Chris' (Gerbies) 90-day journey with JM...
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Hello. I am thinking about starting the Body Revolution. I have lost 75 pounds and have about 40 more to lose. What can you tell me about the workouts? What do you enjoy and what do you not enjoy about them? I am not sure if I will completely follow the diet since I have a family but we are healthy eaters at this point. Any advice you can offer will be appreciated!0
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Hello. I am thinking about starting the Body Revolution. I have lost 75 pounds and have about 40 more to lose. What can you tell me about the workouts? What do you enjoy and what do you not enjoy about them? I am not sure if I will completely follow the diet since I have a family but we are healthy eaters at this point. Any advice you can offer will be appreciated!
I love this program! I love that it's only 30 minutes a day (though you can add more cardio if you'd like), I love that it's a challenge, but doable. I am not a huge fan of the diet, though you can get results without using it. If you like Jillian Michaels, you'll like these workouts!0 -
I was so relieved today was cardio day. I woke up with a super sore hip flexor. I think I may have overdone it at my Monday night yoga class and yesterday's workout 4. As I was getting ready to workout and started to do the Cardio 1 dvd, I thought to myself, "why do I feel relieved today is cardio? Is this getting too easy?" The workout is not too easy, but I feel confident that I can do it and am not dying. I decided to challenge myself and added one more interval. So after interval 3, I rewinded it back to the last interval again. This definitely was a challenge after the third set of suicides! I will definitely do that again on Saturday (I might even add a 5th interval!). Feeling good about today!0
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Week 4 is almost done! Though I hurt my hip flexor, I've pushed through and continued to follow the program. I'm able to do everything the same, except for the lunges (except for side lunges), the crescent poses and the one leg dips. To combat my hip flexor, I kept with a shorter range of motion on the lunges, but added weight to keep the intensity. For the crescent pose, I didn't move as much, but held the pose 4 times for long periods really low (makes your legs burn!!). The one leg dips, I just tried to do slower, but still almost fell over. Ultimately, I still got good workouts yesterday and today with workout 3 and 4, respectively. Tomorrow is cardio day and then the week's workouts are over! I decided I'm pushing ahead to week 5 workouts. I might need to add an extra week as I progress in the program and I don't want to do it too early. Overall, I'm excited to see what my results are for Phase 1!0
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I just completed Cardio 1 for the last time (at least the way the program is written) and I am going to miss it. I added one additional interval; I had hoped to do 5 but, I didn't want to push my luck with my recovering hip flexor. I will be starting week 5 workouts on Monday and I'm looking forward to the new challenge. I decided that I do not need to be perfect at every exercise. I'll do better when I do a second round of body revolution. I can't wait to weigh and measure tomorrow. This morning as I was getting out of bed, I lifted my leg to scratch my thigh and my leg felt so toned!!! This program is working!0
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I didn't post here yesterday, but shared my Phase 1 results on another post. Overall, I'm satisfied with the results: weight loss of 15.9 lbs and 10" inches overall. I thought the inches would be more, but that's o.k.
So, today was Day 1, Phase 2, doing workout 5. My calorie burn was lower with workout 5 (300) than the prior workouts, but I'm hoping that's due to the video being new. Overall, the workout was doable. In some ways, I thought it was going to be harder. I look forward to workout 6 tomorrow!0 -
Just completed workout 6 for the first time. I like it better than workout 5, but I still feel like I'm not getting my heart rate up enough throughout and not getting a good enough workout. I definitely had my challenges (perhaps that's why I'm not getting as good of a workout?). With the cross over lunge with bicep curl, my range of motion is not the same as on the other people...there's NO way I'm getting my knee one inch off the ground. I'm lucky my knees are bent...lol. With supermans...well, the weights didn't happen. I tried 5s...didn't happen. Tried one 5 and got liftoff, but not the range of motion I should have had. The wood choppers were better than in workout 5, because I lowered my weight to 8 lbs. I still have a tough time with range of motion with the moving lunges. I think at my weight, it's pretty tough to get so close to the ground. It's all progress, not perfection, I suppose. Maybe I'll get a better workout with 5 and 6 when I have the moves down better?0
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Today is week 5, day 3...first time doing Cardio 2. And...I LOVED IT!!! There wasn't one exercise I didn't like and I loved the sequence. There were just the right amount of exercises to catch your breath (knee crunches, skaters, jumping jacks, hook punches) in between higher intensity exercises. I cannot wait to do it again~!0
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Week 5, Day 4...workout 5 for the second time is in the books. I got a MUCH better workout this time. I think this was due to a number of reasons (hip flexor is healed, feeling stronger, am familar with the moves). I certainly was not perfect by any means with form. Those darned wood choppers still allude me, but I tried. I do not feel like I'm getting all I can out of them. My one legged squats are better, but I still had some balance issues. I'm looking forward to seeing how much better I get with them next week, when I do it for the third time.
I put on a pair of pants this morning that I haven't worn in at least a week and they are getting LOOSE! Definitely looser in the hips and legs the most. So excited!0 -
Thank you for all of your posts! I am finishing Phase 1 on Saturday with a nice day off on Sunday. SOOOOOO looking forward to starting Phase 2 and doing Cardio 2!!! (not a fan of Cardio 1, but have gotten better at those RUNNING MEN lol) Congrats on all of your results and keep up the good work!!!!!!!!!0
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Thank you for all of your posts! I am finishing Phase 1 on Saturday with a nice day off on Sunday. SOOOOOO looking forward to starting Phase 2 and doing Cardio 2!!! (not a fan of Cardio 1, but have gotten better at those RUNNING MEN lol) Congrats on all of your results and keep up the good work!!!!!!!!!
Thanks! Congrats on finishing Phase 1! You'll like Phase 2 (I'm only 4 days in, but I now think it's great)...it adds just enough challenge to be doable
. Running men comes back, but for just one cardio interval in workout 6...it somehow felt almost too easy, if that's possible...lol. 0 -
Week 5 is almost done! I completed workout 6 for the second time and liked it much better. I felt stronger than the first time and had better form. I actually liked the interval with Statue of Libertys, Chop Lunges and Running Man. I think that was my favorite...lol. I'm still certainly not at their level in terms of range of motion (i.e., there's no way I can get my knee within an inch of the ground for any lunges, much less wood chopper lunges), but I didn't cry. I did the supermans with a single 5 lb weight and I barely got my arms/chest off the ground, but it was an improvement. I am going to try and do the FastFix Kickbox DVD tonight for extra cardio and then will finish the week tomorrow with Cardio 2 (LOVE IT) and a yoga class. I'm hoping for a good weigh-in this week with all of the additional cardio, but my "monthly friend" is about to arrive, so who knows? I already feel bloated, so I'm not going to sweat it (no pun intended). Looking forward to how much better I get with these workouts next week. 0
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Week 5 is almost over. Last workout (cardio 2) is in the books. I didn't go to yoga today (ran out of time this morning). My family and I will be walking in tomorrow's March for Babies walk in memorium of my baby angel born at 23 weeks (in 2009) and in celebration of my 2 year-old son, who was 10 weeks early. The walk is like 3 or 3.5 miles, so that will be an added workout. I feel great about how the program has been the last 5 weeks. I LOVE cardio 2...so challenging, but in a great way! Looking forward to doing it all over again, starting on Monday...0
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Week 5 is over...I've lost 17 lbs so far. I weighed myself on Saturday and lost 1.1 lbs and when I weighed myself this morning, my weight was back to what it was last week. Considering I'm now bloated due to time of the month, I'm going with yesterday as my weigh-in (I need that for my motivation). Overall, I'm excited to do workouts 5 & 6 next week again...0
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I just realized I haven't posted since Sunday. Oh boy! I'm sure a part of that is because my eating has NOT been on track this week. I'm not sure what my problem is, but I have just been making the wrong choices. What I have been doing is my workouts. I have not missed one! Unlike last week, though, I have not added any additional cardio or yoga yet. I will try to take a yoga class tonight or do some sort of extra cardio, to help compensate for my terrible eating. Workout 5 felt better than the last time I did it...although I still can't do everything the same way as JM's peeps in the video. I still don't have great form with the wood chops, but I read that I'll get more practice with those in upcoming workouts. Two more workouts and then I'm off to week 7. Wow!0
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Overall, I had a rough week last week, eating-wise. I completed all workouts, though I didn't add any additional workouts. My eating was terrible. Everyday, I woke up and worked out...all with the intention of making healthy food choices. Somehow, I allowed myself to go down a different path. Positive aspect of the week: I did all workouts. Negative aspect: I ate like I was on vacation and probably gained weight; I didn't weigh myself yesterday. Based on my week, I decided not to move ahead to week 7 workouts. I felt like I wanted to have "clean" weeks for all of my workout weeks, so I'm "redoing" the second week of workouts 5 & 6, and Cardio 2. I will move ahead next week. Fortunately, workout 5 was still a challenge this morning, though I found myself to be stronger and better at the exercises. I was still VERY sweaty at the end and was out of breath throughout.
Just wanted to use this post as a place to share my thoughts, honestly.
O.k., on to a good week!!0 -
Another workout 6 is done...I am happy that I decided to repeat another week of week 5/6. I feel really strong, though the workout is still really challenging. I still am terrible at the wood choppers. I continued with 10 lbs, but my lunges are not as deep as I'd like. Overall, I'm feeling great.0
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I continued with my extra week of workouts 5 & 6 by doing Cardio 2. LOVE this workout! I didn't workout this morning; I was so tired, I just couldn't get up. My monthly friend finally arrived, so I thought I'd weigh myself. I didn't gain any weight from last week's eating frenzy (or I already lost it during the first few days of this week). In fact, I was .1 lbs less. I'll take anything...especially feeling crampy and bloated. I worked out after work and I really felt great (working out later has the bonus of already being warmed up and you can go even harder). I still prefer working out in the morning, because then you're done for the day.
I'm looking forward to tomorrow's workout...0 -
Two more days have gone by and I completed workout 5 (yesterday) and workout 6 (today) for the last time. I'm sort of sad to see them go (even though I did them for an extra week. I am excited about starting week 7 on Monday. This weekend will be a challenging food weekend, but I will do my best. Maybe I'll add an additional cardio workout just to help offset.0
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Hi Chris, keep up the good work!
I do not have much to lose, I'm just trying to overcome my yoyo dieting situation, recycling the same 20 pounds for the past years. But BR's program has done wonders for me! I have finally broken my plateau! I am more about adapting to a new lifestyle and committing to cooking for myself nutritionally.
If you'd like to see how I prepare my foods and keep up with my workouts, hop on over to my blog at
http://julsinfinite.blogspot.com/
I think cooking for yourself helps a ton. I follow her Fat Burning Meal Plan as closely as possible.
Good job, Chris! Do not ever turn back!!0 -
Hi Chris, keep up the good work!
I do not have much to lose, I'm just trying to overcome my yoyo dieting situation, recycling the same 20 pounds for the past years. But BR's program has done wonders for me! I have finally broken my plateau! I am more about adapting to a new lifestyle and committing to cooking for myself nutritionally.
If you'd like to see how I prepare my foods and keep up with my workouts, hop on over to my blog at
http://julsinfinite.blogspot.com/
I think cooking for yourself helps a ton. I follow her Fat Burning Meal Plan as closely as possible.
Good job, Chris! Do not ever turn back!!
Thanks so much for the encouraging words! I am going to check out your blog. I love any helpful tips!0 -
Week 7 is complete. I added a few extra workouts this week, during my "extra" week of workouts 5 & 6 and I feel the difference. I also knew I'd have a few extra dinners out, so it helps keep me honest. I'm nervous and excited for Monday!0
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Though I'm technically in my 8th week, I just started week 7 on the schedule. It was INCREDIBLY helpful to preview the workout before doing it (I reviewed workout 7 yesterday and reviewed workout 8 after I worked out this morning). When I transitioned to week 3/4 and then to 5/6, I had a hard time. It's incredibly frustrating to me not to feel like I know what I'm doing. Today, because I had some sense of what things were, it wasn't as bad. In fact, may I dare say that today's workout was challenging, but not gnarly? It didn't feel like that big of a jump from week 6, if at all. Now tomorrow may be harder...I saw those side squat to cross lunch combo and because it includes 2 of my least favorite exercises, I wasn't that excited. But at least I know what to expect! I will never go into a new workout blind again!0
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First time with workout 8...I'm not sure how I feel about it. Other than circuit 3, it was doable. Of course, I am learning the moves and will hopefully increase my range of motion (especiallly with the front/back lunge with knee raise and reverse curl). Circuit 3...gnarly. Between the deep crescent pose with reverse fly and the weighted Warrior 3 pose...I was dying...but in a good way. I do not have 3 lb. weights, so I held a single 5 lb weight for Warrior 3. Overall, it was a solid workout and I hope to increase my challenge the next time.0
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Would you recommend getting 3pound weights? I only have 5 and 8. Will I need 3s in the upcoming workouts. I am just about to start week 3.0
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I didn't need 3 lbs until week 5, though I still don't have them. She recommends 3s again in another workout. They aren't that expensive, so they are worth the investment, in my opinion. I will be going to pick up a set tonight.0
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Though I'm technically in my 8th week, I just started week 7 on the schedule. It was INCREDIBLY helpful to preview the workout before doing it (I reviewed workout 7 yesterday and reviewed workout 8 after I worked out this morning). When I transitioned to week 3/4 and then to 5/6, I had a hard time. It's incredibly frustrating to me not to feel like I know what I'm doing. Today, because I had some sense of what things were, it wasn't as bad. In fact, may I dare say that today's workout was challenging, but not gnarly? It didn't feel like that big of a jump from week 6, if at all. Now tomorrow may be harder...I saw those side squat to cross lunch combo and because it includes 2 of my least favorite exercises, I wasn't that excited. But at least I know what to expect! I will never go into a new workout blind again!
I ALWAYS preview any workout DVD before I do it. It really helps to see how things flow, and if there are any moves that may need to be watchful of or modified. I'm kind of scared to see what 5&6 are like, so I am holding off on previewing those until next week when I am half-done with 3&4.0 -
Yes, I don't know why I didn't do it before. You really just get a better workout because you can always "try" the exercises while previewing just to get the right form down...0
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Just finished my final workout in my "official" week 7 (though it's really my 9th week, after repeating week 6). Today's cardio was tough, even though it's my third week with cardio 2. Normally I do my workouts in the morning and today I did my workout in the afternoon...and it's in the 80s today. The warmer weather made the workout A LOT harder. I had planned to add an additional circuit/interval, but by the third circuit, I was a wet noodle. I suppose that's how it should be anyway. Again, eating has not been great this week (WHAT IS MY PROBLEM??!!??), but I will keep plugging along. What I can say is that I have not missed a single workout! 0
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Workout 8 again. It's week 2 of workouts 7/8. I still feel so challenged in certain areas. I'm fairly certain I'll add an additional week of workouts 7/8. I also did one of the sections of Jillian Michael's Fastfix Kickboxing workout for some added cardio (to compensate for too much eating this week). I have been challenged this month with eating. I need to get it together. I still have not missed a single workout, which I am definitely proud of. 0
