Joined the new group

I did take measurements at day 1 and day 15 but kind of wish I had done pictures and more frequent measurements. I didn't do it because I was afraid I'd obsess over progress or lack of progress but looking back, I wish I had.

I like your idea of starting with a clean slate...I think it's a good mindset. My real incentive for finishing this is that I really want to do something different but I don't want to let myself give up on this. I think I'm someone who needs to rotate more exercises to prevent boredom. When I finish this, I get my heart rate monitor so that's my incentive too. Then I'm going to get new sneakers and join the gym my girlfriend goes to. I've been told there was a Jensen Ackles look-alike there...not that that had anything to do with my decision lol. She said she'll teach me to lift and coach me. She usually does pretty much 100% strength training and goes during the day while I'm at work so she agreed to come with me 1 or 2 nights a week and then I'll do a DVD from home and probably a Saturday or Sunday class at the gym. I'm thinking Ripped in 30 Monday/Wednesday/Friday, strength/lifting Tuesday, cardio Thursday and a class or more strength/lifting on Saturday. Then I'll have Sunday for rest.

Edit: Forgot this...I think level 3 is better than level 2 but I miss the ease of level 1. I look back on how I felt (like I was dying) on day 1 and can't believe level 1 now seems easy to me. I'm glad there's less plank work and that I feel like the exercises actually target what they're supposed to. I hate the jumping lunge things though...I can't do it and keep my balance and line up my knees properly. My knees started hurting after I did it Monday so now I'm doing kind of in between Natalie & Anita. I bring my foot closer to the other one and then jump instead of jumping from the same stance as Natalie.