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BFL Challenge Wrap-Up
Okay, I did a 12 Week Body for Life Challenge. You are supposed to work
out 72 times if you do the challenge perfectly. I worked out 68 times. My goal was to lose 15 pounds of fat. I lost 7.5 pounds of fat. In my previous three challenges I lost at least 15 pounds each time, so this was a sad slowdown for me. However, I lost 1/2 an inch each off of my hips, my calves and my thighs. I also lost 1/4 inch off of my bicep (while growing the muscle). Sadly, I lost another 1.25" off of my bust (putting me down a total of 4.5" since I started measuring!) The bright spot in my miniscule movement was that my waist dropped a full two inches. This appears to be the challenge where it decided to show up. I started this challenge wearing mostly 18's and some 16's, I'm wearing mostly 14's and some 16's now. I'm going to take a training break. I've got a sore left shoulder that has been bugging me quite a lot lately. I was stupidly ignoring it and pressing through the pain today when a funny thing happened. I was dreading my heaviest set of bench presses because my shoulder had been hurting on all the sets but I pushed myself to do it. When I got under the weight I found it surprisingly easy to do! When I got up from the set I noticed that I had "forgotten" to load the last 20 pounds. In 15 months of lifting I've never done that. I thought it was sweet that my subconscious was looking out for me, protecting me from my evil side. :-) My original goal was to get to 180. I feel exhausted from trying. Wendy 244/187.5/174 |
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On 22 Nov 2003 19:20:30 -0400, Wendy wrote:
Okay, I did a 12 Week Body for Life Challenge. You are supposed to work out 72 times if you do the challenge perfectly. I worked out 68 times. My goal was to lose 15 pounds of fat. I lost 7.5 pounds of fat. In my previous three challenges I lost at least 15 pounds each time, so this was a sad slowdown for me. It's natural to slow down as you get closer to goal, I would think. However, I lost 1/2 an inch each off of my hips, my calves and my thighs. I also lost 1/4 inch off of my bicep (while growing the muscle). Sadly, I lost another 1.25" off of my bust (putting me down a total of 4.5" since I started measuring!) The bright spot in my miniscule movement was that my waist dropped a full two inches. This appears to be the challenge where it decided to show up. This is excellent! It took a long time for me to start having much of a waistline also. I started this challenge wearing mostly 18's and some 16's, I'm wearing mostly 14's and some 16's now. Very nice! I'm going to take a training break. I've got a sore left shoulder that has been bugging me quite a lot lately. I was stupidly ignoring it and pressing through the pain today when a funny thing happened. I was dreading my heaviest set of bench presses because my shoulder had been hurting on all the sets but I pushed myself to do it. When I got under the weight I found it surprisingly easy to do! When I got up from the set I noticed that I had "forgotten" to load the last 20 pounds. In 15 months of lifting I've never done that. I thought it was sweet that my subconscious was looking out for me, protecting me from my evil side. :-) Please take care of your shoulder! My shoulder injury last spring has developed into a frozen shoulder, which puts all kinds of limits on my lifting. It's slowly improving a bit, but it has been a real source of frustration for me. One piece of advice: avoid any heavy lifting that strains it, but do stretches and lightweight exercises to maintain range of motion. I've lost a lot of range of motion, and when I do try to move my arm in some ways it's extremely painful. I'm not sure what you mean by a training break, but if you mean a complete break from working out, I'd recommend trying to keep it short. If you're feeling overtrained, just take a few days off -- say over the upcoming holiday -- and then ease back into things. Do things you enjoy, not things you dread. If you take off too long it's hard to come back. Chris |
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Congrats on the weight loss Wendy,
You sound like a body builder to me with all the weight lifting...lol. I'm sure it's a good feeling to see your clothes sizes decreasing. It looks like you are nearing your goal. Good Work, Paul 300/245/175 "Wendy" wrote in message ... Okay, I did a 12 Week Body for Life Challenge. You are supposed to work out 72 times if you do the challenge perfectly. I worked out 68 times. My goal was to lose 15 pounds of fat. I lost 7.5 pounds of fat. In my previous three challenges I lost at least 15 pounds each time, so this was a sad slowdown for me. However, I lost 1/2 an inch each off of my hips, my calves and my thighs. I also lost 1/4 inch off of my bicep (while growing the muscle). Sadly, I lost another 1.25" off of my bust (putting me down a total of 4.5" since I started measuring!) The bright spot in my miniscule movement was that my waist dropped a full two inches. This appears to be the challenge where it decided to show up. I started this challenge wearing mostly 18's and some 16's, I'm wearing mostly 14's and some 16's now. I'm going to take a training break. I've got a sore left shoulder that has been bugging me quite a lot lately. I was stupidly ignoring it and pressing through the pain today when a funny thing happened. I was dreading my heaviest set of bench presses because my shoulder had been hurting on all the sets but I pushed myself to do it. When I got under the weight I found it surprisingly easy to do! When I got up from the set I noticed that I had "forgotten" to load the last 20 pounds. In 15 months of lifting I've never done that. I thought it was sweet that my subconscious was looking out for me, protecting me from my evil side. :-) My original goal was to get to 180. I feel exhausted from trying. Wendy 244/187.5/174 |
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Wendy:
I think you did really well. You should be p roud of yourself. Martha "Wendy" wrote in message ... Okay, I did a 12 Week Body for Life Challenge. You are supposed to work out 72 times if you do the challenge perfectly. I worked out 68 times. My goal was to lose 15 pounds of fat. I lost 7.5 pounds of fat. In my previous three challenges I lost at least 15 pounds each time, so this was a sad slowdown for me. However, I lost 1/2 an inch each off of my hips, my calves and my thighs. I also lost 1/4 inch off of my bicep (while growing the muscle). Sadly, I lost another 1.25" off of my bust (putting me down a total of 4.5" since I started measuring!) The bright spot in my miniscule movement was that my waist dropped a full two inches. This appears to be the challenge where it decided to show up. I started this challenge wearing mostly 18's and some 16's, I'm wearing mostly 14's and some 16's now. I'm going to take a training break. I've got a sore left shoulder that has been bugging me quite a lot lately. I was stupidly ignoring it and pressing through the pain today when a funny thing happened. I was dreading my heaviest set of bench presses because my shoulder had been hurting on all the sets but I pushed myself to do it. When I got under the weight I found it surprisingly easy to do! When I got up from the set I noticed that I had "forgotten" to load the last 20 pounds. In 15 months of lifting I've never done that. I thought it was sweet that my subconscious was looking out for me, protecting me from my evil side. :-) My original goal was to get to 180. I feel exhausted from trying. Wendy 244/187.5/174 |
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