Jillian Michaels' 6 week 6 pack - anyone want to (re)start with me?

Yes Trucks, I'm using this thread to keep track of where I am in 6w6p. Going to try and do it at some point today.

No 6 pack here, but definitely a flatter stomach and a small amount of definition appearing. There's still a little bit more padding than I'd like, but I can see that if I stick with this it will go.

I'm now nearly 2 stone down from my heaviest, I feel so much better.

L1D8 done (did D7 on weds). Very sweaty now but feeling good.

Just bought a second hand Callanetics book! Thought it might be good to have some slightly different exercises to do- instead of doing a big workout with them I think I'll do the moves throughout the day when waiting for dinner to cook etc. am looking forward to the 80s pictures, it'll remind me of my friends' mums doing it when I was younger.

Sounds really painful! I think I'll stick with the fringe to hide wrinkles for a bit. I'm 34 and have always had slightly greasy skin on my face so wrinkles aren't too bad yet.

And if you can't over share here then where can you? .

Did NMTZ yesterday so having a day off from Jillian today. Instead I'm doing some hula hooping and some weights in front of the tv. Managed a personal best of 7 proper push ups, so pretty pathetic really. Still, I can only get better .

Having a bit of a carb blowout this evening- garlic bread and spiced apple cake. Oh well, I'll balance it out later when all the cake is finished

Trucks. It's main use is acne scarring. That's how it works on stretch marks as well.

My research said it is collagen induction therapy. Ie the micro needles pierce the skin and the skin rushes new collagen to that area for repair. It's more complex than that but that's the short version.

I would recommend numbing cream if using the 1.5mm needle roller rather than mulled wine and solpandiene though less fun but more sensible...

As you're in a sunny place you need to be careful with sun exposure after rollering. Obviously not an issue in the UK just now

Yikes. Sorry about the waffly over sharing late last nigh.

Oh dear. Never mind.

Redness from rollering is gone. Now I just need to wait 6 weeks for results....

HinTrucks and Wriggle.

Trucks are you lapping up the compliments on your rejuvenated pre DC face and bikini bod? I hope so

Wriggle. I need new gear too. I need to get mmyself to Sweaty Betty soonest.

PILs are gone. Yesterday and today were low carb under 1000 cals. Or at least today was until 10pm where a glass of mulled wine lead to a
Packet of crisps argh!!
What was I thinking!!??'

Anyway PIL visit
And constant cooking and eating saw a 2 lbs gain of which one lbs went yesterday however given the wine and crisps the second one is still
Lurking.

Fast day tomorrow. Been g
Doing my Jillain and my hoola hooping with new larger hoop. Am
Sore.

Slight confession of the beauty type too (this explains mulled wine as it was for anaesthetic purposes....)I too want to upwamp myself and look a bit fresher.

Too chicken for most things but I bought a derma needle roller thingy and 100% pure collagen. So I derma rollered this evening

My face chest and stomach (Lower wobbly crinkly stetch marked bit yuck). I did a 0.5 needle on face and 1.5 on stomach. I did it without numbing cream (stupid) and it was a bit sore so I thought mulled wine and a solpandiene would sort it which is has. Now a bit erm wobbly.

So we shall see if over the next 45 days my wrinkles go and I glow youthfully again

Seriously. Laser treatment is risky and costly. Scared of Botox so it was this or wrinkles.

I bought Uk proper manufactured rollers and sterilising solution. Plus collagen. Which I used after mixed with pomegranate seed oil. Redness almost gone now.

I will report back on results but it takes a while....

Hence mulled wine + solpandiene plus = ranty pissed sounding post with confessions

Not done any exercise since Saturday as mil has been here so I decided to have a bit of a rest. Planning to do 6w6p at lunchtime when DS has his nap and I'm really looking forward to it.

Splashed out on some new workout gear and a new sports bra yesterday- when I'm working out 3-5 times a week one set of clothes isn't enough. Sports bras are expensive, so thank goodness for the cheap workout clothes from Sports Direct.

Put it on the list to do by 50 then MrsF- gives you plenty of time .

Wriggle. I was 40 earlier this year. Does this mean I don't have to do Insanity then (hopeful)?

I wonder what would firm me up more, yoga meltdown, ripped in 30 or another season of 6w6p? I also saw this Jillian one which is a 90 day one body Revolutions. Wonder if that's worth the money?

I know- really scary. I think I'm going to put it in the 'do it by the time I'm 40' pile. That gives me nearly six years .

Thanks Wrigglebum. It certainly looks insane and effective!!!

Bit scared though. May need to do another Jillian one before I try insanity.

Insanity
Not a Jillian one but gets good reviews. Can get it on amazon or at Argos too.

Wrigglebum. Which one is insanity?? I've not seen that anywhere. Can you get it on iTunes?

It sounds like something I need !!

I am finding it hard to not over eat while PILs are here. They are both in their 80s and you can barely finish one meal before the enquire about the next or about snack, cake, biscuits etc etc. it's works out to 6 meals a day! As the DC have dinner at 5pm and the rest of us eat at 7.

They leave tomorrow and I have several full on fast days and low carb days coming my way!!!

That said I am back in the kitchen baking a chocolate orange cake with Ganash as its FILs birthday

It's a lot of work but the DC love them so much and at their age PILs main enjoyment is food, news paper, our DC and strictly come dancing. So the least I can do is serve up their favourites. At least I am roasting a chicken later. They can all have potato and I will have salad.

Hoping to squeeze a workout in but not sure i will manage!

Yes, I'm after Ripped too MrsF. Might wait it out and ask for it for Xmas. I'm also toying with doing insanity!

Good for you Trucks! Glad you're so happy with your new self.

Ooh. Trucks. That's exciting!! You're officially back to your former self. Congrats my friend!! You deserve to strut proudly in your designer swim wear.

I am aiming for this too. Don't need filler but Botox may be an idea. But am waaaaaayyy too chicken for it sadly. Wish I could pluck up courage really. My most ageing feature is two lines running across my forehead like a tram track. Don't have 11s or anything else on face. I would have a fringe but have always had rubbish thin hair which wouldn't cover it or look odd.

I do have some lines on neck but Botox wouldn't work and don't think filler would either. It would have to be one of those half body lifts you see on tv I think, where they would sort of hoik up my lower neck skin and pull down the upper part yuck..

Are you in the Caribbean Trucks? If so lucky you!! If you're out east (Singapore way) even luckier you tis a bit drizzly in London this evening and heading for the grey winter so tales of sunshine makes me feel wistful.

Lavender. Well done on another successful Jillian session!
I did another today too. I am toying with getting ripped in 30. Don't think I'll get yoga meltdown though. Not sure it's for me.

Trucks, how did your aesthetic stuff go? Is it like Botox?

And that's a nice way to spend a morning, on the beach. I can't here as its still too hot and I don't want a deep tan either.

I did the 6p6w l2, then the yoga meltdown. This time I approached it properly:) I ached a bit from the tiny amount I did yesterday so I fully expect to be really sore later.

Ill do callentics for my tummy tonight when the lo are in bed.

I have a secret, but someone else knows, and I think they wish they didn't- served them right for asking:) - I think they have too much emotional intelligence! . Its not very exciting either. Sometimes I wouldn't be me for a million pounds:(

Lavender. That's interesting. So is yoga meltdown harder than 6w6p?? Find that difficult to believe. I want to know more....

Btw I am buying a bigger hoola hoop on amazon. I had bought the Davina one but apparently I am so tall I need one 20cm bigger. Bit scared of the 1.7 kg weight and those nobbly sticky out bits to pummel your waist as you hoop. Yikes.

I was planning to carry on another full round of 6w6p with the 3kg weight (following Bashira!) and a 10min hooping session a day with it too.

I want to start swimming again too. Just a couple of times a week as I enjoy it.

I guess I could hoop for 10mins in the morning when I get up pre shower, then 5 days a week 6w6p and on the last two days I could swim.

Would that be a plan? Or too much? I am keen to shape up the last wobbly bits and hit that goal weight. Can you tell

Trucks! You didn't say extreme yoga was that hard! I thought I was doing ok dong level 2 6w6p, running 5 k etc... Just did a bit and had to stop-
Ill have another go tomorrow, I think. Maybe. Perhaps:)