Shreddin' Eleven, Week Two

Hey i'm on day 4 of the 30 DS. I've started doing this program and ONLY this program because i want to see results i'll get from THIS without the interferrance of anything else!! I'm *HOPING* to see some sort of results.

I'm very interested to see what kind of results you achieve using only the Shred. Here's to great results!

I loved my first day of 30 day Shred!!. Like everyone else, I thought 20 minutes will be easy to get thru........not!! It was harder than I thought, but Im sticking to it !! I will weigh in on Friday...hopefully seeing some results!!. The 30 day Shred is the only exercise I'm doing right now do to time constrants. I am watching and logging everything that enters my mouth and boy does that help. I was playing round with my dinner food earlier tonight to help keep my sodiom down.......

Lori, it sounds like you're doing GREAT with logging foods and I'm very interested to see your results too... I'm actually very excited about seeing everyone's before/after photos... keep up the good work!

I guess I missed loggin in yesterday. Today is day 10 for me -a new level tomorrow. Still doing modified push ups but I can do some regular(just not many). Wish me luck for tomorrow, I fear I might need it.

Same here on the push ups! I hope your first day of Level 2 went well!! I will be posting my Day 1 Level 2 review shortly.

I am feeling the results! Today, I put on a freshly washed pair of jeans which I usually dread. They were so much more comfy today! Yay! I also made my mini goals today. If I lose 5lbs a month, I will be at my goal by June! Thats crazy to think!

It will be the smallest I have been since MIDDLE SCHOOL!

That is absolutely awesome!!! You are doing GREAT!! I too am working toward the smallest I've been in my adult life and it is simply amazing... keep up your good work!!

L1D7 Complete! Still fighting off a cold, so I'm struggling through the 20 minutes, but I'm doing it. Tomorrow will be even better!

I hope you feel 100% soon -- darn cold!! Well done for sticking with the Shred regardless! I think most of us here are struggling a little with the push ups... but I know we're all getting stronger and soon we'll be doing the unmodified push ups, no problem!

Did day 2 of level 2 today. Was feeling kinda sick yesterday so I'm not sure if working out so intensely today was a mistake or not. HRM went up to 160 and I got a bit giddy in places, did some modified versions of some of the moves and was pretty tired at the end. Not sure I'm ever gonna be able to do the full-on versions of the level 2 moves because they pretty much target my weakest joints (wrists and ankles) so I have to go careful. Hopefully I'll be able to do day 3 tomorrow if I don't get to dance class.

Well done to everyone else who's doing so well on level 2. Fingers crossed I'll catch you all up!

I hope you're feeling better today!! Well done on getting Level 2 done yesterday regardless. It's great that there are modifications available for just about every move -- my mom has been doing the Shred right along with us (luvallmusic here on MFP), and she's had to modify to account for a sore/weak knee, but she's still keeping up with everything. I did a few of the plank jumps today, but had to revert to the modified version to get through the rest of 'em. Plank jacks, I'm pretty much OK with, but that second set of them started to get to me today. I was REALLY pushing myself this morning. I'm sure you'll catch up no problem; just keep with the modifications that work for you -- that's definitely the way to go. As Jillian said, no injuries allowed!! L0L. Best wishes!

D1L2 today, was a bit more intense. Was able to do push ups without modifying. (ya me-finally) Still with 2# weights-my arms feel like jello when I am finished so I don't think I can move up quite yet. I modified the last 5 or so of the plank jumps, but rocked the plank jacks (who knows why). A little sore again.. Well see how tomorrow goes.

Great job on the push ups! I've found the 'walking push ups' to be pretty interesting -- wow! I can say they're slowly becoming more manageable for me, too. I went back to the 3lb weights for the beginning of Level 2 -- thinking of going back up to the 5s for the back row-type moves, but for the V-lifts toward the end of Level 2, 3lbs are definitely needed for me. My whole body felt like Jello this morning! L0L. Good luck on today's workout -- I bet you'll rock it!

D8/L1 complete! I felt pretty good tonight even using only the 5 & 8lb weights. The middle set of cardio still kicked my butt though.

Exactly what it's supposed to do!! L0L. Great job on keeping up with the Shred. Wow, 8lb weights, go you!! I found 5lb weights to be quite the challenge for my last 3 Level 1 workouts; couldn't imagine trying it with 8lb weights!!

So yesterday was D11L3. I had a killer workout in the morning, so my intensity wasn't as high as usual. But I didn't give up. There were times when I wanted to drop the weights, but I pushed through it.
Chandra, plank jacks are hard, but I'll take them over regular jumping jacks anyday. So glad there's not many of them in level 2. You will get better at the plank jacks. I actually found the hardest part was having the strength in my arms to support myself during the plank, but I got it now!!

Great job on pushing through it, Leela! That's the issue I'm having with pretty much all of the plank work. Still building on that arm strength to be able to support myself throughout... getting there, slowly but surely... Jillian is making sure of that!! Man, I missed seeing her at the weigh in on Biggest Loser last night!! I aspire to her, big time... funny enough, she and I are right around the same height and, I'm pretty sure, a similar build (stocky, as she calls it)... can't wait until my body more closely resembles hers... got another 35-40lbs to go and a lot of toning/strength training... I can do this!! Great job on getting in so much exercise each day, Leela -- awesome work!

L1D9 COMPLETE! Even though tomorrow is my 10th day on level one, I think I will be continuing with L1 until Monday! After a previous shoulder/neck injury on L2 last go around, I want to make sure I'm strong enough and ready for L2 before moving on. However, with snow falling here, I've also been getting in some good calorie burning by shovelling as well as my Shred. Still walking on my lunch break as well.

That sounds like a great plan, giving yourself that extra time and strength training before attempting Level 2 again. We don't want to see you injured again! All that shoveling is certainly great exercise too -- well done on all your hard work!! Keep it up!

Thanks for the welcome! Looking forward to Shredding with all of you cuz desperately need the support & motivation!

You've come to the right place!!

hello everyone:
i would love to be part of this group.
i was introduced to the shred it program through this website and i have been doing it for the past two days and i LOVE IT.
i had never had a work out video at home which could keep me motivated and that was interesting to me.

i did the abs shred it as well as the weights and i couldnt be happier with the work out routine.

i have not tried shred it 30 day yet however, i would love to join the group as im starting this weekend.

Welcome to the group!! I just love Jillian Michaels in general... I've done her Yoga Meltdown (Level 1 several times, Level 2 only once so far), and so far I have been very happy with 30 Day Shred. I hope you will like it too! Stop back and let us know how your first day goes!