30 DAY SHRED-NEED BUDDIES

Great work! Glad you had awesome results too!

Level 1 day 9 today, can't believe I'll be done with level 1 tomorrow! I watched the level 2 workout yesterday and am pretty scared to say the least, I'm not very coordinated and I'm sure I'll fall over at least once. Did anyone else have trouble keeping their balance??

I've been naughty and not Shredded for two days..oops! Well get back on track today though.

Have a good one all!x

I just started the 30 day Shred this morning! I did it last year with diet and other cardio and lost 23 pounds. Unfortunately I gained 15 pounds back! Need inspiration and motivation!! Need to be stricter with my diet. I need to cut out extra calories from processed foods. Going to the store today and load up on some healthy fruit! If you would like to friend me on here it would be great! I need someone to kick my butt when I am lazy!! Hope your day is going well and your exercise for the day is behind you! Enjoy!

Well, I had to take a break. I had a pretty bad reaction to the new movements and have a bad case of DOMS (didn't think that was real!). So much so that I have not been able to walk and had to go the ER because the pain was so severe I just couldn't deal. Its slowly subsiding and the doctors said that I should continue with it, that the reason the DOMS was so bad was because my body just isn't used to it but that is the whole point to build tissue so we'll see! I REALLY want to do this though so I will figure out a way to make it work.

About to start level 3. I've been rotating levels 1&2 with some of her other DVDs. I did the 30ds last year by itself and got bored around the time level 3 came around. mixing it in with other workouts has definitely helped me stick with it.

So encouraged by all your determination. I ordered my copy of 30DS last night, should be here Friday. Plan to start Day 1 next Monday!

I have been MIA recently but last night was Day 5 of Level 2, Day 15/30. I actually skipped 2 days -- Saturday and Monday -- but backed my end date up by 1 to account for Saturday and am just cutting my losses with Monday. It was a crazy weekend. However my end date is now the day before I leave for a trip, so I really have to stick with my schedule for the last half of this program with no excuses because there's no more "wiggle room."

Level 2 has gotten easier, though I know for a fact I will never be able to get through those damn chair sits/V-raises without stopping. There's just no way I will ever be that strong, my arms feel like they're on fire and I shake. I feel a lot less encouraged than I did in the beginning, I'm just trudging through now because I've come too far to quit, but am not really excited anymore.

I feel a lot stronger, but have not lost any weight... I am not really "dieting", I am pescetarian and eat pretty healthy generally... nor am I doing any supplemental cardio. Just the 30DS workouts every day. I'm okay with that. My stomach does look flatter. The main thing I have gained from this program so far is a sense of routine, and that is KEY for me. This makes me hopeful that I can continue to be active every day after the 30DS is over, even for just 20-30 minutes, when I come home from work and keep the weekends as rest days.

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Today is Day 14 for me. Level 2 Day 3. I've been doing the 30 day shred with my boyfriend, which has been a challenge! But we are holding each other accountable now.

I'm starting to see results and can't wait to finish the program to see the final results. My boyfriend has also noticeably lost a bit of his stomach pudge, and his man boobs he was getting are now gone!!! His results are coming faster than mine....>_<

Anyone can add me! I log everyday and am looking for new buddies

How do you get started on the 30 day shred? Sounds interesting!

It's a Jillian MIchaels DVD, you can youtube it or buy it at Target/Walmart.

Im defo going to try this very soon!

Has anyone else had trouble with the plank positions in level 2? I find they hurts my wrists if I stay in them for too long, I keep having to take breaks. Am I doing it wrong or do I just have weak wrists??

Started Level 3 last night after skipping about 4 days of Level 2... I slacked off majorly and was beginning to feel it. Feels good to be back on track.

Level 3 is no joke, lots of high jumps and planks, but I am relieved by the reduction in hand weight-related arm strength exercises. Those are always the worst for me and I can never get through them. I don't know if I am just using weights that are too heavy (3 lbs? for a beginner?) or if I am just that weak still. I was relieved anyway until the very end when she said to do jumping jacks holding the weights... yeah, I screamed some expletives at the screen.

For the plie jumps I started out jumping but the only way for me to keep going was to just squat instead of actually jump. Hopefully I can work up to it.

I also can't do the plank move where you have to rest your weight on the hand weights because my hand weights are not high enough off the ground for me to wrap my fingers around. So I will have to think of something else to do with this. Right now I am doing it on my knees in "girl pushup" position so there's not a lot of pressure on my fingers which are directly on the ground (ouch...). I was hoping I wouldn't have to buy any equipment but I guess if I'm going to be serious about continuing to work out I could invest in a decent set of hand weights.

Has anyone else had trouble with the plank positions in level 2? I find they hurts my wrists if I stay in them for too long, I keep having to take breaks. Am I doing it wrong or do I just have weak wrists??

Try switching which fingers face "up" or horizontal with your body, it seems very different for each person what is most comfortable, also try some forearm stretches to make your wrist more flexible. I used to have this problem doing plank/downward dog during yoga and it really got better after experimenting with position and working on flexing.

Thanks for the advice, I kept trying out new positions until I found one that didn't hurt. On to level 3 now!