She did a one week boot camp in my gym last week. I joined it, 630a-830a M-F. She also put us on a meal plan as well and I’ve already dropped one size in my pants. She is a genius, very sweet, and genuinely wants people to feel healthy about their bodies. I highly recommend taking her classes if given the opportunity or getting her DVDS which Gwenyth did say she uses when Tracy is out of town.

If you are in the NYC area she’s opening up a studio soon. Can’t wait!

Yeah…I have her DVDs as well and I love them! I’m also wondering what the meal plan was that mary mentioned tracy had the “bootcampers” on…

I was interested in this woman’s meal plan and workout…as it seems to be very effective. Just out of curiousity, has anyone calculated the calorie intake a day for her meal plan? Well I just did for day one, using CalorieKing.com, and assuming that the food listed is all that will be consumed, no oils/fats added for cooking. Day one was only about 680 calories. Most meals seem to run about 200 or less calories. I don’t know about you, but 680 calories doesn’t seem like enough to sustain the intensity and time she advocates for the cardio and toning. Most high intensity cardio burns about 100 calories or so every 10 minutes. In the beginning she has a client doing 20-30 minutes of intense cardio, so that should burn +/- 300 calories, followed by 100’s of reps of toning exercises. By week six, the client should be up to 60 minutes of cardio (+/- 600 calories burned)! I imagine that the beginning workouts with just 30 minutes of cardio, by the time you are done toning, burn close to your intake of food. However, most people have jobs and kids and cleaning and chores to do….which all burn a lot of calories…just typing burns calories. They recomend over a thousand calories for the average person to simply live, not including intense exercise.

No wonder her clients are dramatically losing weight, they are eating under 700 calories a day, and literally burning off every calorie consumed in the gym, before accounting for calories to get their body through the REST of the day. Losing weight under her plan is a mathematical certainty! I just don’t know if health experts would consider this lifestyle a healthy choice! It seems more like a crash diet that one could only maintain for so long, before going back to eating more, and consequently experiencing the weight climbing back up.

I’ll probably try it anyway, as I believe calorie restriction and high nutrition are the keys to living longer and healthier (read the CRON diet). The CRON diet is based on the research conducted on the scientists who lived in the original Bio-Dome who were extremely healthy although underweight and underfed. Further studies showed that when reducing food intake by 30% with mice, they lived on average 30% longer. However, it is a known side effect of CRON dieters, that because they take in so few calories (quiet similar to Tracy’s calorie limits), exercise is limited to walking. They do not take in enough calories to sustain an intense workout like that mentioned above. I have been losely following the CRON diet, and have found that yes, I lost a lot of weight, but working out became a real challenge. Exercise is good for you, no one disputes that fact, but I discovered that I looked my best and was at my lowest weight as a calorie monitoring Nazi, and only took 30 minute walks and did toning exercises. Running was out of the question unless it was for a couple minutes here and there.

Anyway, that is my two-cents. Every is always so focused on what workout is best, and how long to do it, and how to get the quickest results. I have found with my obsessive dieting/fitness experience that you can work your ass off doing all SORTS of different workouts, but the ultimate deciding factor on how much you change the scale and the dress size is what you put in your mouth, and how much of it. This is clearly the logic Tracy Anderson subscribes to, as anyone who eats 680 calories a day will lose weight. Add in 2 hours of workout, and you will lose it even faster, possibly to your own detriment if you don’t stop eating so little and working out so much.

Where can I order DVD sets, including dance aerobics? Thanks!

how did you go?

Who has the time to work out 2 hours per day??? I am trying to work out every day for 40-60 minutes and I thought I was good. But 2 hours? Not very realistic if you are a working woman and have kids (and no nannies or a cook or …).

I was wondering if it was possible to do this diet, jut to lose the weight, then go back to regular eating and exercising? the restricted calories scares me because ive struggled with a ED but im thinking if i didnt wokrout i would feel as you know… restricted

Can anyone tell me an English equivalent of Kashi cereal, or what it is like, as I cannot find it in UK

i have her mat video and i love it. i am thinking about getting her cardio video too.

For a woman under 5′ tall who weighs only 95 pounds, this diet is harsh but doable. For someone who is 5′8″ and breastfeeding, it would be restrictive. I’ve got no problem dumping dairy, most carbs, refined and processed stuff for a period of time, but I’d have to add 2 snacks in with the rest of the meals to stay sane.

Hiya,
Spices do not bloat unless you are using them wrong. Well chosen spices and herbs will help with digestion, decrease bloating, up metabolism, help skin and when mixed with certain oils will help soothe sore muscles. try grinding/grating them yourself to really get the benefits (not to mention the great smell and flavour). Small weights and lots of reps has been common in the weightlifting world for a long time. This is nothing new. Her dance video is pretty crap. Its hard to get in to it when she’s pouting at the camera. Oh well. Some of her strength moves are pretty cool though. And it’s a great idea for the soul-sucking treadmill. Might actually give it another go…

hello…I would love to see the Tracy Anderson/Oprah video that you have. How can I view it? Thank you, Traci

I will try. Can you see Madge and Tracy’s shapes ?
I feel so good just looking at them
BLI AYIN HARA.
All the best,
Cris LL.

Hello,
I ‘ll try the DVDs, especially the dance cardio and will emphasize on the arms.
I already do “advanced” mat and small ball pilates, but i’m trying to get rid of some 6 pounds of fat! and the 3 are on my arms
As for the diet plan, i think it’s far to hard for me. I measure 173cm - ( i think 5′8) and 66 kg (146 pounds), i have an athletic body type and my BMR was measured at approx. 2200 cal, far higher than average women’s. I tried a low calorie diet some 12 years ago ( now i’m 38) and when i reached 61 kg (134) my period stopped.
Anyway, diet was never my strong point. No will power when i’m hungry! An after the gym, I am SO HUNGRY!

I’ve been doing the diet for a week now and I dropped 5 pounds the first week. You have to be very comitted and not cheat and it will work. I’m also a diabetic and it has helped me on the way that I force myself not to have any sweets so the diet can work completely. After that, it’s just a matter of control to keep the weight off. It works! Thank you Tracy!

the meal plan is just showing you how to lose up to 20 pounds in 6 weeks. She goes on to say that after that or your target weight to switch to something less restrictive. The diet is pretty much just like a no carb diet aka South Beach. I am going to do it for 2 weeks (like phase 1 of south beach) to make me less bloated and to start to eat clean.

Initially I liked the look of the diet, but the more I think about it, it seems very restrictive. I am 5ft 6, 180pounds and a student with my end of year exams coming up. I either workout in the gym for 1-2hours or I do bikram yoga everyday. And though I am trying very hard to lose weight and tone up, the diet seems as if it would just about support my workouts, but would leave me too tired to get on with anything else that day, let alone study. I wonder if you know of a more adaptable and more longterm eating plan that one could follow. Or even what she might recommend to snack on when you need an energy boost?

Anyone had success with this plan? Im starting it this Sunday.

Yes maggie!! ive had tons of success with this diet and workout! I have her First dance aerobics, and her mat dvd, soon to have her new Cardio and Post Pregnancy video(because i heard it works your abs TONS more than the Mat)… Im doing it right now!! would you like to keep each other motivated over yahoo IM’s? or via some other method online? I did it for 3 weeks and dropped 12 pounds! i stopped the diet, and really started to “maintain” weight instead of lose it.. so im going back to the Diet until i get to my “happy weight” then ill eat normal again. you can get in touch with me via my website if you would like to do the diet together(so to speak) =)

So I see some people have actually seen success with the diet. I am going on a cruise in 5 weeks and I am on the verge of a panic attack every time I see a bathing suit! Would anyone like to try this diet “with me”? I would like to have a buddy so we could keep eachother motivated My goal is to lose 20lbs before this cruise…. I’ll keep everyone posted!

I have been doing the her DVDs now for the last 3months 4-6 days per week for the cardio and I do the mat dvd 6 days a week, I dont follow her diet instead I stick to around 1000 calories a day monday to friday and splurge a little at weekends. I have probably only lost about 5lbs but I can definatly say thats the diet not the exercise. I have noticed a big difference in how toned I now am and feel that my body has changed to a much leaner shape. What I would say though is make sure after every 4 weeks you change your mat routine, I have used youtube and made up my own toning moves to mix it up a bit as change is important to results. when I first tried the dance dvd I really struggled with it and could only do a few tracks but stick with it and within 2 weeks I was doing the whole 8 tracks. Im lucky I work from homw so I do the hour cardio in the mornings then the toning in the evenings whilst watching TV, once you have been doing it a while you can memorise it so now I dont need to watch it.

I have been doing the exercises and the eating plan (sticking to it best I can). I have lost weight and inches. I love it! Tracy and I are the same height and I was a gymnast for years. So to see some transformation is great.

I FOLLOWED THE DIET FOR 3 WEEKS. IT WORKS !!! WEEK ONE I LOST 6LBS, WEEK 2 I LOST 5LBS AND I HAVE YET TO WEIGH IN FOR WEEK 3 WHICH I WILL DO ON MONDAY…..I AM NOT A BIG FRAME JUST NEEDED TO SHIFT THE LAST FEW POUNDS AND I HAVE !! THANKS TRACY

I am wondering if Tracy has a arm video ???

Hi,
I could not find the band reformer but I found something similar.

http://www.stretchtofitness.com/ordering.html

I was intrigued by the video she did with Gwyneth at her house, seemed so cool to workout with rubber bands!

I will probably try the diet in two weeks, since I am still waiting for the videos!

Hi ladies, I have two small children and have been suffering with depression for over a year now. I am on anti-depressants and have put on 28 lbs in that time and am desperate to lose weight. I lost the weight after both of my pregnancies however I cannot shift it now. I’ve bought the cardio dance and found the routines really hard however I will give it another try. I’ve bought the mat dvd though and really like that one. Is it worth me buying the post pregnancy dvd as my stomach and round the back is where most of my fat seems to be.

I would be happy to hear any of your views. I find it impossible to diet but I will easily cut out any junk. The diet listed here is too restrictive and i know that I wouldn’t even last the morning. The main reason I got her dvds as she mentions that she can’t diet or do you think that is just a con!

Does anyone have any other ideas for cardio with this plan? I do the dance DVD several times a week but I’m getting bored…

I love the way that some people who commented (even though they say they need to lose weight) say things like ‘looks a little restrictive’ or ‘I would have to add snacks to get through the day’ etc etc

It’s attitudes like this that got you into the state you are in. You will need to restrict your intake to a degree and train hard if you want results. OR you can keep up with the excuses and keep on piling the pounds on. YOUR CHOICE!!!! But don’t blame the program.

And stop blaming your kids. If it was having kids that made people overweight, there would be no fat kids, young teenagers or men. Get over yourself and do something about it.

Signed Extremely fit, hard training, healthy eating mum of five.

I just wanted to know if someone knew an alternative to the pumpkin spice Kashi bar (which are in her diet) in the uk - tricky thing is im gluten intolerant so cant have any wheat in it?
any ideas?

You go Joanne! I 100% agree!

Larissa, the Kashi cereal is really just a low-cal, high fiber, puffed cereal. If you can find something like that.. go for it! Also, if you have Fiber One brand.. I enjoy that as well. You might want to try it!

Rochelle, try looking in health food stores such as Whole Foods and Trader Joes. They tend to carry specialty items such as gluten free, dairy free, etc. Just try to be careful when you are picking one out that will have around the same amount of calories and REALLY REALLY watch out for the grams of fat. Some bars will have low calories but still be packed full of fats and sugars. I love to eat Larabars, however I am not sure how the alternative. If they carry them in the UK, Larabars have about 190 calories per bar, with 8g of fat (kind of high, but worth it because the bar is full of healthy nut fats) and 21g of sugar (again, worth the sugar because the bar only have 3 ingredients in it! good luck!

Does anyone know where I can get the DVD for a cheaper price? I am a college student only looking to loose about 15-20 pounds but I don’t have extra money to just throw at things. Thanks!

Hi Rochelle,
I would rally like to know what is your diet and exercise routine, since you’re doing so well.

I have all the DVD’s and the webisodes. I can’t get it together with the dance DVD, so I have just started to do her treadmill workout but I do it outside, without a treadmill. It’s really strenuous, but great. Love all her mat workouts.
I now have to do the diet a bit better.

In Australia there are no think thin bars, lara bars or kashi cereal.

All of your comments have been so encouraging. I’ve had both dvd’s for about 4 months now and love them both. When I hunker down and do it, I notice inches lost right away and soon after not working out for a while, I go back to my normal size 8. I’ve been really inconsistent and can’t seem to do both tapes in one day, just not enough time. On a good month I do 3 days of cardio and 3 days of the mat video a week. I don’t want to loose weight as much as I’m interested in changing my body type as Tracy promises her program can do.

Thanks to all of your comments I’m going to give this a solid try and include the diet and see if I can loose some inches and a dress size. I’m about 10lbs over my goal weight so wish me luck.

really fantastic. Mat video is wonderful and has gotten my body to change already even though I just eat healthy as normal and don’t even do it more than twice a week usually. I do go to the gym and do cardio on treadmill though. cardio video was not worth it. i actually had the same experience as Tracy in terms of bulking-and yes, that did turn to fat when I stopped working out regularly! inconsistency is a fact of my busy life. now I’m getting toned and smaller muscles, and I’m so pleased-didn’t think it was possible! however I don’t do diets, and I sure as hell am not about to do this one. Trying to eat what’s good for you and being present as you are eating is so much easier to stick to. but I understand the need to lose weight fast. I’m interested in seeing what people update with after they have stopped the diet and go back to regular diet. good luck to you all!

Hi Everyone….
So Im starting this diet today and exercise plan. Im only 5′0 and am currently weighing 112. Am hoping to lose 10 pounds, so will follow this plan until I reach my goal. Will report back here weekly with updates. I think this is definitely doable. Good luck to you all.

Hi everyone,

I have been doing the mat DVD and just ordered the post pregnancy DVD (for the extra abs).
Is anyone interested in doing the workouts and diet with me?

Any motivation I can be or get would be appreciated!
ashleysimpson25@gmail.com

I want to lose around 10 lbs and more importantly…tone.
Look forward to hearing from you.

Joanne Butler: Jeez Louise—-what is going on w/ you? why so angry????? I mean—I don’t wish to pick apart EVERYTHING you said but—-if the total Kcals per day are in the ball park of 680….or even 800! and someone added 2 snacks……ie maybe a piece of fruit or two and some I dont know—-a few almonds or WHATEVER they are still on a low calorie diet and along w/ working out—-they would still lose weight so why on earth are you so angry and jumping down their throats??? calm down! shouldn’t you be more relaxed w/ all the exercise you say you do? where are your endorphins???

I wanted to just mention that I’ve thought long and hard about buying Tracy’s workout DVD’s. Im going to go with the Cardio Dance DVD. It might be hard to learn, but in third grade; so was cursive. Learning a new language takes thousands of hours. A little bit of extra time and consideration for your bodies, is so damn worth it ladies. I am 17, and I was a varsity cross country runner. After three years, my shins, knees, and foot were severely damaged and I had to give it up.

My advice to you, go for it. Take the extra time for you. If it doesnt work, what a shame. But you tried didnt you? Go for it. Imagine the results. If anyone wants to buddy up on this or needs some motivation, email me at inthewind6@gmail.com.

Thanks, and remember: “Those that make easy decisions have a difficult life. And those that make difficult decisions, have an easy life.”

Hello~

I did the mat workout and it was SUPER hard, so I want to try these moves. The only one I don’t understand is #3…. It sounds really uncomfortable and weird, so if anyone has a better explanation… PLEASE tell me.

Okay, time to get serious. I need to lose 15 pounds by February 13. I just ordered a size 4 Helmut Lang dress that I need to wear to a party on 2-13 so there is no turning back. I’m starting this diet and exercise plan today (January 3rd) and I’ve got 6 weeks. I’m going to post here every Sunday to let you know how it is going. I’m at 133 right now and I need to get to 118. If anyone wants to check in with me, email me at closduvalerie@gmail.com. Check out the dress on net-a-porter, its the Helmut Lang mesh cutout bondage dress. If that doesn’t inspire me to get svelte I don’t know what will!

Well , i recently discovered Tracy’s Anderson workout and bought two of her dvd’s ,
the mat workout and the cardio . I Love Love Love her workout , i m been training
more than 10 yrs in gym’s and at home ( threadmill , bicycle , mat exercises ) , but this is the best , it is the first time ever i Loooooooove
my work out ! ! ! Before Tracy’s dvd’s i got bored easily and quickly abandoned the effort ….

I have some questions though , Tracy says to follow her programm 5-6 times per week ,
both the mat and the cardio , thats about 2 hours per day … a bit too much … Can anyone tell me how to combine these exersices for the best result ? ? ?

Furthermore , i bought the cardio only yesterday , havent done it yet , had a look though , it seemed difficult to me , has anyone done it the whole way ? Paltrow said it took her One Year to learn the steps , is it so hard ? ? ?

Thank you in Advance …
Greetings from Greece
xxx

I weighed in yesterday. Down to 128! 10 more pounds to go. The dress arrived and it is indeed fabulous. Won’t let myself try it on until I hit 120. In answer to questions about the cardio dvd, I have learned the entire set of routines. It is hard but if you stick with it, you will get it and it is so much fun once you know the steps. It did take me a long time though. I think I learned the first half of the DVD in about 3 months and then another 6 months or so to get the whole DVD down. It’s nice to have a challenge though. I often use the sets to my own ipod mix. Also, in terms of shortening up the workouts, I’ve had great results from doing the cardio for 30 min and half of the mat workout for 30 min so an hour every day. I do strongly believe that you have to do it at least 5-6 times per week to get the results you’re looking for. I’m 34 and these workouts get me into shape better than anything and I’ve tried running, yoga, pilates, and other workout DVDs. There is something about the strategic muscle conditioning that just seems to target my problem areas better than anything. Hope this helps.

Forsythiah are you doing her diet plan as well?

DEAR KRISTEN, THANKS FOR YOU 10 CENTS OF INFO. DON’T DO THE FRICKING DIET, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU PROBABLY DON’T NEED TO LOOSE THE WEIGHT FOR REAL. THOSE MEAL PLANS LOOK AND ARE DELICIOUS, ALLOW TO FEEL SATISFY AND NOT HUNGRY PLUS: LOW CALORIE INTAKE! THOSE ARE MY TWO CENTS NOW.

I just ordered dvds - the cardio one and the mat one and i will start the diet tomorrow, i am 5′7″ and weigh 91.2kg, ill let you know how i go.

I just started the diet today, and so far so good. I haven’t been hungry, and I like the fact that I can have pasta! I don’t have Tracy’s DVDs, but I do have a personal trainer that I will start to see 3 days a week, and on my off days I will workout on my own. I’ll keep everyone posted!

By the way, Forsythiah how’d your weigh in go this weekend? Did you lose any weight?

Are any of you ladies older, say 55, I thought not. Want to try the diet for 6 weeks and then change eating habits, to a similar diet, but not as restrictive. I cannot do the dance but can do some of the cardio, and the toning parts, anything would be of a help. It does seem like the diet is working for most of you that are really sticking witih it. In a small rural town the cereal and the bars are going to be hard to come by, but we do have a food co op that carries similar item, so maybe I can get something close to the same there. Let us know how February 13 works out for you, because you are almost there and you still have a couple weeks to go for your target weight, I’m sure you can do it. Good luck Forsythiah!

Olga the artist to the songs on her mat workout are listed on the back of the cover.

I am a big fan of the mat dvd as well. I have been doing the mat only for two weeks, not that much of a chance so far. I was also do the treadmill challenge for 20mins.

The only thing I was a little concerned about is that I was not sore the next day. However, it was very challenging and totally hurt during the workout?

I am starting her cardio dance dvd tonight. and just ordered her post preg dvd, even though I dont have any kids, thought it would be a good one to alternate to.

I will keep you posted!!

I have just finished reading through all of your posts and I am so inspired!! I can’t believe the inches and weight loss that you have all seen and I want a piece of the action!! Therefore I have just ordered my Mat workout DVD and am considering going for the post pregnancy one as well (just need to persuade my husband that the £20 will be worth while!!)

I had a beautiful baby girl exactly 6 months ago and I’m still struggling to lose the last bit of the baby weight!! I have lost 36 pounds so far since giving birth (although 24 of that was baby and bump!!) But I am now stuck at 154 pounds and nothing I do seems to make any difference!! I am currently eating between 1200 and 1500 most days, and thats eating really clean as well (no sugar or refined carbs, very little dairy), as well as going to the gym 3x weekly and daily walking with the munchkin!! I would really love to get back down to 147pounds initially and then anything further would be a bonus!! Not just that but I would like to tone up and lose some inches!! I’ve got a lovely pair of jeans which I used to wear when I was a slim 19 year old, I can still get into them now but the muffin top is a sight which no-one should be exposed to!! My aim is to lose the weight and get back into the jeans by the 22nd March (my husbands birthday) so I can wear them when we go out to celebrate! I realise that is over 6 weeks away, but as I am still partially breastfeeding I’m going to have to increase the number of calories suggested on the meal plan slightly!!

So my aim is to do 30 mins cardio daily (I have a treadmill at home) and maybe build this up if I have time/energy. And also do the Mat DVD minimum 5 times a week - hopefully I can get this done when the baby is having her lunchtime nap!! And follow the diet plan as closely as I can, although some of the suggested veggies are ones that I really cannot stand so will substitute for things with similar number of calories. As well as adding in a couple of extra small snacks to keep the calorie count up nearer 1200, due to BF.

Good luck to all the rest of you who are doing this as well!!
I’ll keep you posted with my progress!! xx

Wow! You guys are inspiring (and trust me, with my lack of motivation I need some inspiration!)

Ive been preparing myself for the above diet and exercise combo and am starting tomorrow. (But will perhaps allow myself my morning black coffee as I am truly useless without it.) I’ll keep you posted.

Best of luck to you all, and keep up the inspiring updates! (I for one defiantly appreciate them!)

Down 2 more pounds!!! I’m at 121 now and feeling good because this last week it was really hard to stick with the diet and workouts due to my travel schedule. Traveling again this week for work so it will be hard again but at least I’ve got the motivation going. Put THE DRESS on this past week and it fits! A few more pounds and I’ll be feeling really good in it. Got about 2 weeks to go so I think I should be able to hit my goal weight by the 13th. It’s a bit embarrassing to admit but I’ve created a new ipod workout playlist full of Lady GaGa type numbers to keep me dancing regularly. Feel a bit old for the music but it truly gets me up and shaking it. Hey, if Madonna does it so can I right?

Jennifer - I’m doing the diet along with the workouts although I am adding some fruit as a snack and I haven’t abandoned coffee or wine but I just make sure I keep those quite limited (and add extra dance time for every glass of wine).

Madspants - how’s it going for you? We’ve both got Valentines Day targeted so I’m cheering you on!

Since there are two Jennifer’s I add my last initial.

The post preg dvd is awesome. Very tough on abs and great leg work out. I would totally recommend this regardless if you have had kids or not. I am going to try her latest and greatest dvds as well. Stay tuned.

Also if you want to change up your cardio, she recommends a 20min ipod play list, do sprints on a treadmill for a song, trampoline for a song and jump rope for a song and keep rotating until your do 20mins worth. Each week she recommends adding 3 more songs. It is pretty hard especially the jump rope

Forsythiah you are never to old for lady Gaga!! Her music is fun and very motivating Keep up the good work!!

Jennifer thank u so much , for yr answer , but on my dvd the artist’s name is not writen , can you pls tell me ? I ve loved the music and searched the tube to find it but got no luck !

I have not yet started the diet , is it so effective ?????? I guess i better should get down on it …

I m doing 5 times per week treadmill for about and hour and then for 30 minutes i do some of the mat programm , i have separated the muscle exersices, so i m doing 30 min legs or hands or bottom exersices and daily i m doing the exersices for the abdominal area ! You see my goal is to loose fat and because it is very hard for me to learn her dance cardio , i m doing treadmill instead . Is that ok you think or her mat workout is enough ? I think a combination is the best …. dont you guys ?

Forsythiah , i was wondering , was it easy for you to follow the diet ?????????

Hi Olga- The songs are listed below. I started the diet on Sunday myself. I have followed it pretty much to the listed items but add celtic salt and pepper. Which I feel are good for you. And like Forsythiah, I drink a 1/2 glass of wine every now and again! LOL!! Doesnt seem that bad but I am sure the weekend will not be fun!

I find the cardio dance very hard as well. I have am do her other cardio suggestion. Download 20 mins of songs on your ipod, and alternate between songs, treadmill sprints, jump rope, trampoline. Very very hard but really fun! I do her matt dvd or post preg dvd then I do the cardo. So this takes be about 1hr and 1/2. I try to do this 5 days a week.

1. Light
2. Patiently Experiencing Zero
3. Hero Instrumental
4. Honis Sweet Instrumental
5. Repetition Live
Composed by Natalie Avakian
http://www.badassjackson.com

Olga the artist is Natalie Avakain http://www.badassjackson.com.

Jennifer , thank U so much !!!!!!!!! I found the artist and i heard the songs , i just love the sound !!!!

Well , the other day i did the post pregnancy dvd which i found more difficult than the mat workout and i liked it more , i felt more muscles burning , especially in my abdominal area and i think i m gonna stick with that for a while !!! The cardio is almost impossible for me to do , so i m using the treadmill instead , i m thinking of buying a jump rope and do that as well , something to keep me going , although after her 40 min programme i can hardly even walk !!!!!

What do you think of her diet plan ??????

The diet plan is extraordinarily restrictive. If you want to drop 8-10 pounds FAST, follow it to the letter. If you do that, just know that it is going to be hellishly hard because it is so spartan. I personally think you would have to be crazy to follow it exactly for more than two weeks. I add in fruit and fresh veggies for snacks and as stated in previous posts, I keep coffee and wine because I just enjoy them too much. I am a huge fan of the mat workout. It has truly given me the long, lean look that I wanted but couldn’t achieve through running and strength training. The 13th is coming up quickly and I’m anxious to try on the dress again. My weigh-in on Sunday had me down to 120 so I’m feeling quite happy.

Forsythiah: Did you wait the whole week before you got on the scale? I started the diet on Monday and got on the scale today (Friday), and am not really losing. I am following the diet and working out daily. I had a baby 2 months ago and am really trying to jump-start this weight loss. I gained about 65lbs which is HUGE for me. I was about 115 before pregnancy and am 5′3″. I am obvs trying to get back down to 110 if possible.

You have seen great results!! Any tips would be great.

Sounds like everyone is really into losing weight. But it seems to hard for me. I’ve never heared of Tracy until i watched ‘O’. I found this web while searching for her workout.

My problem is that i dont earn very much cash to start on the meal plans or even joining a gym. I hope i could loose this weight with the useful tips some of you wrote in. Its really inspiring to read tips and results.

Hope i could really really loose it… and good luck to you all too…

This diet is just like the nutri-system diet

Been on this diet (modifided to 1300 calories but of the same foods just more) for 12 days now. have lost 4lbs so far. I have all of her Dvds / webisodes. and i workout to them 6x a week, i do her Treadmill routine for cardio! In these 12 days ive lost 1 full inch on my hips, half a inch on my waist, and 1/2 inch on both thighs!
Tracy’s method is great. =)

Ladies, I am as enthusiatic as the rest of you…I have ordered my TA videos and purchased her webisodes, but as soon I read about this 600 cal diet, I wanted to reach through the double-you double-you double-you dot and bop some of you on the head: this is not a diet, this is starvation.

Do you know REALLY what this plan is? It’s the size-zero diet. I once saw a report about a journalist who had done a similar diet and workout plan to get to that “magical” number. Aided by a physician she ate 600 calories a day and worked out 2 hours a day, sound familiar? She was already thin to start with but in the end was Victoria B/Skeletor thin. This might be the goal for some of you, but if you remember anything from my post remember this: when she stopped the diet, she had to gradually reintroduce those additional calories to prevent that dreaded yo-yo effect which we have all suffered through (lose 5 pounds, gain 8 pounds). I would never, never put myself through this kind of torture. I have made peace with the fact that I will never have my 103lb dancer body back, but I have also vowed to do what I can to be healthy, which today means losing those last 9lbs to get to be 115lb goal.

Well I did the DVD workout 4 days and 25-35 minutes of cardio 5 days this week. I am down to 146.6. I followed most of the diet but added some extra vegetagles and fruits or chicken if I felt hungry. Looking forward to next weeks weigh in. I will follow the diet one more week. Then add 200 calories per week uptil I am up to 1200 calories. If you look closely at the diet, week 2 adds some carbs and a few more calories, same as week 3. Good luck to everyone.
Goal: 140 by march 14th (2 weeks)

as for the replier who asked how to do a vegetarian wersion….

WHERE IS THE MEAT?

fish isn’t red meat.
the lack of iron in this diet is a major concern.
brocolli and greens are not gonna cut it as far as calcium and iron go, even tho they are sources of these minerals.

yawn….
tired anyone?

irritable, perhaps???
having trouble staying focused???
HUNGRRRRYYY??????

lol
no wonder.

im a fitness instructor and i actually dont mind her workouts. the cardio is crap - even if you’re uncoordinated - but her muscle toning and reps are awesome for building muscle endurance without adding bulk (which we as ladies will never really be able to do anyway - as MOST us need testosterone).

I too bought the cardio and the mat DVD. The Mat DVD is wonderful. I have been doing it for three weeks and have already lost my “muffin top” and my stomach looks so much flatter. Her diet is restrictive, so I am just eating protein,vegtables, fruit, organic goats milk yogurt, etc…Yes she’s had some legal trouble, but who cares? I have tried all kinds of workouts and NONE have worked as fast as her mat workout. I tried the dance DVD (it’s hard), so I am going to work my way into that one. Thanks for the tip on the abs with the pregnancy workout, I might get that too for my abs. Don’t pay attention to the scale, measure yourself- I have lost an inch off my waist and 1/2″ off my hips- doesn’t sound like much, but that was jsut the first two weeks.

The point is, whether you agree with her diet, her DVD’s work!!! I have read a lot of comments and if you notice the trend, it’s that her DVD’s do make you long and lean. It’s not necessarily about being stick thin. But I hate doing a Denise Austin DVD and the only thing that is sore are my quads. I did TA’s mat video and was sore in places I had never been sore before. Try it, it really works-

Josie you are asking for trouble, you shouldn’t have to work your way up to 1200 calories a day, you should not BE at anything under 1200 calories a day! Especially with the amount of working out you are doing. I know you want to get the weight off quickly but if you want to KEEP it off, you have to take care of your body while you lose it. Starving off the weight will only cause you to gain it all back and THEN some when you return to eating like a normal person. As I mentioned earlier do not ever go below your bmr and once you get down to only having about 10 lbs to lose to reach your goal, google your BMR and never eat below that and ONLY get your calorie deficit from exercise. Eat clean, whole foods, eat complex carbs (brown rice, millet, quinoa, etc) drink tons of water (80 oz minimum a day) and keep your sodium around 1500 mg or under and you should be fine.

Cardio 5 days and video 4 days. Down to 144.2. Will keep this weeks calories around 1000-1100 to make sure I don’t gain any of the weight back and expect to be at 1200 calories by the week of 3/14.
I do understand that being under 1200 calories is not the best, but I am making my way back up to it slowly so I don’t gain the weight back. The only reason I started the diet as is was because I needed a kick start to get me motivated.. and I am motivated now..

ok please help! i have been on every diet imaginable atkins, low cal, low fat, low everything and it is just not working! once i went on a 500 calorie diet”(doing cardio for 30-45 minutes a day) and over the span of 5 weeks i only lost 5 pounds, so that obviously wasnt working. i just started this diet because i hear tracy is a miricle worker. Im officially 133lbs (according to my scale) and 5′ 5” i want to drop down to 115-125lbs. By no means do i want to be a size 0 so i thought this 6 week diet would be a good one to try. Im jusy following the diet and excersize plan posted here so do you think this will work out for me? oh and i was wondering what type of kashi cereal is she suggesting to eat i bought the kashi golean crunch but i have a feeling thats the wrong one because its 190 cals for a cup!
PS= im a vegetarian so if anyone could help me replace the meats in this diet with something else please post a reply! thanks for all the help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I’ve been maintaining a small size for 2 decades thru healthy eating and exercise and I can tell you
this is not a lifetime plan. One day you will want a piece of chocolate cake and you should be able to have that. Or you may feel like a couch potato for a couple of days and not want to work out. You have to listen to your body - its common sense. By this time everyone knows how to eat healthy. Smaller portions and definitely move your body. I do agree with the light weights, but you can go heavier without bulking up. But with this eating plan, as soon as you tire of it - and you will - you will gain back all the weight and more. The each bite of food you take will pack it on.

P.S. I don’t want to sound mean but Tracy Anderson has lost all her curves and looks awful. She is completely hipless in that red carpet picture with those fake bubble boobs and so proud of it! This diet will definitely ruin your breasts big time.

I just bought Tracys dance cardio and mat workout video…are you supposed to do all of the combos at one time or break it down??