Body Revoultionaries, starting april 1st, phase 1
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My grandmother passed away Monday evening so my workouts are out of sync. I did 3 Monday morning, but didn't do anything Tuesday (the day we went to the funeral home to plan). I did 4 last night and cardio this morning. I am thinking about doing 3 tonight so I am back on track to do 4 tomorrow morning. Has anyone else doubled up on workouts in one day to makeup for missed time?
So sorry about your grandma
I've done two workouts in a day. I think it was a strength and cardio. I've never done 2 strength but I don't think it can hurt too much as long as you don't do it all the time. Good luck.
Last of strength 3 today! Excited and nervous for next week with Strength 5 and 6. Definitely losing some inches in my ab area which is my trouble spot! Looking forward to some changes in my upper thigh next...
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I've read a lot of posts that people don' t like workout 5 so I'm a little worried to move into the next phase. I am, however, looking forward to changing it up again. I definitely did enjoy workouts 3 and 4 (I guess you could call it enjoyment haha). I was very happy with myself today that I could actually pretty much put my heels to the ground during downward facing dog! I've never been able to do that! I can't help but wonder though if it was the difference between doing it in the morning vs. the evening.
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I need to watch workout 5 but if people don't like it I don't want to watch it and get discouraged. Might as well just be surprised! lol
I did a lot of workout 4 today with 9.5 pound weights and I'm feeling it right now. I figured since it was my last time I would just go all out!
Excited to take measurements and pics tomorrow. I had a cheat meal last night though and it's showed up already today. Hopefully staying on track tonight will get rid of it.
Is anyone else going to take measurements and pics tomorrow?
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I will definitely measure and weigh myself tomorrow. I wasn't going to take pics but that's a good idea. My diet wasn't much better this week, but my body still feels different and my muscles feel tighter. I think I need to spend some time on Pinterest this weekend looking up healthy and low fat recipes. I also need to look through Jillian's book again.... Although I really wasn't a fan of most of her recipes. I hate tomatoes and I'm allergic to mushrooms. Maybe I need to look at it again with an open mind. Does anyone have any recipes they recommend??0
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Hey guys! New here but I started Jillian when you did, just didn't find this forum then :P. I actually haven't been following her meal plans but I am watching what I eat and restricting calories accordingly. One recipe that you guys might find handy (and it does have a lil tomato in it, but there's so lil it can probably just be taken out) is a recipe from Food Network by Alton Brown on Good Eats. It's his Lentil Soup. It actually tastes really good and is extremely low in fat. My main reason for eating it though, only 372 calories with a whopping 24 grams of protein. Woohoo!
I'm actually doing BR to really tone up. A couple months ago I got down to 116 pounds with just mostly calorie restriction and realized that although I weighed tiny, I was still carrying quite a bit of fat. 116 with a body fat percentage of 25.9% is not good! I started BR at 122 pounds and am currently 124 something. It's really hard to let myself get heavier on the scale, so I only weigh in Monday mornings and avoid it the rest of the time. That way I'm accountable through the very tempting weekend hours and I don't spaz out and restrict too much in panic at the gained weight.
I actually have pictures so Monday I will post beginning and end of Phase 1 pics with measurements. Oh, and anyone who's previewed workouts 5 and 6 - it does look tough and like it's going to hurt, but watch 7 and 8 and suddenly you will have motivation. I hope I kick butt the next two weeks so I survive 7 and 8 when they come lol. I was practically crying for them when I watched it and I wasn't even doing anything!0 -
I forgot, I wanted to throw this out there in case it could actually help someone. I started taking Creatine Monohydrate last week and it's really, really helped me with being sore. I missed my workout Monday so I had to double up and missed that cardio break on Wednesday and I can honestly say I wouldn't have made it without the creatine. Don't worry it's natural and the most studied supplement like ever so it's safe. It does make you retain a lil water but I've only noticed a tiny bit.
Basically I put it in my protein shake right after my workout and the next day I'm sooooo not as sore. Of course I'm not completely pain free (my hamstrings, biceps, and triceps always hate me) but it really does help. And it's nice not to feel like a block of knotted muscles when you eventually find the strength to roll out of bed in the morning. Not being as sore the next day I think let's me work harder because I'm not so stiff.
Well, thought I'd throw that out there. It isn't expensive and if you get the pure cheap kind (which also works the best) it has no sugar, no sodium, no nothin' except creatine. So if you're struggling, this might help. I'm a wimp sometimes so it keeps me from whining out of my workouts.0 -
Hey guys! New here but I started Jillian when you did, just didn't find this forum then :P. I actually haven't been following her meal plans but I am watching what I eat and restricting calories accordingly. One recipe that you guys might find handy (and it does have a lil tomato in it, but there's so lil it can probably just be taken out) is a recipe from Food Network by Alton Brown on Good Eats. It's his Lentil Soup. It actually tastes really good and is extremely low in fat. My main reason for eating it though, only 372 calories with a whopping 24 grams of protein. Woohoo!
I'm actually doing BR to really tone up. A couple months ago I got down to 116 pounds with just mostly calorie restriction and realized that although I weighed tiny, I was still carrying quite a bit of fat. 116 with a body fat percentage of 25.9% is not good! I started BR at 122 pounds and am currently 124 something. It's really hard to let myself get heavier on the scale, so I only weigh in Monday mornings and avoid it the rest of the time. That way I'm accountable through the very tempting weekend hours and I don't spaz out and restrict too much in panic at the gained weight.
I actually have pictures so Monday I will post beginning and end of Phase 1 pics with measurements. Oh, and anyone who's previewed workouts 5 and 6 - it does look tough and like it's going to hurt, but watch 7 and 8 and suddenly you will have motivation. I hope I kick butt the next two weeks so I survive 7 and 8 when they come lol. I was practically crying for them when I watched it and I wasn't even doing anything!
Glad to have you!
I'm in the same boat you are. I lost a bunch of weight with calorie restriction and running. Was about 121 when I started the program and am now about 125. I'm ok with it though because I'm losing inches. It is a little annoying to get on the scale and see a gain though, especially after working so hard for the those pounds to go down. Can't wait to see your pics!
Ravensgirl, there are two recipes in Jillian Michaels cookbook that I like. The fritatta (omit the mushrooms) and the chicken salad. Good stuff, both of them.
So tired tonight, so excited for a good nights sleep. Running tomorrow instead of the Cardio DVD. Supposed to be beautiful weather so I am excited. Taking measurements in the morning too!
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I also need to look through Jillian's book again.... Although I really wasn't a fan of most of her recipes. I hate tomatoes and I'm allergic to mushrooms. Maybe I need to look at it again with an open mind. Does anyone have any recipes they recommend??
I've tried several of the recipes and thought all of them were delicious, with the exception of the creamy cucumber and yogurt salad.Plain Greek yogurt + lemon zest + lemon juice+ raw red onion was just too sour and pungent for me. My very favorite was Dinner Option 14, the Thai green curry barramundi and Thai spaghetti squash. If you are a fan of coconut and curry, you will *love* this. You can make it with any mild white fish--we've used both cod and tilapia. Spaghetti squash is very filling, too!
Second favorite is Lunch Option 9, the Roasted chicken with whole-wheat pasta and spinach pesto. It's supposed to be 6 lunch servings. We have it for dinner and make it 4 servings. You could always leave out the tomatoes, or add another vegetable (red peppers, cauliflower, etc.) instead.
Lunch Option 13, Poached salmon with green goddess yogurt, was delicious and pretty quick to make. I left out the anchovies (I don't like them), and the yogurt sauce was delicious. You probably wouldn't like the toasted oats and tomato soup that went with it, but we thought it was good.
Dinner Option 4, Mediterranean lamb burgers: yummy! We had them with whole wheat pita and hummus on the side.
These recipes tend to be time-consuming to make. They usually take me about an hour. But they (for the most part) taste delicious and I like that all of the ingredients are real, whole foods.0 -
So, busy yesterday and forgot to share my results.
I've gained 4 pounds but gone down 2.5 inches! Can't be made at that. Most of the areas I've gone down in is my stomach which is my trouble area, so I'll take it!
I still need to take pictures......hopefully today.
Any other results worth mentioning?
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WORKOUT 5 SUCKS!
That's all for today
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Starting Measurements
4/1
Weight: 122
Body Fat: 25.9%
Waist to Hip Ratio: 0.70 (Good)
Bust to Hip Ratio: .84
BMI: 20.9
Bust: 32 inches
Waist: 26.5 inches
Hips: 37.75 inches
Upper Arms: 10 inches
Thighs: 22 inches
Calves: 13.5 inches
Lean Body Mass: 90.36 pounds
Fat: 31.6 pounds
End of Month 1 (Phase 1)
4/29
Body Fat: 25.6%
Waist to Hip Ratio: 0.69
Bust to Hip Ratio: .86
BMI: 21.5
Bust: 32 inches
Waist: 25.5 inches
Hips: 37 inches
Upper Arms: 10.5 inches
Thighs: 21.75 inches
Calves: 13.5 inches
Lean Body Mass: 93.3 pounds
Fat: 32.1 pounds
Lost/Gained
Weight: +3.4 pounds
Lean Body Mass: +2.94 pounds
Fat: +0.5 pounds
Body Fat Percentage: - .03
Waist to Hip Ratio: -.01
BHR: + .02
BMI: +0 .6
Bust: -
Waist: -1 inches
Hips: -0.75 inches
Upper Arms: +0 .5 inches
Thighs: -0.25 inches
Calves: -
Still need to take pics. ^^ I think I'm happiest about my body fat percentage starting to drop. Slowly but surely.0 -
WORKOUT 5 SUCKS!
That's all for today
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Starting Measurements
4/1
Weight: 122
Body Fat: 25.9%
Waist to Hip Ratio: 0.70 (Good)
Bust to Hip Ratio: .84
BMI: 20.9
Bust: 32 inches
Waist: 26.5 inches
Hips: 37.75 inches
Upper Arms: 10 inches
Thighs: 22 inches
Calves: 13.5 inches
Lean Body Mass: 90.36 pounds
Fat: 31.6 pounds
End of Month 1 (Phase 1)
4/29
Body Fat: 25.6%
Waist to Hip Ratio: 0.69
Bust to Hip Ratio: .86
BMI: 21.5
Bust: 32 inches
Waist: 25.5 inches
Hips: 37 inches
Upper Arms: 10.5 inches
Thighs: 21.75 inches
Calves: 13.5 inches
Lean Body Mass: 93.3 pounds
Fat: 32.1 pounds
Lost/Gained
Weight: +3.4 pounds
Lean Body Mass: +2.94 pounds
Fat: +0.5 pounds
Body Fat Percentage: - .03
Waist to Hip Ratio: -.01
BHR: + .02
BMI: +0 .6
Bust: -
Waist: -1 inches
Hips: -0.75 inches
Upper Arms: +0 .5 inches
Thighs: -0.25 inches
Calves: -
Still need to take pics. ^^ I think I'm happiest about my body fat percentage starting to drop. Slowly but surely.
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Oh no!!! I guess it IS true about workout 5 I will be doing it today and doubling on 6 and cardio 2 tomorrow to get back on track. I gained a pound back last week... But my workouts got out of sync and I ate terribly since we were in the process of planning my grandmothers funeral and were driving around A LOT. thanks everyone for the recipe suggestions. I will be looking into those today. 0
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And now I can speak from experience about workout 5.... OUCH!!!! I think my triceps almost jumped out of my arms! Does anyone else find those crab puships hard? They hurt with both feet in the ground... Let alone lifting your legs!0
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Starting Measurements
4/1
Weight: 122
Body Fat: 25.9%
Waist to Hip Ratio: 0.70 (Good)
Bust to Hip Ratio: .84
BMI: 20.9
Bust: 32 inches
Waist: 26.5 inches
Hips: 37.75 inches
Upper Arms: 10 inches
Thighs: 22 inches
Calves: 13.5 inches
Lean Body Mass: 90.36 pounds
Fat: 31.6 pounds
End of Month 1 (Phase 1)
4/29
Body Fat: 25.6%
Waist to Hip Ratio: 0.69
Bust to Hip Ratio: .86
BMI: 21.5
Bust: 32 inches
Waist: 25.5 inches
Hips: 37 inches
Upper Arms: 10.5 inches
Thighs: 21.75 inches
Calves: 13.5 inches
Lean Body Mass: 93.3 pounds
Fat: 32.1 pounds
Lost/Gained
Weight: +3.4 pounds
Lean Body Mass: +2.94 pounds
Fat: +0.5 pounds
Body Fat Percentage: - .03
Waist to Hip Ratio: -.01
BHR: + .02
BMI: +0 .6
Bust: -
Waist: -1 inches
Hips: -0.75 inches
Upper Arms: +0 .5 inches
Thighs: -0.25 inches
Calves: -
Still need to take pics. ^^ I think I'm happiest about my body fat percentage starting to drop. Slowly but surely.
Great loss! How do you calculate the body fat? Are you using calipers?
There's actually a bunch of calculators on the web for it. I use several of those and calipers and take an average, but really, they all pretty much say the same thing anyway. Sadly, lol.0 -
alright ppl.... after a week and a half away to rest my hip i'm going to tackle workout 5 again.... it might kill me but you know it's gotta be done!!!! let's get it!0
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alright ppl.... after a week and a half away to rest my hip i'm going to tackle workout 5 again.... it might kill me but you know it's gotta be done!!!! let's get it!
Glad you're back tallieterp!
Since I have been doing Cardio 2 since the 2nd week of the program I decided to do Cardio 3 today....WOW....it wasn't impossible but I'd be lying if I said I didn't poop out on a couple of the exercises. Burned 250 calories which I think is the most I've burned with any of the workouts so that was good. I will probably keep doing Cardio 3, maybe mix in Cardio 2 if I start getting bored again. I usually only do her cardio once a week and run the other day.
RoadsGHarper, I found a website for body fat where is uses your height, weight and waist measurement and it said I was 26%.....seems right I guess? lol Something to strive towards. I like having another thing to compare besides weight and inches. BMI is 21.5 but that's just based on weight and height and with this program I don't see myself losing much more weight, more than likely I'm going to gain.
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Hi everyone!
I finished JMBR at the end of last year and was successful. Since then, I've done other workouts, gone on a cruise, lost control of my eating and have gained back a few of the pounds that I lost.
I think I am going to restart stating with Phase 2 (I lent a friend my Phase 1 booklet!). So I think I am on track with you! I am going to do a bit of a hybrid but I was successful my first time around because of this forum... so I hope you don't mind if I join in.
Did WO5 this a.m.... and I didn't remember it that well. I remember crab dips and not liking those ha! But overall it was good to do it again. I felt like there wasn't much interaction with the 'cast'. I do like Kenta upfront nice eyecandy... but no funny Mimi moments makes it a little boring.
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Ok AGAIN....workout 5 sucks! lol That third circuit where she hits your shoulders like over and over and over again! OMG! I was dying, I couldn't finish some of the exercises! I guess I have something to work towards. I did, however burn the most calories I have ever burned with a strength DVD I think.
How is everyone else doing? I'm definitely feeling all the workouts getting much harder, makes me scared for phase 3!
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Did WO6 this morning. I liked it a lot. Its funny the first time I did JMBRI used 3/5/8 pound weights and now I am using 5/8/12. I feel like I could use 15 lbs on a few exercises! So that made me happy.
Not the supermans though. Not sure why I struggle with those weights! OW!
Great job on circiut 3, Jill. Just think of how your shoulders will look in tank tops this summer! 0 -
Hey you runners.......do you run in the afternoon after strength in the morning? I'm finding that so difficult! My runs suck! On Saturdays I try to go in the morning and I'm fine. Anyone else experience this0
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Did WO6 this morning. I liked it a lot. Its funny the first time I did JMBRI used 3/5/8 pound weights and now I am using 5/8/12. I feel like I could use 15 lbs on a few exercises! So that made me happy.
Not the supermans though. Not sure why I struggle with those weights! OW!
Great job on circiut 3, Jill. Just think of how your shoulders will look in tank tops this summer!
gatx, I did think about my shoulders in a tank top through that whole thing! lol It was painful!
Supermans with weights really suck, I know they are good for me though. I'm also using heavier weights as we move on...I might need to pick up some 15's soon!
Ready for my last strength training tomorrow. I need a nice long slow run on Saturday and then a good rest day Sunday.
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Cardio II this morning... man those freakin' burpees. For some reason the criss-cross jumping jacks always kill me... I am so out of breath by the time they come... its a struggle.
Too funny Jill... my plan is to go for a run tomorrow morning. I did C25k my first round of Jillian and ran a 5k on Thanksgiving. Snowy winter/cold spring meant not much running for me. I ran 3 miles last weekend and had to stop more than I'd like! I am planning to run this weekend too and hope my stamina builds.
As for weights... I kept an eye on Sears.com. They seemed to have the best deals and you can do in-store pickup so they are waiting for you. The prices seemed to change daily with all these random sales they have. I got my 15s for like $8/each through Sears and others stores its $1/pound. (I am cheap 0 -
Well no one has been on here all weekend so I guess I'll post something
Only ran 4 on Saturday, my running friend wasn't feeling up for any longer so we went with 4. Felt so much better than in the afternoon!
This weekend I've kind of eaten whatever I want. Not really over doing it but definitely going over calories. I think I'll be ok. I like being a little lax on the weekends. It makes it easier to get through the work week when I have something to look forward too.
I'm really noticing differences in my body lately. A pair of capris that are ALWAYS tight were needing to be pulled up all day long! Progress for sure!
Looking forward to the new week and pushing myself harder.
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Now that I'm doing C25K, I'm trying to figure out how to work JMBR around it. I'm doing one month of each phase to stretch the program out to six months. I've been running in place of cardio, but doing cardio when I need an extra workout due to eating or because I just feel like it.0
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Finally back on track this week!! I had to double up a couple of days but I'm back to where I should be. Which do you guys think is worse... Circuit 3 in wo 5 when your shoulders are screaming? Or circuit 4 in wo 6 when she kills your abs? BOTH suck to me!!!!!!
I've gained back 2 of the pounds I lost when my grandmother died two weeks ago we ate out a lot (there was a lot of travel time in the car ) plus people made me some yummy food! I couldn't say no to homemade food!!! But clearly I should have.... 0 -
I can deal with her killing my abs but the circuit three in 5 is the WORST for me! I cuss her out the whole time!
I wouldn't worry too much about the weight gain, that muscle you're building will burn it off fast I'm sure. Two more strength and then we're to workout 7 and 8!! Ahhhhh I'm scared!0 -
I can deal with her killing my abs but the circuit three in 5 is the WORST for me! I cuss her out the whole time!
I wouldn't worry too much about the weight gain, that muscle you're building will burn it off fast I'm sure. Two more strength and then we're to workout 7 and 8!! Ahhhhh I'm scared!
Yeah it's a good thing Jillian can't hear the things I say sometimes.... I'm pretty sure she'd hate me!! I'm almost wondering if I should give 5 and 6 another week. They are still difficult for me... Although I can say they aren't nearly as difficult as the first time I did both of them. Those crab push ups still kill me. In fact, my elbow gave out during the last set of them today and I landed on my butt.
Are anyone else's knees giving them problems??? Those rock star jumps and plie hops kill me knees!!! I slammed the car door into my left knee last week (I swear it takes some special talent being me sometimes) so that one especially really hurts!!!!!0 -
Did some rough measurements this morning. Looks like I'm down in some areas. Still waiting for my thighs to kick in. They've been the same the whole time and Lord knows we work them. DVD's 7 and 8! I'm scared. I watched 7 it looks brutal, pushups while bringing your knee forward, is she kidding? Oh well, I'll try it I guess. If worse comes to worse I'll go to my knees. I'd like to be able to do them though.
Have a great Mother's Day to those of you who are mothers. See you all Monday with DVD 7!0
