mssoulrebel_77

Like many others, i see so much of myself in what you wrote. Even your perspective is very similar to mine. But I also think you have the same self destructive thinking that I also fight. Allow me to explain before you bash me for being insensitive. :) I find all the logical reasons in the world why my success is elusive.…

We're so much alike it's eerie! My son is 6, his dad is in MD, and I'm in GA. He is kind of an only child - he's never grown up around a sibling. He has a half brother in MD. I've never heard of only child syndrome quite like that - and perhaps since I have a boy it's a little bit different. I think most everyone has grown…

Those are GREAT results - WTG!!! What I think is really awesome too is how much you seem to enjoy it and how much energy comes through in your posts. I don't feel like 30DS or even RI30 is enough by itself either - at least for me. However, when I'm knocking it out in the morning, I don't think my attention span could…

That looks great! Can't wait to try it!

Do y'all think revolution is worth the money??? Thinking about asking for it for christmas :)

I just started it today. Week one isn't bad, and it definitely is an improvement over 30DS IMO in that there are 3 30 second strength segments and not one 1 minute and one 30 second. Also felt good that she recommended doing it only 5-6 days a week and encouraged you to take at least one day of rest each week.

I went and did level 1 today so that I wasn't burnt out come Saturday (race day). I guess I had gotten overly confident, thinking level 1 would be a complete walk in the park. NOOOPE - it absolutely kicked my butt still. I would LOVE to be able to do this program for 30 days straight - I'm just not sure that I could. I…

Thanks for the great idea Christine! I've actually got a big race coming up this weekend, and had debated taking off friday from 30DS - but now I'm thinking I might give myself a "break" and just do level 1. I NEVER thought I'd get to the point where I'd call doing level 1 getting a break - but I think that's a fair enough…

Love it!!! Thanks for sharing!

Here's the link to the new group! http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/9150-jm-support-group

I think that sounds like a FANTASTIC idea!!!!

Sometimes we just have down (or rather up) weeks.... changes in hormones, holding onto water, etc - all that can make the scale not budge at all. Just be confident in knowing that you are living healthier and improving muscle definition - so even if you don't see those changes in the scale people will see the difference on…

I also saw a difference in my back... my rolls weren't as pronounced lol Definitely looking forward to the next few weeks and seeing the final results. Plus looking forward to starting RI30! I might even attempt to do that one the whole way through without stopping! That should bring me right up to turkey day here in the…

I figured out how to post a pic!!! These are some jeans I couldn't even button up 31 days ago. Now I can! They're definitely still too tight to be seen wearing in public - but super excited about my progress in one month on MFP :-)

One final note.... I know it's tough. I handle mine obviously as a single parent as well - and at times it feels so UNFAIR. I have my son almost 100% of the time. I had to leave his father because he was verbally and physically abusive. Personality disorders run rampant on his side of the family - on my side there are…

My son is not diagnosed autistic. He may not be autistic at all. His half-brother (his dads other son) is moderately autistic. My son is 6 years old, has been kicked out of two pre-k's, suspended from kindergarten several times, and this year has been suspended a couple times from After School. He sees a pediatric…

Surprisingly it's those V things. Having to do the military press then the V's KILLS my arms. That's the only exercise in this whole series so far that I have done without weights. When I previewed level 2 I didn't think those would be that difficult. What I thought would be the challenge was the walk out push ups. I'm…

That last circuit is absolutely killer - and is the reason I think I hate level two SOOOO much. To go between the military presses and then those dreaded "V" things leaves my arms BURNING - even if i do the "V" things without any hand weights at all!!!.... and then she wants me to do plank jacks??? I have aspirations that…

I went into this weekend having every single intention of doing 30DS both days. And why knows - I may suck it up and pull it together and do it tonight - but it's looking VERY doubtful. I've got a 15k coming up in 3 weeks so we decided to get out there and run/walk 9 miles this morning to get a measure on how fast our time…

I finished day 1 this morning of level 2 - and it was definitely tough - though not quite as bad as I was scared it might be. Definitely felt like I could collapse on my face after that "V" move from HELL. I did better with the plank moves than I thought I would. The cardio was tough and definitely requires a lot out of…

I think that's a great idea! I ordered Ripped in 30 and the legs dvd... but after reading what y'all wrote thinking about getting the abs video and setting up a schedule of the abs & legs

Uuuugh. I start level 2 tomorrow, and I think it's Safe to Say I'm Sufficiently Scared. (quite the alliteration in that sentence - lol) I took a sneak preview this morning and it does NOT look easy. I think what I've enjoyed about level 1 is I've felt the first circult was hard, but knew if I made it through that one the…

I wouldn't worry about it - focus on getting better first. This is about being HEALTHY :-) I took SIX whole days off... so if Jillian will forgive me this, I'm going to quote Tony Horton (P90X) - just do your best and forget the rest :-)

SOOOO thankful for this group.... cause if it weren't for ya'll I would not be forcing myself to do this video right now :)

I'm glad you said that! I've noticed the same thing.... perhaps it's about misconceptions... I know you will burn more calories doing resistance training than you would cardio (better afterburn and increase in muscle which increases RMR) - so for that reason it's encouraged. BUUUUT - my personal opinion is that for overall…

Hmmmm.... I'm also struggling to see how intensity has nothing to do with it. If you did the same exercises, same video, same weight, same INTENSITY - then yes, as you lost weight you would slow down calorie burn. That I can agree with. But if you ramp up your intensity because losing weight has allowed you to do so, and…

Soooo glad you decided to jump in and join - sounds like you're pretty much right there where most everyone else is. I've REALLY enjoyed this group - it's definitely helped to keep me motivated :-)

No worries Laura - there are a few of us stragglers who are right there with you! I missed this morning - wanted to get some extra sleep (STILL fighting this congestion and it SUCKS)... but planning on finishing up day 8 of level 1 tonight. Will start level 2 on Friday. Do you know what day you are on level 1?

One thing I love about this site is that if you browse through the success section of the communnity message boards - you are guaranteed to find someone who used to be in your current position in some form or another and who has successfully lost weight. You can do it - and this site will help. There are wonderfull people…

I've been a single parent in GA for the last 5 years - so I definitely know some of what you're feeling. I also have my son almost 100% of the time - his dad lives 700 miles away. There are definitely some jerks out there, but what surprised me ultimately was how many selfish people there are out there. I DEFINITELY became…