Body for life, any takers? Let's start!

fddee

I started the new BillPhilips Back To Fit program on bodybuilding.com yesterday. It is the Body for life program reboot and is a FREE 12 week trainer. Anybody have experience with this or want to join me?

motherwesser

I am on week 3 of a very "same thing" 12 week program that culminates in an amateur body building show held and monitored through my gym. I'm glad to share and encourage.

Didaniel

featherdee - I'm in week 8 of the Back to Fit program on bodybuilding.com. Let me know if you have questions that I might can answer for you. I wasn't sure if this would work for me - I'm post-menopausal and have had difficulty losing weight since. I did BFL 15 years ago which worked really well for me at 40. So far I'm losing weight and getting stronger with BTF. Good luck!

fddee

HI! That is the program I am doing! I am on day 5. I am so glad to hear you are seeing results, I am skeptical because of the lack of cardio and I am nervous about doing the lifting correctly. Also, I am trying to adjust the diet since I don't eat meat. (i am keeping a food diary on MFP). I am SO glad to have someone to follow who is already on this program. Do you stick to the workout plan exactly? I am already finding I have to make adjustments in the gym since the machines I need are not near the weights.

rainbowbow

My mom did the body for life program and had GREAT results. She and I have very similar frames and she looked 20 years younger. I do not usually say anything positive about the programs of this nature, but it seriously worked for her. I also have tried a few recipes from the food for life book and they were tasty.

Best of luck to you all!

Wheelhouse15

I remember when Bill Phillips used to do the 12 week challenge as part of a MetRx contest and there was no fitness plan or meal plan it was just everyone using their own knowledge of diet and fitness. That's how I lost my first 36 pounds starting June 1 last year.

I have his book and although I didn't use it, I think it's a solid plan but you really have to work hard and be prepared for the fact that the scale isn't going to go down consistently unless you are really lucky. I tended to stall a few days then lose 2 or 3 pounds all at once but that's just the way it goes.

The important thing is to continue afterwards and keep going. I tend to still look at everything from as a 90 day block and plan what I want to do for each block. First block was fast loss, followed by a slowing to maintenance. Now a bulking block.

fddee

Hey Wheelhouse, Thanks for posting. What do you mean by," I think it's a solid plan but you really have to work hard and be prepared for the fact that the scale isn't going to go down consistently unless you are really lucky."? i am desperate to change my body and lose weight but dont want to waste 12 weeks for no results.
Thanks!