June 29, 2008

• So, not only did I figure out YouTube today, but I joined in on the BFL Tracker site (Body For Life). Now, I feel like that may have been a bad idea since I already feel preached to. I’ll be honest about that. I should’ve mentioned that I’m going to modify this “program” in order to implement the ideas of it for life. I don’t plan to take pics and try to win a challenge. I just want to try something new. Some people take programs like this one so seriously, and that’s not me. Good for them, I say, but I don’t want to go “on” the program only to go “off” of it in 12 weeks.

  Plus, I appreciate that Cheryl bought me a used copy of the book; however, much of it is too, um, well, preachy to me. This Bill dude has great tips and ideas and background research. I love my researchers, but the book didn’t need to be as long as it is. Either people are going to eat right and exercise or they aren’t. (I’m already on that ‘wagon.’) Some chapters are full of “trainer talk” in my opinion, and the mantras he mentions saying as you are “pumping iron” are a bit silly to me. I guess it’s the idea that counts, not what you say to yourself when taking your muscles to the next level. Typically, on my bike zooming around town with the wind in front of me and my resistance uber high, I mumble “push!” to myself or something vernacular. I have absolutely no problem pushing myself to extremes; I like to run 5Ks and 10Ks – on average, what’s the percentage of people who do those in their 30s or just after high school in general.

  After bombarding Cheryl with questions and having her say that I’m modifying the program (and I was, but she was strict about it when she did it), I have to say, “So what?” Isn’t the main goal of any new health program (considering eating & exercise) to get one to “eat better & workout more”? If one can maintain that throughout his/her life, then he/she is ahead of the game. Whatever I was doing before BFL wasn’t that horrible. Biking everywhere, running when the knees felt up to it, walking a lot too & eating well (less of the fried stuff, no pop, not eating past 7pm, etc)…

  It’s kind of like… well, here’s a metaphor (bikes are like lifestyles?). I’ve had many bikes; I like biking very much. I had a Pamida-bike once that was too heavy & didn’t cushion my butt. I’ve had a Cannondale (a gift) that was too expensive; it got stolen. I’ve had a hand-me-down that worked well for a very long time, but then the fat mountain tires needed to be replaced. Now, I have a Trek. I adore it. It wasn’t too expensive, the tires aren’t fat like a mountain bike or skinny like a road bike. The seat may need to be exchanged, but I know I’m going to have this bike for a long while. I feel like I am doing the same thing with my exercise/eating routines… trying to find something that fits me well.

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