Just Saying Hello

April 25, 2001

Go Bob! You have good reason to be excited. You're in the right

place at the right time doing the right thing. We come from a little

different perspective, but we are both trying to lose some fat. I

just started yesterday officially, but have been morphing into the diet

for a couple months. We're about the same age. I weigh 225.

At 285 and 31%, you've got some serious muscle in there!!! Go

with the portions, and make sure your nutrients are complete, and go from

there. Personally, with the amount of food that you and I have to

eat, I wouldn't worry as much about weighing it, just that you are following

it and eating the right foods. (my "fist" portions are 2 cups! Each!)

(I had a portion sized baked potato with lowfat cottage cheese and salsa

on it last night and could barely finish it) I feel like I'm eating

more, but it is becuase I am eating more protein and veggies and WAY less

carbs than I used to.

Regarding the time of your workout, others can probably answer it better,

but I think if you don't eat for a little while before and after your workout...(check

with the Hussman site and other resources) you will still see some benefits.

The most important thing is to add muscle to that 199 lbs of lean body

mass you are packin' while burning the fat. The other thing is to

get enough sleep (which I am SO bad at).

This is a bodybuilder workout and diet, successfully marketed as a fat-loss

program. I've watched buddies around me do it as bodybuilders, but

never have myself because the diet seemed too tedious and I have a life.

I watched my cousin (very similar build and starting weight as me) use

this basic plan and over a year's time place 2nd in the Mr. Utah.

This was 18 mos ago, and he took it a couple steps further, but it works.

I just figured I could eat good and workout and I'd be ok, but the fat

has been slowly accumulating. However, BFL makes it so simple that my wife

and I are doing it, and planning on it (or close to it) for the long haul.

Good luck

Brett

Draper, UT

bobmachado@... wrote:

My name is Bob Machado I will be starting the

challenge on april

30th I figured a support group couldn't hurt if I get stuck or

have

some questions. I have talked to a few people who have eather taken

the challenge or are currently taking the challenge. Everyone has

been very helpful and nice. I have a couple questions. I work wierd

hours with my job and I am gone very early in the morning. There

for

I will be working out at night. Is that bad? I know the book says

you

should work out in the morning but usually I am gone by 3 or 4

in the

morning. I have a hard time thinking of getting up an hour earlier

to

work out. So if my work outs are in early evening is that going

to be

ok? my other question is how closely do you watch what you eat?

I

have read some of the postings and hear people talking about wieghing

thier food. I've done stuff like that before and found it to be

a

real pain. Usually I get tired of wieghing and just eat it. How

closely do I need to watch calorie intake? I started eating like

I

thought I was supposed to and was loosing weight. I changed my

diet

about 3 weeks ago and when I started I was at 298. So does that

mean

I should keep eating the way I have been? ( in the last 3 weeks

anyway.) I will start the work out and the challenge on monday

with

my wife we are both really excited. My goal is to loose wieght

by the

way. I am currently at 285 pounds and have a 31% body fat. I work

between 75 to 100 hours a week and don't work out at all. I am

29

years old and in the worst shape of my life. I am tired of it and

determend to do something about it. Thank you for any help anyone

has

to offer. sorry if I was rambling I am very excited

April 25, 2001