to all women who completed challenge one and two this year, please just post a note here. I am interested to know what it was like for you to consistently post pictures and stats.
as someone who has at least six sets of body for life start photos and no finish photos, I am very happy with myself to have posted consistently every month for a year!!
my pictures don't look anything like those BFL before and afters. and I guess that was always what stopped me from finishing those challenges. my changes would be so modest compared to the women in the books.
congratulations to us for posting each month, and putting it all out there! I am proud of us!!
Challenge one and two here.....in looking at the list I think there's just a handful of us who have finished both challenges.
I'm really glad to have photos for the year. Especially when I look at them all in a row! It's really helped me focus and stay on track (for the most part!) this year. I actually can't believe it's been a year!
I'll be working on setting forth my goals for the new year. And, I plan on nailing those goals again. Everyone makes New Year's resolutions and nobody keeps them. That was me, too, until this year. I really think that being accountable each month and putting it all out there helped me immensely.
So, thanks to all of you, thanks to JP's, and let's have a great 2009, too!
Posting pix still terrifies me.. heck I've only acquired a full-size mirror about 2 months ago.
Mad props to all the girls here who post their full-size (almost nude) pix!
Wow so jane if you have a minute, post the names of those of us who have completed both. I want to visit logs and post an extra special tenacity award in each log.
Like you, I was always the queen of new years resolutions. My progress was not as dramatic as I wanted, but the consistency is what will get me there eventually!
I wasn't around for the first challenge, and I didn't think I would do the next one, just for the reason you state- that my changes are so small compared to everyone else's. But the more I think about it, the more I am inclined to keep doing the challenges, because it's for me, not to compare myself to others. Having the series of photos showing all the small changes is great, and the before and after really shows progress.
It was important learning for me to see that other folks could not really see their changes either and that the changes are so small month to month. We are all so brainwashed by these "Get Ript" ads or even Biggest Loser where people lose ridiculous amounts of fat in short times. This challenge really helped to put reality in perspective and helped to emphasize health over results. I honestly do not know of any other place that this happens.
I also got enourmous benefit from reading the mental process women (Wendy esp comes to mind) go through to accept their own bodies. I remember the day that I stood in a Hotel room in CA and came to love my own body. I never looked back! That is such a powerful moment and my wish is that everyone has this moment in their lives.
As a beginner to body recomp there was a lot of value to have the support of women doing similar things. We never accomplish anything great on our own so having all of you on "Team Karla" through this challenge was very inspirational. That said I always felt a bit out of place as I was (am) doing body recomp (cut and bulk) instead of general fitness or fat loss. I think that created a gap sometimes in my commuinications with people.
I will not be joining the next challenge. Now I feel pretty rock solidly on a path to my goal and I have an amazing team available to me to help me excel on that path. The bulk that I am currently doing is going so smoothly and I am exceeding all expectations for it. Being in the challenge takes a lot of time. That time is spent posting about the journey and taking pics and editing them and posting them, etc. It is a lot of time being absorbed in "me". This is appropriate as a challenge participant but it prevented me from being about to read so many other journeys. I feel as though my time now is better spent in supporting the girls who have a need for someone on their team. I have always respected Tina and others who do this so selfishly and hope to follow in their footsteps as I manage my own path.
I am greatly looking forward to the next challenge and this time I will get to follow along with many others!
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I wasn't around for the first challenge, and I didn't think I would do the next one, just for the reason you state- that my changes are so small compared to everyone else's. But the more I think about it, the more I am inclined to keep doing the challenges, because it's for me, not to compare myself to others. Having the series of photos showing all the small changes is great, and the before and after really shows progress.
That's what kept me doing the challenges, especially the first one--making the changes for me, even when I couldn't see any the first few months.
Que? Exsqueeze me? Baking powder? Do I detect a Freudian slip? LOL.
ETA: thanks for the props (I think, haha).
OMFG!! I swear it was completely on the up and up. I am going to have to stop posting at work while in meetings (multi-tasking) and get more than 4 hours of sleep the night before.
You have always been a HUGE inspiration to me this past year. I cannot believe the things you have accomplished.
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Hi, I did not participate in the second challenge BUT because of the first challenge I kept taking pictures and taking measurements on a monthly basis. It has been a constant reminder to stay motivated. I started doing double workouts 3 times a week and working out 6 days a week. fficeffice" />
I dropped off the boards because of time constraints (3 young kids) and not being able to post every workout (if I am going to do something I like to do it 100%). With my new found fitness level and seemingly endless energy my days are booked solid. It’s been great. Most importantly because of my transformation – and being asked how I did it, I have referred many people to this site, for the inspiration, dedication and support all of you gave me!!
for women who have completed both challenges
I am going to have to stop posting at work while in meetings (multi-tasking) and get more than 4 hours of sleep the night before.
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