Re: 2nd time to try BFL

November 23, 2008

It sounds like you did great and only had two problems: 1) Not

accurately measuring your progress, and 2) Quitting. :-)

If you want to know what's really happening and make good decisions,

your actions have to be based on facts not moods. It's 100% normal for

weight to fluctuate as much as 3 pounds per day for no reason and as

much as 6 pounds after a free day. It's normal to sometimes feel huge

and bloated and emotional, even in the midst of a VERY successful

challenge. It's normal for a belly to randomly pooch if you have too

much sodium or too much broccoli or dryer pants or bad lighting.

That's why it's important to track and measure your progress with

photos and a tape measure. And to commit to finishing 12 weeks no

matter what. Maybe on the day your belly flipped out, you'd have been

able to check your photos and see that your face was slimmer, your

back fat was gone, and your legs were looking leaner. Maybe your

weight would have been up but your percentage of body fat and other

measurements down.

If you are committed to 12 weeks no matter what, then you're not at

the mercy of fat days and moods. If you feel ginormous, you eat right

and workout. If you feel fantastic, you eat right and workout. No

matter what's going on in your head, you keep doing your best every

day. Do that and you'll have great results. It's about consistency as

much as anything else. People who keep going succeed.

> Hi everyone,

>

> I am new to the board. I tried BFL about 9 months ago for 5 weeks. I

> had some success and some failures. One of the biggest changes for me

> was that I quit having sinus problems. I was also able to loose a few

> pounds in the 5 weeks (I never weighed just went by how my clothes

> fit). The problem was that after 5 weeks I had my period again and

> after it was done, I woke up one morning fatter than when I started. I

> was so bumbed after that, that I quit trying. It wasn't water weight

> either. I usually have water weight before my period not after. I'm

> going to try again but would like to know if anyone has any suggestions

> on what I could try differently this time. Has anyone else had

> anything like that happen. Most of my weight is in my stomach. I

> truely look pregnant. Thanks for any help with this.

>

> ------------------------------------

>

November 23, 2008

Here, Here, I second and echo and reaffirm everything Skwigg said and

recommended. Well put!

November 24, 2008

I'm the same way. I'll feel fat one day and then throw my hands up in

frustration. I don't recommend this is for everyone but during C2 I was so

obsessed about the scale that I weighed myself every day. Nothing real good

came out of it except that after a while of tracking it, I could start to

predict when the scale was going to go up and came pretty close to knowing when

it was going to go back down of I was going to lose some weight. Knowing when

it was gonna go up and go back down helped me not to freak out when it went up.

It went up after free day close to 3 pounds, back down toward the end of the

week after eating right after free day, I'd lose 0.5 to a pound just about

every 3 weeks and I'd gain a few pounds at PMS time which would disappear after

TOM. It became so regular that I didn't have to track it anymore and was able

to let the scale go a little bit. Once I knew the pattern, I stopped weighing

every day and stopped

freaking out when there was a weight gain b/c I already knew there was an

explanation and that it was a temporary weight gain as long as I kept BFLing.

Subject: 2nd time to try BFL

To: bodyforlifewomensclub2

Date: Saturday, November 22, 2008, 4:53 PM

Hi everyone,

I am new to the board. I tried BFL about 9 months ago for 5 weeks. I

had some success and some failures. One of the biggest changes for me

was that I quit having sinus problems. I was also able to loose a few

pounds in the 5 weeks (I never weighed just went by how my clothes

fit). The problem was that after 5 weeks I had my period again and

after it was done, I woke up one morning fatter than when I started. I

was so bumbed after that, that I quit trying. It wasn't water weight

either. I usually have water weight before my period not after. I'm

going to try again but would like to know if anyone has any suggestions

on what I could try differently this time. Has anyone else had

anything like that happen. Most of my weight is in my stomach. I

truely look pregnant. Thanks for any help with this.

November 25, 2008

Thanks Liza for your understanding. It helps to know that I'm not the only one

that has problems. I stayed away from the scale cause I knew I'd freak out and

start weighing myself 10 times a day or something ridiculous like that. I did

take pictures and it was good while I was losing but then it confirmed also that

I was as big as I thought I was when I gained it back. I still don't understand

what happened to just wake up one morning like that. Hopefully things will go

better this time. I can handle some fluctuations but not like I had last time.

I was wondering what supplements people use on this board. I use one

multivitamin and vitamin E and Evening Primose Oil. I also sometimes use

magnesium and ground flaxseeds.

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