Shreddin' Eleven, Week Five

MaryTheIceCube

This is a thread dedicated to Jillian Michaels' 30 Day Shred. A group of us started the Shred on or around New Year's Day, and are keeping up on one another's progress through daily discussion, progress reports, support, encouragement, tips & advice.

Feel free to join the discussion if you've already started or may be thinking about beginning the 30 Day Shred. We're here to see each other through all three levels, no matter when we start or how long it takes!

Jillian Michaels' 30 Day Shred DVD can be found at WalMart or Target for under $10, and can be digitally downloaded from Amazon.com for $4.99.

Happy Shreddin'!

MaryTheIceCube

This morning, I completed Day 9 Level 3 plus 30 minutes of power vinyasa yoga (Baron Baptiste DVD) "Abs Back and Bliss". Tomorrow brings the last of the first 30 days of the Shred for me. WOW! I've just about made it and didn't give up once!! So excited about posting before/after photos tomorrow after the workout.

I've also planned my workouts for February... I aim to continue workout out every day, increasing the amount of cardio, and still sticking with the Shred, too. This is what I have come up with:

M: run, bellydance
T: 30 day shred level 1, yoga
W: run, bellydance
T: 30 day shred level 2, yoga
F: kickboxing
S: run, yoga meltdown
S: 30 day shred level 3, yoga

Yep, I'm going to start one of the bellydance DVDs on Monday... something new.

Have a great weekend, everyone!!

gillleeman

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Marbar

Okay, I am totally in with the 30 day shred. I started yesterday and I am on level one. How many days does it take to get to intermediate? i am also doing a bootcamp that I do 3 days a week. Every chance that I get I do a spin class..


Starting weight 180
Right now 175
My goal weight 140

I am also 5 8"

TeamLeela

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MaryTheIceCube

Marbar: Welcome! They recommend 10 days per level and doing it every day. However, you can modify as you need to for your body and your other workouts. If you need more days on a certain level or if you don't want to do it every day, it's however you'd like to use it! Best wishes!

MaryTheIceCube

Sooooo ... Day 10 Level 3 ... complete!!!! YEAH! One more mini-goal checked off the list. Tomorrow starts my new workout schedule, which still includes the Shred, each of the levels once per week. Before/after photos to follow, later today!!

Happy Sunday, and keep shreddin'! :-D

cRiSCeL021

I'm in! Its my Day 2 and today I mixed longer Jumping Rope

SW: 161 lb
CW: 158 lb
GW:120 lb

Goodluck to all of us!

bk2011

OFFICIALLY DONE with the first 30 days! And although I didn't lose 20lbs or even crazy amounts of inches, I am definitely stronger. Going to keep incorporating the shred here and there, esp my favorite level...level 2!!!

MaryTheIceCube

cRiSCeL021: Welcome!! Great job so far!

bk2011: CONGRATS!!!!! Same here, on the not much weight/inches lost, but overall feeling stronger. Best wishes!!

ANNNND... here they are... my before/after photos, for what they're worth, lol: http://todefyego.blogspot.com/2011/01/30-day-shred-results.html

sgreene87

Hi all, okay this is my 29th day of shredathon. I am so excited cause I am one day away from my first mini goal of exercising each day with the shred for 30 days. I am actually on the 3rd day at level 3.

Unfortunately my left elbow has decided that it does not want to cooperate anymore and is very weak during some of the positions so I have had to follow Anita for some of the movements. Bumming me out a bit because I don't really think the modified versions are very challenging.

I am going to do one more day of level 3 tomorrow to meet my goal and then I believe I may have to rest my elbow a bit. I am considering doing more of a heavier cardio routine for 30 to 45 minutes each day with some strength training incorporated every other day using the shred dvd.

Still going to post here since Mary is kind enough to keep the thread alive.

mary your b&a's are great, thanks for sharing them. You really look wonderful!

I have lost a total of 4 pounds since using this program. Not a tremendous weight loss but like others have said, I feel toned and defined and definetely stronger. Even my posture feels better. But most importantly I have proven to myself that I can do it, I can push myself and to me that is a victory.

juliana1977

Oh boy, I am feeling so yucky today! Yesterday I started with some cold symptoms and decided not to work out b/c today I had the personal trainer that kicks my behind. But today is freezing rain and I did not take chances driving to the gym. And my cold just got worse in afternoon... argh!! Well I am at L 2 D 8 yesterday, D9 today and D 10 tomorrow. BUt instead I will take a shower put my pj, drink some tea with honey and take some of my powerful brazilian stuff (propolis) and go to bed early. I think tomorrow is a snow day, so no school for me. Hopefully I will wake up feeling way better (I have a head cold, stuffy nose, eyes very sensitive to light, could have my sun glasses inside the house) and I will do D 8 and 9 plus 20 min of turbo jam. Argh!!

Chandra love you pictures!!!

sgreene87

I hit my first mini goal today, 30 days of 30 day shred in a row! YEAH!

I will be taking a mini break from this dvd to rest this griping elbow of mine but I am still going to continue to workout focusing more on cardio and ab work that doesn't invole plank position or push ups right now.

May check out exercise TV and see what I can get myself into.

Thanks for supporting me these last 30 days, you guys are awesome!

MaryTheIceCube

sgreene -- CONGRATS!!!!! on hitting your first mini goal! Well done!! You deserve a big pat on the back! I hope your elbow feels better very soon, and best wishes on your continued success. I'm happy that you'll be back to keep in touch, as this thread really has been a huge help in keeping the motivation flowing! Thank you for the compliment on the photos. I personally did not see a huge difference in the photos, but boy can I FEEL the difference, and I suppose that's all that really matters. I'll be upping the cardio myself this month, too.

Juliana -- I hope you feel better very soon!! Being sick is no fun!

MaryTheIceCube

Yesterday, I completed my first attempt at bellydance (with my basic bellydance DVD) in the morning, and a 20 minute run on the treadmill in the evening.

This morning, I revisited 30DS Level 1. I will be doing some yoga this evening. Hoping to get home from work before the snow starts up again... who knows how much snow we'll get overnight here in Indiana... I'm hoping for a day off work tomorrow! L0L.

juliana1977

Yesterday, I completed my first attempt at bellydance (with my basic bellydance DVD) in the morning, and a 20 minute run on the treadmill in the evening.

This morning, I revisited 30DS Level 1. I will be doing some yoga this evening. Hoping to get home from work before the snow starts up again... who knows how much snow we'll get overnight here in Indiana... I'm hoping for a day off work tomorrow! L0L.

Hey I was wondering how was the bellydance exercise. How hard is it??
Well, here in kansas they were expecting up to 18 inches, and schools and several different places are out today. The snow is blowing pretty bad tough. Hope we dont have any outages. Aparently we are not going to get as much as expected, uf! But still I am sick of snow!

MaryTheIceCube

The bellydance exercise was pretty fun. I have the Discover Bellydance: Basic Dance that I'm working with right now. I felt a little awkward and uncoordinated, but I think with practice, I could really grow to love bellydance. I have two follow-up DVDs, too (Beyond Basic and Mystic Dance) that I'm hoping to be able to work my way up to. I am really sick of snow too; however, with the blizzard-like conditions we're getting all night tonight, it's highly unlikely that I'll have to go to work tomorrow. If I do end up with the day off, I plan to exercise as much as possible. Including the yoga I was supposed to do today and didn't get to. Stay safe and warm!!

juliana1977

Still feeling like poop here!! And the snow still blowing.... yuck!! So I did not exercise today... I feel awful and so guilty... : (( Last time I exercise was Saturday! I really need to go back on track. I will push myself tomorrow!

juliana1977

I did it!! Finally today I was feeling better and was able to exercise!! I did shred plus turbo jam!! I am feeling so much better!! I will try to do another shred today and I will post later if I do!

MaryTheIceCube

Juliana -- AWESOME!! Glad to hear you're feeling better! Great job on the workouts!

I've been sticking fairly well to my February plan so far. Tuesday, I skipped the yoga, but I made up for it (and then some!) yesterday, since I had a snow day from work. Yesterday's workout was this: 30 minute run on the treadmill, 40 minutes of bellydance, 30 minutes of yoga, house cleaning and a bit of playing around on the Wii Fit Plus. I ended up burning a little over 900 calories yesterday!

This morning's workout consisted of Level 2 of the Shred + a little bit of yoga. Planning a little more yoga for this evening. My weigh in was this morning, too. 3.1 pounds GONE!! YES!!! :-D Finally under 165!!

And so, my plan continues... kickboxing workout tomorrow morning.

MaryTheIceCube

Just completed a kickboxing workout on ExerciseTV's website. One of their free full length ones. 20 minutes. This is the link: http://www.exercisetv.tv/workout-videos/cardio/total-knockout-body-tko-4028 I think that's our Natalie from the Shred!

juliana1977

So I did L2 D9 yesterday!!! Plus 30 min of swimming!! Today I do the last day of level 2! And then I need to do all 10 sessions of level 3 from tommorrow til valentine's day! This will be my mini goal: Finish Shred by Valentine's day and workout everysingle day till then! From January 9th till today I only missed 5 days of working out, what is amazing bb/c for the past 5 years I havent done much!

MaryTheIceCube

Great job Juliana!!! Best wishes on Level 3, let me know how it goes for you!! You have been doing an amazing job this year!!

This morning, I completed 30 minutes of Yoga Meltdown Level 1 followed by a 22 minute run on the treadmill. Also messed around with table tennis and archery on the PlayStation Move. Fun. Probably some dance later. I hope you're all enjoying your weekend!

sgreene87

Hi Guys, just checking in. I took three days off to allow my elbow to recover and am now back at shredding. Going to complete level three and I am also doing Jillians last chance workout with it and the elliptical. Also have been doing some zumba and really enjoying it.

Looks like you guys are really rockin it, WTG!

juliana1977

So today was my first day of shred level 3! It was suppose to be yesterday but was my kids bday and i did not have time to work out. I need to say that so far I prefer level 3 than level 2. Level 2 is my least favorite! I am pooped! Even got a headache... Well I have till valentines day to finish!! I better focus!

MaryTheIceCube

sgreene -- Glad to hear your elbow is recovered now! How do you like her last chance workout? I'm thinking of getting another of her workout DVDs here in the near future. Great job, and best wishes on completing the Shred!!!

Juliana -- I feel the same as you do, level 2 is my least favorite as well. I'm sure you'll have no problem finishing up the last of the Shred by Valentine's Day. You can do it!!! You've done so great so far!

I didn't start a new thread on Saturday... Kinda thinking the starting a new thread thing each week might have lost quite a few of us along the way. Seems there are only a couple still kickin' it here. But, that's cool... I have sent you both (sgreene and juliana) a friend request on here so we can stay in touch. I'll keep this thread live as long as there is still some input, just no new threads at this point.

Yesterday, I had scheduled myself to do 30DS Level 3 + some yoga. Well, I got busy cleaning (spent a total of plus or minus 4 hours vacuuming, deep scrubbing, cleaning, laundry, etc.), plus an hour and a half walking around the grocery store and... before all that, a half hour of helping my fiance shovel snow. Burned 1,200+ calories yesterday just doing all of this. Needless to say, by the time I got done with all of that, there was no energy and barely any time left for fitting in the Shred or yoga. Besides the fact that my left knee (IT band, I believe) started acting up big time and really hurt by the end of the day. I went for a soak in the tub and massaged my leg. It's still sore today... plus I was exhausted... so, no exercise first thing this morning, but I'm sure I'll do at least a little something this evening.

Have a GREAT week!!

sgreene87

Hi Mary~ thanks for the friend request, it will be nice to keep up with each others progress.

I actually enjoyed the last chance workout, I didn't buy it since it is on exercise TV (comcast on demand). I feel it is more cardio heavy, not as much ab work as 30 day shred. She is not as plank happy on this one. I am going to alternate last chance and 30 day shred and I have also started zumba wii and am doing the elliptical. I am trying very hard to increase my workouts from 25 minutes to an hour each day. So I do 30 min. in the morning and 30 in the evening, so far it has worked out fine. Still striving to workout each day. I am noticing that when I don't I am cranky. Never thought I would enjoy exercising. It has made me feel empowered.

Hope you are well rested and feeling good.

AFitasticYou

Hi everyone!! I've only been here a week, just saw this thread. I'm on day 9 of the 30 Day Shred. I started L2 yesterday, it was tough! I lost 3 lbs in my first week with the shred & tracking my calories. :happy: My goal is to loose 4.5 more lbs by March 7th!

MaryTheIceCube

sgreene -- Sounds like I might enjoy the last chance workout too. Might just look into getting it! It also sounds like you've got a great plan going for you! I know what you mean about never thinking I'd enjoy exercising. I love it now! Today is the first day I have done NO exercise at all since January first. I HAD to let my knee (and my whole body, really) rest today. I've been pushing myself too hard, I think. Too close to injury! Anyhow, I think I'll be good to go, to get back to exercising tomorrow. I plan to ease back into it so I don't go overboard again! LoL. Great job on your workout routine!!

MirrorMom -- Welcome!!! Happy you've stopped by! Great job on the Shred so far; it's definitely not an easy workout. Congrats on your weight loss so far and best wishes on your journey!! Stop back and let us know how it goes!