can Jillian Michaels 30DS help me? (pic)

interested in answers. I am too trying to get rid of belly.

I think it will but I am cautious about doing too much exercise before really dropping some pounds first as I don't want to build muscle.
I have 30 day shred and have hear alot of people saying they didn't lose anything by doing it w think my new approach is going to be to really control my food and calorie intake and cut down on carbs for a few weeks with perhaps just a few workouts in that time - then when i've lost a fair amount of weight then start going hard with the fitness dvd.

Not sure what anyone else thinks? It is one of those things that confuse me and there seems to be contradicting advice about whether or not to exercise lots while trying to lose weight

You won't build muscle in a calorie deficit. It's impossible.
I am currently in Level 2 of 30DS and it's definitely a great workout, but intense. In order to lose weight, you need to be in a calorie deficit. You will lose weight in a deficit regardless of whether you work out or not. Exercise speeds up the weight loss process. If you'd like to lose a little weight before doing 30DS, by all means, do that.

yes!! it will help you tremendously....i am in process of doing the 30 day shred and I have tons of people asking me what i am doing to get in shape. Really just combining strength training with cardio will be beneficial to losing weight and also toning! But honestly it's all in your diet...you can exercise as much as you want but if you have a horrible diet I doubt you will lose as much as you want or very little. Just get some exercise and eat healthy! the key is eating healthy and drinking lots of water! You can do it!...I've always had a tummy that looks prego and IVE NEVER HAD A KID OR BEEN PREGNANT!!!...so thats always been a troublesome spot for me..but I can tell I am losing it...I wish I had pictures but I don't Good luck you can do it!

I finished the 30DS last week and dropped 8 lbs and almost 7 inches...it will help you!

30DS will as least get you moving, you will not build any muscle on it as it's pretty much light weights and higher reps, its "strength" really is very limited. But its fun, and you can do it at home, and it's a good place to start for a newbie. If you eat as a deficit, you have the potential to lose a little weight, and fat and inches with this program...how much will depends on how hard you push and how often you do it, as well as your diet of course.

Building muscle takes a lot more work than 30DS, as well controlled eating (bulking and cutting cycles)

^^^This and to add to the person worried about building muscle...

Building muscle is EXTREMELY difficult, and as difficult as it is for men, it's that much more for women due to the lowered testosterone levels. One thing you don't need to worry about when it comes to exercise as a female is building muscle, double especially if you're working on running a deficit.(outside of the outliers of course....noob gains, morbidly obese, etc..)

The 30DS will be beneficial for you if it challenges your body.

If you are already doing more intense workouts with heavier weights, it will not be very helpful.

Thanks for those that responded to my post about building muscle - i am a newbie and pretty clueless but you hear things and one of those myths is building muscle and a few other comments about concentrating more on food than exercise.

So from your comments I will continue with 30 day shred and treadmill and also reducing the amount i eat to 1300 cals per day max and generally eating healthier foods

bump