The Slim In Six Vidiots Challenge!

**Brook** · November 11, 2005, 06:31 PM

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FYI Deb, I've known plenty of ladies at your weight that have done Slim In Six.

The thing is that as with everything you've got to be ready and willing to MODIFY EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO FOR AS LONG AS YOU NEED TO and not see it as you not cutting it, you know?!

A lot of the ladies taking this on are going to have to modify a lot of the moves or slow way down to get through the workouts while their endurance builds up. It's better to do 3 reps with perfect form than 20 with crappy form. It's better to do 2 with perfect form and get wore out bigtime and then march in place until you recover and do one more rep if you can! In other words...make it work for YOU!

**Brook** · November 11, 2005, 06:32 PM

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woohoo qbu!!!

HEY JSJ!! I SEE YOU!!

SIGN YOUR HINEY UP

**Barbde** · November 11, 2005, 06:32 PM

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I was 200 pounds when I first started SIS. It's hard, I gotta tell ya. But you just go at your own pace. The DVD player has a pause button if you need a break, you use it!! The results are amazing! YOu will be happy!

**Sheshy** · November 11, 2005, 08:13 PM

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Originally posted by Barbde

Well, do one of your million other videos until next week Brook! LOL. I fell off the stupid fanny lifter this morning, first time I have done that!!

Oh no, did you hurt yourself (your back), or just your pride?

**Barbde** · November 11, 2005, 08:15 PM

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Just the pride Shelly. It was the short step. But still! I hadn't done that BEFORE! LOL. I was all ready to get funky with the step! RIIIIIIGHT!!! lol

**Sheshy** · November 11, 2005, 08:17 PM

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Originally posted by Barbde

Just the pride Shelly. It was the short step. But still! I hadn't done that BEFORE! LOL. I was all ready to get funky with the step! RIIIIIIGHT!!! lol

You were just toooo in the it! get down Barb!! literally...LOL! yeah!

Glad you didn't hurt yourself!!

**Barbde** · November 11, 2005, 08:19 PM

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Originally posted by Brook

FYI Deb, I've known plenty of ladies at your weight that have done Slim In Six.

The thing is that as with everything you've got to be ready and willing to MODIFY EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO FOR AS LONG AS YOU NEED TO and not see it as you not cutting it, you know?!

A lot of the ladies taking this on are going to have to modify a lot of the moves or slow way down to get through the workouts while their endurance builds up. It's better to do 3 reps with perfect form than 20 with crappy form. It's better to do 2 with perfect form and get wore out bigtime and then march in place until you recover and do one more rep if you can! In other words...make it work for YOU!

VERY good advice once again Brook. I remember marching in place a whole lot in the beginning. As a matter of fact I remember at one point after I had been doing it for a while DH commented how much better I was doing. The DORK was watching me!! Grrrrrr.

**Barbde** · November 11, 2005, 08:21 PM

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Originally posted by Sheshy

You were just toooo in the it! get down Barb!! literally...LOL! yeah!

Glad you didn't hurt yourself!!

Thanks Shell.

Sometimes I think I am just too old for this ****. Then I think... Naaaaaaah!

**Sheshy** · November 11, 2005, 08:23 PM

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Originally posted by Barbde

Thanks Shell.

Sometimes I think I am just too old for this ****. Then I think... Naaaaaaah!

No way!! We're never going to be too old!!

**Sheshy** · November 11, 2005, 08:25 PM

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Hi PIP gals,

Okay, I went back and checked my si6 for the week. Counting today, I've done it 4 times already, but I'm going to start my count from today as my official start...so my last day of this challenge will be 12/23! w00t!

**Barbde** · November 11, 2005, 08:27 PM

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Ohhhh man! We are that close to Christmas???

**Sheshy** · November 11, 2005, 09:05 PM

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Originally posted by Barbde

Ohhhh man! We are that close to Christmas???

I know...shocking isn't it! This year has just cruised by!

**womanpraised** · November 11, 2005, 09:48 PM

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Okay..

I tried this today. As I was afraid of, it indeed involved being 1. Hot 2. Sweating and 3. Out of Breath.

Have I mentioned how very much I HATE those three things.

Not to mention being embarrassed. I am worth two of most of y'all, and could only make it 30 min through. She said something to the effect of now WE, WE????, were getting ready to do plies again, and I thought, no YOU are... I could not move my fanny one more inch.

SO, if you can only do it halfway at a time, do you have to do it 72 times to count?

Does it count if I am as sore as if I had done it for 90 minutes?

(you did say we could whine here, right?)

**Barbde** · November 11, 2005, 09:53 PM

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Originally posted by womanpraised

Okay..

I tried this today. As I was afraid of, it indeed involved being 1. Hot 2. Sweating and 3. Out of Breath.

Have I mentioned how very much I HATE those three things.

Not to mention being embarrassed. I am worth two of most of y'all, and could only make it 30 min through. She said something to the effect of now WE, WE????, were getting ready to do plies again, and I thought, no YOU are... I could not move my fanny one more inch.

SO, if you can only do it halfway at a time, do you have to do it 72 times to count?

Does it count if I am as sore as if I had done it for 90 minutes?

(you did say we could whine here, right?)

LOL Woman Praised!

Yup it counts!! You do what you can do and if you keep doing it you will be able to do more as you go along!! And yup, whine away. There will be a lot of that! It's a killer workout! Do NOT be embarrassed! Be proud! You started! Now, tomorrow when your whole body hates you, you have to do it again!! It WILL get better, I promise!!

**Brook** · November 11, 2005, 11:13 PM

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WP - Barb is totally right. I started the House Of Pain in the exercise section and in there not only will we be having a whine fest, but there'll be lots of tips and tricks to help you out while you get the hang of this.

THIS IS NOT SISSY STUFF! These are tough workouts but the results are SO worth it!!

I'll post my suggestion to you in here and I'll post it over in the HoP too.

Tomorrow, when you pop it in, work each section to the best of your ability - just like you did today. When she starts the first set of plies, do as many as you can, keeping your form as perfect as you can. When you get too tired to keep your form perfect, march in place until you've either recovered enough to hop in there and do a couple more or just march in place until she moves on!!! If, while marching, you can follow her with the arm moves/contractions (remember, you're supposed to be flexing those muscles while you contract them and resisting against them while you extend), then do that while you march in place! If you can't do all of them, THAT'S OKAY!!! Your strength and stamina really will improve dramatically from day to day! Honestly, you'll be amazed.

When she moves on to the next section, do the same thing. Keep your form as perfect as you can and knock out as many as you can. Remember, for things like lunges, GET A CHAIR TO HELP BALANCE YOURSELF until you're confident enough on your own to do them without it. Also remember that you don't have to lunge as deeply! By lunging half the depth you are STILL building those muscles and your endurance! As you go through it, you'll find that now you can do all the lunges while balancing your hand on the chair and only dipping half way down. Then you dip down all the way for 3 of them (or whatever) and finish off the set dipping down half way. BUILD UP SLOWLY!

The same holds true for squats. You don't have to drop down as far as she does. You don't have to do them as fast as she does. You just have to keep your form as perfect as you can and do the stupid squats!! If you can only do 4 and then march in place until she moves on, then that's what you do - but do NOT give up!!

Remember that the first section of the tape is about 20-25 minutes and then you'll move on to the resistance band/dumb bell portion. The first 20-30 minutes are the hardest on ALL the tapes. If you made it through the first 30 minutes today, you can absolutely make it through the rest of the tape. It's easier than the first half

I hope some of this made sense and helps you out. Honestly. Most of us have been where you are with this and many of the new people will be right where you are with this too.

MODIFY MODIFY MODIFY. When you're too tired, march in place and jump back in where you can. Challenge yourself, but don't torture yourself. Don't give up. Work the entire length of the tape even if you march through 90% of it! You will get much stronger much faster than you can probably imagine. I promise!!!

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