Tips from a "Lifer"

I pulled this from my BFL guestbook post today b/c I think it sums up a lot of what I've found to help me during each challenge:

"I hope everyone is using that free day as a great time to rest the body and let it recuperate and get ready for the new week ahead! Enjoy your guilt-free FREE MEAL /DAY and get right back to it tomorrow! Plan your meals ahead and have a Plan B and C in place in case "life" comes up at the last minute and you can’t do your workouts, etc. Take your program one day at a time and stay focused on your goals. If you’re in the middle of your program, it is common to have a "slump" in motivation pop up anwhere around weeks 5-7. Expect it to happen and be READY so you can push, no PLOW right through it!! The 12 weeks are short and fast and fly by! Where will YOU be at the end of them?!"

Challenge 8: SUCCESS!

Challenge 8 ended with amazing progress in fat loss and muscle gain! I lost 20 lbs of fat, 10% body fat and gained 9 lbs of muscle! I lost a total of 20 inches all over my body and lost a lot of cellulite. It's not all gone YET, but I have started another challenge right away and can't wait to see where it takes me! I have really transformed inside and out during this challenge. I am so motivated and want to get everyone I know on the BFL program! I just want to scream to the world how wonderful it is!!! I work in an environment around a lot of young women (college-aged) and I just want to be the best role model I can for them. I believe that my having a healthy body (not skin and bones) and good eating habits is a positive influence on them as opposed to what they always get from the media. Anyway, I just sent in my official packet to BFL and am SO excited about the changes that have taken place in my life and in me.

Working Hard and Staying Strong!

Yes, you've heard me say it a million times and I've definitely been taking my own medicine this week. Day Four of challenge 8 and things are going great! I can't wait for these 12 weeks to be over and see where I'm at. I feel BIG changes coming and I am going to push and push and see where I can be this time. I want to be further and healthier and more fit than ever, considering I am making up for some lost time and too many extra free meals and skipped workouts during the last few months. Gotta fix that damage and keep plowing ahead! That's all for now!

Thank God for Second Chances!

Well, I took those before photos for Challenge 8, the first of 2007 for me. WOW--did I ever screw things up in the past few months! I had no idea it was that bad, but boy I can sure see the work ahead of me! I am very excited about starting the new program and about reaching all the goals I am setting for this 12 weeks.

Best of luck to ALL who are new and old to BFL and Happy New Year!!!

2007: A Year of Changes

Well, 2006 is almost over! It has seen me go from my fittest and healthiest to where I am now, not where I'd like to be, but having followed BFL for the most part. Too many extra free meals and skipped workouts due to working overtime and vacationing a little much has taken its toll. I am a few pounds heavier and have lost some of my tone. In the past, I would have ballooned up 20-30 lbs and completely fallen off the wagon. Sure, I've got some extra padding, but that didn't happen this time thanks to BFL. I know that it's for life, so I've done what I could where I could and it's helped me only gain about 5 lbs and still be the same size-wise. That's where BFL makes a difference in your lifestyle. It IS for life and slip-ups will happen because life happens. Now, after the stress and overtime is over, it is time to pick-up and get back on track 100%.

Luckily, I always have very challenging goals to set for myself! 2007 goals include getting lean and toned! Cutting free day down to one free meal on free day and cutting that fat! I really want to be lean and toned more than I've ever been by May when we start hitting the parks and waterparks and later go on the big vacation of swimsuits and short-shorts! I KNOW I can because I've experienced and seen what BFL can do! I can't WAIT!!!!