Jillian Michaels Body Revolution

Hello everyone, I just completed the first week of the Body Revolution Program and lost 4.2 pounds. I decided to take a rest day every week from exercise but also the diet plan. It is my day off today and I have been grazing on fruit, low fat snacks, and whole wheat crackers but no junk food or fast food. I think that I will be more successful this way. What do you guys think? I am also new to my fitness pal and wrote my first blog, not sure if I did it right.

Hoping to make some friends to hold my actions and help me reach my goals!

Yes! It is worth it. I can't vouch 100%, no one can because its so new, you know what I mean? But I have a 100% positive feeling about this because I've done so many of her workouts, and Jillian's has always done good for me. I believe in what she does also because her work is always well researched. I have read her book "Master Your Metabolism" and it has changed my life. I've always thought of life as food in, food out, calories and exercise, but she's taught me that its so much more than that. What you eat, your environment, your stress levels and your sleep works in concert to make it happen for you. Attaining one's prime level of health is so much more than just calories in and out. Its all biochemical and our metabolic, hormonal health is so much more complex than that!

Sorry if i am just going on and on, but all I can say is that I can vouch for her methods because I have lived them and felt the difference. The problem with me is that I have let my stressful life taken over me, and wreck havoc on my metabolism. I have also reached a plateau with my workouts.

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Thanks for all the input on JMBR!

Does anyone know how long it takes for delivery? Also, are you all following the eating plan too?

Mine took just over a week to arrive. Yes, I am following the eating plan as well. Its great. Such a turnaround from the processed food world I came from

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I am 37 and ultimately have 50 pounds to lose. I am in the middle of week six of Jillian's Body Revolution. I have followed the workouts and did the kickstart week faithfully. I haven't been following her diet exactly since then but have been keeping calories around 1200 and not more than 1400 per day. I didn't lose any weight that first week.... so sad to give up all grains, fruit, sugar, and cheese.... without any results. The second week I was down 6 pounds... yay!! so fast forward to week five.... back up 6 pounds... boo!! So now I am back to my starting weight and trying sooo hard not to let this discourage me. I am sticking with it however because of how great I feel! The half hour workout is very doable every day and I have gained so much strength in 6 weeks I really can't believe it. I am holding on to the thought that the weight loss will come eventually, how can it not with an increase in muscle mass? I am considering finishing the second half of the program following her diet to a T, so we'll see how that goes. I have experienced every other benefit from her program except weight loss at this point, and I feel so much better and stronger than I did 6 weeks ago, so I'm still motivated to show up. I'm glad to read a lot of others are not having the rapid extreme weight loss Jillian advertises. Oh and my chronically sore lower back screamed at me the first 3 to 4 weeks, but now I'm glad to report that I hardly have any back pain at all! That alone is worth a million burpies!

Did anyone find the Cardio 1 DVD too easy? I just skipped to cardio 2 because I had been exercising regularly prior to BR.

Anyone know if this program is suitable to men? P90x is too much for me right now and I'm currently looking to cut fat and gain/maintain my muscle.

Thanks.

Edit:

I've been doing weight training and cardio 5 times a week for the passed month and a half and while I'm getting good results my abdomen has stayed more or less the same and I haven't lost enough weight to justify sticking with this same routine. If anyone can let me know if their husband, boyfriend or w.e. have done this program and it has worked for them that would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks again!

I am 37 and ultimately have 50 pounds to lose. I am in the middle of week six of Jillian's Body Revolution. I have followed the workouts and did the kickstart week faithfully. I haven't been following her diet exactly since then but have been keeping calories around 1200 and not more than 1400 per day. I didn't lose any weight that first week.... so sad to give up all grains, fruit, sugar, and cheese.... without any results. The second week I was down 6 pounds... yay!! so fast forward to week five.... back up 6 pounds... boo!! So now I am back to my starting weight and trying sooo hard not to let this discourage me. I am sticking with it however because of how great I feel! The half hour workout is very doable every day and I have gained so much strength in 6 weeks I really can't believe it. I am holding on to the thought that the weight loss will come eventually, how can it not with an increase in muscle mass? I am considering finishing the second half of the program following her diet to a T, so we'll see how that goes. I have experienced every other benefit from her program except weight loss at this point, and I feel so much better and stronger than I did 6 weeks ago, so I'm still motivated to show up. I'm glad to read a lot of others are not having the rapid extreme weight loss Jillian advertises. Oh and my chronically sore lower back screamed at me the first 3 to 4 weeks, but now I'm glad to report that I hardly have any back pain at all! That alone is worth a million burpies!

I will say that I was thoroughly disappointed at not losing any weight. The main problem was getting my calories correct. I'm sorry, but 1200 calories a day is not a one size fits all. I needed more than that, and am now losing a pound a week. The safe way!

What I did get from JMBR is amazing strength, endurance, and committment. What I would suggest is doing more cardio, even if it's at 2 different times during the day. This program is more strengh training based, with low amounts of cardio. Start adding in more cardio, and see the difference. Also take your measurements, you will see an inch loss.

Good luck!!

Alright, I ordered mine today. Here's hoping it kickstarts me back into some progress after sitting at the same weight for a month!