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Good morning to everyone. It is nice to see new members in the group, I know we all get busy so it's nice to know someone's usually around here.

Today I complete 9 weeks on the plan, I couldn't wait until tomorrow to weigh, I just somehow felt this was a good week, have upped the intensity of my exercise, well, anyway I hit 21 pounds this morning. I have a dachshund who weighs 11 pounds so I picked him up and said "I've lost almost 2 of you!"

Looking forward to continued support on here. Today begins exercise challenge, that will be fun. I would also like to find some new recipes this month. I too, have gone by the guidelines of the book and use one of their breakfasts and lunches every day, some of their dinners but mostly just guidelines.


What is the BFL exercise plan? I wouldn't mind having a change in my exercise routine.

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Wow - August already - can you believe it? I'm only got 3 months left until my birthday, so I'm putting the pressure on myself to make some progress by then. As a present to myself. Always good to be on track going into the holiday season.... Geez, can't believe I'm thinking about that as well - eek!

Have a great one - I'm working from home today, so can be online a bit.
Cindy

Karen,
The BFL exercise plan is pretty stringent - you alternate weight lifting and cardio days, and workout 6 days a week. But, it's really only about 4 hours of working out each week total, and gives some great results. The weight lifting is divided into upper body days and lower body days, and uses a pyramid method of lifting each body part to failure.

You may want to check the book out at the library to see what you think - Body for Life by Bill Phillips.
Cindy

Augh!!!! Time is flying by....too fast....too fast! I am ready for the challenge but I only get one point today for drinking water. Not a good way to start out the month but hey.....I started out like gang busters last month and didn't keep it up. DH and I are supposed to fly to Vegas on the 31st of August......would love to have some weight gone by then....20 would be good but I know that won't happen. Time to get seriously serious to see if I can stay on program for an entire month. Way to go Karen!!!!! Cindy.....I may have to check the book out myself....need a little shake up. The Wii Fit is fun but I am not see a lot of progress.

Another hot day in Texas. Quite a redundant thing to say I guess.

Had dinner guests over last night, I made the chicken kabobs and tabouleh from the book, did pretty well except for some extra wine.

It will be more exercising indoors today. Next week is supposed to be worse.

Have a good weekend everyone.

Karen

Food and water was good today but the exercise wasn't where it needed to be.....will do better tomorrow.

Today will be the day I put a :sunny: on my points challenge....I know I am going to earn 4 pts today!!!!!

Kim:

I guess I'm a little confused by the points thing. How do you get 4 points? And is this a separate thing from the exercise thread?

Karen

Hello everyone.

Well, I was off to a good start last week, then the weekend rolled around ... anyhow, managed to put back everything that came off (my usual story). Quite a bummer. I was excited about seeing a 4 pound loss but I suppose it was all just water.

If you don't mind my asking ... how long have each of you been on the YOAD program? I see that there is progress on everyone's ticker ... that gives me some hope that this will work for me too (if I can just get past the "poor me" self-sabatoging stage).

Keep up the good work!

I'm back at it ...

Karen....the August Point Challenge. If you follow the food plan...2pts....drink all your water 1 pt and if you exercise.....1 pt.....totally of 4 pts if you stay on program.

I'm inspired....I have been doing YOAD for 1 year and 7 months. I had several major bumps in the road and had to make many YOU turns. I really got serious in December 07. For some reason...the weight is coming off very slowly. Up and down and it just intensified in January when I joined the gym because I guess muscle weighs more than fat? That's what they tell me.

Hi gals! I'm happy to report today being completely on plan! I even made it to the gym at 6:30 this morning! Now I just need to keep it up!
Cindy

I hear ya Cindy! I have been on plan since Saturday and the weight is already starting to come off. I am down 3 pounds since Saturday. I guess the journalling thing is really helpful. DD's fiance is doing the points of weight watchers too. We have points written on EVERYTHING....that is helpful too. It is easy to incorporate the YOAD with the Weight Watchers. Doing the Pick and Stick for Breakfast and Lunch sure makes things easier and all the fiber really keeps things moving.
More later....

I am inspired:

I have been on YOAD since May 31 and have lost 21 pounds as of last Friday. I have been pretty faithful with the guidelines with the exception of about 3-4 social occasions where I had some extra wine. I haven't missed a day of walking, have been doing the YOU workout 3 times a week with the exception of 1 week when I only did it twice.

Karen

I have been doing YOAD for 1 year and 7 months. I had several major bumps in the road and had to make many YOU turns. I really got serious in December 07. For some reason...the weight is coming off very slowly. Up and down and it just intensified in January when I joined the gym because I guess muscle weighs more than fat? That's what they tell me.

Your ticker looks great! The most weight I've ever lost at one time was 17 pounds last year when I tried another program, (which I quickly regained and more) so I am quite excited to see substantial weight-loss from this program. Thanks for sharing.


I have been on YOAD since May 31 and have lost 21 pounds as of last Friday. I have been pretty faithful with the guidelines with the exception of about 3-4 social occasions where I had some extra wine. I haven't missed a day of walking, have been doing the YOU workout 3 times a week with the exception of 1 week when I only did it twice.

Karen, that's great! That is about the same rate I lost the weight last year on the program I was doing. It was a 60-day program. I also tried to walk 30 min 5 out of 7 days but didn't always do it. But the eating part of the program allowed me to eat whatever I wanted. (I think this freedom hurt me in the long run.)

Well, congratulations to you both and thanks for sharing! There doesn't seem to be many of us doing YOAD compared to the rest of the forum, so it is nice to know that there are a few of us here and that this program does work. I plan to make it a lifestyle, not a diet. I've bounced around from diet to diet trying to find the one that will magically whisk away the weight once and for all and I've finally realized that (for me anyhow) it doesn't exist. Looking back to the days when I was thin, I can remember that it was a rare occasion that I would eat lots of junk food. I just didn't desire it, so I didn't eat it. Or better put: I wasn't eating it, so I never desired it! ;) (Now that I understand the principles of YOAD, I undestand why!)

I am down 3.4 pounds this week! I love it when things are going well!

Weighed in yesterday, lost 0.6 this week, my lowest loss yet. It's a little disappointing since I was about 95% on plan ( and 100% with exercise) but in the long run I'm trying to look at it as a positive, that's still 0.6 pounds I don't have. 10 weeks on the program, 21.6 pounds, so that's a good average. And as I plan to eat this way forever (making appropriate U-turns as expected after special occasions, etc) I can't be too disappointed.

My energy level is definitely up and I feel much stronger. Also 6 inches gones from my waist.

Karen

Kim:

Congratulations on your 3.4 pounds. Fantastic.

Next month I will do the points things not just for exercise. There isn't anything about water in YOAD is there? Do you guys just go by the usuall 6-8 glasses?

I really need to amp up my water.

Karen

They say if you drink enough water it will ramp up your metabolism. You need to stay hydrated so your body can work properly. :D

Just a quick check-in to say HI and let you all know that you're not seeing things! :eek: I had my screen name changed. I love the cool shades of blue and find it very serene, so I went with Blue Serenity. I decided I needed a more peaceful, calming name. My other name was "inspired" by negative feelings I was using to fuel my weight-loss efforts. I'm done with that now. I'm ready to move on!!!

Have a great day! :sunny:

(This is starting to sound like spam ... I've posted this message on 3 or 4 threads now LOL) :p

Great new name, Blue - and easier for us to type! :LOL:

On the water question - yes, I try to drink a minimum of 64 oz. a day, and possibly more. I am really good at drinking it at work, and then tend to drink nothing at home in the evenings. I really need to work on that!

I had a great weekend - got exercise in and food was pretty good. My scale at home is pretty unreliable, so I have no idea if I lost 1# or if I lost 3# this week - I saw both numbers - depends on when you get on it! Either way, it's a step in the right direction, so I'm happy with that!
Cindy

LOL, thanks BfL_Cat! :) Congrats on the scale moving! :cheer2:

My scale moved too! I decided to make today my first official weigh-in (as well as my regular weigh-in day since I managed to keep the same weight for 2 days now). LOL I'm down 4 lbs. from my start date. Sure hope I can keep the ball rollin'!

Hey everyone! Anyone have any new recipe ideas they'd like to share? I'm always looking for new things to make! I like to keep DH guessing!

Today I'm eating leftovers from last night - I took that broccoli, red onion, raisin, bacon, sunflower seed salad, and added cut-up poached chicken. It's great! The dressing is FF mayo, vinegar and sugar, but I cut way back on the sugar - I don't like my main dishes sweet!

I've decided that I like poached chicken - it stays so moist and is easy to cube because of that. Never dried out like baked or grilled can get.

Lunch is almost over, so I'd better run - have a great day everyone!
Cindy

I get Women's Health Magazine, a couple of months ago they had a big recipe section. I made a 1 dish meal with tilapia, kale and black beans that was really good, if anyone's interested I will look it up. I've been meaning to try some of the other recipes too.

Karen - yes, please do look it up and share it - I've been looking for ways to use kale lately.

It does sound good and I LOVE talapia and kale both! I'd be interested in that recipe too!

Weigh in today and guess what, it's ONEDERLAND! (Is there a copyright on that phrase?

I will post the tilapia recipe tomorrow, been running behind on everything last couple of days.

My knee has really been bothering me so yesterday I did what the doctors recommended everyone do in first or second week, went shoe shopping. A friend of mine is the manager in the shoe section of a really cool sportswear store here so I had him analyze my walk, talk about what I've been doing, etc., anyway, came away with a really cool pair of shoes with a lot of support (apparently I 'overpronate) and a half dozen new pairs of socks. I could really tell the difference when I walked today. I have walked at a very easy pace the last couple of days so hope this does the trick, if not I may have to lay off walking a few days and concentrate on strength training.

Hope everyone's weekend is great. It's cooler here in Texas today, what a relief.

Karen

:cheer: Karen.....I am so jealous! Congrats!!!! :cheer:

Woo-hoo - Onederland - how fabulous for you!

Congrats Karen! :cheer2:

:carrot: Karen way to go! :carrot:

That is fantastic.

Blue Serenity - I love all shades of blue too.

Getting ready to go back to work on Friday, summer break is OVER! :^:

ledom....where ya been? Missed you big time!!!!! Wow....just finished my 40 mins of walking. I made a deal with myself....I am not going to bed until I walk for at least 30 mins. Got to run to take a bath and then it's lights out for this ole gal. I got a date at the gym in the morning......with a real dumb bell! LOL

Thanks for the congrats everyone. Been away from the boards the last day or two.

Cooked dinner for my stepdaughter's birthday last night, did a pork tenderloin from Cooking Light, her husband brought over a carrot cake (which I didn't know he was bringing. Had a small piece but didn't feel bad about it (U turn), anyway sweets have never been my problem and even less so when doing YOU.

Just hope to be able to get back into full exercise mode next week.

Oh...Iwana...thanks for missing me. I feel so undeserving. I have been lost in the wilderness. There is some despair over how this weight loss thing is going for me. I have been failing at this for a very long time now.

I am trying to figure that out. Trying to find some innocence and virtue within myself that will enable me to find success.

I am reading my 14 Superfoods Book and working at following that diet. I did about 3 weeks of it in the Spring and it made me feel good and I really enjoyed it. Right now it is baby steps though. I hiked Sunday and afterwards felt so stiff and sore. I am dealing with the onset of some arthritis issues and I know getting to a healthy weight is more important for me now than it has ever been before.

I haven't been lurking here or anything so I can tell I need to read up on how well you guys are doing. I am inspired by your successes.

ledom.....lifting you up with good vibes and prayers. You have to find what works for you and something you can do for the rest of your life. I have such an addiction to food and sometimes I just tremble with anticipation....then I will taste the 'forbidden fruit' and I think....what the heck?....it didn't taste as good as I thought. You got children? My grandma always said....you draw more flies with honey than vinegar. Why are we so hard on ourselves; so unforgiving? Take it one day at a time and stay connected with others.....for the much needed support. Glad your back! Good to see your posts!

Ledom, I wasn't here when you were before but it is nice to have someone else in the group. With the 4-6 people we have posting it's such a nice group.

Glad the superfoods book is helping you, I have read some about that book, a lot of the foods are actually recommended on YOAD. I think finding anything that is healthy that you can stick with is what's important. I know I am going to have to 'watch my weight' all my life. The ability to get back on course is what's important, you've taken the first step. I had a piece of carrot cake Sunday night and I didn't alow myself to feel guilty. But then I tried to get right back on track.

Good to have you here on this journey we all can share.

Karen

Hello everyone!

I'm still hanging in there. Don't think I've updated my situation on this thread so here's the deal ...

I am back at my starting weight (actually down 1 lb. as of yesterday morning), but I've added calorie counting to YOAD to help keep me on track. I think I overdo the carbs (and calories) with YOAD alone so keeping an eye on my calorie intake should help. And for some reason I tend to fall off plan on the weekends so maybe counting will at least keep me within reason if I do eat no-no foods. :nono: (I hope!) Otherwise I love eating this way and am thrilled that I don't stand in front of the pantry or fridge looking for something to eat all the time. Cravings are definitely low to none. And I just "feel" healthier knowing that I'm putting good stuff into my body instead of highly processed carbs that bloat me like a bull frog!

Hi Ledom, I don't think we've met. Nice to meet you! I've been struggling too, but 3FC has really helped me hang in there these past 3 1/2 weeks I've been on-board. I plan to keep coming back! The people are all so very inspiring!

Hello to everyone else I didn't mention! :wave:

Have a great day! :sunny:

Hey gals - glad to see some chatter in here!

Ledom - glad to hear from you - I was wondering where you'd been! I'm still reading my SuperFoods books I got from the library, and am planning on trying to make a conscious effort to work them into my plan. As Kim said, please try not to be so hard on yourself - you'll find your niche soon enough and be back on a path you're happy with.

Hi Blue, Kim and Karen :wave:

BFL workouts and eating-style are working well for me so far, although I slipped up a few times in the past weekend. Did a YOU-turn and am right back on track now.

I've been pushing myself a bit more this week in my workouts in terms of the weights I've been lifting. And, I have the soreness to show for it! I'm afraid I won't be able to walk well tomorrow - my hamstrings are already giving me grief from this mornings workout.

I'm still really easing into cardio though - my knees are still "floaty", as I like to call them - at any time, doing anything (even standing), they pop, lock, or give me a sharp pain - my knee caps are never where they are supposed to be! I can tell there's been some progress, but they are still fragile, and thus I'll just be walking for now - with a little incline added at times to try to get my heart rate up.

On the personal side, DH found two kittens by the side of the road on Friday. We brought them to my vet who will take care of them and raise them. Normally she would find them a good home, but DH is talking like we should take them since he found them! Given we already have 4 cats, that is an issue for me! Four is a lot, six would be crazy! They are so sweet though - one is black and one is gray, and they look like they will be long-hairs. Then there's the possibility that DH's brother might want them, but he has a 19-yo cat right now, and can't really inflict kittens upon her.... Guess we'll just have to play it by ear and see what happens!
Cindy

This must be the cat-finding week for this board. I had my walk interrupted two days ago by a small white kitten peeking through the bushes. It was pretty dirty and I thought fragile but is doing so much better now. My DH was saying oh, we can't keep it (we have 2 cats and a dog) but the dog has fallen in love with the new kitten so nothing else has been said. I'm keeping it isolated in a carrier in the sunroom for now, I guess we will just play it by ear also. The other 2 cats haven't met the new one.

Cindy, didn't know you had knee problems also. My left knee has given me problems on and off since I was 16. I'm having to be careful with walking at a slower pace but the new shoes are helping.

By the way, for those who wanted the tilapia recipe I finally found the magazine and will post it in the recipe thread.

It is good to see the board lively and it is very helpful to hear everyone's stories.

Karen

Happy Friday everyone! :wave:

TGIF! This week has seemed so long to me....

Karen - thanks for the recipe, I'll definitely have to try it. Funny that you found a kitten as well! We are going to see these two later this afternoon. That will mean trouble, I'm sure!
My bad knees are hereditary, coupled with playing high school volleyball and recreational racquet ball. My kneecaps don't stay where they are supposed to, and the weaker my leg muscles are, the worse my knees are. So I'm working my quads in order to help stabilize my knees.

I can't believe August is already on it's way out. Let's think about what we want to do for some sort of September challenge. We've been good about posting our exercise, but maybe some goals to strive for? Let me know what you think. I like doing the points, but I still don't have a maximum amount or % accomplishment goal figured out for myself.

I hope you gals have a great weekend. I hope to get out and walk both days at the very least!
Cindy

Oh my gosh....this week has been so incredibly crazy! I am so glad it's Friday and the weekend is here!!!! I have sore armpits from the free weights! I love it because that means progress in the making. They are closing down the gym this week for annual maintenance stuff so I will have to do it at home. Good times!!!!!

Well, I went to a cat rescue place this week with my daughter. She is looking for a second cat. She wants a white one and there were no white ones to be found.

Hope you all have a good weekend.

Ledom:

How funny, my husband would probably gladly give you the one we found!

Weigh-in this morning: 2.8 lost this week, I guess the exercise is paying off, been doing about the same things on the food plan.

Have a good weekend everyone.

Hello! :wave:

BfL_Cat, I like challenges myself. I'm signed up for 3 including the September Biggest Loser one. I think having a goal to shoot for is a great idea. I'm trying to lose 5 pounds a month so I have a September goal of making it to 183. (I made my August goal this morning! Yay! :yay: Now I hope I can keep the scale going in the right direction!)

Cats everywhere! lol I love cats. Had two for years but they grew old and had health problems that made it necessary for us to have them put to sleep. (One was practically drowning in her own fluid. The vet said her heart rate was way above normal rate. Poor thing. The other one could hardly walk anymore and was in lots of pain.) But we enjoyed them both very much and had them both since they were kittens. I miss having cats ... except for the litter box. Don't miss that! lol Now, if I could train one to go outside I'd love another one! (Especially if it is a lap cat. Mine were kind of skiddish so any cuddling had to be on their terms. lol)