30 Day Shred- anyone want to join me?

vicidoesstuff
vicidoesstuff Posts: 214 Member
edited September 20 in Motivation and Support
After ordering the 30 Day Shred at the end of last week, it finally came in the post this morning. Would anyone like to join me? I know its mid-month so it's an odd place to start but it is a Monday!

I just did level 1 and tried to keep up with the harder version. Definitely sweated it out!

My start weight is 196.2lbs (for this stage)

Anyone joining me?
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  • Emmagarratt2010
    Emmagarratt2010 Posts: 12
    Im in chick, got the dvd a few days ago also so will be good to do it along with others to see how we all get on :) Is it 10 days on each level? x
  • vicidoesstuff
    vicidoesstuff Posts: 214 Member
    There's nothing to say how many days you have to stay on each level but yeah that's what I'll be doing.
  • KittyKat_Sammi
    KittyKat_Sammi Posts: 18
    Hi, I am doing this too.

    It should be 10 days on each level - straight through, but I tend to have 1 day off at a weekend.

    Only started last week - really wish us all good luck, I love Jillian I think she is great.

    x:smile:
  • jlo7
    jlo7 Posts: 45
    Hi. I just got the DVD last night and was planning on starting tonight. I've heard how hard it is but I'm ready for the challenge.
  • stylistchik
    stylistchik Posts: 1,436 Member
    I'm in! Just started yesterday - how convenient! I'm gonna try to do 10 days each level STRAIGHT THROUGH. We can DO this! :wink:
  • sarahhnash
    sarahhnash Posts: 38
    I got the dvd this weekend, and just did level one this morning. I am about the same weight as you... I LOVED IT! Hoping for good results:)
  • funnygrrl
    funnygrrl Posts: 170 Member
    me me me!

    i didn't even know that so many people started today, but yes, let's do it!!!:laugh:
  • vicidoesstuff
    vicidoesstuff Posts: 214 Member
    Level 1 Day 2 complete. I do love Jillian's way of training. You can tell she knows exactly what she's doing and she loves doing it - and she really cares about her clients. This is my favourite workout DVD yet.
  • funnygrrl
    funnygrrl Posts: 170 Member
    looking forward to day 3 today... how is eveyrone doing? i found day 2 easier, in that i knew what was coming, but harder, cause i was pushing my body for the second day...

    i love the way Jullian explains things, but I also like her light heartedness, like when she cracks the joke about her not being all that flexible.

    i bought my dvd in a box set with yoga meltadown and a melt fat boost metabolism dvd. ive done the yoga meltdown so far and whoa! they're hard!!! i love her dvds
  • amysj303
    amysj303 Posts: 5,086 Member
    I am on Day 24. I did Level 1 for 10 days, Level 2 for 11 days (I was on vacation) and started Level 3 two days ago. I was on another thread but it has petered out! I schedule the 20 minutes every day, it has been easy to make time. I wanted to encourage all of you, but I had to laught-I want to see if you, funnygrrl, still like Jillian at the end;) I usually listen for two days but then it is on mute and I put on some music! also, I joked that on the first day of Level 2, Jillian said, "I want you to feel like you are dying." Well, I did, and I wished she would too! J/K
    It is a tough workout but I can do a couple of real pushups now and I think I am stronger. But 20 minutes a day is not going to add up to significant weightloss...
  • funnygrrl
    funnygrrl Posts: 170 Member
    I am on Day 24. I did Level 1 for 10 days, Level 2 for 11 days (I was on vacation) and started Level 3 two days ago. I was on another thread but it has petered out! I schedule the 20 minutes every day, it has been easy to make time. I wanted to encourage all of you, but I had to laught-I want to see if you, funnygrrl, still like Jillian at the end;) I usually listen for two days but then it is on mute and I put on some music! also, I joked that on the first day of Level 2, Jillian said, "I want you to feel like you are dying." Well, I did, and I wished she would too! J/K
    It is a tough workout but I can do a couple of real pushups now and I think I am stronger. But 20 minutes a day is not going to add up to significant weightloss...

    thanks for the heads up... now i know what i have in store... i do want to lose another 4 lbs by the end of the month so i'm hoping this will do it, but i'm sure you're right, i can't expect much weight loss.i think i'm gonna have to kick it up a notch and add my version of cardio in there...
  • jlo7
    jlo7 Posts: 45
    Hey everyone! I'm on level 1 day 3 and for some reason I found it harder today than yesterday. I don't know if i just wasn't motivated today or what and I kept thinking about how many more days I had left. You guys have to help me stay motivated!!! Please!!!!
  • amysj303
    amysj303 Posts: 5,086 Member
    Hang in there, 20 minutes a day is very doable! you can do-eet! I think some days are easier than others, it depends on my hydration and nutrition, I think. Well, being tired, hungover and dehydrated makes it harder:)
  • vicidoesstuff
    vicidoesstuff Posts: 214 Member
    Hey everyone! I'm on level 1 day 3 and for some reason I found it harder today than yesterday. I don't know if i just wasn't motivated today or what and I kept thinking about how many more days I had left. You guys have to help me stay motivated!!! Please!!!!

    Day 3 was harder for me, too. I had to march out the jump rope for a few seconds. That really kills my calves and makes them ache even until the next morning.

    I'm about to do Day 4 now. I think I need it just to wake me up. Hey ho, it's only 20 minutes...
  • funnygrrl
    funnygrrl Posts: 170 Member
    yikes, about to do day 4 after roller blading for an hour... i'm sure i'll get an *&% kicking
  • jlo7
    jlo7 Posts: 45
    I just finished day 4 level 1 and I did much better today maybe because tomorrow's my weigh-in ;) I still need to get out of the girl push-ups, I was 2 short of the circuit 3 arm raises, both times and I was one away from the bicycle crunches. Thanks for the support!
  • amysj303
    amysj303 Posts: 5,086 Member
    Day 24, and day 4 of Level 3. I do alright with all but those pushups! those walking pushups kill me every time!
  • funnygrrl
    funnygrrl Posts: 170 Member
    WHAT??

    i'm so happy when i knock the push ups off early on on level 1, and what do i get to look forward to...? more push ups????

    <my biceps and triceps are crying>

    ps i almost died in day 4... apparently rollerblading and shredding don't mix. still did it and feel great now. may not be able to walk tomorrow. it's ok, walking is overrated :tongue:
  • funnygrrl
    funnygrrl Posts: 170 Member
    hows everyone doing on this? day 5... whoo hoo!! i had to do it at 10 oclock tonight... that was hard :-(

    curious, what is everyone's least favorite move on this dvd? i hate the lunge to the side and lift the weights to eye level... i have no strength that way!
  • amysj303
    amysj303 Posts: 5,086 Member
    Ok, so last night I came home from workout to do the shred before going to happy hour and the dvd wouldn't work. I tried to find it online or on demand but couldn't so I just set the stop watch on my phone and tried to do the 3-2-1 of what I could remember of level 3. The dvd seems to be working today so I better get to it.
    As far as what I don't like, all the plank poses on level 3 are tough, especially when I started doing them right, with my arms perpendicular to the floor and not stretched out in front of me.
    also, I remember the plank move for abs where you bring your knee in and over, I can't do that!
  • vicidoesstuff
    vicidoesstuff Posts: 214 Member
    Day 6 was done today. It's definitely part of my routine now. Wake up, breakfast, let that settle, shred, log it, chill & shower, on with the day.

    My least favourite move is jump rope. It kills my calves the second time round in the first circuit. I powered through it today, though, and my endurance is slowly getting better. This hot weather isn't helping, though. Today it was averaging 24C. I burnt 290 calories (10 more than yesterday) according to my HRM. Pushing much harder now so I don't get complacent with it.

    I love the side lunges. You can really tell the difference when you do it wrong then alter to doing it correctly. It's hard work, for sure, but so rewarding.
  • amysj303
    amysj303 Posts: 5,086 Member
    Day 27 down! I felt a little sluggish today, maybe not enough water or the vodka last night. I can't believe I have done this everyday for 27 days!
  • funnygrrl
    funnygrrl Posts: 170 Member
    Day 6 was done today. It's definitely part of my routine now. Wake up, breakfast, let that settle, shred, log it, chill & shower, on with the day.

    My least favourite move is jump rope. It kills my calves the second time round in the first circuit. I powered through it today, though, and my endurance is slowly getting better. This hot weather isn't helping, though. Today it was averaging 24C. I burnt 290 calories (10 more than yesterday) according to my HRM. Pushing much harder now so I don't get complacent with it.

    I love the side lunges. You can really tell the difference when you do it wrong then alter to doing it correctly. It's hard work, for sure, but so rewarding.


    its interesting you say you love the side lunges. i can't stand them. i can't tell if im doing them right plus i have no strength in that part of my arm muscles...

    im thinking i should get a heart rate monitor too... sounds like it may make my calorie count more accurate!
  • vicidoesstuff
    vicidoesstuff Posts: 214 Member
    It is a hothothot morning here in Birmingham, UK.

    I just sweated out 300 calories on Day 7. Shower time, methinks!
  • amysj303
    amysj303 Posts: 5,086 Member
    Day 28 done! I would have felt better about today if I didn't have a giant blister on the bottom of my foot walking to breakfast in new sandals, ouch!
  • kblove
    kblove Posts: 1
    Hey asjerven...how much weight have you lost so far? I am only a few days in and I know everyone is different but I was just curious how well it has worked out for you?
  • funnygrrl
    funnygrrl Posts: 170 Member
    It is a hothothot morning here in Birmingham, UK.

    I just sweated out 300 calories on Day 7. Shower time, methinks!

    hey, ikiness, are you using a calorie counter or a heart rate monitor? when i enter in 20 minutes of circuit training for the dvd, i only get like 170...

    i did day 7 too.. whoa, its actually getting harder as the days progress, but i lost a pound and an inch off my waist so i think the added element of strength helps...
  • vicidoesstuff
    vicidoesstuff Posts: 214 Member
    It is a hothothot morning here in Birmingham, UK.

    I just sweated out 300 calories on Day 7. Shower time, methinks!

    hey, ikiness, are you using a calorie counter or a heart rate monitor? when i enter in 20 minutes of circuit training for the dvd, i only get like 170...

    i did day 7 too.. whoa, its actually getting harder as the days progress, but i lost a pound and an inch off my waist so i think the added element of strength helps...

    I'm using a HRM. It's a York P30 which was £17.95, free postage, from ebay. Today I only burnt 270 calories. It's fluctuating between 260 and 300 calories burnt for the workout. If you notice, it isn't actually 20 minutes. It's 27 minutes. I play the DVD on my laptop so I can see the minutes on the bottom of the screen if I move my mouse. The warm up starts about 20 seconds in and the cool down ends at 27 minutes 30 seconds thereabouts.

    If you're checking with a HRM, you'll notice you actually burn after the workout because your heart rate is still up. That's a given, anyway. I log the 27 minutes of workout, though, so don't actually use the calories burnt afterwards.

    edit: I'm also about 195lbs so I burn quite alot. It'll get fewer once I lose so I'll be down at about 170 calories, probably, in a while.

    edit 2: When I didn't have HRM (only bought it very recently) I was logging the DVD as circuit training. For 20 minutes (because I didnt realise it was 27 until a few days in) it was telling me I'd burn an average of about 223 calories.
  • amysj303
    amysj303 Posts: 5,086 Member
    I log it as circuit training and my dvd tells me how long it is, but Level 2 is longer than Level 3.
  • amysj303
    amysj303 Posts: 5,086 Member
    Day 29 done! I felt pretty good about today. I do the girly-style walking push-ups, and I don't jump on the lunges, on accounta this blister! and that makes my knees hurt, I think, I don't land right... One more day and I consider myself shredded:)
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