Guest guest Posted May 11, 2004 Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 I don't know about going from Atkins to BFL, but I do not have gym access, either. I do okay at home. I use dumbells and I do have a bench. I do the excercises in the book. Hi Newbie Sorry if this ends up being a duplicate post, but after over an hour, I don't see my original post, so I will try again. I'm Ranae, I live in WA State. DH and I have 5 kiddos. I have been on Atkins for awhile and have lost 40lbs. I am at the point now where I want to start firming and toning. I am a little bit afraid of weight gain once I switch from Atkins to BFL. I have not read the book yet, but I have it on hold at the library. Have any of you gone from Atkins to BFL and can you tell me how that affected you? Also, I do not have access to a gym, do any of you do BFL from home with success? Thanks in advance, Ranae Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2004 Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 Yes, the excercises are in the back. Very helpful. I have found other recources on the web for dumb bell excercises, too, but until I am done with my first 12 week challenge I want to do it all by the book. (or as close as I'm able.) Re: Hi Newbie So, the book actually has the specific excersises that you should do? Ok, well that is good to know. > I don't know about going from Atkins to BFL, but I do not have gym access, either. I do okay at home. I use dumbells and I do have a bench. I do the excercises in the book. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2004 Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 I did Atkins last spring, and kept on it until fall. I successfully kept the weight I lost off by eating sensibly. The one thing I notice now that I didn't realize then was that I lost quite a bit of muscle tone doing the whole low carb thing. I am much, much happier with BFL. I do not have a membership to a gym. I do all of my training at home. I have a weight bench, and lots of various sized weights for dumbells and the barbell. The bench I have also has equipment attached for leg raises and curls, but I don't rely on them much as I prefer to do things like squats, lunges and deadlifts. I do HIIT outside, running at various speeds to hit the hight points. I started this challenge (my first) in the beginning of March, and since it was so cold I walked in the mall (I live in MN, it's winter here forever!). By the time the snow melted I was ready to up my HIIT and start running 10s, then 9's, etc. I am able to run the entire time now, which is a huge accomplishment for me. So to answer your question: no, you don't have to have a gym membership! All you need is some of the right equipment and the drive to see it through. Read that book! I didn't until I was nearly done with my first week, and it took me another week to get into the groove. I sort of feel I spent a lot of time spinning my wheels. ~ > Sorry if this ends up being a duplicate post, but after over an hour, > I don't see my original post, so I will try again. > > I'm Ranae, I live in WA State. DH and I have 5 kiddos. I have been > on Atkins for awhile and have lost 40lbs. I am at the point now > where I want to start firming and toning. I am a little bit afraid > of weight gain once I switch from Atkins to BFL. I have not read the > book yet, but I have it on hold at the library. > > Have any of you gone from Atkins to BFL and can you tell me how that > affected you? > > Also, I do not have access to a gym, do any of you do BFL from home > with success? > > Thanks in advance, > > Ranae Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2004 Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 > ...I have been > on Atkins for awhile and have lost 40lbs. I am at the point now > where I want to start firming and toning. I am a little bit afraid > of weight gain once I switch from Atkins to BFL. ... > Have any of you gone from Atkins to BFL and can you tell me how that > affected you? I've never done " Atkins " specifically, but I've been very successful (in the past) with eating low-carb for weight loss. And now that I've started doing it again, I physically feel so much better. It gives me the energy I need to workout -- I don't feel so groggy anymore. I do fine with a low-carb eating plan and doing BFL workouts. I've only done four weeks though, so I'm not in a position to comment on the long term results. I think the most important thing is to make sure that you're getting enough protein. BFL recommends 1 gram per pound of lean body mass -- this is higher than the protein recommendations of any low carb diet I know of (even when adjusted for heavy exercise). I decided to go with the BFL protein recommendations, just to be sure I was getting enough. Can't hurt anyway. As for the carbs, I would add them back in gradually, if you want more. You don't, by the way, need them for glycogen; your body will make it from protein. And if you've been eating low-carb for a while, your body is probably attuned to getting its energy from protein, already. But if you're near your weight loss goal, you probably do want to start gradually increasing your carb intake until you find your personal tolerance level. You might try adding 5-10gr of carbs at a time and then letting your system stabilize for a week. If you put on weight (quickly), this will probably tell you where your personal max tolerance level is for carbs. The carb level for BFL is in the neighborhood of 100gr/day and most people will do fine on this over the long term. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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