Second half of Phase 1 starts TODAY! I did Workout 3, and hoo boy, that was a wake-up call! I burned 221 calories, which is a new record for the first time through one of these, and that was WITH modifying a bunch. My HR only got up to 165 and it averaged 145, so I feel good about that, but I really did have to modify a lot more than I thought I would. Some moves were easy, like reverse lunges (hello, I've been doing the FIRM for almost 30 years, so dips--even weighted--are zero biggie), and tree pose with standing chest flies was also super easy (due to all my yoga training). But dear lord, there are soooo many planks, and I still can't actually do unmodified push-ups, so I just plan to sort of work my way up to the hardest version that's possible for me and see what I can do.
One thing I didn't love about this particular workout is Jillian says she wants you dropping "crazy" amounts of weight per week, not just 1-2 lbs. Well, I'm averaging about 2 lbs./week, which is faster than I've lost weight in the past, and I'm 46, so. Calm down, Jillian-from-9-year-ago.
I'm on a very strict food plan, I'm doing my darndest with the BR workouts, and many days I'm doing some add-ons, so I think my 2 lbs./week is pretty respectable.
Speaking of results, my BP this morning was fantastic, my weight today is the same as it was on Thursday, but that's good and indicates I'm at least not gaining, and based on my plan for the rest of the weekend I should have another drop in weight tomorrow, if all things go as I hope. So I'm still down a total of 5.2 lbs. in 19 days, or still hovering around 2/week.
I'm considering how I could accelerate that just a smidge while still saying safe and sane and not overtraining, but honestly I think I'm going at a reasonable pace.