Yum!! How have you liked all those so far?

Excellent, Jill Kristine Wilcox !

What kind of daily protein intake are you getting?

Don't worry about a heart rate level... Focus more on covering the distance/time you want - at a pace that is comfortable but feels like a bit of sustainable 'work'.

LOVE hearing this Jill Kristine Wilcox !! You're off to the perfect start and I know you will succeed!No need to put a time deadline on an arbitrary number of pounds - as now the KEY is focusing on habits, behaviors and mindset - for LIFE.... Then your actions will be correct and the right improvements will occur... and your body composition will change accordingly. :-)Some questions:

1 - what specific nutrition adjustments have you made since starting?

2 - have you tried any of the recipe/cooking videos in Total-Access?

3 - what other types of cardio can you do? walking? have you tried any of my bodyweight-toning cardio videos?

Jemima Penfold - you'll definitely want to get some heavier dumbbells (5, 8, 10, 12) :-) and you should make use of the abs/core & arms videos in the Naked-Beauty playlist first... as for chest, back, shoulders... you should be able to use almost any video training session - even when I use the home-gym system because in those videos I give enough alternative/substitutes suggestions where so members can still do those sessions. Let me know that makes sense - and how you do!!

You sure can do that!  And - in the bigger picture - you can also combine Naked-Beauty with any other lower body session as well - for some "extra" :-)

Hi Jemima Penfold ! Overall this looks great - but I would suggest, if time permits, to combine the ULBHTM sessions (level 1 mat and standing) for the same day - so you have 3 lower body days in the week. Then - I would suggest adding another abs/core session into that now vacant day - AND... maybe - if you're willing - to add a small chest/back focused session on Sunday. OR you can combine that with abs/core on that new vacant day since you're going from 4 to 3 lower-body days. Make sense? :-)

Jemima Penfold You're sooooo welcome!! Be sure to post here if any other questions - and to upload any images or photos - just click on the little square photo icon right near the emoji face icon :-) ...I'm looking forward to the "pre-wedding" success progress update podcast episode with you!!

The other question, Jemima Penfold ...

QUESTION:

I have also heard that strength training is very good in old age to strengthen bones and keep overall health and well being good. So I am now thinking ahead and wondering whether I should be lifting weights also in some ways to achieve both those goals? Or can you still achieve these things even just with body weight resistance. I perhaps don't realise how effective that is just by itself!

ANSWER:

Strength-training is PERFECT to strengthen bones, build muscle and prevent the common path of rapid aging and decline... BUT - "lifting weight" is not necessarily the only way to "strength-train" -- see, any form of proper RESISTANCE-training will build strength...

Using weights, even light ones like we do in some of my programs here is just one modality of resistance.. the others, as you know, are body-weight, resistance-bands, etc...  which we focus on a lot here.

Make sense? :-)

Excellent questions, Jemima Penfold !! :-) Thanks for posting...I'll copy and paste your Q's here to answer each:

QUESTION:

I have heard building muscles means you burn more calories even when resting and so you are able to eat more calories. Is this true?

ANSWER:

It is true we burn more calories in general, at rest, etc... when we develop more muscle density and/or size... However - it is only theory that we can "eat more calories".... some people can - and some people, not so much - the only way to know is to gain the muscle and see how your body responds to eating more... (mostly healthy choices of course :-)

Hi Christine adair ! First -some questions.... 1 - has your weight and body-composition (body-fat % ) been the same the last few years? If not - what changes have you measured? If they've been the same - what are those numbers?2 - I don't want to say cut back on sets and reps for the exercises specific to those muscle group areas - BECAUSE - it may be more a matter of dropping some body-fat first.3 - How much and what type of cardio are you doing, consistently, on a weekly basis?