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Pilates is good, too. Also check out fitnessblender.com they have some apartment friendly workouts. low impact-cardio, abs, barre routines. and if you know when your neighbours are out, try your jumping noisy stuff then. HTH

I agree with the other posters. Insanity has harder cardio, but can't cut it when it comes to strength training. P90X will change your body shape with the weight training. Plyo is easier than Insanity but I find I get a better burn from it. most likely because of the length of the workout. Insanity has a longer stretch…

So glad to hear that so many are sweating to the tune of P90X and Tony! it really is a great program! Legs and back for me, too! It does get easier, but sometimes, it's hard hard hard. Like today. It was brutal. I don't know if it was that my house was a little warmer than it ususally is when I workout or if it had…

WooHoo! NSV!! *fist pump!:smile:

I like CST. remember that when Tony recommends a light weight, try really light until you are comfortable with the moves and you've done it at least once to practice good form. it's a good 'un. I'm glad you are still at it. Phase 2 is where you will really start to see your body change. At least that's the way it is for me…

that's a great goal. and yes, it will make basic that much easier. working out and getting healthier for the approval or satisfaction of anyone else is going to fail. working out and getting healthier for yourself is the best way to succeed! and the best way to keep it off!

Swash, I'd say you're right. Muscle confusion is happening. Your body is trying too make sense of everything that you are doing, and you keep changing it up so it can't become complacent. So your muscles are recovering from your previous workouts and they still are probably carrying lactic acid in them. That would be the…

Awesome NSV! It's so nice to do something like that and surprise yourself :) congrats!

I don't feel hungry after a workout. I usually wait up to an hour after. It gives me time to clean up and make supper. The it's time, even if I don't feel like eating much at the time, I try and have something. I'll know if I really need food depending on what my body is doing. If I'm not feeling hungry, but I'm all shaky,…

Swashburn, I have to admit, I dislike yogaX. But because of you, I did it today. It's still not my fave. It will probably not ever be my fave, but it does have it's place in the cycle and I realize I need to do it more often.

how did today go? cardioX or plyo?

I'm glad you are keeping with it! Yoga is still my own personal demon. I dislike the first 45 minutes. then the last 45 are ok...but it still isn't my fave. personally, I'd rather do plyo...

I did get the base package. I am not sure about the other packages, but I like P90X. I've done it several times, but didn't follow the meal planning, just did my own thing for eating. I like that they give you more than one way of scheduling the workouts based on if you want to get lean, get serious muscle (and have…

Happy Birthday!! Celebrate it. Then move on. Start by having a glass of water and plan your next meal. Make it a good, well rounded meal. Don't beat yourself up over it. It's done. Move forward. Exercise right, eat well and healthily and make it fun!

I have a feeling that if you're not eating enough, you won't see any loss at all. It has to do with the body thinking that there's a famine when you are really into the low calories, so it stores fat instead of burning it. If you've started a new workout schedule/exercises, that could do it. Keep doing whatever you are…

I'm also older. I'm midway through recovery week Phase 1. Phase 2 starts up next Monday for me. You can friend me, too. I'll help another X'er all I can. one thing I found that helped me was to have it scheduled somewhere. I have it on my wall calendar, but as you want to keep it on the down low from family and friends for…

See about getting your hands on a copy of New Rules for Lifting for Women are you planning on doing cardio and strength training? Does your gym have classes as part of the membership? try some and see what you like that way. You could also ask and see if there is a trainer available and if it costs for an assessment/ some…

I've had my IUD since 2007. I'm almost due to get my Mirena replaced and have lost 90 pounds in the last 3 years. It can be done, but it's different for everyone. Good luck with your decision. I'd talk to the doctor about it.

LOL, trust me, I don't have a gym membership either. I have some dumbbells. 7's, 10's and 15's pounds. i also have ankle weighs at 2 pounds to add to the weights when one set gets too easy. I also do a lot of bodyweight exercises. pushups burpees lunges squats and variations of...do you own exercise vids? they are a good…

What kind of activities do you do? Run? anything else? If you are also doing bodyweight or strength training, then you are replacing fat with muscle. if that's the case, then the muscle is denser than the fat and might be why you are losing inches but not weight. for me, i found that a combination of weight/strength…

keep going, P90X peeps! I'll be burning with you soon! I'm starting small. still can't do pull ups or presses above my head, and only about 5 push ups in a row before my neck and incision area start to ache. Not quite ready to P90X yet. I might try my hands at an Insanity soon though. Feel better shea. I hope those hives…

keep going! push play again and again. if something gets stale, try something else-a different dvd, different yoga, different something. the point is to keep finding a way to stay motivated. stick that before pic of yourself up somewhere you can see it in all it's ungloriousness. remember that sweat is something we want to…

WOW! what great progress! keep pushing play! and don't forget to take those pics!

Bad fall! hope you're feeling better. Halfway mark for most of you! Congrats! It's hard to stay motivated when you have to watch the same vids day after day, so think of different ways to make it better for yourself. You know what he's going to say by now, so think about turning off his voice and turning on some music. Or…

Kelly, I think I've seen JM's kickboxing in the store here for about $10. do you think its worth it? I use rushfit's 'Fight" dvd if I get bored with kenpo. there is a lot more moving around in it and a ton more squats, so I don't do it the day after plyo. Update: the surgery went well 2 weeks ago. My surgeon is pleased…

Kelly, that's awesome! Congrats on the unassisted pulls! And I love insanity, too! I love it when shaun and the rest of the cast are as completely exhausted after the workouts, like me! I even feel good when I could keep going and they couldn't had had to stop for a rest. I was thinking last night that once I recover, I've…

I find that with him. too. There should be 2 versions of the dvds: 1 for those still learning and needing the coaching of the moves etc...and 1 for those of us who are just ready to go with it and want Tony to Shut. Up! I usually try and do some cardio while I'm waiting for him to move on. Jumping jacks, sump jacks, squats…

Fizz, hope your daughter is ok now and on the road to recovery... Faith~ Awesome loss! keep it up and you will blow yourself and us away with what you can do!

wow shea! you can totally see your progress in the pics. your lower body is disappearing! WTG

I lost a total of 4 pounds and I'm not sure how many inches before Friday....Will be off or a bit recuperating from surgery and waiting the ok from my dr to start up again. But I will keep cheering on this team and pushing play as soon as I can.