Guest guest Posted October 31, 2007 Report Share Posted October 31, 2007 Carol, It is great to have you here. I'm sure you can give others motivation too since you are well on your way to completing a challenge. Andy > > Hi everyone! > > I am a BFL Texas Member and I am also on BFL tracker. I found this > group and joined because I LOVE BFLers. The program and the people are > awesome. > > I am 35, married, mother of two. I am 5'8 and " used " to weigh 130-140 > with lots of muscle. However, child birth and life happened and I am > now 155 and lacking the muscle tone I used to have. > > I have done BFL in the past after my first child (1998). I never > finished the challenge. I am now on day 37 of my first official > challenge. I went to Livin 10 (the Texas BFL Group) in September and > was highly motivated. I met several BFL Champions and it gave me > motivation to finish this challenge. > > I will post my " before " pictures today. I look forward to meeting > everyone in this group. > > Carol > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 31, 2007 Report Share Posted October 31, 2007 HI Carol welcome to the group. There are a great bunch of people here, willing to chime in and help. everyone has a " used to " weight. And if you work at it, it can come back. I have a goal of 175, and really need to egt back on track. I had an injury that was holding me back, but finally it is all good. time to hit it and get the real me back. Good luck and any questions, comments, we're here... take care Rob www.robertbritt.com www.prosperitymodel.com -- In bodyforlife , " Carol " wrote: > > Hi everyone! > > I am a BFL Texas Member and I am also on BFL tracker. I found this > group and joined because I LOVE BFLers. The program and the people are > awesome. > > I am 35, married, mother of two. I am 5'8 and " used " to weigh 130-140 > with lots of muscle. However, child birth and life happened and I am > now 155 and lacking the muscle tone I used to have. > > I have done BFL in the past after my first child (1998). I never > finished the challenge. I am now on day 37 of my first official > challenge. I went to Livin 10 (the Texas BFL Group) in September and > was highly motivated. I met several BFL Champions and it gave me > motivation to finish this challenge. > > I will post my " before " pictures today. I look forward to meeting > everyone in this group. > > Carol > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 1, 2007 Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 I'm always doing a " challenge " but it is no longer a BFL challenge. I have one more big race to run with Hugh (at his pace). Then I hope to give myself a few weeks to recover from what I have put my body through this fall running 3 marathons and 1 ultra since September. Of course recovery means doing my full weight workout and running some easy miles. Then I am planning for next year: Lose - 3 to 5 lbs (actually this year is good for this goal) Increase average weekly running by 10 miles for 2008 Run the Boston Marathon in April Run Berryman Trail 50 miler in May Run Twin Cities Marathon in October Of course there will be more races, but those are the main ones I'm going to target. Andy > I'd like to hear from more folks and whether they are doing a challenge or > are in maintenance mode (which is really just a challenge in and of itself). > > Brett Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Hi everyone, I just joined several lists and wanted to introduce myself! I am Mandy Landon and I am 27. I have gained a lot of weight due to some family problems, and of course, just plain over eating! I want to loose 100 to 120 pounds and keep it off! So, I have joined some lists to help me through encouragement, ideas, and motivation. I am married and we have two daughters and one boy. The girls are 3 and 5 and my son is 1 and half. I want to set a good example for them. None of my children have any weight problems and I want to insure we keep it that way. I did not gain much weight with the first two, but, wow, my son put almost 60 pounds on me. At least I am blaming it on him. Hehe Anyway, thanks for letting me join the list. I most likely will just lurk and learn, except for joining in on any " list activities " . I am really serious about these 100 pounds! I am not in a hurry though. All I want to lose is about 1 to 2 pounds a week, so I have given myself a year to lose those 10 bowling balls. I just received my copy of the " Steak and Sex Diet " book on CD. Just for fun I ordered it several weeks ago, and gave it to my husband, who needs to lose about 60 pounds. He got a kick out of it when he opened it on Christmas Eve after the kids were in bed. He promises to follow it, even the romance part. I ordered the tame version, but, of course, he wants be to get the not so tame version. We will see how it goes first! Has anyone followed it? Oh, I live in Iowa, and so it is a little hard to do any exercising out doors for a while, or at least for me. I do not like to go out in to the cold! Well my husband and I going to start on losing this weight first thing in the morning, so tonight we are cleaning out the refrigerator and cupboards. I am going to donate a lot of the stuff to a senior center. We are going to watch carbs and fats, and start exercising everyday. My husband says that he is going to follow the steak and sex diet for sure. Hehe I am not sure about it yet, but I will begin to look at the day to day suggestions and recipes. I have read the first chapter and it was not quite like the name suggests. Not as much emphasis on the sex as I was afraid of! Of course, with the kids we could use some help in that area, too. My husband told me Christmas that if we make the effort to change our eating habits, he will get us an elliptical machine. Has anyone used them and how do they help? Do you have to purchase an expensive one? I looked at some at Sears day before yesterday, and they looked like they were made well, and we have a Sears card. Has anyone on the list used a Sear's machine? I know, I know, eating right and exercise, is the key, right? We are not really going to follow any " regular " diet plan, unless we find one we like by joining these lists. We have agreed not try any fad diet, but instead just quit eating as much, and change when we eat and of course, start moving more. Thanks again for letting me join, and I will be learning through your posts and suggestion for sure. Mandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 On the exercise equipment, I do not The only exercise equipment I have is a yoga mat, stretchy bands, and light weights. And I LOVE FitTV - I get less bored with that than watching the same old tapes over and over, though I do sometimes do Sansome's Walk Away the Pounds. My favorite show is Namaste Yoga. I am completely hooked on it. JanetStart the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape in the new year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2008 Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 I love this group! Jane >> Hi, it's the newbie. I want to thank everyone for your nice comments> and encouragement, especially those that contacted my off list. I am> sorry that I probably will not be able to get back to everyone> individually. I had no idea that I would get that many emails.If you're viewing the group via email, every response will be sent asan email. it's perfectly Ok to not feel like answering everyone.> I also found out that it is not a> "sex" site or really a "diet", but a "change your life if you want to"> site. One of the first things she says is that diets do not work; only> life changes will. I agree with that, but I am a little slow about> changing my "life", or even wanting to. you only have to change 1 small step at a time decide what youwant to change at your own pace. dont let anyone rush you unless yourhealth has to make a decision for you.What I do like about this> "diet" is that the real emphasis is put on planning, planning those> life changes. I am finding that I really like reading what she says> about sex. It is not strange like I thought the title suggests. It> really is just about marriage and the importance of sex with in a> relationship. It is how she is starting me thinking about how sex is> important, but "planning" is the most important steps I can take. no one in my life ever talked about 'planning'. it was always about'dreaming' and then being sad because dreams didn't become reality.it's so good to talk with people on this group and think of things inever would have heard from my family> > Anyway, enough about that, we had a cat die, so I ate like a pig the> last day or so. I know, I know, it's an excuse, but I did just eat. So> now I am back to being serious. I think that means you are at a good place, you know what you did, youknow what you need to do, you know what you should have done andyou're already working on a resolution, that's pretty dang good in mybook.My husband and I did start exercising> everyday. We chose one of the easy fun exercises from the CD and we do> it together.now i'm jealous, i cant hardly get my husband to excercise with me atall. in fact one of my original reasons for my weight gain is becausewhen we were dating he wouldnt leave the house and i felt like i hadto choose between him or exercise. > > Oh, I found the web site for the SteakNSteak Diet: SteakNSex.com.> That's for everyone that asked about it.> > I got to go cook steak! Hehe My husband has told me that he wants to> have sex, I mean steak, every Monday evening like a date.> > Thanks again,> > Mandy he he, wish i could have a date every week with my hubby!laurie Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape in the new year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2008 Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 > > Hi, it's the newbie. I want to thank everyone for your nice comments > and encouragement, especially those that contacted my off list. I am > sorry that I probably will not be able to get back to everyone > individually. I had no idea that I would get that many emails. If you're viewing the group via email, every response will be sent as an email. it's perfectly Ok to not feel like answering everyone. > I also found out that it is not a > " sex " site or really a " diet " , but a " change your life if you want to " > site. One of the first things she says is that diets do not work; only > life changes will. I agree with that, but I am a little slow about > changing my " life " , or even wanting to. you only have to change 1 small step at a time decide what you want to change at your own pace. dont let anyone rush you unless your health has to make a decision for you. What I do like about this > " diet " is that the real emphasis is put on planning, planning those > life changes. I am finding that I really like reading what she says > about sex. It is not strange like I thought the title suggests. It > really is just about marriage and the importance of sex with in a > relationship. It is how she is starting me thinking about how sex is > important, but " planning " is the most important steps I can take. no one in my life ever talked about 'planning'. it was always about 'dreaming' and then being sad because dreams didn't become reality. it's so good to talk with people on this group and think of things i never would have heard from my family > > Anyway, enough about that, we had a cat die, so I ate like a pig the > last day or so. I know, I know, it's an excuse, but I did just eat. So > now I am back to being serious. I think that means you are at a good place, you know what you did, you know what you need to do, you know what you should have done and you're already working on a resolution, that's pretty dang good in my book. My husband and I did start exercising > everyday. We chose one of the easy fun exercises from the CD and we do > it together. now i'm jealous, i cant hardly get my husband to excercise with me at all. in fact one of my original reasons for my weight gain is because when we were dating he wouldnt leave the house and i felt like i had to choose between him or exercise. > > Oh, I found the web site for the SteakNSteak Diet: SteakNSex.com. > That's for everyone that asked about it. > > I got to go cook steak! Hehe My husband has told me that he wants to > have sex, I mean steak, every Monday evening like a date. > > Thanks again, > > Mandy he he, wish i could have a date every week with my hubby! laurie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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