It's Time for a Revolution!

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  • Innerautumn
    Innerautumn Posts: 120 Member
    New goals (hopefully will be reached in round 2 of JMBR) -
    Hallow man/boat pose with good form
    Pigeon Squats without tipping over
    Hold a solid Half moon
    Rock and Roll crunches with no arms to get up off the floor
    Dive Bombers with really good form
    Touch my nose on my knees during cool-down
  • Maryt1961
    Maryt1961 Posts: 280 Member
    Welcome! I am going into week 5 tomorrow and let me tell you workout 3 and 4 are SO much harder than 1 and 2! Just be ready!!!


    Totally agree with this! And somewhere, she must have gotten the impression I've suddenly gained coordination!
  • Maryt1961
    Maryt1961 Posts: 280 Member
    Keep hammering it out...it's going to be so worth it!
  • Johlawrence
    Johlawrence Posts: 236 Member
    I am so glad to see your posts! I was doing BR and fininshed week 6 and quit (2 weeks ago) because the scale was not moving. UGHHH! Now I wish I had stuck with it. I guess I will start back tomorrow. I think I'll probably do a week of 3 and 4 before starting back with a week or two of 5 and 6. Any thoughts?

    Again, THANK YOU for your post about not losing pounds. That is EXACTLY the reason I quit.
  • Innerautumn
    Innerautumn Posts: 120 Member
    I think you should be able to get back into it if you only missed a couple weeks. Since I started phase 3, I have lost three pounds. I feel like I am working really hard for that little bit of weight loss. It is so important to look at the overall picture. It is NOT about the scale! I am in a size 4!!! That is so incredible! Who cares what the scale says? My new goals - lose belly fat and improve flexibility. My favorite motivational quote "Shut up! Work hard! Be patient!" I tell myself this almost daily. Get back at it and you will see results!
  • kristinc06837
    kristinc06837 Posts: 630 Member
    So I am starting JMBR this week and I am really excited I am curious to see what I am supposed to buy for my first week or recipes am planning to go shopping tomorrow anybody have any suggestions? What's the best work outs i can do to prep?
  • Innerautumn
    Innerautumn Posts: 120 Member
    Best way to prep...I'd say practice push-ups and work on cardio. The first week you do two workouts a day. That will get you in shape fast. As far as the diet, I did not follow the meal plan. The book says it is 1200 calories a day so that is what I stuck with. I am a picky eater and it has stuff like squid in it. Not for me!
  • Innerautumn
    Innerautumn Posts: 120 Member
    I have officially done ALL of the DVDs. There is no more unknown and that feels great! I have added "wheel push-ups" to my bucket list. Those were tough. I really enjoyed the ab workouts in 11 and 12. My quads were already sore from yesterday and I know tomorrow they will be really unhappy with me! My daughter told me I am really "slimming down". So good to hear! This is the best thing I have ever done for myself. I deserve it and i am so glad I did not give up on me!
  • unknownndoll
    unknownndoll Posts: 161 Member
    Size 4!!! This is great!!! I am mostly interested in changing my body over the number on the scale!!! I would like to loose the last 10 lbs but if my body changed and I went to a size 4 I would be even happier than loosing even 1 lb!!!
  • Innerautumn
    Innerautumn Posts: 120 Member
    It is amazing - everywhere I go people tell me how thin I look. I am not looking for frumpy, baggy clothes to hide my body. I am looking for clothes that show it off! I am CONSTANTLY rubbing my shoulders and bicepts because I cannot believe how muscular they are. I made myself a sticker chart when I began my revolution. I wrote the name of each workout on a label and made a large calendar to put them on. Each time I do a workout, I get a sticker on my chart (I teach first grade and I guess I think like a 6 year-old!) I only have three stickers left that say "Cardio 3". I realized tonight that it is really almost over and it makes me a little sad. I have made HUGE progress. I do not look like Anita yet, but I think if I do this program a few more times, I just might!
  • Innerautumn
    Innerautumn Posts: 120 Member
    ALMOST done!!! Only three workouts left! I think I am going to start over and just do one week of each level (WO 1, WO 2, Cardio 1 for a week, then WO 3, WO 4, Cadio 1 for a week...) I did get great results but I still have a ways to go. I guess it was not realistic to think I would look like the girls on the video after I finished but I was kind of hoping for it! Maybe after another round or two I could look like them. I have lost a considerable number of inches (I will log the final total when I am finished in three days), but I still have belly fat that needs to go.
  • Johlawrence
    Johlawrence Posts: 236 Member
    AWESOME JOB! I can't wait to hear how many inches you've lost!
  • Innerautumn
    Innerautumn Posts: 120 Member
    RESULTS ARE IN!!!!

    Starting weight was 134 ending weight was 127.
    Measurements were:
    Upper chest 34 - 33
    Bust 36.5 - 35
    Midriff 31 - 29.5
    Upper Arm 11.5 - 11
    Waist 32.5 - 29
    Upper Hip 37.5 - 36.5
    Lower Hip 38.5 - 37
    Upper thigh 21 - 21
    Mid thigh 21 - 21.5
    Calf 14 - 14
    Dress size 8 - 4

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    It might take me a couple more rounds, but I can and WILL get the body I deserve!!!!
  • KayKayCPA
    KayKayCPA Posts: 8 Member
    Thanks so much for your posts! I started phase 2 this week. I was experiencing frustration during phase 1 expecting a greater weight loss. I lost 3 lbs in the first weekend then took the next three weeks to loose another pound! I am glad to see this is not uncommon. I am excited to see how much more strength I have now, even after just one month.
  • Innerautumn
    Innerautumn Posts: 120 Member
    So after finishing, I have taken a horrid break. I have a hernia (which I think I have had for years but now that I lost so much belly fat, it is visible). I am seeing a surgeon in two weeks and I have been using this as an excuse to "take it easy". I feel myself turning into jello. My hard muscles are going away. I am losing all I have done. This is kind of sad to me becuase it makes me think "will I have to workout this hard forever just to maintain?" I have decided that the surgeon won't be able to see the hernia if it is burried in fat, so I am back at it! I am starting over and doing just one week at each level. I am hoping to up the weights and have better form this time around. WO 1, Here I come!
  • Innerautumn
    Innerautumn Posts: 120 Member
    Workouts 1 and 2 were SO much easier this time around! I barely broke a sweat. I am sore today from WO 1 though. I think I like the idea of repeating the program over and over but only spending one week on each level. This way I can get a rest with out taking a "break" from working out. I will stay in the routine, but not kill myself everyday. Obviously even WO 1 and 2 were good for me because I am really sore in my inner thighs and armpit muscles (that may not be the technical name for them). I am excited to see what my results will be like this time around!
  • Innerautumn
    Innerautumn Posts: 120 Member
    Cardio 1 is a total piece of cake after finishing cardio 3! I am surprised by how much stronger I am. I took 2 weeks off and still it is not too bad at all.
  • Innerautumn
    Innerautumn Posts: 120 Member
    Holy Sore Muscles, Batman! Even though I completed WO 11 and 12, these early guys still do the job! Just worked through 3 and 4. My tricepts hate me today. I am using heavy weights for the whole thing. I am so impressed by how much stronger I am. My form is so much better this time around. I skipped Hallow Man because it made my stomach bulge really gross. I am off to see the surgeon about my hernia tomorrow. Hopefully he will tell me that I need a tummy tuck ASAP and insurance must pick-up the bill! (That'd sure be nice!)
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