Gave myself a good laugh and a good surprise today!

BerriHan

On Monday 18/8/14 I started Jillian Michaels' 30 Day Shred. This past Sunday was my rest day. Today was my 7th day.

Saturday and today when I did my workouts, I went through every single exercise without stopping and taking a break, I followed the more advanced moves instead of the easier ones, etc.. but by the time I finished them, I wasn't as sweaty/sore/tired as I had been before.

So I just spent the last 3 days wondering what I'm doing wrong and wondering why I'm not tired and sooo sore like the first 5 days of the shred and it just hit me...

It's not that I'm doing something wrong or I'm not pushing myself as hard... it's that it's GETTING EASIER My body is getting used to it! I laughed at myself when I realized that, because in my mind it was damn-near impossible to think my body could get used to any type of physical activity. I'm feeling good now! I can continue feeling good until I finish Level 1 and then I can go back to dying every day lmao.

2lbs down from the shred so far

heartbeatbop

Congrats! I know how it feels to feel like you're doing something wrong when you're actually getting the hang of it. We just have this "working out is supposed to be awful/terrible" mentalities that we have to break. And our bodies help us break that!

BerriHan

Definitely! Especially after this workout, I am feeling light on my feet, my posture is good today, I'm breathing a bit better (Used to have an incredibly hard time breathing during the day before and after a workout, but I followed some guides on the best ways to breathe during workouts.) I have more energy too! I don't want to stop being on my feet and walking around haha. This is great

ShaGetFit23

I love 30day shred its the only DVD I use that and running 2x a week I lost 58lbs check my display. 221-165. Now week and half later I'm 163 maybe less I started in Jan/Feb good luck

_runnerbean_

On Monday 18/8/14 I started Jillian Michaels' 30 Day Shred. This past Sunday was my rest day. Today was my 7th day.

Saturday and today when I did my workouts, I went through every single exercise without stopping and taking a break, I followed the more advanced moves instead of the easier ones, etc.. but by the time I finished them, I wasn't as sweaty/sore/tired as I had been before.

So I just spent the last 3 days wondering what I'm doing wrong and wondering why I'm not tired and sooo sore like the first 5 days of the shred and it just hit me...

It's not that I'm doing something wrong or I'm not pushing myself as hard... it's that it's GETTING EASIER My body is getting used to it! I laughed at myself when I realized that, because in my mind it was damn-near impossible to think my body could get used to any type of physical activity. I'm feeling good now! I can continue feeling good until I finish Level 1 and then I can go back to dying every day lmao.

2lbs down from the shred so far

Congratulations- remember those abs don't come for free! I started 30ds around the same time as you. I do it in between my gym/running so haven't been doing it every day. Today I moved onto level 2 out of boredom and you will be glad to hear it's not harder than level 1- just different exercises. Feel free to add me as a friend if you think we can encourage each other.

BerriHan

thanks! I do the 30DS, C25k and I'm also doing the Blogilates Beginner workout I alternate between all of them. I also do a bit of body weight training and I give myself rest days on Sundays I know abs don't come for free but I will work my *kitten* off until I get 'em I will definitely add you for some encouragement