Anyone familiar with "Body for Life"

On Wed, 08 Sep 2004 12:52:42 GMT, SomeGuy wrote:

I was corresponding with a fellow who had started the Body for Life program
about a year ago. This middle-age guy went from a size 40" to a size 32" in
just over a year. I've managed to drop three inches in the same period of
time, but have stalled big time. I'm wondering if anyone else here is
familiar with the program..

I am very familiar with it and with him.

and can provide some additional input.

Not today.

On Wed, 08 Sep 2004 12:52:42 GMT, SomeGuy wrote:

I was corresponding with a fellow who had started the Body for Life program
about a year ago. This middle-age guy went from a size 40" to a size 32" in
just over a year. I've managed to drop three inches in the same period of
time, but have stalled big time. I'm wondering if anyone else here is
familiar with the program..

I am very familiar with it and with him.

and can provide some additional input.

Not today.

Dropped 21 wrote:
:: "Tonya" wrote in message
:: ...
::: I did body for life for about 3 months. I was successful at it
::: until I got tired of preparing 5-6 meals a day and working out. If
::: you can be hard on yourself and you love to work out then it will
::: probably work for you. Meals consist of a portion of carbs and a
::: portion of protein 5-6 times per day.Workouts consist of 3 days a
::: week cardio for 20-30 minutes and weightlifting 3 other days for 45
::: minutes. Sunday is a free day where you can eat anything you want
::: and no exercise. There are food restrictions.
:::
::: Without the book, I hope that helps.
:::
::: Tonya
::: www.lowcarbcrew.com
:::
:::
::
::
:: What I don't understand is my brother, who does Body For Life tells
:: me the white potato is a perfect food and o, the wonders of the
:: potato. On the other hand - i think the white potato is an evil
:: little spud to be avoided. What's the deal??

He's wrong?

Dropped 21 wrote:
:: "Tonya" wrote in message
:: ...
::: I did body for life for about 3 months. I was successful at it
::: until I got tired of preparing 5-6 meals a day and working out. If
::: you can be hard on yourself and you love to work out then it will
::: probably work for you. Meals consist of a portion of carbs and a
::: portion of protein 5-6 times per day.Workouts consist of 3 days a
::: week cardio for 20-30 minutes and weightlifting 3 other days for 45
::: minutes. Sunday is a free day where you can eat anything you want
::: and no exercise. There are food restrictions.
:::
::: Without the book, I hope that helps.
:::
::: Tonya
::: www.lowcarbcrew.com
:::
:::
::
::
:: What I don't understand is my brother, who does Body For Life tells
:: me the white potato is a perfect food and o, the wonders of the
:: potato. On the other hand - i think the white potato is an evil
:: little spud to be avoided. What's the deal??

He's wrong?

"SomeGuy" wrote in message
...
I was corresponding with a fellow who had started the Body for Life
program
about a year ago. This middle-age guy went from a size 40" to a size 32"
in
just over a year. I've managed to drop three inches in the same period of
time, but have stalled big time. I'm wondering if anyone else here is
familiar with the program and can provide some additional input.

My brother does Body for Life. I did it a year or two ago. It seemed like
too much protein for me, and I have trouble eating that often (it didn't
matter that they were very small portions).
I did like the idea of a "free" day every week where you can eat anything
you want, and he even encouraged you to have all the stuff you'd been
missing. Whenever I wanted something, I'd even write it in my notebook -
brownies, ice cream, cookies, etc. and make sure I got them all on my free
day. But in reality, doing that made me feel worse the next two days so it
was like I was losing progress. Didn't have much success with it, but I can
see how others would like it. My success with low carb has been closely
tied to regulating my blood sugar levels.

I thought the exercise tips with Body for Life were very good. I do think
they're a little too "high-impact" for somebody with a ton of extra weight
on them, though.

My brother has toyed with the idea of doing a more Atkins type of BforL, but
he doesn't want to lose out on his "free" day. I personally think having a
repeating weekly cheat day made it a much more difficult plan to stick to.
With the way I eat now, I don't crave that junk anymore, which is the best
solution, imo.

--
Spring
LC since 1/1/04
260/208/170
http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/spr...=/55b8&.src=ph
Size: 24W / 14 / 10

"SomeGuy" wrote in message
...
I was corresponding with a fellow who had started the Body for Life
program
about a year ago. This middle-age guy went from a size 40" to a size 32"
in
just over a year. I've managed to drop three inches in the same period of
time, but have stalled big time. I'm wondering if anyone else here is
familiar with the program and can provide some additional input.

My brother does Body for Life. I did it a year or two ago. It seemed like
too much protein for me, and I have trouble eating that often (it didn't
matter that they were very small portions).
I did like the idea of a "free" day every week where you can eat anything
you want, and he even encouraged you to have all the stuff you'd been
missing. Whenever I wanted something, I'd even write it in my notebook -
brownies, ice cream, cookies, etc. and make sure I got them all on my free
day. But in reality, doing that made me feel worse the next two days so it
was like I was losing progress. Didn't have much success with it, but I can
see how others would like it. My success with low carb has been closely
tied to regulating my blood sugar levels.

I thought the exercise tips with Body for Life were very good. I do think
they're a little too "high-impact" for somebody with a ton of extra weight
on them, though.

My brother has toyed with the idea of doing a more Atkins type of BforL, but
he doesn't want to lose out on his "free" day. I personally think having a
repeating weekly cheat day made it a much more difficult plan to stick to.
With the way I eat now, I don't crave that junk anymore, which is the best
solution, imo.

--
Spring
LC since 1/1/04
260/208/170
http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/spr...=/55b8&.src=ph
Size: 24W / 14 / 10

"SomeGuy" wrote in message
...
I was corresponding with a fellow who had started the Body for Life
program
about a year ago. This middle-age guy went from a size 40" to a size 32"
in
just over a year. I've managed to drop three inches in the same period of
time, but have stalled big time. I'm wondering if anyone else here is
familiar with the program and can provide some additional input.


www.bodyforlifediaries.com

"SomeGuy" wrote in message
...
I was corresponding with a fellow who had started the Body for Life
program
about a year ago. This middle-age guy went from a size 40" to a size 32"
in
just over a year. I've managed to drop three inches in the same period of
time, but have stalled big time. I'm wondering if anyone else here is
familiar with the program and can provide some additional input.


www.bodyforlifediaries.com

"SomeGuy" wrote in message ...
I was corresponding with a fellow who had started the Body for Life program
about a year ago. This middle-age guy went from a size 40" to a size 32" in
just over a year. I've managed to drop three inches in the same period of
time, but have stalled big time. I'm wondering if anyone else here is
familiar with the program and can provide some additional input.

BFL was way too intense for me, both in terms of diet (too much menu
planning and counting) and exercise (too much). If you have the
dedication to do either the diet, the exercise plan, or both, I'm sure
it will get you off your stall.

I especially liked the idea of rating your strength sets on a 0 to 10
effort scale. It kept me honest and kept me putting more weight on.

"SomeGuy" wrote in message ...
I was corresponding with a fellow who had started the Body for Life program
about a year ago. This middle-age guy went from a size 40" to a size 32" in
just over a year. I've managed to drop three inches in the same period of
time, but have stalled big time. I'm wondering if anyone else here is
familiar with the program and can provide some additional input.

BFL was way too intense for me, both in terms of diet (too much menu
planning and counting) and exercise (too much). If you have the
dedication to do either the diet, the exercise plan, or both, I'm sure
it will get you off your stall.

I especially liked the idea of rating your strength sets on a 0 to 10
effort scale. It kept me honest and kept me putting more weight on.