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

Hi everyone - I'm a Jillian Michaels newbie but heard good things!! I've been running outside over the summer but won't get the opportunity once it's dark when I get home from work, so am planning to run at the gym instead; not as good but still better than my preferred option of lounging on the sofa eating Jaffa cakes

Unfortunately my gym is gym only, no classes, so I was thinking of doing a JM workout as well at home! Any recommendations? I have very limited space so was thinking of trying yoga meltdown - I am usually very crap at yoga but can give it a go - or the other ones I can find on youtube are the 30 Day Shred, Banish Fat Boost Metabolism, and 6 week to a 6 pack. I have a stone to lose by Christmas so any help (from Jillian or you ladies!) is much appreciated!!

Hi Trucks and Lavender.

Well done Lavender on doing the whole 40mins!

Trucks. I take it you're over your minor OP and back to 6w6p.

I have notched up another 5 days now. Technically I could move up to Level2 but I am way too chicken just now.

I'm going to carry on for another 5 days at level 1.

I find side plank with knee raises so hard. It's by far the toughest. Spider plank is tough on the wrists. And I hate hate hate mountain climbers at the moment. I feel like I am doing it so slowly compared to Jillian and her two friends. It annoys me.

I do my long lever crunch with an added weight now . Get me eh.

I am hoping to do it today but both DC have colds and oldest is off school. They have both squabbled and whined since the minute they woke and not even cbeebies can stop it. So all my plans of fasting and working out are probably in the bin.

Thanks:)

I've been lc since January, but the carbs have crept in with a couple of glasses of wine at night. I think I have a wine bag round my tummy, plus the cs overhang ( sorry tmi) is a factor. I'm on the lc bootcamp this time:)

I'm going to move up to 5 k when I go to the gym next next week, which is my limit in the time and speed I can physically do.

Today is a swim day.

I might start calenetics as well.

I did the whole of level one instead of just the first half! Very pleased with myself:)

The leg waving thing isn't so bad now, its the spider plank thing in the middle. My wrists don't like it:(

How long before I notice a difference? I am alternating it with running at the gym - up to 4 km in 20 mins now, going for 5 next week. The speed is because I don't have much time, not because I am mad gym person:)

Welcome Lavender.

The knee raises side plank one is a nightmare. It's by far the hardest move. I can only just do.

As Jillian says: "Fight for it!"

Planning to do it later today. Sadly it will probably be after DC bedtime.

Hello! I'll join in with you. I have started my fitness campaign at the gym, but I want to split it up with 6p6w. Plus I have had 2 cs, and my tummy looks very comfy now.

I am on level 1 - I do the first part ok ( have now worked out how to do the side plank things) but the second half is so fast- do you follow her and not do the moves properly? I gave up last time.

Being able to do the side lift things is great for me as when I first played it, I couldn't lift any of myself off the ground and lay there helplessly:)

I'm doing it today so had I found this thread for inspiration - thanks op!

Hi everyone. (Waves at Trucks).

I love 6w6p! I did it after shred this spring and I restarted again a couple of weeks ago. I actually restarted shred last month but it just wasn't tough enough. I needed the next level up.

Jillian is a cheesy American geezer bird. Her work outs are great. Hard core though and the most effective ones I have ever done.

Did my workout tonight after putting DC in bed. I would like to do it in the morning but I just cannot get up 40 mins earlier than I do. If it was 20mins shred I could do it but not 40 mins before DC wake up (that means starting workout at 6am yikes).

Anyone else manage to do it early??

Four sections of bfbm done today, no burpees - hooray!

That's one reason why I like shred some much you can look at the clock and know it will be over in half an hour!

First day of this weeks level one done and dusted! I really like this workout, except for the burpees, but am getting better at them! Planning what I'm going to do next month, think might do killer buns and thighs mixed with some thing else, maybe shred?

Fell behind a bit, was headachy/sore throat, so missed thurs and fri session, but just done l1, day 3 and I HATE BURPEES!

Bfbm is about 50 mins if you do it all, but it is split into 7 sections which each have a small routine that you repeat. the routines are quite varied a couple are kickboxing moves, another is more traditional cardio like highs knees, jumping jacks, one is more core based. Cardio is my least favourite aspect of working out, but I really like this dvd.

Well done on the side planks, I find on that last section that my shoulders give up before my stomach!