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Here we are again, another two weeks down and a photo update for those who care to see them. Week 8 was a bit strange. It came after a week that was pretty unsuccessful, and to cap it off I ended up down for the count with that cold that is going around so after [...]

So last weekend I didn’t bother to do my weekly update. Bad, I know, part of all of this is the new habits but really the week blew. Actually, it was just the end of week 7 that got to me, briefly. Anyhow, here is what happened.

About Wednesday I decided, “Hey, I’m down 20 lbs, my [...]

Here we are again. The halfway point of the Body For Life Challenge down,6 more weeks to go. This week marked a pretty great milestone. Not only the halfway point, but also, the 20lb mark. Pretty exciting really. Six weeks, 20 lbs. Six weeks to go, [...]

Here we are again. Another week of Body For Life down, 8 more to go. Today, however, is a bit of a milestone. Here we find ourselves at the one month mark. Sounds so much shorter to say 1 month down and 2 more to go [...]

Many people ask me “So what the hell can you eat on this thing? Is it some super strict diet?” My answer is always the same. Body For Life isn’t really a super strict diet. It is not some gimmicky thing where I can only eat [...]

So here we are at week 3, day 21 of 84. Another successful week on Body For Life. I managed to temp myself again with a fully catered suite at the Canucks game on Wednesday but came away unscathed. Once again no beer, no pizza, no hot [...]

As I mentioned in previously, one of the aspects that makes adapting to Body For Life a little bit easier is Free Day. Free Day is pretty much what it sounds like, it is your day to eat as you like. You want to hit up [...]

So here we are after 2 weeks on Body For Life and things are still going great. Still no cheating, and no missed gym days, which is super. Eating has gotten so much easier. Planning and meal times have become habit so I don’t even think about it anymore, although I do still [...]