30 day shred starting jan 1--anyone in?

Definitely sore from day one yesterday....but it feeeeeels good! Lets me know I'm working those muscles! On to day two Good luck everyone!!

I'm in.....

i joined one before and couldnt finish but i plan to start again today and do it daily. so im in! im already 2 days behind i know, but i do better with monday starts

ok didn't do Jan 1st or 2nd had a head cold....Yeah great way to start out. But I got up and did the first one this morning.... holy sheesh!!! the big kick was the cardio part (that could also be because I am not totally breathing normal yet) I am looking forward to tomorrow.

now... MOTIVATION IDEA!!!!
I found this idea last semester when I was counting down the days until my thesis was due... while trying to stay motivated to work on it.

I printed out a blank calender template (in this case, a January calender will do). Every day that I worked on my paper (or in this case, exercise) I would put a line (or large X) through the day. If I worked the next day, then I would make another line that connected with the previous day. After a few days, this line would start to look like a chain, and I didn't want to break the chain! To keep the chain going, I had to complete the task! That worked about 1/2 through the time I needed... so I started writing down incentives (something small like a new nail polish or whatever little fun reward you have for yourself) which I could only allow if the chain was unbroken! Had a bigger reward at the end. This idea helped me a LOT and I plan to use it during this month. Wanted to put the idea out there (I want to say the full credit goes to Jerry Seinfeld and how he keeps himself motivated to write jokes..... notice the word "think").

Now, on to a hot soak in hopes the muscles won't be too mad at me in the morning!
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celesalk: I love your motivation ideas!

When I did the last round of the 30 day shred, I used motivation tricks too. Here is what I did:

Each saturday morning I would have my weigh in. If I lost any weight at all (I always dropped weight), I would treat myself to something that made me feel pretty. :blushing:

Once, it was a new shade of lipstick another time it was a gorgeous new color of nail polish, another time there was a pashmina scarf that just suited my complexion perfectly.

It was such a blast because I knew each weekend that I was going out shopping for "something pretty". It put a smile on my face each time I saw that "something".:bigsmile: Then, all during the work week I would think about what the next "pretty thing" would be.

It wasn't long before I was getting compliments by people :blushing: for my nail or lip colors or hair accessory or feminine scarf. Sigh....

.I will be doing this strategy again. Just don't make your treat food though, I think it's best to not associate rewards with food.

So......what" pretty something" will you be treating yourself to? I would love to read about what other shredders are doing for their motivation.

Also, I just finished Day 2 of level 1 and I just got myself into a zone and pushed through the "good" pain.

Keep on shredding! Yes you can do this! :flowerforyou:

Debbie

l1d2 done.

From a Question Earlier I am Only using 3Lb Dumbbells. I wouldn't dream of using heavier cuz I'm not used to using dumbells so they're hard enough. I'm gonna wait until I do the Full 30 Days and then If I wanna try out the challenge again I'll up date to 5 then I believe the next is 8.

I am also joining you guys. A little late, but will do Shred Day 1 tonight.

Thanks for the motivation tips, DebbieW. I really like the calendar idea!:happy:

gershko: Thank you for your kinds words. I must clarify however that I was quoting Celesalk on the first portion of my post, for whatever reason the mfp did not highlight it.

My post starts with thanking Celesalk for her motivation ideas such as the calendar which was a great tip.

Celesalk: I'm sorry that your post that I quoted did not highlight itself on my post. Any other ideas to pass along would be great.

Debbie

Debbie, it's OK, I'm just relaying the tip from a writing site, so can't really take credit either. Just found it very helpful and wanted to pass it on. :happy:

Finished Day 3... barely! Had to take a few more breaks than the last couple days... but I think that might have something to do with the weather messing with my allergies so I can't do that nifty thing known as breathing. But tried to at least keep moving through the video. Hopefully tomorrow will be better.

Day 2 level 1 complete...and man I'm whooped! Now off to bed before I get hungry lol.

I finished 2/3 of day 3 After the warm-up I realized that I kept getting cramps on my right leg. I tried to ignore it throughout the workout but by the end of circuit 2 it was too painful to ignore

So I might try again tomorrow morning and see how my leg is going to be. If it's still acting up then I might take the day off tomorrow as well.

Are we supposed to do this everyday for 30 days or can we take day off here and there?

I'm in.............................

Day 2-Level 1 completed. The ab work at the end kills me and I had to rest a couple of times. I have very little ab muscle strength due to two c-sections so that is really the weakest part of my body. My mini goal is to complete the whole session without resting once. Cardio does not bother me as bad for some reason. Feeling it mostly in my shoulders today. Second mini goal is to do it every day for 30 days in a row. As of right now I don't feel a need to have resting days because I do not feel my muscles are overly stressed with just 20 minute workouts. I am using 5 pound weights currently and feel that they are just about right.

I want in even though I'm a little late! I'm getting mine today !!

I am in. Started today. Did Level 1.