I'm a week ahead of you and yep, workouts 3 & 4 are harder!

But they are doable and if I can do them, YOU can do them!!

A couple tricky moves~ maybe 2 total~ that I had to totally opt-out of due to balance issues from MS. But everything else was challenging but doable!!

You're doing GREAT, by the way. Are you seeing any changes yet? I am~ lost 1 inch off each body part so far!! AND 6 pounds!!

Oh, good, then I'm excited for 3/4~! I've lost 9 lbs (as of Wednesday)...I'm not going to measure until Phase 1 is over, so I'm not sure. I feel better, that's for sure!

Week 3 has begun! I completed workout 3 this morning and my feelings are mixed. I mean, I love the workout becaues it's Jillian, but I was surprised by the moves. For me, some were downright easy and others were much more challenging. For this workout, I tended to follow the basic workout and doing the "lower" modification. I was able to do the full push-ups and plankup, downs. I was also strong with the yoga moves, since I go to yoga classes, except for the plank to crescent (I can do this but at that speed my form is not fantastic) and the camel. I have the tightest hips so the camel is very hard for me. I had to just reach ack and touch my heels. As a result, I didn't feel challenged by this part of the workout. I love that Jillian upped the cardio portion to help with the calorie burn and added combination exercises (sumo squats with tricep extension; squat with overhead press). I'm looking forward to workout 4.

I look forward to doing workout 3 next time, now that I know the moves.

Almost done with week 3...cardio 1 tomorrow and then rest day on Sunday. Today was a hard day for me. I completed workout 4 this morning and it seemed so much harder than the first time. My body is so sore and my balance was terrible this morning (with those one legged deadlifts). I got so frustrated that I couldn't keep my balance and go at their speed. And the step up/down things with hands in the air. I could barely finish them. I actually got so frustrated, I started to cry. It was a low moment for me this morning, but I finished it.

Today's challenges caused me to think about how I'm going to get through this program. If I have trouble in workout 4, how will I do workout 7-8 in just 4 weeks? I'm going to be open to adding an additional week here and there if I do not feel ready to move up.

Not a good day...

Started week 4 today with workout 3. I was nervous going into the workout since I was frustrated last week and still felt sore from my yoga class on Saturday. The workout went smoother and I felt stronger today. I guess the lesson learned is being patient and allowing my body to get stronger. I am still cranky that I didn't lose weight last week, but I'm going to keep the faith and believe in the program. Looking forward to how workout 4 goes tomorrow. I'll be taking a yoga class tonight as well...

I was so relieved today was cardio day. I woke up with a super sore hip flexor. I think I may have overdone it at my Monday night yoga class and yesterday's workout 4. As I was getting ready to workout and started to do the Cardio 1 dvd, I thought to myself, "why do I feel relieved today is cardio? Is this getting too easy?" The workout is not too easy, but I feel confident that I can do it and am not dying. I decided to challenge myself and added one more interval. So after interval 3, I rewinded it back to the last interval again. This definitely was a challenge after the third set of suicides! I will definitely do that again on Saturday (I might even add a 5th interval!). Feeling good about today!

I just completed Cardio 1 for the last time (at least the way the program is written) and I am going to miss it. I added one additional interval; I had hoped to do 5 but, I didn't want to push my luck with my recovering hip flexor. I will be starting week 5 workouts on Monday and I'm looking forward to the new challenge. I decided that I do not need to be perfect at every exercise. I'll do better when I do a second round of body revolution. I can't wait to weigh and measure tomorrow. This morning as I was getting out of bed, I lifted my leg to scratch my thigh and my leg felt so toned!!! This program is working!

Just completed workout 6 for the first time. I like it better than workout 5, but I still feel like I'm not getting my heart rate up enough throughout and not getting a good enough workout. I definitely had my challenges (perhaps that's why I'm not getting as good of a workout?). With the cross over lunge with bicep curl, my range of motion is not the same as on the other people...there's NO way I'm getting my knee one inch off the ground. I'm lucky my knees are bent...lol. With supermans...well, the weights didn't happen. I tried 5s...didn't happen. Tried one 5 and got liftoff, but not the range of motion I should have had. The wood choppers were better than in workout 5, because I lowered my weight to 8 lbs. I still have a tough time with range of motion with the moving lunges. I think at my weight, it's pretty tough to get so close to the ground. It's all progress, not perfection, I suppose. Maybe I'll get a better workout with 5 and 6 when I have the moves down better?

Week 5, Day 4...workout 5 for the second time is in the books. I got a MUCH better workout this time. I think this was due to a number of reasons (hip flexor is healed, feeling stronger, am familar with the moves). I certainly was not perfect by any means with form. Those darned wood choppers still allude me, but I tried. I do not feel like I'm getting all I can out of them. My one legged squats are better, but I still had some balance issues. I'm looking forward to seeing how much better I get with them next week, when I do it for the third time.

I put on a pair of pants this morning that I haven't worn in at least a week and they are getting LOOSE! Definitely looser in the hips and legs the most. So excited!