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

Yes purple I also prefer clean shaven look. I was looking at snaps of his wife the other day, she is very toned.

Well done on weight loss plink. I really found it difficult to lose weight whilst breastfeeding as weirdly felt body was not my own. Amoila Cesar does the Prep

Yumi sounds like you just need to look after yourself even if it means having the extra thing or 2.

I had a Macdonalds with kids tonight. I've been checking in everywhere with this new Covid app. In assume it knows you've checked out ??

Nope definitely not yum!

You should eat what you can and if it happens to be unhealthy, you shouldn't beat yourself up. You really sound like you're in the wars... nutrition and fitness is not going to be at the top of your agenda.

Take it super easy on yourself.
Build things back up slowly -that includes nutrition. Even if its as small as cutting out a spoon of sugar in your coffee etc. Its all about doing what you're comfortable with and at the right pace for you. You will get there.

P.s. OH and I have had a succession of takeaways (the number of which shall not be mentioned) that I am not too proud of but I am trying not beat myself up over it too

Purple and what hope you are enjoying the new workouts! What who does the prep?

Reastie that is brill you got a spin workout under your belt too!

Fab about the 2lbs off plink!

Embarrassingly I haven't managed to avoid the toast I did do some good kitchen deep cleaning inspired by Reastie though!

I am literally falling apart it feels like at the moment - I had a hysteroscopy this week which was fine and apparently everything looked good which was a relief but have to wait for results on biopsy. Also went to gp as have a puffy ankle with pain and redness. I was convinced it was gout but gp doesn't think it's that - poss an infection so have I antibiotics on standby but I still don't really know what caused it. Already had antibiotics for the gynae stuff so not keen to take more. All of this stuff should be kicking me up the bum to eat healthier and lose weight really shouldn't it 😬

Hey everyone!

Oh Reastie, hope you're feeling a little more positive after that quick workout? It makes such a difference. I remember feeling pretty low post baby with regards to how much weight I had and how much i was eating. Its worse when you're injured. Slow and steady though... just one little victory at a time.

Yum, update on the toast evasion? 😂😂 for me it would be toast and nutella

Pahaha Purple, beard and a bandana?! God, I hate beards anyway. Him and his wife posted a picture yesterday on IG as it was his birthday. He's less beard and looking pretty good! Is the 10 Rounds one the one where they're all in rooftops and stuff?

Progress here... down to 12st 8. So couple of lbs but still in the right direction. Nice and slow. I wasnt trying this last week so I'm putting it down to breastfeeding.

Just a small update to say I’m trying 10 rounds. What has happened to Joel???? Omg someone needs to tell him a beard and a bandana is not a good look for him

That’s brilliant re the turbo reastie. I had the same experience with a run today - got back out there and enjoyed it, but it was slooow. It’s a start and that’s good enough.

Yes, I stopped the diet but I always find it mentally very difficult to go back to normal eating so I’m still doing 16:8 and still quite low carb but not weighing food. I did have a curry and wine last night

Let us know how you get on with The Prep whatiloved

Yeah if you have injuries it must be so hard! And also with the nights drawing in and all these local lockdowns mental health can suffer. I've felt a bit lower than usual this week too, but started the Prep nonetheless!

Thank you. Good new, I forced myself this morning and Wednesday morning to walk Ds to sleep in the buggy so I could use the bike turbo I’ve set up in the shed whilst he slept, did a 30 min lmod spin workout so feel like I’ve made more progress than sitting on the sofa even if I took it gently. The comments really helped me, thank you.

Purple are you going to stop the diet? I suppose it shows it works!

Yumy did you get to bed in time and avoid the toast?!

Reastie great that you have the turbo set up and waiting for you. It is horrible feeling like the mojo is gone but it is totally understandable when you have been hit by injuries and now your back - add in the COVID stuff too which is bringing everyone down. But despite all that you are doing hour long walks which is def positive and good for you and you are managing to keep your house tidy so that is definitely a lot of energy being used up (my house is such a mess and one of many things I need to do better on!). Fingers crossed you are able to get back to some of the workouts you live soon.

Purple did you continue loosing despite bringing up cals? it's really annoying how quickly faces show weight loss compared to bodies! At least now you have leeway to gain a little weight while you build up your cals/carbs and find what works for maintenance.

I am not back on track quite yet - if I could get to bed tonight at a decent time and not have a late snack of toast that will be a step in the right direction!

Oh no reastie. You sound low. Don’t be so hard on yourself - mojo loss just happens and you’ve been injured too which is super depressing. It’s tough when you get out of the habit and then life just takes up all the space that exercise had and you can’t conceive of how you’ll fit it in again. I’m finding something a bit similar with running. I can’t seem to want to get back out there. I’m trying to remember what it was I liked about it and then use that to motivate myself.

In other news my diet has been a bit too effective and DH told me (kindly) I’d lost too much weight and he was worried. When I look at my face I agree with him.

Hi all,

You dropped off my I’m on and I lost you. How is everyone?

Haven’t posted because felt my most demotivated for years. Have had to resort to just walking for up to an hour twice a week because of my back but I’ve also been eating too much and generally totally lost my mojo. This is totally new because I’ve never lost it like this since I lost weight 8 years ago. I can see I’m getting very flabby and my thighs rub . I need to get motivation but it’s easier said than done. I can’t do body balance type stuff because it aggregates my back but I might try harder going on my bike. Must try harder. Must do better. I feel like I should have more time because I’m not working now but yet I end out with less time somehow (but a tidier house). Need to ignore mess and focus on workouts. Got my turbo set up in the shed so I can use it in winter when weather bad so that’s a plus.

Are you feeling better yet purple? Yumy have you turned it around yet?

Not much exercising here for the last week as I’ve had a horrible cold. Restarted today and it felt awful. But I guess that is probably the impact of a few days off and having been ill.

Yes, I’m super pleased about fast800. It really worked for me. I approached it like a hardcore challenge rather than a diet and mentally that worked for me. You’ll turn it around poppy. You’ve done it before so you know you can.

Hi to everyone else! Hope you’re well.

Purple I just saw on the 800 thread you are almost at goal - that's amazing well done!! Short and sharp did the trick! How have you worked the food round exercising?

I am a dieting and exercise disaster but fully convinced I will turn it round any day now 😂

How's everyone else going?

Whatiloved- What about 6 weeks of the prep or 6 weeks of the work? I think they’ve got a similar feel to lift as they’re a combo of weights and cardio. Also p90x3 - but I think I’m the only one on this thread who likes it.

Have had a couple of really tough workouts as they’ve had to happen after not eating for 16hrs so it’s fair to say I struggled a bit. Got them done though. Weight has started to come off again am 3kg down after 11 days. I really recommend this diet. The first week was tough as I got used to it but it has been very effective

Oops purple my message went weird on auto correct g dh is diet

Plink I am not sure I have seen the bread one - going to have to look it up now! Does she squish it in to the container 😂

Ooh well done what! I haven't been on bbod for a while - there are so many choices!! If you want mostly sep weights and cardio then maybe p90x3 - it's good if you have a pull-up bar but think you can just modify. Hammer and chisel is quite good but think there is a bit of plyo it suggest lots of equipment but modifications are given. No real need for pull-up bar or jumping for Chaldean extreme but that will seem very slow and dated compared to lift... I used to have to fast forward a fair bit.
I haven't done most of the other autumn workouts.

Purple how is the g dh yet going now - hope the results are catching up on the scales a bit more.

Body balance today - the only thing I can seem to do is tree pose

I did legs week 7 today! I know I'll be in pain tomorrow. What program should I follow after Lift4 - any tips? I need to be a tiny bit careful with my knee, I dislocated it badly in early 20s and occasionally go through periods of it feeling loose/twingey like now!. Some cardio/running is fine but constant jumping every day not great.

Oh yeah I remember those yum! I watched the one for gluten free bread which made it alot clearer 😂😂😂

Purple, yes!!! LIIFT legs!! Love deadlifts! It's squats I hate 😂😂 stairs are always a problem after that work out. Really have to hold on to the handrails. The real test is going down stairs though... if its still sore in that direction, you know you've done a good job 😂😂

Oh lovely yum, I love a good family walk! DS isn't the age yet where we can go for hikes but i can't wait for the day we can 😂 we're lucky we live in Devon as the South West Coast path is literally on our doorstep. Planning on doing the whole path one year.

Food hasn't been perfect. Getting back into the habit of tracking my pots is harder than I remember. When I dont track im trying to just be mindful of what I eat and the portion size. Haven't even had a chance to carve out time for my physio exercises. It'll come with time and OH not being on nights 😂 in my head I feel ready to dive right back into Liift but I know my body isn't.

Purple I think peoples bodies respond to adapting to ketosis in different ways; apparently it's vital to drink lots of water to flush things through and metabolise ketones if you look thinner you know something's happening so it's either water retention or you are a bit bunged up. Sounds gross but I only lose lbs if i am regular so to speak there are some random theories about fat cells filling up with water before reducing in size.

No exercice but we went for a long family walk today.

Hi all
Hope your ds first day school goes well whatiloved. Mine are back without incident although ds seems to be struggling with being told what to do - fair enough really!

Since I last posted I did lift 4 legs and then chest today. That legs one is a killer. I felt properly sore - it is the deadlifts that do it every time!

Finding my diet difficult to understand. Am sticking to Cals and macros and visibly look thinner but have been at the same weight for the last 3 days. What is that all about?

I agree I don't feel it's as much.

Awww whatiloved it will be your ds first day at school! nothing cuter than the first day of school photos!

I always feel like I am not properly exercising if I do the dance workouts but sounds like cize is a step up then.

Yes my younger son sounds more like your daughter. Bit more chillaxed. His very first day of school not until 15th! His only worry is that he won't like the dinners!

I did Cize with my older son last weekend as he did a bit of street dancing on zoom over lockdown. Once they start going fast I can't do the moves. Never been a great dancer!

Don't think I could survive on 800 calories! Well done for sticking to it.

Ooh plink good luck with pots! If you still have bbod there are quite a few short videos of autumn and her brother making meals and batch cooking etc

What that sounds like it will be a bit of a change of pace for your ds - my daughter is the opposite really which is why I have been trying to encourage her a bit more. She was sound asleep super quick today after her first day back!

My dd2 is 9 by the way! It is fun once exercising together once I have persuaded her to get her trainers on and great to spend some time by ourselves.

Purple I hope you have more energy tomorrow. I remember literally conking out on the sofa for naps last time I did 800 diet strictly - it does get easier but I def found it hard to combine exercise - if you get into ketosis hopefully that won't be the case though?

Hello!!

WhatILoved - ohhhh yes. Youll really feel taking a break in the middle of Liift4. I did that before and regretted how much it set me back. It set me back for weeks after.

Purple - what is that? 800 cals a day? If it is, I'm not sure I could survive doing that and Liift 😂

Yum - that's really cool you do workouts with your DD. I bet its lovely 🤩🤩 how old is she?

Reastie - how are you doing? The things we try and do with kids attached to us 🥴 DS has decided to become part monkey and climbs everything he can now. He's managed to get up onto the lounge windowsill using the heating knob on the radiator bit he can't get down. So quite often I'm holding DD and taking DS down from the window. Not great for my back. Good dose of rest will help. Can DH rub some Tiger Balm into your back? That stuff is amazing!

Roman - where are you these days? Hope you're okay 😊

Well, my journey on the 21DF pots has begun. I weighed myself today... 12st 13lb. Eep. I'm trying not to panic though. It'll come off in time especially if I stick to the pots. Slow and steady.
In just lbs, that's 181lbs. Which oddly is the biggest weight I got to (when I was monumentally unhappy in my life). Being that big again has been a big fear since I lost it all but its nice that the reasons behind my weight gain this time are super happy ones.

Looking forward to losing it all and getting a new sodding wardrobe too. Sick of my maternity clothes 😂