Paul,

I too live in B'ham and have completed 2 BFL challenges. While my
results are not spectacular, I am EXTREMELY satified with the changes
BFL has enabled me to make in my body. My before-and-afters are
posted at http://www.halfaworldaway.org/bfl.htm. See for yourself, if
you care to.

My advice would be to do one cycle as close as you can to the BFL
guidelines before changing anything. EAS charges a lot for the
products. You can find better prices almost anywhere. Try
http://www.jerseyjoe.com/. I have bought from them many times. They
ship Fed-Ex for just 5 bucks. It's hard to get enough protien in
without doing the shakes twice a day. I find that when I compare the
price of the shakes to actual food, I probably save money!

I use a lot of various supplements. I definitely recommend creatine,
it's cheap and it works. Glutamine is good too, but a bit more
expensive. The supplements are all optional though.

When I first started BFL, I was tempted to alter BFL to fit my
lifestyle. I preferred working out in the evening or afternoon. I
ended up deciding that despite working out in the gym and watching my
diet, I never got the results I wanted doing it my way. I decided to
commmit to doing BFL by the book to see if it worked. Boy did it! I
lost 46 lbs of fat, my blood pressure and resting heart rate dropped
to normal levels; cholesterol and triglyserides decreased to very
healthy levels; and my physique looks better at 40 than it did at
sixteen! Did I mention that I have much more energy and sleep better?

I'm not gonna kid you. The first six weeks are rough. Once I had
detoxed off of sugar, and gotten used to the morning workouts, then I
found the program pretty easy to maintain. I finished the second
challenge about 3 months ago and am now working on the Body Rx
program. I work out at Steel City Fitness in Homewood. If I can help
with anything else, just let me know. My email address is
mojo<removethis>@halfaworldaway.(and this too!)org.

Good Luck!

Greg B.
--- In bodyforlifeatlanta2@y..., "ptbrakefield" <ptbrakefield@y...>
wrote:
> I know that every new member probably asks this question: what do
you
> do if you can't afford the "prescribed" supplements in the BFL
> challenge? I'd like to know about substitutions, etc., that some
of
> you use, as well as any good sources for supplements (discount
> prices).
>
> I live in Birmingham, AL, and would be interested in anyone in this
> area contacting me, whether you are doing the program or just
thinking
> about it like I am... I want to do if IF I can afford it... I'm
> working out, etc., now, but have not done BFL.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Paul