BFFM folks

RE: BFFM folks - is this a silly question?

Funny! I printed out mine at Kinkos, I thought my Dh was going to have a cow when he saw how much one book cost. (Including the costs to download it!);-)

I want to start looking really good to show him it was an expensive but very worth it purchase! :p

I hope to finish it soon and participate in the threads!

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Thanks, Lizzy, I thought it was a funny quote. Sounds like we have quite a few motivated, new BFFM people! I guess no one is an expert, but luckily this program seems to be straightforward and to depend more on your own individual results rather than anything too formulaic.

I did great yesterday in terms of staying in the calorie limit; I could do better with eating vegetables and drinking more water, but other than that it went fairly well.

Now its confession time. I hate measuring my results! I hate having to get my fiancee to measure body fat (he always gets worried that I might be going overboard, so I have to hear a lecture if I want his help) and I hate getting dependent on scale numbers! So, I guess I am still deciding whether I will commit to all that. I think it is really important to staying on track to have an objective measurement you do every week, but YUCK!!!
 
Welcome to everyone who wants to join this thread!!! I haven't finished the book yet either, so we are all in this together. The more minds - the better!!

I did TurboJam this morning with a few minutes of Yoga. It didn't go very well as hubby is out of town this weekend and my kids were crawling underneath my down dog, trying to workout with me, etc. I love them, but man, are they distracting!!

I am trying to get some meal plans down - keep in mind I am still learning so adjust these are you need to. I took these plans from the TurboJam 10-day plan and tallied them up on FitDay and got the calorie counts from there:

Breakfast - 382 cals. 41%carbs/38% protein/22% fat
1 multigrain waffle
1 cup low-fat cottage cheese
1 cup fresh blueberries
1 slice turkey bacon


Snack - 114 cals. 25% carbs/14% protein/61% fat - YIKES!! I need to see if there is low-fat peanut butter!!!
3 stalks celery
1 TBSPN peanut butter


Snack - one I had at home: 115 cals. 10% carbs/56% protein/34% fat - better than the PB one above!!
2 slices turkey meat
1 slice fat-free american cheese


Lunch - this one sounds yummy - I am going to make it tomorrow.
Tuna Salad - 172 cals 18% carbs/75% protein/7% fat

3 oz water packed tuna - drained
1 TBSP capers
1 cup shredded romaine lettuce
1 cup raw spinach, chopped
1/3 cup onion, chopped
1 cooked egg white, chopped
2 tsp mustard
1 TBSP olive oil

combine and chow down!!!


Gotta run for now - will try to get more on later....

Lizzy
 
Good Afternoon everyone,

Today is my "low day" so I aiming 1400 cal and 40%carb-40%protein-20%fat

Meal 1
Yogurt
Protein powder
milk
Cereal

Meal 2

Tuna salad
Brown rice
Low fat cheese

Meal 3
Chicken grilled
peas

Meal 4
Cottage cheese
peanut butter
banana

So far it is 1188 cal , 43% protein, 40%carb and 17% fat.

I did cardio today and will work on abs later on today.

I think I will skip measuring this week. I know if the scale is good for me I get excited and will celebrate. If the scale shows what I don't want to see, I will be sad and will eat.

I will check in after dinner.
Krisztina
 
Hi all,

Yesterday I spent some time with my fitday and have at least one 'low' day and one 'high day figured. I am going to try to zig zag both calories and carbs since I have been VERY resistant to losing weight. So, tomorrow I will start with low day #1 and it looks like no oj for me unless I can tweak it up. Man, I love oj first thing when I wake up!

I'm with you Krisztina - I hope my jeans will be falling off me - then I know I'm on track. No scale.

I appreciate all meal ideas!! My schedule is so crazy I am brain dead when I sit down and try to figure it all out!

Marnie:)
 
I'm excited to see how many people have jumped on here! When should we start up new threads?

Everyone's meals look great, at least as far as I know. I'm glad to see some others putting together some random things into a meal. I find myself doing that alot.

The past 2 days have been fairly good for me, especially calorie wise. I'm doing 3 low days at 1500, then one day at 1900 (which is tomorrow - I think I'll spend it on some wine!). Went to Sam's Club yesterday and sampled a couple of things, but that was it. Today I start the 2nd week of my 3-month Cathe rotation, so I have to do cardio 5 times and 4 one hour weight workouts involving 2 body part apiece. There is no video that fits the weight specification, so I'm going to have to make up my own routine...

Have people been getting the BFFM newsletter? I haven't gotten one in awhile...
 
How about starting a new thread daily or every few days with "BFFM" or something along this line. It's hard to scroll past 25-30 messages.

I bought Jay Robb's protein powder at Whole Foods up here in Boston. I really like it a lot. I needed something to eat with my oatmeal/oat bran besides eggs to jack up the protein.

Today is my formal start after a week of testing mealls and calculating calories.

This am-

4 mile run (kept thinking "I'm burning the fat...gotta work hard to get results!")
200 walking lunges (I do 3 pulses per lunge)

Breakfast: Jay Robb vanilla protein, ice, 1/2 cup strawberries, and hot oat bran

Keep on posting ladies, it really is supportive.

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