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i am addicted to weighing myself, but i only log it on mondays. i measure every two weeks on thursdays and update. it's a really bad habit because i weigh myself at all different times and i fluctuate by at least 3 lbs between morning and night. grrrr.

you're awesome!!! get it, girl!! i already watched workout 12 too haha!

i get annoyed when she says things like "squirms - these are really hard" after you've done hollowman. hollowman is seriously like the hardest ab move i've had to do and its always been in her stinking dvds - i also hate pike crunches and boat pose - all jillian moves. i have trouble wanting to push my abs out when doing…

today i got down as low as jillian during the static squat rows. my legs were ON FIRE and i was telling myself, "you can do this - you can do this - its hard - even jillian gets up after two reps - keep doing it" and by the time i stopped jabbering to myself, it was over. SHE GETS SO LOW but only does two or three…

Oh my goodness - how are you using 12s?! I have always used 5lbs in JM dvds but went to 8lbs for this and now I'm up to 10lbs for things like surrenders and terry pulls. Do you use 12 lbs for the majority of the moves? Insane!!!

I get so mad because my first time doing Workout 3, I burned like 278 and I did it for the last time yesterday and only burnt around 200. I'm working hard too and I sweat like crazy. I think we're just getting stronger and it's easier for our bodies now ;) Good job!

i did two workouts during the kickstart and now, i just finished week 4 and i do an extra workout when i ate poorly during the day or when i feel like my next day is gonna be a junky eating day... so basically i do an extra workout to keep my net cals around 1000.

I wouldn't up your calories if I were you. I'm at 1200 and its hard somedays but I think it is hard because I'm not following the meal plan and I'm not eating the BEST foods that I could be for my small amount of cals. Also, I know Jillian says the junk about "NO" foods, but I have never had thyroid troubles and I get my…

She's crazy that's what it is, haha. She yells to give more if you have more and says "there's always an up button" when handing 8 lb weights to someone in the group while they are doing something that may already be difficult. I try to follow Omar and Kenta (?) because they are usually always doing the advanced version,…

I think she wimps out on the abs a lot in 30DS and RI30, but I'm in week 4 and I think Workout 3 especially has a lot of good ab work. Workout 1 and 2 weren't very ab-focused, but try to do the inchworms in Workout 3 and you'll feel it the next day.

i took pics and measurements three days into the kickstart. i think i'm going to measure every 2 weeks.

i have the new balance N4 and it does exactly what i need it to do! i wear it every time i workout now... don't know how i managed without it!

i haven't been using the meal plan, but i can imagine how much that sucks. i would just start making your own "Recipe" on here for each of her recipes and modify using your own ingredients so something like this doesn't happen again. :(

i am also seeing results without following the meal plan - i'm just restricting my cals to about 1200.

i've also lost about 7-9 lbs, one pant size and i start week 4 tomorrow.

I used 5lb dumbbells for the entire thing.

That annoys me, too... but a lot of people would call me "skinny". I don't necessarily think I'm fat, I just have a little extra hanging around that I'd like to lose and turn into muscle. A lot of people crave attention and they know that they ARE perceived as skinny so saying that they aren't will get them attention. Then…

lol - thanks guys for all the answers!!! i'll look into a better method! :)

yep - after using the bathroom ha ha :)

I'd try to do as many as you can like she suggests, then drop to the knees. I only say that because that is her modification for pushups. Make sure when you are coming back up that you put your hands directly underneath your shoulders and push up with your shoulders - it's a lot harder if you put your hands too far in…

You can do it! Just keep telling yourself, it's only 7 days!!!!

you can do it! it's only a week! think ahead of what you'll be doing and where you're going. if you have to eat out, research first! i went out to eat during the kickstart and just made sure my cals were within range. be prepared and it won't be as difficult. yesterday we had peanut butter and chocolate cake at my work and…

haha i just did workout 4 and i was like, "MY LEGS ARE DYING!!!!" it makes me feel better that jillian really low and only does 4 rows while everyone else gets higher up and she pushes them down... it hurts them too! i hate the terry pulls... i just can't seem to isolate that muscle at all!

my goal is to finish the program! i also want to reduce my body fat and feel comfortable in a bikini this summer. i'm on the tail end of week 3, and i love it. i'm already seeing great results!

Haha that annoys me too... and then the "all week long, all your life long" stuff.. I think mimi is kinda funny in workout 3/4 though :)

I have discovered that tree pose is easier if you use heavier weights (I use 5 lbs), lock your knee and pretend like you are pressing your foot into the ground. Look up at the wall or something that is not moving, do not look down! I put my leg up higher than my knee as I feel like when it's on my knee, I am less stable. I…

Hmm.. last week I decided to eat junky, so I did Workout 4 in the morning, then did Workout 2 that night and I've been super sore ever since. If you doubled up, you'd be doing Workout 3 twice today and Workout 4 twice tomorrow, right? I think you could do that, but you might be sore tomorrow :) Or you could just do each of…

Don't you get annoyed then feel proud that you did it all by yourself when someone else was sitting there NOT working out? i HATE when my husband is sitting on the couch watching tv while I'm working out because IT'S HARD and he's just sitting there watching me. After I'm done, I feel great though! :)

Agree and I have the same HRM. I like knowing for sure what my cals burned are! :)

I think its pretty hard on the knees, especially. There are a lot of jumps and side lunges, etc. There is always a modification or beginning move though incase you are having trouble or pain. There is a website with modifications, I think its on the shredheads.com website - you could google it and find it. I did it for 30…