rest day or straight for 30 day shred

I only started today and really wanna do it as intended everyday although I think ill be staying on level 1 a bit longer than the reccomended 10 days as I'm 222lb and very unfit .. In my opinion try and do it but if you feel u need a rest day take it. I'm trying to not as if I do ill never get back into it good luck with the program

I have never done it, but a while back there was a thread about what Jillian had said on the subject: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/532781-30-day-shred-and-what-jillian-says?hl=what+jillian+says

Here's a quote from the original poster in that thread:

I just thought I would throw this out there since its hard to find if you dont know what your doing and there are so many out there that do things a different way (30 days straight which i am not against BUT...)

Jillian had a question in a podcast about how often to do it and her answer was...
2 days of 30DS one day cardio 2 days of 30 DS and one cardio then a rest day. She said the name was more so what her marketing people came up with since each level is meant to be 10 days (just not 10 straight) thats marketing for you!
Not saying not to do 30 days straight if you want but she was very adamant about how important it is to have a rest day. Just thought I'd let you all know :-)

I saw that same post, but after going through the video (level 1), Jillian breaks everything up into 2-3 minute sections, and ends up working pretty much everything. She also keeps insisting we stick with it as it's taking place of going to the gym daily. I am going to try doing it every day, possibly though doing each level for 30 days as I need to really build up some endurance before going to the 2nd etc.

I started the Shred hellbent on doing it every day. As a mother to a 3 yr old, role model to my bf's kids (11&7), full time worker, and full time college student... LIFE HAPPENS! lol It took me 14 days to complete Level 1. I'm now on Level 2 Day 2. Here were my results as posted on my blog:

Days on MFP- 32
HW= 212 ish
SW= 205 ish CW= 190.4
Started 30DS= Sept. 4, 2012
Loss to Date= 14.6 lbs
Loss since starting 30DS= 7 lbs

Measurements Aug. 28, 2012=
Bust= 42.5
R Arm= 13.5
Hips= 46.5
Waist= 38.5
R Thigh= 28.5
Calves= 16 1/4
R Forearm= 11 1/4
Neck= 14

Measurements Sept. 17, 2012
Bust= 41
R. Arm= 13.5
Hips= 46
Waist=37
R. Thigh= 27 3/4
Calves= 17(WTF)
R. Forearm= 11
Neck= 13.5

You'll notice my starting measurements were taken 7 days prior to starting 30DS, but I did absolutely NO exercise during that time. (Lazy me, I know!) 30DS was the only real exercise I've done in years, and dear lord was it obvious for the first 4-5 days of the Shred!

If you're a beginner (like me), I would DEFINITELY recommend a rest day every now and again. My legs were so fatigued after day 4 or 5, but after a rest day I came back at it like a champ!

Rest is extremely important. EXTREMELY important. Consider getting appropriate rest as one of the parameters of your plan. Say you should be taking one rest day a week, but you skip it. If your workout would have been, say, 500 calories, it would take 7 weeks for those workouts to equate to a single pound lost. During those 7 weeks, for the cost of 1 lb, you are risking injury, forcing yourself through a mental grind, and not allowing yourself proper time to repair the muscle you're tearing down. Why would you do that to yourself?

I personally take 2 days a week as a minimum.

I am on day 9 of level one. I started Sept. 12th. I think taking 1 or 2 days off a week to rest is going to help me. I will just do a nice brisk walk instead. Good Luck!

Even Jillian recommends not doing it everyday, as you should not work the same muscle group on back to back days. She had an issue with the name as it made it sound like it should be done 30 days in a row. The Marketing people came up with the name.

Thanks guys! I've just done 6 days in a row of Level 1 and was starting to get a bit bored of doing the same thing every day!!! I think I'll go for a nice swim tomorrow instead now

Does anyone have the actual source where she says you shouldn't do it every day? I came across: 2 days 30ds, 1 day cardio, 2 days 30ds, 1 day cardio, rest.