30DS Results 5'3

Hi all! Well I'm finally happy to have *something* to post. I'm 5'3, started at 163lbs on May 1, 2013.

I planned to do the 30DS every day with no breaks, with the reasoning that "it's only 20-25mins/day". I made it to day 28 then absolutely could not finish the program. I was extremely irritable, tired, lacking motivation, bored with the workout, and I began to despise Jillian.

To be fair, in addition to the 30DS I went to the gym on average 4-5 days per week doing mostly cardio and I did lift weights maybe 2 times the whole month (so not enough to really matter), and I began parking farther from my office at work, so I got in an extra 2 miles of walking each time I went to work (I work from home but only go in for meetings 1-2x per week).

I was on a 1,270 net calorie plan, and definitely ate my calories back. But each week I was more or less hitting my macro percentages and net calorie target. I did not eat particularly clean.

In the first 20 days I had lost 5lbs and 11 inches, so I thought. But then I realized that my tape measure is a little wonky and starts the measurement at 2 inches instead of 1. That confused me when it came time to track more measurement differences, so I scrapped that part. As of June 1st, I actually gained back 2 of the 5lbs I lost. So a total of 3lbs was lost, and below are my photos.



I'm moderately satisfied with the results, but I think I'd have had more success if I took rest days to recover some, and actually finished the program.

I also don't think I'll be doing any more DVD programs. For June I'm going to work out fewer days per week, but incorporate heavy lifting along with my cardio, and see where that gets me for July 1st!

I'd love some more friends by the way!