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 :)

Hula hoops, mmmmh.

Well done knotty and EarSlaps. I am thinking about getting some 3kg weights [gulp].

Was reading this article re cardio/strength/HIIT, very interesting.

Have been Shaun T-ing every day (except NYD) - it's hard but good!

Well, my period arrived 12 days early and I started YM twice over and gave up feeling feeble and sorry for self. Will have one more bash later when paracetamol kicks in.

Happy weekend everyone. Well done lively exercising dedicated folk. :)

Why did I listen to you all and think Killer would be a good idea?! It is HARD. And that was just level 1. I think I'm going to be sore tomorrow.

Had a rather large bowl of homemade rice pudding after- protein and carbs for recovery right? .

Very interesting article Jackster. Trucks, good for you. Sitting on the sofa might be easier and more tempting but yoga should help relieve the pains a bit. Thank god for mirena- I haven't had a period for 2 1/2 years now.

Earslaps I love Killer! I did L1 the other day and I also ached the day after. It's a fantastic DVD.

Trucks hope you are feeling better. I got mine a few days ago and my belly ballooned (but weirdly completely lopsidedly?!). I felt bloated and miserable but thankfully improving now!

Knotty and Jackster sounds like good stuff is going on with you :) I must have a look at Saun T on Amazon. Knotty, like Earslaps I'm very impressed by those weights with BFBM - I think I've only managed 1.5 kg and defo not for the whole thing!

Felt a little less sore today so did L2 YM. It felt a teeny bit unsatisfying after Bob, but I did appreciate the shorter length as I'm feeling generally out of practice!

Feel a bit ashamed that I always seem to come on here and say I've done yoga! I must must must try and mix it up some more when I finish a big work project next week. Need to keep up the cardio and weights!

Hope everyone is doing well and not currently underwater, unbelievable isn't it? There have been evacuations around us (Dorset), but thankfully I think we're not at risk of flooding. I really feel for the poor people who are right in the thick of it :(

Amazingly I don't ache! I can feel that I've done a workout but I can move around without wincing . I hope I can learn to love Killer threesteps- if I can build up the muscles in my legs and bum that'll really boost my metabolism as they are such big muscles so should burn lots of calories iyswim.

I was going to make today a rest day, as I was anticipating being very sore, but as I feel fine I'm considering doing either a Killer or ES&S later on.

I certainly don't think yoga is an easy option threesteps, I can't do it at all- I'm far too weak and inflexible. I really should give it a go.

Not underwater here luckily, but there is some localised flooding around. Lots of roads have been shut and there's a lot of overflowing drains. We had to fix a few fence panels that had come out in the high winds. It must be horrible to have to be to be evacuated and just think of your house flooding and nothing you can do about it.

And killer done for the second time, found it much better this time, almost enjoyable. Still bloody hard though.

Going to do 3 lots of Ripped L1 next week then whatever else I can fit in.

Nice one Earslaps. I love killer L1 (although L2 is a whole other story!)

Could not face more heart-gargling today so did 30 mins Pilates - strange how much it burns despite looking so serene! (I mean the lady on the DVD looks serene - I suspect I did not .)

Can't imagine ever getting to L2 Killer- I struggle with the beginner modifications on L1. And I have done quite a lot of Jillian- can't imagine what it would be like if you were starting from nothing!

Applause for Earslaps and everyone doing Jillian in the January gloom.
Did my comfort DVD of L1 6w6p.
I love it so much and feel safe doing it.
Pole conditioning class tomorrow and start of mad week with v busy schedule but determined to fit in 4 training sessions before the weekend.
:)

Yes - L2 Killer is a big step up from L2 if memory serves. Strangely, L3 feels easier!

L3 Shred and a walk yesterday and a cross trainer session on Saturday. Nothing today but a Bob Pure Strength tomorrow....

Earslaps, if you can do chest presses with 5kg, I don't think you'd struggle adding weights to BFBM! Just to clarify, I only do 4 circuits so adding weights makes me feel a bit better about not doing the whole thing.
Jackster, interesting article and makes me feel a bit better about my hatred of running!
Trucks, hope you're feeling better. How was pole conditioning??
3steps, I agree, yoga is in no way an easy option, especially Bob's!
Notyummy, good luck with Bob's PS today. I did it on Sunday. It's very very hard isn't it, but I do love it in a weird way. The only thing is that I can't do the roll-back series properly - I just can't get up without using my hands! Jillian does a similar move in one of hers and I always used to be able to do it, before I had DD. Not sure if it's the fact that I had a section, and my stomach muscles are weaker she says hopefully??
Had a rest day on Saturday - walked into town with the DCs. Sunday I did Bob's Pure Strength, and yesterday I did 6W6P L1. The plan for the rest of the week is:

Today - 6W6P L2
Weds - Killer L1
Thurs - rest day (got to take DS to dentists and will walk into town again)
Fri - Killer L2
Sat - Bob's Cardio Conditioning if it arrives!
Sun - not sure, maybe Killer L3, maybe a yoga one.

Now I am intrigued Knotty as I am fairly certain that the Pure Strength Bob DVD I have doesn't have roll backs in! It is part of his 'Inside Out' series? 68 minutes inc warm up and cool down. With 3 people in it, including scary be muscled dark haired lady who apparently has had 4 kids, but has rippled stomach of steel (!) Does that sound like the same one? (Lots of vicious press ups into T stands at minute 19, and ending in a very long plank section at minute 7 are the other distinguishing features....)

Yes notyummy, I just realised halfway through 6W6P that I did Bob's Ripped Core on Sunday - Pure Strength was the week before! It is clearly haunting me !
Am a ball of sweat after L2 6W6P, the double time second time round is a killer! Managed it with 3kg, but was a bit slow on the lighthouse things.

Ah I see- glad it isn't just me being absent minded ;-) That 2nd bit of 6W6P L2 is indeed hard. I am not keen on the moguls! I have found that it really aggravated my back, so am steering clear for the moment.

Sheesh. That Bob's Pure Strength just does not get any easier! Have just ventured on to our scarily accurate scales that tell you body fat/visceral fat etc via hand holder things. Given that u spent 3 weeks eating and drinking heavily the damage appears not too bad. 2lbs and .75% body fat increase. It may settle down on its own when DH returns to work (starting new job working away 5 nights a week) as I will be eating less and running around like a blue arsed fly even more. Will give it a few weeks and see if I need to stop eating cake to lose the 2lbs!

2lbs, that's not too bad, notyummy.

Urgh. Shaun T's "total body circuit" today, it's not pleasant. No weights, all own-bodyweight stuff, but still really tough. Lots of jumping/pivoting lunges and squats, burpees, walking planks (sideways), crow push-ups and pike-ups.

Jackster, is a pike up like a jumping jack knife?
notyummy, I'd say 2lbs is probably a big poo !

@ "big poo"

Pike-up (May not be right term) is plank then jump both feet forwards with legs straight/bum up into air, then jump back down to plank. Yuk.

Hi all ... I promised myself and all of you to be back to JMing after my three week holiday today. So I forced myself into Ripped L1... Need to ease back in! I went for it tho and can feel it already. Preparing to ache tomorrow.
My scarily inaccurate and widely fluctuating scales show a 3-4lb weight gain over Xmas.. Not sure a poo would help massively!
So need to get back to Jillian, stop eating crap and basically get it all back under control.
Plan for week
Tomorrow Shred L1
Thurs ES&S L1
Friday killer L1
So glad to be back. Won't name check you all but glad you are all working so hard and keeping me inspired. Ta muchly!

Welcome back Happypiglet! The poo may help massively if it is a massive poo [double snort] Your plans for this week sound good. By Friday, it will feel like you've never been away lol

Jackster those sound horrible In fact Sean T and Bob Pure Strength sound waaaaay too scary for me. I think I'll stick with the Bob of the calm and soothing voice and spirit that salutes me at the end of each workout

Am flailing at the mo. Had chiro today and decided not to exercise. Went shopping for some food bits and pieces while I was out and ended up buying (and eating) a whole bunch of crap, so angry with myself.

I can almost map my head as it happened. I'd just come from a conversation that made me feel crappy, stupid and bad about myself, and was mentally kicking myself as I was walking to chiro. After that thoughts of choc, shit food etc. popped into my head. So at least I know what the trigger was - what I don't know is why this is rearing its head after so many years of managing without it, give or take a few lapses.

I'm worried as it's the first time in years I've actually brought crap food in to demolish. I just need to get my head around things and realise that it's up to me to go down that road, just as it's as much up to me to not go down it. It should be stupidly simple

I did try the 6:1 thing - fasting 1 day a week - for a few weeks too a while back. Tempted by the health benefits and the idea it would be a relatively easy way to stave off weight gain. But soon realised with my food past this was far from ideal for me. I wonder if that's stirred everything up again?

Please forgive me lovely peeps for this rambling post. And please don't worry about responding specifically to anything. It's just helpful for me to put this all down somewhere and read it again tomorrow with a clearer less carb bombed head :)

Threesteps x

Threesteps- 5:2 and similar aren't recommended for anyone who has/has had disordered eating, so it might be best for you to avoid doing a 500 cal fast day. One suggestion, if you fancy trying for the health benefits, could be to do a couple of days of 16:8- i.e. stop eating at 8pm, then skip breakfast and eat again any time after 12pm. You could always then make those days low carb and/or low cal (say 900 cals), just not as low as a proper fast. Dr Varady, who has studied ADF recommends 3 days of 1000 calories for maintenance. Not sure if that could suit you or if it is still too structured?

I hope you are feeling better about yourself, from what you write here you are kind, caring and intelligent. We all need a bit of crap food every now and then (I had insatiable hunger yesterday and NEEDED a snickers), so don't feel bad about it.

Bless you Earslaps, thanks for that info x

Actually I've never had breakfast for as long as I remember - not a control thing at all, just never fancied eating until late morning/lunch. So perhaps I've inadvertently been getting some health benefits all this time?

I think I'm going to throw everything out the window and start again. What has worked before for years was eating healthily, exercising regularly and having the odd blowout.

I think lots of personal stuff, combined with a stupid decision to try this 6:1 thing (think it was 3 weeks in November) have cut me from my moorings so I just need to get back to land again! (nice nautical metaphor from stormy Dorset )

Thanks again, that's helped organise my mind :)

Sorry for non-exercise interlude! Feeling a bit rubbish today but will definitely be doing something exercise-wise later, and I know I'll feel a lot better...

Have a good day everyone :)

p.s. Also downloaded a helpful book on Kindle last night which has really good reviews and I'm determined this will help me to nip this in the bud :)

Sounds like you're getting your head in the right place. Good healthy food and plenty of exercise should do the job. Clean eating most of the time with an occasional blowout is good for your body and your sanity. I read the other day that having a scoff every now and then can increase your metabolism by 3-10% . Plus all that exercise and muscle building helps too.

Just keep writing it all down here, we might not know how to help but just writing it all down should help.

Thanks so much Earslaps