30 Day Shred - Anyone want to join me ?

Dragonfly11

Hi you all

Great to see how great evryone is doing. me mysef haven't. I dedcided to stop the shred for now. I just got really bored of it and find it really hard to motivate myself. As i have heard it so many times I can speak a long with the dvd. I just want something a bit more fun.
i will order Turbo Jam today. I think it is more my cup of tea.

I wish you all the good luck and hopefully meet you again on another thread!

keep up the good wrok ladies!

Hi Daisy,
I love TJ - it is a total blast and burns a bunch of calories. I am doing it along w/ the shred because you are accomplishing different things. After doing TJ and thinking i was really strong - the strength training in Shred showed me otherwise and helped me lose inches more than pounds. TJ helped me lose pounds - shred helped me to get strong and change my body.
Now I am back on the bandwagon combining both - SHred daily and a TJ rotation + walking so I can get the pounds down.

I hope you find what you're looking for and keep us posted on your progress!

Good Luck,
Janet

Dragonfly11

:laugh: Happy Monday Shredders,
I took yesterday as a rest day - from exercise and food. I didn't log but probably should have; I was over my cals I just know it.
But back at it this morning Shredded befor work - L1D7 in the bag. Power walk and TJ on for later - not sure which one; possibly Cardio Party mix 2 or Fat Blaster. It's Monday so that might be a little ambitious:laugh: the walk will be done for sure!

Take care and keep workin it!

Janet

sasmll6577

I'm new L1/D3 and am a bit sore. It's not nearly as bad as I thought it was going to be, the time goes by really fast. It was nice to read how much success everyone has had so far. It really has me motivated to finish. Now if I could just get my eating on track I plan on measuring myself tonight and then re-measuring at the end of each 10 day period. I really hope this works. I'll be going ot the gym after work also to get about 45-1 hour of cardio in.

Thanks Ladies!!! Sara

bjshooter

I have done day 1/level 1 and tbh I thought how can 20 mins even everyday make any difference. How wrong I was, I felt like dying half way through. Heres to it getting easier

Daisy80

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Hi Daisy,
I love TJ - it is a total blast and burns a bunch of calories. I am doing it along w/ the shred because you are accomplishing different things. After doing TJ and thinking i was really strong - the strength training in Shred showed me otherwise and helped me lose inches more than pounds. TJ helped me lose pounds - shred helped me to get strong and change my body.
Now I am back on the bandwagon combining both - SHred daily and a TJ rotation + walking so I can get the pounds down.

I hope you find what you're looking for and keep us posted on your progress!

Good Luck,
Janet
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Hi Janet

Thank you for your reply! I definitely want to keep the shred in my routine as i do generally like it. It seem like i am doing the opposite to you - mainly Turbo Jam and the odd shred in between. And thanks for letting me know what sort of results you had. I do actually just want to drop pounds at the moment and then later in the year or early next year focusing on toning etc.

Keep in touch and all the best to you!

Take care!

Daisy

renaegry

Well missed today again - was out shopping all day, and got back way later then antisipated. Will definately get back to day 8 of level 1 tomorrow.

jayz_gal2004

I will do it with you!!! I have had the DVD for about a year and have never completed a full 30 days. I need someone to hold me accountable. My legs hurt so bad after day 1 I skip and day.....a day turns to a week.....and so on :0(

Dragonfly11

Hi All,
Just in from a 200 cal pm walk - ugh Monday - time to rest and catch some tube before my eyes close!! Early shredding in the AM and boy does it come fast!!

Have a great nite everyone,
Janet

jesse14472

Day 6/Level 1 is done. Really had to convince myself to do it this morning b/c I had to work late last night. Glad I did. I was finally able to up the jumping rope to an actual jump...I was doing a shuffling skip before. Endurance is improving and really felt it today. Have a great day!

Michele

ChristineLeary

Day 10/Level 1 complete! Tomorrow I'm on to day 1/Level 2. i think I'll watch the workout today so that I know how to do the moves before I try them! I'm also going out for 5 lb. weights today. Can't find mine from the move last summer. I had to go back and look at all my posts to see what day I was really on! Can't believe I did 10 days of this!

Today I tried to eat a little before and after the work out. Reading that working out on a hungry belly signals the body to burn up muscle instead of fat. Hopefully this will work.

On the Master Your Metabolism front, if I throw out everything Jillian says is bad for my success, I will have no food left to serve my family. Still reading though....not sure I value this as much as I do the workouts.

Have a great day everyone!

Michelle~ great job! Good for you for making yourself do it today. Tomorrow will be my first attempt at a 5:00am workout before waking the kids for school! early bed tonight!

ljc1057

Day 4/Level 1 done! YEA! It's getting easier. I did a lot more of the workout today.

renaegry

After talking a 2 a 2 day break, I got back at is and did Day 8 level 1. I am glad I took the break, my legs have really loosened up and was able to do the lunges alot easier. Burned 249 cals doing it today,

TeamLeela

Hi everyone, I'm day 2/level 2. I did level 1 for 8 days. Eastcoaster told me about this thread so I decided to pop on to get some extra motivation for completing the 30 days. I stopped for over a week because I only had part one from exercisetv. I broke down and bought the dvd the other day.

I plan to shred on Mon, Tues, and Thurs. I got to Zumba on Sunday and Wed and then usually spend about 30 minutes in the cardio room. I play basketball on Friday and Saturday. Sometimes I go in the cardio room after bball, but those days, I usually take it easy.
I don't do any other strength training besides the shred.

So how many days do you all do shred? What else do you do to stay active? I look forward to shredding together.

Leela.

Tiwi

I just finished Day 2/Level 1 (I've never done the shred before)
My whole body hurts. Got up this morning and could barely get dressed for the workout but I did it. My thighs, arms all hurt. :sad:
I wasn't as breathless when I finished though I did stop a few times.
Please someone tell me this will get better. I know it's worth it but will it get better?

TeamLeela

Tiwi, before I started "shredding" someone gave me a good tip to stretch a few extra minutes before and after the workout. It really seems to help. Also because I am still recovering from my knee surgery, I have to ice my knee afterwards so it wont be stiff or sore in the morning. Hope that helps. Don't give up, it does get easier.

Dragonfly11

Happy Tuesday Shredders
L1D8 in the bag at 450 this am!!! I never seem to really want to do the w/o but i sure do feel good afterwards!! Welcome to all the new faces!!
Hi Tiwi and Leela - welcome , welcome This thread really helps and it's keeping me accountable. I have been shredding daily except for Sunday, so far, - that's my rest day. I feel strong but havent lost any weight really. I seem to have been gaining and losing this same 2 lbs for the last 8 days. I also work in extra cardio - usually power walking or Turbo Jam - so my deal looks like Shred before work and 35-45 minutes of something else when I get home from work.
Had a little scare tonight on a non work out related note - I quit smoking on St Patricks day of this year. I was tired of smoking and am no longer able to get my brand in the U.S. so I decided to quit. I have been a smoker since I was 16. I'm 47. I've never even wanted to not be a smoker. Anyway, when I was looking for batteries in my night stand I found just under half a pack of MY BRAND!!
I did not smoke them. I flushed them , threw on my sneaks and took a long walk. I am not a smoker any more and faith without works is dead!!

Thank God for smart feet tonight............and I'm watching ROCKY!!!

Thanks for letting me vent and have a great night everybody,

Janet

jesse14472

I just finished Day 2/Level 1 (I've never done the shred before)
My whole body hurts. Got up this morning and could barely get dressed for the workout but I did it. My thighs, arms all hurt. :sad:
I wasn't as breathless when I finished though I did stop a few times.
Please someone tell me this will get better. I know it's worth it but will it get better?

Hi, Tiwi! Tomorrow I do Day 6/level 1 and it is getting better. Jillian says on the DVD "...for those of you on day 5 or 6, I bet you are starting to notice a difference." and I did. I agree with Leela about stretching before you do the DVD. I stretched out on Day 4 & 5 and really noticed a difference with the pain around my knee. Welcome and good luck!:flowerforyou:

Christine & Janet: Wow! Up and moving at/before 5 a.m.....I am impressed! I have been trying a dry run this week of shredding between the two different times the kids leave for school (they already started) to see if I have enough time to shower and get off to work at my preschool. It's close.

Renae: WTG getting back on that horse after your break.

Michele

Mehs

Excellent willpower Dragonfly!

Like some other members, I just started the videos and today was day 2 of L1. It's around 3am. I did it around the same time yesterday too. It's not that I'm trying to get an early start like Dragonfly but I'm putting it off until as late as possible because I'm not looking forward to my legs burning like a 3 alarm fire. However, its only 27 minutes so I push through it. I tried p90x and it was just waayyy too long for me. I was so sore after "Chest and Back" I could barely move my upper body without whincing. These are so much better, still tough, still sore but doable. I stopped a few times for air and water and I couldn't use any weights for the second round of the side lounge/shoulder raise ( my shoulders have always been so weak) I'm also going to supplement with a few days in the gym. They have Zumba 2x's a week and I'd like to try it. It's seems like it would be fun. Has anyone else tried it? Are the moves really complicated cuz I'm not that coordinated lol. I'm going to try to take my measurements and pictures tomorrow to compare with the ending results since some say they don't lose weight, atleast maybe I'll lose inches. Good luck to everyone and good night or morning. Happy Shredding!

Dragonfly11

Good Morning Shredders,
I have lost -0- weight ( probably because I need to plean my pm meals better ....I stink at eating when i'm at home. any dinner and snack suggestions would be helpful!!) I feel better but needed some encouragement: I look my measurements and her are the results after 10 days (9 out of 10 shredding):
SW 190
Neck 13
Rt Arm 13.5 Rt Arm 13
Lft Arm 13.5 Lft Arm 13
Bust - 40 Bust 39.5
Under Bust - 36 Under Bust 34
Waist - 36 Waist 34.5
Below Waist (navel) -42 Below Waist (navel) 39
Hip - 47.25 Hip 47
Saddlebag - 46.5 Saddlebag 46
Rt Thigh - 28.5 Rt Thigh 28
Lft Thigh - 28.5 Lft thigh 28
Rt Calf - 16.5 Rt Calf 16.25
Lft Calf - 16.5 Lft Calf 16.25

Overall no weight lost but down 10 inchesoverall?? This doesn't make sense to me but ...okay. Hope evveryone has a great day and keep moving. Off to Shred L1D9 here I come.

Make it a great day everybody,
Janet

vicidoesstuff

Day 20 done so that's Level 2 over for me.
I'll measure up tomorrow morning and post my inch and weight progress.

10 days left for me! Yay!

I've gone down a top size (though that's not just due to the shred... just boosted by it) because I went shopping with my mum, who's visiting me this week, and we bought things a size smaller just because I thought there was no point getting more stuff of the size I already have everything in. I'm getting smaller anyway, even if I couldn't fit in the new clothes I would do eventually. I tried on the tops and voila, it fits! They look pretty good, too. *smug*

Keep at it everyone

ChristineLeary

Good job! And yes, it gets better as you go. For the first few days I was limping around like I was 80! My muscles were sooooooo sore. I took a few days off between 3/4, 4/5, 5/6 but I am going to try not to do that again as the endurance really suffered.

smilingslatka

Hi everybody!

I've started the Shred a week ago and since then I've put on 1 pound. I feel like I've toned up, but I was hoping to loose weight too. I am afraid to bulk up, that's not what I am after. Before the shred I was doing lost of cardio and loosing weight every week 3-4 pounds, now it seams like I'm going the opposite way. It's very discouraging.(((

Has anybody else has this problem?

ChristineLeary

Day 1/ Level 2 complete....well, I feel a bit guilty saying that as I had to stop and watch and think "you want me to do WHAT???" I am very awkward and it was tough keeping my balance at 4:55am! Hopefully tomorrow will feel better. I did sweat it up quite a bit and really pushed with the moves I could do well.

Today was the kiddos first day of school and tomorrow I go back. Getting it done in the am is going to be tough but I'm going to try! The last two days have been complete wash-outs and I'm really missing my daily walks. Hoping to get a good one in later today.

Janet~ Great job going for that walk and flushing the ciggies! You must be so proud of yourself! I am so impressed by that! I too, am up and down with the sam 2-4 lbs and it's driving me crazy! I am stronger and losing inches though so I'm trying to be patient.

Vicki~ Way to go! That shopping trip must have felt great! Keep up the good work as you're certainly motivating me!

Michelle ~ the am workout is really tough, but I think if I don't do it before I get going, I'll make excuses not to fit it in later!

Everyone have a great day!
Christine

TeamLeela

I'm taking the day off from shredding today! I just wanted to see how everyone was doing.

Dragonfly-- great job on the inches lost. that's very encouraging. I'm so proud of you for doing the shred everyday. I can only do it 3 times a week if I still want to be fully functional throughout the week.

Getting ready to get my little one on the bus and then I'm headed to Zumba. I am shredding tomorrow, so until next time, keep shredding.
Leela.

renaegry

I just finished Day 2/Level 1 (I've never done the shred before)
My whole body hurts. Got up this morning and could barely get dressed for the workout but I did it. My thighs, arms all hurt. :sad:
I wasn't as breathless when I finished though I did stop a few times.
Please someone tell me this will get better. I know it's worth it but will it get better?

I just about quit after day 2, I was so so sore. It does get better, by day 4 the stiffness went away. So it will get better.

renaegry

Finished day 9 of level 1. One more day to go. Somewhat glad I will be moving on to level 2. Getting bored with the same exercise over and over. Finally my weight was done 2 pounds today from Sunday, So def must have been water, Hope everyone is having a good day. Will check in tom, after day 10, and will do measurements. I don't think I lost much though, if any.

jesse14472

smilingslatka--I too have not lost weight since starting and have actually gained. I am hoping it is water retention. Someone posted on another link that after intense cardio, your muscles hold on to water.:embarassed: I don't know if that's true, but I hope it stops soon.:happy:

Finished Day 6/Level 1 this morning and timed it so that I can shower and get out the door on time for work (starting next week). So now I have no excuse to not do this in the morning. Christine, I agree....if I don't do it first thing, I probably won't do it in the afternoon or evening. So more than half way through level 1 and still doing "girl" push ups and I don't make it through the 2nd set. My arms and shoulders have never been truly strong, but I think this is still pretty good since I am really focusing on correct form. Here's to another day of shredding!

Tiwi

Level 1 Day 3
I have to say, it didn't hurt as much but I'm still sore. You are right, it will get better just need to hang in there.
Janet - Well done for standing up to those ciggies. Wooooo hooooo.
Thanks Renae, Leela, Christine, Michele and everybody else
I have never been able to go to anyone and get so much support. You are all pretty awesome. Thanks :flowerforyou:

Just keep shredding Just keep shredding Just keep shredding (sounds better with the Finding Nemo tune)

smilingslatka

smilingslatka--I too have not lost weight since starting and have actually gained. I am hoping it is water retention. Someone posted on another link that after intense cardio, your muscles hold on to water.:embarassed: I don't know if that's true, but I hope it stops soon.:happy:

Thanks for the answer! I've heard about the water retention, but was not sure that it isn't just me. Other people seam to loose weight.

I prefer to do the shred in the evening, actually it is the only time I can do it. My baby wake up at 5 in the morning and my day starts. I am on my feel with her all day and when she goes for a nap, I do the housework. Only when she goes to bed at 8-9 in the evening, I get the chance to do the shred. I kind of like ti that way, because I burn the kcl that I consumed at dinner.

Today could not do the shred, because I've got a severe allergic reaction and my whole face is stinging. If I sweat it hurts even more. I am going to the doctors tomorrow, so hopefully back on track with training.

vicidoesstuff

Day 0:

Weight (lbs) 194.8 (although I'd just come back from my boyfriend's place and the weight hadn't stopped creeping up.. it stopped at about 195.4lbs the day after)
Height (inches) 67
BMI 30.51
Neck 13.5
R Arm 13.0
L Arm 13.0
Bust Band 36.0
Bust 40.0
Under Bust 36.0
Waist 33.0
Belly 43.0
Hips 45.5
L Thigh 27.0
R Thigh 27.0
L Calf 16.4
R Calf 16.4

Morning after Day 20 (level 1 and 2 complete):
Weight (lbs) 190.4lbs (lost 4.4lbs in shred so far)
Height (inches) 67
BMI 29.82 (was obese, now overweight)
Neck 13 (lost 0.5 inches in shred so far)
R Arm 12.4 (lost 0.6 inches in shred so far)
L Arm 12.4 (lost 0.6 inches in shred so far)
Bust Band 36.0
Bust 40.0
Under Bust 34 (lost 2 inches in shred so far)
Waist 32.0 (lost 1 inch in shred so far)
Belly 42 (lost 1 inch in shred so far)
Hips 44 (lost 1.5 inches in shred so far)
L Thigh 26.25 (lost 0.75 inches in shred so far)
R Thigh 26.25 (lost 0.75 inches in shred so far)
L Calf 16 (lost 0.4 inches in shred so far... but should've gained because the calf is just muscle)
R Calf 16 (lost 0.4 inches in shred so far... but should've gained because the calf is just muscle)