Shred starting may 26th
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Level 1, Day 8: finished, barely
Holy Smokes! That was a tough one. I felt sick and woozy through the whole thing. After thinking about it, I have concluded that I haven't had any protein today. I guess tomorrow I will have to either make time to eat or plan better on the run.0 -
Sorry if I have missed a day or two of checking in....I am currently on day 3 of level 2 (day 13). I LOVE level 2 but it really pushes me! I am definitely stronger than when I started on May 25th and even though I have not checked my measurement, I have moved to the next hole in my belt and my favorite pair of work pants are never going to be worn by me again! I have lost plenty in the hips, waist and abs that they are at least an inch and a half too BIG for me! There is no elastic or belt loops.
Uh-oh! That means that my favorite pair of dress pants won't fit either! Nothing like losing weight and inches to motivate one to go clothes shopping! LOL
Keep on going!! You are doing this for you and for your health and YOU ARE WORTH IT!!!! :flowerforyou: :bigsmile: :drinker:0 -
Is it bragging if I say I went back at the end and redid the 3rd round of cardio? I like that part!!
Plus it helps if on the Punches if you get down to an angle where the end of your punch is in Jillian's face.
Punch Punch !!!
LOL I LOVE the punches and that is a good idea! I actually like the 3rd circuit cardio, too but probably because I have built up strength and stamina to do all four of them. In fact, now that I'm in Level 2 I actually miss some of the cardio from Level 1.
Keep up the great work! I'm seeing tons of results in my clothes already and I'm just about halfway through!
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I just got here. Is there a shred for beginners. I can't do even 1 pushup.:flowerforyou: I hope some of you start one in mid-June.
Yeah, just jump on in! But don't start on a Tuesday (I read recently that you are less likely to stick with a workout or eating plan if you begin on a Tuesday....I don't remember the reasoning why). We'll be here to support you through it and do the beginner push-ups the best you can. Even when I got to day 10 of Level 1 I still had to do some of the beginner push-ups although I gave "real" push-ups a try first.
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Finally stopped Chickening Out and did Day 1 of the Level 2 Shred and liked it.
Yes it kicked my butt. Yes I'm sore today. Yes I had to stop & catch my breath 3 times. Yes I changed up doing the harder versions to the easier versions mid workout and back again. Yes, I felt my workout was drowning me.
Yes I remember when Level One was like this and I kicked its butt so I'm going to keep pushing and I'm going to beat this one too.
Good luck everyone Don't give up We can all win this one!!!0 -
Day 8 - Level 1
Is it bragging if I say I went back at the end and redid the 3rd round of cardio? I like that part!!
Plus it helps if on the Punches if you get down to an angle where the end of your punch is in Jillian's face.
Punch Punch !!! Hang in there think I'll start Level 2 tonigh and if its not too bad I'll finish it!!
I am a little bit behind you , I just finished day 7 this morning. I feel really tired and sluggish. Are you going through the same thing?0 -
Never walk away from Jillian, she's awefully hard to walk back to. After a weekend away, I finally got back to it this morning.
Level 1, Day7? I lost a lot of my momentum skipping 4 days. I may have to go more than 10 days on this level. We shall see.
StrawberrySuz, did you try Level 2 with better shoes? How was it?
Just get back on board and if it means starting over, start over and do it for YOU! :flowerforyou:
The first day of doing Level 2 with my work shoes was great but for some reason the second day I was sliding. I had to take it down a notch and not do the leap frog plans or jumping jack planks so I didn't go sliding, but I just think it might be partly the mat that I am using. I will push the mat forward and make sure that my feet are on the actual floor instead of the mat. If that doesn't help then I will need to make sure my feet land on actual concrete rather than the peel and stick tiled floor. :ohwell:0 -
No - are you making sure to eat enough? Drink enough? Fiber enough? Do you eat before the AM workout? Just a little snack or something really helps me.
I do the shred in the Evenings and my cardio in the mornings. I log it all in the AM the past couple of days because I found this helps me EAT enough through the day because if I don't log my Shred until night then I'm WAY behind in calories and eating at night has never been my thing:
"Day food goes to work - night food goes to bed" has been a weight control motto of mine for a decade
Plus a study came out a week or two ago that said eating the majority of your calories thru the active parts of the day keeps your weight gain down.
I hope this helps. Its hard and Jillian is a biotch to beat but I look forward to defeating the work out. There is also a couple 10 minute trainer workouts available for free online that are a little easier (aside from holding plank position for one minute OMG thats horrid) and pretty quick to get through because it offers 1 minute for each exercise and they do not repeat so its kind of fun to try 10 different exercises back to back.0 -
Great job, Shamrock and StrawberrySuz!!!
I have missed 2 more day.:huh: I'm sad that I missed the days, but I can assure you it was for a good cause. I have spent the last 2 days at the zoo, enjoying the nice weather with my children.0 -
What is shred if I may ask?
It is a Jillian Michaels workout DVD. It lasts 30 days and you can lose up to 20 lbs. It costs about 10 bucks at Walmart..
It's free on Vimeo0 -
Level 1, Day 9: complete.0
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Hey ladies, mind if I join this support thread :flowerforyou: ?
I started on May 31st, did Levels 1 & 2 today - found 1 easy so skipped to 2 after day 9... regretting that decision today as it was rock hard!
After day 5 I was seriously sluggish though and my ITB (the stablising muscles at the side of my thighs) reeeally hurt!
How are you all getting on? Suz i am doing it on a yoga mat if that helps with the slipping?0 -
Welcome, KatyV! We would love to have you along! I am hoping (in a really dreading sort of way) to start level 2 on Monday.0
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Level 1, Day 10: finished
Level 2 tomorrow? A very reluctant I think so.0 -
Sorry ladies that I haven't written recently. Been more active on the site and then could not find the thread.
So, I have finished day 17 of the 30 days and that was 10 days in Level 1 and now 7 days in Level 2. Got my "visitor" as my best friend likes to call it and really thought about "phoning it in" the past two days but pushed through. I really want to kill Jill but I'm seeing results so she may live another day. :laugh:
Some new NSV: wore a beautiful purple silk tank top that I've not been able to wear for years today. Tried it on last night and it fit much looser than it did just a month or so ago when I tried it on. :happy:
Also, was looking for an outfit my mom purchased for me when I was a teenager (this was over 20 years ago) that I absolutely HATED but have come to like. I never did wear it before and I wanted to see if I could fit into it now. Well, didn't locate it but did find a skirt that I used to wear a lot about 7 years ago and a top that matched it that I picked up at the thrift store. The top was brand new and I was shocked that it didn't fit when I bought it. Well....tried them both on last night and the top fit amazingly well (Jaclyn Smith size 12) and the skirt fit but I couldn't zip up all the way (Jaclyn Smith size 8). I'm thinking come end of the 30 days and I will be able to get into it!! :happy: I so, I might wear when I see my sister on the 24th (the day after my 30 DS is over) and see what kind of reaction I get from her. I just saw her back on May 20th so hopefully she will see a HUGE difference in that month.
Well, ladies, hang in there! I am still having a hard time with the leap frog style jumps but I've manage to do the plank jumping jacks. I have both a yoga mat and some of those thicker mats that interlock for my workouts. I have found that if I do the plank moves with my hands on the mat but my feet on the actual flooring I can do them. The jumps are just a little too hard because I keep feeling like I'm slipping. Surprisingly, my regular walking shoes are working out much better than my non-slip safety shoes for this so I just keep them on after I do my walk/run and then go do my workout.
My biggest problem is I'm sweating like a pig in a luau! By the end of circuit one I feel drenched and by the middle of circuit three the sweat is literally dripping off of me. Anyone else have this issue? Any advice? I don't add salt to my foods and try to watch my sodium intake. I try to make sure I'm drinking plenty of water but could probably add more. How about drinks like Gatorade or something that is supposed to add electrolytes back into the body? (I personally HATE the flavor of Gatorade but would be willing to drink it if it helped my body.)
Ladies, we can do this!! We are more than half way there!!! :drinker:0 -
Suz, that is fantastic! You should be so proud of your hard work.0
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Thanks, CricketKate! Just weighted in this morning and I'm down 2.5 lbs from my last weigh in, which was the day I started the shred. It would be nice to lose another 2.5 lbs to finish it out. I really didn't expect to lose anything, so I'm happy about this! :happy: :bigsmile:0
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Level 2, Day 1: ugh, finished.
Let's just say I have a lot to build on. :blushing:0 -
Hey ladies, mind if I join this support thread :flowerforyou: ?
I started on May 31st, did Levels 1 & 2 today - found 1 easy so skipped to 2 after day 9... regretting that decision today as it was rock hard!
After day 5 I was seriously sluggish though and my ITB (the stablising muscles at the side of my thighs) reeeally hurt!
How are you all getting on? Suz i am doing it on a yoga mat if that helps with the slipping?
Delighted to have you on board! Welcome!! :flowerforyou: I have a yoga mat and another mat that is sold to be placed under exercise equipment which gives me some EXTRA cushioning while doing the workouts on the basement floor. I will have to try doing the leap frog jumps tomorrow on the yoga mat. Surprisingly my walking shoes have better grip than my safe-t-shoes for work. :huh:0 -
Day 18 is done! I weighted myself today and found that I have lost 2.5 lbs since I started the 30 Day Shred! WOO HOO!! :bigsmile: :blushing:
Just wondering, since I cannot find the post anymore, does anyone have the link to the workouts from Vimeo (or something like that)??? Thanks in advance if you do!
Have to get to bed since I need to do my workout first thing in the morning before going to work since I won't want to do it after work and the baseball game.0 -
Hi ladies - thank you for the lovely welcome
WOW well done Suz!
I run a lot, long distance (though don't lose any weight, even marathon training :blushing: ) so I don't really expect to lose any weight with JM but I measured myself and have lost 1in off my hips since 31 May!
Did L1+2 on Saturday... ran on Sunday so didn't bother with Jill - did L2 last night. My favourite thing about this workout is that it's quick - it CAN be squished in even at times like this when work is manic and family are bleating like newborn lambs...0 -
Arg!! I have not been feeling well - I think I have a flu bug.
I have NO energy to work out and no appetite either. Hope it moves on soon!
Maybe by Thursday I can get back on the horse!!!!
I am really impressed by all of you - you're inspiring! Beat the Jillian!!!0 -
I hope you feel better Sharock.
I have been so crazy busy with the kids. I've been struggling to make time. I'll keep plugging away.0 -
Shamrock, hope you DON'T have the flu and are feeling better soon!! :flowerforyou:
Well, I finished up level 2 last night and today I will begin level 3!! I watched the workout on Monday and I'm excited to give it a try. :bigsmile:
I have the opportunity to show off my sleeker body this weekend at a picnic and I'm excited about that. Only my brother, sis-in-law, nephew and mom have seen me in shorts and I would love to be in the next smaller size by then! Everyone else has only seen me in skirts or dresses so they don't realize how much smaller my legs and thighs have gotten since starting the Shred.
Here's to all of you still plugging away! :drinker: As I told my sister who is working up to just START level one: Do it at your own speed and pace until you can do it keeping up with the girls. There is no shame in giving it all you have even if all you have is 1/3 of what they have. The most important thing is to NOT give up! Keep on doing it and do it until you feel good about what you have done. I've told a number of people that if they have to do level one for 30 days it is better than doing nothing for 30 days, so do what you can and then move on.
So I'm going to tell all of you on this journey: Do what you can, don't stop and just keep giving it all that you have even if all that you have is less than JM wants. No sense in trying to kill yourself, just keep moving and doing what you can!! :drinker:0 -
Okay, ladies!! SO, who has moved on to level 3???
This was my second day in level three and my thighs are killing me with some of those moves. I'm a little disappointed we aren't doing much in the way of strengthening the triceps muscles and to be honest, some of the moves don't seem like level 3...more like level one, like the one where we have the single weight and drop it down and then press it up. I don't feel a whole lot of workout in that move...perhaps I should have a heavier weight for it??
Anyway, hoping these last eight days will give me more in the way of results. I would hate to have to do two-a-days just to get the results I'm looking for but since I'm not getting a whole lot out of level 3 except a lot of sweat loss, I might do level 1 and level 3 and the next day level 2 and level 3. Any thoughts about that?
Coworker today said she tried level one and "thought it was TOO easy" so she moved to level three and "it was TOO hard." *Shaking my head*......I don't really work with a smart bunch, however, just doing it ONCE may seem easy but do it 7, 8, 9 times in a row and see how easy it is. You have to keep doing it to feel the muscles working and getting stronger. I'm glad I've stuck through this.
My sister has been a big cheerleader for me and said that they are all exercising vicariously through me. LOL ...I hope I've inspired them to take whatever exercises they have been doing and step it up a notch!
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week 2 for me, and did level 2 for the second time, i have decided to finish this week on level 2 and then a week on level 1 then a week on level 3. i may want to kill myself afterwards, but at least i am pushing myself! I love how i feel after i am done!0
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also, in case anybody is interested. I pulled this off of pintrest. It is a regimine that is recommended by Jillian herself. just thought i would share!
DAY 1 - 30 DAY SHRED: LEVEL 1
DAY 2 - 30 DAY SHRED: LEVEL 1
DAY 3 - NO MORE TROUBLE ZONES
DAY 4 - 30 DAY SHRED: LEVEL 1
DAY 5 - BANISH FAT, BOOST METABOLISM
DAY 6 - QUICK TROUBLE ZONES
DAY 7 - OFF!
DAY 8 - 30 DAY SHRED: LEVEL 1
DAY 9 - 30 DAY SHRED: LEVEL 2
DAY 10 - QUICK TROUBLE ZONES
DAY 11 - 30 DAY SHRED: LEVEL 2
DAY 12 - BANISH FAST, BOOST METABOLISM
DAY 13 - NO MORE TROUBLE ZONES
DAY 14 - OFF!
DAY 15 - 30 DAY SHRED: LEVEL 1 & QUICK TROUBLE ZONES
DAY 16 - 30 DAY SHRED: LEVEL 2
DAY 17 - NO MORE TROUBLE ZONES
DAY 18 - 30 DAY SHRED: LEVEL 1 & 2
DAY 19 - NO MORE TROUBLE ZONES
DAY 20 - BANISH FAT, BOOST METABOLISM
DAY 21 - OFF!
DAY 22 - 30 DAY SHRED: LEVEL 2 & 1
DAY 23 - QUICK TROUBLE ZONES
DAY 24 - BANISH FAT, BOOST METABOLISM
DAY 25 - QUICK TROUBLE ZONES & 30 DAY SHRED: LEVEL 2
DAY 26 - OFF!
DAY 27 - NO MORE TROUBLE ZONES & 30 DAY SHRED LEVEL 1
DAY 28 - BANISH FAT, BOOST METABOLISM & QUICK TROUBLE ZONES
DAY 29 - 30 DAY SHRED: LEVEL 2 AND THEN LEVEL 1
DAY 30 - NO MORE TROUBLE ZONES0 -
also, in case anybody is interested. I pulled this off of pintrest. It is a regimine that is recommended by Jillian herself. just thought i would share!
DAY 1 - 30 DAY SHRED: LEVEL 1
DAY 2 - 30 DAY SHRED: LEVEL 1
DAY 3 - NO MORE TROUBLE ZONES
DAY 4 - 30 DAY SHRED: LEVEL 1
DAY 5 - BANISH FAT, BOOST METABOLISM
DAY 6 - QUICK TROUBLE ZONES
DAY 7 - OFF!
DAY 8 - 30 DAY SHRED: LEVEL 1
DAY 9 - 30 DAY SHRED: LEVEL 2
DAY 10 - QUICK TROUBLE ZONES
DAY 11 - 30 DAY SHRED: LEVEL 2
DAY 12 - BANISH FAST, BOOST METABOLISM
DAY 13 - NO MORE TROUBLE ZONES
DAY 14 - OFF!
DAY 15 - 30 DAY SHRED: LEVEL 1 & QUICK TROUBLE ZONES
DAY 16 - 30 DAY SHRED: LEVEL 2
DAY 17 - NO MORE TROUBLE ZONES
DAY 18 - 30 DAY SHRED: LEVEL 1 & 2
DAY 19 - NO MORE TROUBLE ZONES
DAY 20 - BANISH FAT, BOOST METABOLISM
DAY 21 - OFF!
DAY 22 - 30 DAY SHRED: LEVEL 2 & 1
DAY 23 - QUICK TROUBLE ZONES
DAY 24 - BANISH FAT, BOOST METABOLISM
DAY 25 - QUICK TROUBLE ZONES & 30 DAY SHRED: LEVEL 2
DAY 26 - OFF!
DAY 27 - NO MORE TROUBLE ZONES & 30 DAY SHRED LEVEL 1
DAY 28 - BANISH FAT, BOOST METABOLISM & QUICK TROUBLE ZONES
DAY 29 - 30 DAY SHRED: LEVEL 2 AND THEN LEVEL 1
DAY 30 - NO MORE TROUBLE ZONES
Thanks for sharing this! I Have the No More Trouble Zones but can't remember if I actually got the Banish Fat/Boost Metabolism video or not. I know I was trying for it on eBay and quite possibly have it but now don't know where I put it. :laugh:
From her newsletter she mentioned that she designed 30 Day Shred and Ripped in 30 to do for 30 consecutive days, which is why I'm doing it that way. Of course, she mentions to listen to your body and don't overtax yourself and if you feel you can't do it on a certain day then take a day off and get back on the next. I haven't given up yet although there are times when I wanted to but I'm liking the workout everyday thing. :bigsmile:0 -
Thanks for sharing that schedule!
I'm still here, though Jillian and I aren't on speaking terms right now. The real problem is just that I have bee so busy.0 -
LOL, Kate: Not on speaking terms with JM, huh? :laugh: :laugh:
:laugh: :laugh: My best friend's daughter told me yesterday that she hates her trainer, too. They just started the 30 DS and she was struggling to make it through level 1. :laugh:
Well, kind of fell of the wagon yesterday. It's not that I didn't exercise because I DID....spent 45 minutes mowing and trimming the lawn and then cleaning it all up. There are several LARGE hills in the back yards, so pushed the mower up those plenty of times and then went to picnic and ended up chasing my 20 month old great-niece all over the place....BUT, I got so depressed when I went to leave (its a LLLLOOOONNNNGGGGG story) that I didn't do my workout. I'm one day behind now as today is actually day 23 rather than day 24.
I did, however, get right back on and do the workout and added part of level 1 to add a little more in to my workout.
One week to the finish line! Going to give it my all and really push through! Sweating so much it is like rain is dripping off of me, but in the end the workout feels great! :drinker:0
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