Body for Life
This weekend I decided to clean up some of the junk I've accumulated over the years. Among the stuff I found was a book I bought some time back by Bill Phillips called Body For Life.
I dusted it off and started to read. The more I read, the more motivated I became (and I'm not one to get excited about exercise).
For a while now I've been looking in the mirror wondering, "Who is that guy? That's not who I am." The before and after shots shown on the inside cover of the book are nothing short of amazing. So I decided to start the program and see what it could do for me.
Of course, if you tackle a new weight loss program, you've got to do it all. You can't just do the diet, or just do the exercise, and I was kind of worried at first that the diet part of it was going to be limiting. What I found, though, was that you get six meals a day, rather than the standard three, and all you have to do is pick a portion of carbohydrate, a portion of vegetable, and a portion of protein for your meal. Each portion is the size of your fist or palm, and you only eat veggies for two of those meals.
The exercise is based on intensity levels from one to ten, five being about the intensity of a walk, and ten being an all-out effort.
I started this program three days ago, and I've already lost five pounds. I feel more focused as well. I'm really looking forward to seeing how much my body has improved over the next few weeks!
I dusted it off and started to read. The more I read, the more motivated I became (and I'm not one to get excited about exercise).For a while now I've been looking in the mirror wondering, "Who is that guy? That's not who I am." The before and after shots shown on the inside cover of the book are nothing short of amazing. So I decided to start the program and see what it could do for me.
Of course, if you tackle a new weight loss program, you've got to do it all. You can't just do the diet, or just do the exercise, and I was kind of worried at first that the diet part of it was going to be limiting. What I found, though, was that you get six meals a day, rather than the standard three, and all you have to do is pick a portion of carbohydrate, a portion of vegetable, and a portion of protein for your meal. Each portion is the size of your fist or palm, and you only eat veggies for two of those meals.
The exercise is based on intensity levels from one to ten, five being about the intensity of a walk, and ten being an all-out effort.
I started this program three days ago, and I've already lost five pounds. I feel more focused as well. I'm really looking forward to seeing how much my body has improved over the next few weeks!
