Fitness

I found Slim  in  6  to be great for toning, it is not dreadfully hard to do. I did the 6 weeks and found my self toned!  I looked great, I did the Slim and Six pack daily too which made my abs look decent.  I have not done this in about 2 years now but would love to start it again, that is if i can get my girls to nap at the same time!  Anyone doing it, or about to start it?  I am ready for the 6 week challenge.  I am eager to start but fear not following through... I know it works!  I have seen results firsthand!  I need a buddy!

I am so sorry I have not been able to post!

I did what you ladies suggested as far as in the RIU alternating the legs for leg lifts and what a world of difference.  I was able to do about 90% of it this way without literally falling on the ground in agony!!!  Can't believe I didn't think of doing that first!

Tomorrow is my first "day off" (day 7) and I am looking forward to it!  My knee was kind of aching today, so I am going to give it a rest even from cardio tomorrow as well!

I will try to catch up with posts later-was at work all day! 

Did my BIU last night, I find that I feel relieved after the lunges, that's when I feel most tired so when I finish that segment I feel stronger. The leg work on the floor is still tough but it is probably now my favorite part. Gotta work that booty!!!

I am getting ready to do my BIU now. I usually do it in theevening but I want to go to bed earlier to get closer to the baby's sleep schedule. So off I go! BIU time!

Great job taylorn24!!  The lunges are nasty for me too and I am still on the RIU!

I always try to do mine in the morning or afternoon as well.  I hate saving it for night time-I like to head to bed soon after my kids do as well!  Great job on keeping up on this!!  Can't wait till I am at the BIU stage as well!

Woo Hoo! All finished with my BIU! One thing I noticed though. I love my morning coffee. And since this workout was earlier than normal, I had only finished my coffee about 20 minutes before the workout. I felt a little nauteous and actually "got sick" in my mouth...SORRY!! I know that may have grossed some of you out!!!! Is this normal? Anyone experience this if they work out after coffee?

Hey everyone! I am new here, and just started slim in 6 today. I have done it in the past, and had great results...but I completely forgot the time frame for each dvd...How long do we do the first, second, and third dvd's?  I think the first time I did the first one for a week, the second one for 2 weeks...then the last one for three weeks.  Is this correct?

taylor - may be swap the coffee in the morning or before you workout with something else, like chocolate milk/banana shake/apple sauce w/ ffcc. If you only have coffee prior the workout, it could be that you experincing a slump of not enough reserve fuel to carry you through the post workout. Or, you didn't allow enough time for your coffee to pass through the stomach. I know I would get 'sick' if I workout with something in my stomach.

jamie - note on the lunges, you can switch legs too so you not doing 1 legs both reverse lunge and forward lunge back to back. Still give you the same workout but with more endurance.

I did RIU last night thinking I would go to the gym. But ended up having a dinner date with sis. Tonight going to be a tight schedule again. So BIU!

Floridagirl- I am officially starting Week 2 tomorrow and that is they way that I understood it to be!  At least the way you listed it is the way I plan on completing the 6 weeks!

Ladies, yesterday I took a very well deserved day off! Today I'll be back to BIU and I checked in for a "motivational" boost. Something very interesting happened yesterday! My body sensed the lack of training and reacted accordingly. I simply had to do some lunges and some other movements because my joints actually required it! Scary...

It's good to see you are doing fine! Keep up the good work and "see ya" tomorrow.

I am still doing RIU because I couldnt find my BIU DVD, then I remembered my then 10 month old had taken it and rubbed the disc into my kitchen floor!  Scratched it beyond playing.  Lucky for me my brother has it!  He was one that prompted me to buy it in the first place because it worked for him... anyhow it is just a matter of me driving the 6 miles to his house to pick it up!  Until then I am doing RIU.  So this is day 20 for me not counting my days off.  I need to get the DVD to kick it up a notch. 

I feel great and look better.  I am still doing the colon cleanse which turned out not to be as brutal as I thought it would be.  The diet is lots of fruits and veggies. 

Sounds like everyone is doing great!  That is inspiring, and welcome  floridagirl! 

There is a colon cleansing? is it part of the suggested diet from the package? Im interested :D

the colon cleanse I am doing is not a Beachbody product.  It is made by Advocare.  (got it on ebay) It is an herbal cleanse that has  pretty high dose of fiber and senna.  So far, so good!  google it and see if you think it would benefit you... :)

hm.. I will look into it. :) For now, I just peek in to absorb some motivation to do BIU plus cardio at the gym! *psyched*

Today is Day 7 for me.  I took yesterday off  as suggested and my body is thanking me for it! 

For the heck of it, I decided to try BIU tonight. All I can say is WOW.  I was shocked at how fast it moved!  I was able to do probably 90% of it though, so that was nice!  Alternating the legs for the lunges and leg lifts has been my saving grace -that's for sure!

But I think I am going to continue on with RIU for the rest of this week.  But it was nice to change up the routine a bit! 

did my biu again today. so i guess i am almost half way there. anyone who did this full regimen before...when did you really feel results. i feel more capable for sure, the workout itself is easier. when do you see results though...any input?

taylorn, what do you mean by results? Because I see plenty of them right now! I am in day 21 (including 2 days off) and I already lost 5.5 cm of my waist (this is more then 2 inches) and between 3 and 5 cm on any other part of my body I measured. I already fit into jeans bought while I was 6 kg less then now (1 kg is around 2.2 lbs or so..) and two of my friends decided to join us simply because they saw my results. I did not see too many results on the scale though, but this is only normal: we're building muscle! (LOL). What are your criteria for "results"? What do you expect to happen?

i am guess i am looking for a bit more definition in my arms and i am looking for my waist to shrink!! lol. some of my pants do feel big, but i guess i am just not seeing changes in my trouble areas. maybe that will come later?

I did it! BIU plus cardio *whew* I did cut the BIU to 45 min, by passing arms and cool down, and jump to cardio for 45 min. Felt so good.

taylor - you can try increasing the intensity of the reisistance band.
This is what I do:
In BIU, if you have a 1 lbs or 2 lbs weights, you can use them during the "air punch" sets and the static lunges with arm raised. It will slow down the movements a tad, but it's more intense and your muscle work extra.
These instances are all about quality of the movement rather the quantity of the reps.

If you want to target your arm muscle, go back to RIU and use those 1-2 lbs during the Plie-Squats with the arms movements.

results... i measured myself for the first time on Jan 24th,  my next measurements were done Feb 5th....  Total inches lost was 5 1/2.   I wish that I had first measured on Jan 7th, the daay I started CC.  Mainly the loss was my waist and hips, losing a whole inch there in just those 2 weeks.  Then adding up the 1/4 inch here and the 1/2 inch there...  these are the guidlines I used, they recommend a measure every few months...  I made myself a little chart to have it done in 2 week intervals.   

1. Bust: Don't squish yourself -- measure all the way around your bust and back right at your nipple line, and make sure the tape measure is not lower.

2. Chest: Measure under your breasts but as high up as you can go, keeping the tape measure parallel to this line when you reach it around your back.

3. Waist: Measure wherever it is the smallest (if you have "no waist" go around yourself right at the navel line).

4. Hips: Measure at the very biggest part -- even if that is so low that you are almost on the top of your thighs.

5. Midway: Measure midway between the very biggest part of your hips and your waist.

6. Thighs: Measure wherever they are the biggest.

7. Knees: Measure right above the knee.

8. Calves: Measure wherever they are the biggest.

9. Upper arm: Measure wherever they are biggest above your elbows.

10. Forearms: Measure wherever they are biggest below your elbows.

hope this helps...  it will give you an idea of your progress (if you are like me, you tend to gain lean muscle mass, so I necessarily wont see drastic results in the scale, although I have lost 7 lbs!)

I also jazz it up a bit with weights while doing SI6.  I have 3 and 5 lbs dumbells and 2 and 3 lbs ankle weights.  If you try it out this way, listen to your body as you dont want to strain anything.

Way to go aly! gratz on the inches and lbs. For me numbers on the scale only budge upward since I'm replacing the fat with more lean muscle lol. As long as the pants fit right that what's matter, right? ;)