August ShredHeads! - 30 Day Shred 8/1 - 8/30

Did L2D2 earlier and not as bad as yesterday thankfully. The planks seemed a bit easier although the backs of my legs are sore from doing the toe touches(?) in the warm up. Jillian is really annoying me and now she has got the most annoying laugh.....if I have to hear it one more time.....oh yeah, I guess I will .........:laugh:

haha at least eight more times, depending on what level three looks like!
I get so irked in level one when she says "buddy." UGH

L2D1 Finished. Oh my gosh that was so hard!! I feel like Level 2 is MUCH more focused on the upper body than the lower body. Which is great except my upper body is not used to taking the beating haha. I think I did not give it my all today - Because I was so focused on doing the exercises right, I didn't put a lot of effort into the lower body portion of a lot of the exercises, like the chair squats and stuff. I think I'll do better tomorrow since I know what to expect (at least I hope so). Pendulum lunges are HARD, did anyone else have a hard time with balancing? I'm not the best multitasker haha. I think I'll take them slower tomorrow to make sure I get a handle on the move. Some of the cardio was a lot of fun. Others (double jump rope? are you SERIOUS?!) totally sucked. I really like that I feel like most of the moves are targeting my abs at least a little bit.

Good luck to everyone else working on L2 today or tomorrow and to everyone finishing up L1. You can do it!

I was dumb enough to assume I'd wake up half an hour early this morning to do L2D2. YEAH RIGHT. This means I have to find some time today to do it. Might not be until really late, because I'm running around all day. I'm a little nervous that I'm barely sore after day one. I guess I'll have to work even harder today!

itsmenatalie - I switched up to fives halfway through level one, and then made the mistake of trying to do L2D1 with five pound weights. No dice. I'll be switching back to my threes for at least half of level 2.

zolamercedes - Don't worry about being behind, the important thing is you're doing it! For me, it's easier to keep at it if i avoid taking days off. I know myself well enough to know that as soon as I take one day off, I'll never go back to it. But I totally understand not wanting to do it every day! I hope you'll stick with it and keep joining us on the boards!

JessikaJ - Welcome! Glad you're joining us! The fact that you're so far is a great inspiration!

L2D2 done! I wish I had a heart rate monitor - I can't imagine that I'm burning the same amount of calories in L2 as L1!
I'm enjoying the challenge of Level 2. I think that, even though level one was intense, I'm already in pretty decent shape so I didn't really have to work up to it (which is not to say that it was easy at all!) Level 2 is SO much more intense though, and I'm excited to see that I've got something to work towards. I still took breaks today, but definitely fewer than yesterday. Also, those pendulum lunges are starting to make a little sense haha. I'm hoping I'll be able to do it without stopping by day four. we'll see!
I hope you're all doing well and seeing changes! I can't wait to measure myself when this is over. However, I almost feel like I won't be incredibly disappointed even if I haven't lost any inches, because I know this program is making me stronger and giving me more stamina and endurance - I can feel it!

Just wondering if anyone has remeasured themselves since the begining of starting 30 DS. I did! I absolutely could not wait. I knew that I was feeling smaller and I really wanted to know so I could give myself a little boost of motivation to pull through till the end.

So here goes...I have lost 6 inches off my waist and 1/2 inch off of each leg and arm. I am so pumped! I can't wait to see how these 30 days are going to pan out.

Thank you to all who contribute to the message boards, you really keep me motivated and accountable. Best of luck to everyone! : )

Six inches on your waist? that's AMAZING, congratulations!! I was so not thrilled about doing L2D3 tonight but reading your post really got me motivated and I completed it with only three or four breaks I think (those squat thrusts kill me every time). Tomorrow, I'll be thinking of your missing inches when I'm thinking about stopping and hopefully it'll push me to go further!