Yesican!

Glad to hear you are seeing the results! How encouraging to keep you motivated for the rest of it!!! You must be one power machine!!!!

Cant wait to see your pics too, it'll be fun to see everyones... hoping everyone will post them, that is!!!!

You sound great!!
keep it up!
d

Week 6 BF TESTING COMPLETE... - 4.7% !!!!!!!!

NOW 31% and officially "overweight"... no longer considered Obese! Woooo HOOOOOO!


How y'all doin???

mno!
that is excellent! Congratulations! You are doing so well -4.7 is awesome!!!


Keep up the good work!

cheers,
d

Wow mno!!!!

Great results!


I just started Week #6 & feeling good.

WTG Kate! Keep up the great work.

Not sure how I missed this one

Nat

My name is Shawn.

I've been with the Atkins plan since Aug. 02. A good friend let me borrow their BFL book...........and it's exiciting to say the least.

I just dropped in to get a feel for what and how you guys are doing, and I can see that all of you are superstars... i'm impressed.

I plan on joining a gym today (key indication as to my workout regimen) and it seems that BFL would be a great way to start off.

My only concern is getting use to preparing meal portions... I don't think that I've done a great job of that in times past.

Well, that's all....... drop me a line if you have any words for an aspiring BFL'er.

To borrow a phrase from some company:

"JUST DO IT!"

You will be sooooo happy you did! I feel better than I can ever remember. I have a new focus: Instead of just praying to the scale gods, I actually want to get fit & firm & feel fabulous.

Read the book. Then read it again. Plan some daily menus. I have been awful about posting my menus (sorry all-next challenge I will do better) but Nats journal is the BFL holy grail & deze & mnokat & many others here post their menus in their journals.

You are in good company...You can do this!

Thanks Yesican,

I know that there are some unforeseen issues ahead of me concerning BFL, but I want this in my life.

Hopefully, I can get everything settled to begin in January

OK BFL'ers...Role Call please...

How is everyone doing?

I started Week #8 on Sunday & I am already planning on doing Challenge #2...I hope to have company!

Question for everyone...Will you follow the exercises in the book again for Challenge 2 or tweak them a bit?

Have a great day!
Leslie

Hello YesIcan! I'm on week 6 and I'm already tweaking. My main complaints are for back and shoulders. There's so many parts and I don't feel like 2 exercises covers it.

Although I'm in week 6, I'm "starting over" next week for the official challenge.

I've only missed one cardio workout since Nov 25 (I was sick). BUT my eating has been awful for the last 2 weeks and I haven't been getting near enough water. That all changed today and I feel I'm back on track.

Any others entering the "official" challenge?

I'm done with BFL for 2002 Challenge 5 is in the can. Just waiting to get some of those nasty before shots developed. I was playing around today with some after shots but I can't get the angle right - I need a second pair of hands so they look like the before shots. I did the measuring on the weekend and I'll have some stats to post in a bit.

No more 'official' challenges for me until I get back from Mexico; but I will be working out up until then (after a week off to rest up of course!).

Nat

Hi all!
Congrats Yesican, sounds like you are doing well!

I missed a week while I was away so am now on Week 8... feeling like I got bloated up and lost all my work during the week away, but all I can do is move onward!

Still hanging in there!
d

Hi everyone. I will be starting bfl on Sunday, Jan 5.
I started this program a couple of years ago but stopped after 6 weeks - lately I have had a habit of starting fitness/diet programs and not completing them. This time I know I will complete it!

I used to lift weights years ago and was very lean and fit. Then I became a runner, an injured runner, always trying to come back from one injury or another.

Well, now I have decided to give up running and get back into weight training. I am determined to get my physique and that feeling of energy back.

I am looking forward to checking in to this forum and becoming part of your team! Thanks for your support!

I'm getting hubby to take my before pictures on Saturday and I am quite embarassed about it, but I gotta do it I guess...lol

Hi toybox...

You will definately be able to stick with it if you are determined!
I just checked your stats, and I am the same height as you.. same age tooo,

anyway, I dont know what your frame is like, but 137 seems really low, especially if you are hoping to change fat to muscle.

I would suggest doing all the measurements for the bf percentage and maybe not be so concerned with weight... just a suggestion....

good luck for the new year!!
d

Hey Deze! That is pretty cool that we are the same age and height!

I guess I was aiming for what I weighed when I felt and looked my best, which was 137lbs - what I am really aiming for is to get my hip measurement down to 36". I'm a classic pear so the last place I can shrink is my butt. To tell the truth, I don't really care what I weigh, but it seems easier to have a weight goal instead of an inches goal LOL

I think I'll take your advice and modify my goal....thanks!

Michelle