Stephanie's Body Revolution

stephanj

Hi All,

I really liked reading other people's BR journeys, so I decided to start my own thread, I hope that's okay?

A little about me - I'm 37, 2 kids, and gained a ton of weight with both pregnancies. I've lost roughly 60 lbs of my pregnancy weight, but I keep hovering at around 10-15 from my final goal. I just did five months of PINK method, which took 13 lbs off me and is an awesome program, but I started to get a little bored after 5 months and my weight is creeping up, so enter my old friend Jillian!

What is keeping me going is the knowledge that I will never be satisfied until I have reached that magic prepregnancy number!

Height 5'5"
HW: 208-215 - pregnant
CW: 147
GW:135

Measurements:
neck:13.5
u.arms:13
bust:38
waist:31.75
belly:36
hips:39
thighs:20.75
calves:14.75

Ugh I just took my before pictures and it is worse than I thought. How can I be so in shape and yet the layers of fat on my body hide it all? A painful but necessary step, facing my reality. I will figure out how to post those soon.

I start Monday, who's with me?!

suzanne63

Hi :happy: my name is Suzanne.I did the first phase before.Then I went to my sons wedding and never went back to finishing the program.I am going to start again on Monday too so I'll be with you and do my best to motivate you the best I can ok?My kids are going to be home from school for the summer real soon.I don't know how much of this Body Revolution I can get fit in.But I will try my best to do most of it for 3 months for this summer.It's nice to meet you and do this with you.We can do it :happy:

stephanj

Okay, day 1 down.

I enjoyed it! I actually like the suicides, although I am scared running man is going to hurt my knee so I am doing mountain climbers instead. Did the cardio right after. Even though I was ramping up the intensity as much as I could, I am fairly well conditioned from a lot of hiit, so overall I didn't feel as "worked out" as I am used to, so I might sub in some of my other cardio until BR starts getting to the more intense levels. I LOVE it when she talks to the camera!

Staying at my calorie level will be hard lol I was STARVING this morning! Eating a chicken burrito at 9:45 am. But the scale was down a lb already this morning so I know this is going to work!

suzanne63

I actually liked the suicides too.I hated the running man.I just don't like to workout out that way.Great workout.Your doing really good :happy:

stephanj

Hi Guys, sorry I haven't been posting, but I have been keeping up with it!

I am in the second week now. I can't wait to move on to harder moves. Sorry to sound braggy, but I feel like I am losing some of my fitness going back to basics again. I am trying to add plyo and weights as much as possible, but my heartrate is just nowhere near HIIT levels like I want it to be. I am subbing in my PINK Method cardio.

Thats being said, thank goodness this is only 30 minutes a night, because sometimes I am just pooped and it's all I can do to squeeze it in at 9pm. On higher-energy days I am adding on another 20 minutes of cardio and abs. Plus getting in my 45 minute lunchtime walk.

Lost approx. two lbs last week, so I must be doing something right!
10 lbs to LTG!!!!

suzanne63

Your doing really good. Hang in there with me too ok? we can do it :happy:

k8es

Great job! Glad you're getting those results! I too was concerned with the (lack of) difficulty with the first couple workouts, the next couple are more difficult so I can only imagine how hard they become as we progress. I've been adding in extra cardio too.

suzanne63

You go girl.You can do it :happy:

stephanj

Thanks guys your support really helps :-)
In terms of diet, I feel like I really want some serious results so I am starting the 17 day diet again. Did it last year and lost ten lbs in Phase 1. I am serious about it this time!!!! No excuses!
This weekend will be a challenge due to nonstop Parties. I will be sucking back diet coke, it's not ideal but it is instead of beer and chips so that is what I need to do.

stephanj

Ahhhhhh. Workout 3 now that's more like it! Challenging and it flew by!

suzanne63

I can't wait to get there.

stephanj

Hi Guys,

Doing workouts 3 and 4 this week and next week.
So far I am loving them. Can't do some of the moves properly yet (hollow man) but I am working on it. Does anyone actually manage to hold weights when they are doing that knees-to-feet standup thing? Yeesh!

Not a lot of measurement changes yet but I am waiting til the end of the month to record. Down 2 lbs every week, but I am super strict with my diet so it's not all Jillian.

My big lofty goal is to be at my goal weight, 135, by July 14th, as I have a wedding to go to and want to drink a glass of wine! 7.8 lbs to go. I really really want that glass of wine....

suzanne63

Your doing great.You can do it :happy: .My balance is not to good in workout 4.I hope I get better with that.

stephanj

Been dragging the last couple of days, so I was Reeeeeely tempted to skip cardio last night but I didn't because I knew I would feel terrible about it. I showed up, and I did it!!!! Starting 5 and 6 next week. I will be glad for a new cardio, I am bored with #1.

I heart Mimi, by the way, that girl makes me laugh!!!

stephanj

Flu!
Go directly to bed, do not pass go, do not do 200 jumping jacks!
Taking a few days rest, will start up ASAP.

suzanne63

I'm sorry your not feeling well.I hope you feel better real soon.Rest is good :flowerforyou:

stephanj

I had skipped some workouts and I felt like I wanted to finish out the phase the right way, so I just did 3 and 4 back to back, and I will do cardio on Sunday. Bye bye phase 1 :-). 5 lbs gone!!!!

suzanne63

Your doing great :happy:

stephanj

Did workout 5 for the first time and it kicked my butt! Now it has started for REAL!!!

suzanne63

Your going real good.I'm going to start workout 5 next week sometime.

suzanne63

Your doing really good.I'm starting workout 5 next week.Is it much harder?What do you like about it most?5 and 6?

stephanj

LOL Suzanne, mentally prepare yourself- it is harder!!!!! She does more crazy balance things like 1-legged squats with weights, and reverse planks. It's nothing we are not prepared for, though. It's just that a few times I look at the TV and go "she has got to be kidding". Then when I try it, it's actually not as impossible as it looks! I made it through both, but felt like my butt had been properly kicked. However, I was appreciating the fact that I now have muscle definition in my REAR END! It's all so worth it!

Taking the weekend off for Canada Day camping - starting up fresh next week! Have a good one :-)

suzanne63

Ok,Thank you.I'm looking forward to starting phase 2.Have fun at your Day Camping

stephanj

OK, this workout 5 is going well, except for one part: that series where she goes back and forth from the 1-legged crab to the crescent leg pec flies with the bands....yeowch!!!

My weight was up a bit this week due to camping, but I feel back on track. I have to up my eating from 1200 to 1400, my bmr, and add back in more carbs, I just found I didn't have enough energy!

suzanne63

I'm glad your back.Your doing real good :happy:

stephanj

Felt lots of energy after finishing #6 this time, so I added in 10 minutes of my pink method kickboxing cardio. I am going to keep adding some cardio after as much as possible, sort of a mini kickstart. What can I say, I am a masochist lol.
NSV tried on a dress I had ordered online months ago. When it arrived in march it looked awful on me I looked pregnant. Took it out of the back of the closet and tried it on and it looks so much nicer, dd was telling me how pretty I looked. Feeling confident, feeling pretty, finally! This workout is taking the pounds of my waist, where I really needed it! I may actually end up with a 29 inch waist, which is something I thought was impossible for me after babies!!!!

stephanj

Well, you guys weren't lying, workout 7 was tough.
But I survived!!!

suzanne63

That's really good.You can do it :happy:

stephanj

I have officially lost 10 lbs since the beginning of June! 5 lbs to go to LTG!!!!

OK, wo 7 still is kicking my butt, I am taking an extra week of 7/8 before I move forward. I want to be able to do a solid boat pose, and those one-legged pushups, and the squat thrusts - OMG!!!!!

aprrae

Congrats!! Way to go!!

stephanj

Still with it! Started wo 9 yesterday. Could barely do it!