30-Day Shred Complete - 14 pounds lost! Comparison pics!

MelisaBegins
MelisaBegins Posts: 161 Member
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I am the poster child for "Use It or Lose It". When I was turning 30, I gave myself an IronMan distance triathlon as a gift to myself. I had already completed 6 marathons so decided to enter my 30's with a big accomplishment under my belt. I was in the best shape of my life.

That was 10 years ago.

Enter a busy career, having a child, lots of date nights with the hub eating a lot of food and drinking a lot of wine, and here I am, almost 40. I stepped on the scale on January 6th and saw the highest (non-pregnant) weight of my life. I can't go back and change the last 10 years, but I can take charge of NOW and that's what I'm trying to do. So, here goes!

Starting weight (1/6/14) = 173.6
Current weight (2/28/14) = 159.6
Goal weight (by 40th birthday, 9/14) = 135

I just completed Jillian Michaels' 30-Day Shred and will start her Ripped in 30 on Monday. After that, I will start P90X. In addition to these videos, I also run 20-40 minutes on the treadmill daily and do one 60-minute Bikram yoga class every Friday. And of course, I track my food on MFP!

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Replies

  • bciloveme2014
    bciloveme2014 Posts: 213 Member
    Congratulations, you are going really good. keep it up.
  • ZimmerFly
    ZimmerFly Posts: 18 Member
    Great results for just 30 days of working out!
  • metimemum
    metimemum Posts: 27 Member
    Great results - keep it up.
  • barias1743
    barias1743 Posts: 19
    Great for just 30 days!!!! Keep going, this is motivation for me!!
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  • chunkybun
    chunkybun Posts: 179 Member
    Wow. What an inspiration! I'm halfway through - 6 pounds down, and hope to look this good when I'm done!

    Thanks for posting.
  • JosieRossi
    JosieRossi Posts: 5
    Great job!! Thank you for posting.
  • minigirl2
    minigirl2 Posts: 61 Member
    Awesome work! I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Jillian's 30-day Shred. I have been doing it off and on for almost three years! Looking good - keep it up!
  • hmseals77
    hmseals77 Posts: 77 Member
    Fantastic job!! Congratulations!!
  • o2bADyer
    o2bADyer Posts: 208
    Congrats and thanks for sharing!
  • ChristinaOrtiz23
    ChristinaOrtiz23 Posts: 1,546 Member
    awesome results in just 30 days!! way to go!!
  • Superwoman79
    Superwoman79 Posts: 61 Member
    Congrats! I am picking up my 30-Day Shred after work. I'm so excited!!!
  • kraft_kris
    kraft_kris Posts: 157 Member
    NICE! I am going home and pressing play tonight!
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    Great job! I can never get through that DVD. I get bored about two weeks in every time I try.
  • Snow__White
    Snow__White Posts: 1,650 Member
    Wow very inspirational !!!! Great work Hun :)
  • GoddessofGaia
    GoddessofGaia Posts: 1
    Well done! And thank you for sharing, I just started, again with her workout. Had a bad period where I got no workout done...

    Her workout is great!
  • kschro9
    kschro9 Posts: 12 Member
    You look great! There is such a huge difference in your stomach and back! I am on day 15 of the 30 days shred and I can see a huge difference in myself as well. Keep it up! I hope you post pictures after you do Ripped in 30!
  • klkateri
    klkateri Posts: 432 Member
    awesome!! I look forward to watching your progress!!
  • andiechick
    andiechick Posts: 916 Member
    Fantastic results, well done x
  • JraeL91
    JraeL91 Posts: 38
    Great job! Looking fantastic, and inspirational. :smile:
  • MelisaBegins
    MelisaBegins Posts: 161 Member
    Thank you all for the kind and inspiring words! Each day is WORK between exercise and making the right food choices, but it's good work, and I'm feeling stronger every day.

    One note re: 30-Day Shred that I forgot to mention: a few of you have said you've tried it, gotten bored, etc. ME TOO! But, I figured out a strategy that WORKED for me: At the start of each of the 3 levels, I would do the work-out with the volume on so I could learn the routine using Jillian's instructions. Then, after I felt comfortable that I had it, I would do the routine with the volume OFF and have Pandora.com (free) set to "Club/Dance Music" on my laptop in the background. OMG! What a difference! It made it SO much more fun.
  • SweetTea111104
    SweetTea111104 Posts: 338 Member
    Bump for inspiration when I want to quit the shred!
  • GS910
    GS910 Posts: 5 Member
    Great results well done ! motivated me to start the shred again :)

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