BFL Checkin 1/17/05

[Rhonda]

For anyone doing BFL - if it is by the book or not.

I figured I would start this thread to give us BFLers a place to ask questions, help others and just keep the motivation going.

I have been doing the BFL eating plan (maybe not to the tee) since the new year and seem to be doing well. As for exercise I do Cathe strength, gliding and sliding. Cardio I do the HIIT on the bike for 30 minutes and abs. In the evenings of cardio I do yoga for around 30 minutes.

So I hope to see others here. I will post my food intake for the day and hope others do the same.

B - English muffin w/egg salad
S - cheese, lf triscuits
L - salad w/grilled chicken
S - BFL bar
D - steak, zuchini, lf pierogies, salad

Hope to see others starting to check in.

Rhonda

 

[purple_magada]

Thanks for getting this started Rhonda. I am in my third week of BFL with NO results. boo-hoo!!!! I am doing the eating plan and am doing great with that. I haven't lost anything, unless you count 1/2 a lb. I need to lose 20-25 lbs.

I'm not following the book's exercise plan. Although I am doing 2 days of lower body, 2 days upper and 2 days cardio per week like the book suggests. I also try to get in 4 days of abwork. I go to the gym so for example on my LB day, I'll do leg presses, ham string curls & quad work on the machines. Usually 3 sets of 12 per exercise using what is heavy weight for me. Then I'll go and do 25 minutes of the recumbent bike & stretch. Plus I'll do PLB (down only) or Strong Legs & Abs in the evenings. For my Upper body day I'll use the machines hitting all upper body 3 sets/12 reps and 20 minutes on a cardio machine and then in the evening I'll do PUB or another Cathe workout. I use various cardio equip for my cardio days and do Cathe as well (step or KPC).

See all that hard work and no results?????x(

Meals for the day are:
B: whole wheat tst (dry) & lean ham, coffee
S: ff cottage cheese & ff yogurt
L: chicken soup made the BFL way
S: BFL bar
D: crock pot roast beef, broccoli & wildrice
S: ff cottage cheese & ff yogurt

 

[banslug]

Hi, ladies. I am not doing BFL plan,but have done it once before with great success. I saw the original post asking for results then saw you start this check-in. I just wanted to give my opinion of the plan for the original poster (forgot her name already...LOL)

I did BFL 4 years ago after my second son was born. I had about 35 pounds to lose and muscle to gain...BIG TIME. I followed the book exactly to the T...all the way to the free day of no exercise and no food limits. MAN...did I pig out onthose days. So much so that I was sick just htinking about some food for the rest of the week. LOL. I did the cardio 20 minutes only and I used the stationary bike every time (yes...BORING and that was before I knew about Cathe). Then I went to the gym and used Nautilus machines for the weight work. I lost weight and felt great, but didn't get the muscle definition I was looking for. I loved the program and really learned how to eat right.

I've been considering doing it again. I am at my Weight Watchers goal of 135 and onto my personal goal of 130 (i'm at 133.4 now). So I don't have weight to lose, just muscle definition to gain. The way I eat right now with WW is VERY close to BFL's way. I'm kind of in the air to it. Actually, I am getting MUCH better results with Cathe than I did on my own just following BFL's weight routine!

I hope this helps. Good luck. I would definitely suggest you keep at it.

Gayle

 

[Gyggles1]

Hi!

I am on my 3rd week of BFL also. I have lost 2.5 # so far - I feel pretty good, a little tired this week but my jeans are already feeling better, what a great feeling. I find I don't swell / bloat nearly as much as I did before with eating WW which is how I lost my weight previously, I just think now WW isn't working for me with the workouts I do so it was time to try something different. I think this is working for me already.

Here is my food for the day:
B- Cream of Wheat & Eggbeaters
S - MRP Shake
L - Grilled Salmon, Brown Rice & broccoli
S - Cottage Cheese & Orange
D- Pot Roast, potato & carrots
S - Butterscoth Bliss - EFL book

Water intake is going along nicely. The only problem Ive been having lately is headaches but I don't think that is BFL so I am working my way through this.

Good Luck & Don't give up, I almost did in my first week and I would of never known how much better I feel now.
Laura
Laura =)
251.5/135.2/141
Here is a link to my before & after photo's
http://www.picturetrail.com/gyggles1