30 Day Shred

I will be on day 4 today, I skipped yesterday and jogged instead. It really helped with my endurance for the jog! For some reason, for me, day 2 was easier than day 3, but from what I hear the third day of any workout is harder because you're just then really feeling the soreness from day 1. We'll see how day 4 goes today! Keep up the good work!!

OMFG!!! I just attempted D1L1 and.............OMFG!!! I did as much as I could but it was soooooo hard! I obviously have no upper body strength whatsoever, every time I lift my arms they judder! I was fine with the cardio and the abs but the strength training just near killed me! Bit of a wake up call to be honest and at least I now know what I need to concentrate on.

I'm on day 3 tomorrow! We can do it!!!

I am exactly half way through, right smack in the middle of level 2. It's pretty tough. I wish I hadn't skipped out 2 weeks during the holidays. I'm sure I ruined my progress. Stick with it, level one will get easier and then it's on to level 2 and soreness again. My glutes and thighs were hurting and my arms are always shaky and weak for a little while afterwards. I hope you took before pics and measurements. If not, DO IT NOW!

ETA: with all the different moves she makes me do, I still find that faux jump roping crap to be the hardest. Seems so simple but I have a hard time doing it without stopping. Me and jumping don't get along.

me too! I struggle with both jumping jacks and jump roping. It just feels terrible, not painful but like something painful is about to happen. I think its the combination of my weak knee and metal plates/screws in my ankle.

Iv just this second finished day 5 of level one. I can actually do the jumping jacks as of yesterday lol. Iv lost 2lbs this week and measurements are the same so far. Want to lose 2 inches off waist and 2 inches off of hips too.

I need to find mine again and start back at it. I was so sore the first week but I toughed it out and was feeling pretty good!! Definitely saw a change in my arms and legs.

if you are doing a proper warm up, cool down and stretching before and after you should not be sore. if you're sore then spend more time on the warm up and stretches

This is the second time I've done 30DS and last time I lost 5lbs and about 8 inches.

I'm on day 6 of level 1, needs to measure myself this week as I forgot at the start but you definitely notice the inch loss doing this rather than the weight loss!

I missed today oops. Had my nieces naming ceremony and my little one is still up crying and I just don't have the energy to be doing it at 9pm. Back on it tomorrow! God I ache today.

ive finally started losing! hallelujah! im on day 6 of level 2 and ive lost 2lbs and about 3 inches all around my body yayyy! i know its not drastic amounts but when youve plateaued for a long time its the best feeling in the world! i seriously thought nothing would kick this plateau ive been on, but 30DS combined with the precise calorie counting food diary on this website is working for me! i wish i found this site sooner! happy i stuck with the shred as well instead of giving up when i gained a few pounds on level 1! cant wait to get to the end to see results, and also a question, what do people recommend doing once you finish the shred? i was thinking of getting the banish fat boost metabolism dvd, is that any good?

I managed to get to halfway through level 2 last year before crashing out so this year I want to complete the whole 30days. However, I am not going to be doing it on consecutive days. I did day 1 today but I'm not going to be able to fit it in tomorrow so will do weds & thurs then fri off and carry on doing a two days on, 1 day off routine with swimming and hiking in between. I do remember it being so sore but so worth it as your really start noticing the body changes in only a few days of it.

Keep going everyone )
Kelly xx

OK so today will be day 10 of level 2 ... which means I start level 3 tomorrow ... and level 2 is *STILL* kicking my *kitten* ... but I will slog on. I know that I am *MUCH* stronger but still not strong enough. I'm proud of myself too because yesterday I woke up with a massive migraine and after getting it under control with meds (thank GOD for migraine medication) and then resting my brain for a while, I was still able to log in my 30DS workout. I'll admit I wasn't as productive at it and had to stop off and on in the middle of it ... but I *DID* it. I can tell a difference, like I said in my last post, in my measurements but I'm still hoping for some more weight loss. Ah well. The weight has stayed the same perhaps, but I *KNOW* there is more muscle, and since muscle weighs more than fat, I reason that this means I've lost *FAT*, so I'm ok with it all. However, I *STILL* want to lose more weight so we'll keep at it. Hang in there, everyone!

Back on it today - day 12 and day 2 of L2. Really struggle with those twists in the last ab section so hae decided to just do double crunches instead as I end up stopping so often during the twists that I feel I'd be better doing something I can do for the full minute than something I can only do for 20-30 seconds.

Terrified of level 3 as finding level 2 very hard.

I just started this afternoon. I did Level 1. So far I feel fine. I can not do a push up correctly though. I need to learn not to stick my butt in the air. LOL! :laugh:

I'm 50% through

Level 2 is so tough on my arms! The plank stuff! Ah! I can do it, but the pressure isn't on the cardio part it's literally just being able to hold myself up with my arms.
I *love* the jump and twist thing, and the oblique plank twist thingymabob at the end