New Thread and New Home for the JILLIAN MICHAELS DEVOTEES....

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Hi guys, hope everyone finds their way here and also hope that I manage to successfully link this to the old thread!

This thread is for anyone and everyone who loves is a fan of Jillian

Welcome all the old-timers and please come and join us new people, it will be great to see you!

Happy JM'ing all :)

Did ES&S L2 again yest (that's 3 times this week!)...
But then I have failed miserably today as so busy getting my DSs ready for cub camp, icing cakes, cooking meals etc etc
So yet another rest day here...oh well next week looks less manic so I should get something done all the week days.
Not sure what plan to make def some more ES&S but its too long for every day so may add a Ripped or two in.
Have a lovely weekend everyone.

My legs can still feel the 6W6P L2 from Wednesday! so I'm not surprised you're aching wrigglebum.

DH did RI30 L4 today while I was out. Am as I haven't done that one yet & it sounded good from his description. One for the weekend maybe.

Yes, still sore in the legs too Ponks but mostly ok elsewhere.

Got my parents here and a rather poorly DS (nothing too bad, just a cold with a temp and a cough but he's rather sorry for himself and extremely clingy) so not much chance of exercise for a few days now.

I did L2 6W6P today- will see what legs feel like tomorrow!

After a few days off workouts (DC with chicken pox and DH away). I did Week 3 of Ripped in 30 today.

Yikes!!!! So hard. I can't feel my legs and it was 6 hours ago. Duck walks and jumping squats!!! What's that!!
Ouch ouch!!

Wrigglebum, hope your DS feels better soon.
Well, I'm back on planet Jillian now. Did Shred L1 Weds & Ripped L1 Thurs, and my chest was killing me the next day from the press-ups (first lot in 2 weeks!). Still hard workouts if you go for it, particularly after a break. Then Shred L2 on Friday and ES&S L2 yesterday. Will do YM today, hoping for both levels but depends on what time I get to start. Busy week this week so it's a bit hit & miss but plan is:

Mon - Ripped L2
Tues - day off
Weds - Shred L3
Thurs - day off
Fri - Ripped L3
Sat - hopefully a Bob Harper
Sun - day off

Hope everyone has a good week!

It's official. My legs hurt. Planning on going for a walk with dd later (nothing dramatic- 4 miles.) Will also have a go on the cross trainer and do my Callanetics.

Hi everyone :)

Cor everyone's been nice and busy on here! Hope all those with aches are feeling better now!

I've not much to report - been doing mainly YM with a bit of L1 S&S thrown in. Although yesterday, I did L1 Killer followed by L2 YM, which was great - a very satisfying combo!

Back still not quite right. It went out earlier and I bent backwards as far as I could and it clicked back into place. Housemate heard the click from a way away and was shocked lol

Chiro tomorrow though so it should all be good - and it's not preventing me from doing some sort of exercise, which is also good :)

Hope you are all doing well, Mondays are the pits, and it's cold :(

Have a good day all

Well I was less achey but I just did L2 6w6p so I'll be feeling it tomorrow. I find it really hard, as I'm getting thinner I'm finding it harder to exercise on an empty stomach, I guess my body is just trying a bit harder to hang on to the fat now I have less of it! I'm going to measure again soon to see where my body fat percentage is. It's so motivating to see it fall!

I really missed exercise and I only had four days off! For some reason now I'm really craving a BFBM session . Not today though if I want to move at all tomorrow! Might do a bit of hula hooping later on though to get that waist toned.

Having a very low carb day today, feel like it after eating plenty all weekend. Very much looking forward to steak and roasted veg for dinner!

I'm not happy with my loose skin, I exercised in just shorts and sports bra and it was hanging down unattractively in the planks and wobbling like crazy during mountain climbers. There's not loads, and it's only noticeable when I lean over. I don't know if time will help, I guess it should shrink back in over time. I'm only 34 so I should still have some elasticity right?! Any tips for helping it firm up (apart from the diet and exercise I'm already doing)?

Wriggle, just to echo re: loose skin, so any tips gratefully received here too! I also really notice it in plank, and downward dog. My current strategy is just to not look.

Do you have a goal body fat Wriggle? I was looking online yesterday and reflecting that one of the few bonuses about getting older is that it is easier to hit the 'lean' body fat % as it gradually rises with age!

Not sure about the loose skin. There may be done creams that help but that position you are describing is def the worse for that sort of thing anyway!

I did 6 out of 7 circuits of NMTZ yesterday- ran out of time because I had to get dd from Brownies! The squats and lunges were hard as thighs still aching from 6W6P L2 on Sat. Having a rest day today and then a walk plus BFBM tomorrow.

I think around 20% body fat would be my target, and I'm not far off now I think if you go by the US Navy calculator. My scales say about 26% body fat but compared to other methods of measuring I think they overstate it.

I think I need to use some creams and really massage them in to get the blood flowing. I guess time will help too, I'm just impatient!

Hello
I'm looking for some advice. I've been doing the shred on and off for the past six months (although have never managed to full 30 days) and have just started a new cycle of it. Whilst I enjoy it, I've decided I want something new for the New Year. Any suggestions for which JM to do next? Main areas I want to lose weight off/tone up are thighs, bum and tum but everywhere could do with some improvement!
Thanks

Hi covered. You could try Ripped in 30 if you want something with a similar format but new exercises. I haven't done it but it's highly recommended.

I've been doing Six Week Six Pack which is great for the core. I sometimes do Banish Fat Boost Metabolism (mostly cardio but some strength) and No More Trouble Zones (all strength and bloody hard!) if I have time as they are quite a bit longer. I got them in a box set with Shred.

Killer Buns and Thighs is on my Christmas list to tone up the bum wobble and gets good reviews on here.

Wow 20 is pretty low (for a non athlete I guess.) I am nearly 42 and hover around the 22/23% mark. On the whole I can stay at that and eat what I like so it works for me (although my diet is healthy on the whole...just some cake every day for fun!)

Hi all Lots going on! I did L3 Shred on Monday as short on time and L1 ES&S yesterday. Rest day today and planning ES&S L2 tomorrow and possibly again on Friday but I have a Killer urge so may do L2 of that instead on Friday.
ES&S is awesome I just love it... it seems to make all of me ache in a good way!
coveredinweetabix I would echo Ripped in 30 as a good next step similar to Shred but I also love Killer Buns and Thighs for bum/legs and now Extreme Shed and Shred but that is a bit longer time wise.
There are sooo many great JM videos.

PS my body fat is now down to around 20% some times it drops below but this is probably a wildly inaccurate reading as its from my bathroom scales. I am 43 weight 8 stone 9ish 5'4" tall. Happy with this and don't want to go any lower as I live in fear of neck, décolletage scragginess IYKWIM

Happypiglet- have you tried this body fat calculator? It's supposed to be pretty accurate. It has me at 23% body fat so 20% might be achievable if I work hard! That does tally with what I'd think- my scales say just under 26% and from previous measuring they seemed to be about 10% over. In July they were saying just under 36% (and 32% on the US Navy calculator), so I'm really pleased with how much it's dropped already.

Did another L2 6w6p. Felt a bit less difficult today- I don't want to say easier and I don't think it could ever call that easy! It does feel like much more of an all round workout than L1. I wanted to do BFBM but DS took ages to go to sleep so needed something a bit shorter.

Do you think they mean actual hip or 'seat'? Because one gives me 21% and the other 24%- quite a difference! Expensive scales with special handholder things put me at 22.8%. Not sure if I can fagged with getting much lower.

I'm guessing it's the widest part, that's what I've been measuring. Sounds like your fancy scales are better than mine. Whichever of those is the correct measurement it still puts you in the 'fit' category so it's really good. I think I only want to go lower as I've spent all my adult life with a bit more padding than now and I want to see where I can go. If it's too difficult I'm not going to send myself crazy trying .

Finally got round to doing BFBM. It's really growing on me, I wasn't that keen the first time I did it but I'm really starting to like it. I still struggle with those scissor kicks but I'll get there!

Hmmm interesting... Depending on whether I measure round hip bones or bum I get 21% (fit) or 26% (acceptable) but then I always have had a big bum! I like to think it's part of an hour glass look but it's probably just big!!
ES&S level 2 today. I enjoyed it altho had to stop between a few circuits! Think I will do Killer L3 tomorrow...

Did L3 Shred yesterday and a power walk and L1 Shred today. Used 5kg weights throughout except for side lunges and raises (3 kg) and used a mixture of 3 and 2kg weights for the cardio. It was tough!

Did my killer L3 .... Ouch... It's tough and has sneaky jumping lunges ... So a good week all in all. In Sheffield now seeing friends for weekend so won't be doing anything until MonDay. Hope everyone has a great weekend.

I need to buy a longer tape measure so I can do that body fat calculation! The one I have is only 25 inches long!

What's everyone up to this week? My plan is to do all 4 Ripped levels - a modest but hopefully achievable goal! Did L3 yesterday to get it out of the way! Will do L1 today, L2 on Thurs and L4 over the weekend. Quite pleased that I can now give Ripped L3 a really good go - when I first did it (about 18 mths ago) I just didn't have the leg or arm strength for those nasty first and last strength circuits and found the whole level really discouraging.

Last week I tried going for a run but my knee and ankle started hurting after only about 1.5 miles grrr .

I've put Shaun T's Focus T25 on my Christmas wish list - but it's £££££ so I don't think I'll actually get it, we'll see though!

Hope everyone is ok. x