Re: Roll Call

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In a message dated 12/9/2003 4:40:53 PM Eastern Standard Time,

goody061@... writes:

Hope everyone else is well!

Sandy

Hi Sandy!

Glad to hear you are feeling better. You are a moment away from getting back

on track...I can feel it! Thanks for checking in.

Kelley

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In a message dated 12/9/2003 6:46:58 PM Eastern Standard Time,

jessblack03@... writes:

I have been lurking in attempts to get myself on the right track!

Since I last posted I have lost 12 pounds, can run a mile, eat 6 days

clean, and have more energy. I am feeling GREAT!

Jess

Excellent Jess! Welcome out of de-lurk mode. Ain't it grand to discover

what you can do?! Keep it up. I am pulling for you.

Kelley

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In a message dated 12/9/2003 7:08:23 PM Eastern Standard Time,

marta.phillips@... writes:

Yes, it is a great idea to get the Eating for Life cookbook. I'll get it.

Thanks for the encouragement! I sure can use that.

Marta

Let us know when you cook your first recipe from it.

Kelley

[Guest guest]

> Man, is tough. She don't play.

>

> Sometimes I think she is really Dr. Phil. <evil smile>

No kidding.

She didn't say anything I didn't know, but I'm sure most of you with

kids in the house know that " Oh, God, I don't know what we're doing

about dinner tonight " feeling.

Yes, Bill says plan, plan, plan. I'm working on it.

I also read the riot act to the troops and told them that they were

eating what was on the table dammit. We'll see how long that

lasts. They managed to choke down the Shepherd's pie.

I guess I'm going to have to find more BFL-friendly dinner recipes

and do the meal planning thing a week at a time.

Kate

[Guest guest]

Thanks, Nora.

I think I'm getting stuck on the " nekkid chicken breast " image and

need to be more imaginative about what I can cook.

Kate

> Kate,

>

> The biggy in my house for those lets not panic at 6 dinner meal

plans is the

> " Crock Pot " . A beef roast, a chicken, a turkey, a pork roast,

chili, all

> will simmer all day in that baby. I love it. I take a turkey

breast stick

> it in there and boy does it taste good at night.

>

> Now i have kids that are 7 and 9 and i have never let them have a

seperate

> meal, only cause there wasnt enough time in the day. LOL but i

have learned

> to simplify the meals, and mashed tators and meat and a veg or

fruit and the

> crew around here is happy. My crew hardly even eats red meat

anymore cause

> mom doesnt and that took about a year and the dd's decided they

wanted to

> eat just like mom. So give it time the kids will follow.

>

> Nora

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 12/9/2003 8:37:46 PM Eastern Standard Time,

saxophonic_bliss@... writes:

I am on Day 51 ( think its Day 51), of my Second challenge. Things

went extremely well on my first challenge. My weight-loss has

slowed on this second challenge, but its still going down. So far,

my bodyfat percentage has dropped 3.2%, but the scale has only

dropped 3 lbs.

Hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday season! and thanks!

--Fred

Hi Fred!

Thanks for checking in. Good for you!!! Dropping 3 lbs. in challenge 2 is

still dropping 3 lbs! Great job on that BF%. How are your measurements

looking? With building muscle you will be seeing a loss of inches in some areas

and

a gain in some. That is what helps us see that muscle is actually replacing

the fat.

Happy holidays to you too!

Kelley

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In a message dated 12/10/2003 12:28:53 AM Eastern Standard Time,

ccarlson70@... writes:

Tomorrow going to get up at 5am to go to the gym a half an

hour away and do my upper body and then back home get ready for work and

drive another half an hour to get there..but will feel great when I am done.

You have Great Holidays and safe ones...christine

At a girl, !! And then you get to bask in the positive feelings

resulting from keeping your promise to yourself for the rest of the day.

Happy Holidays to you too!

Kelley

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In a message dated 12/10/2003 11:15:02 AM Eastern Standard Time,

andyman68@... writes:

In Missouri, it looks like we are finally trying to do something to

educate kids on good nutrition. I'm seeing a lot of new nutrition

curriculum materials being developed for the schools. Our state is

the 9th in the rate of obesity with 1 out of every 5 persons obese

and 1 out of 2 is overweight.

Andy

That sounds promising. Change comes slowly so we will have to be patient.

The best catalyst for change in my opinion is to

" be the change you want to see in the world " ~~Mahatma Gandhi

Kelley

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In a message dated 12/10/2003 11:55:14 AM Eastern Standard Time,

rcouchman@... writes:

As for exercise, I walk pretty much daily but haven't hit the weights nearly

enough. I've got a bad back and had gout for most of last week, so I'm slowly

easing back into it...

Good for you Rick. I understand that gout is extremely painful in the sense

that it feels like you've broken a bone or have a bad sprain. So KUDOS to you

for moving forward through the difficulties. We have a member(s) here with

back problems, one of which seems to get significant improvement with using

Pilates exercises. I wonder if that could be helpful at all to you.

Kelley

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In a message dated 12/10/2003 12:36:06 PM Eastern Standard Time,

casertadame@... writes:

At least I'm eating right, and 1-2 days a week working out is 1-2

more than I was doing before! Progress, not perfection, right? :-)

--

Hi !

You bet 'progress not perfection'. Good for you that you are making the

effort that you can.

Where do you live? I'll get your butt to the gym! [evil grin] Who knows,

maybe there is someone around in your parts that CAN meet you at the gym. I

have to admit that I can find energy sometimes where I thought there was none

when it involves another person. I say, use whatever ways help you get the job

done. But on the same note, after attending the same gym for a while, you

start to get to know the familiar faces. And there develops an unspoken energy

of support that feels like you are together. Amazing, I know.

I'll be pulling for you . Twelve hour days can be rough...I pull a few

myself. Getting my workouts in manages to generate energy despite the fact

that it uses energy too. So I hope you find your way there more often. And for

those times you can not, progress is worth its weight in gold.

Kelley

[Guest guest]

ROLL CALL to all Dallas, Tx BFL'ers. Any of you out there????

Kelley

[Guest guest]

>

> I'll have a riot on my hands if I serve only authorized foods to the

> family at dinner time, especially the kids.

You could serve authorized foods and unauthorized as well, but you

would only eat the authorized items.

> Do those of you who have EFL see recipes that make whole-family meal

> planning work?

At first glance, I see things that could work and they look tasty. I

love the BBQ chicken recipe. There is several pages where it gives

meal ideas for each day for an entire 12 weeks! You could have the

regular portion sizes and the rest of the family can eat larger

portions since they aren't eating 6 meals per day.

> How do you run a household smoothly without making a big production

of

> your own eating decisions? (No, DH is not on board for BFL. Not

now,

> not ever...)

I guess you will just need to try it and adapt. The authorized foods

are pretty easy to prepare and I would think there would be a lot of

things they would eat. If they are used to eating pizza all of the

time, then it wouldn't be too big of a deal to make yourself a

chicken breast and nuke some veggies. For a carb you could have

brown rice (prepared ahead of time) or a sweet potatoe. Of course

there are lots of other possibilities.

Andy

[Guest guest]

This is great! Thanks for coming out of lurkdom and sharing your

progress with the group.

Andy

> Hi Kelley, Hi Everone,

> First off, I'd like to thank everyone for their participation in

the

> group. I've really learned alot from reading the posts. ,

> Andy, Kelley, and lots of others have been very helpful.

>

> I am on Day 51 ( think its Day 51), of my Second challenge. Things

> went extremely well on my first challenge. My weight-loss has

> slowed on this second challenge, but its still going down. So far,

> my bodyfat percentage has dropped 3.2%, but the scale has only

> dropped 3 lbs.

>

> Hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday season! and thanks!

> --Fred

[Guest guest]

This is great! Thanks for coming out of lurkdom and sharing your

progress with the group.

Andy

> Hi Kelley, Hi Everone,

> First off, I'd like to thank everyone for their participation in

the

> group. I've really learned alot from reading the posts. ,

> Andy, Kelley, and lots of others have been very helpful.

>

> I am on Day 51 ( think its Day 51), of my Second challenge. Things

> went extremely well on my first challenge. My weight-loss has

> slowed on this second challenge, but its still going down. So far,

> my bodyfat percentage has dropped 3.2%, but the scale has only

> dropped 3 lbs.

>

> Hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday season! and thanks!

> --Fred

[Guest guest]

Depending on their ages it may be tough to change their habits.

However, I would say that whatever you put on the table, they can eat

or cook for themselves if they don't like it. They can still have

treats, but they should also learn about good nutrition.

In Missouri, it looks like we are finally trying to do something to

educate kids on good nutrition. I'm seeing a lot of new nutrition

curriculum materials being developed for the schools. Our state is

the 9th in the rate of obesity with 1 out of every 5 persons obese

and 1 out of 2 is overweight.

Andy

> Sounds rough, but somethings to keep in mind. You are the parent.

You are

> teaching your children what to eat, do you really want them eatting

fast food

> and pizza as adults? How about figuring out what the kids like

that are BFL

> approved and then make the meals a head of time? We do a lot of

BBQing

> around here, which helps out a lot, just toss on chicken breasts

and they can

> add BBQ sauce or something. Give them white rice mixed with brown

rice and

> steamed veggies with cheese. You can skip the cheese and the sauce

and do a

> BFL meal. Another thing to keep in mind - as the kids get older a

bad diet

> is going to give them bad skin and cause them to be overweight.

Wouldn't it

> be better to get them on the right path now so that their teenage

years are

> smoother?

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

12 lbs is great! It may slow down as you lose more, but it sounds

pretty motivating. Keep it up!

Great job on going back to clean eating. I had a bad weekend too,

the scale was up 7 lbs on Sunday and today was down 7.4 lbs. I went

to an all day Lord of the Rings party at a friends house and he fed

us very well.

Andy

> An update from me...

>

> I'm down around 12 lbs I believe in this present challenge, about

2.5 weeks into it. I had a tough weekend past, but otherwise it's

been clean eating!

>

> As for exercise, I walk pretty much daily but haven't hit the

weights nearly enough. I've got a bad back and had gout for most of

last week, so I'm slowly easing back into it...

>

> Here's my weight loss blob, if anyone wants to bookmark and visit

often or leave comments in the comment area after each update that I

do...

> http://newfsnorth.com/index.php

>

> Cheers!

>

> Rick

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

An update from me...

I'm down around 12 lbs I believe in this present challenge, about 2.5 weeks into

it. I had a tough weekend past, but otherwise it's been clean eating!

As for exercise, I walk pretty much daily but haven't hit the weights nearly

enough. I've got a bad back and had gout for most of last week, so I'm slowly

easing back into it...

Here's my weight loss blob, if anyone wants to bookmark and visit often or leave

comments in the comment area after each update that I do...

http://newfsnorth.com/index.php

Cheers!

Rick

[Guest guest]

I've turned into more of a lurker than a poster recently since I

have fallen off the BFL wagon, workout-wise anyway. I am still

eating clean, but can't yet seem to manage getting to the gym more

than one or two days a week. Still can't get up at 4am to work out,

and just can't bring myself to go more than one evening after

working 12-hour days.

I'd love to find a workout partner to meet me at the gym, then maybe

I'd force myself to go just so I didn't stand them up... I've

actually been searching but haven't been able to find anyone. I

really think the solution for me would be to get a trainer, but I

simply can't afford it right now. And no, that's not an excuse,

it's a fact... I've already cut all the " fat " out of my spending,

and there is no extra for such a luxury right now.

At least I'm eating right, and 1-2 days a week working out is 1-2

more than I was doing before! Progress, not perfection, right? :-)

--

> Hey BFL'ers!

>

> It's been a while. How about a howdy do from the 'lurker' crowd.

Can everybody send a message to let us know you are still out

there. Give us a line or two about your status with the program if

you like. Let's get a little positive energy stirred up here.

>

> Kelley

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Kelley, thanks for the good vibes and positive reinforcement! I

know that I would gain energy after a few weeks of consistent

workouts... I'm just having trouble getting going to even get into

and through that initial period. Plus, I've never worked with free

weights before and I just don't feel confident that I'm doing the

exercises properly... a still photo and description from a book just

isn't doing it for me.

I live in Dallas. I've got on the case to see if he knows of

any BFL-friendly trainers in the DFW area who might be able to meet

with me even once every 4-6 weeks.... hoping he'll think of someone!

--

> Hi !

>

> You bet 'progress not perfection'. Good for you that you are

making the effort that you can.

>

> Where do you live? I'll get your butt to the gym! [evil grin]

Who knows, maybe there is someone around in your parts that CAN meet

you at the gym. I have to admit that I can find energy sometimes

where I thought there was none when it involves another person. I

say, use whatever ways help you get the job done. But on the same

note, after attending the same gym for a while, you start to get to

know the familiar faces. And there develops an unspoken energy of

support that feels like you are together. Amazing, I know.

>

> I'll be pulling for you . Twelve hour days can be rough...I

pull a few myself. Getting my workouts in manages to generate

energy despite the fact that it uses energy too. So I hope you find

your way there more often. And for those times you can not,

progress is worth its weight in gold.

> Kelley

>

>

> In a message dated 12/10/2003 12:36:06 PM Eastern Standard Time,

> casertadame@e... writes:

> At least I'm eating right, and 1-2 days a week working out is 1-2

> more than I was doing before! Progress, not perfection, right?

:-)

>

> --

>

[Guest guest]

Last week was a rocky one, but I'm back on track. The difference in

the way I feel between following the program and not is SO HUGE.

It's my biggest incentive. Some mondays I actually feel hung over

from the junk I've eaten on sunday. I don't want to feel that way

anymore. Even my brain works better on this program--my thinking is

clearer and my memory is better. And I love the feeling of burning

clean fuel. It's so true: once you've tried this program, life is

never the same again.

Thanks for all your support!

> Dear Gang,

>

> I think we might be in a bit of a slump. Let's stir up some

energy, how

> about it.

>

> Will every member on the list send in a howdy. Perhaps you can say

something

> about where you are in your challenge, even if you are in no-man's

land.

> Just check in. Perhaps you would like to share any accomplishment

you are

> proud of pertaining to making improvements to your body and mind.

>

> Times are stressful. It is only natural to respond by running back

to the

> good old comforts that we knew so well in our past...that might not

be as

> healthy as we would like. Let's try and cut those behaviors off at

the pass

> before they become re-incorporated into our daily habits. We have

all worked

> too hard to not dig in our heals in these hard times and keep our

good

> efforts up.

>

> What do ya say?

>

> Kelley

[Guest guest]

> > I live in Dallas. I've got on the case to see if he knows

of

> any BFL-friendly trainers in the DFW area who might be able to meet

> with me even once every 4-6 weeks.... hoping he'll think of someone!

>

> --

Which Gym do you go to? I just found a BFL-DFW yahoo group online.

I wonder if they would be able to direct you. Bet there is some

great 'at home' support offered there.

Let me know if something shows up for you out of that.

Kelley

[Guest guest]

Kelley, thanks for your research efforts... you're a doll! I've

already trolled in that BFL-DFW group for connections. The group is

all but defunct now, which is sad because it looks like it was quite

active a few years back with group dinners and meetings etc...

anyway, I made contact with one guy there who was active in the

group previously and who used to work as a trainer, and he's offered

to meet with me... however, north Texas is a pretty spread out area

and we live a great distance apart, and given that fact and our

schedules and the holidays, we're yet to coordinate a workable date

& time. But hopefully that will pan out.

I go to 24Hour Fitness. I got reply from another guy who saw my

post on BFL-DFW who said it's supposedly standard practice for the

trainers at 24Hour to make side deals off of 24Hr's books... that

the management knows about it and condones it... however, I

approached the only trainer there that I even know in passing, and

he is not particularly knowledgeable in nor supportive of BFL and he

didn't seem particularly interested in meeting with me the once-in-a-

blue-moon that my budget will allow. And the search continues...

I've also signed up for BFL Meetup in DFW area, but the last two

times it's been canceled since they can't get the minimum 5 people

to RSVP. It seems REALLY strange to me that I can't find some

active BFL'ers in the area. I mean, this is actually a big

cosmopolitan city, not some backwater burg!

Anyway, I'll let you know if I'm able to meet with the first guy and

if so, how that works out.

THANKS AGAIN!

> Which Gym do you go to? I just found a BFL-DFW yahoo group

online. I wonder if they would be able to direct you. Bet there is

some great 'at home' support offered there.

>

> Let me know if something shows up for you out of that.

> Kelley

[Guest guest]

I'm surprised too. I've been hoping we could get something started

in my tiny city of 85,000 people. St. Louis people met for the first

time last month and are going to continue monthly meetings, but that

is too far for me to go.

I've started a Missouri Body for Life group and so far have rounded

up 25 people and a few live closer than St. Louis.

I hope you can find some local support. It seems to me too that

there should be an active group there.

Andy

> I've also signed up for BFL Meetup in DFW area, but the last two

> times it's been canceled since they can't get the minimum 5 people

> to RSVP. It seems REALLY strange to me that I can't find some

> active BFL'ers in the area. I mean, this is actually a big

> cosmopolitan city, not some backwater burg!

>

> Anyway, I'll let you know if I'm able to meet with the first guy

and

> if so, how that works out.

>

> THANKS AGAIN!

>