"Shreddin' It & Forgettin' It"

Totally fine Glad you joined! Good luck to you and don't forget to keep checking back to rant about your pain...lol...oh and remember to get in an extra 20-30 minutes or more of cardio!

Yep yep. I've been doing 20ish minutes of Zumba (started the additional zumba on Monday) & my Jillian.

Today I did a bunch of walking up and down this great big hill (preparing the ceremony site), plus about 15 minutes of Zumba Cardio Party & 20 minutes of Jillian Lvl 1 (Today is day 4 for me)

WHEW! My body feels like jello but that monokini (see my weightloss ticker in my siggy) is looking better and better lol

cheers, my dears, everyone is doing well so far!

i'm on level 1, day three. using five pound hand weights. i found day one and two so easy, but this morning, yep, definitely some soreness during the workout. i don't do modified anything except the push-ups (blaming the stick arms, here). i am supplementing the workouts with 30 ~ 60mins of yoga at night, walking, and etc. this morning i played badminton with my fiance, as well. i am not planning for any "rest days", although i am a bit concerned about how i will hold up during the workout on saturday nights, which are my worst days of the week dealing with tiredness and such. then again, the workout is only 20 minutes, it'll be worth it to push myself extra hard!

i'm keeping the calories to about 1200 ~ 1400 a day. due to the nature of my job, i often don't eat dinner - if i get home from tutoring lessons later than 8pm, i don't eat. i am pretty strict about keeping night eating to an absolute minimum. so some days, especially when i start my full schedule of tutoring classes, 1200 calories a day will be almost too much. just too busy to eat.

really, i just want to see some firming up over my whole body. overall weight-loss is not my big concern. my goal is to look and feel great.

xx tamara

stats
weight: 135lbs
height: 5'7"
bust: 36"
waist: 29"
hips: 34"

OMG I feel like such a baby reading everybody else's responses lol

Level 1 Day 3 - Completed - 5lbs weights

So last night I was so tight! I stand up for most of the day so maybe that made it worst. I don't know but I walked around like I had weights holding my legs to the floor. I ended up stretching for about 8 minutes and then I sat down & watched American Idol. When it was over and I went to get up my legs were tight again like I hadn't done anything just an hour before. I sooooo wanted to hit the treadmill last night but my legs felt like crap. Hopefully today will be better.

I will say though that I'm liking the workout. I feel like when its over I will be able to do push-ups without modifying them. Thats my goal.

Today I will hit the treadmill. My body is use to burning 5000 calories a week and I'm no where near that at the moment, but I still feel like I'm accomplishing something because my body is reacting.

Ok so last night I DIDN'T get to go with Hubby bike riding because after I picked up my youngest from afterschool care I was on the way home and he was riding his bike the OTHER way...

He was on his way up to the gym to do some weights. I was a little sad, but I took the opportunity to get my Jillian in anyways and went for a bike ride after.
He was home halfway through Jillian (took some time to get out of my uniform and dressed and jewelry off etc.) Then he was making dinner when I went for my ride and it was DARK... I didn't like riding in the dark at all, so I stopped at about 16mins.

Only made 2 miles. Oh well, did me some Jillian Michaels style punching. I think I am going to see about saving up to invest in the Zumba for the Wii on nights where bike riding is just not an option. It would be great cardio I think.

Anyways! On to day 3 today! Tonight will be a quazi late night for me. Looks like a 10 o'clock bedtime. I WILL get up at 5am tomorrow!!! I WILL!

well I managed day 3, did a lot better by doing my press ups against the wall, I will continue to do this until i have more strength in my wrists and upper arms (and I am a little fitter lol) I did feel a real pull in my legs when I went for a wee in the night and thought I might have to spend the rest of the night sleeping on the loo!!!

I have done my measurements,
weight 209lb
Neck 15.5inch
waist 40.5
hips 47
thigh 25.5
top of arm 15
I am now going to the the ironing and then off for a walk.
see a little less of you all tomorrow xx

OK, I'm bad. I didnt check in yesterday, nor did I get my Jillian in yesterday (I did do cardio though) So,I'm now checking in for yesterday and today...and my (sigh) measurements:

3/2 - cardio, 45 mins on treadmill, 3.8 miles

3/3 - L1 Days 3 & 4 of Jillian (had to make up for yesterday), cardio, 40 mins on elliptical

Measurements (taken by a weight loss coach 3 weeks ago, I can guarantee nothing has changed...yet!!):
Upper chest 32.5
Chest 35
Waist 34.5
Hips 38
R Thigh 18
L Thigh 17.5
R Arm 10
L Arm 10

I just completed day 2....

I did't have any soreness from yesterday... just a nice tight feeling in my obliques....
I will say my jumping jacks & butt kicks were much better at the end than they were in the beginning.... lol!

I'm going to try the 30 min Turbo Fire for cardio now....

Ohh I so want to be a part of this group. Is it still open?
I am going to do 30 day shred tonight, for the first time. (Thank you Netflix)

Netflix?? We have that, can you get the video on here?

So I got up half an hour early today so I could do 30DS before I went out.
Then, a letter dropped through the letterbox from the landlord saying they're coming tomorrow to check the fire equipment, so I spent 30minutes manically cleaning and running around trying to find places for things instead!!
Been walking round town today too so at least I got that in.

Will try to do it later tonight, I can't miss two days this week!!