Ripped in 30, starting 1st Aug...join me!!?

skinnyinnotime

Did day 2 of level 3 last night, today my elbow hurts so am going to give it a miss tonight. Hopefully will do day 3 tomorrow.

My laptop won't be back unti next tuesday boo hoo : (

MissMaggie3

Did day 2 of level 3 last night, today my elbow hurts so am going to give it a miss tonight. Hopefully will do day 3 tomorrow.

My laptop won't be back unti next tuesday boo hoo : (

Hello! How come you are posting? Hasn't it gone yet?

And have you regressed or was it a typo? (level 3) :laugh:

MissMaggie3

Day 3 level 4 done. Contrary to what I said after the first attempt, I do find it really difficult now - possibly too difficult? I find myself dreading it a bit, to be honest. Still, not long to go now. I need to remind myself how hard the 30 day shred seemed at level 1, but when I went back and tried it after finishing level 3, it was easy peasy! Clearly the body just needs time to adjust, so maybe I just need to keep ploughing on. Hey ho.

armaretta

Day 3 level 4 done. Contrary to what I said after the first attempt, I do find it really difficult now - possibly too difficult? I find myself dreading it a bit, to be honest. Still, not long to go now. I need to remind myself how hard the 30 day shred seemed at level 1, but when I went back and tried it after finishing level 3, it was easy peasy! Clearly the body just needs time to adjust, so maybe I just need to keep ploughing on. Hey ho.

Good job sticking it out!

Don't worry. I spend at least 15 minutes every day talking myself out of and back into working out.

Jenlwb

Well today is my last day off work and supposed to be my last day of level 3, my new heart rate monitor is apparently in town, should be here by the afternoon- but i'm in pAIN!

My left hip and knee hurt like hell. This is the first time my hip osteo-arthritis has bothered me in this whole program. Which is surprising, but nice. It usually takes some kind of high impact exercise or lifting a leg to the side to do it, Lucily the cardio sections are pretty short on this prog.

Might have to knock it on the head today, I really don't want to do it tomorrow after my first 12 hr day shift, but might have to.

Bugger. Can't even go for a walk instead!

You all soldier on without me please.

ShannonBas

Dang it. I fell out of the wagon again. :sad: :sad: :explode:
For some reason I'm having a hard time getting going on this workout video. :grumble: However, Hubby growled at me this evening when he found out that I've been slacking off of my workouts (yet again), and told me to get my butt in gear and start doing my workouts like I'm supposed to. :embarassed: He wants me to succeed, too.

Yes Dear.
So... another re-start for me :grumble:
Day 1/Week 1... done. :happy:

Hopefully this time I can get myself through it. Congratulations to everyone for their successes!! :drinker:

skinnyinnotime

Did day 2 of level 3 last night, today my elbow hurts so am going to give it a miss tonight. Hopefully will do day 3 tomorrow.

My laptop won't be back unti next tuesday boo hoo : (

Hello! How come you are posting? Hasn't it gone yet?

And have you regressed or was it a typo? (level 3) :laugh:

Oh yes typo. Laptop went tuesday, Used hubby's laptop briefly yesterday for the 3 seconds that he wasn't using it!!

I can't figure out how to get the app on my blackberry, I am so rubbish at technology...I get angry at myself for not knowing basic stuff, grrr.

skinnyinnotime

Just did day 3 of level 4, my muscles are tired and I cannot wait to finish this workout now, 2 more days of it seems like a lifetime!!!
Sounds like i'm not alone in feeling like this, at least that's a little comfort lol!

I think i should have washed my chest strap more frequently, as today, after it had been washed I got a calorie burn out of 336 just for Ripped!!!

MissMaggie3

We do all seem to be having a hard time with the latter stages of Ripped. There's something about level 4 that just doesn't agree with me; I have really hurt my back now - pain in the coccyx, that's worse when I move. Definitely won't be able to do it today. I'm honestly not wimping out, despite my grumbles yesterday; that's just not in my nature. Will be back at it as soon as this pain has subsided. Going to sit on my exercise bike as best I can instead.

armaretta

just making it to week 4 is an accomplishment IMO. That woman really loves to torture people in the plank position!

You guys and gals seen any weight loss? I'm juggling the same pound the past few weeks. I got excited last week and though I had lost, but it came back and went down, up , down, up, down, etc... I feel stronger and have a teeny bit more tone in my arms and legs, but i'm not sure that's all due to ripped or the supplemental jogging I do as well.

airavillas

Hi ! I just finished week 3, and let me tell you, its a killer ! I can feel the change though ! my thighs feel and look so toned ! Im going to try to week 4 this week ! I'll be doing this video week by week till i finally reach my goal goodluck to everyone ! but i was wondering, how many calories are lost in each workout? please help me out? thanks !

MissMaggie3

Hi ! I just finished week 3, and let me tell you, its a killer ! I can feel the change though ! my thighs feel and look so toned ! Im going to try to week 4 this week ! I'll be doing this video week by week till i finally reach my goal goodluck to everyone ! but i was wondering, how many calories are lost in each workout? please help me out? thanks !

We are all very different in terms of how many calories we burn. For me it's only about 200 for each sessions, but others are up at 350-400. I use a Heart Rate Monitor to get an accurate reading, but if you don't have one you could just try logging it as 'circuit training - general' and record the result.

Good luck with week 4!

armaretta

Hi ! I just finished week 3, and let me tell you, its a killer ! I can feel the change though ! my thighs feel and look so toned ! Im going to try to week 4 this week ! I'll be doing this video week by week till i finally reach my goal goodluck to everyone ! but i was wondering, how many calories are lost in each workout? please help me out? thanks !

I track mine with a HRM. I burned about 300 in week 1, 350 in week 2, 300 in week 3, and 275 in week 4. I'm not sure why I burn so much less in week 4. Not like it's easy or anything. Maybe I'm just stronger?

MissMaggie3

just making it to week 4 is an accomplishment IMO. That woman really loves to torture people in the plank position!

You guys and gals seen any weight loss? I'm juggling the same pound the past few weeks. I got excited last week and though I had lost, but it came back and went down, up , down, up, down, etc... I feel stronger and have a teeny bit more tone in my arms and legs, but i'm not sure that's all due to ripped or the supplemental jogging I do as well.

This is a strange one. According to the scales, I've lost a teeny tiny amount of weight, but I am visibly and significantly shrinking; I am having to spend money on new clothes (that I can't afford) because my old ones really look ridiculously baggy now. And since starting Ripped, I've gone down a bra size, and have gone from UK size 8 trousers to almost size 6! Before I did any reading, I was thinking that this was happening because I was building muscle while losing fat. However, according to the 'experts', you can't build new muscle on a calorie deficit. So why is this happening? Is it simply toning of existing muscle or what?

I am seeing a little bit more definition, and I know things are happening from the way my muscles ache, but the loose skin is also becoming more noticeable (to me). Can't afford surgery (!), so I'm just hoping it will disappear, or I'll have to learn to live with it. Hey ho. :ohwell:

Oh, and my face is getting more wrinkled ... :frown:

Jenlwb

Oh, and my face is getting more wrinkled ... :frown:

Was it Meryl Streep who said at as certain age you have to chose between your face and your *kitten*? So she chose to sit on it! I'd rather be slim and a bit wrinkled tho.

I'm getting nowhere with the weight, the last 6 weeks i've gone from 120 to 118, to 117, to 120, to 119..... it's all my belly, water weight fluctuates there so much, and it really messes with clothes fitting. I'd be a UK8 too, if i could fasten the waist! It's not so bad first thing, but later in the day... I look pregnant sometimes.

MissMaggie3

Oh, and my face is getting more wrinkled ... :frown:

Was it Meryl Streep who said at as certain age you have to chose between your face and your *kitten*? So she chose to sit on it! I'd rather be slim and a bit wrinkled tho.

I'm getting nowhere with the weight, the last 6 weeks i've gone from 120 to 118, to 117, to 120, to 119..... it's all my belly, water weight fluctuates there so much, and it really messes with clothes fitting. I'd be a UK8 too, if i could fasten the waist! It's not so bad first thing, but later in the day... I look pregnant sometimes.

Face v *kitten*? Love it!!!

I don't need to worry about it actually, because I'm going to win the lottery soon and then I'll be able to afford the surgery ...

I'm so with you on the belly water retention thing - exactly my problem. We are about the same weight, too. However, I am finding that now that my tummy muscles are tightening (thanks to Jillian), it doesn't look as bad as it did. There is hope!

Just clicked on your profile and noticed that you are based in Bahrain - cool! (or hot, in fact!). I have a friend moving out there in a couple of weeks to work, and she is a bit concerned about how stable her job will be in the winds blowing across the region. Has everything been OK for you?

Jenlwb

Just clicked on your profile and noticed that you are based in Bahrain - cool! (or hot, in fact!). I have a friend moving out there in a couple of weeks to work, and she is a bit concerned about how stable her job will be in the winds blowing across the region. Has everything been OK for you?

I'll 'friend' you and send you a message, to give you the full details!

ShannonBas

Day 2/Week 1... again...
I'm not losing hope.
(I always manage to bring up the rear somehow... LOL!!! :laugh: )

skinnyinnotime

Day 4 level 4 done!!! Just one more :bigsmile:

Come on peeps you can do it, keep going the end is so near...well ok Shannonbas has started again, but we can all do it!!!

armaretta

I'll do day 4 later today. I think my minor results have been because I was not eating enough. I forced myself to eat much more yesterday and I feel pretty good energywise today and was about 0.2lbs lighter than the day before, so maybe there's a glimmer of hope on the horizon. I'm not counting my chickens yet though. Its been hard to transition from a food restrictive stage to a force-myself-to-eat-so-my-body-will-give-up-the-fat stage.

And I STILL haven't decided what I am going to do after Saturday!

MissMaggie3

I've just done day 4, level 4 in front of my 90-year-old mother-in-law, who laughed uncontrollably from start to finish. Hmm, didn't think it was THAT funny. She then said I should go on X-factor with the routine. She even tried to join in for the cooldown. Madonna eat your heart out! :laugh:

skinnyinnotime

Oh no Maggie, can't believe your mil did that! Well done for seeing it through, don't think I would have been able to whilst being laughed at! My legs are aching today, as a result of running in heels from one platform to another to catch the last train after my night out. I really wanted a kebab but my crippled feet couldn't make it as far as the kebab shop, which I guess is a good thing really lol! But I had Sloppy Guiseppe pizza when I got home instead, far fewer calories! I seem to have lost 1lb since yesterday, but won't log it as probably just water weight.

skinnyinnotime

I can't comment on status'

with my phone, only on threads so thought I'd ask here. Who is Irene that people are referring to on their status's?

MissMaggie3

I can't comment on status'

with my phone, only on threads so thought I'd ask here. Who is Irene that people are referring to on their status's?

It's the hurricane that's hitting the USA at the moment.

MissMaggie3

Quotes from mother-in-law:

"Oooh, you look slim; I think you've done enough exercising now, you should stop now." Then later, when she saw me in my exercise gear, "Oh, but you are still well-covered, aren't you."

skinnyinnotime

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!! How dumb do I feel!?!? Oooh your mil is far too blunt.

Jenlwb

Now i'm depressed, my 3rd rest day- i need to start week 4 but now my hip pain has become knee pain! dammit i'm too young for arthritis. also it's my night to stay up late before night shifts, need to make room for snack calories!!

I also still haven't been able to try my new HRM.

Any ideas of calories i can burn while off my feet? Keep it clean!

MissMaggie3

Now i'm depressed, my 3rd rest day- i need to start week 4 but now my hip pain has become knee pain! dammit i'm too young for arthritis. also it's my night to stay up late before night shifts, need to make room for snack calories!!

I also still haven't been able to try my new HRM.

Any ideas of calories i can burn while off my feet? Keep it clean!

This may be a bit late, as I see you've done Calisthenics (sp?), but how about that boxing thing that JM does - you could do it sitting?

armaretta

Now i'm depressed, my 3rd rest day- i need to start week 4 but now my hip pain has become knee pain! dammit i'm too young for arthritis. also it's my night to stay up late before night shifts, need to make room for snack calories!!

I also still haven't been able to try my new HRM.

Any ideas of calories i can burn while off my feet? Keep it clean!

I'm betting you can figure out some chair aerobics with some hand weights! Try googling something like that! I'm betting that kind of stuff gives you a great core workout.

armaretta

FINISHED! I'll take a nice evening of rest and relaxation, and post my results from Ripped tomorrow. I still haven't figured out what I want to do next! Anyone have any suggestions?