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He he..I know it was a bit 'euurghh' wasn't it.... :smile:

He he! I like that! Getting off the ball is a whole other thing...I think it is the most un-elegant move I do!

I know what you're saying about the prone jackknifes...I always feel a bit concious doing them. It was funny when I had the trainer going through all the exercises with me I was on the ball in the starting position and he said to me:" now move you glutes up in the air." I asked:" what are my glutes?" To what he said:" It's…

I wish you all the best for your procedure! Will miss you on here! Maybe we will start stage 2 together then :smile:

Thank you for the responses! I feel better now :smile: I definitely feel like I have had a good workout once I am done. I find it hard to walk down the stairs as my legs are so weak :happy: It's great to have this thread as I tend to worry about doing something wrong!

Hi lovely ladies I was wondering if you could help me. I have more the opposite problem to the post above. I am not really sore anymore after my workouts. The first week I was so sore I could hardly walk but now I am not sore at all anymore. I can feel I have been working and my legs are probably a bit week and I can…

I am in week 2 of stage 1 and I am not fit. I have been doing home exercise DVD's and became quite good but I have gained a lot over the summer and I am still hoping to lose weight. Even though that is not quite true. I don't weigh myself at the moment as I know it will only discourage me. I only take measurements and…

I did WA3 today. I upped my weights on most exercises. I tried for the step ups but I am pushing myself up too much so went back to BW. Also I upped my weights for the squat and noticed that I will need the squat rack pretty soon. I could just about get the weight up and over my head. I think I can't do any more increases…

Well done for finishing Stage 1! It's funny that you're measurements have not changed much but you went down a size. I wonder if it has to do with fat going and muscle being formed so it might stay the same but I think the shape will change and therefore the pants probably fit better. I noticed on almost all progress pics…

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You can actually buy pure stevia which is just the same as ground herbs and is not "heavily processed"!

I just finished my first week. You should come and join the Stage 1 thread here. There are super helpful and nice ladies there.

Thank you so much for the reply Smntha! This is really helpful. I dropped the weights for the step ups today and just did them with body weight. That really helped and I think I might try that again next week and then add a weight again. I might also try not to put the foot down at the bottom. I stayed the same weight with…

Thanks a lot for your reply! I think I'll give the aqua fitness a go once I am at the new gym.

Thanks for the input ladies. Beeps: I think aqua fitness after the workout could be great. I might see if that works with my schedule!

Hi ladies As you might know I am about to join another gym and I just looked at the classes that they offer. One is Feldenkrais I have read good things about it but would love to here any personal experiences. I have read someone that one of the authors of NROL used it too and spoke highly of it. And the other one is aqua…

I can only agree with MelodyAnn- thank you both so much for taking the time to reply! It really seems I need to lower my weight for the step ups for now. I will see how that goes and it will probably help me with my wrists too. I think with the squat I will try the same weight and if I am still struggling to go parallel…

Thank you very much for your help!

Thank you soooo much for your reply! It is really helpful for me! I am just a bit of a perfectionist and tend to freak out if I feel I am doing something wrong. It is so great to have people here to help me out :smile: I'd be interested to know what you're HRM will tell you. I have the Polar FT4 and love. It also has the…

Hi ladies. I finally made it back to the gym and got properly started. I do have quite a few questions now though. I posted in the Stage 1 thread but had no replies yet. I understand of course that it is a lot I have asked but I am wondering if it would be ok to post it again here to get your input on it? Thank you!

You should check out the book New Rules of Lifting for Women. It is brilliant. It explains why weight training is better for you than just simply cardio. It also gives you a workout program that goes for 6 months. It is such an informative book and I feel I have learned so much from it. I am overweight and I am doing the…

Has anyone of you tried a foam roller? I am quite tempted to buy one.

I have done the Master Cleanse (Maple Syrup Diet) If you do your research you will find that salt water in the morning is a vital part of it. It is a cleanse and drinking salt water in the morning helps to flush the body. Also eating cereal while doing it is not a good idea. The first 2-3 days of the cleanse are hard as…

Hi ladies I finally manage to get back to the gym and get properly started. So on Monday it was my official Stage 1 A1 workout. I do have a few questions however and hope you can help me. Firstly as a warm up I did a brisk walk on the treadmill with an incline for 10 mins and then did a couple of the warm ups from the…

You can do it! Just keep your head up high :smile:

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I can totally understand how you feel. I was sooo nervous at first. I have to say that it helped me massively to get a trainer from the gym to go through the moves with me, I am not sure if I would have done it on my own. Get a trainer to go through it with you. It's almost like having someone taking you by the hand. I…

Thanks for the reply! He he I like ATG :-)

Hi Peeps I hope I am not being dumb now but what does ATG and BWM mean? Thank you

I haven't been back to the gym since the trainer showed me around but tomorrow will be my 2nd time. The thing is that I am changing my gym and so have to start again. I went there today to have a look around and there some pretty muscly guys in there. I felt really awkward as I was in my normal day clothes and wondering…