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@kittehkitteh88 - Thankyou. Wow that is incredible you must be so proud of yourself for finally completing the whole programme and being able to say you did it all!! That is progress at its finest!! Week 9 that's just incredible I really hope I manage to push myself through like you have done, I'm just excited to be able…

@motivatedsister- Thankyou really excited she gets home late afternoon before I leave to work we are both very excited! Congratulations on your progress it's fantastic to hear and gives me so much motivation to stick this out. Being half way through now I have a new boost of energy hit me this morning. I do intend on doing…

@Enjcg5 I've not been as I'm fairly unfit and really no muscle so the routines themselves have been giving me muscle gains and body fat loss. I'm sure a few fellow map's are combining 3 lifting days in there weeks. Beta looks like it's fairly balanced so I'll continue doing the programme as it's laid out for now.

So threads a little quiet I hope your all doing okay. Today's the end of week 5 Alpha for me I still need to try and fit in lower focus if I can. It's a great end to the week as my Mum will be back home from hospital tomorrow too! I just had a look through Beta dvds quickly as to see what I'm in for.. skipping most of them…

@Real149 my friends doing piyo and he said he got bored with it too, he offered to lend me it (thanks I think.. was my answer haha). That's not too bad then of you work upto harder goals I think I'll start that with you after I finish up. Anyone on Beta can give me an idea if more or less calories are burned than alpha? I…

@Real149 awesome I think I will make a purchase too, my last buys were argos and so expensive so amazon probably be half the cost! How did you find going from 25minutes to 50? I'm not sure if I'm ready for 50minutes of working out yet but if it's fun I might be able to cope better mentally. Really good to see you tried one…

@Heartlight441 - better safe than sorry, I hope you get all the answers you need to continue. I'm interested to know my heart rate when my monitor finally arrives. @kittehkitteh88 I'm pretty far from being done but purchased gamma to add on now and will do that I like the 25mins a day. Just wish I could lose weight faster.…

@Heartlight441 - I stayed the same and fluctuated up by 1-2kg and down constantly.. week 3-4 and finally little constant losses and stable weight between.. but I am losing fat % and gaining muscle.. at around the same weight .. well now a little more fat than muscle last 2weeks hence finally the number decreasing.. keep at…

Hmm never thought about that I put nail it as when I don't modify at all and if I modify I barely make it, that way I can now see what I can fully complete then just work on getting it faster without dying! Some moves I now only half modify but one day I hope to nail them all. I think it's personal preference but it helps…

@motivatedsister noo haha just wait surely by now you have an idea what it's doing with stats? :smile: save that 20% off for something new and shiney that you don't already have.. maybe a workout treat for doing so well this week?

@Enjcg5 - Well done great attitude, I either sprint like you or jump a bit (do one I find hard or keeps my heart rate up - for some reason the mountain climbers do that and my arms tire haha). In total body I tend to hold plank alot too or push ups when the going gets tough or I just don't think I've got it down (the…

I also do this when I have no idea what I'm doing.. during the sort of side punching I can't work out how to move and punch so I sort of Bob about swinging my arms out in fists.. very good noone can see this :neutral:

@motivatedsister - That made me laugh, I can't wait to get to Beta now. Well done for doing to on one day I'm nowhere near that fit or brave yet. Even double up days I do fri/sat.. I think it helps since I struggle eating the right healthy foods to get alot of calories back. How is Beta working out for you so far? Do you…

@Kayla103 - we have quite great body builders gym locally.. he can do measurements capillary etc. And they have a machine you can go in and they use on you.. costs only £1.50 here to get your updates and I've decided to get them done weekly regardless of results - u can have ultrasound ones or step on scales that use…

So a quick update :smile: I managed to get to the gym, again with jeans and jumper on so actually more accurate except first time I did earlier morning this time was after quite a big lunch except for that exactly one week apart. I don't know how to put in a picture but here's the results; (important ones) End of week 3 /…

Thank you everyone for all your kind words. I've tried to keep logging foods in here even bad on the go ones. I did fit in my workouts to catch up and it's actually making me feel better keeping busy with them. My mum is stable and responding well to antibiotics but cause of infection in the liver duct cannot be treated…

Hi everyone I will read all your comments and catch up with everyone soon. After I got back in from work on sat. I was with my mum she got rushed into hospital. The next 24/48hrs are critical. She has a very bad infection and they are not sure the source (it's now septicaemia). Lots of tests. I was in hospital all day…

@Heartlight441 - I prefer not to know then I learn as I go and time feels faster when my body is breaking but for some people it probably is really nice to be fully prepared! It's personal choice I think. @cgibs87 - I don't do the stretch dvd I use sunday as a recovery day regardless of if I split up the double day or…

@motivatedsister - Goodluck with the workouts let us know how you got on and if you double up or split the days. I'm really interested in learning more about the upper focus I don't watch the dvds ahead. Since I have more time the past few weeks with just main work events I think I'll be able to dedicate a couple of hrs to…

@kittehkitteh88 - yes I will build up from the lowest weights, even that has me terrified though. I'm half excited though as this week I feel I'm finally managing more of the workouts before I burn out in different exercises. I'm not sure if it's because I'm not doing whey protein and a banana half hr to hr before I work…

Thanks girls I think I will move onto Beta and will try it for a week to decide if it's right for me, that way I at least tried and if I need to redo Alpha I will. I'm a bit intimidated by weights because I have such poor strength in my upper body I'm sure alot to do with the areas I also had radiotherapy focused on. We…

@Heartlight441 how exciting the first one is cardio you get a calendar with it to mark down your days!! Goodluck with it.. ps. I also love lindt! @Real149 Welcome to our thread it seems you are not alone with the food problem we all tend to get stuck know on this for different reasons but any help we can give you we will.…

@argieach - Wow what a nice burn!! I'm excited to recieve my heart rate monitor (hurry up post man) at the moment I log mine as basic circuit intervals for a rough estimate so I get 234 I think it is. Will be nice to see if it's more or less when that comes. Also anyone with sweet tooth.. Please try grenade protein bars..…

@kittehkitteh88 - Thanks I'm going to start with 2lbs too. There's alot of good stuff on that website to look at getting now I've lost inches. Let me know if you do the hip hop abs I've heard about that and cize now and I'm now a fan of Shawn T so I will probably collect all his dvds slowly. I will be chucking in core and…

@motivatedsister - Wow congrats on results and finishing alpha, alot of inches and an lb a week I think that's pretty damn good!! Sounds like your food choices are alot better than mine already and just improving. I know I'm the same with soda.. I buy one and then that's it I love the taste so much I ruin weeks of hard…

@cgibs87 - why don't you try whey protein instead like me, apparently I've heard it's really the same and you can get really decent cheap stuff online these days with vouchers on sporting sites etc. It will give your metabolism a boost for sure. Just read the article I posted a link above. It sort of explains it alot and…

Hi @khelm80 - I can't afford shakeology right now being in the UK it's really expensive too, that's why the guys at the gym are sorting me out with the right whey protein (most these guys compete in competitions the owner of the gym has won national and global awards) there all really lovely and full of information there.…

@motivatedsister - Yayy finally into Beta!! Congratulations at sticking through the programme, don't try and do too much the total body circuit is a killer on its own let alone with a beta workout :open_mouth:!!! Can't wait to hear all about your first Beta workout. I'm two weeks off and nervous as hell even considering…

Oh and here's a link about different whey proteins etc. For anyone who wants to know how and why it burns fat. I found some really interesting reads and can't wait to see what the gym suggests. http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/how-whey-helps-drop-body-fat.htm

Today I was actually really looking forward to my workout.. that's a new one for me! I couldn't keep up today for some reason and modified probably 30% when last week I nearly had it nailed. Not many cliemts in today for massage so thats a relief. I was so good over the bank holiday weekend and didn't go out drinking with…