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@chookywillow my friend is doing Piyo every night with his house mates as they are nurses studying at university. He said it is amazing over 4 weeks everyone is the house has lost alot of lbs and body fat. They are eating fairly healthy too by making up small dinners on a Sunday for the week. Goodluck if you do it would be…

@Blessed_Mommy86 you look incredible look at the definition especially in the chest upper body and back! Wow sure after Gamma your be killing it especially in problem areas I think they take the longest to go.. my area is same as yours I wish I knew how to show my pictures. I've lost 6lbs 3more by end of Beta would be…

@fitphillygirl good idea to take rest time. I hope you havnt done to much damage. Goodluck with the healing process and look forward to you coming back to this thread to join us. @Blessed_Mommy86 it's so true we are getting stronger faster and better everyday. Well done on the workouts very impressed keep pushing forward…

@Enjcg5 exactly my focus and plan! Good to see I won't be alone doing this for a few long months! I can't see getting bored either it's finally got me doing something that I'm not going to give up on half way through or get bored of in just a few weeks I will mix and match with a hybrid and keep it exciting mixed with my…

I would leave out the abs completley into you get the go ahead to do them maybe try and visit a sports masseuse who can do lymphatic drainage too to help the healing process some. Just focus on the things your able to complete safely imo. Then slowly work up to the things you can't your body needs time to heal or your be…

@chookywillow sending all my love and wishes your way I really hope your husband feels better soon and gets home to you. Well done keeping up with the workouts. Don't fret about the food worry and stress is worse if your worrying about other things too. Thanks for the tip on punching moving jabs that makes so much more…

@rkaegeecee I'd suggest doing the workout if you can. It might help actually as long as it's not so bad you can't breathe. @kittehkitteh88 well done and congratulations!! What a fab achievement.. you must be so proud of yourself. Goodluck with hip hop abs!! Onto the next chapter! Okay so my weekly update on stats from last…

@rkaegeece I put under circuit training general others are using more accurate hrm. @duffydog1 it's so nice to hear from someone with similar history to me. It is such a struggle and having someone who is doing so well and coming up with the same issues is sort of comforting to read. It's really interesting about how you…

@Real149 thankyou so much for your reply it really helps alot. I shall look up tdee as no idea what this is. I will look at calculator later today and sit down and go through everything to make sure I'm getting the best out of this. Going to change to lose .5kg a week also so should up my calories slightly.…

Just a quick question if anyone knows the answer. My fitness pal is set at lose 1kg per week with food which leaves me at 1200, my Bmr is 1453 or there abouts from scale testing body fat muscle mass etc. I have been eating back my workout calories (235roughly) each day so I'm eating my maintenence then I have defecite of…

So tired today had so much to do today so my body decided it would not let me fall asleep til 3am and I was up for work at 7am.. still so much to do later and travelling! Atleast my workouts are wrapped up so I can chose to do an optional tomorrow. @chookywillow congrats on your progress to 5lb and 3lbs that's brilliant,…

@rkaegeecee welcome to the thread, really excited to have someone else new join us! I think alot of us here doing t25 have had the problem with finding excuses. As for the doubles I've split them all up to fri/sat or fri/sun so far and no problem.. I have only done stretch once in first week however as I found no benefit…

@motivatedsister now that's dedication checking in while your away. Vacation is for treating yourself and by keeping active you can do just that so enjoy what time you have left! So nice to get away and relax once in awhile. I havnt had a holiday in years. I used to work as a masseuse on cruise ships so have been a few…

@chookywillow I'm pretty sure the order is important for how you build your stamina core strength and then onto the next stages which is then core then strength in game. I'm sure there is good reason on order of dvds with what muscle groups you focus on so that you don't understand or over train. Well done on the 5lbs!!…

Just did Rip't Circuit it's a killer workout but I used the 5lbs today instead of 2.5lbs and just about survived.. dvd finished just as I was wanting to give in thank God! Theres one part the half tuck jumps whete my legs are like jelly my stomach and back ache and i just want to die. I also love the speed 2.0 like you…

@chookywillow thanks for your post I know those daily struggles only too well. Maybe your right with the food but it's the fat % going up in the last week and the muscle mass going down past 2weeks that's my concern. I'm generally good with foods and nothing changed except the workout. Glad to see your doing well on Beta…

Thanks @cgibs87 just what I needed to hear! Sounds like you are killing it!! I just did core cardio now too. I can barely breathe but I think the weigh in made me push even more than usual til the point I got dizzy. I'm still sweating now as per usual and trying to recover. I'm genuinely upset that I decided to weigh in…

Haha well done @AnniePenny I feel the same way sometimes and puts me off. So first week of Beta done and nothing good has come of it on my weekly weigh in update. If I compare to my first weigh in at the gym 4weeks ago there is progress and loss. If I compare to the progression I was making in Alpha compared to Beta there…

I use circuit training general under cardio but not sure it's a great log for what I do.. looking forward to getting my hrm.. if it ever arrives!!

@Enjcg5 well done on first week of Beta I'm feeling exactly the same as you right now!! Everything aches but I'm barely breaking as much of a sweat as Alpha was. My weight seems to be going slightly up this week but only workout has changed. Bmr the same so I'm assuming it's water retention from use of weights now.…

Still got one more of my doubles to finish up on today for the weekend, I'm looking forward to it because I think if I move my body I might have a chance of some small recovery. Upper Focus felt pretty easy doing it so I pushed really hard and didn't modify.. even inch of my upper body is aching today and strangely my…

Thanks everyone for support feeling better today I did do the dynamic core but decided today would be a rest and weekend for my doubles. Had to travel very far today on top of everything and feel like a break! @enjcg5 I havnt tried core speed so cannot comment but others have tried and liked it. @real149 congrats fantastic…

@Enjcg5 thanks, I feel like I'm not doing anything with stretch and unfortunately it makes me mood worse I need to feel like I'm doing something more towards my goals. Though stretch sounds good right now for my soreness so not at all a bad idea maybe just swapping it all around.

Erghhh today everything aches, I feel tired and demotivated for the first time in weeks. I feel like I'm trying really hard and not getting very far. I have no idea where this mood is coming from but feeling pretty useless today. Today is week5 day4 and dynamic core.. I'm dreading it my lower back and stomach aches from…

@Blessed_Mommy86 like said before its funny how everyone struggles with and loves different workouts! Nice that this has so much variety we don't need to dread everyday.

Wow well done guys.. I just did first weight workout in Beta rip-t circuit... I'm only using 2.5lbs in each hand I thought maybe I could have gone higher.. but I'm sweating like mad my legs hurt my arms ache and my tummy.. dear God tummy n lower back are aching so bad after.. I need some tlc today. I'm scared for the next…

@cgibs87 can't wait to have you back on board once your all healed up and ready to go! It really is nice to be moving on in the programme even if I feel I find it fairly easier than month 1... I think the weights are going to be killer for me though! Update since last week: down 0.8kg and Tom for me just now. Remained…

@Enjcg5 I suggest do 2.0.. it's fast paced and I found all moves easy.. just modified near the end as I thought I was having some kind of heart attack after doing all unmodified not like me but for some reason beta is easier than alpha for me.. this has to be a real fat burner it's the most I've sweat the whole programme…

@50extra - Oh gosh, I hope your friend is okay and safe and hopefully back home or close enough to home for family now. Very good of you to stay by their side in that time. If there's any excuses to miss a workout I think you have it covered, sounds like you need a well deserved rest yourself. Enjoy your holiday and have…

Okay so I'm posting alot but here's my update. I just did the core cardio in Beta today (first day week6).. I was excited and scared and put it off to after I did some paper work. I'm not sure if it was the hype i read or the fact I heard it gets alot harder that had me scared, I've never managed to get to a stage I feel I…