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[May. 23rd, 2006|10:54 pm]
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Hey everyone
Just thought I would show you all my photo two weeks into Jillian's weight loss program. I am calling this one my before photo Hopefully in another few weeks I'll be thin LOL
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| week 3 |
[May. 21st, 2006|11:41 pm]
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I did Jillian's cardio kickbox dvd twice yesterday. I went through it once (not skipping anything) and then redid the whole thing. I am glad today is a rest day!
I start week three tomorrow. I feel like I should have a mini graduation party or something!! I mean, this will be my fourth week, but I repeated week two as my daughter was sick!
I can't wait to start! |
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| my first test |
[May. 9th, 2006|08:53 pm]
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Well, I have had an interesting day, to say the least. Today was the first real test of commitment I had. My eldest daughter was sent home from school because she has an ear infection that is so bad her ear is actually leaking. This meant I couldn’t go to the gym. I started to have a mild panic, thinking that this would be the end, that if I had one or two lazy days I would give up, especially after my dismal results on the scale last week. So, rather than sit around doing nothing, I whipped out Jillian’s dvds and managed to work my way completely through Shape up front and half of Shape up backside before I couldn’t do any more. I think it is the star jumps that are killing my knees, so I think I will just jump on the spot instead of jumping out for a while and see how that goes.
I also implemented the first part of my plan to ween me off chocolate. I bought some hard-boiled lollies (like humbugs and stuff) and I figured that when I want chocolate, I would have one of those instead. They last longer and they taste like aniseed so I won’t want chocolate after them!! I figure that if I start this now, especially while I have PMS I’ll be able to continue after my monthly joy is over! |
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| working out hurts! |
[May. 6th, 2006|12:26 am]
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Hi everyone
Where to start??
Well, I have spent a total of 9 hours in the gym this week, I know it doesn't seem that much to some people, but I can tell you it's a lot for me. I don't know what I did today but somehow my knees died...I can't run or jump at the moment...they hurt so much! I think it was because there were annoying other people at the gym today, and insted of being able to do my lat pull down/leg press circut I had to sit on the leg press and do 53 presses before the damn lat pull down was free. I was so angry! I think that is why my knees are sore. On the bright side I actually managed to skip for a whole minute today without stopping. I really hope I get good results with this program...I want to sign up for Jillian's online program, but I don't have credit card, which SUCKS! I wish they would let people pay via paypal or something. I'm really mad about it.
I am beginning to wonder if my body is going to ache for the rest of my life...I mean really....I am sore all over...I hope this goes away eventually!
On the bright side I got Jillian's Shape up dvds in the mail today, which made my daughter very happy! I promised her I wouldn't open them until tomorrow when she is awake and we are ready to do it!! I let her stay up 2 extra hours tonight so we could spend time together. I have missed her so much while she has been at school this week. I hate it!! |
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[May. 4th, 2006|03:58 pm]
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So, what do you guys think of Jillian's new, updated website? There's even 3 high res images of her to download!
http://www.jillianmichaels.com |
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| supposed rest day |
[May. 3rd, 2006|10:24 pm]
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Well, today was supposed to be a designated rest day, and I can tell you by yesterday afternoon I was singing Jillian's praises for allowing me to rest...but then I heard there was a BodyCombat class on at my gym this morning. I decided to go, because after all it was just a cardio session...no resistance training or anything, and I am starting to love to way I feel after I have been to the gym. I think I would feel terrible if I went back to sitting on my arse all day again....(although I accomplished a great many thing from this arse I can tell you...you should see my scrapbooks!) I checked with the instructor of the class, and explained to her that I am following an exercise program and that today was ment to be a rest day, but would it be ok if I still did the class. She told me that as long as I have Sunday off completely then it should be ok, and as long as I didn't do any resistance training before or after my class. I hate to be going against what Jillian says, but I really enjoy my gym time.
I must say though...2 years of previous kickboxing experience did nothing to prepare me for today. For a start my kickboxing sessions were only 30 minutes long, including cool down, and I was stationary whilst being taught moves etc...or while watching demos...NOT TODAY MY GOOD FRIEND. I was bouncing the whole time...I felt like my feet were going to fall off...and my heart was going to fall our of my throat...but I felt so good!! It was amazing, tiring, exhausting and exhilarating all at once. There was a lot of punching and kicking, but I guess because we weren't connecting with anything it was just cardio! *shrugs shoulders* I don't know! Anyways, all I know is I am starting to love it...not sure how well I am going on the food thing though, I have kept my diary up to date, but it always seems to end up 400 calories short of what I need to be eating. The problem is I am just not hungry enough to eat any more during the day.
I did my food shopping today, and I think it was the best my trolley has looked ever...no marked down cakes....no chocolate....nothing...just nice fresh vegies and fruit! The baby and I had fruit salad with yogurt for lunch!! YUMMY!! minus the bananas of course..who can afford $10 a kilo???
Anyway, I should start looking toned soon...I hope!! |
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| Day two |
[May. 2nd, 2006|09:53 pm]
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Well, I did day two today and seriously...the skipping still kills me! The thing that made me sweat the most today was the Russian twists!! I nearly didn't go to the gym because my body was aching, but I realised that if I didn't go, then I would probably give up, so off I went.
I actually enjoyed today's workout better than yesterdays! I was all set for ging back to the gym tonight, but after working...I am a bit tired now and I don't want to hurt myself....especially when I am thinking of doing a body cmobat class tomorrow...even though Jillian has designated it as a rest day. I am pretty sure there is no resistance traning during it...just bouncing around punching and kicking the air... |
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| Day one week one... |
[May. 1st, 2006|04:29 pm]
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well, I did my first full proper day of my exercise program today! My calves are absolutely killing me! I managed to force my body through all the sets and all the reps, not dropping a single one, which I was really happy about. At this stage I have absolutely no idea how I am going to walk tomorrow, let alone spend another hour and a half in the gym tomorrow morning, my last circut containing 3 minutes of skipping...after only just having done 3 minutes of star jumps!! It felt so great though, even though it hurt. I am looking forward to building up my tolerance to skipping...and being able to just go at it for more than a minute! I am thinking about adding an extra cardio workout tomorrow night after work, but I will wait and see how I feel. I know I am not going to spend an hour doing the same thing...I love the cross trainer so I am thinking I might start with 20 minutes on that, then the treadmill and then the bike...the easy option LOL
I am hoping to jump on my exercise bike for a while tonight too, but that will have depend on how my legs are holding up!
I just sat down and wrote out a whole heap of different recipies, healthier options and whatnot, so tonight we are having spinach casserole, which I actually think sounds delicious!! I love vegetables...I could so just sit down and have a whole plate just of steamed vegies for dinner every night, although I doubt that would keep the kids happy!! |
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| Hi everyone |
[Apr. 30th, 2006|04:09 pm]
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I am so glad to have found this community! I thought of starting one myself last year, but got too busy!! I am so glad someone else thinks Jillian is as great as I do!!
I am currently following Jillian's eating and exercise plans from her book "Winning by Losing", and I am loving it. My problem is trying to eat enough calories a day though...I usually only have one meal a day. I have ordered all 5 of her dvds from America and I am going to use those for extra cardio stuff. I am currently going to the gym four days a week. I don't really have a target weight as I am not trying to lose a lot...just tone up.
I am looking forward to meeting you all! |
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[Apr. 11th, 2006|03:02 pm]
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I'm so glad that I found this community. I love Jillian. She has my ideal body type. I just bought her dvd set 2 weeks ago. It's called Maximize Complete and comes with 2 dvds called Full Frontal and Back in Action. I am 5'11 and weigh 135. I'm not really looking to lose any weight just firm up and look like Jillian :) . So my question is about how many times a week should I be doing the videos? I was thinking maybe three times a week? Should it be more/less? Thank you. |
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