THE FOOD: Many people wonder if the diet is “really all that important” and regard exercise as the key to the whole transformation bit. But, that’s not true.  Adhering to the diet, and eating small and very healthy meals is the KEY.

Why? First of all, for most people, food has been used as a drug for a long time. They have literally been drugging their feelings with meal after meal of rich carbohydrates or fatty and sugary treats. So, good food not only helps the body to shed fat and build muscle at the same time (so long as you’re working out correctly) but it also helps restore your mind and emotions to a sane and steady state. People who have overeaten for a long time have literally been unable to  feel normal feelings and to deal with their problems, so they remain in an immature emotional state–just like drug addicts and alcoholics do. Normal blood sugar levels and insulin levels will allow you to literally begin to heal not only the flesh but the emotions and spirit as well.

SELF-IMPROVEMENT: The key to self-improvement in BFL is to improve yourself without growing selfish. You can go one of two ways once you begin to see BFL results. You can move to self-glorification or you can move to selfless helping of others. Choose selfless helping rather than self-glorification, because just as excess eating stunts the emotions, self-glorification stunts spiritual growth. Selfless helping promotes spiritual growth–literally demonstrating the truth of the age old proverb that it “is better to give than receive.”

While I’m on the topic of selfless helping, please don’t confuse giving false encouragement to people who are playing the victim role with truely helping others. People intent on playing victim don’t really want advice–they are trapped in their own pity party and and any help that would remove them from that situation will be quietly rejected by them. You are much better off spending your time with others who truly want to change.

BFL IS LIKE A VIRUS!: It spreads most easily by direct contact with others.