Beachbody thread 7 (LIIFT, T25, 21 day fix etc) plus a lovely Beachbody new arrival!

Plink that is so exciting lovely to potentially have two BBthread babies in a year or so!

Reastie - hope you managed a cycle and if really lucky the luxury of a shower after!

Ohh plink how exciting! Fx things go easily for you and you’ll get mucho sympathy from me with any ailments!

Yummy fx bbod forget about you and you can have access sneaky style!

Trying desperately to get Ds to sleep so I can try going on the bike as a bit of exercise...not going well!

Hey everyone!!

Gosh, I'm another one where life has gotten in the way!

Hope you're all doing well!
I saw that Joel and Autumn have a Hybrid coming up. I would totally be up for an Insanity/Liift4 hybrid but I think because Insanity has been around for so long, it's a bit dated so they won't do that.

Great to see you on here @Yum !

@Reastie you sound like you're doing really well! Keep taking it easy with that wound.

I've had a 2 week break from working out. I almost finished Liift4... I stopped before the final workout. I have a weird barrier when it comes to things ending (dont know why, I do it with lots of things). But I'm starting a new round of Liift4 today 🤩🤩 so excited!

Also, we are definitely on the TTC bandwagon so hopefully baby no.2 will be on his/her way soon. I've been feeling a bit nauseous over the past few days (I got nausea pretty early on with DS) and I'm shattered. But I'm not sure whether that's because I'm just sensitive to ovulation hormones. I'm trying not to overthink it as DS was a surprise and it was nice that way (we were v lucky).

Oh sorry reastie I was reading the posts in a haphazard way sorry it is proving hard to find the right exercise without triggering ibs. Fantastic that you are nearly back in healthy bmi!

Hello everyone sorry I haven't been on for so long. Various bits and pieces getting in the way and I am really really struggling to motivate myself to exercise lately. Diet is also pretty crap but at least I didn't gain on holiday (got back Saturday) although to be honest it is post holiday when I always gain weight.

Roman the new workout sound brilliant! I cancelled BBOD a few weeks ago as they take payment a month before the year ends (which I find outrageous) I checked yesterday and I still have access but probably only for a few days. I haven't used it enough to justify keeping the subscription but hopefully if I get back onto it with exercise DVDs I can earn it back!

Reastie - I hope your ibs settles down but it sounds like you are doing really well getting back into exercise

Good luck for your final week of training and ultra marathon Purple

Plink - how is everything with you - hope you have had a good summer.

So 2 nights with no ibs, hurrah, tonight it’s back :( . It’s been a busy day so I think general activity with life and exhaustion is definitely 5e trigger. Annoyingly exercise is suppose to help ibs but in my situ isn’t. Going to try getting an evening relaxing bath tomorrow in the hope but unfortunately Ds rarely goes even half an hour without me and screaming blue murder in evenings so I doubt I’ll manage it.

Hi!
Sorry I’ve been absent for ages. Life has got in the way a bit.
Sorry to hear re the IBS reastie. Is it the exercise which aggravates it or the tiredness? I hope the exercise today goes ok.
I’m definitely in for the Joel/Jericho hybrid. That sounds great. Sorry you’ve lost the diet motivation roman. I feel the same if it is any consolation? Maybe we could do something together? Perhaps we could agree we both do 2 wks of diet plan/new workouts to get ourselves back into it?
I’m now in the final week of taper pre ultra marathon. Taper hasn’t been great as I’ve not been logistically able to get much running in which has made me a bit worried. I know there is no training benefit to runs now so it is all psychological. I will do a short run on weds and one more 21dfx and the big race is next sat . I’m excited but a bit nervous too

I’m still here!

I haven’t posted as have been quite down about my highly anticipated return to exercise. I don’t know if I mentioned but from all the exhaustion I’ve been getting terrible IBS every single evening for a month. It’s agonising and none of my medicines have helped. So after a week of being more gentle on the exercise and that not working I’ve had a week of pretty much no exercise. I’ve been walking a bit and yesterday I did yoga but taking it very gentle. Last night, after doing nothing all day apart from a little gentle yoga, look after and feed Ds and a bit of cooking and taking an extra dose of my ibs medicine I actually had an evening with no pain! Miracle! So today i decided to try some step aerobics (because, you know, I’m rubbish at doing nothing!), let’s see how tonight goes.

Still managing atm to lose around 1lbs every week and I think now 2 lbs off sneaking in healthy bmi. 20 lbs ish and 2 dress sizes to go though.

Thermo that Joel and Jericho thing sounds good but not for me atm. I hope you get your eating mojo back, but you’re still exercising which imo is more important as you have fitness and stamina.

Purple how’s the running going? Getting back on track?

Hi all
It’s been quiet on here. Hope you’re all enjoying the sunshine. I’ve been plugging away at 21dfx. I’m getting stronger again which feels good. Running a bit off track as I wasn’t able to get my last long run in this weekend. Mind you, it would have been rough going given the heat so perhaps I’ve been saved from myself.
Enjoy the sunshine

Not long! Glad you’re feeling prepared though, I’m sure you’ll manage it fine from all the fitness you have and training you’ve done. Just think about how great you’ll feel going through that finishing line.

Reastie that is great. Well done you! I bet it has given you a real boost. That’s funny re body attack - it has tempted you back....

My band snapped (not through my super strength I might add) and I just don’t want to buy any more stuff. I remember finding the band leg moves super hard so I’m glad I don’t have to do them! Ran 22 miles today, was pretty slow so legs feel ok. Was supposed to be 21 miles but I took a wrong turn which was annoying. My ultra is on 7 sept so I’ve got one last 20miler to go next weekend, then the taper and then the race. I will have done 1x 18miles 3x 20miles and 2x19 miles so I’m feeling pretty ready

Well today I’m feeling hugely positive as only 3-4 lbs away from sneaking into the healthy BMI category which was aim #1.

Did ba again yesterday (I know, I shouldn’t yet!) but took it easier (not easy though!) and was going fine with my support belt for my scar until and abs bit which I modified and doing glute bridges for some reason twinged my lower back. All okish this morning though although my ankles are hurting in a bad way (prob from having to go weirdly from taking it easy) and legs are hurting in a GOOD way as lots of squats and lunges :) Thursday did 30 min spin and properly sweated :) purple I’m very much modifying the spin and I can’t stand on the bike for hills as it’s too much for my abs. I also have a rubbish bike with only 3 working gears so it’s not a true spin experience but it’s challenging enough at this point.

Purple well done on 21df. Fwiw I often find the bands are harder than using weights. It’s hard in a different way iykwim. Depends on which band you use too as they vary in hardness. When’s you’re next run or are you just focusing on 22df? How long till the extreme marathon thingy?

Wow. Well done reastie. Sounds like a good compromise. BA must be taxing if a spin session is classed as easier. The last time I did spin I thought I was going to have a heart attack!

Did 21dfx legs yesterday then cardio today followed by some digging in the garden. Omg my bum and hamstrings are sore. I think it is not doing weights for a few weeks then going back to them. I substituted some deadlifts for the band moves and they always make me super sore. Long run tomorrow. I feel tired already and I haven’t even gone yet!

Hope everyone else is ok

Well, I’m now managing some kind of exercise. Saturday I did 40 mins ba modified where needed but still jogging/doing some vaguely increased intensity moves but it was way too much and scar hurt a lot so have grudgingly banned myself from that and sticking to gentle spin and walking briskly which seems to help better. So this week I’ve done ba x1, 30 min spin x1, 35 min brisk walk x1, 15 min strength (this was all I could do before Ds moaned and was mainly squats/bridges) and hopefully spin again tomorrow.

Purple double 21df sounds good. It’s nice to be tired in a good way.

Thermo hows the cold? Sounds like clubbercise is a decent sub for LM.

Glad you’re back on it roman.
I’m back on it too. 2x 21dfx this week. It’s been ages since I did some weights so it was great to get back to it. I feel all heavy and tired (in a good way) now

I’m glad you’re feeling up to working out reastie. I remember the workouts I did when ds was small where I stopped multiple times to feed him. Your ds is a bit small still but when I did my workouts I used to put him in the bouncy chair and he’d watch me. We could never do anything longer than 25mins! Do be careful with anything too high impact because of your tummy muscles

I’ve had 3 days off my legs felt really tired and stiff and so I just felt like I needed it. Did a transform20 today which I enjoyed and loads of stretching so I hope I’m over the worst of it.

Spin yesterday again (16 mins but with a break in the middle where Ds cried and needed feeding). Today I tried bodyattack express at only 16 minutes. Loved it! Modified a lot and by gum I need a sports bra desperately! Lower back now really hurting though so must’ve done something. Hope it remedies itself quickly.

Gah, did a post a few days ago and it got lost so I gave up.

Purple that run sounds lovely along the coast, be careful not to overdo it. 30 miles?!

Thermo your holiday sounds so relaxing. I’ve never been in a fly and flop holiday either. I love the idea but I’m rubbish at managing to relax and do nothing, I get too itchy to be busy.

Plink how are you?

Lostara how’s insanity going? My best bit was alwYs collapsing in a sweaty mess on the floor at the end! I hate it when I’m doing it but feel incredible after.

Great news- I’ve signed back up to lmod and did 15 mins rpm today. It felt like having the best night out with an old friend. I know that sounds weird but I also know you guys get me. It’s been since October I’ve last done an actual workout and I’ve been so desperate! I was singing along with the songs and so excited to get in the red hr zone and be dripping in sweat. I feel fantastic now. I fear I pushed it a bit too much 8 weeks post section tomorrow) as wound started really hurting so had to stop, but fir that time I was in the moment and enjoying life. I just hope nothing lasting to wound as that a few times a week building up will do me no end of good. Still losing about a pound a week atm, 24 lbs to do. Ds has injections tomorrow so everything could go pear shaped...

Welcome back roman! I’m glad you had a good time. We never have fly and flop hols so I’m a little envious. What do your kids do - kids club?

Hope the soreness has gone lostara although from my experience of insanity I was sore the whole time . I’m envious of you doing it too. I might give it a go again although I found the mth 2 hour long workouts hard to fit in.

Reastie - hope your scar is feeling less sore.

I did a lovely 20miles yesterday - we’re on hols so it was in a new place which is always nice. Mostly was along the seashore and was very pretty. Then 4 miles this am to practice running on tired legs. My legs felt pretty good and I was quite fast. I made the mistake of looking at the training plan the race organisers recommend. It said I should do a 20mile run midweek then 30miles on sat, followed by 10miles on Sunday!!! yikes. Let’s hope that’s not necessary.....

Purple I hate HIIT whilst I'm doing it. Love the buzz after though so I'll focus on that god yes, his ab stuff is killer. Always feels amazing when you can complete it.

Oh no Reastie ! How is it feeling now! Just not ready for that yet. Take it easy my lovely (god, you must be sick of hearing that ). I remember that treacle feeling too but take comfort in that your body still remembers, muscle memory and all that, it'll get back in shape quicker than you think when it's ready to.

Yay Roman 7lbs is very good! I got that from a week all inclusive 🙈 so you've done well. Was it nice and hot? Did you sunbathe on the beach all day? And sip copious amounts of alcohol? goes off in a daydream about going abroad

Lostara gah the soreness. I remember that. Take it easy for sure. Modify if needed. But it'll all eventually go, all those aches and pains will eventually disappear once your body gets used to it again. Slightly envious of your Insanity workouts, I miss them terribly. Damn knees

yum where you to? Hope you're doing okay?