is anyone discouraged?

googly1982

i'm on day two, level 3 and i definitely feel stronger and am seeing some difference. but overall, i feel like the most significant change is the bulk it has created. i lost a couple of pounds initially, but they're back and i have been really diligent with my eating. i won't stop before 30 days, but just wanted to know how you guys are feeling. i'm gonna need a new plan when this is done, unless there is some kind of miracle in the next 8 days maybe i'll seriously up my cardio next week. i think i do build muscle pretty quickly, but i don't feel like my fat is changing much.

LoveActually

I'm not so much discouraged as I am board. I was irritated this week because even with working out two times a day and eating clean, I gained. Dammit! I just keep telling myself it's muscle. I am definitely strong and can keep up with cardio much better than before.

I have also started P90X so when 30 DS is done I'll be 10 days into that.

I'm looking forward to taking my measurements though. I'm sure those have dropped.

shmunster

I know Ive bulked up a little, but I think Ive still lost a bit of fat, I'm not measuring til the end though

I lost the first week, gained the next, and lost last week, weigh in tomorrow so will see how I go, then 6 more days of 30ds til the end

cdnclovr

I hear you. I've done the Shred 15 times at Level 1 (I take every Friday off) and started Level 2 last night. I workout 6 days a week and include the treadmill for 15/20 minutes before the Shred (total minimum 40 mins/day). Like you, I feel stronger but I've lost absolutely no weight and no inches. I was hoping the Shred would get me off this plateau that I've been on since the second week of December... Nothing! I'm utterly disappointed.

googly1982

ugh. well, i think i just need to view these 30 days as a stage, not as a direct means to an end result. i'm gonna have to keep working for awhile to reach the place i want to be at. my body holds onto fat for dear life and likes to sit at the weight i'm at. its gonna happen, i just have to keep at it. i've realized that i have done this sort of thing repeatedly - worked really hard for almost an entire program, only to convince myself that it isn't working, then quit. then a year later i look back at pictures of myself and realize that it was working! i'm thinking that when this is over, i switch to full on cardio and tracy anderson's methods 3 times a week. i'm gonna need to focus on my smaller muscle groups once i finish getting the big ones in shape. that should help with some of the bulk.

Marebare74

Hey ladies! It might be water weight! All these muscles are working so hard and repairing themselves and retaining water... So when you give yourself a rest at the end and flush with lots of water, you may like what you see on the scale. I haven't been eating that well all 30 days, so I know that is why the scale is not moving too much for me as a whole, but I do know that my jeans are getting saggy regardless of my eating.
With that said I am sooooo glad I only have 5 days to go. I look forward to replacing this stuff with relaxing yoga!

shmunster

I lost again this week, am really hanging to see measurements next week when I finish, and I'm not sure how much I might have lost, I still have a lot of flab, but am hoping I might have lost a few inches anyway

Think I'll do ripped after this, see if I can shed the last of this fat and actually get some muscles showing up