@summerleigh76 Glad I'm not the only one.

@jpkrueger I know, right? I mean, I've told her over and over again that these workouts are not easy and even without using weights, she's using muscles that she hasn't been using. Today she does Dirty 30 while she waits for the replacement disc.

Morning Workout

JMBR
P1/W3/Workout 4

After doing this on Tuesday, I knew I could increase the weights and so I did. Used 7.5/10 lbs. Felt great and I have no trouble doing the ab exercises (hollow man (hate it!) and squirms).

PiYo
W3/D5/Core

Actually, today is supposed to be a Rest Day but, because I hurt my back last weekend, I had to take an unscheduled Rest Day. Now, normally I wouldn't have stressed it. I would have gauged how I felt in the morning and decided whether or not I felt I needed to take a day off. But because I'm doing this with my son, I felt I owed him that much. So yeah. I did PiYo today. I'm just glad it wasn't the Sweat workout because I was already sweating so much there was barely any dryness in my shirt.

I hope everyone had a lovely weekend. Mine was busier than I'm used to and spent time with a couple of my friends on Saturday.

Yesterday

I haven't really been feeling anything in my abs but tightness. No DOMS at all. So I figured I'd go ahead and give Rob's ab workout a try. Yep. Yesterday I decided to do P90 Abs Ripper B. It was tough. Ugh. But you know what? Today I don't feel any DOMS. I'm going to give it another day and see how my abs feel. If there's still no "oof" moments, I'll add an ab workout to my daily routine.

Morning Workout

JMBR
P1/W4/Workout 3

I am beginning to think I won't be ready to move onto the next Phase and 3 DVDs because I am still really struggling with Workout 3. I am doing the push-ups on my knees, lowering to lighter weights for the lateral raises, and I can't even hold plank for the plank-ups (like Autumn's bonus workout where you are down on your elbows and then up-up-down-down. Today just wasn't one of my better days.

PiYo
W4/D1/Sweat

I really hate to sweat and this workout is tough. The other day I had to drop out of downward dog a few times but this time I was able to struggle through with no problem. I want to add some round stickers to the chair I use for balance to give me a point of reference to help give me something on which to focus. I'm sure Rob will be baffled at first when he pulls out the chair for his triceps dips but he's clever and will figure it out. Or ask me about it.

@mscote12 Awesome! It's definitely less boring than 30DS and Ripped in 30 and whatever other JM DVD I have. (I forget what that third one is. LOL!) I mean, I don't like the cardio one that much but I just remind myself that I only have to do it 2x a week and for the first month. Next week, I change not only the strength but cardio DVDs. I'll be previewing all of them.

There's a group here on MFP for people doing the program:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/2883-jillian-michaels-body-revolution

To be honest, I think people here are more encouraging than they are in the other group but your experience may be different from mine.

Injured myself while doing JMBR. Just my knuckle but ouch!

Update About My Mother

She now has two working DVDs and yesterday she did Upper Body Fix. She is loving the workouts even if she's not necessarily keeping up with everything and everyone. She's 75. I think she's doing amazingly well!

Morning Workout

JMBR
P1/W4/Cardio 1

So my wedding ring banged my knuckle and after the workout there was a bruise. Ouch! But I finished out the workout (after all, how much do you need a knuckle for cardio?).

PiYo
W4/D3/Buns

I forgot this one isn't done with bare feet. I guess it's a good thing it also didn't require a lot of my being in downward dog and such. And boy were my legs feeling it! Not sure if it's because I had just done cardio with Jillian Michaels or what but if I'm not sure tomorrow, I'll be surprised.

Yesterday I had a rushed morning because my son and I were heading to get my x-rays done (hip and ankle) and wouldn't you know it, the PiYo workout for yesterday was the longest. Hoping the doctor's office will call me today with results from the x-ray and tell me what I can and should do about the pain.

Morning Workout: Yesterday

JMBR
P1/W4/Workout 3

Managed to do a couple of full body push-ups (surprised myself!) and then had to drop to my knees. I also alternated on the lateral raises using 7.5 lbs because my left shoulder was not happy, for some reason. Still managed to use 10 lbs most of the time so I was feeling accomplished. Plus, I knew I was facing PiYo next and didn't need to over-exert myself just yet.

PiYo
W4/D4/Drench

Okay. So maybe I was a little spent but the truth is I never did make it all the way through this workout when I did my first round of PiYo. I'm not surprised that I had to back off a few of the workouts. It was definitely challenging and, as the name suggests, sweaty. I managed to finish early enough to take a much needed shower and still had time to get dressed and put on make-up before my son arrived. Whew!

Morning Workout: Today

Yaaaaay! It's a Rest Day in PiYo so only one workout this morning. Yaaaaaay!

JMBR
P1/W4/Workout 4

Used 10 lbs for everything but the "Good Mornings." Again, my shoulder was not having it and I didn't see a purpose in pushing myself when I'm already dealing with whatever is going on with my right leg. In the meantime, I did take a video of myself doing push-ups. My first time EVER being able to do them at the ripe ol' age of 53!

Morning Workout

JMBR
P1/W4/Cardio 1

I've said it before and I'll say it again, I'm not a fan of this cardio workout but today was my final time doing it because on Monday I move on to Phase 2 of Jillian Michaels' Body Revolution. Not sure if I will be able to keep up but I'm going to give it my all. (Rob is out of town until Tuesday and, when he gets back, he'll be advancing to the C level in P90.

Windows 10 update finally came through and popped up halfway through my workout but I minimized the window and just kept going.

PiYo
W4/D6/Strength Interval

I'm still babying my ankle during the kick throughs so I'm not quite doing the workout all the way. I should have a diagnosis soon (or a referral to a sports medicine specialist). In any event, I went ahead and updated to Windows 10 between the two workouts which slowed me down a bit. Worked in my favor, however, because Rob called to say good morning and I would have been unable to answer otherwise.

Have a great Saturday everyone!

Hello Everyone!

The x-ray results came back normal which means I probably have a torn ligament or something. Glad I don't have even a hairline fracture but frustrated that I keep tearing things in my legs. My ankle is still hurting and now I will be seeing an orthopedist who will probably tell me to stop doing whatever it is I'm doing that's causing me to injure myself. The problem is, I don't know how this happens so it's hard to stop doing something when you truly don't know what that something is. Needless to say, I'm worried that he will tell me to stop doing any and all low-impact exercises and just do no-impact.

Exercise Update

I was super busy this week so I didn't check in daily (obviously) but it doesn't look like anyone else updated since Saturday so . . . . here goes nothing!

Jillian Michaels' Body Revolution
P2/W1

I started Phase 2 this week and I've been sore every day and all over. I had to drop down to lower weights too. I simply couldn't do the Superman with anything more than 3 lbs. I have to make all of the plyo moves low impact and I have a lot of difficulty with the Stork (a bent over row done in Warrior III) and Statue of Liberty (one legged squat with a weighted front arm raise over the shoulder). Anything that requires a lot of balance will be a struggle for me because I have none.

One more week with Workouts 5 & 6 and then I start using Workouts 7 & 8 which I've heard are much more difficult. I was telling Rob that I feel like I may not be strong enough to finish this program, yet, but I am going to keep trying. If I do have to give up on it, I won't give up on myself and I can always come back to this program later, when I am stronger and maybe able to finish it out. We'll see.

PiYo
Week 5

Although I had little to no problem doing PiYo with 21 Day Fix, there are days when I feel like doing it with JMBR is beyond my physical limits, especially on days when Jillian works triceps and then Chalene has us doing several sets of triceps push-ups. I do my best and modify as needed. The truth is, I've been feeling very physically defeated lately.

Time to Get Focused, Again

I've been a little less focused on my eating this past week as well. I gained weight when I moved up a food bracket so I've dropped back down to the original bracket but I wasn't tracking my containers and I knew I was skipping out on a few several times this past week. This week, beginning today, I'm going to get back on top of things, tracking my containers and making sure I take pictures of all my meals which I share on IG. And this week we celebrate my daughter's birthday so I will be having a treat meal (pizza, cake, ice cream) but plan on not going too crazy with how much I have. (I can eat A LOT of pizza very easily.)

And yes, my mother is still doing 21 Day Fix and my one friend has been doing the workouts but not following the meal plan and my other friend is trying to do both but not quite succeeding. And I just keep cheering them all on from the sidelines.