Re: Tangible, real life benefits with BFL

[Guest guest]

Gosh, , I'd say all that furniture moving and going up and down stairs

would qualify for at least a week's worth of workouts!!!! :>)

Z.

Tangible, real life benefits with BFL

Hi all,

As you may know from some other writings, my dad had moved in with us. His

move in with us leaves a fully furnished 4 bedroom home calling out to be

emptied. My dad has been allowing the grand children to select any of the

furniture they wanted and has elected to toss anything that doesn't fit in

his new home with us.

My sister had already taken what she wanted months and months ago and my

nieces and nephew had finished their selections, and now it was up to my

children. This was like free shopping heaven for my 3rd daughter, who is

will be getting married in January and is actively in the process of

purchasing their first home. Of course, she allowed everyone else to stake

their claim first, and accepted anything and everything else remaining. My

dad's only catch of the give-away has been that they need to move it out

themselves.

Of course, I had helped my nephew with some of the larger tool boxes, but,

it wasn't the same as moving lots of furniture. Last night, my daughter and

her fiancé loaded up the first couple of small truck loads, with my help.

I remember the stress and strain of moving furniture years ago, when I was a

lot younger. My last larger furniture movement has been about 5 years ago,

and prior to that, maybe 10 years and even prior to that, 15 years. Each

time, I remember the strain and stress, imbalance, awkward clumsiness, and

exhaustion that coupled each of the furniture moves. And of course, I was

younger to much younger at those times. I was not looking forward to this.

Well, as it turns out, after the first two small truck loads, I was roaring

for more and can't wait to finish the balance. I found that my perceived

added strength was very much real and I can actually use it for a real life

purpose. I found that my cardio efforts have also allowed me a much easier

time of running up and down the steps. I was no where near exhausted. I

found losing that 100+ pounds of fat had improved my speed and balance. I

was able to take the ramps, balance on the trailer hitch, bounce onto the

truck bumper and onto the truck bed with the greatest of ease.

The younger ones would jump down off the truck to the street, but, with my

bad knees, I was still cautious of the impact associated with the jumping

down off the truck, so I simply stepped up and down via the hitch & bumper,

and that did NOT tire or wear me out in the least.

So, there you have it... Tangible, real life benefits of performing BFL

over the last 3+ years. Sure, performing BFL activities provides for the

mental feel good and we all know how much better we feel physically, but

this was an event that I was able to 1st hand recognize the benefits of

being fit and healthy.

YES! There is a difference. I feel... Better than I felt in my early

40's! Better than I felt in my early 30's. And, likely even better than I

felt in my early 20's. I am very happy about that. I've had a very busy

work schedule that forced a number of missed workouts these past couple of

weeks, but, this furniture move and the way I feel now about it, has

encouraged me to get back on track and reinstall the BFL routines into the

very fabric of my everyday life.

I'm now looking forward to the next bunch of truck loads!

Loving life, I remain...

BFL'ingly yours,

- - - - -

Holowko, CPA, CCP

PO Box 444

Lafayette Hill, PA 19444-0444

- - - - -

Telephone:

- - - - -

E-mailto:gholowko@...

- - - - -

Remember... Progress, NOT perfection!

- - - - -

[Guest guest]

,

That’s a good thing, caused I missed my LBWO AGAIN, yesterday! :-(

But, I did take a VERY long cardio today… 100 minutes of sweating!

It’s great to be young again.

- - - - -

Holowko, CPA, CCP

PO Box 444

Lafayette Hill, PA 19444-0444

- - - - -

Telephone:

- - - - -

E-mailto:gholowko@...

- - - - -

Remember... Progress, NOT perfection!

- - - - -

_____

From: bodyforlife [mailto:bodyforlife ] On

Behalf Of Zettle

Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2006 11:53 AM

To: bodyforlife

Subject: Re: Tangible, real life benefits with BFL

Gosh, , I'd say all that furniture moving and going up and down stairs

would qualify for at least a week's worth of workouts!!!! :>)

Z.

Tangible, real life benefits with BFL

Hi all,

As you may know from some other writings, my dad had moved in with us. His

move in with us leaves a fully furnished 4 bedroom home calling out to be

emptied. My dad has been allowing the grand children to select any of the

furniture they wanted and has elected to toss anything that doesn't fit in

his new home with us.

My sister had already taken what she wanted months and months ago and my

nieces and nephew had finished their selections, and now it was up to my

children. This was like free shopping heaven for my 3rd daughter, who is

will be getting married in January and is actively in the process of

purchasing their first home. Of course, she allowed everyone else to stake

their claim first, and accepted anything and everything else remaining. My

dad's only catch of the give-away has been that they need to move it out

themselves.

Of course, I had helped my nephew with some of the larger tool boxes, but,

it wasn't the same as moving lots of furniture. Last night, my daughter and

her fiancé loaded up the first couple of small truck loads, with my help.

I remember the stress and strain of moving furniture years ago, when I was a

lot younger. My last larger furniture movement has been about 5 years ago,

and prior to that, maybe 10 years and even prior to that, 15 years. Each

time, I remember the strain and stress, imbalance, awkward clumsiness, and

exhaustion that coupled each of the furniture moves. And of course, I was

younger to much younger at those times. I was not looking forward to this.

Well, as it turns out, after the first two small truck loads, I was roaring

for more and can't wait to finish the balance. I found that my perceived

added strength was very much real and I can actually use it for a real life

purpose. I found that my cardio efforts have also allowed me a much easier

time of running up and down the steps. I was no where near exhausted. I

found losing that 100+ pounds of fat had improved my speed and balance. I

was able to take the ramps, balance on the trailer hitch, bounce onto the

truck bumper and onto the truck bed with the greatest of ease.

The younger ones would jump down off the truck to the street, but, with my

bad knees, I was still cautious of the impact associated with the jumping

down off the truck, so I simply stepped up and down via the hitch & bumper,

and that did NOT tire or wear me out in the least.

So, there you have it... Tangible, real life benefits of performing BFL

over the last 3+ years. Sure, performing BFL activities provides for the

mental feel good and we all know how much better we feel physically, but

this was an event that I was able to 1st hand recognize the benefits of

being fit and healthy.

YES! There is a difference. I feel... Better than I felt in my early

40's! Better than I felt in my early 30's. And, likely even better than I

felt in my early 20's. I am very happy about that. I've had a very busy

work schedule that forced a number of missed workouts these past couple of

weeks, but, this furniture move and the way I feel now about it, has

encouraged me to get back on track and reinstall the BFL routines into the

very fabric of my everyday life.

I'm now looking forward to the next bunch of truck loads!

Loving life, I remain...

BFL'ingly yours,

- - - - -

Holowko, CPA, CCP

PO Box 444

Lafayette Hill, PA 19444-0444

- - - - -

Telephone:

- - - - -

E-mailto:gholowkoholowko (DOT) <mailto:gholowko%40holowko.com> com

- - - - -

Remember... Progress, NOT perfection!

- - - - -

[Guest guest]

,

Wow. That is really encouraging. How are you at moving chicken houses? We

have one on a flat bed that we disassembled and haven't reassembled. Want to

jaunt over and help us get er done?

Quoting gholowko :

> Hi all,

>

> As you may know from some other writings, my dad had moved in with us. His

> move in with us leaves a fully furnished 4 bedroom home calling out to be

> emptied. My dad has been allowing the grand children to select any of the

> furniture they wanted and has elected to toss anything that doesn't fit in

> his new home with us.

>

> My sister had already taken what she wanted months and months ago and my

> nieces and nephew had finished their selections, and now it was up to my

> children. This was like free shopping heaven for my 3rd daughter, who is

> will be getting married in January and is actively in the process of

> purchasing their first home. Of course, she allowed everyone else to stake

> their claim first, and accepted anything and everything else remaining. My

> dad's only catch of the give-away has been that they need to move it out

> themselves.

>

> Of course, I had helped my nephew with some of the larger tool boxes, but,

> it wasn't the same as moving lots of furniture. Last night, my daughter and

> her fiancé loaded up the first couple of small truck loads, with my help.

>

> I remember the stress and strain of moving furniture years ago, when I was a

> lot younger. My last larger furniture movement has been about 5 years ago,

> and prior to that, maybe 10 years and even prior to that, 15 years. Each

> time, I remember the strain and stress, imbalance, awkward clumsiness, and

> exhaustion that coupled each of the furniture moves. And of course, I was

> younger to much younger at those times. I was not looking forward to this.

>

>

> Well, as it turns out, after the first two small truck loads, I was roaring

> for more and can't wait to finish the balance. I found that my perceived

> added strength was very much real and I can actually use it for a real life

> purpose. I found that my cardio efforts have also allowed me a much easier

> time of running up and down the steps. I was no where near exhausted. I

> found losing that 100+ pounds of fat had improved my speed and balance. I

> was able to take the ramps, balance on the trailer hitch, bounce onto the

> truck bumper and onto the truck bed with the greatest of ease.

>

> The younger ones would jump down off the truck to the street, but, with my

> bad knees, I was still cautious of the impact associated with the jumping

> down off the truck, so I simply stepped up and down via the hitch & bumper,

> and that did NOT tire or wear me out in the least.

>

> So, there you have it... Tangible, real life benefits of performing BFL

> over the last 3+ years. Sure, performing BFL activities provides for the

> mental feel good and we all know how much better we feel physically, but

> this was an event that I was able to 1st hand recognize the benefits of

> being fit and healthy.

>

> YES! There is a difference. I feel... Better than I felt in my early

> 40's! Better than I felt in my early 30's. And, likely even better than I

> felt in my early 20's. I am very happy about that. I've had a very busy

> work schedule that forced a number of missed workouts these past couple of

> weeks, but, this furniture move and the way I feel now about it, has

> encouraged me to get back on track and reinstall the BFL routines into the

> very fabric of my everyday life.

>

> I'm now looking forward to the next bunch of truck loads!

>

> Loving life, I remain...

>

> BFL'ingly yours,

>

>

> - - - - -

> Holowko, CPA, CCP

> PO Box 444

> Lafayette Hill, PA 19444-0444

> - - - - -

> Telephone:

> - - - - -

> E-mailto:gholowko@...

> - - - - -

> Remember... Progress, NOT perfection!

> - - - - -

>

[Guest guest]

What a wonderful story, .

Of course, you could always put 100 pounds of weight into a backpack

and carry it around for a day, just for old-times sake; but who would

conciously chose that burden?

You are free.

Keep on truckin'

Congratulations.

M.

[Guest guest]

,

Ummm… Errr…. Uhhh… Not so good on the chicken house front. …Actually,

NEVER EVER moved one before in my life. I have, however built out an

addition, and I often play general contractor on my home projects, so I can

rebuild a real house.

Sooo… You know I love the members on this group like they were my extended

family. And, as much as I would love to help (not really)... I would have

to say… NO! …But, please don’t take that personally! :-) I will have

lotsa moving going on in the next 9 months.

- - - - -

Holowko, CPA, CCP

PO Box 444

Lafayette Hill, PA 19444-0444

- - - - -

Telephone:

- - - - -

E-mailto:gholowko@...

- - - - -

Remember... Progress, NOT perfection!

- - - - -

_____

From: bodyforlife [mailto:bodyforlife ] On

Behalf Of shopkh@...

Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2006 2:25 PM

To: bodyforlife

Subject: Re: Tangible, real life benefits with BFL

,

Wow. That is really encouraging. How are you at moving chicken houses? We

have one on a flat bed that we disassembled and haven't reassembled. Want to

jaunt over and help us get er done?

Quoting gholowko <gholowkoerols (DOT) <mailto:gholowko%40erols.com> com>:

> Hi all,

>

> As you may know from some other writings, my dad had moved in with us. His

> move in with us leaves a fully furnished 4 bedroom home calling out to be

> emptied. My dad has been allowing the grand children to select any of the

> furniture they wanted and has elected to toss anything that doesn't fit in

> his new home with us.

>

> My sister had already taken what she wanted months and months ago and my

> nieces and nephew had finished their selections, and now it was up to my

> children. This was like free shopping heaven for my 3rd daughter, who is

> will be getting married in January and is actively in the process of

> purchasing their first home. Of course, she allowed everyone else to stake

> their claim first, and accepted anything and everything else remaining. My

> dad's only catch of the give-away has been that they need to move it out

> themselves.

>

> Of course, I had helped my nephew with some of the larger tool boxes, but,

> it wasn't the same as moving lots of furniture. Last night, my daughter

and

> her fiancé loaded up the first couple of small truck loads, with my help.

>

> I remember the stress and strain of moving furniture years ago, when I was

a

> lot younger. My last larger furniture movement has been about 5 years ago,

> and prior to that, maybe 10 years and even prior to that, 15 years. Each

> time, I remember the strain and stress, imbalance, awkward clumsiness, and

> exhaustion that coupled each of the furniture moves. And of course, I was

> younger to much younger at those times. I was not looking forward to this.

>

>

> Well, as it turns out, after the first two small truck loads, I was

roaring

> for more and can't wait to finish the balance. I found that my perceived

> added strength was very much real and I can actually use it for a real

life

> purpose. I found that my cardio efforts have also allowed me a much easier

> time of running up and down the steps. I was no where near exhausted. I

> found losing that 100+ pounds of fat had improved my speed and balance. I

> was able to take the ramps, balance on the trailer hitch, bounce onto the

> truck bumper and onto the truck bed with the greatest of ease.

>

> The younger ones would jump down off the truck to the street, but, with my

> bad knees, I was still cautious of the impact associated with the jumping

> down off the truck, so I simply stepped up and down via the hitch &

bumper,

> and that did NOT tire or wear me out in the least.

>

> So, there you have it... Tangible, real life benefits of performing BFL

> over the last 3+ years. Sure, performing BFL activities provides for the

> mental feel good and we all know how much better we feel physically, but

> this was an event that I was able to 1st hand recognize the benefits of

> being fit and healthy.

>

> YES! There is a difference. I feel... Better than I felt in my early

> 40's! Better than I felt in my early 30's. And, likely even better than I

> felt in my early 20's. I am very happy about that. I've had a very busy

> work schedule that forced a number of missed workouts these past couple of

> weeks, but, this furniture move and the way I feel now about it, has

> encouraged me to get back on track and reinstall the BFL routines into the

> very fabric of my everyday life.

>

> I'm now looking forward to the next bunch of truck loads!

>

> Loving life, I remain...

>

> BFL'ingly yours,

>

>

> - - - - -

> Holowko, CPA, CCP

> PO Box 444

> Lafayette Hill, PA 19444-0444

> - - - - -

> Telephone:

> - - - - -

> E-mailto:gholowkoholowko (DOT) <mailto:gholowko%40holowko.com> com

> - - - - -

> Remember... Progress, NOT perfection!

> - - - - -

>

[Guest guest]

We'll miss you bud, as we put this baby together!

Thanks as always for your encouraging posts.

Quoting gholowko :

> ,

>

>

>

> Ummm… Errr…. Uhhh… Not so good on the chicken house front. …Actually,

> NEVER EVER moved one before in my life. I have, however built out an

> addition, and I often play general contractor on my home projects, so I can

> rebuild a real house.

>

>

>

> Sooo… You know I love the members on this group like they were my extended

> family. And, as much as I would love to help (not really)... I would have

> to say… NO! …But, please don’t take that personally! :-) I will have

> lotsa moving going on in the next 9 months.

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

> - - - - -

>

> Holowko, CPA, CCP

>

> PO Box 444

>

> Lafayette Hill, PA 19444-0444

>

> - - - - -

>

> Telephone:

>

> - - - - -

>

> E-mailto:gholowko@...

>

> - - - - -

>

> Remember... Progress, NOT perfection!

>

> - - - - -

>

> _____

>

> From: bodyforlife [mailto:bodyforlife ] On

> Behalf Of shopkh@...

> Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2006 2:25 PM

> To: bodyforlife

> Subject: Re: Tangible, real life benefits with BFL

>

>

>

> ,

>

> Wow. That is really encouraging. How are you at moving chicken houses? We

> have one on a flat bed that we disassembled and haven't reassembled. Want to

> jaunt over and help us get er done?

>

>

>

> Quoting gholowko <gholowkoerols (DOT) <mailto:gholowko%40erols.com> com>:

>

> > Hi all,

> >

> > As you may know from some other writings, my dad had moved in with us. His

> > move in with us leaves a fully furnished 4 bedroom home calling out to be

> > emptied. My dad has been allowing the grand children to select any of the

> > furniture they wanted and has elected to toss anything that doesn't fit in

> > his new home with us.

> >

> > My sister had already taken what she wanted months and months ago and my

> > nieces and nephew had finished their selections, and now it was up to my

> > children. This was like free shopping heaven for my 3rd daughter, who is

> > will be getting married in January and is actively in the process of

> > purchasing their first home. Of course, she allowed everyone else to stake

> > their claim first, and accepted anything and everything else remaining. My

> > dad's only catch of the give-away has been that they need to move it out

> > themselves.

> >

> > Of course, I had helped my nephew with some of the larger tool boxes, but,

> > it wasn't the same as moving lots of furniture. Last night, my daughter

> and

> > her fiancé loaded up the first couple of small truck loads, with my help.

> >

> > I remember the stress and strain of moving furniture years ago, when I was

> a

> > lot younger. My last larger furniture movement has been about 5 years ago,

> > and prior to that, maybe 10 years and even prior to that, 15 years. Each

> > time, I remember the strain and stress, imbalance, awkward clumsiness, and

> > exhaustion that coupled each of the furniture moves. And of course, I was

> > younger to much younger at those times. I was not looking forward to this.

> >

> >

> > Well, as it turns out, after the first two small truck loads, I was

> roaring

> > for more and can't wait to finish the balance. I found that my perceived

> > added strength was very much real and I can actually use it for a real

> life

> > purpose. I found that my cardio efforts have also allowed me a much easier

> > time of running up and down the steps. I was no where near exhausted. I

> > found losing that 100+ pounds of fat had improved my speed and balance. I

> > was able to take the ramps, balance on the trailer hitch, bounce onto the

> > truck bumper and onto the truck bed with the greatest of ease.

> >

> > The younger ones would jump down off the truck to the street, but, with my

> > bad knees, I was still cautious of the impact associated with the jumping

> > down off the truck, so I simply stepped up and down via the hitch &

> bumper,

> > and that did NOT tire or wear me out in the least.

> >

> > So, there you have it... Tangible, real life benefits of performing BFL

> > over the last 3+ years. Sure, performing BFL activities provides for the

> > mental feel good and we all know how much better we feel physically, but

> > this was an event that I was able to 1st hand recognize the benefits of

> > being fit and healthy.

> >

> > YES! There is a difference. I feel... Better than I felt in my early

> > 40's! Better than I felt in my early 30's. And, likely even better than I

> > felt in my early 20's. I am very happy about that. I've had a very busy

> > work schedule that forced a number of missed workouts these past couple of

> > weeks, but, this furniture move and the way I feel now about it, has

> > encouraged me to get back on track and reinstall the BFL routines into the

> > very fabric of my everyday life.

> >

> > I'm now looking forward to the next bunch of truck loads!

> >

> > Loving life, I remain...

> >

> > BFL'ingly yours,

> >

> >

> > - - - - -

> > Holowko, CPA, CCP

> > PO Box 444

> > Lafayette Hill, PA 19444-0444

> > - - - - -

> > Telephone:

> > - - - - -

> > E-mailto:gholowkoholowko (DOT) <mailto:gholowko%40holowko.com> com

> > - - - - -

> > Remember... Progress, NOT perfection!

> > - - - - -

> >

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

,

Think of it as a mixed, extended, cardio, upper & lower body workout. :-)

And, as all BFL’ers should know… Be sure to get a before and after picture.

I’m sure we would all like to see the wonderful progress you have made.

…Plus, I really want to see what the heck you were talking about! :-)

Good night,

- - - - -

Holowko, CPA, CCP

PO Box 444

Lafayette Hill, PA 19444-0444

- - - - -

Telephone:

- - - - -

E-mailto:gholowko@...

- - - - -

Remember... Progress, NOT perfection!

- - - - -

_____

From: bodyforlife [mailto:bodyforlife ] On

Behalf Of shopkh@...

Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2006 5:16 PM

To: bodyforlife

Subject: RE: Tangible, real life benefits with BFL

We'll miss you bud, as we put this baby together!

Thanks as always for your encouraging posts.

Quoting gholowko <gholowkoerols (DOT) <mailto:gholowko%40erols.com> com>:

> ,

>

>

>

> Ummm… Errr…. Uhhh… Not so good on the chicken house front. …Actually,

> NEVER EVER moved one before in my life. I have, however built out an

> addition, and I often play general contractor on my home projects, so I

can

> rebuild a real house.

>

>

>

> Sooo… You know I love the members on this group like they were my extended

> family. And, as much as I would love to help (not really)... I would have

> to say… NO! …But, please don’t take that personally! :-) I will have

> lotsa moving going on in the next 9 months.

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

> - - - - -

>

> Holowko, CPA, CCP

>

> PO Box 444

>

> Lafayette Hill, PA 19444-0444

>

> - - - - -

>

> Telephone:

>

> - - - - -

>

> E-mailto:gholowkoholowko (DOT) <mailto:gholowko%40holowko.com> com

>

> - - - - -

>

> Remember... Progress, NOT perfection!

>

> - - - - -

>

> _____

>

> From: bodyforlife@ <mailto:bodyforlife%40yahoogroups.com> yahoogroups.com

[mailto:bodyforlife@ <mailto:bodyforlife%40yahoogroups.com> yahoogroups.com]

On

> Behalf Of shopkhmycbsi (DOT) <mailto:shopkh%40mycbsi.com> com

> Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2006 2:25 PM

> To: bodyforlife@ <mailto:bodyforlife%40yahoogroups.com> yahoogroups.com

> Subject: Re: Tangible, real life benefits with BFL

>

>

>

> ,

>

> Wow. That is really encouraging. How are you at moving chicken houses? We

> have one on a flat bed that we disassembled and haven't reassembled. Want

to

> jaunt over and help us get er done?

>

>

>

> Quoting gholowko <gholowkoerols (DOT) <mailto:gholowko%40erols.com> com>:

>

> > Hi all,

> >

> > As you may know from some other writings, my dad had moved in with us.

His

> > move in with us leaves a fully furnished 4 bedroom home calling out to

be

> > emptied. My dad has been allowing the grand children to select any of

the

> > furniture they wanted and has elected to toss anything that doesn't fit

in

> > his new home with us.

> >

> > My sister had already taken what she wanted months and months ago and my

> > nieces and nephew had finished their selections, and now it was up to my

> > children. This was like free shopping heaven for my 3rd daughter, who is

> > will be getting married in January and is actively in the process of

> > purchasing their first home. Of course, she allowed everyone else to

stake

> > their claim first, and accepted anything and everything else remaining.

My

> > dad's only catch of the give-away has been that they need to move it out

> > themselves.

> >

> > Of course, I had helped my nephew with some of the larger tool boxes,

but,

> > it wasn't the same as moving lots of furniture. Last night, my daughter

> and

> > her fiancé loaded up the first couple of small truck loads, with my

help.

> >

> > I remember the stress and strain of moving furniture years ago, when I

was

> a

> > lot younger. My last larger furniture movement has been about 5 years

ago,

> > and prior to that, maybe 10 years and even prior to that, 15 years. Each

> > time, I remember the strain and stress, imbalance, awkward clumsiness,

and

> > exhaustion that coupled each of the furniture moves. And of course, I

was

> > younger to much younger at those times. I was not looking forward to

this.

> >

> >

> > Well, as it turns out, after the first two small truck loads, I was

> roaring

> > for more and can't wait to finish the balance. I found that my perceived

> > added strength was very much real and I can actually use it for a real

> life

> > purpose. I found that my cardio efforts have also allowed me a much

easier

> > time of running up and down the steps. I was no where near exhausted. I

> > found losing that 100+ pounds of fat had improved my speed and balance.

I

> > was able to take the ramps, balance on the trailer hitch, bounce onto

the

> > truck bumper and onto the truck bed with the greatest of ease.

> >

> > The younger ones would jump down off the truck to the street, but, with

my

> > bad knees, I was still cautious of the impact associated with the

jumping

> > down off the truck, so I simply stepped up and down via the hitch &

> bumper,

> > and that did NOT tire or wear me out in the least.

> >

> > So, there you have it... Tangible, real life benefits of performing BFL

> > over the last 3+ years. Sure, performing BFL activities provides for the

> > mental feel good and we all know how much better we feel physically, but

> > this was an event that I was able to 1st hand recognize the benefits of

> > being fit and healthy.

> >

> > YES! There is a difference. I feel... Better than I felt in my early

> > 40's! Better than I felt in my early 30's. And, likely even better than

I

> > felt in my early 20's. I am very happy about that. I've had a very busy

> > work schedule that forced a number of missed workouts these past couple

of

> > weeks, but, this furniture move and the way I feel now about it, has

> > encouraged me to get back on track and reinstall the BFL routines into

the

> > very fabric of my everyday life.

> >

> > I'm now looking forward to the next bunch of truck loads!

> >

> > Loving life, I remain...

> >

> > BFL'ingly yours,

> >

> >

> > - - - - -

> > Holowko, CPA, CCP

> > PO Box 444

> > Lafayette Hill, PA 19444-0444

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> > Telephone:

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> > E-mailto:gholowkoholowko (DOT) <mailto:gholowko%40holowko.com> com

> > - - - - -

> > Remember... Progress, NOT perfection!

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> >

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

,

Those of us that lift are always a favorite of friends and family when

it comes time to move stuff. Thanks for sharing!

Andy

[Guest guest]

I always count moving furniture all day as a workout!

Andy

>

> My 15yo got really mad at me last weekend because I wanted him to do

his wrestling exercises after he'd helped move furniture all day for a

family friend.

>

> Brett

[Guest guest]

,

A long time ago, I thought about buying one of those weighted jackets. The

type that offer pockets to store maybe 40 to 100 little 2 pound weights that

you wear when working-out. Mostly because of my desire for increased squat

weight, before we bought our smith machine, to avoid strain on my wrists.

Maybe that would be a worthwhile effort to act as a reminder of how

difficult it truly was, on one's body. Of course, you can't distribute

weight in quite the same fashion, but, it would be close.

I don't think I would do that, now, simply because my aching knee joints do

not ache after I lost the weight and I wouldn't want to aggravate that

condition. Simply trying to stand up from a seating position while holding

a pair of 50#s of dumbbells in my lap is a sufficient reminder for me. :-)

My happy Friday turned out to be quite harrowing, but that's a story for

another day. But, I'll try again.

Having a happy Saturday,

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Holowko, CPA, CCP

PO Box 444

Lafayette Hill, PA 19444-0444

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Telephone:

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E-mailto:gholowko@...

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Remember... Progress, NOT perfection!

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From: bodyforlife [mailto:bodyforlife ] On

Behalf Of tjay1302000

Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2006 4:04 PM

To: bodyforlife

Subject: Re: Tangible, real life benefits with BFL

What a wonderful story, .

Of course, you could always put 100 pounds of weight into a backpack

and carry it around for a day, just for old-times sake; but who would

conciously chose that burden?

You are free.

Keep on truckin'

Congratulations.

M.

[Guest guest]

I'm just getting around to reading this, but this is great and quite

inspirational. Great show! I look forward to saying the same soon.

Jay

Tangible, real life benefits with BFL

Hi all,

As you may know from some other writings, my dad had moved in with us. His

move in with us leaves a fully furnished 4 bedroom home calling out to be

emptied. My dad has been allowing the grand children to select any of the

furniture they wanted and has elected to toss anything that doesn't fit in

his new home with us.

My sister had already taken what she wanted months and months ago and my

nieces and nephew had finished their selections, and now it was up to my

children. This was like free shopping heaven for my 3rd daughter, who is

will be getting married in January and is actively in the process of

purchasing their first home. Of course, she allowed everyone else to stake

their claim first, and accepted anything and everything else remaining. My

dad's only catch of the give-away has been that they need to move it out

themselves.

Of course, I had helped my nephew with some of the larger tool boxes, but,

it wasn't the same as moving lots of furniture. Last night, my daughter and

her fiancé loaded up the first couple of small truck loads, with my help.

I remember the stress and strain of moving furniture years ago, when I was a

lot younger. My last larger furniture movement has been about 5 years ago,

and prior to that, maybe 10 years and even prior to that, 15 years. Each

time, I remember the strain and stress, imbalance, awkward clumsiness, and

exhaustion that coupled each of the furniture moves. And of course, I was

younger to much younger at those times. I was not looking forward to this.

Well, as it turns out, after the first two small truck loads, I was roaring

for more and can't wait to finish the balance. I found that my perceived

added strength was very much real and I can actually use it for a real life

purpose. I found that my cardio efforts have also allowed me a much easier

time of running up and down the steps. I was no where near exhausted. I

found losing that 100+ pounds of fat had improved my speed and balance. I

was able to take the ramps, balance on the trailer hitch, bounce onto the

truck bumper and onto the truck bed with the greatest of ease.

The younger ones would jump down off the truck to the street, but, with my

bad knees, I was still cautious of the impact associated with the jumping

down off the truck, so I simply stepped up and down via the hitch & bumper,

and that did NOT tire or wear me out in the least.

So, there you have it... Tangible, real life benefits of performing BFL

over the last 3+ years. Sure, performing BFL activities provides for the

mental feel good and we all know how much better we feel physically, but

this was an event that I was able to 1st hand recognize the benefits of

being fit and healthy.

YES! There is a difference. I feel... Better than I felt in my early

40's! Better than I felt in my early 30's. And, likely even better than I

felt in my early 20's. I am very happy about that. I've had a very busy

work schedule that forced a number of missed workouts these past couple of

weeks, but, this furniture move and the way I feel now about it, has

encouraged me to get back on track and reinstall the BFL routines into the

very fabric of my everyday life.

I'm now looking forward to the next bunch of truck loads!

Loving life, I remain...

BFL'ingly yours,

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Holowko, CPA, CCP

PO Box 444

Lafayette Hill, PA 19444-0444

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Telephone:

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E-mailto:gholowkoholowko (DOT) com

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Remember... Progress, NOT perfection!

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