Shred or Ripped in 30- starting 3/28

Jerzeeblondie

Welcome Achoooo!

L1D7 done. My knees hurt not sure why. Have shin splints but thats because I am actualy doing the Jump Rope this go around. I hope that I can keep it up. Little discouraging that this past week I only lost .5 lbs and thats weighing in on Tuesday. Normally I weigh in on Friday but was changing to Monday for another thred challenge. Thats even with my 12hour trip and having to eat out all day except breakfast and staying under my calories that day. Discouraging!

No great achievement is possible without persistent work.

Don't worry I'm discouraged too! My scale says I've lost about 4 lbs in the past 3 weeks but the scale at my gyno said I gained a pound since I was last there 3 weeks ago.... which would mean I havent even lost those 4 lbs. Not sure what's up with that but I do feel like I'm losing in certain areas. And I understand those long days & having to eat out and all. Be happy you still lost... that's what I try to do... even if it's .1 of a pound it's something!!!

crjugrl

I had to skip another day! :grumble: My professors piled on the work this week.

Anyway, I just completed L1D9 (and it seems most of you have caught up to me! lol) and I'm so surprised that even though I have missed 3 or 4 days, I feel absolutely amazing! I'm still scared to step on the scale, but I'm just thrilled at my energy throughout my workout today. I actually found myself smiling instead of grumbling and I didn't completely melt into the floor after the bicycle crunches. I shot right up into the split position to stretch. One more day and then it's time to brave level 2 :drinker:.

Mundy86

L1D8 completed.

Mind is fried from work and I get to go back to a worse situation tomorrow. FML

ukjessi

Yay! Looks like most of us survived Level 1! Barely! I took my measurements this morning and will begin Level 2 tonight. Total of 7 lbs lost and 1.5" so I'm happy!

As of L1D1 (3/28), my measurements are:
W: 258
Chest: 41"
Upper Arm: 17"
Waist: 44"
Hips: 48.5"
Thigh: 30.5"

L2D1 (4/7) measurements:
CW: 251 (-7 lbs)
Chest: 40.5" (-.5”)
Upper Arm: 17" (-0)
Waist: 43" (-1”)
Hips: 48.5" (-0)
Thigh: 30.5" (-0)

Jerzeeblondie

Yay! Looks like most of us survived Level 1! Barely! I took my measurements this morning and will begin Level 2 tonight. Total of 7 lbs lost and 1.5" so I'm happy!

As of L1D1 (3/28), my measurements are:
W: 258
Chest: 41"
Upper Arm: 17"
Waist: 44"
Hips: 48.5"
Thigh: 30.5"

Wow that's great! Awesome job
L2D1 (4/7) measurements:
CW: 251 (-7 lbs)
Chest: 40.5" (-.5”)
Upper Arm: 17" (-0)
Waist: 43" (-1”)
Hips: 48.5" (-0)
Thigh: 30.5" (-0)

Jerzeeblondie

L1D8 completed.

Mind is fried from work and I get to go back to a worse situation tomorrow. FML

I know how that goes but be proud u still did the workout even after a bad day!

Jerzeeblondie

I had to skip another day! :grumble: My professors piled on the work this week.

Anyway, I just completed L1D9 (and it seems most of you have caught up to me! lol) and I'm so surprised that even though I have missed 3 or 4 days, I feel absolutely amazing! I'm still scared to step on the scale, but I'm just thrilled at my energy throughout my workout today. I actually found myself smiling instead of grumbling and I didn't completely melt into the floor after the bicycle crunches. I shot right up into the split position to stretch. One more day and then it's time to brave level 2 :drinker:.

My professors are doing the same thing.... they know it's close to the end of the semester so they are loading me up with work. It's great that you have more energy, so who cares what the scale says... you are obviously doing somethibg right even if the scale isnt reflecting it yet,

Jerzeeblondie

By the way, I finished L1D10 today!! WOOOO & now my body is going to take a break from Shred tomorrow & I'll begin Level 2 on Sunday. Hope everyone is sticking to it! And I'm praying for a little less busy of a week so I can post more often! REALLLYYY wish the blackberry app had the community threads! Would make staying connected & motivated much easier for those busy times.

Anyway I'm going to take my weight & measurements on Sunday before I begin level 2....

KEEP SHREDDING!

crjugrl

I'm not gonna lie, I'm still pretty livid. I started MFP a month ago with the very realistic intention of losing 20 pounds in 5 months. I lost 4 pounds in 2 weeks doing Turbo Jam, and after doing the 30 day shred for these last 2 weeks, I'm half a pound shy of my starting weight. That leaves me with a month wasted and now 4 months to lose 20 pounds. Not a happy camper. Maybe I'll have to start incorporating Turbo Jam with the Shred. I just hope I'll be able to find the time.

L1D10- Complete

Update:

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Level 1 starting measurements

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Chest - 36"
R. Arm - 13"
L. Arm - 12"
Waist - 32"
Hips - 44"
R. Thigh - 27"
L. Thigh - 27"

Weight - 161.8

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Level 1 ending measurements

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Chest - 36"
R. Arm - 13"
L. Arm - 12.5" (+0.5")
Waist - 31" (-1")
Hips - 44"
R. Thigh - 27"
L. Thigh - 26" (-1")

Weight - 165.4 (+3.6)

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Totals

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1.5" loss
3.6 lb gain

WTF.

Mundy86

L1D9

Hiked yesterday and took the day before off, just too tired.

Husband is out of town so I am trying a sweet potato for dinner with a melon. Not bad. I find it so difficult to make dinner any more. Trying not to live my life around food but its nice to sit down and have a meal not just one or two items. As I learn to make healthier options and get my husband to like them it will be easier. I was thinking to get new plates as well. Will I ever get to the point I have a "normal" meal.

Sorry for the bable it may not make sence but to tired to reread. This 4on 1off 3on 1off 2on 1off 1on 12 hour shift rotation is frying my brain.

Jerzeeblondie

I'm not gonna lie, I'm still pretty livid. I started MFP a month ago with the very realistic intention of losing 20 pounds in 5 months. I lost 4 pounds in 2 weeks doing Turbo Jam, and after doing the 30 day shred for these last 2 weeks, I'm half a pound shy of my starting weight. That leaves me with a month wasted and now 4 months to lose 20 pounds. Not a happy camper. Maybe I'll have to start incorporating Turbo Jam with the Shred. I just hope I'll be able to find the time.

L1D10- Complete

Update:

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Level 1 starting measurements

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Chest - 36"
R. Arm - 13"
L. Arm - 12"
Waist - 32"
Hips - 44"
R. Thigh - 27"
L. Thigh - 27"

Weight - 161.8

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Level 1 ending measurements

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Chest - 36"
R. Arm - 13"
L. Arm - 12.5" (+0.5")
Waist - 31" (-1")
Hips - 44"
R. Thigh - 27"
L. Thigh - 26" (-1")

Weight - 165.4 (+3.6)

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Totals

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1.5" loss
3.6 lb gain

WTF.

Just stick with it... those inches you are gaining are more likely muscle, which does weigh more than fat. It takes the muscle to burn the fat off, so this is a good thing. You should see much better results after level 2.... have you changed your diet or water consumption at all? Make sure you are getting enough calories and water too.

Jerzeeblondie

L1D9

Hiked yesterday and took the day before off, just too tired.

Husband is out of town so I am trying a sweet potato for dinner with a melon. Not bad. I find it so difficult to make dinner any more. Trying not to live my life around food but its nice to sit down and have a meal not just one or two items. As I learn to make healthier options and get my husband to like them it will be easier. I was thinking to get new plates as well. Will I ever get to the point I have a "normal" meal.

Sorry for the bable it may not make sence but to tired to reread. This 4on 1off 3on 1off 2on 1off 1on 12 hour shift rotation is frying my brain.

I know what you mean, I was a dispatcher with rotating shifts and figuring out when to cook and how to eat healthy wasn't easy I wasn't successful at it. And I always felt like I was eatting snacks for dinner cause I could never have a full meal... and those days off were spent getting other things done or workouts in, not cooking a meal. Hope it gets easier, but good job sticking with the workout!

Jerzeeblondie

Well I'm hoping that the gain in weight was a combination of muscle and the fact TOM is coming cause I gained back to my starting weight. I was surprised that my thighs were still the same because they feel like rocks and I thought they'd actually be bigger lol

Start of level 1:

CW: 213.6
Chest: 44"
L Arm: 14.5"
R Arm: 14.5"
Abs: 44"
Hips: 45.5"
R Thigh: 22"
L Thigh: 22"


After Level 1:

Weight: 215.6
Chest: 44" (-0)
L Arm: 13.5" (-1")
R Arm: 14" (-0.5")
Abs: 44" (-0)
Hips: 45" (-0.5)
R Thigh: 22" (-0)
L Thigh: 22" (-0)

Gained 2lbs
Lost 2"

crjugrl

Just stick with it... those inches you are gaining are more likely muscle, which does weigh more than fat. It takes the muscle to burn the fat off, so this is a good thing. You should see much better results after level 2.... have you changed your diet or water consumption at all? Make sure you are getting enough calories and water too.

Yes, I just changed my goal from 1200 calories (1.5 lb loss per week) to 1390 calories (1 lb loss per week), which I have seen no loss anyway lol. I know for a fact that I don't drink enough, but I just hate drinking water, never mind constantly. I've never been a big drinker. I need to change that.

L2D1 - Complete + 20 minutes of Turbo Jam

Man! Level 2 kicked my butt!! I don't know if it was just because I did Turbo Jam before it or what... I like the moves, even though they shake my apartment like crazy... but I didn't have the energy to keep up from the middle of the workout on, which is weird after having so much energy in level 1. I know my endurance can only grow stronger from here, just like it did after a few days in the first level.

Mundy86

L2D1 - Complete + 20 minutes of Turbo Jam

Man! Level 2 kicked my butt!! I don't know if it was just because I did Turbo Jam before it or what... I like the moves, even though they shake my apartment like crazy... but I didn't have the energy to keep up from the middle of the workout on, which is weird after having so much energy in level 1. I know my endurance can only grow stronger from here, just like it did after a few days in the first level.

Just wait for the rockstar jumps, sumo hops, mountain climbers and jump squats in level 3. Those will shake your house!!!!

L1D10 Finished. Felt good, not sure if I am up to moving to level 2. Hate having to rebuild the endurance when restarting a new level. Yet that part of why this work out works.

Keep it up!!!

crjugrl

I'm sad to see that we've lost so many people in this challenge, but I'm really glad to be part of the few who are still toughing it out :drinker: (even though it's not as consistently as I'd originally hoped). That's saying something for me. I've always been a quitter at heart and it's so nice to see that's changing.

Took a day off, but not intentionally. I procrastinate too much and it was midnight by the time I contemplated exercising.. and even though I told my downstairs neighbor I'd be working out and she was okay with it, I'd rather not abuse that privilege at a time everyone, including myself, should be asleep.

L2D2 - Complete

I know it's only day 2, but I'm already sweating like crazy by the end of circuit 1... and for most of the exercises I try to start out doing the "advanced" version, but about half-way through I switch to the modified version. Sometimes I stop altogether to catch a breath. I feel like this level is so much longer than level 1. I really really have to push myself to actually do the last 3 exercises or so because by then, I'm so done with it.. lol.. and I swear the "If you want a 20 minute workout, you have to push yourself" speech every 30 seconds makes me unsure of whether I want to mute the dvd or smash it... but unfortunately I'm not used to the timing or these moves yet.. so muting it is out of the question.. and since I'm still fat, smashing it is too. Also, the "phoning it in at the gym" phrase..... gaaahhhh. Anyway, I just keep telling myself, if those girls can do it without half the fuss I put up, then I must be doing something really good for my body.. even though right now it feels like I'm trying to kill it.

shababe2010

Level 2 day 16. I have to do measurements this week.

Jerzeeblondie

I'm sad to see that we've lost so many people in this challenge, but I'm really glad to be part of the few who are still toughing it out :drinker: (even though it's not as consistently as I'd originally hoped). That's saying something for me. I've always been a quitter at heart and it's so nice to see that's changing.

Took a day off, but not intentionally. I procrastinate too much and it was midnight by the time I contemplated exercising.. and even though I told my downstairs neighbor I'd be working out and she was okay with it, I'd rather not abuse that privilege at a time everyone, including myself, should be asleep.

L2D2 - Complete

I know it's only day 2, but I'm already sweating like crazy by the end of circuit 1... and for most of the exercises I try to start out doing the "advanced" version, but about half-way through I switch to the modified version. Sometimes I stop altogether to catch a breath. I feel like this level is so much longer than level 1. I really really have to push myself to actually do the last 3 exercises or so because by then, I'm so done with it.. lol.. and I swear the "If you want a 20 minute workout, you have to push yourself" speech every 30 seconds makes me unsure of whether I want to mute the dvd or smash it... but unfortunately I'm not used to the timing or these moves yet.. so muting it is out of the question.. and since I'm still fat, smashing it is too. Also, the "phoning it in at the gym" phrase..... gaaahhhh. Anyway, I just keep telling myself, if those girls can do it without half the fuss I put up, then I must be doing something really good for my body.. even though right now it feels like I'm trying to kill it.

I'm also sad that not too many people are still with us, but I know there are a bunch of other threads for 30 DS so if you need even more motivation check in with some of them too. I'm also sad to say I havent started level 2 yet... school is killing me this week... I am sooo ready for school to be over. Being busy and TOM put me in a total lazy mood whenever I got a chance to relax I took it. I acutally lost almost 2 lbs from giving myself a break with exercise, but tomorrow first thing in the morning I will be starting level 2.

Also I know exactly what you mean by being ready to mute it or smash it. After a little while Jillians voice becomes so annoying.. and once you know every word the instructor of a workout dvd is going to say, the workout becomes annoying. But it's a love/hate kind of relationship I have with Jillian... I hate her voice sometimes and the things she says, but I love that she knows what she's doing and kicks my butt... even when I wish I could hate her for it lol

Mundy86

L2D1and2 done. Day 1 on Monday and Day 2 today. Its killer changing levels but this is my favorite level. Working on my plank moves, trying to keep my hands under my shoulders and not use leverage with my hands out about infront.

Got a Heart Rate Monitor today and it said I burned 350 cals. I'm excited to see what my hike is tomorrow.

NSVs of the week....

-One of my favorite doctors at work commented on my weight loss.
-Found a great dress for my cruise in 3 weeks that I feel comfortable in.
-Took a picture in dress and noticed my weight loss myself in the face. -hard to notice your own weight loss in pictures/mirrors-

I get tired of the same thing being said each day but could not do it with only the music. I need her verbal cues to change to next set. I want to make a music set to play druing it and just have her on low. I have not done a whole level with out her comentary, does any one know if there is some type of signal to change to the next move? That would be a great idea if not already there.

One day off is not the end of the world, get back on track the next day.

Jerzeeblondie

L2D1 completed. I was sweating the entire time! I got a little bit dizzy after the plank jacks and of course I hate the jump rope part. My arms were killing even with 3 lb weights. I can't wait to get better at this level, I was definitely feeling out of breath for some of it!

Mundy86

L2D3&4 finished.

Hiked on Thursday then did D3 Friday and D4 tonight. Its gread I might actualy be to the point where I enjoy working out. Why you may ask... Had a potluck at work and did ok but could do better, had ice cream cake but did not feel guilty about it. Then went out to dinner with a coworker/friend and cut my sandwich in half and was more then full. Then I came home and just did DVD just because. Did not have to talk my self into it and did not do it because I felt guilty. Yay me.

I have over eaten the last 3 days at one meal each day. Its good and bad. Good because one I consider it over eating on meals that I would have finished prior without issue. Then two I stayed very close to my calories even with these meals. Bad becaue I dont want to get use to that about of food at one sitting.

ukjessi

Hi all!

Sooo sorry for not checking in more often! The past week has been hectic, but I've only missed one day!

Tomorrow begins Level 3 Day 1 for me. I'm not oing to take measurements because I want to see the bigger difference at the end (but I know I'm losing inches)! Its amazing how much my stamina has improved in only 3 weeks. I might just get the nerve to try Insanity or Turbo Jam...I have both but never started either. I also have P90X but after trying that a couple of times I know I need to get a little stronger and have a little more endurance before I tackle that again. Otherwise, I'd just get discouraged and quit.

Hope all of you are doing great! We're almost there!!

crjugrl

Took 2 days off exercise entirely, can't even remember why at this point (whether it was laziness, a ton of homework, as usual, or a combination of the two). The next day (which was yesterday) I did 45min of ZUMBA for the first time and am absolutely in love. And today I completed L2D3. It's not getting any easier, but I still enjoy the challenge. For the moves I can't stand to do after a while, I do for as long as I can stand it and then I make sure I'm moving around or doing something else to keep my heart rate up. I also kept the dvd on low and blasted some upbeat music to keep me going. This was also the first time I used my 3lb weights that I FINALLY bought. Those soup cans can finally go back in the cupboard lol. Oh! And I finally dropped the stupid weight I gained during level 1. That's a huuuge relief. Hope everyone had a great weekend :flowerforyou:.

Jerzeeblondie

hey shredders! Just wanted to check in while I have the time... today will be L2D4 for me... I have had so much homework and NO time to get it all done. Plus preparing for finals is killing me! But it's almost over and I'll have even more time to exercise.. that'll be nice! I'm still using the 3 lb weights and still hating some of the moves, but I think I can see a little bit of a difference. Hope everyone is having a great week so far... mine has been crazy and it's only Tuesday!

Mundy86

L2D5 finished.

Looking at the rest of my month, I will almost finish all 30 days. 1 day short then take in account 2 more hiking days so a total of 3 days short before I leave on my cruise. I have done well though from my memory there has not been a day where I did not do it just because I did not want to. Well may be one, I'm going to look and see.

Half way there!!

4 days missed due to hiking
2 days missed not sure why
2 days missed due to hockey

ukjessi

NSV: Had to go shopping for an interview suit and am officially down a size!!!! Woohoo!! That makes me so happy I don't even care what the scale says in the morning (well, almost not care!)! Doing a happy dance!!

March 6 - Size 24 Tops and 22 pants
April 20 - Size 22 Tops and 20 pants (size 20 tops and 18 pants are only slightly tight...hopefully next shopping trip I will have skipped these two altogether!! )

Cannot believe I am so close to no longer wearing 20-something sizes!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mundy86

L2D 6,7,8 finished. With a hike on Friday.

I wish I was seeing a drop in the measurements. Not sure why I am not when I am seeing a drop on the scale.

Hope I am going to get the last 4lbs off before my cruise. My weigh in day is Friday so I dont see it happening as that puts me just one week out for my normal weigh in day. I most likely will weigh in the morning we leave which is tuesday may 3. 10 days away. There might be a chance for that but slim.

ukjessi

Here's my final results after completing L3D10 yesterday:

Final Results:
Before Weight: 258 After: 247
Before Chest: 41” After: 39.5”
Before Upper Arm: 17” After: 16.5”
Before Waist: 44” After: 42”
Before Hips: 48.5” After: 47.5”
Before Thigh 30.5” After: 28.5”

Total Lbs Lost - 11
Total Inches Lost - 7