Just finished 30DS

And I am THRILLED.

This is my first post here, I have been lurking for months and then finally registered about a month ago. I am just getting started on my fitness journey and have found so much encouragement and support even without a single post. I just wanted to share my first fitness victory in the hopes that it will encourage somebody else who was in the same place I was a month ago.

I was very fit as a teenager, but became very inactive in my early twenties due to illness and health problems (mainly asthma/mono/recurrent pneumonia/knee injury from overtraining). To be honest, I had given up on ever being a "fit" person again and has resigned myself to the fact that although I was at a healthy weight, I would never be in great shape again.

About a month ago I decided to give being active a shot again and I settled on the 30 day shred because I wanted something that would be easy to follow and a good beginner routine with lots of modifications. The first few days I was so sore I could barely walk and was quite literally limping everywhere! However, I didn't miss a single day and kept hitting that play button and found myself getting stronger and stronger and the workouts easier and easier! Some days I HATED it but I kept going telling myself that if I was still feeling awful on day 30 then I could take a break.

I am so pleased to say that I am now feeling GREAT. I didn't take measurements (wish I had) or weigh myself (I have always been slim and not concerned with losing weight) but I can see more defined muscles and am noticeably stronger. I actually look forward to my workouts now and cannot wait to get started with my next routine.

I am so glad I kept going and just told myself to treat it as an experiment-- I never thought I would be doing pushups again!

I know I am still beginning my fitness journey but I just wanted to say thank you to all of the MFPers who have unknowingly encouraged me along the way and I cannot wait to see where this road will take me!