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Hi, all!!

Join me as I start a 3rd round of Chalean. This will be the "Extremyist" one yet!!!

I started Chalean Extreme in January of 2009 and did two consecutive 90-day rounds (I skipped the Lean for Life phase in between). During the program, I lost 11% body fat and 5 pounds to get down to 112 pounds!!! (Not bad for a 41-year-old mom of 3!!)

I took a few weeks off, and then DH and I started Insanity (I MUST have been insane). I got injured about 1/2-way through, so I stopped and have been trying to get better ever since. I've thrown in a few days here and there of the Chalean workout, and I realized that 1) I love this workout, and 2) I lost a lot of strength switching to something else.

I love lifting weights, and I'm so looking forward to a 3rd round of this program. We're starting on November 2nd and ending near the end of January -- roughly around my 42nd birthday. Some of us have done P90X and/or Insanity, so the plan is, during the 2nd and/or third months, is to throw in a P90X or Insanity workout in for the cardio days. Don't worry if you just want to stick with Chalean. The more the merrier.

Will you join us??

Well, My wife, Lori and I will be with you too - just got done ordering CE, so I hope that it will be here by the 2nd.

Looking for ward to this new workout

Dale

I have tried to get her to post too, but she just does not get into doing the sharing thing online - she leaves all that to me. I share with her what others are saying and doing and show her the results others are getting, etc,.

Dale

Hey I'll join ya. I tried CE before but bailed for Insanity after a month and not losing (I didn't give it enough time huh). Insanity is great and I have one week left. I was thinking of starting CE with month 2 but I guess I'll stick with you guys. I definitely will add in a little more cardio. I lost 5 pounds with Insanity but that's about it. I do appreciate your honesty (i.e. 11% body fat and 5 pounds) the commercials show people who lost 40 to 60% of their body fat but it's not saying that they probably did "several" rounds. I am excited that I was consistent with Insanity and with the meal plan (I was consistent with CE but not the nutrition) so I should do much better this time. I look forward to joining you in a week

Oh, I'm 40, a mom of 2 (age 3 and 6) and weigh 130 (would love to get to 120 and tone up)

Oh I forgot to mention that I'm 5'1. So I'm just at the high end of normal for my BMI 24.7 - LOL (don't like being neighbors to the overweight BMI).
Looking forward to joining you all on 11/2.

I would love to join too. Have started several of the programs but have not completed one since P90, which was about 4 years ago. Had health issue that went undiagnosed and derailed my fitness attempts. Now ready to get in shape. I am marking my calendar. Need help with accountability. It is always the getting started part that is the worst.

Hi, Sarah and Karen. Welcome!

So, from how it sounds, it seems like only Kimmy (besides me?) has done any Chalean at all, right? (Except that Sarah has started?)

OK - as far as adding in any workouts, I don't think that you have to supplement this program with ANY additional workouts to see results. That is, you don't have to add 20 minutes of cardio on a particular day or anything. In fact, that might be counter productive as far as strength gain.

That said, I think a few of the group MIGHT substitute a few of the Chalean cardio workouts with a P90X or Insanity cardio workout. So -- nothing additional, just substituting. Make sense? That's only because I know some of the group just finished Insanity, and so the cardio level of that program is way above Chalean. However, you get a GREAT cardio workout with Chalean, so DON'T feel like you need to do this at all. And, I really feel like you will get the best results by sticking as close to the program as possible.

Second - sorry if this message sounds a little spacey disjointed! I've had the flu for the past week, and I really feel like I'm moving in a fog. So, I'm so glad I have another week to recover before the official start!!


Okay - is anyone interested in doing a little "homework" for Chalean?

Please watch the Healthy Eats & Kitchen Makeover DVD for this program. Here's a challenge for you. In the DVD, Chalean talks about clearing off a shelf at eye-level in the refridgerator. On that shelf, this is where you should have the snacks and stuff your family SHOULD be grabbing. I did this for my first go round, and this shelf has sort of stuck with us. I bought some low-fat string cheese and, in a small tupperware-type bowl, I separated each cheese stick and have them stacked standing up in the container. When I would buy berries (in season), I washed and put them on this shelf. (They went fast - my 10-year-old would always eat them). I boil eggs and put them on this shelf, too.

In the pantry, Chalean talks about bagging your snacks in individual packages. This worked for us, too, for a while. This was more for my husband. I don't snack on pretzels, etc -- I really follow the Chalean guide and most of the snacks included veggies, which were in the fridge -- so try this, too. I didn't keep this up, since it was just my DH doing it. He would go in and grab 3 or 4 bags or more, so I got tired of doing this for him. But, if this helps your family, please try this.

Read the Fat Burning Food Guide and start getting familiar with the recipes. Mine stays in my kitchen next to my knives. So, when I go in to the kitchen in the morning for breakfast, I grab the guide to see what I'm going to make. So, get familiar with this so you can plan your shopping accordingly.

OK - this is all the homework for now. I'll have something else in a couple of days for anyone who is interested.

Thanks Coachchi for the feedback on workout substitutions/add ins. Coming off of P90x it just seems like the workouts are so short! But I'm sure I'll happily acclimate to that extra 30 min of sleep every day, LOL. I've only done the first burn workout, and it seemed a bit easy to me, so I need to push myself harder tomorrow. P90x does two sets of everything, I need to max out the only set in CE I learned. Now, having said that, I am a bit sore today, so obviously must have done something. I was going to do P90x Pylo tonight, but am going to use your advise (not to add in), as an excuse to not do it. I'll go through this first week exactly according to the schedule, and then go from there.

I'd love to join, too. Just started CE this week. Joining a group will make it a lot easier - harder to skip a day! Thanks for starting it.
Nancy

So how would adding in cardio be counterproductive or rather what does it do to your body? I guess for me, I only did one month of CE before and lost nothing - that said, I didn't follow the food part as I should have so that might have been my downfall - ya think With insanity I'm following the nutrition guide so I should not have any problems starting back with CE. I guess I just want to burn it off fast But I'll give it a try without the cardio first.