Body For Life Week 4

Well, it's the end of the 4th week. I didn't write last week-end because
I was travelling. During my three day trip I missed a cardio workout but
that stands as the only time I haven't gotten 6 workouts in each week.

Sadly, I came back with travel-bloat and it went right into pre-menstrual
bloat and I've felt uggy and fat all week. I got my workouts in and my
eating is going okay, but I'm only down a whopping 1.5 pounds since this
challenge began and it appears to be LBM, not fat according to my
measurements! (Note that 1 pound swings are in the noise, though.)

I took all the other measurements, too, and the only positive change has
been a 1/4" decrease in my calf muscle. This has been accompanied by a
long-awaited slight indent at the top of my calf where it meets the
knees. For a long time I've had calves that just flow straight into the
knees with no rounding at the top (or the rounding was hidden by a pocket
of fat). I've been anxious to see that curve and it's really starting to
come. Is this a pathetically small achievement? Yes it is. But it's the
only progress I can spot at the moment.

I badly need a visit from the whoosh fairy. In the meantime I'm not
giving up. I don't seriously think there is ANY solution for my fat woes
besides exercising more and eating less and so I'm going to stick with
that method. This just wasn't a good month.

Wendy
C4W4D6

May the whoosh fairy favor you, Wendy :-).

Chris

Most lost LBM when doing BFL, the sound bites said they gained muscle but
when you do the math, they actually lost muscle.

-g

"Wendy" wrote in message
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Well, it's the end of the 4th week. I didn't write last week-end because
I was travelling. During my three day trip I missed a cardio workout but
that stands as the only time I haven't gotten 6 workouts in each week.

Sadly, I came back with travel-bloat and it went right into pre-menstrual
bloat and I've felt uggy and fat all week. I got my workouts in and my
eating is going okay, but I'm only down a whopping 1.5 pounds since this
challenge began and it appears to be LBM, not fat according to my
measurements! (Note that 1 pound swings are in the noise, though.)

I took all the other measurements, too, and the only positive change has
been a 1/4" decrease in my calf muscle. This has been accompanied by a
long-awaited slight indent at the top of my calf where it meets the
knees. For a long time I've had calves that just flow straight into the
knees with no rounding at the top (or the rounding was hidden by a pocket
of fat). I've been anxious to see that curve and it's really starting to
come. Is this a pathetically small achievement? Yes it is. But it's the
only progress I can spot at the moment.

I badly need a visit from the whoosh fairy. In the meantime I'm not
giving up. I don't seriously think there is ANY solution for my fat woes
besides exercising more and eating less and so I'm going to stick with
that method. This just wasn't a good month.

If you're doing all the right things (and you're sure you're not fudging),
just hang in there knowing that the whoosh fairy will be along eventually!

det

determined wrote:
If you're doing all the right things (and you're sure you're not fudging),
just hang in there knowing that the whoosh fairy will be along eventually!

Mmm, fudge! No, cancel that thought. I'm sitting here eating a spinach
salad with half a piece of broiled salmon. My eating is good. My glass
if half full (because I've already drank half) and my exercise is going
well. No, I think I'm doing everything right, unless I just gained weight
from *thinking* about fudge (always a possibility.)

Thanks for the kind words, Det.

Wendy

Geoff wrote:
Most lost LBM when doing BFL, the sound bites said they gained muscle but
when you do the math, they actually lost muscle.

We've been through this before, Geoff. I know you think of yourself as
some sort of BFL whistleblower, but there really is no scam. You don't
have to buy anything (not even his book, I got it out of the library!)

The program essentially calls for the exact same diet as Zone, South
Beach, Glycemic Index and half a dozen others. The other part of the
program is 3 days of weight-lifting and 3 days of intense cardio routines.

Can you honestly doubt that people lose fat on a reduced calorie diet
with that much exercise?

The newbie effect is a thing of the past for me. I won't be able to lose
fat AND gain muscle again unless I lay off exercising for a good long
while. But people who are fresh into it typically can gain muscle while
losing fat for 6 months or so, i.e., two BFL challenges.

Wendy
244/193.5/170

I know you think of yourself as
some sort of BFL whistleblower

LOL, nope, I do not think of myself as a whistleblower. Just telling you
facts. You can label them anything you want but the facts stay the same.

--tc

I know you think of yourself as
some sort of BFL whistleblower

LOL, nope, I do not think of myself as a whistleblower. Just telling you
facts. You can label them anything you want but the facts stay the same.

--tc

Hang in there Wendy. I know how frustrating it can be to be doing
everything right and not see results. Stick with it and I'm sure you'll
start seeing them soon. As we get closer to our goals we should relish
every little loss no matter how small.

Beverly


"Wendy" wrote in message
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Well, it's the end of the 4th week. I didn't write last week-end because
I was travelling. During my three day trip I missed a cardio workout but
that stands as the only time I haven't gotten 6 workouts in each week.

Sadly, I came back with travel-bloat and it went right into pre-menstrual
bloat and I've felt uggy and fat all week. I got my workouts in and my
eating is going okay, but I'm only down a whopping 1.5 pounds since this
challenge began and it appears to be LBM, not fat according to my
measurements! (Note that 1 pound swings are in the noise, though.)

I took all the other measurements, too, and the only positive change has
been a 1/4" decrease in my calf muscle. This has been accompanied by a
long-awaited slight indent at the top of my calf where it meets the
knees. For a long time I've had calves that just flow straight into the
knees with no rounding at the top (or the rounding was hidden by a pocket
of fat). I've been anxious to see that curve and it's really starting to
come. Is this a pathetically small achievement? Yes it is. But it's the
only progress I can spot at the moment.

I badly need a visit from the whoosh fairy. In the meantime I'm not
giving up. I don't seriously think there is ANY solution for my fat woes
besides exercising more and eating less and so I'm going to stick with
that method. This just wasn't a good month.

Wendy
C4W4D6