Looking at my private journal (no, you can’t see it 
), it looks like I started the Body for Life program March 26th of this year. I remarked, briefly, about starting this program in this peculiar post. Since then, I’ve been silent about it. Here’s the fix for that.
I’ll get it out in the open now: I fell off the wagon. I worked out for the first two weeks as the program described, 3 days of weight training, 3 days of aerobic exercise, one day off. The third week I stumbled a few times, missing a day here, a day there, for one reason or another. And then, I just quit. Missing one day led to missing two days, which led to.. well, you see the pattern. It’s easy to do this with anything, but I was really hoping to not do it with this program.
I emailed James and politely asked him to give me a kick in the ass, which he did. Last Monday, April 30th, I “reset the clock” and started over on the program. Since then, I’ve not missed a day. I’m still struggling / experimenting with the Body for Life diet, but that’s not due to lack of willpower: I can’t afford the diet. Hopefully I can come up with a cheaper eating plan that is as good for me.
The results I’ve seen from the exercise routine are great. I haven’t lost much weight, perhaps a few pounds, but I can tell a difference in my body nonetheless. Clothes fit a bit more comfortably, and both my upper and lower body are getting some muscle tone to them (as opposed to the flubber that has covered them for years now). I know my muscles are getting more accustomed to the strenuous workouts, because I don’t wake up the next day aching now. 
I’d say I’m going to end up like James, and adopt this “12 week challenge” as a life habit. I’m still figuring it all out, but I’m already seeing big changes in how I feel. I’m working out harder than I ever have in my life (I’m not exaggerating about that in the least), and it’s paying off. I certainly don’t look or feel like a million bucks yet, but I can certainly feel my value rising with each exercise session.
I say, that looks like an awfully complicated programme. With me, the combination of summer (less an lighter food) and being active already results in the same ‘feeling better’ bit, but I too would need a constant challenge, I guess, to actually see some lasting change. But working out and eating well do cost a lot, I agree. Not eating would solve that, but I doubt it would last long. Good luck. We expect some body shots soon.
It’s actually not that complicated once you do it for a few weeks. After that, you can basically go through the upper body / lower body sections without thinking about it much. I found the diet section of Body for Life more complicated than the exercise, but since I can’t afford his suggested diet anyway, it’s a moot point.