I am so excited to see in the journals that other people are trying this out and wanted to see if a support thread just for it would work.
For those who have never heard of it their website is www.bodyforlife.com
If you are interested here is my story.
I hope it works as well for everyone as it has for me. I did not lose the pounds that some people have because my body just does not drop pounds like I wish it would but it certainly has created a lifestyle change for my husband and I that when we go off track we know we have to get back to. I first heard about the program at the end of March 2005. I was home sick and had the tv on and was partially awake when the author of body for life for women came on. For some reason everything she said really stuck with me and when I finally got out of bed for the day I got online to research more about it. The more I read the more excited I became and I sent my then fiance the link and he read it and really bought into the idea as well so we decided we were both going to do it and our journey began.
It was tough at first making sure that I was eating right and getting portion sizes correct but it got easier and I started to realize how much I enjoyed the meals that we were preparing and the snacks we were having. The workouts fit easily into my life (ok at the very beginning they didn't but that was because it was a partial culture shock) My hubby lost about 15 pounds the first two months and I only lost about 7 BUT I had to buy a new wedding dress. My original dress was a size 16 and my new one was a size 12, maybe smaller than that it was custom made but I think the measurements were about a 12. We went to Disney, got married, and enjoyed the honeymoon but at about day 4 of being away from home we were both looking at each other saying that we missed the BFL food.
The challenge part of the program is only 12 weeks but we have now followed the plan for 9 months and don't want to ever stop. The holidays were also a killer for us but once we got home we got right back to the way of life that BFL promotes. I am still losing the inches and slowly losing the pounds and won't give up on it until I am where I want to be
For those who have never heard of it their website is www.bodyforlife.com
If you are interested here is my story.
I hope it works as well for everyone as it has for me. I did not lose the pounds that some people have because my body just does not drop pounds like I wish it would but it certainly has created a lifestyle change for my husband and I that when we go off track we know we have to get back to. I first heard about the program at the end of March 2005. I was home sick and had the tv on and was partially awake when the author of body for life for women came on. For some reason everything she said really stuck with me and when I finally got out of bed for the day I got online to research more about it. The more I read the more excited I became and I sent my then fiance the link and he read it and really bought into the idea as well so we decided we were both going to do it and our journey began.
It was tough at first making sure that I was eating right and getting portion sizes correct but it got easier and I started to realize how much I enjoyed the meals that we were preparing and the snacks we were having. The workouts fit easily into my life (ok at the very beginning they didn't but that was because it was a partial culture shock) My hubby lost about 15 pounds the first two months and I only lost about 7 BUT I had to buy a new wedding dress. My original dress was a size 16 and my new one was a size 12, maybe smaller than that it was custom made but I think the measurements were about a 12. We went to Disney, got married, and enjoyed the honeymoon but at about day 4 of being away from home we were both looking at each other saying that we missed the BFL food.
The challenge part of the program is only 12 weeks but we have now followed the plan for 9 months and don't want to ever stop. The holidays were also a killer for us but once we got home we got right back to the way of life that BFL promotes. I am still losing the inches and slowly losing the pounds and won't give up on it until I am where I want to be
I made the decision to start the BFL eating plan on the first Monday of the year (yesterday). So far so good, I did great yesterday and am doing awesome so far today! I am finding it difficult to get in 6 meals a day. Yesterday I only got in 5, and I don't know if I will be able to get in more than 5 today. I am just not conditioned to eat a snack at 8:30pm...
I am going right now to look at that other site Thanks!
On Sat we went to PF Changs and I got the mango chicken w/brown rice. I ate half the entree and took the rest home for lunch on my free day. I resisted the cocktails since I felt guilty about the previous night. Besides the sauce in the dish, it had non-breaded chicken and veggies, so I think I did OK. I know it wasn't perfect, but I made smarter choices than I would have in the past! 
This is so easy to stick to and for once I don't feel the need to snack and eat junk all the time. The hardest thing for me used to be snacking in the afternoon before/while making dinner. Now I don't have that urge anymore. To get through that long 4-4.5 hour gap between my afternoon snack and dinner, I have been drinking a Minute Maid Light and that tides me over until I can eat dinner. I am also not feeling as guilty about eating that 8:30pm snack of cottage cheese and yogurt. 
