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Haha great! And tomorrow will be a good old stretch-a-roo for sure. Not that I'm gonna post every day, at all... but I'll leave Day 2 here, so people can get a sense of how diverse everyday is. But she DOES think it all out. Usually it goes something like this, in a week: 2 upper bodies, 2 lower bodies, 2 cardio…

P.S. This dude also uploads a new video each day. I'm already on the other boat, but I'll leave his link, in case it sparks anyone's interest. I see he started a "May Challenge" thing too. Pretty much everything I wrote about on my first post applies to him too (as in method, equipment, etc.).…

Haha, I genuinely love her! It's pretty cool, for me, to start each session not knowing exactly what's coming... but at the same time knowing it'll be the moves we all know, just with different variations, speeds, lengths, focuses, etc. And when I look back at how she structures each week, it makes so much sense, it's…

Excuse me for butting in, fellow shortie here, struggling like heck to stay in her set deficit. Do you eat 1500 - 1700 calories while continuing to lose weight? Or do you eat that amount to stay at 128-132 lbs (like, maintenance calories)? I didn't quite understand and it interests me so. If you can clear that up for me,…

Jesus, it took me this comment to realize this was a zombie thread, lol. This is very "traveling to the past" "time capsule" stuff, I genuinely wonder how all these full of hope people did on their journey...

I have no advice, but I just want you to know I go through the exact same thing. Everything you described. And people tend to say it's emotional or triggered by something mental, but honest to god, usually it just... happens. I see no emotional trends (although I do admit its a disorder for sure). The only thing that I've…

If I ate "intuitively" my weight would creep back up to where it was for years. I happen to feel comfortable and satisfied by eating more calories than I burn, unfortunately. I didn't partiiiicularly abuse junk food nor sweets nor drinks. I pretty much had common (and pretty "healthy") meals and snacks... just happened to…

Show off... Nah, just kidding, good job! A great way to start 2019 =)

Wow, that is some solid self-knowledge, self (body)-awareness right there! Cool. I, for one, never know what's going on, lol, I just trust the process and hope for the best.

Those selfies on the bike with him/her gave me life! Cutest thing I saw this week <3

Huh, same here. And in my case, I feel like I'm doing something wrong... it just feels unnatural. However, I've watched instructional videos and I'm pretty sure I'm following correct form --I mean, it's not that complex of a move. I have the regular push-up down, but that tricep one... my elbows don't bend straight back…

If you want a main focus on strength training: 21 Day Extreme, 80 Days Obsession, Liift4. They all have modifiers. The pro with 21DE and 80DO is you'll know the trainer, Autum, and her style and moves. The pro with Liift4 is it's only 4 days a week and the durations are shorter. (I don't know if they might be too intense…

Mmm, I haven't been too solid with my workouts myself (recently finished 80 Days and I had a very non-fitnessy, non-MFP, yes-chocolaty, yes Netflixy week last week.) However, I did do Insanity back in the day and popped some workouts in recently (while finishing 80 Days). And I must say, they're not as hard as I…

No no no. Campari with tonic and ice is the true way.

Cool. I've been a Shaun gal too n.n. Got to know Autumn Calabrese through 80 Days Obsession these last months and next week I'll get to know the Liift4 trainer and cast. Shaun T will for ever be the king in my heart though, and will probably remain my go-to for cardio (if and when I'm feeling it), since 80 Days and Liift…

Ooooh, now there's a fun hour! I imagine the little stretchy bits in Speed 1.0 were so welcome. Great idea for a Saturday cardio. I did Speed 3.0 a few days ago and loved it (nice heads up with the burpees, it was burpees galore... fortunately I can handle them). The Speed workouts really are fun. I think there's a Speed…

Good luck! There are days when I am so, so, SO not feeling a workout... I literally hit play doubting that I'll finish. But I find that hitting play always gets me through and I end up not missing the workout. And that feeling of completion is pretty great. I think with the hectic end of the year it will be especially…

Say, how are you finding Liift4? Is it a good follow up to 80 Days? I started peak week today, so will be finishing soon! I think I'll move along to Liift4 (I also had P90X and BodyBeast in mind), because another round of 80 Days straight away could get dull I figure.

Ahh, beating the hell out of a heavy bag sounds so satisfying. I'm sure it's work and all, but I'm also pretty sure it has a great after feel. Good job everyone, great start of the week. Hope everyone has a good one!

Strangely, for this same reason I don't log those days when I "kind of" let go. Because I figure, the surplus is happening logging or no logging; the water weight gain & the real fat gain is happenin' no matter what... why would I bother logging on days I'm chilling? I use logging as a meticulous tool to stay in deficit,…

I did at first and I'm really glad I did... it was a reeeeeeal eye opener. In two senses: 1. When you shyly eat a few unexpected goodies, logging helps you see that the damage is not that bad! You can totally keep that day at a deficit or at maintenance and feel pretty good about that. 2. When you go all out (very little…

Great, will do, the way to make sure I'm getting the most of those 4 days will be by lifting heavy enough. And I too will complement with some cardio, I'm thinking some kickboxing, because I can't dance to save my life.

haha I second that, I think Asylum is graduation and before that you should course "Focus T25" and/or "Insanity" (the original) to build a foundation in the Shaun T madness. Because Cize is different, I'm thinking. I feel it's more of a coordination/rythm challenge, but cardio power wise... it really doesn't compare, yo.…

Thanks! It just so happens I'm nudging towards that one for that very reason. The end of the year is such a hectic time for all, so 3 rest days is sounding pretty convenient. Of course it raises some concerns (will 4 training days be enough?), but I'm sure the program works. And I'm totally on the "train smart, not…

welp, there's the hard truth right there! ^^ *chuckles

Awesome, I'll just watch the trailers and see what trainer I like best!

I'm finishing 80 Days Obsession this week. I highly recommend it, good fun and great progress. To all who visit this sub: what BeachBody program do you recommend from a pure and sole strength training point of view? Because I figure I can complement any cardio and yoga/stretching on my own, but I'd like to follow a…

P.S. lmao at this one, ha!

Sidney Cummings does great daily youtube workouts. Other than that, FitnessBlender, which you already know. Good luck with your goals!

I mean, we have to take these comments with a pinch of salt. I was impressed with people commiting to getting a workout/activity in every day, but I have the common sense to know they're not going full-out, hard-core, down and dirty every single day. That's just unsustainable. It was pretty clear from the replies that…