lack of resutls... I haven't lost any weight, nor really seen any progress in my training. I'm still lifting the same amount of weight as W1 with the inability to make all 12 reps on the final sets so I'm stuck. > > What can I do here? I know I haven't religiiously followed EFL (Ex: coffee w/ milk in the morning) or jounaled every day... but all in all I thought I was doing a good job. Am I not working out intense enough? Are the little things like a morning coffee w/ milk keep me from losing weight? It doesn't sound like it would... > > Looking at the Champion stories is inspiring, but I can't figure out why my progress has been stuck in neutral so far.... > > Seeking your advice so I don't fall off the boat and THANKS! > > -Chuck > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2004 Report Share Posted February 26, 2004 Hi Chuck, You have already gotten some fantastic advice from the other wonderful BFLers here. Let me add my 2 pennies in also. It sounds to me like you have lost your mental-mojo. If you recommit yourself mentally to the program, then the awesome nutrition and workouts will follow. Particularly since you said you are lifting the same amount of weight as week 1. Those level 10s are really more of a mind-over-matter than anything else. If you convince yourself that you WILL lift more at every single workout and blast through those sticking points, then your body will obey what your brain tells it. What I recommend is that you go back to the book. No, not just to recommit to the workout/nutrition aspect. Go back to the BFL book section about setting goals. Sit down and answer each question in Focusing Your Future Vision. Write down your answers, don't just think your answers in your head. Write down your goals. Get out your before pics and your tape measurements. Put them all together and review them. Once your goals are written (and I don't care if you already did this at the beginning of your challenge, do it again) and you have mentally prepped yourself to finish the last half of your challenge strong, you will break through the sticking points in the workouts, your nutrition will be better and you will find yourself thinking about all the positive things that BFL is doing for you instead of thinking of the negatives (not losing weight, not being able to improve your workouts). Read the goals every day, just like the book recommends. I can't emphasize enough how important this is. So much of every fitness program is about mental focus, not just about which " diet " or which workout program you follow. If it was just about diet/nutrition, everyone in this country would be fit. The people who are most successful long-term are those with the most acute mental focus. You can do it! Keep us posted. Jen B. > > Ok, I need a good kick in the pants from you all.... > > I'm on W6 and am starting to lose my commitment because of lack of resutls... I haven't lost any weight, nor really seen any progress in my training. I'm still lifting the same amount of weight as W1 with the inability to make all 12 reps on the final sets so I'm stuck. > > What can I do here? I know I haven't religiiously followed EFL (Ex: coffee w/ milk in the morning) or jounaled every day... but all in all I thought I was doing a good job. Am I not working out intense enough? Are the little things like a morning coffee w/ milk keep me from losing weight? It doesn't sound like it would... > > Looking at the Champion stories is inspiring, but I can't figure out why my progress has been stuck in neutral so far.... > > Seeking your advice so I don't fall off the boat and THANKS! > > -Chuck > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2004 Report Share Posted February 26, 2004 Thanks everybody! I believe my butt has been proverbially kicked! I need to be more tenacious about this and I think will see more results, but maybe working with a trainer for a bit could help. Thanks again, Chuck w/ sore tush > Continuous effort > - not strength or intelligence - > is the key to unlocking our potential. > > ~ Liane Cordes, Author > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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