Good morning all.

I just got back from the gym. Yes, I got up this morning & dragged myself in. I did the cardio and man, it kicked my butt. I sweating 5 minutes into it. I feel good though.

Susan, As soon as school is over (3 more weeks) I will be able to get to workout at night when necessary. Right now, I am just so swamped with final preparations that if I don't get up in the morning, I can't get to the gym. I'm going to try to buy some dumbells today so I can do most of the weight training at home if necessary.

Frosty, I mainly use the Myoplex light shakes. I've gotten the vanilla & cappucino & so far I like both. I've also bought Advant Edge protein powder (vanilla) and used it. As far as supplements, right now I mainly take a multivitamin & added magnesium (for me it helps cut chocolate cravings). I think I'm going to start on the L-glutamine as well. Just haven't had a chance to buy it yet.

Hope y'all have a great day. Talk to you later.

Hi Frosty!
My favorite protein powder is Precision Protein by EAS. Right now, I am using Designer Protein by NextNutrition only because my bx ran out of the other stuff.
I just made up my own Cream Cheese spread using my protein powder and fat-free cream cheese, and love it on Whole Wheat bagels.
I also use the protein powder in my oatmeal (oatmeal is a serving of carb, and the pp is a protein). I put a scoop of the powder along with some equal, and sometimes (if I am not taking my udos that day and am really craving it) I'll put in peanut butter. Just don't put the powder in the oatmeal until after you have cooked the oatmeal. You cannot cook or bake the protein powder.
I also mix mine in some water, and drink it along with a banana or some strawberry's (carbs).
The supps I use are Myoplex Lite, Udo's oil, Glutamine, and a womans multi vitamin, and of course the protein powder.
Christy

Christy,

thank you for the advice on the elliptical. I don't know what my home machine has because it hasn't come yet but I'll try the way you have it set out when I am at the gym. Last night I did 20 minutes on the cross trainer....good workout but I didn't do interval training. I set it for fat burning just to see what it does and I was sweating like a maniac. It calculates my heart rate and when I was trying to stay in my training rate I thought I would die....so it felt like a good workout. Not totally BFL but I am checking out these new fandangled machines at my new gym. I also did 10 minutes on the recumbent bike because I wanted to do the fit test on it. I am "average" but I guess that is better than "really horrible". :)

I am going to print out your post and try it at the gym and at home when my machine comes. Thanks!

Susan

I spent almost $100 on supplements today. I got Myoplex Lite (vanilla), UDO's and glutamine. I only managed 2 shakes today... I am not used to drinking so much!
So far things are going well for me. I did my cardio today. The only thing I haven't done are my pictures. But hopefully, I will have them taken tommorow. I know they are an important part of my success!
Have a great day.

Frosty- Just a tip on the vanilla myoplex (which I think comes in the recipe booklet you get with the box). I like mine with cinnamon and butter buds. Kinda tastes like a cinnamon roll! And try adding a banana, crushed pineapple, and straberries... tastes like a banana split. There are some more good ones in the booklet, like frozen fruit glace, and key lime pie. YUM!

Susan- Hey, I bet you can't wait for the elliptical to come! I love mine! And the post it with the minutes/levels are a huge help to me. I also listen to Foo-Fighter- Everlong over and over and over again! But I'm sure that is just my taste.
Also Susan (and Frosty), you shouldn't be intimadated to post on www.leanandstrong.com ! I love it, and I can say that if it weren't for that board, I honestly don't know if I would have made past 6 weeks! It picks you up when you are down, and gives a good kick in the a$$ when needed! I belong to a team within L&S called "Quad Squad", and we love to get new members! It is a great team, and is starting to pick up very nicely.

Have a great day!
I will leave you with 2 quotes that really get me through each and every day. The first one I got from this site, and the second I got from someone at L&S. The second one is a HUGE motivater. Really say the words over and over!

*"The biggest reason for failure, is giving up what you want the MOST, for what you want at the MOMENT!"

**"Don't let what you can't do get in the way of what you CAN DO!" -(OH, I LOVE this one!)
Christy

Thank you Christy,

I started posted on L&S because you seemed to be such a great motivator on here. You are right, they are very knowledgeable!

Thank you for the quotes. It's a wonderful way to start my day.

I had my second "free" personal training section at the gym last night. We did a full body workout and it felt odd. Good but odd to work every body part in one session. It's so weird for it to be odd because I did it that way for years. Now, after just a few weeks on BFL, it doesn't feel right. However, he gave me some good pointers on exercises and form so that was good.

Tonight I do cardio and then tomorrow back to my BFL training schedule.

Hope everyone has a good day!
Susan

This is going really well for me. Thanks for all of your support - it really keeps me going.
I just came back from doing my chest workout and my arms are trembling! The one thing I am having trouble adjusting to are all of the mirrors at the gym. I keep looking at myself thinking "that can't be me...how did I ever get this fat?!" Honestly, 40 pounds really shows!! So, I realized tonite moreso than ever before how important this is for me. No matter how many 12 week challenges I need to do - I'll do it!

What a great attitude!!!!

Yes, the BFL workouts are true workouts!

I was doing cardio at the gym tonight when a friend came in and she and I chatted a while then she went off to do a machine...in the meantime I did my 20 minutes of BFL cardio....she came back and said "You're done? That's it? Not much of a workout for you today, huh?" Little does she know!

And those mirrors do take getting used to but I look at them as instant "before" or "right now" photos and in a few weeks you will notice, from the mirrors, that major changes are happening.

Way to Go Frosty!
Susan

Thanks Susan!
 

I can't believe it is already Day 4 of my challenge, I can honestly say I have NEVER stuck to a program as faithfully as I have on this one before in my life.

Today is cardio, and I went for a walk along the Lake that borders my work. It was a beautiful day outside, I really enjoyed doing my cardio outside! I really focused on mentally talking myself thru how good of a program this is, and that I am going to do great!

How is everyone else doing? Thanks for your support Susan (and everyone else too!)

P.S. I checked out l & S too, but find I prefer this format of message boards. But I am lurking and am suprised at how many posts there are on that site!!! Alot of people are very committed!

starting a new thread....
 

See you there!