30 Day Shred - Anyone want to join me ?

Hi you all

Great to see how great evryone is doing. me mysef haven't. I dedcided to stop the shred for now. I just got really bored of it and find it really hard to motivate myself. As i have heard it so many times I can speak a long with the dvd. I just want something a bit more fun.
i will order Turbo Jam today. I think it is more my cup of tea.

I wish you all the good luck and hopefully meet you again on another thread!

keep up the good wrok ladies!

Hi Daisy,
I love TJ - it is a total blast and burns a bunch of calories. I am doing it along w/ the shred because you are accomplishing different things. After doing TJ and thinking i was really strong - the strength training in Shred showed me otherwise and helped me lose inches more than pounds. TJ helped me lose pounds - shred helped me to get strong and change my body.
Now I am back on the bandwagon combining both - SHred daily and a TJ rotation + walking so I can get the pounds down.

I hope you find what you're looking for and keep us posted on your progress!

Good Luck,
Janet

I'm new L1/D3 and am a bit sore. It's not nearly as bad as I thought it was going to be, the time goes by really fast. It was nice to read how much success everyone has had so far. It really has me motivated to finish. Now if I could just get my eating on track I plan on measuring myself tonight and then re-measuring at the end of each 10 day period. I really hope this works. I'll be going ot the gym after work also to get about 45-1 hour of cardio in.

Thanks Ladies!!! Sara

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Hi Daisy,
I love TJ - it is a total blast and burns a bunch of calories. I am doing it along w/ the shred because you are accomplishing different things. After doing TJ and thinking i was really strong - the strength training in Shred showed me otherwise and helped me lose inches more than pounds. TJ helped me lose pounds - shred helped me to get strong and change my body.
Now I am back on the bandwagon combining both - SHred daily and a TJ rotation + walking so I can get the pounds down.

I hope you find what you're looking for and keep us posted on your progress!

Good Luck,
Janet
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Hi Janet

Thank you for your reply! I definitely want to keep the shred in my routine as i do generally like it. It seem like i am doing the opposite to you - mainly Turbo Jam and the odd shred in between. And thanks for letting me know what sort of results you had. I do actually just want to drop pounds at the moment and then later in the year or early next year focusing on toning etc.

Keep in touch and all the best to you!

Take care!

Daisy

I will do it with you!!! I have had the DVD for about a year and have never completed a full 30 days. I need someone to hold me accountable. My legs hurt so bad after day 1 I skip and day.....a day turns to a week.....and so on :0(

Day 6/Level 1 is done. Really had to convince myself to do it this morning b/c I had to work late last night. Glad I did. I was finally able to up the jumping rope to an actual jump...I was doing a shuffling skip before. Endurance is improving and really felt it today. Have a great day!

Michele

Day 4/Level 1 done! YEA! It's getting easier. I did a lot more of the workout today.

Hi everyone, I'm day 2/level 2. I did level 1 for 8 days. Eastcoaster told me about this thread so I decided to pop on to get some extra motivation for completing the 30 days. I stopped for over a week because I only had part one from exercisetv. I broke down and bought the dvd the other day.

I plan to shred on Mon, Tues, and Thurs. I got to Zumba on Sunday and Wed and then usually spend about 30 minutes in the cardio room. I play basketball on Friday and Saturday. Sometimes I go in the cardio room after bball, but those days, I usually take it easy.
I don't do any other strength training besides the shred.

So how many days do you all do shred? What else do you do to stay active? I look forward to shredding together.

Leela.

Tiwi, before I started "shredding" someone gave me a good tip to stretch a few extra minutes before and after the workout. It really seems to help. Also because I am still recovering from my knee surgery, I have to ice my knee afterwards so it wont be stiff or sore in the morning. Hope that helps. Don't give up, it does get easier.

I just finished Day 2/Level 1 (I've never done the shred before)
My whole body hurts. Got up this morning and could barely get dressed for the workout but I did it. My thighs, arms all hurt. :sad:
I wasn't as breathless when I finished though I did stop a few times.
Please someone tell me this will get better. I know it's worth it but will it get better?

Hi, Tiwi! Tomorrow I do Day 6/level 1 and it is getting better. Jillian says on the DVD "...for those of you on day 5 or 6, I bet you are starting to notice a difference." and I did. I agree with Leela about stretching before you do the DVD. I stretched out on Day 4 & 5 and really noticed a difference with the pain around my knee. Welcome and good luck!:flowerforyou:

Christine & Janet: Wow! Up and moving at/before 5 a.m.....I am impressed! I have been trying a dry run this week of shredding between the two different times the kids leave for school (they already started) to see if I have enough time to shower and get off to work at my preschool. It's close.

Renae: WTG getting back on that horse after your break.

Michele

Good Morning Shredders,
I have lost -0- weight ( probably because I need to plean my pm meals better ....I stink at eating when i'm at home. any dinner and snack suggestions would be helpful!!) I feel better but needed some encouragement: I look my measurements and her are the results after 10 days (9 out of 10 shredding):
SW 190
Neck 13
Rt Arm 13.5 Rt Arm 13
Lft Arm 13.5 Lft Arm 13
Bust - 40 Bust 39.5
Under Bust - 36 Under Bust 34
Waist - 36 Waist 34.5
Below Waist (navel) -42 Below Waist (navel) 39
Hip - 47.25 Hip 47
Saddlebag - 46.5 Saddlebag 46
Rt Thigh - 28.5 Rt Thigh 28
Lft Thigh - 28.5 Lft thigh 28
Rt Calf - 16.5 Rt Calf 16.25
Lft Calf - 16.5 Lft Calf 16.25

Overall no weight lost but down 10 inchesoverall?? This doesn't make sense to me but ...okay. Hope evveryone has a great day and keep moving. Off to Shred L1D9 here I come.

Make it a great day everybody,
Janet

Good job! And yes, it gets better as you go. For the first few days I was limping around like I was 80! My muscles were sooooooo sore. I took a few days off between 3/4, 4/5, 5/6 but I am going to try not to do that again as the endurance really suffered.

Day 1/ Level 2 complete....well, I feel a bit guilty saying that as I had to stop and watch and think "you want me to do WHAT???" I am very awkward and it was tough keeping my balance at 4:55am! Hopefully tomorrow will feel better. I did sweat it up quite a bit and really pushed with the moves I could do well.

Today was the kiddos first day of school and tomorrow I go back. Getting it done in the am is going to be tough but I'm going to try! The last two days have been complete wash-outs and I'm really missing my daily walks. Hoping to get a good one in later today.

Janet~ Great job going for that walk and flushing the ciggies! You must be so proud of yourself! I am so impressed by that! I too, am up and down with the sam 2-4 lbs and it's driving me crazy! I am stronger and losing inches though so I'm trying to be patient.

Vicki~ Way to go! That shopping trip must have felt great! Keep up the good work as you're certainly motivating me!

Michelle ~ the am workout is really tough, but I think if I don't do it before I get going, I'll make excuses not to fit it in later!

Everyone have a great day!
Christine

I just finished Day 2/Level 1 (I've never done the shred before)
My whole body hurts. Got up this morning and could barely get dressed for the workout but I did it. My thighs, arms all hurt. :sad:
I wasn't as breathless when I finished though I did stop a few times.
Please someone tell me this will get better. I know it's worth it but will it get better?

I just about quit after day 2, I was so so sore. It does get better, by day 4 the stiffness went away. So it will get better.

smilingslatka--I too have not lost weight since starting and have actually gained. I am hoping it is water retention. Someone posted on another link that after intense cardio, your muscles hold on to water.:embarassed: I don't know if that's true, but I hope it stops soon.:happy:

Finished Day 6/Level 1 this morning and timed it so that I can shower and get out the door on time for work (starting next week). So now I have no excuse to not do this in the morning. Christine, I agree....if I don't do it first thing, I probably won't do it in the afternoon or evening. So more than half way through level 1 and still doing "girl" push ups and I don't make it through the 2nd set. My arms and shoulders have never been truly strong, but I think this is still pretty good since I am really focusing on correct form. Here's to another day of shredding!

smilingslatka--I too have not lost weight since starting and have actually gained. I am hoping it is water retention. Someone posted on another link that after intense cardio, your muscles hold on to water.:embarassed: I don't know if that's true, but I hope it stops soon.:happy:

Thanks for the answer! I've heard about the water retention, but was not sure that it isn't just me. Other people seam to loose weight.

I prefer to do the shred in the evening, actually it is the only time I can do it. My baby wake up at 5 in the morning and my day starts. I am on my feel with her all day and when she goes for a nap, I do the housework. Only when she goes to bed at 8-9 in the evening, I get the chance to do the shred. I kind of like ti that way, because I burn the kcl that I consumed at dinner.

Today could not do the shred, because I've got a severe allergic reaction and my whole face is stinging. If I sweat it hurts even more. I am going to the doctors tomorrow, so hopefully back on track with training.