I'm 32 year old wife and mother to 3 boys (6, 4, and 7 months). Ever since I had my first son, I've always been within 10 lbs of my pregnancy starting weight. Over the years, my weight has slowly crept up until I got to be 20 lbs more than my pre pregnancy weight. I've never actually had to try to lose weight, so it was a struggle at first. I finally started to work on getting rid of the weight and then got pregnant with my youngest. Weight loss was put on hold. When I was cleared to start exercising again, the motivation wasn't quite there. I finally started making a true effort a few months ago and started the C25K program. I have completed that and have my first 5K next Sunday. I usually run 10-15 miles a week. We will be buying a treadmill soon, so I'll still be able to run once winter hits!

I'm 10 lbs from my GW and 15 lbs from my UGW. I've lost almost 25 lbs already. I have done 30DS many, many times (I might actually have L1 memorized), but have never completed it. Day 21 was as far as I've gotten. I'll be willing to do measurements and pics if they can stay in this group only! Lol!

I'm 36, married, and have a six and a half year old son. I joined MFP a year ago at 183lbs and am currently 138lbs (although I think its more now- bad week!) My ticker says my start weight is 191lbs, but I added the 8lbs I lost the 2 months before I joined MFP. I've done the 30DS before and lost a good few inches! I "only" have 9lbs to go (or more!) before I get to my goal of 129lbs and am hoping doing the Shred will get me there! ;D

I'm Helen, 26, married. Today is Day 3 of Level 1 of 30DS. My legs *ache* from the first two days, which I'm sure is a very good sign, but it's making me hobble up and down the stairs at work (: I haven't taken pictures or measurements yet but am planning to today. Also need to buy some scales (just moved house and left the last set behind...) so I can track progress! I'm motivated by the brave people who posted before and after pictures on the 30DS threads on MFP before...I don't have any weights so am using shampoo bottles instead, which are definitely not heavy enough. I try and do the video each day in the time between me getting home from work and the hubby getting back, as otherwise he will find me gasping on the floor clutching shampoo bottles - probably a sight that would stick in his mind for quite some time (:

I'm Ellie, 30, no longer fitting in my jeans and today I realised I no longer have an excuse not to do my shred DVD. I don't live in an apartment anymore. Time to dust of the DVD and let jillian kick my behind into shape., I am NOT buying bigger jeans.

Hi, I'm Peggy and just started MFP today, from a link a friend sent me I'm 25, going onto 26 in November, been underweight my entire high school career, because I did alot of sports. then came varsity and I got lazy, weight shot from 47kgs to 59 kgs in a space of 8 years... not good, I know (>.<)~

So now, i want to stay within the ideal weight for my height (1.65m) and get down to 55kgs, toning up and losing body fat!!

Signed up to run the 10km run in Mid-October and in my second week of training~

Oh! I live in South Africa by the ways

Hello all!

I am 29 years old and have been married for 2 years as of this month! Me and my husband are TTC and have not been too successful yet. I found out last year I have PCOS which makes it harder for me to conceive and also harder to lose weight. We have done a few fertility treatments and before we try another round of IVF I wanted to lose some extra weight in hope it helps. My Drs have never told me to but I know I should, plus a friend of mine with PCOS lost some weight after TTC and she ended up getting pregnant!

Right now I need something to kick start me again into working out so this will be great, everyone can spare 30 min a day right! Plus I am in a wedding October 20 so this will give me a great last kick before the wedding to shed a little weight.

I will be sending in my measurements and can't wait to see everyones progress!

HI ALL! I am a 41 year old mom of 4. I tend to forget about myself A LOT. So I am now 100lb overweight and forced to remember everyday I look in the mirror. It is now ME TIME. I am starting the shred today with you all, and truly excited. I know it's going to "kill me", but I know it will be worth it. Along with the hour long walks I take I am hoping for a dramatic entrance at Christmas. I found the wonderful site in Woman's World magazine, and I feel so blessed that I splurged on a magazine for me that day which I rarely do. GOOD LUCK ALL!

Hey! I'm Bethany, 29 yrs old (soon to be 30 in a couple of weeks). I have a 7 year old son and 8 year old daughter. Have been married for about a year and a half. I've been on MFP for about 2 years. I started at the beginning of this year, diligently logging but have not had huge success since about April.

It's crazy that this is the most active I've ever been yet I weigh the most I've ever weighed (except for during pregnancy). I would really like to lose 10 more pounds but don't see that happening. In all actuality, I wouldn't mind weighing 150 lbs and fitting a size 6 pants... that way I could still eat a lot. lol

Well, here's to the 30 day shred. I've heard rave reviews and am looking forward to being one of those after 30 days.

Hello everyone! My name is Jasmin and I will be 37 in a week! I am a mother of 3 boys, aged 14, 11, and 8. I have never done the 30DS before but looking so forward to it. I find it so hard to motivate myself in trying to lose weight but I have finally decided, this is IT!!!! I look forward to joining this group and finally getting the motivation I need. My goal weight is 130lbs and I am currently at 173lbs. It's been hard at times but I am truly excited.

My goal is to try to lose as much as least 20lbs by mid January as I have a birthday party to attend in Miami.

Good LUCK to everyone!

Hi! I am 35 and live in the Atlanta area- I hit my highest weight ever last November so decided I needed to slowly start to make changes - I lost- quit smoking - gained back....I have always gone up and down but told myself that I was not going to do that again! I've started a running (more like jogging) program that has really kicked up the weight loss so hoping that the shred will help even more. I'm taking my "before" (scary) pics tonight as well as my measurements! I can't wait to see what kind of results everyone has! 30 days will be tough, but in the grand scheme of things, it is nothing! We can do this!

All right, I'm In! I'll be the "senior" member. I'm 50 years old, headed for 51 on the 30th of September. Perimenopause, life changes, and flat out laziness and poor nutrition brought me to a number on the scale that I had never seen before. A TERRYIFYING number! So, I'll join all you inspiring young folks, and see if I can keep up. I won't ever be 25, or 35 again, but I WILL feel strong and energetic again. Thanks for the challenge!

Hi.

Glad your joining the 30DS. Just wanted to let you know i'm 53 in November so your not on your own!! 50's are the new 30's Lol
Any one else in that age range??:bigsmile:

Hi Everyone,
I'm 27 and trying to lose about 20 lbs, maybe a little more.
I found MFP through an article in Chatelaine magazine a few months ago, but I didn't start actually tracking until mid-july. Since then I'm down 8 lbs (which isn't bad for a 5 footer like me!). Since joining I've seen so many great success stories from 30DS that I felt I just had to try it. I'm not great at following videos, but Jillian seems to be straight-forward enough for a movement dunce like me (watch me try to dance, I dare you!).
I am trying to keep up a yoga practice this year, so I will prob not complete the program in 30 days. I want to use the videos as supplements to my yoga and walking. Aiming for 3-5 x per week, on top of 2-3x yoga and walking.
Day 1 was a struggle! Hoping day 2, today, is better.

Good luck everyone!

Hi everyone! I'm 35, recently married with two daughters and two step-sons. I've just joined MFP and am excited to get going! Stepped on the scale today and it read 190. I have never seen a number that high. I've even had a 10 pound baby and didn't weigh anything near 190 on delivery day! Life has been great lately... apparently too great judging by the way my clothes don't fit.

I've done the 30 day shred in the past, but never followed all the way through. It's a great program for getting a good workout in a very short time.

Looking forward to following through with all 30 days this time!

My name is Christine and I am 27 years old. I started with MFP in June of 2011 after a trip to Boston that left me and my fiance feeling like we had gotten to a point where we were either going to be overweight for the rest of our life or start a new healthy life. We decided on the healthy lifestyle change! I started in June of 2011 at my heaviest weighing 212 pounds and am presently around 180 lbs (was down to 175 before my vacation but the vacation hit hard). I know it doesn't seem like a lot but it's something that has come down gradually without feeling like i'm on any kind of diet. I will say it again, it was a lifestyle change for us. How we eat now is not forced on us, it's just what we eat! It's become part of our lives! We discovered 30 day shred when my fiance's gym closed in the small town he works. As i wanted to be supportive in his weight loss as well, I decided to try to find something that we could both do together. 30 day shred is the best because in 27 minutes your done and we sweat more and make more effort than we ever did alone at our gyms. We're getting married in August of 2013 and I want to be around 160 so I still have a good 20 pounds to go and with 30 day shred, my healthy eating and a fantastic support network like MFP and my fiance, I am confident I can get there.