New Challenge~Fresh attitude

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Dearest Group

Today I began a New Challenge. We will call this Challenge 6. Today should

have been C5W11D1...however, I have taken virtually two weeks off from

exercise and spent at least one full week of that time eating " holiday style " .

Good

news and bad news there. Last year at this time I had abandoned BFL since

March and regained the weight and more. This year I have continued exercising

and working the program throughout the year with occasional short

vacations...always returning ready to go. I kept off 6.5 pounds of the 16.5

that I lost

this year. (My body's mind prefers weighing 144.5...it's the strangest thing.)

And I feel confident that the 4 pounds gained over the holidays will disappear

easily.

I have definitely regained body fat that is unwelcome, and at age 45 I am

reaffirming a commitment made to myself to reduce my body fat to 20%. (18 would

be superb but I don't think I am ready to make the sacrifices needed for me to

make that accomplishment). I think for the most part I look pretty close to

how I want to look. However...about that tummy pooch...a definite problem. I

could really use help there. The muscles are pretty strong, although they can

stand some further improvement. It's just that Jell-O fat stuff that has

stubbornly locked into that area, along with the love handles to match.

So, without further ado, here are my goals for this year, and this challenge.

Goals 2004

1. To complete 3 solid BFL challenges, in which I see new results with each

one.

2. To create better balance in my life between work, play, family,

relationships, money, community and God.

3. To enjoy life more, and give more sincerely of myself to life and others.

4. To reduce my debt by at least 25%.

5. To tell those I love that I love them more often.

Challenge 6 Goals

1. Get back to the basics...drink 72 oz of water every day (sorry about

that, bladder).

2. To learn and utilize at least one new exercise in each muscle group.

3. To use the new rowing machine at our gym.

4. To reduce my body fat to at 22%.

5. To complete another four week round of Ab Boot Camp at the end of this

challenge.

6. To purchase Eating For Life and learn one new recipe per week.

7. TAKE MY VITAMINS 2 TIMES EVERY DAY. (This one is so important folks)

8. To have a 27 inch waist (this one scares me =-O

9. To post an after photo to the yahoo BFL website.

OK, that's about it. Did I forget anything obvious? Thanks for all of your

support over the past year (and to Andy and Jen B for the past two and a half

years) May this year be the best yet!

Kelley

C6D1W1

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In a message dated 1/5/2004 12:15:52 PM Eastern Standard Time,

fitjenb@... writes:

Hey girlie! Good to hear from you. Your goals sound great...

challenging, yet attainable with enough dedication and hard work

(which we all know you have plenty of!!) and thanks for posting

those. Love the apology to your bladder, btw. LOL

Jen B.

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You're welcome. So far so good. [chuckle chuckle] I go with my parents and

good friends to Niagra Falls for the upcoming weekend...and they love to eat

like there is no tomorrow. One of those two days will be a free day, but the

other one will require iron will on my part. I hope there is a gym at the

hotel and I could get up and do my workout early o'clock.

Don't suppose you could find your way over to Pensacola, FL in March could

ya? Boy would that be fun...meeting after all this time in cyberBFL.

Kelley

[Guest guest]

Hey girlie! Good to hear from you. Your goals sound great...

challenging, yet attainable with enough dedication and hard work

(which we all know you have plenty of!!) and thanks for posting

those. Love the apology to your bladder, btw. LOL

Jen B.

> Dearest Group

>

> Today I began a New Challenge. We will call this Challenge 6.

Today should

> have been C5W11D1...however, I have taken virtually two weeks off

from

> exercise and spent at least one full week of that time

eating " holiday style " . Good

> news and bad news there. Last year at this time I had abandoned

BFL since

> March and regained the weight and more. This year I have

continued exercising

> and working the program throughout the year with occasional short

> vacations...always returning ready to go. I kept off 6.5 pounds

of the 16.5 that I lost

> this year. (My body's mind prefers weighing 144.5...it's the

strangest thing.)

> And I feel confident that the 4 pounds gained over the holidays

will disappear

> easily.

>

> I have definitely regained body fat that is unwelcome, and at age

45 I am

> reaffirming a commitment made to myself to reduce my body fat to

20%. (18 would

> be superb but I don't think I am ready to make the sacrifices

needed for me to

> make that accomplishment). I think for the most part I look

pretty close to

> how I want to look. However...about that tummy pooch...a definite

problem. I

> could really use help there. The muscles are pretty strong,

although they can

> stand some further improvement. It's just that Jell-O fat stuff

that has

> stubbornly locked into that area, along with the love handles to

match.

>

> So, without further ado, here are my goals for this year, and this

challenge.

>

> Goals 2004

> 1. To complete 3 solid BFL challenges, in which I see new results

with each

> one.

> 2. To create better balance in my life between work, play,

family,

> relationships, money, community and God.

> 3. To enjoy life more, and give more sincerely of myself to life

and others.

> 4. To reduce my debt by at least 25%.

> 5. To tell those I love that I love them more often.

>

>

> Challenge 6 Goals

> 1. Get back to the basics...drink 72 oz of water every day (sorry

about

> that, bladder).

> 2. To learn and utilize at least one new exercise in each muscle

group.

> 3. To use the new rowing machine at our gym.

> 4. To reduce my body fat to at 22%.

> 5. To complete another four week round of Ab Boot Camp at the end

of this

> challenge.

> 6. To purchase Eating For Life and learn one new recipe per week.

> 7. TAKE MY VITAMINS 2 TIMES EVERY DAY. (This one is so important

folks)

> 8. To have a 27 inch waist (this one scares me =-O

> 9. To post an after photo to the yahoo BFL website.

>

> OK, that's about it. Did I forget anything obvious? Thanks for

all of your

> support over the past year (and to Andy and Jen B for the past two

and a half

> years) May this year be the best yet!

>

> Kelley

> C6D1W1

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

> You're welcome. So far so good. [chuckle chuckle] I go with my

parents and

> good friends to Niagra Falls for the upcoming weekend...and they

love to eat

> like there is no tomorrow. One of those two days will be a free

day, but the

> other one will require iron will on my part. I hope there is a

gym at the

> hotel and I could get up and do my workout early o'clock.

>

> Don't suppose you could find your way over to Pensacola, FL in

March could

> ya? Boy would that be fun...meeting after all this time in

cyberBFL.

Oh sheesh!! You had to bring up NIAGARA FALLS after all the water I

have drunk already this morning!?!?!? Do you hate me or sumpin'???

LOL

I'm sure you will do fine on your trip. Maybe you could eat mostly

BFL-ish and just have 2 Free Meals instead of making one whole day

your Free Day? Because I can tell you right now that I would end up

with TWO Free Days if I started out with an entire day planned as

Free Day. Just an idea. You could probably minimize the damage

that way.

I would LOVE to meet up with you all in March, but I'm in California

and so it's quite a trip for me. Plus I was just in FL for the

national championships for my cheer team, so I don't think my bank

account would support another trip so soon anyway. Maybe we can

do a West Coast meet-up at the Mr. Olympia in Vegas in October.

That's where the original members of this group met up in 1999. Way

cool.

Jen B.

[Guest guest]

>> I can't wait to meet you in

March.

When is she coming? Can I come too? I want to meet you guys!

Terri