Re: New member to this group

[Guest guest]

Welcome to the group Sharon! Glad to have you!

Nope, don't use Betalean, Hydroxycut, or any other ephedra containing

products because I am entered in the Challenge and it's against the rules.

-

*moderator and coach*

[Guest guest]

Hi Sharon, Wow, you are doing really well. Congratulations on your fantastic

results thus far. Soon you'll see that 199 on the scale and the muscles will

begin to show. Keep going and keep us posted on your progress. Good luck,

you're certainly dedicated! Laner.

[Guest guest]

I don't use ephedra based products either. Even St. 's Wort had my heart

racing! Phen Free made me hyper, anxious and nervous...don't need to feel

that, so I tossed mine. There's a sense of satisfaction within knowing that I

lost a lot of fat from exercise and good ole nutrition. Just my 2 cents

worth. Leaner.

[Guest guest]

Hi my name is Sharon I just found this group last night and joined so

now would like to introduce myself. I am almost finished with my first

challenge it will be over on Oct.15. I joined everyone of them this year

and this one stuck and I havent missed one day of my exercise.

When I started I weighed 267 and only 5' tall. So I started very fat

and out of shape hadnt exercised in years never liked it. I am 42 years

old and when I started my body fat % was 42.5% . I have nowlost down to

211 and cant wait too see 199 and get out of these 200 numbers. I will

let you know the inches lost and all on the 15th when I do my measuring

and all. I am now loving the weight lifting. I do my exercse at home I

live out in the country and it is too far to the city and a gym. For my

cardio I use exercise tapes and they are working good for me now. I use

the myoplex light.

I an feel changes in muscles lie in my arms and legs under the fat I

can feel a muscle growing and the excites me. It isnt a change I can see

in the mirror but I can feel a difference and that keeps me going. I

will continue the program through the year and be ready for the first

challenge of next year. I would lke to know if any one uses the fat

burners like Betalean or Hydroxycut? I was thinking of trying one of the

fat burners. I have a LOT of fat to get rid of. Hope to hear from all of

you. This seems like a great group of people.

Thanks for listening,

Sharon

[Guest guest]

SKLOSEE@...,

Sorry ,I could not open your message. Maybe because it was HTML or maybe webTV.

-----Original Message-----From: SKLOSEE@... [mailto:SKLOSEE@...]Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2000 2:42 PMbodyforlifeegroupsSubject: Re: new member to this group

[Guest guest]

Hi Thanks for the info on the fat burners I see them everytime I go to

GNC stores and was just wondering. I am not using the cause I had heard

they could hurt you and I dont need that. Sharon Oh I took the sgs off

the bottom of my page so I hope Kit can read them now please let me

know.

[Guest guest]

Sorry, I just can't read your e-mail

-----Original Message-----From: SKLOSEE@... [mailto:SKLOSEE@...]Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2000 3:57 PMbodyforlifeegroupsSubject: Re: new member to this group

[Guest guest]

Still can't read directly but a text attachment comes with the message and I was able to read it. Welcome to the group Sharon. Don't know why I have this problem. Could be the firewall on our server. Supplements are optional with Myoplex being a highly recommended time saver and an aid to controlling or at least accounting for how much you eat per day. A good multivitamin, vitamin c and vitamin E are recommended as well as EFA's (essential fatty acids) which can be in the form of omega 3s, fish oil, conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), flax seeds, flax seed oil, olive oil, or lots of tuna and salmon or mackerel (yuck), herring (so-so), kippers (not bad) or anchovies.

Hard work and six small balanced meals is the key and action and planning of course. Have fun. Kit :=)

-----Original Message-----From: SKLOSEE@... [mailto:SKLOSEE@...]Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2000 3:57 PMbodyforlifeegroupsSubject: Re: new member to this group

[Guest guest]

Kit I amglad you were able yto read my email. One way or another. I do

take a multi vitamin and calcium everyday. Thanks forall the info I can

use all the help I can get with my new lifestyle.

Thanks Sharon

[Guest guest]

Thanks I am enjoying the BFL lifestyle and have finally found

exercise I like. I dont see lots of change when I look in the mirror yet

like I said but I am feeling a lot better and clothes are fitting

different. So things are happening. Sharon

[Guest guest]

Sharon,

That is increadible!! And with a scale loss of 56

pounds, I'd say you don't need any help burning fat!!

I've thought about using Phen-Free, but for now I am

trying to do this using only things that I'll be happy

doing permanently. If I get to a point where the fat

is just not budging, I might add it as a kick in the

pants.

I can't wait to see your results on the 15th! Are you

going to put your " before/after " pics somewhere? I

know that can be daunting, but a few weeks ago there

was a lot of discussion on one of the lists about we

larger ladies needing to see women who started where

we are, and where they ended up. Yes, this is a

terrific program, but we can't all realisticly expect

to hit our perfect figure in 12 weeks, so we were

looking for insperation for our goals.

Barbara

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[Guest guest]

Hi Barbara I hadnt even thought about posting before and after pics now

that s a scary thought that before picture for every one to see. yuck

I am excited that I have got through the 1st challenge but a little

nervous about doing the measements to see how things changed. I will let

you know and everyone else here my results of all this hard work on the

15th. Seems like it has been years sinceI stuck to a diet or exercise

program and it just feels good to know I was able to set my mind on

doing something and staying focused on it and seeing it through. Bye

Sharon

[Guest guest]

Once you take the essentials and get into the habit of six authorized meals a day and 6 BFL workouts a week, the rests is just tweaks and listening to your body and driving for daily progress. All the best! Kit :=)

-----Original Message-----From: SKLOSEE@... [mailto:SKLOSEE@...]Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2000 8:27 PMbodyforlifeegroupsSubject: RE: new member to this group

[Guest guest]

Congratulations! If you are feeling better, stronger, are lifting more are doing you aerobics at a faster pace and especially if your clothes fit better you are seeing the type of progress that brings great results every 12 weeks. Stay with it and you will be delighted. Your goals are promises to yourself. Review them frequently and take action every day that supports those goals. I can't tell you after two rounds how good it feels to cross my workout off the list of daily actions that support my goals and how good it feels at the end of the day when I have my last meal which is a Myoplex Deluxe shake with extra protein powder mixed with skim milk. After finishing that about 9:30 or 10 pm. I get the satisfaction of crossing another self promise off the list. Makes that shake taste extra good.

Keep up the good work and keep those daily promises and you will grow stronger and stronger in many ways some obvious and some as pleasant surprises along the way.

All the best! Kit :=)

-----Original Message-----From: SKLOSEE@... [mailto:SKLOSEE@...]Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2000 8:48 PMbodyforlifeegroupsSubject: Re: new member to this group

[Guest guest]

Thanks Kit for all the help. I do keep a journal and write every thing

down including the food I eat everyday. I keep myself focused on my

goals with pictures of peoples bodys Id like to have like awsome arms

and shoulders. I drink water all day like at the least 2 gallons

specially on hot days here in Texas. The area of my body that needs the

most work is my stomach it was big no muscle tone at all there for years

so it kinda hung down but it is lifting up now so now the work to make i

smaller begins. I still hate the squats as much today as day one! haha

But gotta do those to lift that butt back up and fight gravity as I get

older. haha

I am taking this serious and concentrate on doing each exercise

right and the muscle I am working. I do my exercise early in the morning

before anyone else wakes up so I have that time for just me. I have

friends that say I spend too much time thinging of what I need to do and

I talk about this too much and get mad cause I am not there food friend

anymore that would always go to the buffet restaurants with them. They

ay I have changed too much. So I dont see them very much It is hard

enough to stay focused some days without all that crap. So I was so very

happy to find this board at e groups. Hope I dont drive you all nuts.

Bye Sharon

[Guest guest]

Sometimes your friends just aren't ready for the change. They can either understand and support you or not. If they don't you need to hang with positive people and avoid those that are negative. It is difficult and I applaud your efforts. If your goals are important enough you can overcome this obstacle. Sounds like you are well on the way. My belly and my poor posture were my worst assets and I've improved both to the point that I take pride in the accomplishment. Still have further progress I'd like to make but I'm well along the path after 15 months with the last 9 on BFL. Keep at it and you will get better and before long your friends will be wishing they joined you. All the best! We are here with any questions and don't hesitate to join in and set us straight or share your inspirational stories and successes. Kit :=)

-----Original Message-----From: SKLOSEE@... [mailto:SKLOSEE@...]Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2000 4:29 PMbodyforlifeegroupsSubject: RE: new member to this group

[Guest guest]

Hi Sharon!

Your message was addressed to Kit, but you said a number of things that I can

really relate to.

I'm especially thrilled by your enthusiasm, your commitment - and one of the

most important things: your clear focus on your personal reasons for pursuing a

better Body-for-LIFE. My wife and I have been doing this for more than a year

now, and without question, your words are inspiring me! :-)

Here are some of the things that struck home with me.

1. It's great that you look at pictures of people that look the way you want to.

That's a terrific way to help stay on track - to remind yourself why you are

making this effort.

2. I agree that there are many benefits to working out first thing in the

morning. That's what my wife and I do for nearly every workout, including for

weight training. The many benefits include - as you point out - getting the

workout in before others have a chance to distract you. Excellent work!

3. This thought of yours really struck me! You wrote:

<<I have friends that say I spend too much time thinking of what I need to do

and I talk about this too much>>

My wife and I can certainly relate to that! Let me tell you a story.

At work, a number of people have been struck not only by how dramatically my

wife's appearance has improved while on the program. They've also been struck

that she keeps looking better with time. They are also impressed that she sticks

with it so well.

So although some of my wife's co-workers notice that some people manage to lose

weight with certain fad diets - her co-workers also notice that those same

people tend to put it back on. On the other hand, her co-workers have noticed

that my wife not only has kept her new shape - she's actually kept improving it.

Which has said something to them about what makes the Body-for-LIFE method

different.

Some months ago, her boss (who is the president of the company) was so impressed

with my wife's progress that he decided that he wanted to give the program a

" go. " So Cherita gave him one of our copies of the *Body-for-LIFE* book to

borrow, and he started.

Within a mere few weeks he was complaining that he couldn't yet see a

difference. (!!!) Isn't it fascinating how people expect to erase years of bad

habits in the blink of an eye? And then claim that a program " can't work for

them " when it doesn't produce miraculous results with minimal effort?

He didn't give up yet. Not obviously, anyway. He still went to the gym and did

his morning workouts. But at a deeper level, he did something else. Since this

is an inside out program - one that depends on finding one's own reasons for

doing it and that requires a person to reaffirm one's own commitment daily - his

quick willingness to blame the program rather than to give it his all, meant

that inside, he was giving up.

Although he was eating the six meals per day, including three Myoplex shakes, my

wife repeatedly caught him eating cupcakes and other junk food! She told me this

one day after work and I said, " You two have a comfortable working relationship,

and don't mind giving each other friendly criticism from time to time. Why not

ask him, next time you see him do that, 'So how many Free Days per week do you

have?' "

So one day she asked him that. And of course, he had to admit that he was giving

into temptation.

It turned out that *every time* someone brought any junk food to work, he would

go right ahead and eat it!

How can anyone expect a program to work if they don't even stick to it?

My point is that people like you - who give this some thought, who plan, who

stick to the program and who take it seriously - are the ones who make progress.

But people who make the errors that my wife's boss made fall off the horse and

may not even get back on. (So far he hasn't resumed, though my wife hopes that

he will someday, the right way.)

So Sharon, please take pride in the fact that you are taking this seriously.

That's the way to make progress. And I know from your message that you are

already making progress!

You also mentioned, about your friends, that they:

<<get mad cause I am not there food friend

anymore that would always go to the buffet restaurants with them.>>

One of the most interesting discoveries my wife and I have made since we started

BfL, is how much social pressure there is to give up whatever healthy habits you

are trying to adopt. People actually pressure others to cave in to the unhealthy

habits that they are trying to give up! As I've mentioned, junk food is

constantly available at my wife's work. People are constantly offering her

unauthorized foods - even though they know perfectly well that she eats that

kind of food *only* on Free Day. They will say, " But this little bit won't hurt

you. " Of course, when they say that, they fail to realize that one reason why

the program works is that the eating of such unauthorized foods is *strictly

limited* to one day. In other words, there is a plan. A plan which, when

executed, will yield positive results.

Considering that my wife has been doing this, consistently, for more than a

year, I think that her co-workers are being a little insensitive when they

persist in throwing temptation in her face like this. But my wife always refuses

to give in. She's always been a strong person. But I think she's gained even

greater inner strength by overcoming these challenges.

My point is that you are hardly alone. I'm sure countless people who pursue

*Body-for-LIFE* have noticed how willing friends and family - whom we normally

consider our allies - are willing to set themselves up as our nutritional

adversaries. Of course, some of it may be because some of these people don't yet

appreciate how beneficial such a program is. In other cases though, it may be

that some such people *want* you to fail, because they don't want to change, and

another's positive change can be perceived as a threat.

Ultimately, I think true friends will understand and be supportive of a person

who is committing to make a positive life change. And a true friend will be

willing to meet socially in circumstances other than those which require

unhealthy eating. Food for thought. (Pun gratuitously intended. ;-) )

So I say: don't worry that others are saying that you think about this too much,

that you plan too much, or that they would prefer it if you would follow their

unhealthy patterns. Find more positive avenues in which to meet with them - and

rocket toward your goals. By doing so, you will not only be achieving your

dreams. You will also be setting the best, healthiest example that you can for

your friends.

More power to you, Sharon!

Energetically,

Fitness and the Mind-Body Connection

an unofficial support site for Body-for-LIFErs

by and Cherita Axel

http://fitmind.home.mindspring.com/fmbconnection.html

[Guest guest]

First and most importnat advice... goofy kids (which I am sure she is) need

constant tickles... :-p. Other then that I am not very good unless you are more

specific lol.

>

> Hi, my name is Theresa and I am a SAHM of two children. Our son is 8 and

> our daughter is 13. We are waiting to get the tests done to make it

> official, but my daughter's case worker has determined that she has

> Aspergers Syndrome. This is all new to us and I don't even know where to

> begin except for calling to make the appointments for the tests, so any

> help, advice or other information would be greatly appreciated.

>

> Theresa

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Theresa,

Just recalling when my son (now almost 21) was evaluated around that age, the

paperwork they sent me to fill out had questions/observations going all the way

back to birth; so I had to pull out the " baby book " to recall some information

(e.g., how old was he when... for milestones, etc.). Also there was a section

for me to just write stuff, and I covered the things I noted when he was younger

there too, even though he had improved in some of those areas by his present

age.

They also interviewed me too, so wasn't all just what I had written that was

covered.

If you haven't read much about Aspergers or just autism, I would start reading

and note anything you see that applies to your daughter - even if just in a mild

way - so that you can make sure to note these in the paperwork/interview; just

saying that if you don't know much yet about Aspergers, you may not yet realize

that some things you know about her are a trait of this. (hope that made sense)

One place to start:

http://www.udel.edu/bkirby/asperger/

Just some quick thoughts,

>

> Hi, my name is Theresa and I am a SAHM of two children. Our son is 8 and

> our daughter is 13. We are waiting to get the tests done to make it

> official, but my daughter's case worker has determined that she has

> Aspergers Syndrome. This is all new to us and I don't even know where to

> begin except for calling to make the appointments for the tests, so any

> help, advice or other information would be greatly appreciated.

>

> Theresa

>

[Guest guest]

Theresa, regarding helpful things at home such as charts, schedules, those do

help many children, at home and at school. My son was fine without them. As to

food, we never tried any of the diets that many have found helpful. was

such a picky, limited, eater back then that I didn't see how to try one! We

tried for a bit to have him try just one new thing (a bite) a month. He did

learn to like tacos that way. Food texture was apparently a problem for him

with some items.

With Aspergers, kids are still so different and individual. But anything you

want to ask here, just ask! You'll receive lots of suggestions, ideas, what

worked for others (but not for all), etc.

And on the topic of school - those with school-age kids can definitely help for

needs there!

Did you get your appointments set up?

>

> I need to call the school Monday and set up the child study as well as

> setting up with my daughters case worker for her to do the Psych-Ed Evals.

> I am trying to equip myself with as much knowledge as I can so that I can

> share it with my husband so that we can help her. Are there any things