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just asking because i'm curious, but when you add in extra cardio, what do you do about your cals? i know you're following the 250 breakfast, 400 lunch and dinner, 150 snack calorie plan, but if you burn excess cals, do you eat them or just count it as a bonus burn? i do extra cardio sometimes when i eat too much but it…

i was doing 1200 calories daily and obsessed with food. i upped to 1150 net calories (so i usually eat around 1400 on workout days) and i feel much better and more satisfied. i also tried to increase protein to keep me fuller longer. i trust the program as written except for the 1200 cals but i try to stick to jillian's…

good job! losing inches is fun and you're only ONE week in! keep it up!!!

I don't know anything about adding additional cardio either. I know that Jillian said on twitter not to add more than 5 extra 30 minute sessions per week to avoid overtraining. If it was recommended, i feel that there would be something about extra cardio in the literature. There are a lot of us on the forum with varying…

ok, what weights are you using for the lat pulls? she says to use heavy and i can get about 3 reps in with 8lb weights but i can do them all with 5. she's crazy!

I don't have as much of a problem with the warm up as I do the cool down. I just finished Workout 6 and the cooldown was over in about 60 seconds... I think we should modify both warm up and cool down to fit out personal needs. :)

i have no upper body strength and i suck at push ups, but i've been trying really hard to do them with proper form (my husband is in the army and does them so quick and beautifully - im so jealous)... however, i have found that really concentrating on my breathing and inhaling as i drop down, then exhaling deeply when…

if you do the week long kickstart, you do workout 1 in the am, cardio 1 in the pm, next day is workout 2 and cardio 1, third day is cardio 1 two times then repeat for 3 more days, rest on the 7th day. after that, you go to the regular schedule of only one workout per day which is just like the kickstart minus the extra…

i try to loosen up when that happens to me and focus on squeezing in my BUTT and not my legs. i also try to focus on squeezing right when my thigh is parallel to the ground and not throughout the entire movement.

okay, officially, in phase 1, i lost 6.2 lbs and 6.3 inches. i came into this program wanting to lose about 10 pounds and get stronger/more fit. it is effective at doing that. there are others on here who have lost more lbs and inches than me, but i didn't have much to lose to begin with, so i'm very satisfied. totally…

there is not any mat work - marching in place, fast feet, punches, jogging, running man, speed bag, kick outs and arm circles, suicides. its 26 minutes from warm up to cool down.

next time you can try dipping them in almond bark to get a smoother coating - bet they are still tasty though!

totally second this. also, "get yourself a heavier pair of hand weights if you think it's too easy" - Jillian (how bad is it that i can quote her workouts from doing them so much? haha)

here is a topic where someone else asked this question: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/527345-anyone-continuing-extra-cardio-after-kickstart i do extra workouts when i go over on my calories but that's it.

wow, glad to know everyone else is having a similar experience too. i feel like the cardio is harder (well especially cardio 2), but i sometimes burn less than the regular workouts. psh.

ripped in 30 was my favorite jillian workout before i started body revolution. i think it burns the most calories/minute for me and it is very challenging. it is definitely a step up from 30 day shred.

yep, I'm on Week 5... I burned 243 cals on Cardio 2 and only around 195 on Cardio 1. I find that I burn less with the cardio workouts - not sure if that's the case for everyone or not....

hm, thanks for all the answers. i am eating enough, i just work out more than the recommended workouts for the program most days. i've decided that i'm going to increase my protein while maintaining around a 1200-1400 calorie diet depending on how many cals i've burned that day (keeping the net around 1000-1200)... looking…

I have a lot of issues with the meal plan, but I'm sticking with it. I'm on week 5, so I'm halfway there and then I will have advice for others just starting about how it worked for me. I don't really wanna change it up in the middle, but I am increasing my protein as I have found it keeps me fuller longer and less…

On workout 5 and 6, Jillian specifically tells you which weights to use for each move: light (3 lbs), medium (5lbs), heavy (8lbs)... however, I think there are people using a little heavier and I think I'm gonna bump my light to 5lb, medium to 8, and heavy to 10. We'll see if I can do that... however, I know she tells you…

I only knew the yoga warmup because I've done her yoga meltdown video a couple of times. However, I don't think it stretches me out or warms me up at all! I hate that warmup actually! I'm hoping I don't hate workout 5 as much on Thursday. I wish we could all do this in a big room because the things I struggle with, I feel…

I was taking my multivitamin and calcium/vitamin d together, but then I added iron into the mix and researched it a little. Calcium needs to be taken with a meal not consisting of dairy because the body can only absorb so much calcium at one time, but you need the meal to help absorb the calcium better and I know that…

I did mine back to back as well, except for the cardio twice a day... and I split that up by about 30-60 minutes. I was exhausted after the first round! I think it's funny how Jillian has all the workouts, then in workout 4 or 5 (can't remember) she says something about how she'd rather be dead than work out for an hour…

I think Ripped in 30 is the best bang for your time and buck. It is challenging and effective; the 30 Day Shred is a lot of people's favorite, but if you've been working out for a while, it's not as challenging as her other DVDS. I have all of Jillian's DVDs including Body Revolution except the newest Kickbox FastFix. I…

david is like... omg. that boy can JUMP. i like him! haha. kerianne is too smiley for me too. i like anita and natalie :) i hate watching them when they aren't really on camera and their form sucks... i'm like, "jillian yell at them!!!" some of them really suck at high knees (which makes me feel good!)

Lost 9 lbs - feel a lot stronger, at least one pant size down, boobs are definitely dwindling (and i didnt have any to begin with :(), lost a few inches at least (but i dont measure again until thursday).... its definitely worth it. i hope you won't lose motivation - each day is different so its hard to not be excited…

I think you'll get bored around week 3 when you've been doing the same 5 workouts for 3 weeks and continuing for the rest of the month. Did you read the booklet about the kickstart? She does an the cardio workout every day in addition to the scheduled workout but it is only supposed to last for one week. I do extra…

i saw that and i thought, "seriously - a half slice of bread?!?!" i'm gonna have to go out and buy mastering your metabolism. i'm interested in the dessert section ;)

i think i'm going to die. workout 5 was SOOO HARD. the cable punches, omgggg. all the supersets kill me. my triceps feel achy and i just got done! the second circuit is killer. kudos to all those who are already in week 6 of the program - you only have a few more times with workout 5 ha ha!

just saw this on jillian's twitter. someone asked if they could continue running while doing body revolution and she said, "you can but don't overdue it. Body Rev is designed perfectly to avoid overtraining. No more than 5 extra 30 min cardio sessions"