Re: How much of you lost on BFL?

[Guest guest]

C1 lost 15#

From 156 to 141lbs

From size 12 to 10

C2 lost 15#

From 141 to 126 lbs

From size 10 to 8

C3 lost 7#

From 126 to 120 lbs

From size 8 to 4/6

My height is 5' 3 "

During my 2nd challenge I only weighed myself once a month and that really

was a turning point for me. Even though I was seeing progress in

measurements and how i felt, I was letting the scale dictate my mood.

Hang in there and just take it one day at a time!

I think 40lbs is definitely doable!! How tall are you?

You CAN do this!!

G.

On 1/15/06, <mzmatos@...> wrote:

>

> Like Col, I'm feeling rather unmotivated too

>

> My reasons are a little different, though...

>

> I have an injured rotator cuff and have been told i will be in physio for

> the next 2 mths and so my UBWO is very limited.

>

> Finally, I'm very guilty at relying on my scale for success and so when I

> read that people aren't losing that much lbs during the challenge it makes

> me scared that i will not succeed as my main goals are weight loss and

> hoping the success of that will encourage me to continue leading a healthy

> lifestyle.

>

> I hope this question isn't too personal, but I would love to hear what

> people's starting weight was and what the weight was when finishing the 12

> week challenge.

>

> I'm currently 215lbs and would like to weigh 170lbs by June - is this 40lb

> loss unrealistic?

>

> Feelin' discouraged,

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I lost 22 lbs in 24 weeks. This put me slightly below ideal weight. I know

I gained at least 5 lbs of muscle during the process, so I'd say fat loss was

close to 30 lbs.

Pinkribbon

[Guest guest]

thanks so much karen ...i'm 5'5 and 1/4, to be exact

nancy

Re: How much of you lost on BFL?

C1 lost 15#

From 156 to 141lbs

From size 12 to 10

C2 lost 15#

From 141 to 126 lbs

From size 10 to 8

C3 lost 7#

From 126 to 120 lbs

From size 8 to 4/6

My height is 5' 3 "

During my 2nd challenge I only weighed myself once a month and that really

was a turning point for me. Even though I was seeing progress in

measurements and how i felt, I was letting the scale dictate my mood.

Hang in there and just take it one day at a time!

I think 40lbs is definitely doable!! How tall are you?

You CAN do this!!

G.

On 1/15/06, <mzmatos@...> wrote:

>

> Like Col, I'm feeling rather unmotivated too

>

> My reasons are a little different, though...

>

> I have an injured rotator cuff and have been told i will be in physio for

> the next 2 mths and so my UBWO is very limited.

>

> Finally, I'm very guilty at relying on my scale for success and so when I

> read that people aren't losing that much lbs during the challenge it makes

> me scared that i will not succeed as my main goals are weight loss and

> hoping the success of that will encourage me to continue leading a healthy

> lifestyle.

>

> I hope this question isn't too personal, but I would love to hear what

> people's starting weight was and what the weight was when finishing the 12

> week challenge.

>

> I'm currently 215lbs and would like to weigh 170lbs by June - is this 40lb

> loss unrealistic?

>

> Feelin' discouraged,

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I started strong from being a powerlifter and heavy because us powerlifters

love to eat. I lost 17 pounds in my first challenge. Currently, 14 of the

17 is still off. I¹m trying to get a total of another 35 off for my knees.

I¹m in constant pain and my Doctor has recommended weight loss followed by

surgery. I think your goals are totally realistic even with an injury.

Your brain needs to say ³This injury is not going to beat me². I¹ve played

sports for years, hard core sports like soccer and rugby where injured

players aren¹t respected. The culture there was to play through unless it

was broken. Life on the team moved forward without you if you were hurt and

I didn¹t like being on the outside, so I¹d ³play through² a lot of serious

injuries. I finished a rugby game with broken ribs one time because we

didn¹t have a substitute. The discussion with my Dr. went like this:

If I tell you to lay off will you?

Nope.

If I tell you what to do will you at least do that?

Yep.

Now I realize the rest of the world doesn¹t have that tick, and it¹s not

necessarily a healthy approach. I now view injuries as challenges. If I

can¹t figure out my way around them, I¹ll keep coming at it until I get it.

Whatever they¹re having you do in PT, do more of in the gym. Ask them what

upper body exercises are okay and work on them. A good PT knows the answer

to those questions for your situation and will appreciate you wanting to

work harder towards your healing. Kick up your cardio and use cardio for

any time missed on the upper body workouts. Another words if the sum total

of everything you can possible do with your shoulder is 20 minutes add 25

minutes of cardio and abs to the end of that workout to equal a 45 minutes

high intensity workout. And ice, ice, ice. It takes 30 minutes to chill a

shoulder. You should ice down that shoulder at least three times a day.

That¹s not fun if it¹s cold in your house like it is in mine, but you have

to do it. You¹re not the first person to get injured and won¹t be the last,

but you can be the woman that wasn¹t beaten by a shoulder injury.

On 1/15/06 9:46 PM, " " <mzmatos@...> wrote:

> Like Col, I'm feeling rather unmotivated too

>

> My reasons are a little different, though...

>

> I have an injured rotator cuff and have been told i will be in physio for the

> next 2 mths and so my UBWO is very limited.

>

> Finally, I'm very guilty at relying on my scale for success and so when I read

> that people aren't losing that much lbs during the challenge it makes me

> scared that i will not succeed as my main goals are weight loss and hoping the

> success of that will encourage me to continue leading a healthy lifestyle.

>

> I hope this question isn't too personal, but I would love to hear what

> people's starting weight was and what the weight was when finishing the 12

> week challenge.

>

> I'm currently 215lbs and would like to weigh 170lbs by June - is this 40lb

> loss unrealistic?

>

> Feelin' discouraged,

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Val,

I am curious if you have ever Googled for information on arm wrestling

as a competitive sport? I think you would blow them away, and save

your knees for years ahead.

Just something to look into. The prize money is nothing to sneeze at.

M.

>

> I started strong from being a powerlifter ...

> I¹m in constant pain and my Doctor has recommended weight loss

followed >by surgery.