30 Day Shred (May 15th - June 15th) Support Group

Just bought the 30 day shred and am going to watch it now and start day one tomorrow. I will also be doing 30-60 minutes of cardio per day (walk/run on the treadmill).

Now for the depressing part (but of course we all have to start somewhere).

CW= 161
GW= 125

Neck: 14
Bust: 40
Chest: 33
Waist: 36
Hips: 41
Thighs: 22.5
Calves: 13.5
Arms: 12

Hi folks! The DVD arrived through Netflix yesterday and am stoked about starting. I have never done any video workouts before (lifted weights in HS) and so being here in MFP I think will help (or motivate) me tremendously. My goal is to cut some fat and also maybe increase my cardio endurance. My starting weight is 212 lbs and I'd like to get it to the low 190's by the end of 30-days. Have a wonderful day and good luck to everyone!

HOLY CRAP!!!!!!!!!!!!! so, i weighed myself this morning...........a THREE POUND WEIGHT LOSS already!!!!!!! in two DAYS!!!!!!! WOOHOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!

I had a 2 pound weight loss after 2 days!! Congrats to you!! It feels great doesn't it?!

I never gave my weight...

CW 233

I started yesterday... only lasted 10 minutes! IT KILLED ME! Today, I pushed through and made it to the end of Level 1! I'm so proud of myself and can't wait until tomorrow to give it another try. I was super sore today just from the 10 minutes I got though yesterday. I can only imagine what I'll feel like tomorrow morning!!

I want to make sure I'm logging it right in my exercise log. I saw a few people say they were logging it as circuit training. How many minutes are you guys logging? Tthe full 27 minutes, which includes the warm up and cool down? Or just 20 minutes for the actual workout?

I thought I wouldn't get my 30DS workout in today, but my mom and sister were stuck in traffic so I snuck in the workout before they got here around 5:30. It is definitely getting easier as I go and I can do almost all of the moves with Natalie instead of Anita. It's just the pushups and some of the ab moves that I'm modifying now. Hopefully by the end of next week I'll be with Natalie the whole way!

I should post my stats for accountability:

CW - 140
Height - 5'0"
Neck - 12.5
Bust - 34
Waist - 30
Hips - 36.5
Thigh (aka arch nemesis) - 22
Calf - 8
Arm - 12
GW upon completion - 134

I predict I'll get stuck at 134 then have to push harder to get down to my next set point at 126. I just need to cut the flub I've developed over the last 8 months I was around 130 back then, got injured in a car accident, recovered, and got lazy. Blargh. No more excuses!

Just finished my day 5 workout. Increased to 8 lbs on the chest fly & row. The anterior lunge / raise still beats the poo out of me.

Hope everyone else is doing well!

She is kicking my butt! I am on day 3 today and I don't know how my sore body will do it!!! Anyone else having this much pain?

i am on day four and the first three days i was REALLY sore. its a little better today, just keep pusing yourself and it will get easier!

I'm going to be on day 5 today and my muscles are still a tiny bit sore but nothing compared to the first 3 days. and I found that yesterday I could get through the entire workout with a lot more stamina than the day before so I'm really excited about it! I'm starting to feel a little better about myself, so I will continue to push it to the limit. I'm a little scared for level 2 since I've been hearing a lot of people say it's way more intense than level 1. either way, I'm committed to losing this weight and feeling good about myself so I'll push myself through it just like I did with level 1.

I hope everyone is doing well!

I've been surprised that I'm not really that sore after the workouts. But my EA Sports Active was pretty good preparation. I didn't get to do it today since my mom and sister are visiting me, but we did walk around the museums in Washington DC for the afternoon so that was good exercise. And I managed to do great eating out. We went to Outback Steakhouse for dinner and they had a light option for one of their steak dishes. Under 500 calories! Sooo tasty too. I managed to stay under my calories with my walking factors in. Whoot! I'll pick up the 30DS tomorrow with Day 4. I might start alternating between 2lb and 5lb weights depending on the exercise to add a bit of intensity. We'll see if I'm sore after that. I really need the scale to start moving again. I've been stuck on 183 for over a week and it's a pain.

Urgh, I feel really groggy and horrible today (not Jillian's fault! I think it's due to exam stress...) should I do the DVD but take it light? Or is it better to have a day off?

D6L1 complete! I must say it's nice just reading everyone's comments, it makes me feel like I'm not alone! Going for a 5 mile walk this afternoon. I weigh and measure tomorrow morning... I'm a little afraid! I wish for the best. Good luck everyone!:happy:

just completed day 4 ( it should be day 6 or 7 but i had to take the last two days off for personal reasons) and, i have to say....i dunno what it is...either the working out i did before this made me more "fit" to do it or its not real intense for my body....im waiting another few days before i switch to level two, hoping that itll be more of a challenge.

I just started the 30 day shred, and I finished day 2 this morning... I haven't sweat like that in a while. wow. even though it's kicking my butt... what fun!

Good work everyone else! we're that much closer to "being shredded"

I started on May 3rd (232.2lbs) and today I just finished D2L2 (225.5.lbs).
*I know I started earlier than this group says but I want to talk to more people who do the Shred*
She is kicking my butt but I keep feeling stronger after each session.
It's an awesome high isn't it?
I couldn't finish D1L1 first try and now I am on L2. Loving this
(Oh and I can't do the ab portion because of the c-section I had at the end of Jan so I just do extra cardio.)


Ps: Add me if any of y'all want. I'm looking for more friends/motivation on those difficult days

Wow, great job h_eloise86! I agree it does kick your butt , after each workout I do feel stronger and thoroughly enjoy the great high after each workout. lol

I hope in a few more workouts I will be able to keep up with all the advance moves, so far I can do the squats and running in place move.

Enjoy the rest of your Sunday! :flowerforyou: