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Burn
the Fat - Feed the Muscles 
This
is my diary about BFFM. Enjoy and feel free to ask me questions. Thursday,
March 18, 2004
I bought the program and after downloading the manual, e-book
or report (pick one) I started reading all the way to setting goals. I thought
I needed time, quiet and space to set my goals. Friday,
March 19, 2004
I read about how important it is to set goals and before the
chapter was finished I wrote my first goal: I am happy and thankful that I
am lean and full of energy. I printed it and put it everywhere: Computer screen,
next to the bed, in the bathroom, at the fridge. I was very excited!
Then I
read on. My goal is not specific enough and has no timeframe therefore I need
to sit down again and re-do it - but first I will read to the end of this chapter.
There is so much to learn about goal setting. Wow!
....
I'm
done now with goals setting and boy do I have a lot. I put a picture of a woman
on my desktop, she's my role model, that's what I want to look like, just with
a bit more muscles showing :-)
....
After stopping at page 65 I have learnt
about body fat, lean body mass and how to measure body fat. Tomorrow I am going
to go the drugstore and get my body fat measured in order to figure out my ideal
bodyweight. Here I stopped because calculating without my bodyfat percentage does
not make sense and I am tired. Saturday, March
20, 2004
I went to the drugstore to get my bodyfett tested. I had figured I
was about at 30%, but I am not - I am at: 36,9%. I had to alter my goals. My new
90 days goal is to loose 6% bodyfat. At first I was a bit disappointed because
that would mean only about 6 kilos and I would still be in the 70ties ... but
then I said to myself: you have not lost one kilo in the last few years, you either
stood still or added gradually, I think your hips will be gratefull if they have
6 kilos less to carry. And it's only the 90 days goal, it'll go on after than
until I reach my ideal Leam Body Mass and finally fit into my favorite jeans again.
I am going to dig them out and hang them somewhere I see them everyday - one day
I will fit into them again. Sunday,
March 21, 2004
Begin of Spring. It's cloudy and very windy.
Trying to figure
out what body type I am. I am not sure but I think I am more of a endomorph ...
and I learnt that counting calories is important. Since the list is in american
weight I have to go out tomorrow and find a book with foods in it that are messured
in grams.
Of today I became an affiliate. Monday,
Mach 22, 2004
Today I learnt more about calories and ratios. For a while there
I was confused because I am a vegetarian and I also had read both books by the
Diamonds and I am believer of the human being not being a meat eater. Though the
last few years I have been slacking off and did not eat properly and gained a
bit of weight every year. But more importantly: I felt tired all the time. Climbing
the stairs to the forth floor where my appartment is got not easier over the years.
It started to make me angry. Very angry.
So, I guess will follow Tom's advice
about calories, ratios, working out and if that brings more energy into my live
(I don't expect me running all the way up but at least I won't be so exhausted
anymore) then I don't care what the Diamonds and other food experts say. Tuesday,
March 23, 2004
Today I learnt about fats. There are good fats and bad fats.
Did you know there are fats that heal and fats that kill? I didn't. I thought
all fats are the same. 1 g of fat in something sounds like not much? Figure out
how much in percentage that is and you'll get a big surprise! This is a learning
experience how the food makers lie to us and we so readily believe what they put
on labels. I do have some stuff in my household with saggurated fat. I don't know
yet wheather to use it up and never buy it again or throwing it away.
I went
on an started the chapter about proteins and what kind of proteins I have to eat
in every single meal (5 times a day): chickenbreast, turkeybreast, fish, eggwhites,
shellfish, low or nonfat diary products - with other words complete lean proteins.
Lucky me I like it all, eventhough being a vegetarian I once in a while eat chicken
or turkey - but I do not eat red meat and I am so glad I don't have to. :-) Wednesday,
March 24, 2004
I just finished the chapter about proteins. What can I say?
I am ready to eat more eggwhites and chicken breast when I start with the work
out program. Can't wait ...
Now I know all about Carbohydrates and that there
differences as well, goods one and bad ones. Of course I always knew that sugar
and chocolate are bad for me ... yet ...
I am getting more and more curious
about my new "diet" plans - what will I be eating every three hours
starting around 7 am?
I have learnt about the "secret" for great
lose of bodyfat but first I have to get the fundamentatls straight:
Eating
fewer calories than I burn, properly balancing my macronutrient rations, eating
five meals per day, properly timed, eating lean proteins with every meal, eating
the right types of carbohydrates and avoiding refined sugars, eating low fat and
choosing the right types of fat, drinking plenty of water, eating natural, unrefined
foods. And I ad here: if you need anything sweat try Stevia. Get rid off all salt
instead use stone salt (Himalaya Salt). Thursday,
March 25, 2004
I learnt how important it is to drink a lot of water. Today
my mother said to me that drinking too much water is not good for you, it makes
you look like a bag full of water. I told her that it is not true rather the opposite:
if you do not drink enough water your body holds the little water it has back
and makes you look puffy and fat. If I look at all those people drinking coffee
and no water to compensate I know now those people are dehydrated. If you want
to loose wait or gain muscles you should never be dehydrated. This could also
be the reason why sometimes I simply cannot get out of bed. Wow, such a simple
solution: drink more water.
Next about my eating plan. I can see it more and
more clearly: it takes a lot of planing at the beginning. And it might sound very
complicated but I have made a promise to myself to learn how to make BFFM eating
plans. I think that in time it all will be natural to me and doesn't take much
time anymore. I kinda look forward to it!
And I even get a cheat meal once
a week! If you give a person a fish they have food for one day. Teach a person
how to fish themselves they have food for the rest of their lives. This is what
this program is doing. I get to eat often, probably won't have those cravings
any more (or not that many anymore), I don't have to think of menues anymore (I
really hate that) because Tom provides me with some menues and a list so I can
alternate and moderate and change it - as long as I stay in the template. Cool!
Oh,
and I changed my list of goals and added plan your menu for the next week (the
day after I got messured). Friday,
March 26, 2004
Supplementes. If you ever hear someone stateing that their product
would help melt your fat or gain you muscles: RUN! They are just after your money.
But some vitamins/minerals won't hurt if you don't over due it. I am going to
add some daily capsules of Macca Andina and/or Colostrum to my diet. Tom warns
of those supplements - and of drugs but I never believed anyway some syntheically
manufactured vitamins would do my body any good. If I'm lucky my body gets ridd
of it and if not my body stores that stuff somewhere. No thank you. Saturday,
March 27, 2004
Today I planed my first meal for Monday. Next is shopping and
measuring my weight and bodyfat.
By the gods! I put on ... fat! And lost lean
body mass (muscles) and I thought that when I saw that I lost 300 grams that most
of that was fat. I am going to buy my own meassuring machine. I think I held it
differently than the last time. 2 kilos of fat more!
About fatburning: Since
I don't like running or jogging and I don't have any machines, I wonder if I could
use my mini-trampolin.
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