"Shreddin' It & Forgettin' It"
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Day 4 DONE! Phew! I did Level 1 and about 1/2 of Level 2...I just couldn't finish level 2 :sad: My body is so tired! I did however make it through 1 set of push ups on my own!!! YAY...no modification until the 2nd set
I did a 20 minute jog on my treadmill and if the weather gets nicer, likes it says it will me and my youngest munchkin will walk to pick my other girls up from school. 0 -
I have a question for you ladies….
How do you do your hair since we are working out every day? I totally get sweaty doing this video and my hair feels gross every time! Do you wash your hair every day? Use dry shampoo?
I have thick/wavy hair and I like to blow dry and flat iron my hair, but I don’t want to kill it doing this every day!
Your thoughts/suggestions would be greatly appreciated 0 -
Day 4, level 1 done!0
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I have a question for you ladies….
How do you do your hair since we are working out every day? I totally get sweaty doing this video and my hair feels gross every time! Do you wash your hair every day? Use dry shampoo?
I have thick/wavy hair and I like to blow dry and flat iron my hair, but I don’t want to kill it doing this every day!
Your thoughts/suggestions would be greatly appreciated
I pull my hair back into a ponytail and wear a headband so my hair is not touching my face. (some of it does though) Nothing a little hairspray can't fix 0 -
did level 2....tired, sore but happy.... day 4 is complete..yay0
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did level 2....tired, sore but happy.... day 4 is complete..yay
Good for you Only 26 days left! 0 -
Just started L1D1 Today! Glad I found you guys and gals!0
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Level 1 Day 4
Sorry I haven't posted anything since starting with everyone on monday. I'm sad to report that I didn't work out Tuesday or Wednesday. Also, I have not been doing additional cardio :sad: However, this is the first time that I have worked out four of the last seven days. For me that is a HUGE change considering until the week before last I hadn't worked out in over a year! So anywho...I did my shred this morning but it was a huge challenge to get out of bed with enough time to get my workout in before school. I hate hate hate having to workout and it takes a huge amount of willpower to get going. But once I get through the warm up I know the rest of the workout will go pretty quick.
I was having a lot of trouble with the lunge/arm lifts and the side lunge/anterior raises (and I'm glad I'm not the only one). I'm such a weakling! So today I decided to do both exercises without using the dumbells (i was only using 1lbs anyway) and was able to get through it without stopping but at the end my arms were definitely burning anyway.
But on the other hand, the back row/pull exercise and the chest flys are too easy with my 1lbs so tomorrow i'll probably do them with my 2lbs. (so for those of you keeping score at home, I'll be alternating between no weights, 1lbs, and 2lbs:laugh: ) I saw someone's thoughts that they might add dumbells to the punches and I like that idea. The punches are just too easy for me.
Since JM does not do enough stretching after I do my own stretching in addition to hers. Then I do my Wii Fit. When I started shredding over the weekend I did some of the Fit aerobic and balance games. This week however I am only doing the Fit Form Hips Routine (8min) which includes some nice yoga. I'm also trying to get in 20 min on my bike but that hasn't been so easy this week.
I've noticed that my endurance and strength have both increased a little. Day 1 I could only do 2 pushups at a time (break, then 2, then break, etc) This morning I was able to do 5 (FIVE!) very slow pushups before breaking! Yay me! So even though I despise exercise and loathe JM I have noticed some small changes. I'm going to push extra hard the next 3 days b/c I have to fit into a dress for my induction ceremony Sunday evening. Sunday is also my weigh-in day but I will only take measurements every other week.
Have a good evening everyone and Happy Shredding! :bigsmile:0 -
Level 1 Day 3: My thighs are starting to ease up now,but then again probably feel it by the morning when I wake up. I don't feel as thought I put enough effort in on this workout,I did not sweat enough!! Haven't left my measurements yet,but will do tomorrow.0
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Alright, day 4, level 1 complete. Followed by 20 minutes on the treadmill and some jogging around at work. I think I'll do the shred everyday, but alternate my cardio days. It seems to work out a little better for me, schedule and energy-wise. I am still using the 5lb weights, but when I get to the point where I can't lift my arms anymore on those side lunges/anterior raise, I drop one of my weights and hold the other with both hands. Saves me money, not having to go out and buy lighter weights.
I'm having a hard time with my HRM. I thought it was the coolest thing when I bought it, but for 46 minutes worth of exercise today it's telling me I burned 1206 calories. Yeah, I wish! I know my heart is pound and I'm sweating like crazy, but that thing is waaaay off.
Either way, have a lovely day and keep on shreddin'!0 -
L1D4...done...thank goodness! I also did JM's Yoga Meltdown and it was pretty cool for a beginner...or maybe I just love (read hate) her abuse so much that I can't get enough of her 0
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Ohhhh to shred or not to shred.
Today, my fiance and I were trying to finish up remodeling the house we're moving into. I'd say I was out there for about 5 hours, painting, moving furniture, walking around like a mad woman.... but I'm only calculating an hour of it in my exercise. My body is sooooore.
I wanna do Jillian, but I don't know if I can do her AND zumba today. I suppose my work at the house can count for my cardio today.
Still conflicted as to whether or not I wanna attempt Jillian (Day 5 for me)... we'll see I suppose lol0 -
FINISHED LEVEL ONE!!! And did the whole 10 days with 5lb weights! I will take measurments in the morning...but I feel great. I did the whole workout today and barely broke a sweat. It is amazing how far I have come in 11days (1rest day) Pain is Gain baby!!!0
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After a long day at work I finished Day 4 level 1 0
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ok, so im going to confess now and get it off my chest.......I haven't shred in 2 days, but it isnt for the lack of wanting to or anything like that I was at the hospital for family for 3 days....practically straight (thank god I got it done the first day before everything started going on) but I fully intend to do my shred for today as soon as the kids are in bed! ill let you guys know how it goes.
How often is everyone checking their measurements???? and weight???0 -
Ok it is poor pityful me day today. Sorry, I am so sore I took today off. It will be my one day for this week. I only intend to do it 6 days a week. I did get my walk in, I did 4 miles in one hour. Eating took off on its own today. Went over my calories by 5 calories. My calfs are so sore I could scream everytime I get up or down. (Lets dont even discuss how many times you get on and off the commode a day when you drink 8 glasses of water. I have not had a coke in weeks and let my guard down today because I felt so bad. I am marking my calendar and I will only miss today. Thank you for letting me rant and rave now I am taking my sore muscles to bed while I can still get there. Tomorrow is a new day to shred. Congratulations to all who completed day 4!0
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Hi. I'm new to the site and was hoping that I could join this group too. I started Shred on Monday and finished L1D4 today. I plan on only doing it 6 days a week because I spend each Saturday in the car from early morning to late night for the next two months. I hope to be able to tone up a lot of my trouble areas that do not seem to be budging. I will post my measurements that I took on Tuesday tomorrow.0
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My DVD finally arrived! L1D1 and I am already sore! That lady kicked my butt!0
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Day 4 done!! When people do additional cardio, do you do it before or after the shred?
Great job everyone!0 -
Level 1 Day 4
Sorry I haven't posted anything since starting with everyone on monday. I'm sad to report that I didn't work out Tuesday or Wednesday. Also, I have not been doing additional cardio :sad: However, this is the first time that I have worked out four of the last seven days. For me that is a HUGE change considering until the week before last I hadn't worked out in over a year! So anywho...I did my shred this morning but it was a huge challenge to get out of bed with enough time to get my workout in before school. I hate hate hate having to workout and it takes a huge amount of willpower to get going. But once I get through the warm up I know the rest of the workout will go pretty quick.
I was having a lot of trouble with the lunge/arm lifts and the side lunge/anterior raises (and I'm glad I'm not the only one). I'm such a weakling! So today I decided to do both exercises without using the dumbells (i was only using 1lbs anyway) and was able to get through it without stopping but at the end my arms were definitely burning anyway.
But on the other hand, the back row/pull exercise and the chest flys are too easy with my 1lbs so tomorrow i'll probably do them with my 2lbs. (so for those of you keeping score at home, I'll be alternating between no weights, 1lbs, and 2lbs:laugh: ) I saw someone's thoughts that they might add dumbells to the punches and I like that idea. The punches are just too easy for me.
Since JM does not do enough stretching after I do my own stretching in addition to hers. Then I do my Wii Fit. When I started shredding over the weekend I did some of the Fit aerobic and balance games. This week however I am only doing the Fit Form Hips Routine (8min) which includes some nice yoga. I'm also trying to get in 20 min on my bike but that hasn't been so easy this week.
I've noticed that my endurance and strength have both increased a little. Day 1 I could only do 2 pushups at a time (break, then 2, then break, etc) This morning I was able to do 5 (FIVE!) very slow pushups before breaking! Yay me! So even though I despise exercise and loathe JM I have noticed some small changes. I'm going to push extra hard the next 3 days b/c I have to fit into a dress for my induction ceremony Sunday evening. Sunday is also my weigh-in day but I will only take measurements every other week.
Have a good evening everyone and Happy Shredding! :bigsmile:
She doesn't do enough stretching! I think I'm going to start doing some extra...it may help with the pain! All of the small changes = big differnces! So proud of you for pushing yourself! Keep it up and happy shredding 0 -
Alright, day 4, level 1 complete. Followed by 20 minutes on the treadmill and some jogging around at work. I think I'll do the shred everyday, but alternate my cardio days. It seems to work out a little better for me, schedule and energy-wise. I am still using the 5lb weights, but when I get to the point where I can't lift my arms anymore on those side lunges/anterior raise, I drop one of my weights and hold the other with both hands. Saves me money, not having to go out and buy lighter weights.
I'm having a hard time with my HRM. I thought it was the coolest thing when I bought it, but for 46 minutes worth of exercise today it's telling me I burned 1206 calories. Yeah, I wish! I know my heart is pound and I'm sweating like crazy, but that thing is waaaay off.
Either way, have a lovely day and keep on shreddin'!
Great work! I like the idea of holding the 1 weight...thankx, I'm going to give that a try tomorrow As far as the HRM goes, I had the opposite problem...mine said I only burned 60 calories and I was dripping in sweat...:noway:...so now I just track it under circuit training. Sounds like both of our HRM are a bit off...lol...what is the brand of yours and do you have a chest strap? Mine is a Sportsline and "it requires no strap" so it claims! It's just like a watch. 0 -
Hi. I'm new to the site and was hoping that I could join this group too. I started Shred on Monday and finished L1D4 today. I plan on only doing it 6 days a week because I spend each Saturday in the car from early morning to late night for the next two months. I hope to be able to tone up a lot of my trouble areas that do not seem to be budging. I will post my measurements that I took on Tuesday tomorrow.
Sounds like you're right on track with the rest of us! Good luck:) Post your measurements and make sure you get in some extra cario!0 -
Day 4 done!! When people do additional cardio, do you do it before or after the shred?
Great job everyone!
Great work! I do mine after... 0 -
Today is day 3 for me and I did NMTZ plus 30 minutes of cardio. It was a long workout, but I feel good.
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Day four level one done
I even managed to get in 45 min of yoga x before bed (I'll finish the rest of yoga after my jog tomorrow morning). Keep on shredding it everyone!! 0 -
Alright, day 4, level 1 complete. Followed by 20 minutes on the treadmill and some jogging around at work. I think I'll do the shred everyday, but alternate my cardio days. It seems to work out a little better for me, schedule and energy-wise. I am still using the 5lb weights, but when I get to the point where I can't lift my arms anymore on those side lunges/anterior raise, I drop one of my weights and hold the other with both hands. Saves me money, not having to go out and buy lighter weights.
I'm having a hard time with my HRM. I thought it was the coolest thing when I bought it, but for 46 minutes worth of exercise today it's telling me I burned 1206 calories. Yeah, I wish! I know my heart is pound and I'm sweating like crazy, but that thing is waaaay off.
Either way, have a lovely day and keep on shreddin'!
Great work! I like the idea of holding the 1 weight...thankx, I'm going to give that a try tomorrow As far as the HRM goes, I had the opposite problem...mine said I only burned 60 calories and I was dripping in sweat...:noway:...so now I just track it under circuit training. Sounds like both of our HRM are a bit off...lol...what is the brand of yours and do you have a chest strap? Mine is a Sportsline and "it requires no strap" so it claims! It's just like a watch.
I have a sportsline WITH a chest strap and it still doesn't work half the time. It just stops reading it from the strap so I have to stop and touch it with my finger so I'm sure the calories burned is way off since I don't notice when it stops half the time. I'm logging it as circuit training as well for now because it's just frustrating. I'm saving up for a polar one though 0 -
Measurements taken 3/1/11
Current Weight: 152
Belly - below belly button 38
Bra line 30
Hips/butt 40.5
Thigh 23
Calf 13
Bicep 11
Waist below rib cage 29
Bust 34.5
I was going to try to do my shred this morning before work but I woke up at 3:30 and couldn't go back to sleep. I ended up with a headache and did eventually fall back to sleep but not for too long before the alarm went off. Why do I think it is going to be a long day?
I am struggling with the jumping jacks for a couple reasons, the first is I have problems with my right shoulder/arm but I can modify that. I find that I am doing this workout in my bedroom and jumping on my carpeting is extremely hard because of the resistance from my sneakers. I can go in my bathroom on the floor but there is no room in there to comfortably do them. I also find the same thing with my butt kicks that my sneakers "stick" to the carpeting. So for now until I can go somewhere else in the house that doesn't have carpeting I jump in place or run. Any other suggestions?0 -
Measurements taken 3/1/11
Current Weight: 152
Belly - below belly button 38
Bra line 30
Hips/butt 40.5
Thigh 23
Calf 13
Bicep 11
Waist below rib cage 29
Bust 34.5
I was going to try to do my shred this morning before work but I woke up at 3:30 and couldn't go back to sleep. I ended up with a headache and did eventually fall back to sleep but not for too long before the alarm went off. Why do I think it is going to be a long day?
I am struggling with the jumping jacks for a couple reasons, the first is I have problems with my right shoulder/arm but I can modify that. I find that I am doing this workout in my bedroom and jumping on my carpeting is extremely hard because of the resistance from my sneakers. I can go in my bathroom on the floor but there is no room in there to comfortably do them. I also find the same thing with my butt kicks that my sneakers "stick" to the carpeting. So for now until I can go somewhere else in the house that doesn't have carpeting I jump in place or run. Any other suggestions?
I do it without shoes. I know that sound odd, but i do it in my bedroom on carpet too, and it's just too hard with gym shoes on. I go to a boot camp 2x a week and most of the girls, including the instructors do the whole thing without shoes as well. We do it at the gymnastics center on the mats, which is kinda like being on carpet when you're in shoes. I think without shoes you get a better grip on the ground with your feet if that makes any sense.0 -
It's been a terrible week as far as work, working out and eating. I need to get back on track! I can do this! 0
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My alarm didn't go off so I woke up at 5am instead of 4:15. Had no time to fit it in so I will be doing it tonight.
Everyone is doing an awesome job. I enjoy your daily feedback. It feels good to know that I'm not the only one being abused my Jillian lol0
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