BFL Check in 04/25

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lorihart

Cathlete
Where is everyone? AND.....Fitnut still hasn't checked in!:eek: Or did I miss that? I would think that she is very busy with her new baby and all.
We are getting snow here today.I feel like crying BUT 2 weeks from now I will be lying in under the hot sun and not thinking about the snow that we have.Our snow is pretty much all gone.A few patches here and there, so this snow shouldn't stay long.
We booked our trip to Cuba on Friday.We leave on Thursday,May 6, and return on May 13.We ended up booking a trip with people we knew.Actaully it is with the lady I run with.We had tried to book with them earlier then this but there was no openings in the hotel.When we went there on Friday someone must have cancelled.So, we are pretty excited about that.
I am going to get some meals ready for my busy week today.I am not cheating anymore until the day we start vacation.I am going to try and look as good as I can in the little bit of time that I have.And even if I don't look any different, I bet I will feel different.
Anyway, I hope everyone is doing good so far.Is it just me or have they disappeared one by one?
Lori:)
 
Hi Lori! I am still here, I just don't get a chance to check in on the weekends. That is terrific about your trip! I am very excited and envious of you. You will definitely be loving the warmer weather and the sun while you are in Cuba.

I wish I could report that I am fully back on track, but this past weekend was not so good. My DH had been out of town since Thursday so I was home with my 2 year old and dog. I never realized how hard it can be to be a parent until I had to do this solo. Each night I collapsed into bed without even exercising. My sleep was constantly disrupted by normal night noises and our dog needing to go out to pee. I am anal in the aspect that I like doing most of the stuff around the house, cook, clean, take care of my son, etc all by myself so I never let my husband do much, but the little things he does is so important. Just giving me 5 minutes here and there to do little things is so important to me. It was a rude and very important awakening for me. I have new found respect for single parents out there.

Anyway, back on topic, I packed my meals for work today and am ready to get back on track. I am still exhausted from this weekend, but I plan to get a workout in anyway. Have you been seeing any results yet? I'm sure you have been more consistent than me. It is so funny how life makes other plans for you sometimes. On a bright note, I'm still maintaining my 2 lb. loss, but I feel like I have lost some muscle tone. Must be my imagination or maybe guilt over not being able to workout in a while.

Have a great day!
Kristi
 
Hello -

I am back on track after being down and out for a week with the stomach flu. Now that I have lost a couple of pounds, I find I am much more motivated. Breakfast is egg and toast. Lunch is usually a salad with chicken. Tonight is chicken stir-fry over brown rice. In between are Myoplex-lite shakes. So far, so good.

Hang in there everybody!

- Shopgirl :)
 
I'm a huge cheater..and had a horrible weekend! Didn't I tell you week 2 is where I lose it? Yep- I did and I'm so unmotivated. I was so good and didn't lose one pound and I just got..well..sad! So, now I'm back on track and am getting the Eating for Life book at lunch, so hopefully I'll get better. ugh!!!!
 
Hey gals! Shopgirl, I'm sorry to hear that you were sick last week. Congratulations on the weight loss and to sticking with the plan!

GeminiGirl, I'm a cheater as well. Just keep thinking that it will become easier over time. I'm trying to deal with my eating issues as well and hopefully I will be able to conquer my cheating. I don't want to drop out. The majority of my meals are pristine, but I keep cheating about midday and I think that is because I am not eating my veggies at lunch and not drinking enough water. The nagging emptiness/hunger I am experiencing is probably my body telling me I need water, I feel constantly hungry. The EFL book hopefully will get you back on tract. I need to reread mine for some motivation. My journal has fallen by the wayside so I need to start that back up again too.

Just remember we are in this together and hopefully someone can give some encouraging words of wisdom to motivate each of us. Good luck to everyone on trying to keep to the plan and getting in your exercise. WE CAN DO IT!!

Kristi
 
Hi girls!

I did get the EFL book and love it! There are so many fab recipes, I'm so excited to make some. Tonight I'm going to plan them out for the remainder of the week. I also downloaded this book from the internet called Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle. Very similar to BFL theory. It's motivating and offers some deep insight on why this works, etc. I got inspired all over again and am happy to say, i'm back on track! This book is like 340 pages and last night I couldn't put it down. I even went to workout after it, and I was planning on blowing it off!

So hang in there everyone and thanks Kristi for your kind words!
 
Hi Gemini Girl! I love the recipes in the EFL book. I have not tried them all yet, but I will get to them eventually. Glad you like the book.

Here is a website that might help keep you motivated. You may have seen it before. It explains why BFL works and how the body reacts to this eating plan. http://www.hussman.org/fitness/

Have a great day!
Kristi
 
Hi everyone. I posted yesterday but on the 4/23 thread. I hope everyone is doing well. I posted on your thread a while ago, but didn't keep up with it, but I have been keeping up with the EFL way of eating. I've been using the EFL cookbook and the menus for about 3 weeks now along with my Cathe workouts. I'm doing fine with it and enjoying my one day off -- although I have cheated a little.

I was over at the BFL website yesterday reading about the workouts and also reading that a lot of you use Cathe's PUB / PLB workouts. I am going to do this but I have a question about the interval aerobic training.

As I see it, the plan BLF wants you to follow is upper body, interval training, lower body, interval training, upper body, etc. Right? If so, I was thinking of using IMAX and IMAX 2 as my interval workouts, however, Cathe says when you do an interval workout you should space them out 3 days apart. What do you all do? I was thinking of doing just maybe 5 intervals instead of all 10. Would this be OK?

Kristi, that website you shared is very helpful to me. Thank you.

Have a good day.:)
 
Hi Gettingfit 2004. Sounds like you are doing very well on BFL/EFL. That is terrific. I feel like I have finally gotten into my groove. Maybe by next week I will begin to see some more results.

To answer your question about the interval workouts, I do mine every other day like the BFL book suggests. However, if I feel that my body is too tired from doing the interval training then I will sub in another cardio, maybe Rhythmic Step or KPC. Also doing just 5 of the 10 intervals from either Imax or Imax2 is perfectly fine. I've done only 5 at one time before. Just remember to try to push yourself to reach the 10 mark by the end of your cardio session.

Keep up the good work!

Kristi
 
Kristi, thanks for your input. I am going to do exactly as you describe! I've just come off a 2 week rotation of the Body Blast workouts, however, I didn't feel like I was getting enough strength training in. I KNOW I'm not because I did PUB the other day and my arms were sore which is usually not the case with me.

I'm going to try and keep up with this thread. Are you posting daily? I'd love to hear everyone's results using BFL/EFL and Cathe workouts. I think it's a good combination and I know it has helped many.

Look forward to talking to you more....:)
 
Gettingfit2004, I check this forum more than I want to admit so even though I am on daily I normally don't have much to add. I always feel bad starting a new thread so I generally wait to see if someone else will start us off. However, I think next week, if no one has started us off, then I will do a weekly BFL/EFL check in for us to post to for a whole week. A separate daily check in is too much for me to keep up with, especially if someone else posts in a prior day's post. Did that make any sense?

So far my results are minimal, 2 pound loss. THAT IS ALL MY FAULT! I think I am on week 3, but with all of the cheating I have been doing in the past weeks I am not counting the weeks. Hopefully May will be a true beginning, or maybe I should say fresh start, for me doing BFL. Ideally I would like to give May everything I've got and stick with the program. So many unexpected little things have came up that my eating has suffered as well as my workouts. However, I do think that BFL/EFL is the plan for me. I've been keeping track on Fitday.com of what I have been eating while on the program. It amazes me that it really is not much in the way of calories. I think my range is between 1300-1600. For some weird reason I assumed it would add up to so much more since I am eating more frequently.

Maybe it is just me, but since the sun is shining and spring is here I'm getting more motivated to follow this through and try to stick with the program as prescribed.

Have a great day and keep in touch!
Kristi
 
Hi Ladies! I'm sorry I've been MIA -I think it's a great idea to do the weekly post - it will make it easier to do a check in. I've been going on the EFL message board too and reading success stories and getting so motivated! I love the EFL book and the recipes are incredible. I don't know if I've lost any weight since I didn't do a weigh in a few days ago. I want to get a skinfold caliper so I can check body fat, and weight. Do you guys do that? I feel great- and am excited to get on the right track.

It looks like you guys are doing good too- let's keep it up and stay in touch!
 
4/29/04

Hello all,

Back to my computer (and life!) after the weekend away visiting family. I wanted to start my official challenge on Monday, but haven't been able to get my pics taken. (My husband has been working until 9:00 pm, starting at 5:30 am. Really don't want to add to his plate -but I'm grabbing him tonight no matter what time it is!) I know that's probably lame, but since I'm submitting these to EAS, I want to look presentable in my before pictures!

I actually lost some momentum last week, which I have decided to use in my favor...I figure my Before shots will look more authentic that way!!! (Looking for the bright light here, right?) I did PLB on Monday and felt good except the deadlifts - these I felt in my back and core, which tells me my form was suffering. I chalk that up to my dismal workouts last week (only 2). Tuesday I took off since I overdid it Monday. Yesterday I did IMAX2 BlastMania - woo hoo! I'm getting ready to do PUB as soon as I log off.

As you guys know, eating isn't my strong point. I decided to shop for 2 days worth at a time until I get this more under control. If I shop for the whole week, stuff goes bad and I throw it out. I struggle to eat two meals a day, so 6 is quite a jump! I have done really well with my water intake this week. (Question about that - does Bill mean 80 oz. a day, since it's 10 glasses per day? I'm doing 64 oz until I get this figured out -Tuesday I did 10 glasses at 12 oz each and was sooooo water-logged!) Today, I've eaten a serving of cottage cheese, 2 pieces of Healthy Choice Turkey Breast, and a string cheese. I had one 32 oz. cup of water so far, and my 2 cups of coffee this morning. Incidentally, I'm going to start cutting back on the coffee -aiming for only one cup a day. I think this is a huge part of my problem, since I use 3 sugars and creamer for a cup! Also, if I get to where I'm eating my meals and water intake stays good, I believe I'll lose the flabby that hasn't budged since I started. Especially since I can feel the muscle definition but not see it yet. I'm actually happy about that, because I feel like I can achieve my goals!

O, Kristi -I think I would much rather a weekly check-in also. That way I can subscribe to it and would be better able to keep up with everyone! How about whoever logs on first Monday gets it started? What does everyone else think?

Another question/comment: Do we want to post our weight loss goals, pounds lost, dress size, whatever? For instance: I want to lose 15 pounds (at least!) of fat and get defined muscles, as well as go down to a size 6 dress size. I also want to eat well, workout and enjoy it every day! I don't feel like that's too descriptive (no "how much do you weigh now" type stuff, which can make some uncomfortable.) I just think if I put it out there, I'll remember my goals more clearly. Does that make sense? I guess everyone will decide for themselves - but I'd love to hear if anyone is achieving success along the way!

Wow, I missed being here - look how long this got! I'm going to go work out now, and please think of me when I hit the "Outer body experience" at the end of the biceps!!

TTFN,
Tricia
 
RE: 4/29/04

Hi Gemini Girl & Tricia! I'm so glad to "see" you both still doing BFL/EFL. It makes it harder to cheat and easier to stay motivated when you have a good group of people to report back to.

I took my measurements the beginning of April and noted my weight so I could keep track. It is hard to believe that April is almost over and I only have a 2 pound weight loss to show for it, but again it is all my fault for not being faithful to the eating program or the exercising. On May 1 I plan to remeasure myself, but I don't honestly think it will be any different that what it was the beginning of April.

My goals are to lose about 10 more pounds or lose 5 of fat and gain 5 of muscle, eat with as little cheating as possible, get in all of my workouts and put my all into them, and then reap the benefits of my new healthy lifestyle. I already feel so much better eating smaller meals throughout the day. My main bad habit is drinking a coke and occassionally eating a cookie or some other treat after dinner. I have plans to axe that out.

I'm glad everyone is okay with a weekly check in instead of daily.

Talk to you later.
Kristi
 
RE: 4/29/04

Hi gals! I have been soooooooooooo busy! Oh my goodness.... I have so many things going on. It is amazing I haven't gained 100 lbs by now;)

Kristi - don't get discouraged! You are gaining muscle and it weighs more. Do not weigh yourself often on this program. I called BFL for questions a few weeks back and told them I wasn't losing weight on the scale. They said my first problem was I needed to throw out the scale and never use it unless I am measuring Bodyfat at the same time! Go by how your clothes fit and how you feel.

You all are doing so good! I am so proud of you for sticking to it!

So.... I have somewhat been sticking to plan the past 2 wks. I have been so busy, getting to work by 7:30 am, working late up until midnight, 1, 2:00 a.m. working! uggghhhh! Working that late makes it so hard to get up at 5:00. I did miss 2 workouts this week due to my busy work schedule but I also made them up the next day. So, basicly I have been doing double workouts on some days :( I missed my cardio w/o yesterday so today I did both L/B and cardio (I did the first few sections of Gauntlet off of the terminator dvd) skipping the UB sections and then added PLB to the end - minus the lunges. Felt so good!

Tomorrow I think I will do UB since I didn't have a good ub w/o this week since I combined it into one of my dbl days:(

Tonight we are eating the shrimp/pasta meal out of the EFL book! One of my favorites!

Also, I finally fit in SOME of my size 8 pants. Yeah!!!! I am still wearing mostly 10's but it felt AWESOME today to actually wear a pair of my 8's to work!!!! However, I was in mostly 8's and 6's prior to getting preggo so I still have a ways to go:( It is all in my belly, butt and thighs so hopefully it will come off soon.

I can't believe how fast my belly is going down this time. After my last son it never came down! I have been doing abs every other day and I think it is helping. I LOVE cathe's stability and med ball work!

Well, gotta go make dinner for the fam! Miss you guys! Will check in later!
 
RE: 4/29/04

Hi everybody - again. It's great to see more posters here.

Well, I'm in my 3rd week of the Eating for Life plan and I've lost 2 pounds, but I feel really good. I like eating the 6 small meals a day. I've only really cheated a little, but this is not a quick fix program so I can be in this for the long haul. Hope we can all do this together!

I lost most of my weight with exercise vids...the Firm mostly. It's just since December that I decided to give Cathe a try. I just thought she'd be too hard for me. But I love her! I've gotten myself down to 135 lbs at 5'3" and a size 8. But I've been with these stats since last June! I know I have a lot of body fat so I am trying to find SOMETHING that's going to help me get rid of it.

I had a pretty good week with the BFL exercise plan. Here's what I did: IMAX2 intervals 1-7 on Monday, PUB on Tuesday, IMAX2 all of it on Wed, Legs and Glutes on Thursday and IMAX intervals 1-5 Friday. Tomorrow I'll do PUB again and then rest Sunday.

Talk to you all tomorrow.
 
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