Hello all,<br> This is my first post to the
board, as well as my first challenge. Today is the first
day of my second week. I am a pizza connoisseur and I
guess its what got me into this mess in the first
place. When the delivery guy calls you by your first
name it can't be a good thing. Of course my love for
pizza is still burning strong so I have been searching
everywhere for one that is good for me. I recently found
Healthy Choice's French Bread Pizza. It is 5g of fat, 24g
of protein, 49g of carbs, and is a total of 340
calories. Can anyone tell me if it is a good idea to eat
these things? Will it go along with the body for life
diet? Any help is appreciated.

Oh boy!!  I'm not fond of any of the frozen foods. Too much of everyything.
Stick to whole foods.<br>CNIK?.....<br><br><br>Liz

sure it can be a great part of your food choices,
if your looking to pay for 2 seats on an airplane or
in a movie theater...<br><br>looks like this will be
a great time to challenge yourself and see if your
more powerful than a piece of overprocessed bread
loaded with simple high-glycemic carbs, sodium loaded
sauce, saturated fat loaded processed meats, top it off
with some extra grease, add preservatives and wrap it
all in a nice box in freezer-burn hell....<br><br>I
love pizza too.. but it tastes much better on a free
day.<br><br>-Cnik

Wow, I did not expect this quick of a
response.<br><br> Ok, so the pizza thing is out. Ill get rid of
these frozen little devils, but I need a replacement. I
am a college student and have little time an even
less will power to cook 90 percent of the meals that
the program calls for. I need something easy to get
at the store and either already cooked or quick to
make. I have tried the shakes and health bars with no
luck. I liked the taste of them but they did not agree
with my stomach. If anyone knows of a food that can
fit these high standards I am all ears.

if you have a fridge, and a microwave then your
all set.... get some tupperware, cook everything on a
free day, or when you have some free time. Get your
self some chicken, turkey.. (real meats... not deli
gelled fatballs sliced into "meats"), tuna, canned or
fresh salmon, oatmeal, sweet potatos and yams, lots of
fresh veggies (not salt and "broth" loaded canned
veggies). Once you cook everything, pop it into tupperware,
then into the fridge..... it will be faster and
cheaper than frozen meals and alot better for you in the
long run (and chicks dig guys that know how to cook :)
)... no shakes or bars necessary.....<br><br>-Cnik

I agree with Cnik. Here's one thing I can't stand
people saying to me as an excuse for not getting
healthy. Time and effort. I'm a single mom and work 70 +
hours a week and I still MAKE time to cook all my food
and go to the gym 6 days a week. I spend two hours on
a Sunday cooking all my food for the week. I use
those reusable/disposable gladware things (cause
there's cheap) and ziplock baggies. Twenty chicken
breasts don't take any longer to cook than 2. Three cups
of brown rice take the same amount of time as one
serving. Baked potatoes nuke up in 8 minutes.<br><br>It
all boils down to how bad do you want it? Fitness and
great health come with a very small price tag....effort
and planning. It really is easy once you set your
mind to it and do it.<br><br>Erin

You know what I found out. That preparing BFL
food takes less time than preparing regular food.
Sometimes I cook on Sundays, but other days I cook when I
come home. My kids usually eat what I do and it takes
very little time to cook a chicken breast or a steak.
Where as a whole chicken took 3 hours to
cook.<br><br>Also Fish is a quick fix if you like fresh food
(Instead of freezing it). There are ways. I'm a single mom
of 2 kids too. Looks like there is a lot of us out
here.<br><br>Liz

And the best thing of all.... BFL is a great
excuse for going out for sushi 3 times a week :) I love
the stuff! Give me all the eel, salmon, tuna, and
crab... hold the rice, and pass the seaweed!<br><br>-Cnik

Interesting article on BMI and Body Fat:<br><br><a
href=http://abcnews.go.com/sections/living/DailyNews/bmi000828.html
target=new>http://abcnews.go.com/sections/living/DailyNews/bmi000828.html</a><br\
><br><br><br>Liz 1

I am also new to this club and in the dark on this flax oil.  Can someone tell
me what it is, what the benefits are and where you can get it.  Thanks.

Chris,<br><br>Are you doing your workouts with
machines. Its easy to get a little out of balance if you do
all your workouts on machines. People will tend to
"cheat" and utilize there strong side more. Try using
free weights. If your already into free weights, are
you using barbells or dumbells. Its still possible to
cheat a little with barbells, if your not using
dumbells try incorporating them into your workout. The
last thing is to really focus on your weak side during
lifting to make sure that its being worked. Try to make
the weak side do the same amount of work or even more
than your strong side.<br><br>Dave

flax seed oil is one of the best sources of omega
3 fats. and MOST people a deficient in both omega 3
and omega 6 healthy fats.<br>By adding this to your
diet (usually in doses of 1 tablespoon (14g) per 45lb
of BODYWEIGHT spread throughout the day), you will
notice the following will happen:<br><br>decreased
cravings for junk, healthy skin, joint wont ache as badly,
better digestion, more energy, healthy hair, higher
metabolism, more muscle, less fat, better sleep, etc....
<br><br>I use Udo's Oil and Barleans Lignan Rich flax seed
oil (depending on what my local health food store has
in stock). but it can be ordered online.<br><br>you
will need it to be: oil, not capsules.., coldpressed,
stored out of the light, kept refridgerated at all times
(not kept on the stores shelves), and as fresh as
possible.<br><br>for more information, check out the book "fats that
heal, fats that kill" by Udo Erasmus. I didn't believe
it either till I gave it a try.... most of the
former champs swear by the stuff... <br><br>-Cnik

Is it ok to eat canned chicken or is it too loaded with sodium?  If you can eat
canned salmon or tuna...is there much difference?<br><br>Chauntelle

why are the capsules not any good???

1 tablespoon of flax = 14 capsules.<br>if your
150lbs here's the math<br><br> 1 day = 3 tablespoons or
42 capsules<br> 1 week = 21 tablespoons or 294
capsules<br> 1 month = 93 tablespoons or 1302 capsules<br><br>
so theres the money part there...<br><br> then
consider that the oil is fresh, unprocessed, no extras
(capsule shell, etc..) whereas the oil in the capsules is
usually not fresh, not stored out of the light, not kept
chilled, and has "extras" added to keep it in capsule
form.<br><br>-Cnik

<a href=http://www.udoerasmus.com/firstscreen.html
target=new>http://www.udoerasmus.com/firstscreen.html</a><br><br>-Cnik

OK, I called the BFL line and was told that I
would have to count the fat grams in the EFA's like the
fat in everything else I eat. So in order to lose
weight, I need to keep the fat at about 20-30 grams
daily. I have been taking the Structured EFA's from EAS
and everyone is saying it's not enough. Any comment?

it is NOT enough, and EAS structured EFA's is
like a Yugo compared to a porche (Udo's or Barleans).
<br><br>1 tablespoon (14grams) per 45 lbs... MINIMUM).
don't count the fat..... really it DOES WORK...look at
former champs that used Udo's and Barleans (Hank
Johnson, Jeff Seidler, Drew Avery, etc.... ) pretty
lean....huh? Even the woman do the same thing... !
<br><br><br><br>-Cnik

I am not a nutritionist, nor do I claim to know a
whole lot about nutrition, but I literally *just* got
done eating a chicken salad sandwich made from canned
white chicken breast. However, I do rinse the chicken
before I use it. This does not really help a lot -- if
any -- with the sodium. I usually use chicken that I
cook, but this way does save time. If you want it, here
is the "recipe." You get to play with it as you make
it, so it always turns out good.<br>1-2 of the larger
cans of white chicken (can use tuna too)<br>2-4
stacker-type pickles, rinsed and diced<br>4-8 green onions,
diced<br>1-2 hot Hungarian peppers (optional, but YUMMY)<br>1
shredded carrot (opt.)<br>cilantro to taste
(opt.)<br>brown/deli mustard to taste<br>fat free mayo to taste (don't
overdo it, just enough to make the mixture
salad-y)<br>pepper to taste<br>Best served really cold!!!

ANybody have any likes/dislikes about this product?  I was taking Betalean but
am looking for something better.

Well I just ordered Udo's Perfect Blend, so I guess I'll find out from there. 
I'm really hard to convince unless I try it myself.

Chris,<br><br>The way I deal with a weaker side is to use dumbells instead of a
barbell, and let the weak side determine the max weight or failure
point.<br><br>Vic

very true. my first week I tried to use the "no
time" excuse. Then I actually cooked one Saturday and
had so much food that I swore I'd never eat it all. I
did.<br>Total time cooking: About 2 - 2 1/2 hours<br>Number of
full meals: 18<br>Time per meal: 3.33 minutes<br>Time
it takes to stand by the microwave while a full-meal
Healthy Choice, Lean Cuisine or other frozen meal cooks:
3-10 minutes

fresh beafore canned any day! canned for emergencies, fresh for real life.....
<br><br>fresh is cheaper than canned too!<br><br>-Cnik

OOPS. SHould have been 1 - 1 1/2 hours prep time!!!

So let me get this straight, I should buy fresh
chicken and either broil/bake or grill it and then just
keep it in the refrigerator? It will stay good that
way? What if I buy a whole chicken and bake it in the
oven and then slice it up for a weeks worth of meals?
Would that work? Sorry about all the questions, I'm
just new at this whole thing and starting on Monday!
Thanks!<br><br>Chauntelle

I noticed in a previous posting, "BFL chili" and
"BFL enchiladas" were mentioned. Is there a BFL
cookbook that I don't know about? Where do you find these
recipes? I checked in the BFL book and there were a few
but not the chili and enchiladas. Where can i find
recipes? Thanks!<br><br>chauntelle

when I make chicken, I make it all plain (no
spices) and then put most of it in the freezer, and
enough for about 2 days in the fridge. When it's time to
eat it, I spice it up however I feel at that time,
re-heat it and pull a few more pieces out of the freezer
to replace the ones I am about to enjoy. I like to
eat the chicken in 2-3 days, although it may keep for
a little bit longer.<br>PS - Whole chicken is good,
but I prefer the tenders or breast...much easier and
quick to cook, less cleanup and less waste.

chicken breasts, not whole chicken.... bake up the breasts, pop em in the fridge
and they are good for 2 weeks, or even freeze some of them if you cook even more
(I do often).<br><br>-Cnik

Most of the recipes referred to are usually out
of Muscle Media magazine. However if you click on
the little Category:Body For Life icon at the top of
this club you will find a club that lists lots of
recipes.<br><br>Erin