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 :)

Totally agree about 1 min of strength Happypiglet. In a way, Ripped is easier as she does 3 x 30 sec strength moves, so if you hate something, it's not for long! On a non Jillian subject, I'm giving these a go on Saturday, as there's no chilling, no rolling out. Made the mincemeat a couple of weeks ago, so should be quick.... maybe not with DD clamouring round my ankles .

Mmmmm mince piiiiies

Agree re 1m strength too, it seems to go on forever!

L1 6w6p done today, which I really don't like much, but legs were aching after L2 on Tues and needed something not too hard on the legs. Also, it's quite satisfying to have ticked off both levels of 6w6p in a week.

6w6p done today. After saying that I was ok with cardiovascular exercise I really struggled with getting through this. I was puffing and panting and I was wobbling all over the place!

I also find the plyometrics in BFBM really tough, my legs just feel a bit too weak for them. I really want to work on my strength, I'm determined to improve the number of push ups I can do!

I posted a picture on my profile of me most of way through 6w6p. I did want to wait until I'd finished it, but I think the Christmas bloat will set in soon so I thought I might as well do it now.

Those mince pies look great, might have to make them with the boys.

Lovely ab definition, EarSlaps.

Hi all

Earslaps you look fantastic! Wow, 6W6P has paid dividends :)

I still haven't posted a pic, gah, might over the weekend. Unless I chicken out again lol

Everyone sounds like they've been doing fantastic stuff. I think we can forgive ourselves if we fall off the wagon a bit around Christmas - for time reasons more than anything else!

I've been plodding away. Yesterday I did another hour of Yoga Bob. And today I did L3 Killer followed by L1 YM. Still loving that stretchy stuff

The charity shop I help in had a pair of 4.5 kg dumbells so I snapped them up for a bargainous £3! I certainly won't be upgrading totally to them, but they'll be useful for some of the less impossible JM strength stuff when 3 kg doesn't feel enough!

Have a good rest of week all :)

I can't imagine a day when 3kg doesn't feel enough! I guess maybe chest flies, but any of the shoulder stuff I struggle going over 1kg.

Thanks for the kind words guys. I certainly feel a lot better these days, it's nice to feel stronger and leaner. Clothes fit so much better when they don't have to go over a layer of flab too.

Threesteps, is Bob's yoga one good? How does it compare to YM?

Great photo Earslaps, you look amazeballs. My midriff on the other hand still resembles uncooked dough.
I did Shred L1 this morning. Still only manage a mix of 2 & 3 kg, but added weights to all the cardio moves as well. Still rather sweaty by the end. I want to get some 5kg, just for moves like dead lifts and some of the bicep stuff. Anything like a lateral raise, or squat presses, I can only do 2kg, 3kg for most other stuff. Well, that's me done until Monday now. Have a good weekend everyone! I shall be mostly baking then eating cake .

Lovely pic earslaps
Well had more time than I thought today so did ES&S L2...wanted to go out with a bang..
I use 2kgs for almost everything except dead lifts, good mornings and bicep curls.. I can't co-ordinate heavier weights and keep my form if moving my legs as well IYSWIM!
Won't get anything done now until the New Year but will pop on to see how everyone else manages!
Off to PO to do last Xmas posting and then collecting my sons at 12 noon...hooray Christmas has started!

Happy well done on finishing on a bang! Have a fab Christmas if we don't year from you before xx

Earslaps like Knotty said there won't be many I will up the weights for! In Shred 1, those 'clean and press', deadlifts, bicep stuff, and possibly surrenders, which strangely I don't find too bad - only with 3 kg so far though!

YOGA BORE ALERT

Yoga Bob is fantastic, I'm really enjoying it. Definitely a step up from YM, mainly as he holds you longer in every pose - aggggees in a chair pose, ow, back and forth between warrior 1 and 2, ow again!

Even holding you in down dog for a good while, you feel yourself working hard.

But the hour really flies by and you feel great afterwards. I can't tell you how much my balance has improved since doing yoga. I can now do the warrior 3 pose without much trouble, and find things on one leg very doable now.

I can also do quite a bit of - I suppose it would be the advanced stuff on his DVD

Very inspiring Threesteps, I think I will be making a purchase! Bob's Pure Strength is around an hour, yes. Although Notyummy will be more accurate I'm sure. It's really good, go on...

Pure strength is 66 minutes!

Hideously hung over. Forcing myself to do 30 hard mind in the cross trainer as am out again tonight- and tomorrow. Suspect Sunday maybe a duvet day...

3 1/2 hours sleep last night thanks to teething toddler. I feel hungover despite no booze, but I know best cure is some exercise, so I'll get dressed for another 6w6p.

Managed a 4 mile walk with the family and a L2 shred yesterday. Hungover again as have had three nights out in a row, but am determined to do something today. Maybe another Shred or L1 S and S.

Notyummy did you manage to exercise today? Hats off if you did, on a triple rollover hangover

I still haven't tried Bob Strength yet, I'm such a chicken. Strength is by far the hardest for me. I need to grow a pair and get on with it lol

Earslaps hope you are feeling better - gawd, the sleep scenario sounds like a nightmare, poor you... hope you get some more kip soon x

work has been really busy (thankfully) but I've been managing to fit in exercise here and there.

Over weekend I did some S&S'ing, YM'ing and Bob'ing.

Today I got a bunch of jobs back at around 4pm and I did L1 Killer followed by double YM

Was ace :)

Hope everyone is doing well - can't believe how close christmas is now!

I did 40 minutes on the cross trainer on Sunday and squeeZed in a L3 Shred before a Brownie Carol Service. Working from home today so intend to try and do Bobs Pure Strength- will spend most of the morning psyching myself up!!

Urghhh over-indulged on food and booze plus late nights over the weekend, and now feeling unhealthy and crap. To attempt to redeem myself, have just done a L2 ES&S. Ouch!

Awesome work, notyummy and 3steps, very impressed.

Earslaps how are u doing?

X

Managed Bob! Very gradually trying to challenge myself by using slightly more 5kg weights, but still mostly 3kg tbh. Just so hard!!

Rest day tomorrow and cross trainer session on Thursday, going away for Xmas late Friday afternoon so plan to fit in at least part of NMTZ beforehand because I will have limited access to weights for well over a week. I have a few workouts downloaded on to iPhone though that don't need weights, so will continue over the festive period!

Hey there, not doing too bad here. Did 6w6p yesterday and I'm going to do it again this evening. This will be L2D13- I said I'd do 15 of each level (three weeks at five times a week recommended- I never do it that often), so I am really nearly done.

All this talk of Bob, NMTZ and ES&S is making me achey .

Notyummy- I downloaded 7 minute workout- 3-4 circuits of that would be good when you are away as no weights needed. I've also got a yoga app that has strength workouts.

6w6p yesterday and today. Just one more and I'm done!

I'm really looking forward to a new challenge from my new DVDs. I think probably ripped next, would be good to have full body after focussing more on abs. Then killer after that.

Starting shred has to be one of the best things I ever did.

Earslaps, I just sneaked a peak at your profile and wow! You look frickin' amazing :) The dress is fab - I bought a similar one on ebay for a 'flapper party' that never happened, still I have it to hand for another occasion! If I look even a tiny bit as good as you I'll be happy !

So yesterday, L2 S&S followed by double YM.

Help my lovely JMers. I've been ramping up the exercise cos I've been starting to binge again :(

Heard from mum today that she needs another op in Jan as they didn't remove enough, and don't even know how far it's spread. From the layman's perspective, I'm wondering why they didn't lop it all out when they had the chance, but what do I know?

Family came and visited this evening too. When they left, I poured a glass of wine, and like a locust in my kitchen proceeded to devour 6 mince pies, 1/4 of a choc biscuit cake, huge bag of pistaccios and some caramel - can't even remember what flavour - ice cream. Believe me when I say I was actually wheezing afterwards :(

My favourite doc has left the practice, and I've had counselling for disordered eating before (year+ at the Maudsley in London), so it's not as if I don't know what's going on and how to change things, but here I am. What on earth do I do?

Sorry for the depressing me, me, me post. Does anyone else have such an emotional tie with food? How do you deal with it? I know in a few weeks I'll be back on track, but the days in which I lose control, I can't tell you how awful and hopeless I feel.

Sorry peeps, will be back tomorrow with a big beard and spreading festive cheer...

Threesteps, I'm so sorry to hear about your mum. I really hope the next operation is a success and they manage to get it all out. I'm sure the doctors are trying their best, I'm not sure why they couldn't get it all before but I think they often try more gentle treatment first (they might have been worried about surrounding tissue) then hit it with the big guns after.

I'm afraid I don't really know about the bingeing either, but please don't see one binge (at an extremely stressful time) as a failure or relapse. Just look on it as one binge, I'm sure most people have had days like that (I've certainly eaten that much at one sitting before). And better one glass of wine and lots of food than the other way round I would think. Accept what you did and move on, forgive yourself if you need to, don't let it turn into self loathing that could start a downward spiral. Be kind to yourself. Also- don't go too nuts on the exercise- a decent amount will certainly be good for your mood but not too much.

I'm sure someone with better advice will be along soon. And it might be worth looking for threads on here for support- both for your eating and your mum's illness.

Oh 3steps . I'm not sure I have anything useful to say but am sending vibes of strength and healing for you and your mum. Look after yourself. xx

threesteps- I think I can only echo ear flaps wise words. Don't let one incident derail you. You are under a huge amount of stress and this is obviously coming out via this route.

Aw, thank you guys, so much x

Earslaps thanks for your kind words. And you are all right - it's a slip-up and doesn't mean that I'm going to spiral back to bad habits. Unfortunately food has long been a way I've dealt with unhappy stuff. It's always a shock when it happens again as I generally think I've beaten it.

I won't go mad on the exercise - it's been more to keep out of the kitchen than a frantic calorie-burning thing! And I've been mainly over-indulging in yoga, which should help me feel serene :)

I'm going to consign yesterday to the dustbin and look ahead now, to supporting mum and making sure we all have a cracking Christmas! I'll be putting on my big girl's pants as she'll need me to be positive, not navel gazing and mithering about my bad habits.

No exercise yesterday (hmm, is there a connection?), so today after I get back from the shop I'll be doing Bob (oo-er).

Thanks again (lots of )
Hope everyone has a good day and sorry for skidding the thread off-topic!

I don't think you could call JM yoga 'serene' . Glad you're being positive about it though. And remember that you need supporting too, you will do a much better job of supporting your mum if you have the right support too.

And definitely looking forward now rather than worrying about what is done. And look forward to doing Bob, after all the talk about him I think I might need to start doing him next year too (we can all share him right?). He's got a couple of kettlebell DVDs that look interesting.

And off topic is never a problem- this thread would be far too dull if we only ever talked about exercise! And if there's anything you want to chat about but keep off the boards then please feel free to pm me at any time. I'm not great at advice but can always listen, and getting it all down can be so therapeutic.

I'm going to get my stuff on and finish 6w6p now-let's polish this sucker off!!!!!!!!!!!!