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Morning Everyone :smile: Sarah - that's great that you are enjoying your banana and protein, those other recipes sound yummy too - i've never thought about quinoa for breakfast, i might go and google some recipes :D Well done to you with the lambing, that sounds amazing! Really glad to hear they are all doing well, hope…

Morning Everyone :smile: Sarah - I'm glad i'm not the only one puzzled by the whole weights/strength training thing! I had always thought lighter weights and more reps was better for toning, but the wonder that is the internet seems to be suggesting that even for women heavier weights and less reps will give me the…

Morning All :) Beautiful start to the day here again :happy: Erin - Great job with the 21 day fix, sounds like one to consider after my hols :D I must admit i thought the calorie count would be low with the containers, but like you said brilliant if you have portion issues. One min straight of holding an exercise does…

Morning All :smile: Ceal - Brilliant job finishing the 30DS - such an awesome feeling to complete it, i bet you had great results :happy: Your next rotation sounds great, hope it really works for you :smile: How is everyone else doing? Lovely start to the day here, glorious sunshine so definitely hoping to get out for a…

Lucy - I think you are right that the strength just doesn't show up so well with the hrm - but i don't know how else to quantify it other than TDEE and it worries me that i might over estimate that! I'm going to weigh and measure tomorrow - i can't resist having a look, but will try my hardest not to let it affect my…

Hi Everyone :D SMFRN - Great job with week 7, i'm sure the strength will come on really quickly. Brilliant that your clothes are fitting better, so much emphasis is put on the scale but there are so many ways to measure success i think :D Sarah - I second the 'how did the 1300 go'? Hope you felt satisfied and it works well…

Morning Everyone :D T.G.I.F! snowboard - I used my HRM to record most of my Jillian exercises, especially the first few times to be as accurate as i can, but i always burned lots more cals doing BFBM than NMTZ so i think if i was logging from the database i'd use aerobics maybe instead of circuit training? How are you…

Morning All :) Sarah - that's great that you are feeling a better today :happy: I'm with you on the early lunch - we get up so early in our house that it is lunchtime by 11 and tea time by 4! Sometimes i try to go longer but there's always a danger of snacking then! Plus i'm never as hungry in the evening as i am during…

Afternoon Everyone :D TX - thanks so much for the recipe. Shopping day is Saturday so i will pick up the ingredients then - do I use the oats straight from the packet? I'll let you know how i get on! Really sorry to hear you are having difficulty at the moment, I really hope you start to feel stronger emotionally soon,…

TX - think we cross posted! Sounds like you had a good weekend, it is funny isn't it when food you haven't had for a while really doesn't float your boat when you have it again after eating well! Totally agree about the fear with eating more calories - my plan since January was always to average at least around my BMR of…

Afternoon Everyone :smile: klb - Wow, great job on getting nearly to the end, are you happy with your results? I've not tried either of the others you mentioned but heard good things, i'm sure Jillian would forgive you for 'straying' for a while - for the greater good right :wink: Just got to do what is right for you…

Afternoon Everyone :D Hope you are all having a great weekend :happy: SMFRN - Hmm, i thought that might be the case! I was hoping to ease off the logging when i got to maintenance but i think i'll be doing it more than ever! Portion control is my big thing - i eat so much better than i ever have done but i still like to…

Morning Everyone :D Chmtastic - Great that you are so excited for your 5K, i bet the end of May will come round really quickly! I am 5ft 4" and i generallly don't eat back my exercise cals unless i'm really hungry - although lately i've been trying more of a tdee - 10% kind of thing as i'm trying to build more muscle. Do…

Morning Everyone, T.G.I.F again :D TX - Wow! I wish we had your weather! ... probably not as good for working out in though! Great job for both the workouts, did you get your run in too? Burn baby burn!! I'd be interested to know if you find a good protein shake, i am always looking for ways to up my protein...there's only…

Sadly this is another one we can't get in the UK (along with the kickbox one) but the Amazon reviews seem really good. I'd be interested too to see what people think :smile:

Morning Everyone :D I posted in the group already, here is the link for those who haven't seen it.. http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/20707-support-and-motivation-for-jm-and-other-workouts Ceal - Great job with the doubling, i'm sure after your rest day you'll feel fitter and stronger than ever :D Lobster - Brilliant…

Good Morning Everyone :D Ceal - Great job with the doubling, I am currently living by the mantra 'if it doesn't challenge you, it doesn't change you' as i had gotten too complacent with my weights specifically! I'm sure the results will be awesome for you. Sorry about the homesickness, that is never nice, hope the Costco…

Good Morning Everyone :D I started the group :happy: It is called (rather un-originally!) Support and Motivation for JM and other workouts, but any other suggestions greatly received! I have posted a new topic called General Discussion, but of course now we are a group we can post more specific topics for help and…

Morning everyone :smile: It seems like everyone has great ideas for curbing the sugar cravings :D My 'go to' is always fruit (which i know is still sugar) but i do try to stick to berries when i can, sadly they are pretty expensive and go soft pretty fast so they always get eaten quickly! I have yet to try the frozen…

Good Morning Everyone :D Wow! Great to see so much chatter on here over the weekend - I'm wondering if I should start up a group for us? I know a few people have mentioned (myself included ) that we are doing other workouts as well as JM so I could start a general Fitness and Strength one before we hit our allotted 500…

Afternoon Everyone :smile: TXRanchGirl - Great job with the doubling up and a good idea to listen to your body today - give the muscles time to repair and get stronger :D How did you find doing the two together? Do-able every workout day or more of a 'when i think my body can take it' kind of thing? Calla - Welcome :happy:…

Thanks ChunkyBun :smile: Wow! 5lb weights for all of NMTZ and 8's for some is awesome, no wonder you're in pain! I'm sure it will be short lived though and the muscles will awesome. Hope the walk and the yoga ease the pain somewhat :happy:

Thanks for the sympathy everyone :smile: Managed to get through work but I'm so achy! It's like the very first time i encountered Jillian all over again :wink: TXRacnchGirl - I agree, BFBM is great for cardio and like NMTZ you don't have to do all at once, you could split it in half and do 3 sets for 20 mins :D We can't…

Aaaargh! Just wrote a long reply only to lose it :sad: So the *very* condensed version... chunkybun - great results - well done to you indeed and thanks for sharing :D Hope everyone else is doing well - since the start of the thread we've been supporting and motivating for nearly three months now - well done us :happy:…

Just a quickie from me this morning as i'm running a bit late! Welcome to everyone joining :smile: Great to have so many of us working together to achieve our goals :happy: Good early workout again here, interesting to see a few people doubling up on workouts ... I'm wondering if i might try to do that as an April…

Good Morning fellow Jillian-ers! How is everyone this fine Tuesday? Welcome to everyone joining us on our Jillian journey :happy: great support in this thread :smile: Elisa - welcome :D I always find week 2 quite a jump from week 1 of the RI30 - great results though! Ceal - Great job on getting to level 3 :happy: I'm sure…

Morning Everyone - Monday again already! Lucylou - good luck with RI30, as you know it is my favourite one - I just like prefer the three strength moves as opposed to the two in the shred. Hope it works for you. Know what you mean about NMTZ, i always feel like I've cheated if i don't do the whole thing! afitmom - Great…

Morning Everyone :) How's the weekend going? Ceal - That's great, well done you. Such a good feeling when you know you are getting stronger :smile: Bring on Level 3 :bigsmile: Chunkybun - great job on upping the weights - i've never managed more than 3kg so far but hoping to keep increasing as i get stronger. Looking…

Morning Everyone :) Friday again! Miserable and foggy start here, really hoping it burns off as i was hoping to get out for a walk later! Jillian, Fat Burn and plank done - feeling really strong this morning as i managed fast mountain climbers without stopping for the first time - Yay :D Hope you are all doing ok - have a…

Good Morning Everyone :) Hope you are all having a great start to the day :happy: Loving the support and motivation on our thread - great that we are all doing different things, feels like there is a wealth of personal experience to help each other :happy: Welcome Helen :) Hope you are fully recovered soon and can continue…