80 day pre- holiday challenge

Good work excercising when you don't want to Mande!

Thanks!

Day eleven done man it was hard to walk down the stairs and get on that treadmill today! Did 40 day shred yesterday and could barely walk today but the time on the treadmill helped stretch things out. Had fast food for lunch but still managed to stay under my calorie goal for the day. Back to work tomorrow so food should be better as I pack my lunch and always drink alot of water when I am working. Keep up the good work guys!

ok, so I attempted to do the 30 day shred with Cruel Jillian. OMG!!! I am so out of shape. I barley made it 10 mins, my knees went numb, and my entire body was going into SHOCK!!!!. Please tell me it gets easier and to not give up. I fear I will completely give up. I try telling myself over and over in my head, "you want to look good naked, you want to look good naked, OMG I want to look good naked!!" :sad:

ok, so I attempted to do the 30 day shred with Cruel Jillian. OMG!!! I am so out of shape. I barley made it 10 mins, my knees went numb, and my entire body was going into SHOCK!!!!. Please tell me it gets easier and to not give up. I fear I will completely give up. I try telling myself over and over in my head, "you want to look good naked, you want to look good naked, OMG I want to look good naked!!" :sad:

Yes, it does get easier - but only if you work at it! Try again, but go slower, modify any really difficult or painful moves (I could NOT do jumping jacks my first round of the shred -- they KILLED my knees, but now I can do the them fine! -- to modify, I walked/jogged in place instead of jumping.) The very first time I did the shred, I made it through -- but ended up curled up on the floor in the fetal position for about 20 minutes, praying the room would stop spinning and that I wouldn't throw up! Sometimes slower is better, at least in the beginning!

Listen to your body -- don't push yourself to be as fast as them or do as many reps -- do one rep for every two or three Jillian and the girls do -- it's going to take time to build your strength and stamina. I bet you'll be surprised how far you've come once the 30 days are through! Give yourself the time to learn the moves and to get used to them. Good luck!

Day 12 done, stayed under my calorie goal and really pushed it on the treadmill for 30 minutes. Scale seems to be stuck hoping for a drop tomorrow cause been four days with no movement and I have been working hard!

I also did the 30 day shred, made it to the end but just barely, thought my legs were going to fall off they were burning so bad! Two days later and I still have to roll on my side to get out of bed(can't sit straight up yet) and my thighs still hurt when I walk down the stairs. But I know next time will be slightly easier. Keep up the good work everyone, and I don't think I could do 10,000 steps!

Okay joined late but have eaten well now for 7 days,exercised intensely and lost at leas a pound. I am trying not to obsess about scale but how I feel and I definitely feel better about myself and more energetic. Thanks for the motivation everyone. EAT CLEAN!!:happy:

Day 13 done!

Great day, walked 12000 steps, did Shred, ate really well and stayed below my calories.
Looking forward to a great weekend!
Good luck everyone.:flowerforyou:

Day 13 done, ate a little more today seeing if that will budge the scale, was an hour late getting home from work today so only had 20 minutes on the treadmill. But at least I did something. Hoping for a busier day at work tomorrow so I do not nibble so much on the upside had at least 4 litres of water today in an effort not to graze.