BFL/BB #85 - week of 13 Jan 2003
 

Hey there everybuddy!!! :lol:

Hope everyone is having a great Monday...thought it was high time to start a new thread. WOW 96 posts on last week's thread. Have we been busy or what?!?

Got my eats all planned for this week - cottage cheese was on sale at Safeway so when I made my menu I emphasized it a lot. Great thing about Trainers Edge - I can check the Safeway sale adverts (on their website) see what's on sale and plan accordingly. I could probably live on cottage cheese and eggwhites!

Gotta make this short because I have a ton of work to do as usual. More later...

hello Karen and all fellow campers !!!
 

i sure do hope this day is being good to you !!

it's the end of the day for us here, already 8pm. now it's time to just unwind with a bit of t.v. and then to bed a bit early tonight. i'm going to really take my "rest days" to the max this time around........ give my body plenty of recovery time on that day off.

i don't do a free meal during the week. i really like eating what i eat and i don't feel any kind of deprevation. i DO vary my calories throughout the week, two days low, two days high, or a variation thereof.

after so many years of eating really bad, eating whatever i wanted to and endangering my health, it feels sooooo good to eat good and clean, healthy food that makes my body strong and alive again!! i'm not taking any more chances with my health and reverting back to icky foods!!

i had a great legs workout today. i must say those leg presses are something else :-) not complaining here. then it was 30 minutes of INTENSE treadmill. i've finally gotten back to my pre-flu intensity.

Karen - i also LOVE cottage cheese. we have a 1.5% cottage cheese here that is soooo delicious. we don't have completely fat free cottage cheese though. but that doesn't matter. i love it straight out of the container. i very rarely mix it with anything either. good think i love it so much because it really takes away all cravings i would otherwise have for cheeses!!

okay, enough for now. time to go rest after being on the computer all day long. at least i got tons of work done :dizzy:.

take care everyone. see you when i see you,

adriana

WOW, 96 is a ton o posts!


Adriana - I feel the same way you do. Eating like crap for years and never giving a second thought to my health has gotten me in the mess I'm in right now. But, I am going to have the doctors all standing there with mouths agape at my 8 week test results! :D I love eating clean and working out. Did legs today! And am now 'suffering' NSL (noodle leg syndrom! :lol: ) And am loving every single second of it!



Karen - I loves me some cottage cheese too! My brand is Lurcern (Safeway) 2%. The FF has too much sugar for me and I like the taste better. I can live on the stuff too. I was eating it at a meeting along with some granny smith apples and another agent asked me what it was. I told her whipped cottage cheese, and apples, never thinking of all the other stuff I put in like vanilla, cinnamon, Splenda. She called me and said "I tried that cottage cheese stuff you were eating and it's nasty! :s: So, I 'splained the entire recipe and we are now on speaking terms!
Do you have any polo out there in your neck o the woods? Also, I saw in a previous post, you graduated in '81. I did as well. You must be comin' up on the big 40! It's my turn on 6/12. Got six months! Oh, and another thing. Are you a former McDonald's worker too? Or, am I just breathing too many bus fumes?

It's looking like a GREAT week! ;)

Niffer: I worked for McDonald's or Macca's as it is know in Australia. It's a great place to work when you are a teenager, it makes you humble.

Karen: I just got back into cottage cheese after a layoff from too much of it. I had it yesterday with fresh blueberries and strawberries and splenda and cinnamon of course. It was sooo delicious. I tried out the brownies recipe from Pam last night as well but used hazelnuts instead of walnuts and it was pretty good. I only had a small piece though because from the batch I made which was meant to be 2 serves only was way too big for me. So I ate a piece which was a 1/4 of the whole thing. Hubby had it too and said it was yummy.

I thinkk that it IS going to be a great week this week! It's Tuesday here already and I am getting loads of work done so far!

Mel : check in.

Hi to everyone else! :D

JC

Karen: With the trainer's edge software can you add in your own foods to the database??

JC

Hey Girls!
 

:wave:

I'm really good today....I didn't work and had lots of time to putter around the house and finish off some undone housework....

I have a Q for everyone.... Just for discussion... here goes:

We all enjoy eating clean, we all feel better, we all agree on that I think.... Why, oh why then do we revert back to our old habits every once in a while? Emotions?... boredom?.... And when we are bored or emotional, why do we not eat our delicious cottage cheese which we all love lately?.... Just a Q for the day....:)

To answer that question myself, I'm not sure but I sometimes think it's just a habit of not thinking and grabbing whatever is there that's easy... So I guess that's why we have to plan ahead for a while till this lifestyle gets second nature...

Today I have been hungry like every hour... but I managed to wait it out to two hours though...and tonite I had extra protein than usual so maybe that will hold me for the next 3 hours... this maybe answers my Q for the day maybe I was bored, but I did make the right choices...drank water ate extra good protein for supper...

Yesterday I did a LBWO with an old WO buddy, this girl introduced me to weight training 18 years ago, at the time we were only 3-4 girls in the gym... This girl is so awesome... she works out constantly in the summer bikes 50K/day... cute little thing too and she works, of all places, in the court room, she brings the prisoners from the cell to the court room...She's not 5' I don't think.... Anyways, :lol: my point is that my upper calves behind my knees are killing me today...I LOVE IT....:strong: NOODLE LEG SYNDROM ( I like that one Niffer) ....What we also did afterwards is go into the steam room for 10 minutes... OMG that was so nice... I had never done it before, too shy to go in alone, the gym just had it put in... then we showered... I had the rosiest cheeks for the rest of the day!!

Well, I am babbling so before I bore :yawn: the heck out of everyone I will leave....:^:

Have a good evening everyone.....

Cough Up Said Brownie Recipe

OK, I saw ya post at L&S about brownies and now this. Is it a recipe Pam does for CPB? Or can ya share? :D

Pleeeeeeeeeze oh pleeeeeeeeeze

Lana: Today I have been starving as well for some reason.

They say that it takes 21 days to form a new habit but 210 days to get rid of the old one. I think that there is some merit in that because during my first few challenges I would revert back on free days. Now I am scouring for food to eat every few hours on free days and only eat small portions of things. I also don't buy big portions anymore either.

Sometimes I think that when you are exhausted and start to fall back into your old patterns you need a break. I will be totally honest here and say that my breaks have lasted from one day to 4 weeks. I don't regret taking the time off because I believe that rest is very important ESP if you work out hard all the time. Sometimes it is 2 steps forward and one step back. As long as you always get back to where you want to be (albeit eventually) you will make progress. I have been mentally ready to take on the next challenge but not physically. When that happened I just started researching and reading again to occupy my mind while my body rested. I can't stress enough that it is important to continue to read and learn about things - I think that is the only reason why I have strived for so long.

Anyway enough rambling!! :lol: Just my 2 pennies

JC

hang on.....
 

Niffer: :lol: um let me check where I got it from and get back to you in a few minutes.....

JC :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :s: :lol:

Niffer: Sorry but it was from the CPB board so I guess it's restricted at this point until Pam offers it up for grabs. I will put in a good work for ya though! :D :D

JC

oh Lenore got permission so here it is....

Pam's Yummy Protein Brownies

4 egg whites
1/2 cup nonfat cottage cheese
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup Splenda
2 tsp butter buds
1/3 cup cocoa powder
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup oatmeal (uncooked)
2 servings protein powder (to equal 50 g of protein)
1/2 cup walnuts (optional)

Beat egg whites in small bowl. Gradually add Splenda and vanilla extract; beat well. Blend in cottage cheese and butter buds. Combine oatmeal, cocoa, protein powder, baking powder, and salt. Blend in blender (or with hand blender) until cottage cheese curds are gone. Stir in walnuts. Spread in a Pam sprayed tin. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 - 30 minutes.

This pan of brownies would be approximately 2 servings for me.

Here's the nutrition info per serving:
W/out nuts: cal = 268, p= 42g, c= 21g, f= 2g
with nuts: cal = 432, p= 46g, c= 24g, f= 18g

JC yer the best!

It's over at L&S too. Thanks. Can't wait to make them.

Susie

:^: :cp: :high: :^: :cp:

JC

it's already tuesday!!!
 

where is this week running off to?? don't forget that we start out week on sunday -- that's why i'm freaking out here :lol:

Lana -- it's an interesting issue that you have brought up here. i agree that it has to do partly with *old habits*, but i'm not sure that's all of it. i tend to agree with JEC's analysis of the situation.

for me, the few times that i've really just *wigged* out with my nutrition in the past few months has been when i'm utterly exhausted. even if i've planned something great, have all the ingredients for a fantastic meal, if i reach that level of exhaustion (for whatever reason) then i mess up big time because it's just easier to make the silly sandwich or have a bowl of cereal.

i've been concentrating these past few months to not get to that level of exhaustion, for various reasons. i can't workout properly when i'm so tired, i can't eat properly either and sometimes sleep is even harder too !!

now, i have a question for everyone -- what's with the splenda?? what is it exactly? we don't have it here........ :^: so i just don't understand what it is.

i use a sugar substitute only in my oatmeal, everything else is a'naturale. i guess that's one of the reasons why i'm not into baking any of the approved bfl stuff....... too much is needed to have it *taste* good.

well, today is a rest day for me, and i'm going to rest :p . i've worked out hard for 6 days straight and now it's time to give my body the rest it deserves. no free day for me with food though; *free days* just don't agree with me. i'm much happier eating my clean food all the time.

hope you all have a great tuesday !!!

see you later,

adriana :D (i DO feel like this big grin !!!)

Adriana: Splenda is like Equal it is a sugar substitute but it works spoon for spoon in measurements. Apparently it isn't cheap in the US but here in Australia is about the same price as equal so I don't notice a difference. You can use it for anything including baking as it can handle heat where as equal can't.

HTH

JC

JC !!

thank you for the explanation!!

i've read so much on the adverse affects of using sugar substitutes, etc. how does this all affect the body? i really try to limit the use of the substitutes only to my oatmeal, and sometimes to coffee, especially turkish coffee since it's soooo bitter. but i drink coffee very sparingly anyway.

thanks for all your help.

adriana

Hey Adriana - as far as sugar subsitutes - I've never had a problem with 'em, but some people have (Mel I believe is one). I think the vast majority of the general public can use them without any problem whatsoever, but a small percentage just can't. Kind of reminds me of Chinese Restaurant Syndrome and MSG, ya know?

Hm. Splenda isn't available in Israel yet? They do have a website at www.splenda.com. Perhaps it's available under another brand name - its generic name is sucralose. I use both Equal and Splenda because Equal is cheaper - I use it in 'cold' foods since they both taste the same to me. :) You might want to send an email to the folks at Splenda and ask where you can find it there...

Regarding your note about messing up and having a bowl of cereal or sandwich instead of clean food - what I suggest is to plan ahead - have stuff ready in your fridge to grab and go. Cook up some chicken breasts (there's a great recipe for moist chicken breasts in the BFL Recipes thread), buy some apples and easy-to-eat veggies...cook up some brown rice or barley in advance (it stores really well)...make up a bunch of Pamcakes and keep 'em wrapped in the fridge...in other words have all your meals ready to go (a lot of folks here spend an hour or two on their Free Day prepping stuff for the week to come).

JC - I gotta try that brownie recipe sometime!!! Unfortunately I am not one of Nature's Cooks or anything...maybe one of these weekends I'll give her a go :lol:

Lana - Jeez, the age-old question. I think a lot of it has to do with habit - like ex-smokers - years afterwards they STILL feel the urge to take a puff or two (or so I've heard). Stress also might have something to do with it. I also feel that sugar is a pretty addictive substance and of course, eating sugar leads to wanting more and more of it...

Okay, back to work...that's what they pay me for :lol:

Hi,
My name is tanya and I am a sugar aholic.
Ok now that free day which was sunday has come and gone I an still on free day, fortunately for me I have not gained any weight, that I have lost, I think that it is because of my TOM it is the end of it, this is so hard and every nite I ask God to help me to help myself, but today was a failure, goood thing is that I am still doing the exercises but the eating plan is failing me, I think it also has to do with Dh being on vacatioin, So Monday I will start over, I just had to confess, I think on the next free day, I will have nothing, I will skip it. This is hard to do, and just in case anyone was gonna say it, I have read crossing the abyss, I do not need to read the book again. I am battling wirth myself at this point, once TOM is gone , I should prevail.:nono:

Tuesday
 

Yup, Splenda and other sugar substitutes give me problems, and do does MSG :lol: I do use a very small sprinkle of stevia powder in my peppermint tea now and then, with no adverse effects. But other than that, no sweet stuff. My problem is salt- I love salty, spicy food!

Tanya: DO NOT start over! You should just count week one as a learning experience and go on to week two. We've all messed up at some point, and if you start over everytine you mess up, you NEVER finish anything. In my experience, praying has little to do with sucess on this way of life- Planning is much more effective. You know what you need to do each day. Plan for it- pre-cook and wrap your meals, write down when you will go to the gym and what you will do there, carry meals in a cooler if you aren't at home. No one else is going to do it for you.

JC- I don't think I'll try those Brownies yet. At this point, if they are as good as their reviews, that would be one serving quickly eaten for me. Thanks for the advice in your PM. I'm adding alittle more food and juggling the ratios a bit to see if I can stay on track better that way.

Lana- I don't know about those habit numbers. Personally, I've been reverting to bad habits that I thought I'd banished 20 years ago! And I know it's stress. I'll eat clean all day, then deliberately sabotage myself bigtime. I'm not hungry, the right food is there, I'm just being mean to myself and nuturing at the same time. Good question- wish I knew the answer and wih I knew it 25 years ago!

Susie- Peeked at your pic and profile on L&S. You're gorgeous! Can't wait to see you really on your dream body.

OK, done work, ds will be home any moment, and I've got to do another chapter in my fitness course. Lot's of homework at thishouse.

mel

Adriana: no problem!

Mel: I would LOVE to see you eat a whole batch of those brownies maybe I am not used to that type of food but I divided mine up into 3 portions instead of 2 and I had trouble finishing the one portion I ate! If you have a problem with artificial sweeteners though I would stay away since there is a lot of Splenda in them.

Tanya: You WILL prevail.

Karen: Hey chickie!! :lol:

JC :s:

Hey girls,
 

How's it going? Patt0 - what's up w/ you? Are you planning on doing a C2?

I started back to work yesterday and my oh my. It is a struggle to get my meals back to every 3 hrs. I had it down pat last semester but am having to remember how I did it. Other than timing, bfl is going fine. I do think I need to start pushing my weights a little higher. I might be ready to buy those 30 lb. dumbells!

Mel, I hesitate to give you advice since your knowledge is leap years ahead of mine. I did sound alarms the other day when you said you avoided your brown rice and oatmeal except on heavy lifting days though. Glad to hear you are eating a bit more. I know that you have advanced beyond bfl straight from the book, but still.....Anyway, I hope what you are trying now is working better for you.

JC, you are one cute girl - I loved the pic you posted.

Well, just wanted to say hey and let you know I am out here fighting the good fight, and eating the good diet.

CUTE?????? I haven't been called cute since high school!!! :s:
And to think that I am nearly 30!!

Thanks honey!!!!

JC

Ok question for the panel.

I am totally freezing today and have been for the past few days. Has anyone heard of this before and have an explanation for it? :(

Thanks

JC

:wave:

Hi girls,

How is everyone? I'm doing good... work was good... workout was good too... my calves are still extremely sore from Sunday, I just may have pulled a little something thar...:( ... I just keep stretching it every moment I can during the day.

Tonite I sorta fell off the wagon... :o I made some healthy mac and cheese for the kids.... just plain tomato sauce and cheese, not the low fat kind tho, and WHITE pasta... and :nono: I must have eaten one cup along with my chick peas which are high in carbs too :yikes: I had salmon with that too and stir fried veggies... That age ole question of why we over eat came back to haunt me when I was eating the WHITE pasta.... I'm talking to myself thinking: "why,why,why....." The fortunate thing is that it's only pasta and not cake or chocolate, which I've had the craving for in the last 2 days....and have not given into...But about 15 minutes after I ate it I started yawning and feeling really tired, and was then kicking myself for eating WHITE pasta!! Yuck!!

Karen, you've got me going on the frozen veggies, that's all hubby and I eat now... the kids still only eat raw broccoli or ceasar salad, which I still make for them....
I've also taken your advise on writting down my cravings and keeping them for "free day" so far I have truffels, and mac and cheese....:rolleyes:

TANYA!! DON'T LET THAT --> :devil: WIN
YOUR :angel: WILL PREVAIL !!
WE know you CAN do IT!!

Thanks so much girls for answering my inquiry....;) It was really nice to see how everyone was thinking.... and I've come to realise that we are more alike than we may think...

Later all...

Lana: the yawning is from the rush of serotonin (I think that's how you spell it??) into your system from the increase in complex carbs. I get it when I 'carb load' and it can be really bad. We had visitors over and I swear my eyelids were closing as I was drinking coffee with them - it was quite embarrassing!

When that happens cut your next portion of carbs in your next 2 meals in half and you will feel much better. Or hey don't cheat??? (like I CAN talk :lol: )

JC

Karen: Do you have a paypal account at all?

JC

JEC you're such a Hoot!!:lol:

thank you thank you.......

I aim to entertain! :s:

JC :lol:

OK FESS UP!!! :lol:

SOMEONE had a birthday a few days ago and didn't admit it!!!!!

I will leave it for you to confess BUT if you don't fess up I will post it tomorrow. :s:

JC

Happy birthday btw. :lol: :D

Hey Ledom...are you a teacher, too? I also have to plan really, really well to make sure I eat every three hours, but sometimes I have to go four out of necessity. I eat my first meal at 6:00 a.m., and my second has to wait until 10:00 when I have my planning period. My class eats at 11:30, so by the time we get there and *I* get seated, it's around 11:45. I am unable to eat again until (gulp!) 3:30. I usually eat my 5th meal around 5:30-6:00 (right after I get home), then my last meal around 9:00. Unfortunately, sometimes I collapse into bed before I can get that last one in!

Hello, all!

I'm still a bit of a lurker, but I did want to assure ya'll that I am on Week 2 of my first challenge and am doing okay. As some have said before, I believe it will take this 12 weeks to really get a hang of the eating ... it has less to do with planning and more to do with seeing what I'm supposed to eat and not having the stomach for it -- does that make any sense to anyone? But I take small steps, and I'll get there.

As for my exercise, I haven't missed a day yet (except free day, of course). My 1st grader got sick this week, so I've had to do my workout at home the past 2 days ... It's not as challenging as when I go to the gym, mostly because I need to get one higher set of dumbells plus I don't have any kind of aerobic equipment (I ran in place, if you can believe it -- got my blood pumping at any rate!)

I'm working on ignoring the scale, too! And I'm feeling pretty good -- so keep it up, everyone!

Pen
BFL 1/6/03 220 lbs., c. 40%BF

Carbs
 

JC- Was yesterday a low carb day for you? I freeze on those days.

Lana- Mac and cheese is really good compared to what I've done over the last week- I've been on a "nut craze", probably eaten about 3 pounds in a week :yikes:. I think I need more fat in my diet.

Ledom- I know cutting starchy carbs is verbotten by the book and most bodybuilding dogma, but I was gaining fat as well as muscle. Since I started restricting them and cycling them on my heavy workout days, I've dropped all the fat I'd gained in C2 and 3, but have plateaued again. Probably due more to cheating than a true plateau. I'm changing the nutrient ratios- upping the carbs and fat a bit to keep myself from cheating (hopefully). Also beginning to wonder if it's possible ( with a few exceptions like CindyRae and Bfl_Sue from L &S) for a menopausal woman to maintain bodyfat at less than 16-18%. I can get there, but only stay there for a nanosecond!

There was a huge thread yesterday about whether a woman who had lost soe muscle as well as fat had a "good" transformation. At this point, I think I would gladly give up a few pounds of muscle if it meant also giving up double the amount of fat. I have loads of lean muscle mass for my build- Someone forgot to tell my body that old saw that women can't get really big muscles!

JC-I second the CUTE! There's no other word for that huggy picture :)

Hi everyone else-
gotta go to work.

mel

hey
 

Mel,

I see where you are coming from. I am so happy w/ following bfl by the book that I can't imagine eating one food less than I am. It doesn't feel like a diet at all, I am never hungry - though I may change my mind as time goes by. It is a little early to say but I too seem to be stuck in a plateau. I will just keep on doing bfl by the book though because I think in time it will break. I know what I need to do and that is to really get after my free days. Honestly, I have binged both free days of this challenge - I don't know what that is about but I have a plan for the upcoming one. Back to the list of treats I am keeping instead of just eating any and everything because it is "allowed". It doesn't even make me feel good or be happy to do that - actually the opposite. I think right now free day is what is holding me back. I am not ready for just a free meal, but I am ready to stop this binge insanity.

I think it is important to feel comfortable w/in the limitations of what is possible for ones age, genetics, etc. I know you know that. I find your journey interesting and I have learned so much from you. I will reiterate what so many have said before me. You look great and while it important to always have a goal, please don't be too hard on yourself.

jenelle - yep I'm a teacher. I teach at a university so that I do have a ton more flexibility than in public school (where I have also taught), the first week of a semester is madness though. I think that next week things will settle down and I'll figure this scheduling out.

mspen - I too am in my 2nd week so we'll be doing this challenge together!

hey to everyone else

Sheesh! This always happens when I have a deadline at work...plus too tired to get on the computer after work (combined with Jim being on it as well)...I come back to this thread and it has SWELLED UP WITH MESSAGES!!! :lol: Whew...

Got a lot of catching up to do...

JC - I actually do have a PayPal Account (you are addressing the wife of the ultimate eBay addict!). PM me when you have a moment.

Also on the cold thing. I agree with Mel on that - if you're doing low-carb, it's a common occurrence. Also I remember when I was doing the VLCD (Optifast) study in 1990, during the fasting stage I was FREEZING all the time - I'd be wearing sweaters in August. If you're losing fat, it's like losing layers of outerwear, you know? I recommend lots of hot green tea! :) That always works for me, especially in my igloo of an office...

Ledom - What I would suggest is staying with the BFL plan (eating-wise that is) as long as it works for you...since you are adapted to it as a lifestyle. When you stop seeing results - that's the time to rethink. Cory (Funky Diva at L&S) and I have emailed each other about this. Basically it comes down to "if it ain't broke, don't fix it". Personally I would give plateaus about three weeks to 'break down' on this plan. Make a list - are you hitting your 10's in your cardio and weights? Eating according to plan (I'm sure you are)? I know where you're coming from on the binge thing. Unfortunately that's not a habit that is easily broken - I still struggle with it. I find my best free days are when I have other activities planned (horseback riding, driving up to the Wine Country or San Francisco, etc.). Lately though, with Jim's schedule (he's been either gigging or in the studio much of the time during the weekend) combined with the less-than-optimal weather we've had lately, along with our kitties, we've been spending a lot of time on Sunday doing nothing really. Also, when I babysit for my sister, she has a lot of 'red light' food in her house and I really have to steel my mind against it! It's easier when Jim comes with me, he's like my shoulder angel!

Lana - would that be KRAFT Macaroni and Cheese on your Free Day list? Actually my free day list would be pretty boring - I always want the same things: Mexican food or sushi; frozen yogurt; cold cereal...

Sorry to cut this short, but I gotta take my shower now - more later when I get to work :)

hi everyone !!
 

MrsJim you're sooo right about going away for a bit and coming back to lots of posts. looks good though, no?

about the coldness -- i've also been feeling it a bit lately, since i've dropped so much fat in the past few months (about 30 pounds). i started noticing it about 2 weeks ago and figured it was because of the *shedding*. i now keep a light sweatshirt next to me for when i feel the cold. i kind of like it too since i've always suffered from heat.

i had a very good chest, back and shoulders session today. i did have a bit of a problem with too many people talking to me.... i don't like being interrupted. but i got rid of them (one was my business partner) and then i was able to work better. i then did 30 minutes of treadmill intervals. i'm hitting 10 more and more consistently and that makes me super happy :dancer:

i'll be going back later this evening to do a 30 minute trekking class. i've been trying to do one for two weeks now and it just hasn't come through for me. i hope that tonight is the night. i'd like to see if i can integrate the trekking into my cardio workout....... we'll see.

food has been excellent also. i'm such a happy camper with this program :D !! i really should go in an had a blood test to make sure that my cholesterol and triglycerides have come down. i'll do it next week.

hope you all have a great Wednesday. i'm really glad i found you all here on this board. it's nice being able to hear about your days on bfl and gather more information.

MrsJim -- thanks for the tips you gave me on the food. i very rarely get to that point anymore, thank God. i don't particularly like preparing my food in advance, and i don't really need to since i work 3 feet from the kitchen. i like taking the time from the computer to get up and make my meals throughout the day, it keeps me from getting too obsessive with my work. i figure one messed up meal every two months or so is not bad at all, especially since i don't have "free days" because i prefer just keeping to my program all the time. it's not really a program i guess, it's just a way of life now :)

take care everyone,

adriana

Body RX
 

I am not sure about being here.....I do admire you all for making real changes to yourself...BUt, Im not sure this is, will be, can be, for me. Thanks for always making me welcome though. You are a nice group. For now I am just a info seeking drop in ;)

My question is, what about this Body RX? I am hearing about it and I guess you need not do cardio. Cardio is my LEAST favorite thing about exercising. So how does Body RX stack up to Body for life?

I've been lurking for a while...
 

So I figured it was time to finally drop a quick note to say hi!

I am on Week 2 of my 2nd BFL Challenge and recovering from a self induced holiday massacre. I had good results from my first by-the-book Challenge that ended in October. After a free week (which was spent at a conference at a casino – can you say “Free Buffet?”) I did a mini-challenge until Thanksgiving. After that, all **** broke loose and I went back to some of the old ways (not exercising and eating crap occasionally). So – on January 2nd I got back to basics and I am in the process of reclaiming my lost progress.

I think I have learned more about my willingness to live a new lifestyle and taking full responsibility for the consequences of running alongside the wagon (since I didn’t fall completely off) in the past two months than I expected would be possible. I discovered that I get just as much satisfaction from eating clean and exercising as I did from not exercising and eating junk. That was quite a revelation for me.

Mrs. Jim – Thanks for all your advice and the willingness to share your experiences.

Tanya- Hang in there. I have dealt with uncontrollable cravings and hunger for more years than I wish to remember (due to insulin resistance). This lifestyle has been the first true relief from it. The secrets for me are: I HAVE to eat squeaky clean and I HAVE to plan those squeaky clean meals.

AACCKKK!! Busy today but *finally* getting a chance to post again...eeecchhh... :lol:

Now where was I? :)

Spam - you know, I was just watching the Travel Channel the other day and there was a show called "Battle of the Buffets" (They're doing Las Vegas week on TC). I can't believe that there is actually an organization for eating contests! They actually had a representative there - it's called something like the International Federation for Competitive Eating. I could only watch about 10 seconds of the first eating contest (which was breakfast) before becoming totally nauseated and turning the channel! Most of the contestants were obese, even though there was a married couple that was quite trim (I'll bet they purge after these contests). Disgusting, just gross...and it's being publicized as an actual SPORT! Un freaking believeable.

Forgiven - First off, you are VERY welcome here! :cool:

Regarding Body RX - I have the book but didn't really read it that much - I like having the option of a Free Day - there isn't one on BRX. Also, I believe the program lasts quite a bit longer than BFL - six months I think? There's a BRX board at Lean & Strong - you could ask there or just surf the messages to get a flavor for it...the consensus at L&S has been 'iffy' - some people have had good results, others not. It's good that you're researching...have you actually read the BFL book? Krista Scott Dixon's (Mistress Krista's) Stumptous website also has a WEALTH of info - geared towards women to boot. Rest assured that you CAN do this - the cardio on BFL is only an hour a week. As I've stated before, it's QUALITY (i.e. intensity) not quantity (time spent) that is the important thing. In addition, most of us here will tell you that this is very much a mental thing - that's why I always seem to harp on "reading the Crossing the Abyss chapter and answer the questions" before you start. Not for nothing did Bill Phillips subtitle the book "12 weeks to Physical AND MENTAL Health".

Adriana - no problem - I'm a total procrastinator when it comes to prepping stuff. Lately though, I've been pureeing a couple of tubs of cottage cheese and mixing with Splenda and vanilla so that I have a ready source of protein that's easy to eat - all I have to do is throw in some dry oatmeal or some hot apple chunks and I've got a quick clean meal!

AACK! Gotta do this in dribs and drabs...back soon I hope...

Morning all!!

Forgiven: Body Rx and Body for life are like apples and oranges. I don't think it's fair to compare them and state that one is better than the other. It comes down to every individual at the end. You can LEARN separate things about your body via both books. I always suggest Body for Life for most people to start off with because it is simple, straight to the point and easy to implement. The portion control (palm/fist) is pure genius in my book.

Well I was cold all day yesterday but got through it with a few layers of clothing. I feel a bit better this morning after a carb load last night. I played soccer last night and we won 1-0 so I am hapypy about that! It felt good to kick a ball around again after the holiday break and to give the cardio a bit of variety.

How's everyone doing?

JC

Battle of the Buffets
 

I heard about that on the radio and thought about watching, but it was on past my bedtime.

It reminded me of a recent dialog I had with someone I work with that commented "You are always eating." She couldn't accept that eating 5-6 small meals a day was a healthy way to eat and that eating past 7:30 p.m. was a bad idea (which she recently heard on Oprah). When I pressed her about why three large meals (and the occasional snack) was better way to consume the same amount she couldn't give a coherent answer.

I don't worry too much about this one. It's the same person who told me she would rather have more fat than muscle because fat weighs less. :dizzy: