Hi guys just wanted to stop by...I have not posted on here in a long time. However I have to tell you that your all Looking AWESOME!!!! Keep it up! Michelle Now that I have said that I need to get my butt to the gym

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Hey where are you from in OH? This is James logged into to my wife's account. First.. thanks so much for your support! As far as the program, I followed it pretty much to the tee but I did make some mods. Especially the last two weeks where I ate more veggies less carbs and did some extra BFL style cardio sessions. Supplements I took were Myoplex original, Phoshagen HP, CLA and during the last two weeks I took Thermo Dynamx too. I was really amazed to watch my body and food desires transform during that 12 week period. I was joking with my kids that I couldn't believe there were ab muscles underneath all that... I thought that six packs were a myth!! or scam, haha. Anyway, I'm obviously really excited about BFL and the whole experiance has been awesome. I'd love to help anyone who want to take that journey to fitness anyway I can. Thanks again.

Wednesday was a recovery day. I did the following on Thursday: Chest exercises: Incline dumbbell press supersetted with push ups Machine press High cables Back exercises: Seated row (narrow grip) Prone t-bar row Lat pull down Bent dumbbell raises Abs: Crunches Leg lifts (chair) Abs machine Finished up with 20 minutes of fat burning cardio then did another 20 minutes of intervals!

Chip, Congrats on your success. Welcome to the Bodybuilding Board. First, you are making the right decision to start weight training now. Too many WLS people lose muscle mass the first year then join a gym and the following year and try to put muscle back on. I recommend a full body work out. This means you perform one exercise per muscle group. I would also stick with compound exercises rather than isolation exercises. For example in working the chest, a bench press is a compound exercise while a Pec Deck is an isolation exercise. Start out with light weights and 10-15 reps. I will e-mail you the exercises that I started with. I post my workouts on the board. But keep in mind that I am 2+ years out and have an advanced program. Earl is also doing some really advanced stuff. I think at first, you want to really concentrate on form and not on weight. Make sure you are breathing properly too. A personal trainer may help you with proper form. The book I train from is called Sculpting Her Perfect Body by Brad Schoenfeld. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0736044698/103-5413769-8409411?v=glance&n=283155&v=glance I had some men's body building books but I like the pictures in the ladies book better and the men and women's weight training exercises are the same. Make sure you increase your protein to compensate for your weight training. My nutritionist and I did not see eye to eye on the extra protein. You need lots of protein to repair and build the muscle mass. I am sure that Stayce and Earl will give you some great ideas too. Just stick with it and you will be amazed at the results. Weight training has helped me be a successful WLS patient. Good Luck. Come back and tell us how you are doing.