30 day shred results

Hi guys, I've finally decided I'm going to start the 30 day shred DVD tomorrow. How does everyone log it on the exercise section of my fitness pal?

Thanks in advance x

I use a heart rate monitor, so I created a cardio entry called "video" and I just enter the minutes and calories from my HRM. That way I can use the same one for different videos. Although, come to think of it, it might be nice to have a reference later of calorie burns for various videos in case I want to repeat them, so I may change that to be more specific.

I did day 5 today. it was much easier than the previous days. the last 4 days I have been so sore but I kept pushing thru. I can tell I am building up my stamina as today I didnt have to stop to catch my breath as many times. my legs have been the sorest. stairs and standing after sitting for an extended time (i have a desk job) killed the first 4 days. today only minor soreness. I am loving the video tho! so excited to keep doing it to see the results after! :-)

I'm on the last few days of my second time through it. I do each level 10 days and then move on to the next level, regardless of how well I'm doing the current level. I log it as circuit training. I do it 6 days a week but I do not do any other exercises at all.

I've lost weight each time but I am tracking calories as well. I'm pretty sure the calorie tracking is what is dropping the weight. I've lost one inch off my waist and one off my hips. I don't measure anywhere else. For some reason inches come off much slower than weight for me. Frustrating, ugh, whatever! grr.

So the things I've noticed with 30DS. When I started I was *really* out of shape. I'm 44yo and had not done much of anything in the way of exercising since my last pregnancy 8yrs ago and that was twins. I gained so much and my babies were so big - which was all good but my internal muscles took a major hit. I also had a period of rapid weight loss and then rapid weight gain 3yrs ago and that is just not good. I didn't use weights for the first week and then I used these wrist weights I had laying around, then 3lb weights. I have 5lb weights I use now for most of them (3lbs for those v-flys - gawd they kill me) and 10lbs for a couple of them.

I have noticed significant improvement in endurance, ability to breath in my daily life, my upper body and core strength, and in how my arms and shoulders look - which is a big bonus with summer coming up That alone has all been worth it. My resting heart rate is better and I have high blood pressure and I take meds for it but it was still borderline but my last check it was down in a better range. I could not do one single modified push up when I started. Forget about 'planking'. I can do all the modified push ups called for in the DVD now and planking is not 100% but 90% better. I still do some modifications and occasionally need to rest for 5 seconds but nothing at all like when I first started. So - it has been really good for me.

I wasn't overly sore but a) did not use those weights at first b) I modified them so much - had too. It was still massive work out for me. I have a 7yo that watched me once and he in all seriousness asked me if he needed to call someone, lmao, that is how much I was struggling to get through it. I was so tired after I did them. I wanted nothing more than to lie down. Holy cow.

I'll probably take a couple week break and do something else (want to be able to do a real push up) and then do it a third time just to see if I can get through it without making so many modifications and no 5 second rests.

Just finished day 1 of 30ds, it really hurts! Walked up the stairs after and my legs felt like jelly! But the saying goes 'if its hurts then it works' ..

Hopefully I am not too sore tomorrow!

My legs, and especially my knees, were in agony after the first day, but I took it easy on the second day, it got better on the third, and I feel pretty good now. It's amazing how quickly gains can be made in indurance...I can already do more pushups (modified) and jumping jacks etc. than I could on the first day.

HI I just started yesterday -ive watched the DVD several times haha but never 'participated'. I cant wait to see the results also-hopefully itll be worth it!.

I found it really hard and almost gave up in 5 mins bbut i pushed to the end and was glad i did afterwards. Im so glad no one can see me do it because theyd probably need a lot of therapy afterwards lol. At one stage i was just rolling around on the floor-i struggled to get from the floor back up again every time she changed moves. I cant do proper back kicks or jumping jacks because of my knees so i adapt it-i just try to make sure i dont stop moving and can at least feel something burning. I also do push ups off the wall. I actually enjoy the strength part with the weights but i HATE the cardio part. I live in house with 3 other people so i do it in my bedroom and am very self conscious of the noise of my weight pounding up and down on the floor( i feel like the house is shaking!)

So today my legs arent too bad but my upper body and abs are sore-and i know it will probably be worse on day 3 or 4 so im planning to just push and do at least as much as i can.With the pain though I do get a nice feeling of being able to actually feel that i worked my muscles and did something good. Hopefully ill be able to keep at it.

I completed day 5 of level 1 today. its taken me 9 days due to life happening. level 1 really kicks my *kitten* and im dripping sweat by the end. First two days i had to take breaks and rest for a few mins and drink water but now im doing them all the way through. I'm getting better each time i feel like. I took a peek at level 2 and that one looks like it should destroy me up doing stuff ive never even thought about doing.

good luck to all, once I finish it I plan on posting results. I am eating at a deficit as well and really looking to burn fat and inches more than worry about the scale.

day 7 of level 1 ...no oomph today. not because I was overly sore just no get up n go :-( I haven't taken any rest days because it will just be harder for me to keep going.

I didn't take any rest days in the first three weeks either - for that very reason.

I take one a week now and I find I do feel much less worn down. I encourage you to try taking just one day off next week. You might get the oomph back.

I wake up early to do mine and so sacrificing sleep doesn't help but I don't know what else to do with my schedule. I don't want to sacrifice that last hour of my day when I can do whatever i want either. So - the one extra hour of sleep mid week probably helps as much as anything else.

ETA: Also - I didn't really know a lot about fueling the body and have learned a lot reading here.. I didn't eat a lot of protein because it isn't really my thing but upping it has also probably helped.

day 7 of level 1 ...no oomph today. not because I was overly sore just no get up n go :-( I haven't taken any rest days because it will just be harder for me to keep going.

I didn't take any rest days in the first three weeks either - for that very reason.

I take one a week now and I find I do feel much less worn down. I encourage you to try taking just one day off next week. You might get the oomph back.

Also this! I took 1 day off per week (usually Sundays). So then it ended up being, like, 35 days. But at least one rest day a week helps your muscles heal and get stronger. I'm not sure why she doesn't include rest days in the program from the get-go.

Day 2 of 30 day shred here! sooo sore but I kind of like this soreness - at least I know it's doing something!
I tried 3DS once before with my boyfriend and we both gave up after a day as it was so intense. He's refusing to do it with me now lol but I'm so happy with myself just for getting past day 1 and I'm actually excited to do the rest of it.
I had to take a break half way through yesterday and nearly gave up, and today no breaks (long ones anyway) and didn't feel quite as tough as yesterday! (although still tough!)
My worst exercise is the squats where you have to put your arms in the air with your weights - oh my god they kill me! But I don't mind ab exercises too much. Are there any groups anywhere for people doing 3DS? x

one week results... I didnt lose any weight and I gained an inch in my thighs!! :-( but I did lose an inch in my waist, biceps, bust, shoulders, and butt!!!! woowoo! :-D definately motivating for me!

After one week of doing Jillian DVD's (1x/day 6 days a week) plus my normal runs (6x's/week), I lost 0.7 pounds and 2.75" (1.5 from my waist alone). As I haven't done strength training very consistently in a few years, I think my muscles are likely retaining some water, so hoping the lbs drop quicker after the first few weeks, but I'll take the inches lost! Just finished my 4mi run, now off to do level 1 of 30DS (will be the 3rd time)!

Wondering if I could supplement this workout on the days I don't go to the gym?

That's exactly what I did for 2 months. I worked out at the gym 3x a week and for the other days did the Shred level 1. Eventually I got used to level 1 and moved to level 2. Now I'm doing the shred full time (plus running) as my gym membership has expired.

I think it really works wonders even as a supplementary workout. You can progress through the levels (as I did) even without doing it everyday. And for 25 mins its an awesome kick butt workout!