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Hi, sorry to hear of your struggles, I know only too well how medication for depression can be a demon & cause weight gain. I lost 70 lbs two years ago then started slipping into the depths of despair a year ago due to a multitude of things that have happened in my life over the last decade or so catching up with me, I…

Hi, I am in the same boat, originally lost a heap of weight then had a breakdown, was put on antidepressants and joy of joys it all came back, I quit the antidepressants and so far am finding it real hard losing anything but still determined to get back to the weight I was before my breakdown as none of my clothes fit & I…

After taking the weekend off due to be sick I got back to it yesterday and did NMTZ, I was going to do NMTZ every other day and the shred every other day as well but as I love the NMTZ DVD more because it is a longer workout I have decided to change my routine to get rid of the boredom, I am now doing a combo of NMTZ, BFBM…

Thanks nccarolb for your input over my question about the abs. I agree and think it is the fact that the actual ab workout is shorter, with this in mind and my abs and mum tum being my biggest problem area I have decided to switch it up and add in the No More Trouble Zones dvd every other day, as it is a longer workout and…

I have been doing the shred religiously now since Jan 27th and got so bored with level one that I moved to level two on Tuesday, after 8 days level 1. I really do have to say that I do feel as though I am 'going to die' and that I am 'gargling my heart' at the end, it really kicks *kitten*! The issue I have though and have…

Hi, just found this thread, I did this for the first time last summer but quit halfway through level 2, got really upset with myself for doing that! so after a few months of being really lazy I decided to give it another and did my day 1 on Monday 27th January (it just about killed me!). I took measurements and pictures…

Then I apologise as I have obviously read it wrong, it came across a bit high and mighty but you do tend to find that when your dealing with the written word and not the spoken word!! Once again my apologies for getting the wrong end of the stick. :flowerforyou: Don't you just hate when the scales fluctuate from week to…

Agreed, but in my case my diet has been changed a hell of a lot, my original weight gain, before starting my weight loss journey last year, was due to not eating, I didn't eat anywhere near enough and I gained weight as a result. The times I did eat, I ate crap but didn't binge, it was just not a clean diet. Since changing…

I had the same, I lost a total of 7" from all over on level 1 but later discovered that was water retention! lol! I have gained weight and after day 3 of level 2 I felt really demotivated and stopped for a few days, that was on Monday. I have not started again yet as I am sure that the 30DS is not enough on it's own and…

Thanks for that, I don't want to quit exercise but I want to be able to lose weight at the same time as toning! maybe I am just to impatient? when I lost 40lbs last year I still had the wobbly bits and that is why I wanted to tone up, but I still have some weight to lose and just hoped that this would be the best exercise…

Not bothered today, being a lovely bank holiday Monday I have been on a 4 mile walk with my hubby and kids instead, far more interesting! lol! I am not sure what I have done to my right hamstring and lower ab muscle, but I have had terrible pain with them and doing 30DS yesterday made it worse, so a day off is just what I…

L2D3 done, a little easier but still hard work

A rest day won't kill you! although it doesn't sound like you had much of a rest!

Level 2, Day 2, done! jeez! talk about a butt kicking again!! lol! much more of a sweat today and I have managed to pull a hamstring and an ab muscle so they are killing me! ah well I'm sure I can work through it, onwards and upwards as they say :laugh: Going to try and not take quite as many breaks tomorrow if I can, I…

Level 2, Day 1 done! Pleased with how I managed, I took a 5 sec break a couple of times but got through it using some of the modified moves, I feel as though my butt has been kicked, just like I did on day 1 of level 1! I do like it better though, looking forward to day 2!

Level 1, Day 10 done! thank god, I am so bored with this level, I just hope I can do level 2! my weight has not changed since last week but I have not gained either, my during pic is showing a slight difference but not that much, however the tape tells a different story, 2.5" loss from natural waist, 1.5" loss from over…

Level 1, Day 9 completed, the forced rest day yesterday has paid off, my thigh is much better and the workout as a whole didn't seem as bad and so exhaustive, I am just a bit down that I am not moving to level 2 tomorrow as I had hoped but 1 more day won't kill me! I have not taken any pic's yet but I intend to do that…

Good for you, the rest will have done you good and hopefully you will feel alot better about things in the morning. Keep going, we are all in this together

Listen to your body,if it hurts a rest day shouldn't hurt and you will have time to sort your knee out. I'm the same, really don't want a rest day but really have no choice, my thigh is not as bad after taking pain killers and I am so tempted to do day 9 later but don't want to risk hurting myself more. just see how you…

Ahhh, don't give up! I read somewhere amongst all the stuff I have been reading about this, that you won't notice a weight loss for a couple of weeks. not sure where I read it. Don't forget that your building lean muscle and that weighs more than fat. I'm sure that if you measure you will see a difference on the tape, I…

Ok, so I hurt my thigh yesterday and thought that ice and stretching and sleep would help but nooo! on the advice of the Dr I am taking a rest day today, apparently I should have been having a rest day each week to allow my muscles to heal and repair, whoop's! I am going to feel guilty not doing 30DS today though, I know I…

No steroids for me not that stupid! just 4lb weights for exercise. IF you had read what I actually said you would have noticed I clearly said that I have ACTUALLY USED THESE KEYTONES!! I did my own test, to see if they did work FOR ME! they didn't, but that is just me. the best thing for you to do, is whatever makes you…

Great idea, I will have to try that, thanks for the advice

Great to know that it's not just me! thanks for that reassurance, I was worried I wasn't working them hard enough! not sure how much harder I could worked them though!!

God yeah!! I knew I must have been doing something wrong! lol! well I would never try anything like that again, it was just a moment of madness! I mean what was I thinking? I lost 40lbs with no help from the world of quick fixes, just plain HARD WORK AND COMMITMENT, you know, like we know already!

Level 1 Day 8 done, I found that first set of cardio a bit easier than yesterday so my endurance is getting loads better, the ab work is good now and I can feel them working when I am doing the crunches but afterwards I don't feel as though I have worked them, not sure why that is? I was feeling it the next day in my ab's…

I'm also hoping for a bit of a change when I do pic's on Wednesday, I know I've lost 5" all over since starting as I was naughty the other day and measured but want to see it for myself in pictures. I'm the same with that flippin first cardio set, it kills me but it is improving I don't feel as though my heart is coming…

I'm moving to level 2 on Thursday ready or not! just gonna to give it a try and see how I go, if I can't do it then back to level 1! :)

Mind if I have my say on this? I have actually tried these so I will share with you my results. I was eating a calorie deficit and working out a little and I mean a little but the lb's were coming off at a rate of 1lb per week. I bought these 'magic pills' and I was sceptical to say the least as there was no evidence that…

Wow! how have you found Insanity? I am using 30DS to get myself to some level of fitness before I start that programme as I was afraid I would have heart failure and most certainly die if I didn't! I am so looking forward to trying Insanity though as I have heard great reports about it