Jillian Michael's 30 day shred success?

Im new to MFP and looking at everyones comments and pics and am amazed at how determined everyone is...gives me hope for myself....question, what is this Jillian Michaels 30 day shred everyone is talking about??? I havent seen or heard of it.

It's a work out DVD you can buy from all sorts of places in shops and online. If you want to see what it's like, it's on YouTube. Search for Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred Level 1, Level 2 or Level 3.

I'm on level 1 Day 4! I really enjoy it!!

But at the end of it I am buggered hahaha

Finally finished my 30th day a few minutes ago!!!! I feel awesome!!!

Pictures!!!!!

i wish i could say the same as so many of the other posters, but the first time that i did it, i gained weight and inches. i took pictures. i took measurements. i did other physical activities while doing the 30DS. i kept my calories low. i drank lots of water. i took my vitamins. i did not take days off.

i was beat to hell and back the first week and a half. day 1-4, i could hardly walk. literally, i was so stiff that i'd whimper just walking to the bathroom. i had to modify some of the moves because i wasn't strong enough for them (i use the 5 lb. hand weights she sugggests). by workout 2, my knees were creaky and i felt like they were just going to shatter. by workout 3, i could almost keep myself together until she (jillian) introduced me to the "rockstar jump". i cocked my head and looked at jillian, flabbergasted that she was jumping around like someone lit her on fire.... what the hades..... seriously, what kind of happy pill was she taking when she decided to throw that one in the mix.... i digress (my apologies).

i can say this: though i did not lose any weight/inches from doing jillian's 30DS, i did notice a serious increase in my stamina and recovery time.

this time around, i'm at level 2, day 5, with the sweat still on my forehead from doing the workout. i take the weekend off. i'm still eating healthy and drinking lots of water. i do not wake up with any signifigant soreness. i haven't felt any real creaks in my knees. my calorie burn is down. now, i know some people would think that it's a bad thing but i read somewhere that as my body becomes healthier and more toned, the same workout that once had me burning 250 calories might not give me the same burn. i'm, again, okay with that because it means that i'm getting what i ultimately want from my body - to be fit.

i'm not mastering ALL of the moves but i've mastered most of them. i'm not bumbling through. i feel like the moves make sense and i really do feel it where she says i should be feeling it. better still, when doing my bicycle crunches.... my elbows touched my knees!!!

i can't give "rave reviews" and five stars because the 30-day shred didn't give me weight-loss and/or inch-loss. there is no miracle for either of those things. just try it for yourself and base your results off what you can live with. my feeling stronger was enough for me to go through the program again. even if, at the end of this, i don't see any results, it won't stop me from starting her 6-week six pack nor any of the other dvd's of hers that i've bought.

regardless of what i or anyone else says, keep going. if you give up because it's "too hard", you'll never know what it can do for you.

best of luck!

I finished the 30DS finally! Results here:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/683568-30-day-shred-results-photos

I am on day 3 of level 3 (so day 23 of 30).... I have only lost about 2 lbs.. buttt.. TWO inches off my belly! I measured at my belly button (not sure the correct place to measure) and it is already 2 inches smaller! My legs are getting more defined too. I still have a long way to go on my belly, but it is so exciting to see 2 inches gone in 23 days! I'm going to do her 6 pack in 6 weeks and/or ripped in 30 next.

Good luck!!!

I am on L1D6 and I still cannot finish the entire thing without stopping at least once. I hope my endurance will pick up after I keep doing this. I am so out of shape!

My daughter and I are on day 9 today. We can totally see the difference in endurance and toning. It' so easy to fit 20 minutes into your day if you are busy. The first day we were OMG, we can't do this. Day 3 was better and each day gets better and easier and you really feel like you accomplished something. We also started Boot camp (Day 2 today, will do it three times a week) so with the two combined we are hoping for awesome results.

PS: Boot camp uses a lot of the same excercises as JM but it is 60 min. long. Like Jillian Michaels on drugs! It's crazy but awesome. Good luck!