Seeing 30DS Results?

ceredonia
ceredonia Posts: 61
edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Just a quick survey of anyone who's doing/has done the 30 Day Shred.

I was wondering, when did you start seeing results? I measured myself before starting, took a picture, etc. I am at nearly 2 weeks in (Level 2, Day 4 will be tomorrow), I only took 1 day off...and I've yet to see any results. Last night I measured myself again but have yet to see any difference in the numbers--I hope I'm measuring myself in the same spots, pretty sure I am. I'm also stuck on the scale, I've been at 150 for the last week and a half and it won't seem to budge up or down at all, other than a pound or so, depending when I weight myself in the afternoon. I've been sticking to my calorie budget, only gone over a few times, doing pretty well for myself I thought.

I just started alternating with No More Trouble Zones and pure cardio at the gym (elliptical); i.e., do 30DS every day and NMTZ every other day, and the gym on days without NMTW. I'll see if this helps me any more, but I'm getting discouraged.

I feel a little stronger after doing 13 days of 30DS, still can't do a "real" pushup to save my life and planks make me want to die, I usually have to collapse after a few seconds, but I'm getting less and less exhausted after each workout, so I know that's at least a plus. And I made it through NMTZ on the first try after finishing 10 days of Level 1 of 30DS, when a lot of reviews said its hard to get through the entire thing on the first try, so I'm pretty proud of myself for that, but still.

I'm trying to lose some weight off my thighs and muffin top, but just getting discouraged.

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  • robin52077
    robin52077 Posts: 4,383 Member
    Well, I didn't go back very far, but looking at your diary:

    First of all, on Monday, you STARVED yourself. WAY WAY under is VERY VERY bad for starters.Especially with all the exercise you did that day.

    On your other days you eat mostly high sodium processed foods. (Chef BoyarDee for lunch and pizza for dinner?!?!?!). Those types of foods will make you hold onto the weight.

    Not sure if you don't DRINK water or if you just don't bother to TRACK water, but GET 8 (8oz) servings a day at LEAST, and eat low sodium for a while and you will see the pounds fall off. I can almost guarantee 2 pounds of water weight. Flush out that sodium.

    And EAT. You cannot survive on what you are eating. Eat more whole natural healthy foods. Fresh produce, fresh lean meats. Try to avoid packaged stuff and go with whole grains instead of white carbs. The goal MFP gives you is a goal to REACH, not a goal to stay UNDER. EAT MORE, and GOOD stuff.

    You will notice the difference. The problem is not with your workouts, it's with your food intake.

    I'm not trying to be mean or pick you apart. I'm just telling the truth as I see it. Please take my advice, I know what I'm talking about.:flowerforyou:
  • Ellem86
    Ellem86 Posts: 204
    I might be wrong but I think 30 DS is aimed at people trying to get rid of the last 10 - 20 pounds and get "shredded". While it's a great workout, it probably isn't going to give amazing *visible* results if you have more to lose. I did it for 10 days before getting ill and quitting, and after 10 days my arms looked amazing and I had lost 0.5 inches from my hips, which are my stubborn areas. It will definitely make you strong!

    I should add that I didn't lose any pounds on it.
  • ceredonia
    ceredonia Posts: 61
    Monday was very much an anomaly.It was too busy at work to eat something proper, and when I got home my day went to hell for various reasons. I went to the gym to blow off some steam, and then I never ate a proper dinner. So normally I don't do that--it was just a really bad day...

    Otherwise, I know I don't have the best diet habits, but I normally try to get in a breakfast of cereal (still eating sugar cereals, working my way up to healthier ones), a sandwich for lunch, and at least a proper-sized dinner, with a few snacks sprinkled in throughout the day. I work a solo shift either all morning/afternoon or afternoon/evening until 11pm, so it's really hard to find something to eat, which is why I resort to instant noodles most of my evening shifts.

    I'd like to point out that I am new to this whole thing, so I know I'm making some mistakes. But I was able to drop 10 pounds in the first few weeks, and I only wanted to drop about 20 total. That's why I thought the 30DS would help, I really just wanted to tone my body up and maybe help lose that last 10 pounds or so. I'm just getting discouraged.

    Also, I DO drink water--it's pretty much all I drink now! I just never remember to log it. I'm probably close to at least 6 glasses a day, I keep a water bottle next to me at work and drink at least 2 full servings of it per shift, then when I'm at a restaurant or at home I only drink water. I have juice once in awhile too, or a Jones soda at work, but it's generally water. I just never log it. :embarassed:
  • ChubbieTubbie
    ChubbieTubbie Posts: 481 Member
    I've been doing the 30DS off and on (4 or 5 nights a week) and I've been seeing results--I started off unable to even complete the workout. I was wiped after the warmup! And now I am able (in 2.5 weeks) to do all of level 1 without wanting to curl up and die the next morning with sore muscles. I doubt I'll finish the program in 30 days, but I am seeing results. Of course, I'm also eating better, so the results could be coming from that. Since starting the 30DS, I've lost 5 inches and 4 pounds.
  • sillygoose1977
    sillygoose1977 Posts: 2,151 Member
    I've done the 30 day shred for about a year off and on. I have come to realize its great when I only have about 20 minutes to workout but otherwise I just don't believe working out for 20 minutes is enough. I have had much better luck on the eliptical for 25 minutes and strength training with weights. And if I only do 20 minutes, it should be all cardio.

    Like you stated, I also don't have the best eating habits. I eat granola and yogurt for breakfast and frozen diet meals almost everyday for lunch and I don't pay too much attention to calories during the weekend. I do drink a ton of water and workout almost every day. I have been steadily losing 1 pound a week for several months.

    I don't put too much faith in Jillian just because she is out to make a buck just like everyone else. Promises, promises
  • mamabearr
    mamabearr Posts: 304
    I just started seeing results around the 3 week mark. I've been doing other things besides 30DS and I've been counting caloires. And in that time I've lost 7 lbs.
  • robin52077
    robin52077 Posts: 4,383 Member
    Monday was very much an anomaly.It was too busy at work to eat something proper, and when I got home my day went to hell for various reasons. I went to the gym to blow off some steam, and then I never ate a proper dinner. So normally I don't do that--it was just a really bad day...

    Otherwise, I know I don't have the best diet habits, but I normally try to get in a breakfast of cereal (still eating sugar cereals, working my way up to healthier ones), a sandwich for lunch, and at least a proper-sized dinner, with a few snacks sprinkled in throughout the day. I work a solo shift either all morning/afternoon or afternoon/evening until 11pm, so it's really hard to find something to eat, which is why I resort to instant noodles most of my evening shifts.

    I'd like to point out that I am new to this whole thing, so I know I'm making some mistakes. But I was able to drop 10 pounds in the first few weeks, and I only wanted to drop about 20 total. That's why I thought the 30DS would help, I really just wanted to tone my body up and maybe help lose that last 10 pounds or so. I'm just getting discouraged.

    Also, I DO drink water--it's pretty much all I drink now! I just never remember to log it. I'm probably close to at least 6 glasses a day, I keep a water bottle next to me at work and drink at least 2 full servings of it per shift, then when I'm at a restaurant or at home I only drink water. I have juice once in awhile too, or a Jones soda at work, but it's generally water. I just never log it. :embarassed:

    I'm glad you didn't take offense to anything I said, sometimes my honesty turns into a fight.
    So glad to hear you ARE drinking your water. Try to keep track and make sure it's 8 a day.
    Those last ten are the hardest to lose. I know, I just lost them. My first 15-20 melted away in 2 months, but the last ten took 4 months on their own. If you have your goals set at 2 lb per week then that is the problem. The last few will ONLY come off slow. Change it to 1 lb and see how much more you can eat, then eat it! I had to do 1/2 pound a week for a month in order to get the scale to start moving again. It may sound counterproductive, but you are borderline starvation mode with all the exercise you do and how little real food you eat. So, you need to eat MORE in order to lose weight, as long as that "more" is the right things. Eat real food, not stuff from a box or can, and eat a lot of it.
    I PROMISE you it's the right thing to do!:flowerforyou:
  • ceredonia
    ceredonia Posts: 61
    It's super hard to change eating habits, so this is going to take a long time. :) I appreciate the advice though!

    I only have it set at 1lb/week right now, with 2 workouts planned. I'm technically on a 'sedentary' lifestyle, I don't really do much, heh. I've been trying to ramp it up with the 30DS and introducing No More Trouble Zones, and still going to the gym for some cardio. I only average about 30 minutes on the elliptical (and even then I'm only doing a mile, I suck). But the diet is the hardest thing to change. I'm supposed to be hitting around 1400cal, and I actually go over on most days, only by maybe 100, nothing major (except last weekend, I think it was Sunday I said screw it and went over by like 600, I wanted to eat all my mac and cheese, haha). But I realize that I hit those last couple hundred calories by eating a sugary snack, which isn't the right thing to do, and I'm trying to cut that out.

    I just don't really eat "healthily" because I'm very very very picky. I hate most fruits and veggies, so I'm trying to keep up with apples, bananas, stuff like that, and slowly introduce more veggies into my diet, but I'm not finding any that I like so far. I didn't exactly have a childhood filled with proper eating, so that kinda screwed my habits up, heh. It's so hard for me to eat "real" food because I don't have a lot of free time, and like to eat ready-to-eat things like box dinners and frozen dinners.

    Just drinking water was a first major step, I lived on soda until about 2 months ago. That's probably what helped me drop most of the weight I've dropped. I'm not so much trying to lose more weight in a hurry or anything, I'm pretty thin already, but definitely would like to be more toned. I'll just keep trying to eat better and keep up the exercise and measure again in a couple weeks after I'm done with 30DS. Maybe I'll lose an inch or two at the end, which is really all I wanted. :)
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