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Another thumbs-up for TJ's.... In addition to the healthy items like nuts, frozen fruits, and "quick cook steel cut oats" ( a fairly new item at my store), I love the frozen chocolate-covered bananas and a certain Italian wine. Michelle

Good morning all, As I mentioned earlier, I have started Meso 2. I did disc 13 on Monday evening, and disc 14 yesterday. My chest and shoulders are still mildly sore (in a good way), and I can feel the soreness starting in my glutes. I did a 30 minutes run this morning (seems to be a...

I hope everyone is enjoying the recovery week. I did a decent amount of cardio over the past week. I also got in a couple long naps! I started Meso 2 last night (disc 13). I didn't preview it, so was surprised by the long rest periods between exercises. 60 seconds seemed like an eternity...

Happy Birthday, Doreen! You deserve an entire weekend-long celebration, you youngster....:D

Hi everyone, Chris - I hope you feel rested after a few days. I've felt the need for more sleep, too, and actually took a nap after work yesterday. Nan - It sounds like you had a great anniversary celebration. Cupcakes and champagne - what a combination! I hope you enjoyed your...

Good evening, I agree that it would be nice to have some variety in the stretches, although I do enjoy the extended stretch. Like you, Phyllis, I sometimes do only parts of it . Nan, congrats on the BB rows! I know you were a bit worried about them. I did disc 11 yesterday, and today my...

Thanks, Nan and Chris. I've really focused on my eating over the past month. Nothing extreme, but I'm trying to eat healthier (and less!). It sounds like disc 10 was a good challenge for many of us. Therese, enjoy it tomorrow night! Michelle

For me... Disc 10 was the hardest to do. Disc 3 required the longest recovery! Michelle

Hi everyone, I did disc 11 back & triceps this morning.... and completed Meso1!! I am looking forward to getting in lots of cardio during my recovery week -- it's been tough to schedule in as much as I would have liked. I am going to record my measurements so that I can compare against...

Good morning everyone, Yesterday was disc 12 legs. I was able to do the one leg "sit n stands" much better this week, but used only a 5lb db. Everything went well until the inner thigh squeeze with the stability ball during the bonus burn. I was laughing at myself by that point. I am...

I do remember disc 7 as being challenging, but as Dela indicated... just wait for disc 10! Michelle

Hello, Dela, congrats on the scale movement! I did disc 10 yesterday and agree that it was very tough. I thought that perhaps I was just having a "low energy" day, but I was wiped out by the end. I had to lower my weights on the standing overhead press drop sets at the end... my arms and...

Good morning everyone, Phyllis, I thought the same thing about the weights & plates.... guess I need to try it. I'm catching up for the past 2 days. Yesterday was treadmill intervals for cardio, and today was disc 8 back & triceps. I am still using the lat pulldown on my weight machine for...

Good evening everyone, I did disc 9 legs yesterday. It seemed to go by faster than the others, but the bonus burn did the trick (ouch)! Today was 4DS Lower Intensity Step. I am still feeling some "good" soreness from the chest/biceps/shoulders on Saturday. I'm sure it was all of those...

Hi Phyllis, I did the abs/medicine ball today, but only the first part (solo). I used an 8 lb weight (I don't have a med ball), and I thought 10 minutes was plenty (for me). Michelle

Hello everyone, Nan - congrats on the measurements. It is always nice to see some results from our hard work, right? I am waiting until the end of Meso 1 to check my measurements, but the number on the scale is moving downward so I'm happy. Yesterday was the start of week 3. I did a 30...

Hi Christine, I started week 3 yesterday, and my pattern has been to do the legs as the 2nd workout each week. My STS days are Saturday/Sunday/Wednesday, so doing legs on Sunday makes sense. Plus, I feel like I am working my chest/biceps/shoulders pretty hard, so the extra time between the...

Kathryn, thank you for the recipes. The one with the tea sounded good, so I bought some while I was out today. However, I couldn't remember the exact kind, so I ended up getting the Celestial Seasonings honey vanilla white tea chai. I mixed it with vanilla protein powder and it was delicious...

Good morning everyone, Yesterday was a rest day. Today was 4DS Kickbox and abs. I wil start week 3 (disc 7) tomorrow. Therese, I feel the same as you -- I can't wait to see what's coming next. Happy Friday. Michelle

Hi everyone, Today was disc 5 (back & triceps). Although some of the exercises were the same as disc 2, there was enough new things to keep it interesting. I'm starting to like the side lying one arm push-ups now that I've tried it a second time. I used the wide lat bar on my home gym as a...