30 Day Shred - Starting Around June 13th

Bee_B

Hey everybody! I finished L1D8 yesterday and D9 today. Almost done!! I'm taking a rest day tomorrow so I will finish my last day of L1 on Friday and start L2 on Saturday. It's a tough level but I'm looking forward to the challenge.

I have read posts from people wondering whether or not they should take rest days. I also have Jillian Michael's Ripped in 30 DVD and at the beginning she says that she always recommends working out 5-6 days a week and taking at least one rest day. Your body needs that rest day to heal the muscles you have been working. Personally I always take one day a week off and workout for the other 6. Hope this helps!

Have a great day everyone!!

bcl003

Ok so I fell off the wagon and have not done my workout for like 5 days!! Ugh, Father's Day stuff through me off, maybe I will start over tonight... I don't know, I do go on vacation starting Friday so maybe start over then?? Not sure yet but level one was getting a lot easier for me, hope I havn't messed all that work up!

kdrew11

So annoyed! Started 30 day shred on Saturday and also been running since last week too. Weighed myself this morning and put on over 2 lbs! Only had 3.5lbs to lose in less than 6 weeks and now have almost 6lbs to lose! Eating the same calories. What's the point. This was meant to help me get rid of the last few pounds and instead it's made me put on! :explode:

Hang in there! This same exact thing happened to me. I was 2lbs heavier for over a week, but im pegging It as water retention in the muscles. Don't be discouraged because the pounds will drop soon as long as you're following your net calorie allowance! Give it time. A lot of shredders gain weight the first couple weeks and then lose it later, myself included. I lost the 2lbs I gained!

Thank you. That's really good to know.

MrsMills712

L2D1 complete. I don't remember the last time I sweat this much. Haha

BeautyFromWithin

ARE YOU GUYS READY FOR THIS?

I finished all 10 days of level 1! DONEZO! COMPLETE! EL FIN! Hahaha, Can you tell I'm happy about that? However, I'm even more happy about my results. I've lost 6.5 inches in 10 days! :0. I still haven't dropped any weight, but that's okay.. I can work on that later and I hear a lot of people start dropping weight in the later rounds. Proof of my miracle :


Day 1: 6/13/11

Weight: 152.3
Natural Waist (above Belly Button) – 31
Inch below Belly Button – 39
Hips – 42
R Thigh – 25
L Thigh – 25
Bust – 35.5
L Arm – 12
R Arm – 11
Neck - 12.5

Day 10: 6/22/11
Weight: 152.3 [SAME]
Natural Waist (above Belly Button) – 30 [-1 in. loss]
Inch below Belly Button – 37.5 [-1.5 in. loss]
Hips – 41 [-1 in. loss]
R Thigh – 24 [-1 in. loss]
L Thigh – 24 [-1 in. loss]
Bust – 35 [-0.5 in loss]
L Arm – 11.5 [-0.5 in loss]
R Arm – 11 [SAME]
Neck - 12.5 [SAME]

Loss of 6.5 Inches!!!!

Now, my mom helped me measure on day one and her measurements could have been a little off.. but I can really see a difference in my body... It's tighter and clothes are easier to fit into! Also, my hips, I have been measuring a little lower than like where the pelvic bone is.. too accommodate the butt area too... That's where I'd like to see the weight loss the most! Also, I think the reason my arms started at different inches might have something to do with the fact that one of them is my throwing arm for softball so its more muscle and less flab then the other..

Moving on to level 2 tomorrow! Can't wait to see what more progress it will bring to me!

liza8888

Finished Day 10 of Level 1 this morning!!! Looking forward to different moves and dialogue too!

I didn't take measurements before I started (just weight) but may take them today before I start the next Level.

Congrats BeautyFromWithin - awesome results so far! Thanks so much for starting this blog - definitely keeping me motivated.

mormas

Hooray, level one completed. Bring on level two.

I took starting measurements also, but am not measuring again until day 30.

I had to weigh in weekly for another challenge I'm completing, and between day 1 - 7 I lost 3lb. I have been doing some additional Cardio every day and burning roughly an additional 400 calaories ( I'm counting the 30ds as 200Kcal burnt a session)

Keep up the good workeveryone

jdub2131

Day 7 complete (day 6 L2 - decided to push myself to the max and L1 didn't seem to be doing it)! My goal is to progress to L3 by day 10.

I will share my measurements at the end of 30 days since I don't want to be disappointed and lose motivation!

Keep up the great work everyone!

jdub2131

Now that I'm reading multiple posts...Just out of curiosity - is the point to stick with each level for a certain amount of time, or is it alright to move onto next level whenever you feel ready as JM states in video? Which is best? Each level has different workouts that may target different muscles??? Any suggestions since I moved onto L2 on day 2??

d0ni

@BeautyFromWithin : Congrats! -- I just started the shred on Monday this week and it's inspirational to see someone with good results so far & a positive attitude

appleskye

L1D8 complete! I did everything except the push-ups with Natalie today, so pleased. Good to see everyone sticking with it! I haven't lost any weight yet either, but I'm hoping it will start to show soon.

bullriderswife08

D9L1 COMPLETE!!!! It was great. I really feel like I have conquered level 1! Now if I could get rid of these shin splints. Anyone else having this problem? It only affects me when it comes to the jumping jacks and but kicks really. But it hurts Know any ways to get rid of them?

kellywiththebelly

heya everyone i'm on day 2 today!! omg what a killer lol she wasn't wrong saying " i know you just want to turn the dvd off" !!! i'm obviously a wimp:laugh: and well un fit time to get slim again how's everyone doing? x

ilovecreg120809

L1D6 done today halfway done level 1

Jessicapages

D11L2..DONE!!!!! OMG this is hard!!Please tell me it gets better??!! 265 Calories burned...WOW

MrsMills712

I didn't take any measurements before I started this. I did take some pictures though before starting. I just did my L1Done pictures and I can already see a difference. :-) I'm excited to see what 20 more days could look like. I too, had gained some weight, but i'm not worried about that after visually seeing the shrinking. Keep shredding, ladies!

jme1282

Question.....and it maybe a silly one.
Does anyone have sore muscles on one side of their body??? My right outer thigh hurts when squatting or going to sit. And especially when doing the side and forward lunges. Could I be doing the exercises wrong?

MegRuthie

Question.....and it maybe a silly one.
Does anyone have sore muscles on one side of their body??? My right outer thigh hurts when squatting or going to sit. And especially when doing the side and forward lunges. Could I be doing the exercises wrong?

I had soreness in just one arm one day. I think that may mean you're doing a deeper lunge on that side, it may be your stronger side so you naturally can get deeper into the exercise or take on more of the weight off to one side. I realized when I was doing pushups that my right arm was sore (which is my dominant side) and if I don't pay close attention, I easily let it do more of the pushing. If that makes sense.

M_lifts

Day 6 of level 1 (and 2) done!

aogundare

L1D7 done. I worked my butt off the last couple days to catch up on the missing day. Almost done with level 1. I'm getting annoyed with Jillian's voice, when my legs are dying. I understand why people yell at their tv's now.

Eviesmum

Day 9 of Level 1 for me yesterday (I do mine in the evening once little person is in bed).

For the last couple of days I've followed Natalie instead of Anita and blimey today I ache.

ShannonBas

Level 1/Day 7 Done!!

Might I say... I'm so tired of jumping jacks!! LOL!

Positive note... Hubby complimented me today! He says he can tell my tummy is getting smaller! To me, that tells me something... if HE can see a difference even with seeing me EVERY DAY... than that is awesome!! I love getting results.

I've been able to continue walking with my peeps this week, so that's extra calorie burns for me! YAY!! (I'm hoping to see the scale budge a little bit. ) If not, oh well... at least I'm loosing inches! I can FEEL it!!

maisiemum

day 6 level 1 done...today is day 7 but i do the dvd at night when Maisie is in bed...tried to do it whilst she was in her bouncy chair but she started screaming and i had to stop lol!! My fella says he really notices it on my arms and shoulders that they seem a lot more toned!! yey!!! I watched through level 2 after my workout last night and it looks sooooo hard!!!! xx

liza8888

Good morning! I won't be doing 30DS until this afternoon but wanted to post my measurements before I start Level 2 since I didn't for Level 1.

W - 178 (Before Level 1 - 181)
Right Thigh - 22 1/2
Hip - 46
Bust - 32
Waist - 34 1/2
Inch Below Belly Button - 40

Clothes feel so much better after 10 days of this so I think the inches are going down

thamre

L1D9 done! I am actually excited/ready to get to level 2. Time for a change. Although I only have 1 more day of level 1 and will be moving on, I will continue to do Level one until my friend is ready for level 2.

jme1282

Question.....and it maybe a silly one.
Does anyone have sore muscles on one side of their body??? My right outer thigh hurts when squatting or going to sit. And especially when doing the side and forward lunges. Could I be doing the exercises wrong?

I had soreness in just one arm one day. I think that may mean you're doing a deeper lunge on that side, it may be your stronger side so you naturally can get deeper into the exercise or take on more of the weight off to one side. I realized when I was doing pushups that my right arm was sore (which is my dominant side) and if I don't pay close attention, I easily let it do more of the pushing. If that makes sense.

Totally makes sense. It's in my right leg, which is my stronger side. I'll try to even out my lunges. thanks so much.

kateminx

L1D6 completed and I upped my weight to 5lb which did make me work harder - but I'm not sure I'm doing the abs workouts right as I'm not aching after ... any advice would be appreciated ! :flowerforyou:

bmfrazie

L1D10 finished! I am so excited to move onto the next level tomorrow. I am ready for a change! I don't weigh or do my measurements until Monday so I will post my progress then...or maybe it is better to post the details at the end!

BeautyFromWithin

^^ No post Monday please! It helps keep me motivated seeing how others are doing! Congrats on finishing Level 1!

As for me, day 1 of level 2 is done! So that means D11L2 is complete! Okay, there are SO MANY PLANKS! Wow! I've had a little experience with some of them from the ab class at my college, but still.. Wow! That and a lot of upper body exercises. My arms were killing me.. I didn't give 110 percent effort because I was trying to figure out how to do some of the exercises, but after the first 3ish days, I'm sure I'll have the whole thing down.

Ok so for those oblique twists... AHAHA, my flab is like a musical instrument flopping everywhere! Hopefully by day 10 it won't be as loud and more tighter? Am I the only one this happens to? Yikes. I am surprised though because I didn't sweat more than level one.. if anything I sweat less!

M_lifts

^^ No post Monday please! It helps keep me motivated seeing how others are doing! Congrats on finishing Level 1!

As for me, day 1 of level 2 is done! So that means D11L2 is complete! Okay, there are SO MANY PLANKS! Wow! I've had a little experience with some of them from the ab class at my college, but still.. Wow! That and a lot of upper body exercises. My arms were killing me.. I didn't give 110 percent effort because I was trying to figure out how to do some of the exercises, but after the first 3ish days, I'm sure I'll have the whole thing down.

Ok so for those oblique twists... AHAHA, my flab is like a musical instrument flopping everywhere! Hopefully by day 10 it won't be as loud and more tighter? Am I the only one this happens to? Yikes. I am surprised though because I didn't sweat more than level one.. if anything I sweat less!

really? i find level 2 is the one where i sweat the most! i burn more calories doing level 2 than level one or three on their own! hence why i do level one and level 2 together!
the planks are challenging arent they! you will def get into the swing of it in next to no time.