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Level 1 Day 7
Things seem to have gone quiet in the group, so thought I'd post my Day 7 experience. It was a great one for me. I do my workouts early in the morning and 30DS gives me a crazy energy boost that last through the day. Feeling super energetic today. Push ups are hardly worth mentioning anymore - I'm doing them almost with…
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How're we doing?
Hi everyone!! I've missed you guys. I just wanted to see how we're all doing. I noticed that the group's been pretty quiet so wanted to make sure we're all doing ok and lend some support/motivation if anyone needs it. April (or at least the last half of it) has been a bit of a bust for me. It got pretty bad with my eating…
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30 Day Slim Down Day 5
Wowowow!!! BFBM is hectic! I had to make up for yesterday, which I missed coz of peer pressure. Lol. So it was 30DS L1 & BFBM back-to-back. My plan was to do S&S after but, that's not gonna happen. Maybe this evening. I was literally dripping with sweat - I mean, enough to wring out the bandanna I was wearing! It's so much…
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30 Day Slim Down Day 13
Another great NMTZ workout! Feeling really good after this one!! :bigsmile: AND... The water weight is G.O.N.E!!! Whoop whoop!
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S&S Week 4
This week was a total bust for me. I've not done one single minute of S&S so far. I'm not sure if I can finish it. I have zero interest in continuing anymore - except that I will have failed if I don't. I don't know. Maybe I'll just do the double-up on the Slimdown rest day and call it a night on this workout. 3 weeks out…
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30 Day Slim Down Day 12
Workout done, and so am I! Lol. BFBM was really tough for me today. So much huffing and puffing. I hate cardio :grumble:
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30 Day Slim Down Day 10
Hey, how are we doing ladies? Hope you've all been faring better than me. Popped in for a motivation boost coz I've done NOTHING since the rest day!! I have a feeling I may have burned myself out slightly last week. Lol. It's after 8pm now and I'm busy making cupcakes for my son's bake sale tomorrow. Really gonna try and…
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30 Day Slim Down Day 11
Finally got back into it. Day 11 done. Won't say much, except I remember now why I got such good results on 30DS! 20 powerful minutes!
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30 Day Slim Down Day 6
Whew! I am so looking forward to that rest day tomorrow... Loved Trouble Zones and it was nice & quick too, which was awesome considering it was my S&S double-up day too. That surrender move sucks. I just can't do it :sad:
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S&S Week 3
I've been seriously slacking off lately, so I have decided to give myself a kick in the butt! I'm going to finish the last two weeks of S&S while doing 30 Day Slimdown too (Anybody else still on S&S?) So far I've managed four days each for these first two weeks of S&S. I'm aiming for that frequency (or more, if possible)…
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S&S End of Week 1
Double-up day today. Level 2 is so much more intense than level 1. Took me 1.5 hours to get through it all & I still skipped that 3rd circuit in L2! I just can't do that twisty stuff & the jumps are murder on my knees. All in all this week was not so good for me. I only managed four days. Next week I'll be traveling a lot…
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S&S Level 1 Day 2
I'm gonna go ahead and make this my day 2 coz I did do the whole thing on Sat... I have a feeling I'm gonna NEED that rest day on Sun. Lol! This one really does feel long. It's kinda all over the place. I think that 3-2-1 structure of 30DS & RI30 works well. I love the jenga (sp??) kapoera (sp??) stuff. Wish there was more…
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10 March 2014
So today was a lousy day. Just spent the last 10 min watching the last half of the Fitness Blender kettlebell workout from the couch! I only got halfway through... Long day at work, little one wouldn't stop crying and I just wasn't that into it. I think it's a good workout, but my kettlebell is way too light (2kg/ +-4lbs).…
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RI30 Week 4 Day 2
Not much to say. Just checking in. Day 2 is done!
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RI30 Week 3 RESULTS
Here's my progress from w2 to w3. It was a super round for weight loss, but very few overall centimetres lost! Weight: -1.7kg (-3.75lbs) Neck: +0.6cm (+0.2") getting bigger again. Lol. Arms: -0.6cm (-0.2") Waist: -1.8cm (-0.7") Hips: -0.1cm (0")
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Level 2 Day 15!!
:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: !!!! Halfway through!! Can't explain the sense of pride I feel, not just for persevering, but also putting myself & my goals first against the odds... Pushing through the aches, pains and even a horrible head cold. For getting up every morning - most times even before sunrise - and trying…
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RI30 Week 3 Day 3
What an awesome workout!! I procrastinated all day long and finally just got up & did it now. Wow. This was the best day yet! I felt strong & focused. By the end, I was sweating like crazy! Such an improvement on week 2. I'm really glad I decided to keep going vs repeating W2.
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Level 2 Day 14
Can I just say how excited I am that tomorrow is the halfway mark!?! It's crazy how much my strength, fitness & stamina have improved since day 1! Day 14 was almost easy, although that last strength circuit...! Oh. My. Gosh! My shoulders were burning so bad! I've come down with a cold so went to bed feeling seriously…
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RI30 Week 2 Day 3
Feeling totally bleh. Usually by the 3rd day I'm in a good rhythm, but week 2 is killing my confidence. There's so much that I still can't do properly :sad: Half the time I just wanna stop the video. :grumble: I shudder to think what the next two weeks'll be like. Will continue to soldier on, though. I think I'll just…
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RI30 Week 1 RESULTS
Week 1 really flew by! Wasn't expecting much results-wise, but it is looking pretty good so far: Weight: -0.6kg (-1.3lbs) Neck: -0.8cm (-0.3") ...it's finally getting smaller! Yay! Arms: -1.4cm (-0.6") Waist: +0.5cm (+0.2") Hips: -1.8cm (-0.7") I can't speak for levels 2-4, but I definitely enjoyed this. I can see myself…
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RI30 Week 1 Day 2
I'm beginning to think 6 days won't be enough for me to get the hang of this workout! It's like I lost all sense of balance between week 1 & 2, lol. I'm stumbling all over the place (and not just on the stork poses either). The pendulum lunges with serving raises? I almost twisted my ankle. Side lunges with leg raise - is…
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RI30 Week 2 Day 1
Oh wow! There are some serious rock star moves in this level!! I really struggled with a lot of the combinations. Obviously, my coordination is not so hot at 4:30am, lol.
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Compensating for calorie bias
Ok. So I know that I need to be eating back my exercise calories, BUT I also know that the general tendency is to underestimate calories eaten and overestimate calories burned. In the absence of a heart-rate monitor or a digital food scale (and therefore any REAL accuracy) right now, is there a rule-of-thumb to follow (be…
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Level 2 RESULTS
Whew! Goodbye level 2...!!! So excited for my rest day. This one was really tough for me - but in a good way, lol. I've been doing weight checks intermittently throughout and I got down 2.1 kg (4lbs) in the first seven days. Looks like I gained half of it back since yesterday though :( And for some reason my neck & arms…
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Level 2 Day 19
I don't know about you ladies, but I am SO ready to be done with level 2! I'm trying to finish strong, but today was murder!! SharkBait mentioned the v-raises and plank twists... Can I just say ditto to both! I thought I was the only one struggling to get my thighs to twist across my gut, lol. My knees are consistently…
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Level 2 Day 13
For the first time, the cardio sets are feeling like a relief! It's a welcome break from the strength and abs. Feeling so much stronger & actually starting to enjoy the workout. My knees are still taking strain, but I tried going a little less deep into the pendulum lunges & I think it's helping. Can't believe we're almost…
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Level 2 Day 12
My abs! My back! My shoulders! My upper arms! Really felt it today. Getting better at keeping up, but it's still tough going. Was literally screaming during the sitting squats with v raises! My knees felt a bit sore afterwards... Finding it hard to focus on form during the pendulum lunges - so that may have been the cause.…
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Level 1 RESULTS
First off, congratulations to everyone who made it this far!! I'm super proud of myself for sticking with it. I thought it would be nice to share our progress so far and how we feel about 30DS in general. I just competed Day 10. It was good, but I'm ready for the next challenge. I'm definitely more interested in cm's or…
