"Shreddin' It & Forgettin' It"

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  • lizzyb0601
    lizzyb0601 Posts: 160 Member
    Day 6 level 3 complete!
  • dshalbert
    dshalbert Posts: 677 Member
    Day 3 L1 complete! Now I'm feeling it ouch! BUT I did do 12 non-modfied push ups before lowering to my knees.
  • kanakike8
    kanakike8 Posts: 52 Member
    L1D6 done...barely! Today ended up getting totally messed up. I wanted to get up early, exercise, then spend the rest of the day cooking and doing my homework. Not so. I slept until almost 11! I finally got up, checked email, MFP, and Facebook. Had "breakfast" (11:30ish) and cooked chili and roasted veggies so I would have food available during the week. My brother called to ask if I could watch my niece while they painted the house. He was supposed to drop her off after her afternoon nap so I thought I'd get some hw done while I waited. It is much easier to workout with her here than try and get any reading done. I had lunch (2:30ish), did all the dishes, and got about an hour of hw done then decided to start my workout when he called again (4:30) to tell me to come over for dinner. So I got changed out of my workout clothes, went there for a delicious dinner of roasted pork loin, mashed potatoes, and green beans then my sister-in-law asked if I could just stay there and entertain my niece so they could get some furniture moved (none of us were very ambitious or productive today). By the time I got home (7:45) the LAST thing I wanted to do was workout. But I had already put in my workouts earlier today so I could calculate what I could eat all day. If I skipped working out now I would be over by at least 400 cals!!! :grumble: Luckily I did about 20 minutes of Just Dance Kids with my niece and really tried so I got a little cardio in there. But my guilt overcame me and I forced myself to finally do my shred at 8:10, followed by 20 minutes of biking. So after all that I half-a$$ed the third shred circuit and majorly modified some of the exercises. I definitely didn't push myself as much as I should have. But one thing I realized that is very important: my endurance is much better earlier in the day. I was huffing and puffing and struggling so hard tonight but it was so much easier when I worked out before in the mornings. :noway: So from now on I really need to make sure I workout early in the day to get the most out of my workouts and be able to push myself harder. Sorry for the very long tangent. Hope everyone else had a great shred today! :happy:
  • catniss
    catniss Posts: 326 Member
    That is so cool that you stuck with it and did it in spite of all that was happening around you--good for you. I hope you are totally and completely proud of yourself!!!
  • horizonsp
    horizonsp Posts: 134 Member
    Day 6 done. did level 1 with3 lbs wts...also did elliptical training.
  • 123nikki123
    123nikki123 Posts: 527
    I think you did amazing and you should be so proud of yourself! You did it...you shredded even though you didn't want to. You are committed to this:smile: I am proud of you! Way to go!! :heart:
  • Flacachica
    Flacachica Posts: 328 Member
    Just finished Day 4- 30 Day Shred, then I decided to go on the Treadmill. I was on the treadmill for 32 minutes following its program, on the interval it wanted me to do 7.1mph for a minute but each time I stuck through for 2 minutes. I was so proud of myself. I think I averaged 6mph most of the time.

    Awesome!!! Good for you!
  • Flacachica
    Flacachica Posts: 328 Member
    Day 3 L1 complete! Now I'm feeling it ouch! BUT I did do 12 non-modfied push ups before lowering to my knees.

    Rockin'!!!
  • Flacachica
    Flacachica Posts: 328 Member
    Happy Saturday. Today i started over. It's a new 30 day Shred for me. I completed my first 30 days and feel pretty darn good.

    Level 1 Day 1 was much easier the 2nd time around. I remember huffing and puffing through those jumping jacks and couldn't get the push up all done.... but today was a much different story! It's encouraging to see the difference in my performance. Plus, I'm using heavier weights this time around, and plan to try all the higher-impact moves. I think I'll take my measurements too (I didn't the 1st time and sort of regret it).

    Yay for Shredders! :drinker:
  • wondergirl1003
    wondergirl1003 Posts: 138 Member
    Day 5, level 1 done.

    To those interested, my HRM is a mioDrive petite. Per workout it says I burn between 400 and 600 calories. For 20 minutes, I think that's far off.

    Keep shredding all!

    I'm 207lbs (at least weeks weigh-in) and my HRM says I burn between 315-330 calories for 20 minutes.

    I'm 175 pounds and I've burned 260/260/216/230 calories on the four days at level 1 that I've done so far. Mine is a Polar FT7 with a strap, love it!!!

    Yeah, today my HRM said 685. The first day I did it, it said 377. So it's all over the place. Doesn't seem worth it, but it wasn't that expensive, so oh well. Mine doesn't have a chest strap, its just a little watch guy. Oh and I'm 187lbs.

    Did Day 6, level 1 today. I'm looking to switch to level 2 when I can do everything with Natalie on level 1. Or at 10 days, because like other posters I talk with Jillian through the whole thing. I need to start working on what I eat again. I've been snacking on some bad stuff lately and I'm still trying to lose weight so I need to get back into paying attention to what I'm putting in my body.

    Have a great weekend all. I have to play some softball tomorrow, so that's going to be a great workout. Yay!
  • carmelasergi
    carmelasergi Posts: 163 Member
    Happy Saturday everyone! I got up early and instead of doing the 30DS, I did Jillian's BFBM DVD. She worked me into a drenching sweat, but I feel so good! Day 5 is done!!
  • pj_writer
    pj_writer Posts: 107 Member
    level 1 day 2 (did day 1 yesterday)
    My daughter woke me up at 6.30 so I thought I might as well get up and get it over with. yay me! :drinker:

    it felt a bit easier, maybe because I knew what to expect!
    My right knee is a little sore though - it doesn't like the side lunges. I think it's just muscle tightness though so I'm hoping I won't have to stop/modify too much.

    I have to say although I really like the workout the cool down section is utter crap. After a workout like that she should be giving you WAY more stretching at the end. I know that if I wasn't already fit, did that workout and her inadequate stretching session I would be utterly crippled the next day :noway:

    by the way if anyone would like to be my friend who is at a similar sort of stage to me that would be good!
    just started the shred but already reasonably fit and am doing it for toning/fat loss but not trying to lose lots of weight. I'm in the UK if you prefer friends in similar time zones, and my motivation is to look amazing by June when I will turn 40 :bigsmile:
    It would be nice to have people to suffer with on my feed :bigsmile:

    I have to admit, I don't even do the cool-down. I know, i'm bad. I usually walk right out into the kitchen and get my drink that's been chilling in the fridge. The cool-down is lame, and yet, I've never been sore from not doing it. I have yet to get to a point where I'm sore from doing Jillian the next day. And believe me, I'm NOT in any kind of shape.

    you must be lucky! I always get stiff after any new exercise, even though I work out a lot. Maybe some people are just more prone to muscle stiffness?? glad you're not hurting!
  • pj_writer
    pj_writer Posts: 107 Member
    Level 1 day 3 done :)
    felt easier again, despite feeling a bit blah when I woke up (something to do with the wine I had last night!!).

    I managed to do the full push ups for the first set today, did the modified ones for set two.
    I also used heavier weights today - 2.5kg instead of 1.5kg. It was hard, but I managed all the sets apart from the 2nd set of lateral raises with side lunges - I switched back to my lighter weights for the 2nd set of those.
  • Tandksmommy11
    Tandksmommy11 Posts: 399 Member
    level 1 day 2 (did day 1 yesterday)
    My daughter woke me up at 6.30 so I thought I might as well get up and get it over with. yay me! :drinker:

    it felt a bit easier, maybe because I knew what to expect!
    My right knee is a little sore though - it doesn't like the side lunges. I think it's just muscle tightness though so I'm hoping I won't have to stop/modify too much.

    I have to say although I really like the workout the cool down section is utter crap. After a workout like that she should be giving you WAY more stretching at the end. I know that if I wasn't already fit, did that workout and her inadequate stretching session I would be utterly crippled the next day :noway:

    by the way if anyone would like to be my friend who is at a similar sort of stage to me that would be good!
    just started the shred but already reasonably fit and am doing it for toning/fat loss but not trying to lose lots of weight. I'm in the UK if you prefer friends in similar time zones, and my motivation is to look amazing by June when I will turn 40 :bigsmile:
    It would be nice to have people to suffer with on my feed :bigsmile:

    I have to admit, I don't even do the cool-down. I know, i'm bad. I usually walk right out into the kitchen and get my drink that's been chilling in the fridge. The cool-down is lame, and yet, I've never been sore from not doing it. I have yet to get to a point where I'm sore from doing Jillian the next day. And believe me, I'm NOT in any kind of shape.

    you must be lucky! I always get stiff after any new exercise, even though I work out a lot. Maybe some people are just more prone to muscle stiffness?? glad you're not hurting!

    My knee hurts, but that's because I had surgery on it 3 times and I never got all the strength back. I'm doing some modified exercises because of it, but the majority is still what they are doing. I do wall push-ups (so I don't have to kneel), I mix in punches with weights when I can't do the jacks anymore because of the hopping impact, and when it starts to hurt doing the side to side lunges, I do squats with the anterior raises.
  • Tandksmommy11
    Tandksmommy11 Posts: 399 Member
    Day 6- Level 1- DONE!

    I have to say I'm rather proud of myself for sticking with this 5 days in a row. I do it early morning before I even eat and I feel great. I get pretty nasty when I'm doing it, and usually yell at the kids or dogs if they are in the room pestering me..haha. Tomorrow will be a whole week with 30DS, and I can't wait to see if my measurements went down. I hopped on the scale today for a peek, and my weight went up. :(
  • CaityB14
    CaityB14 Posts: 74 Member
    Day 5 Done! Having a protein bar then off to the treadmill! Was very frustrating, I let my son watch his show on my computer then he starts touching things! He ejected the disk that was in there, then he touched the mute button. :grumble:
    Anyway now he has the tv back... and daddy finally woke up so :smile:
  • CaityB14
    CaityB14 Posts: 74 Member
    Day 6- Level 1- DONE!

    I have to say I'm rather proud of myself for sticking with this 5 days in a row. I do it early morning before I even eat and I feel great. I get pretty nasty when I'm doing it, and usually yell at the kids or dogs if they are in the room pestering me..haha. Tomorrow will be a whole week with 30DS, and I can't wait to see if my measurements went down. I hopped on the scale today for a peek, and my weight went up. :(
    I'm the same way! I know it's not a good excuse but that's part of the reason I can never keep with an exercise routine. I only have one child, a very energetic almost 3 year old boy!
  • 123nikki123
    123nikki123 Posts: 527
    Day 6- Level 1- DONE!

    I have to say I'm rather proud of myself for sticking with this 5 days in a row. I do it early morning before I even eat and I feel great. I get pretty nasty when I'm doing it, and usually yell at the kids or dogs if they are in the room pestering me..haha. Tomorrow will be a whole week with 30DS, and I can't wait to see if my measurements went down. I hopped on the scale today for a peek, and my weight went up. :(

    Good job! :drinker: I like to do mine before I eat also otherwise I feel like my breakfast is going to come up...lol...I hopped on the scale this morning and I gained too! :sad:
  • pj_writer
    pj_writer Posts: 107 Member
    My knee hurts, but that's because I had surgery on it 3 times and I never got all the strength back. I'm doing some modified exercises because of it, but the majority is still what they are doing. I do wall push-ups (so I don't have to kneel), I mix in punches with weights when I can't do the jacks anymore because of the hopping impact, and when it starts to hurt doing the side to side lunges, I do squats with the anterior raises.

    my knees sometimes complain about the side lunges, that's a good idea to just substitute a squat. I might try that!
    good luck with the rest of the shred :)
  • kanakike8
    kanakike8 Posts: 52 Member
    Good Morning! It's L1D7 for me. I didn't sleep in like I did yesterday and I got in a good breakfast of eggs and toast (a treat now with my low-cal breakfasts) and a good snack of half an apple and tbsp of peanut butter. Next up is my workout! I'm in a much better frame of mind than I was last night :laugh: I'm going to shred, bike, and hopefully Wii. Sundays are my weigh-in days. (They are also my "cheat days' following the weigh-in but after today's induction ceremony and dinner I'm going to try and ween myself off cheat days. At this point I'm getting used to eating better and cheat days I think are only harming me at this point)
    So after 6 days of shreddin' here are my current numbers (and what I've lost this week):

    180lbs (-2lbs)
    Neck: 13" (no change)
    Waist: 40.5" (-0.5")
    Hips: 47.5" (-0.25")
    Bust: 40" (no change)
    Rt Bicep: 12" (-0.5")
    Lt Bicep: 12.5" (-0.25")
    Rt Thigh: 28" (-0.5")
    Lt Thigh: 28.25" (-1.25") (I'm pretty sure I mis-measured this last week)
    Rt Calf: 17.5" (no change)
    Lt Calf: 17.5" (no change)

    So to summarize: This week I lost 2 lbs and just over 2 inches! :bigsmile:

    I'm off to shred! Happy Sunday Everyone!
  • CaityB14
    CaityB14 Posts: 74 Member
    Good Morning! It's L1D7 for me. I didn't sleep in like I did yesterday and I got in a good breakfast of eggs and toast (a treat now with my low-cal breakfasts) and a good snack of half an apple and tbsp of peanut butter. Next up is my workout! I'm in a much better frame of mind than I was last night :laugh: I'm going to shred, bike, and hopefully Wii. Sundays are my weigh-in days. (They are also my "cheat days' following the weigh-in but after today's induction ceremony and dinner I'm going to try and ween myself off cheat days. At this point I'm getting used to eating better and cheat days I think are only harming me at this point)
    So after 6 days of shreddin' here are my current numbers (and what I've lost this week):

    180lbs (-2lbs)
    Neck: 13" (no change)
    Waist: 40.5" (-0.5")
    Hips: 47.5" (-0.25")
    Bust: 40" (no change)
    Rt Bicep: 12" (-0.5")
    Lt Bicep: 12.5" (-0.25")
    Rt Thigh: 28" (-0.5")
    Lt Thigh: 28.25" (-1.25") (I'm pretty sure I mis-measured this last week)
    Rt Calf: 17.5" (no change)
    Lt Calf: 17.5" (no change)

    So to summarize: This week I lost 2 lbs and just over 2 inches! :bigsmile:

    I'm off to shred! Happy Sunday Everyone!
    Awesome job!!!
  • bballgrrl34
    bballgrrl34 Posts: 174 Member
    Great job everyone!!! We are like a 1/5 of the way there! Keep it up!! I did day 6 levels 1 and 2 today. Since I am training for a few races, I am going to head to the gym soon and do a run as well. This is a great Sunday. Working out, cooking, and relaxing! Wish everyday was like this.

    Keep up the great work everyone!
  • dshalbert
    dshalbert Posts: 677 Member
    Great job CaityB! I completed D4 L1 this morning. Burned about 191 calories then got on the Gazelle for about 10 more minutes. I got up late (around 10 -ish) and didnt eat breakfast so I think I was a bit low on energy while I was on the Gazelle. However when I was done much to my delight, my husband made smoothies this morning that were delicious!! He used that Greek yogurt "Chobani" as one of the ingredients, which is great since it is a good source of protien.

    I think I may get back on the Gazelle this afternoon to get some more cardio in. I can't ait for it to warm up outside so I can start running.
  • babyfatbegone
    babyfatbegone Posts: 42 Member
    I just finished my day seven. I was really worried that I wouldn't be able to get any workouts in this weekend, but my hubby was keeping the kids busy so I could. Today I did my level 3 and then went and did level 2. I feel more exhausted after level 2. I hope to do the 30 Day Shred once a day for the entire 30 days. I hope everyone else is feeling it like I am. My one big concern is my belly. I am not even 5' and I've had two children. My son was huge and now I have all this extra skin. I have a feeling I'm never going to get back into my old jeans because of it. Does anyone else have this issue?


    "If you don't get uncomfortable, nothing's going to change" - Jillian
  • Tandksmommy11
    Tandksmommy11 Posts: 399 Member
    Day 6- Level 1- DONE!

    I have to say I'm rather proud of myself for sticking with this 5 days in a row. I do it early morning before I even eat and I feel great. I get pretty nasty when I'm doing it, and usually yell at the kids or dogs if they are in the room pestering me..haha. Tomorrow will be a whole week with 30DS, and I can't wait to see if my measurements went down. I hopped on the scale today for a peek, and my weight went up. :(

    Good job! :drinker: I like to do mine before I eat also otherwise I feel like my breakfast is going to come up...lol...I hopped on the scale this morning and I gained too! :sad:

    Let's just hope that we gained because we're gaining muscle!
  • Tandksmommy11
    Tandksmommy11 Posts: 399 Member
    I just finished my day seven. I was really worried that I wouldn't be able to get any workouts in this weekend, but my hubby was keeping the kids busy so I could. Today I did my level 3 and then went and did level 2. I feel more exhausted after level 2. I hope to do the 30 Day Shred once a day for the entire 30 days. I hope everyone else is feeling it like I am. My one big concern is my belly. I am not even 5' and I've had two children. My son was huge and now I have all this extra skin. I have a feeling I'm never going to get back into my old jeans because of it. Does anyone else have this issue?


    "If you don't get uncomfortable, nothing's going to change" - Jillian

    I've had 2 c-sections (which involves stretching skin) and I have a ton of 'hanging fat' (it's what I call all the extra skin). I spoke to my OB, who referred me to a plastic surgeon. He said that since I have almost no elasticity in my skin to end up with the amount of stretch marks I have, that I'm going to need a tummy tuck to get rid of that skin. He said I could tighten my upper stomach muscles til the cows come home, but you won't be able to see it with all the skin. Along with the skin, my stomach muscles split (while pregnant and again with the c-section in the other direction) so I'm a real mess. LOL.

    If you have elastic skin, with some time- it may go back- but that's no guarantee. The best thing you can do is probably talk to a doc and see what they think. That way you know what you're facing and they can give you better ideas on what you can do to tighten up the skin.
  • shreddingit
    shreddingit Posts: 1,133 Member
    Shred on pals!!! :drinker:
  • 123nikki123
    123nikki123 Posts: 527
    Dear Shredders:

    DO NOT have a cheat day/night! Trust me one this one...I fully enjoyed myself yesterday and paid for it this morning with an almost 4 pound weight gain..:sad:..not worth it! I'm hoping my body is just holding onto water from what I ate and from my muscles being sore. Either way, I won't be doing that again!
  • marianne_s
    marianne_s Posts: 983 Member
    Day 4 completed earlier today..... did it in the evening before dinner, and it was a bit hard going...!
    But I got through it.......
  • catniss
    catniss Posts: 326 Member
    Today was going to be my rest day--and then I convinced hubby to go through a workout with me! I do think it was a bit harder than he expected:laugh: , so I've now done L2/D4. It was SO much easier to get through it as I was watching him struggle. I must say that I certainly should be proud of myself--I'm heavier than he is (much to my mortification!) but I think I'm in better shape (shhh, don't tell him I said that).
    Tomorrow is weigh/measure day. I've been under my cals (every day except 1) but my food choices haven't always been the best--we'll see.
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