Has anyone seen impressive results with a kettlebell workout

I did Kettlebells for 2 months. It was great. I felt stronger than ever. Sadly my instructor stopped doing it and there isn't anyone else around my area. Just be sure to get your form down first.

I'm intersted in starting to do some kettlebell exercises.

Does anyone have any suggestions as to what weight i should start with?
I bought 5lb-ers, but from further reading I see it is good to also have a heavier one on hand too (15lbs)

I'm really looking to loose fat and tone up.
I'm female, 5'7'', 147lb

Any insight would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance!

I am in LOVE with my kettlebell! ????

I have definitely seen results just by looking up youtube videos on form and different things to do with it. Last month, I went from 36.5 inch waist to 35 inches. Of course, it's not the only thing I do, but it's a major part of my workout.

what weight do you use? Your starting and goal weight are similar to mine...i bought two 5 lb-ers today, should i return them for ONE heavier one, or keep them for kettlebell exercies that aren't 'swinging'?

Any advise to my beginner self is much appreicated please!

I am in LOVE with my kettlebell! ????

I have definitely seen results just by looking up youtube videos on form and different things to do with it. Last month, I went from 36.5 inch waist to 35 inches. Of course, it's not the only thing I do, but it's a major part of my workout.

what weight do you use? Your starting and goal weight are similar to mine...i bought two 5 lb-ers today, should i return them for ONE heavier one, or keep them for kettlebell exercies that aren't 'swinging'?

Any advise to my beginner self is much appreicated please!

I started with a 15lb. It's much easier to move around now, so I'm going to buy a heavier one soon. You would probably be better off returning them for something heavier. You are already capable of doing more than you think. If you can lift something easily and do tons of reps with it, you need something heavier. Heavy weights get results!

I am in LOVE with my kettlebell! ????

I have definitely seen results just by looking up youtube videos on form and different things to do with it. Last month, I went from 36.5 inch waist to 35 inches. Of course, it's not the only thing I do, but it's a major part of my workout.

what weight do you use? Your starting and goal weight are similar to mine...i bought two 5 lb-ers today, should i return them for ONE heavier one, or keep them for kettlebell exercies that aren't 'swinging'?

Any advise to my beginner self is much appreicated please!

I started with a 15lb. It's much easier to move around now, so I'm going to buy a heavier one soon. You would probably be better off returning them for something heavier. You are already capable of doing more than you think. If you can lift something easily and do tons of reps with it, you need something heavier. Heavy weights get results!

Thank you for your advice!! I'll exchange them tonight...now can I ask, do you use dumbbells for anything like bicep curling or should i just forget the dumbbells altogether? I cant decide if one is better than the other or if there is a decent benefit to both?

Dumbbells are good, too! But same goes for them about weight. If it's too easy, get something heavier.

The original question here was about the Jillian Michaels workout DVD. Careful with the recommendations about how much weight a kettlebell 'should' have. While a heavier weight might be ok for starting with the classic swings, Jilllian's DVD is a fast paced cardio workout with weights, and she suggests using 3-8 lbs hand weights for them. Maybe some of you already have the strength to throw around 15 lbs right from the start, but when I first tried this DVD, I was hurting with little 8-10 lbs kettlebells. Over one year, I worked myself up to 15 lbs, but I still consider this training as HIIT with weights, rather than kettlebell training.