NEW SHRED GROUP-WEEK 1

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  • callie365
    callie365 Posts: 689
    Good morning everyone. Getting so caught up in things I forget to catch up here. Great job on almost one week in the bag everyone. I have great respect to those of you that are fitting the workout in the am and pm. I think it is awesome. And to those doing the full pushups...WOW! My wrists tend to be weak, so I can't seem to do more than a couple, and it's hard to maintain the plank poses in L2. Does anyone else have this problem? Do you think wrist bandages like used for carpal tunnel would help? My shoulders are finally getting strong enough to handle them, but my wrists just seem to collapse on me.

    I like the idea you have Karma, of being able to go all-out Natalie style before moving to the next level. I went ahead and started Level 2 on Thurs. I literally passed out between the 2nd and 3rd circuits because I was following Natalie. So on Fri. and today, I went through it all modified and did fine. Actually felt a little sore after, but a good sore you know? So I think I'm going to go through the remainder of L2 and L3 following Anita, doing each level for 10 days. Then I will do my next 30 days attempting Natalie style. I'm also training for a 5k right now, so don't want to push myself TOO hard.

    As far as weight and measurements, I personally have decided to only weigh myself once a month, so I will post my weight and measurements at the end of the 30 days (about March 20, for me)

    That is a great idea-doing each level for 10 days following Anita and then another 30 days, 10 days a level following Nathalie! I think I will go that route, too! I sneak peeked at my waist measurement, and after only 5 days, there is change!!!

    My shoulder really, really, hurts. It feels like in certain movements, even when I'm not working out, it feels like its "popping". The pain is throughout the whole arm...anybody have any remedies?

    Other than that, its going great!


    Yep I gotta a left shoulder thing going... mine pops a bit lately... I dont know exactly caused the noice, I know you dont want to break your roll..

    but rest it ... might be the answer :frown:

    I know, but Im afraid if I skip, I wont pick back up. But I'm also afraid of hurting it worse or tearing something. I'm going to feel it out the rest of the day and go from there.

    Thanks!

    Funny, its my left shoulder, too!


    Karmas I learned it the hard way... with my left knee with running... I was bound determined to run, I love the runner high. I pushed past the pain, had for weeks.... but just up and walking hurt !! I finally stopped, stopped... all exercise for about a year, over the disappointment of NOT running and it healed, but its never been the same, Now I feel a bit I ease up and give it a rest, like today even though I wanted to Shred... :ohwell:

    Its asking for rest... I will/ the group will/ remind you... you'll be back at it ready to go!!
  • canadagirl79
    canadagirl79 Posts: 154
    (I measured for fun this morning, my biceps got bigger and my tummy lost, from what I can tell, almost 2 inches? wtf?)!!!!

    Now I'm excited to do my workout today :)

    I don't know if I'm measuring wrong or what..but i took my measurements last night and for the fun of it, i took them again today and they are BIGGER than last night...i just don't understand :sad:
  • Jerzeebabie04
    Jerzeebabie04 Posts: 272
    (I measured for fun this morning, my biceps got bigger and my tummy lost, from what I can tell, almost 2 inches? wtf?)!!!!

    Now I'm excited to do my workout today :)

    I was soo tempted to check my measurements today, because I just feel like I lost inches, I put one of my shirts on and was like um this part was never this loose on me! Now you REALLY have me tempted! thats awesome
  • kiffypooh
    kiffypooh Posts: 1,045 Member
    I'm nosey, I love 30DS and I'm friends with some of you so I wanted to chime in. First off, GREAT JOB! Keep it up!!! Secondly, as I read your initial opinions on the work out I was thinking it's great that you have documented it. Go back and read it again when you are done with your 30 days and you will feel so proud of yourselves! Just my 2 cents, I always feel proud and strong when I think about my first two times doing it and where I am now with all my workouts.
  • bebhinn
    bebhinn Posts: 198
    (I measured for fun this morning, my biceps got bigger and my tummy lost, from what I can tell, almost 2 inches? wtf?)!!!!

    Now I'm excited to do my workout today :)

    I don't know if I'm measuring wrong or what..but i took my measurements last night and for the fun of it, i took them again today and they are BIGGER than last night...i just don't understand :sad:

    Rmember that when youre putting on muscle, the muscles will hold water, so its important that we drink as much + more as we were drinking in water before we started the shred!
  • barty
    barty Posts: 729
    Hello everyone, well I have just finished L1 D10 YESSSSS!!!!!!!... It was still hard but I am going to move on to L2 tomorrow and try to do as well as possible!!! and as said before when I finish the shred I will start again and try to do it ALL like Natalie!!! One problem I have is my floor!! it was not made with jumping in mind and everything shakes lol. As for measurements I took mine on day 5 of the shred ( that was the Monday and official start date) so have only done 5 days since taking them and not sure when to do them again!!
  • Jerzeebabie04
    Jerzeebabie04 Posts: 272
    L1D6 DONE! It's getting easier, but for some reason the jump rope hurt from my foot to my calf so I couldn't do the whole time for the jump rope. But I did everything else without stopping. And I ALMOST got through the whole time of bicycle crunches. Probably about 45 seconds instead of a whole minute... but I'm getting closer!

    Instead of doing it again later, I'm going to follow day 3 of the Jillian Michaels 30 day slimdown so it'll be No more trouble zones (AHHHH I'm kind of nervous haha)
  • apatrick23
    apatrick23 Posts: 30
    L1D6 conquered! Before I did it I really didn't want to, but I put on my workout clothes and kicked my own butt into doing it. I'm glad I did because now I feel great!
  • Jerzeebabie04
    Jerzeebabie04 Posts: 272
    Well since my Saturday night consists of staying in writing a boring paper for school that I forgot about and have no motivation to do, but have to email it by tomorrow, I decided to get another workout in. I planned on doing No more trouble zones like day 3 of the slimdown, but wasn't thinking about it & ended up doing Banish Fat Boost Metabolism (Well 30 minutes of it including the warm up) And I have to say I don't think I would have gotten that far if I hadn't started the Shred when I did! I really like BFBM though it's kind of fun.... some kickboxing and other good cardio. Next time I try it I'll do more than 30 minutes though hopefully.

    Hope everyone is having a great weekend & ready for Day 7 tomorrow! Can you believe we have come this far already.... a week of it we're all doing so great
  • crmldlyte
    crmldlyte Posts: 64
    D6L1 Shredded! Hubbby quit after circuit 1!!! Sucka!
  • Jerzeebabie04
    Jerzeebabie04 Posts: 272
    D6L1 Shredded! Hubbby quit after circuit 1!!! Sucka!

    Haha I bet that made you feel soooo good! That's awesome
  • crmldlyte
    crmldlyte Posts: 64
    D6L1 Shredded! Hubbby quit after circuit 1!!! Sucka!

    Haha I bet that made you feel soooo good! That's awesome

    Jerzee, you have absolutely NO idea! I mean I love him for even offering to Shred with me! it was his idea to workout with me I guess to prove that I was being a wimp when I told him how hard it was. Well look who's the wimp now sucka! LOL Every shredder should feel great that we just beat a guy that does 24 hour mountain bike races! ROCK ON DIVAS!!!
  • godblessourhome
    godblessourhome Posts: 3,892 Member
    didn't make it to shred today (and i probably won't tomorrow either *wah*) but i did get an hour of cardio interval class at my gym this morning. :)
  • Semmons
    Semmons Posts: 15
    Didn't get to Shred Friday or yesterday... although I did spent all day yesterday doing crazy manual labour doing renovations to my house! Back to shredding tonight!!!!
  • karmasBFF
    karmasBFF Posts: 699 Member
    D6L1 Shredded! Hubbby quit after circuit 1!!! Sucka!

    Haha I bet that made you feel soooo good! That's awesome

    Jerzee, you have absolutely NO idea! I mean I love him for even offering to Shred with me! it was his idea to workout with me I guess to prove that I was being a wimp when I told him how hard it was. Well look who's the wimp now sucka! LOL Every shredder should feel great that we just beat a guy that does 24 hour mountain bike races! ROCK ON DIVAS!!!

    Very cool, lady!
  • karmasBFF
    karmasBFF Posts: 699 Member
    Well, I took Callie's advise and took a day off; my shoulder already feels better. I will see how the rest of today goes and decide whether I will do the Shred today or wait til tomorrow. I dont want to reinjure my shoulder.

    Today is the last day of week one!!! We did it!!! Great job, ladies!!!!!

    I love to read about your motivation, your strength, your improvements, but most of all, if you take a look over the thread, we have all come very far!!! Congratulations!!! Keep it up!

    We will continue to post here until the 10th day, which according to the "first" day of this thread, will be Wednesday. At that point, a new thread will be started and we will post our weights and measurements again! Leeslim made it a point to compare hers so feel free to do that. I think its a great idea!

    Happy Sunday all!

    Have a great day!
  • sofaking6
    sofaking6 Posts: 4,589 Member
    Taking today off...my hip is killing me and I know it needs rest to feel better. Dang our bodies that aren't invincible lol!!!

    Great job everyone!!
  • karen366
    karen366 Posts: 141
    L1D9...one more day on level 1...I took the night off and didn't get on the treadmill though. It actually felt good to take a break.

    I will weigh and measure tomorrow...regardless of how much I have lost..I feel great, and that's what matters most!

    Good job everyone!
  • barty
    barty Posts: 729
    Today was the first day of Level 2 and the good news was..... it went very quickly the bad news ...... it was really hard !!! but thats how its supposed to be, I guess if I was finding it easy it would not be doing me any good!!! Think I need a nice hot bath now so catch up with you all tomorrow.
  • apatrick23
    apatrick23 Posts: 30
    Last day of week 1 for me! Yay! I did it! D6L1 completed! I feel great for keeping up my workout regimen over the weekend! I can't wait to start week 2 tomorrow!

    Great job everyone for sticking with it!
  • LosingLori
    LosingLori Posts: 57
    I'm doing level 1 day 3 today...can I join?! I love this workout!
  • LosingLori
    LosingLori Posts: 57
    How do you post your 'mini-goals'?
  • questionablemethods
    questionablemethods Posts: 2,174 Member
    I'm so jealous. I just ordered the DVD on Amazon, but since it is coming from a 3rd party seller and I didn't spring for the fast shipping, the expected delivery date is "March 5 - March 22"! ACK!

    Oh well.

    I have already been doing fast-paced 15-20 minute circuits using bodyweight exercises (pushups, squats, etc.) 3x/week already. I doubt I push myself as hard as Jillian will, but I guess I'm easing into it then. Can't wait to join the group, though!
  • mmrose00
    mmrose00 Posts: 253 Member
    L1D7 DONE!! It's certainly gotten "easier" from starting on Monday. I am doing all the push-ups, and cardio without feeling like I can't make it. The ONLY think I have some issues with is finishing with the EXTRA slow bicycle. :explode:

    I am going to bang out my first 10 days straight, then take an off day before moving into Level 2!

    Wohooo .. take that Jillian!! :bigsmile:
  • Jerzeebabie04
    Jerzeebabie04 Posts: 272
    I'm so jealous. I just ordered the DVD on Amazon, but since it is coming from a 3rd party seller and I didn't spring for the fast shipping, the expected delivery date is "March 5 - March 22"! ACK!

    Oh well.

    I have already been doing fast-paced 15-20 minute circuits using bodyweight exercises (pushups, squats, etc.) 3x/week already. I doubt I push myself as hard as Jillian will, but I guess I'm easing into it then. Can't wait to join the group, though!

    If you check my post a few pages back I posted a link to Jillian Michaels 30 day slimdown. It's through exercise tv and you can download the workout on there until your dvd comes in if you don't want to wait that long to begin
  • Jerzeebabie04
    Jerzeebabie04 Posts: 272
    L1D7 DONE! Can't believe I survived a week! haha I was definitely able to get through almost the whole thing today! I did take 5 seconds to breathe in circuit 1 during the jumping jacks and jump rope, cause I think I need to drink more water before doing the workout. My mouth gets so dry I can't even swallow and feel like I'm going to choke. So I took 5 seconds to breath n sip a little water. Other than that I made it through everything except those freakin pushups! I even made it through most of the bicycle crunches! I'm getting closer slowly but surely I'll be able to complete the WHOLE level 1 without stopping or modifying ( I hope)! For all of the cardio whenever I wanted to stop, I looked at my new GSP calendar on the wall & thought how sexy he looked from all the working out he does HAHA

    After the shred I took like 15 minutes to chug some water and bring my heart rate down a little, then did about 20 minutes of Banish Fat Boost Metabolism, but now I have to go get ready for work :( Hope you all have/had a great day 7 (or whatever day/level you are on) workout!!!!!!!

    p.s. I totally had to do a couple of my measurements because I just feel like I lost inches & I'm pretty satisfied with the results so far :)

    mmrose-- great job making it through so much of the level! I also have trouble with those stupid bicycle crunches going so slowly!!!! I feel like I put too much strain on my neck doing those, even though i do feel it in my abs!
  • crmldlyte
    crmldlyte Posts: 64
    Shredded 7 days STRAIGHT! Hubby lasted the entire workout this time but whined the the WHOLE time...LOL Going to try not to take a day off until day 30. Have a great week everyone! New month...new me!
  • karen366
    karen366 Posts: 141
    So today is L1D10....here are my measurements...I am happy with the results so far..

    Starting weight 178.................................after 10 days 177
    r arm 11.5 .............................................r arm 11
    l arm 12............................................. l arm 11
    chest 42 ........................................ chest 41
    waist 36...................................... waist 34
    hips 43.......................................... hips 41
    l thigh 21........................................... l thigh 20 1/2
    r thigh 21 .......................................... r thigh 20 1/2

    tomorrow I start level 2!
  • leeslim4life
    leeslim4life Posts: 371 Member
    So today is L1D10....here are my measurements...I am happy with the results so far..

    Starting weight 178.................................after 10 days 177
    r arm 11.5 .............................................r arm 11
    l arm 12............................................. l arm 11
    chest 42 ........................................ chest 41
    waist 36...................................... waist 34
    hips 43.......................................... hips 41
    l thigh 21........................................... l thigh 20 1/2
    r thigh 21 .......................................... r thigh 20 1/2

    tomorrow I start level 2!

    I LOVE IT!!!! Keep it up Karen!!! You are doing so well!!!
  • littlesuzieq
    littlesuzieq Posts: 103
    OK - I'm sucking at keeping up the posting so I'm "unadding" myself to your group... Good luck ladies and keep up the great progress!!!:drinker:
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