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Both! I did JMBR first and I believe it is what physically trained me and prepared me for Insanity. I don't think I could have done Insanity without doing BR first. I lost 21lbs with BR and am on my last week of Insanity. I have lost 17lbs and 27 inches so far.

I have a Polar FT7 and LOVE it. I definitely recommend it! It has a strap that stays on your chest the entire workout, records your heartrate, and sends the info to your watch. I used to use a mio where I had to stop and hold down the buttons and wait for a reading which took forever and was often inaccurate.

I started eating this way and serious exercise almost a year ago and have lost almost 100lbs. Right now I am doing Insanity but before I started with Jillian Michael's workouts and is what physically prepared me for Insanity. I started with 30 Day Shred, moved onto her Banish Fat Boost Metabolism, as well as No More…

I stay under 10grams per day and it hasn't affected my cycle or my energy. In fact my energy levels have been higher than I can remember and have not needed carbs to give me energy to do my high intensity workouts. I also had non-existent cycles, often needing to take Provera in order to bring a cycle on after months of…

Sounds like a good idea to me! Let us know how it goes for you because it's something I'd also be interested in trying.

Don't be scared! I actually find month 2's workouts really fun! They're a bit longer than month 1's workouts but the extra burn is worth it. I totally agree though, I feel like Jillian's training seriously prepared me for Insanity. Had I not done 30DS or BR, I would have never had the ability to stick with Insanity.

Just wanted to update. I'm now onto my second month of Insanity and have lost a little over 10lbs and a bunch of inches. Still loving this program but I do miss Jillian sometimes.

I'm really big on getting my protein in first and if I have room left over, then I will have some leafy greens. But I primarily will make top sirloin steak, chicken breast, fish, shrimp, turkey -- stuff like that. Cheese also somehow will make itself into my meals as well.

I'm starting month 2 on Monday. So far I've lost 10.2lbs and about 10 inches. I have my fit test and measure check on Monday so hopefully I've lost more. It's definitely really important to take before and after shots. Despite my loss, I couldn't really see a change in the mirror. It wasn't until I compared my day 1 and…

Scrambled in coconut oil with 1/8 of a cup of shredded cheese. Normally cook my bacon or sausage in another pan. It's either turkey bacon or pork bacon/sausage.

Yeah, me either. I normally only have it to mix with my protein powders and to mix in my tea or morning coffee.

Mio is good, I pretty much enjoy all their flavors. Ideally I'd like to find an organic or all natural product similar to that of Mio and Crystal Light. Not a fan of their chemicals. Yes, you can get unsweetened coconut milk from pretty much anywhere I believe. Just make sure to get unsweetened because that's the one…

I was doing under 20 but recently started doing 15 and under if I can. My food consist of eggs, cheese, chicken, beef, fish, pork, turkey, and protein drinks. I occasionally will have a serving of macadamia nuts because they're the lowest in carbs that I've found in nuts. 1/4 of a cup for 2 grams of carbs. Aside from the…

Yes, I am on day 5 now and the soreness is seriously intense. With BR, my soreness usually was gone by day 2, but I am still feeling it everywhere and especially my core. I think it's because unlike BR the workouts don't focus on a specific parts of the body, you work EVERYTHING everyday. I like it though because its…

I am on my 4th day of Insanity after completing JMBR. At first I was going to do another round of BR but decided to do Insanity instead. So far I am loving Insanity, it is most definitely much harder than BR. But doing BR is what helped me physically prepare for Insanity I think, if it wasn't for the cardio training I got…

You look fabulous! Well done!

Anita definitely. I like Natalie because she's funny and it makes me laugh when she gets in trouble with Jillian. But her cheating or lack of movement during some exercises frustrates me. Like I know she can do so much better and she clearly has the killer body to prove it.

lol I noticed that too. I was surprised she didn't make them keep going. Something else I noticed at the end of Workout 12 is when everyone gathers around Jillian and high fives each other, only Natalie acknowledges Sari (Suri? Chari? Loud look at me! workout girl) Everyone else disses her and leaves her with her hands up…

Amazing progress!

What is it with Mimi during down dog thrusters (I think thats what they're called) in the 3rd circuit of Cardio 3? She sounds like shes having sex or something, lol. I even noticed Anita turn around afterwards and look at the people behind her and they react at her by smiling like, "What the hell?". It's so distracting and…

5, 8, and 12s. :)

I recommend some good training gloves. I wear Under Armor's CTR training gloves and they're awesome at gripping the hand weights and keeping my hands dry. As far as the wheel push ups, I agree they're definitely hard. I am on my last week of BR and I still cannot do them. If you look at Natalie in the back, I basically…

I recall reading that Jillian stated that the first month is mainly about working on balance and stability. While the second month steps it up and that's where a lot of results happen, along with month 3. I, too, have PCOS and twice during month 2 did I see myself losing 3lbs a week instead of just 1lb like I was in month…

This exact thing just happened to me last week during the second circuit of Cardio 3. I just kept going, 80 seconds or so isn't worth stopping. I got pissed and felt guilty about it too. Now I just make sure my discs are clean and free of any scratches to prevent it from happening again.

@RichGirl29: The easiest way for my jumps to be "soft" is before I jump I position myself into a squat. And when I come back down I go back into a squat again and jump back up from it. It's like it allows me to get higher while having more control and land softer. It's like it gives you the ability to get your legs up high…

Honestly I think workout 11 and 12 are easier than 9 and 10. In 9 I had to modify like crazy because it just wasn't happening. I was very happy to move onto 11 and 12.

I was HURTING after workout 9 the next morning. I don't know if I did the moves wrong or if I strained my neck too much but I could barely turn my neck the next day. All the plank moves... ay yai yai. Workout 10 I LOVE. I dread Cardio 3 but it's doable.

I've noticed that I am generally most sore when I advance to the next level of workouts. I was sore after the beginning of week 1 but was less sore of week 2. Soreness returned when I moved onto week 3 and workout's 3 and 4, but got better during week 4. Returned again for week 5 and so on. It was tolerable soreness though…