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Two Grand app
Is anyone using this? It's a great way of interacting - photographing your meals and exercise endeavours and being able to compare with others. If anyone would like to add me on there my username is the same as my MFP name. It's kind of like Facebook for diet and fitness! I recommend you trying it out.
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Banish Fat, Boost Metabolism
Is anyone doing this at the moment? I'm doing Ripped in 30, but I'm doing that 3 times a week and I'm going to alternate it with BFBM. I've not done BFBM for a long time and remember that I never did it that often because I found it really tough! If I remember right there's about 7 circuits and I struggled to get past 5, I…
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Insanity - starting tomorrow!
Anyone recently started or planning to start? Would be great to have people to help drag me through this! :o )
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Completing 30DS
Well today will be my last day of 30DS. I'm not back home yet, so I won't get to do it until afternoon/evening but I just want to get it done now so I can say I've actually finished it! I wanted to thank you all for being so supportive - we have been a great Shred team! I finally gave in and decided to join in the Ripped…
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Weight loss grinds to a halt when I exercise
Hi, I have about 14-17lbs left to lose (this is my goal, although I just about scraped into the normal BMI range). I lose weight slowly but regularly without exercise, but the minute I add in exercise (I've done 30DS and various other Jillian Michaels workouts) I can't lose an ounce and even gain 1-2lbs. This isn't even…
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March 31st - for those still shredding!
Morning all, Away today so unable to "Jillian" this morning and it felt pretty strange! Just wanted to stop by and wish everyone well who is still in the process of completing the shred and if you are doing it today in between eating Easter eggs then good on you! :bigsmile: Back tomorrow for my final day. :drinker:
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Drinking water
Hi all, Just wondered how many of you actually drink enough water? I drink a lot during the day but not plain water (tea, coffee etc) and I'm going to start as I mean to go on in April and increase my intake of plain water. I don't enjoy plain water but then I don't enjoy exercise either, and I'm doing that. So it's not…
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The REAL March 29th!
Hi all, Got a little ahead with the date yesterday, possibly wishful thinking! L3 D8 today and just 2 more days left! At this stage even that feels a lot! Still hating pike crunches and scissors (lower back - ouch!) and the jump squat/rock star combo. Have a great Easter weekend!
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March 30th!
Hi all, can you believe we have got this far?! When I started this I thought I may quit within a few days as in the past I've tried and failed (although I did complete it once before). L3 D9 for me and it's a shame I couldn't have been on my last day today as I'm away tomorrow and unable to complete, although I'll be back…
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March 29th
Well I made it to L3 D7 and I'm still alive - sorry Jillian, your mission to destroy me has failed!! ;o) Hope everyone is ok, I'm just hanging on for the finish line now! Haha in my excitement I skipped a day but now I can't change it! :o ( Sorry to confuse!
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March 27th
Level 3 Day 6 done and I swear this is getting harder?! Or perhaps I'm just ready for a rest? These past 2 days I've felt lower in energy but I am due a day off on Sunday as I'll be away so maybe that will do me good. Hope it's getting easier for everyone else? Regardless of that, you're all pushing along and heading in…
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March 26th
Difficult to get out of bed, but I tried hard today. I did some of the Natalie version on the jumping lunges and managed all of the walking pushups. I tried to jump a little higher with the rock stars. I do struggle with the pike crunch and the scissor crosses as they hurt my lower back, yet I could do full sit ups all day…
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After the Shred
Hi all, I've another two weeks before I finish shredding but wondered if anyone had any ideas about what they will do for exercise afterwards? This is my second time around with the shred and like the first time I'm losing no weight while doing it, just a bit of inch loss. So I was thinking afterwards of maybe mixing up…
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March 25th
Well ladies, we are approaching the end of the month! Big congrats to those who have pushed or struggled through. L3 D4 for me today and I felt like I phoned it in a little (sorry, Jillian) as I needed to pause for a second or two in a couple of places, which I don't normally have to. I'm thinking I'm perhaps just due a…
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March 24th
Struggled to get up this morning and nearly phoned it in! But it's done now. L3 D3 out of the way and just one week left. You are all making such great progress at your various stages. I enjoy reading your posts from the day before when I wake up!
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March 23rd
Hi all, Hope you're doing well. I was awake early today so took the opportunity to get the shred done with, L3 D2 for me. I must admit I found it a little better than yesterday but still tough. I'm managing to do some of the hard versions of the moves but stick with Anita for some exercises. Still not loving the planks or…
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March 22nd
Morning all! Okay, so today was my first day on level 3. I've done it last year, so it wasn't totally unexpected although I couldn't remember what moves were coming up. My main observation is that this level is FULL of either exercises in plank position or jumping! I have a dodgy right knee and wrist so it wasn't great,…
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March 21st
Party time, L2 is no more... hooray!!!! :drinker: I have dragged myself through that level and hope that I enjoy L3 a bit more! Keep at it everyone and thanks for your support. This is a great group. :smile:
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March 20th
L2 D9 complete and thank God I only have one more day on level 2. Not even so much now because it's hard, but because I'm so BORED of it! I am so desperate to do something different now, even though L3 isn't going to be fun exactly, at least it'll be a change. Well done everyone for making it this far!
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March 19th
Morning all! Well level 2 is officially ten times longer than level 1!! I have 2 more days of it left now and I will be more than glad to see the back of it. After this time round of the shred I may leave it at least 10 years before I attempt it again. :laugh: I almost tried to do half of Six Week Six Pack after, but got…
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March 18th
Monday morning, not the best time to work out? Well I feel a whole lot better today than I did the past 2 days strangely enough. L2 D7 and finally some slight improvement in that I did the full version of squat jacks first time round but second time I had to modify. 3 more days of L2, please give me something else to do,…
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If you are gaining weight since starting 30ds...
Please read this! I found it really helpful. http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/83598-why-you-gain-when-starting-a-new-workout So it seems the key is patience. Don't give up in frustration!
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March 17th
Today I got up a little later to do this in the hope it would give me more energy - I was wrong! L2 D6 and still L2 is no easier to me. I can't wait to move on!! It's a little disheartening to be honest as I thought I would feel a bit better about it. I still struggle with the oblique twists and squat thrusts in…
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March 16th
Morning all! L2 D5 for me so officially the half way mark. And I'm so desperate to get out of L2! Unlike L1 I don't feel I've made any improvement at all yet. I do all of it (some of the modifiers) but it still kills me just as much as ever. :sad: L3 doesn't come round until Friday so it's going to be a long week! Keep…
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March 15th
*yawn* Thank God it's Friday! Here we are again, and I've just forced myself through L2 D4. Some parts I don't actually mind too much, but the ones I dislike I REALLY hate if that makes sense. The worst parts for me are pendulum lunges, oblique twists and those squat thrusts! I do have to modify some things but I'm still…
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March 14th
Hi all, Well we are 2 weeks into this already, so we need to give ourselves a huge pat on the back!! L2 D3 for me today and I still hate it but I CAN manage it all, even though it's hard and I have to modify some of the moves and stick with Anita. At least it's a good platform to build on and I can work on doing a little…
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March 13th
Morning all! L2 D2 for me today. I struggled to get up this morning, it's freezing and I really couldn't be bothered! Eventually I forced myself to get out of bed and press play and Jillian certainly didn't go easy on me! All I can say is thank God for Anita's modifiers on the cardio - squat thrusts in particular! I think…
