30 Day Shred Challenge - Week 2 - Sept 8 to 14

Well, I'm tellin' ya-- I'm fixin' to kick Jillian Michael's butt-- EVERYONE who is doing this blinkin' thing has gained. :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

Hmm...not everyone has gained. Please remember in order to have more success losing weight while exercising you have to monitor your nutrition. It is just not eating under your calories but also looking at what you are eating. Some people might say they stay under the caloric requirements but they might still be eating french fries and ice cream :laugh: :laugh: (I am not saying everyone is doing this so please dont be rude to me :laugh: ) Also, drink lots of water!!!!! 8 cups of water is definitely not enough. I drink about a gallon or more of water a day. It is that TOM for me as well and I really thought this morning I was going to weigh more and that was not the case... please be patient but be consistent. Don't give up!!! :flowerforyou:

Hello Fellow Shredders. I didnt start this challenge until today. I had the DVD but had never even opened it. Well, this morning I did it. It was not easy! It wiped me out! I have been tired and hungry all day. I know that will turn around soon but wow! 20 minutes goes so quickly, its hard to believe that she can make you feel like that in 20 minutes!

Here are my stats (as I see that everyone else is posting theirs)

Starting weight - 198

Measurements
chest 39
hips 42 1/2
waist 41
thighs 22
:sad: :sad: :sad:

Goal for this challenge...
183 (15 pound weight loss)
Lets hope for some inches and pounds lost after 30 days of Jillians wrath!

Good luck to all!

Amy

I was shredding before this thread started. I don't weigh myself due to past ED, but I KNOW I've lost at least 1 pant size in two weeks. I am almost finished with L3 and although I still struggle with the jump squats I can do most everything only catching my breath occasionally. I'm still going to do L3 daily until the end of September and report in. Then, I'll rotate it with something else. I know I'm going to miss it daily, but I don't want my body to get too used to it and get in a rut.
BTW, I occasionally run and haven't been running since starting the shred. I decided to run on Sunday and see how far I could make it. Before, I couldn't do 2 miles without stopping for a half mile and walking. I DID 4.3 MILES---no stopping! My belief is that shredding has helped my endurance and muscle strength. I'll try running again later this week. Weird!

hi everyone- shred goals this week are 5x.

Tonight, we took our sons out for ice cream to celebrate freedom from Braces- at least till the next one starts- so i planned ahead and did double- yes double- shred- level 2 then 1. I am not sure i will make it down the stairs tomorrow to shred...

OK, I just finished L2. I revisited it and it was sooo much better than the last time I tried it! I still cannot do the last ab thing, so I just do a harder one from L1. I will try, but I did not want to slow down. I am thinking I am going go between L1 and 2.

Keep up the great work everyone!:drinker:

I bought the DVD last night and plan to start it tonight. I weigh in on Tuesdays and can post results then (also on the black team for the biggest loser challenge). Hope nobody minds me joining the challenge late!

--ashli

I am not losing weight, but I am losing inches! I did lose 10 lbs last month, so 1 week with out a lose is nothing for me to complain about. :drinker:

OFF TO SHRED!!!!!!!

YAY for losing inches! Keep up the great work!

I did L 2 tonight... and I had such a hard time getting through it this time. I don't think I had enough water today, or I had my afternoon snack too early. I am alternating between L1 & L2, so the plan is to drink lots more water tomorrow and do L1 with 3 and 5 lb. weights.

Good luck everyone!

Thanks for the welcome Emikarl!

I finished my first round of level 1. It was intense, but I did the elliptical at lunchtime and also did a strength training routine with my husband just before doing level 1. I think next time I'll spread them out and do shred in the morning and weights with my hubby in the evening! I was TIRED doing them back to back!

Day one down...29 to go!

:bigsmile:

Starting weight: 164.0
Week 2 weight: 162.8

Yay, I'm finally down! I just hope it stays that way. I measured last week but I'm not going to do it again until the end - my measurements change slowly and I get discouraged if I see them not moving.

I did level 2 on Sunday, but went back to level 1 yesterday because I was just exhausted for other reasons. I am sore today, though, which is probably from Sunday (it usually takes me a little over a day to start feeling sore). Maybe I'll try level 2 again today.

Still haven't gotten my DVD from Amazon....grrrr...I paid for fast shipping and that was Thursday before labor day weekend....:grumble: . I really want to do this with you guys :sad: . Okay I got it out of my system.

I just got mine yesterday, so don't feel bad, you're not alone! I did it last night for the first time and let me just say... Jillian was called a whole lot of not-so-nice names...:grumble: But I did it. And it wasn't nearly as bad as I was expecting -- altho it was plenty bad enough! And the plus side is, I'm not ridiculously sore today, so I know I can go home and do it all over again! I hope yours arrives soon!