NOVEMBER- 30 day shred

Doing the 50 min JM metabolism workout is highly recommended if you are like me and have more free time on weekends. It will kill you and no weights are required so I liked the greater cardio focus. I am doing 30 DS daily + a 20 min fast walk so thats only 250 calories burned daily for me so my food intake is between 1200-1300 other than Friday nights I eat about 2000 (my cheat day) and fast until dinner Saturday where I eat 500-800 calories for the day.

I'm still only doing 90% of the side lunge arm lifts from level one, 5lbs seems to be too heavy for that movement but I only don't lift up 4-5 x of that portion of the circuit (and you do about 25 lifts total there) and I still lunge so it’s ok.

My butt hurts today so it looks like the lunges are working, lol!

has anyone ever done the whole 30 days without breaks? is that recommended? yes, I know, if I'm to sore my body is telling me to take a break, but as I just started I'm curious.

Actually you aren't supposed to take a break even if you are sore, it is intended to be continuous. It depends on how ‘sore’ you are, if its just a soreness keep pushing but if it’s a pain then you pulled something. Recover and then come back and don’t do what you did last time to cause the injury.

I'll check back with ya Dec 2 to proudly let you know I've done the full 30 days

I haven’t taken a break yet (and I am out of the house 6:30-9:15 Tuesday nights so that’s hard) but I do the 50 min banish fat boost metabolism DVD on Saturday's instead b/c its harder than the 30 day shred and burns more cals so that’s definitely not a break, just a spice of variety.

Day 7 done (yeah I'm one that takes a break and my muscle thank me for that lol) I've found something that helps me (I don't have the DVD and this is on demand through my cable, so I only have level 1 right no) but after I got the basic instruction down I've started using my mp3 player and listening to music it makes it go by quicker atleast for me.

You guys are all doing great A little nervous I have a weigh in for another challenge I'm doing coming up and I'm hoping that I lost at least a pound

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What the 30 day shred? How does it work?

ahhhh im slacking so much! i havent dont it in 3 days! ugh i feeeel horrible! but i have lost weight but today is a new day. back on track. its was my sons first birthday this weekend and we had the party sat. and yesterday was his actual bday so i had my family over for cake. so despite all the food ive been around i still lost weight!

I feel the same way. Weekends are crazy. Don't beat yourself up. Great job on the weight loss.:flowerforyou:
And this morning was only day 5 for me still on level 1. We can do it!

Hi guys. Sorry I have not checked in lately. Been a little busy...

I have been doing the shred for 9 days now. I am determined to make it to 30. Tomorrow I start level 2. YIKES!!! I haven't weighed myself but will do that on Friday and see if I have gotten anywhere. My husband and I have set goals for Dec 1st. I want to be at 108 and he wants to be at 170. We'll see if we can get there.

My goal is to be between 105-108 (back to what i was prior to having my son).

Good luck everyone!!!

ahhhh im slacking so much! i havent dont it in 3 days! ugh i feeeel horrible! but i have lost weight but today is a new day. back on track. its was my sons first birthday this weekend and we had the party sat. and yesterday was his actual bday so i had my family over for cake. so despite all the food ive been around i still lost weight!

Thats why I take saturdays off, usually to busy ( i know it sounds like an excuse but really lol). Congrats on the weight loss anyway

My day 8 is complete...and it was rough, TOM surprised me today but kudos to me for actually making it through a workout usually I am in bed the first few days b/c it is so rough but I am hoping as I lose weight it will get more normal..Since I could make it to work I figured I can do a workout and I did

I'm doing day 9 today, in about an hour actually haha

I always warm up a lot before doing these workouts, just because my knees do get a little sore (yes I know, proper form... my bad). I do 30 minutes on my Wii Fit doing some short activity game things (Kung Fu, Obstacle Course, Snowballs and Skateboarding) and muscle workouts (Twists, those three leg ones where you stand on one leg, twist sideways and forwards? I don't know what they're called haha and balance bridge, and sometimes single arm stand). I try to get myself all loose and my heart moving a bit too by jumping rope and doing cross knee punches in between exercises.
I've done that every day before my 30 Day Shred video except yesterday, and OH MY GOSH can I tell the difference! So much better with a proper warm up! I know not many people have the luxury of time, but yeah, if you can do even 5 minutes before I'd definitely recommend it.

I don't have the full size weights so I'm cheating a bit, but those side lunges are so damn killer!!

I've been doing 15 minutes of Turbo Jam afterwards as well, while I'm still warm and sweaty. It's been going really well!

I you guys can't tell, I have way too much spare time haha

Will be checking in tomorrow after day 10 for sure, wish me luck for that, I have no idea what it's going to be like!

I have completed 9 days so far. I thought about taking a break tonight but then I found a picture of me before I got pregnant. HOLY SKINNY!!! I would love to back in that size. I dont see it happening but I want to get as close as I can. That motivated me - now i can't wait to get home and do it....

Bring it on Jillian!!

I think I need to trade my weights up to 10 pounds instead of five. What is everyone else using? I was told to start with two five pound weights. Maybe I will make it through level three first and then trade them up... (lol)


I've been doing pretty good on the diet this week. Typical day for me is special k's, yogurt and dinner, plus trying to drink water.... That's the hard part for me. I run three miles, do the shred video too. I saw another post about eat stop eat (the fast). I have only tried that one.

I'm not weighing myself till friday (got the water weight going on this week)

Last day on Level 1 today, yay!

I did a weigh in today as well, I've lost one pound since my last weigh in - two weeks ago. One of those weeks was a 30 Day Shred, the other was me being slack and eating bacon and eggs and chocolate when I visited my sister for the weekend... SO freaking happy!!

I've also lost 3 cm - bit more than an inch from my waist, and I can really tell.

Keep it up guys

I think I need to trade my weights up to 10 pounds instead of five. What is everyone else using? I was told to start with two five pound weights. Maybe I will make it through level three first and then trade them up... (lol)

I use 5 lb weights. I dont want to move up because some of the exercises are tough so I think I'll be fine with these weights.

I know this is probably a stupid question but what size weights are recommended with the 30 day shred? I have 5 lb weights and can barely get through some of the exercises? Thanks in advance.

Heather

Hi, what are you all recording this as on the exercise data thing ?? Would love to know how many calories they estimate it burns x

Started level two last night. Kicked my butt!!! Then again I ran two miles right before I did it. I think I should shred first and then run.... or at least wait a little while. It was a crazy day so I was trying to get it all in...

Alls I know is that its friday and I am craving pizza!!! (sorry that wasnt much help for the dieting but I have been doing it all week)