Getting the 30 day shred,any advice?

I think it is a GREAT workout. The first two or three days will wear you down and you will be sore! But it is a great workout and you will see results if you stick with it!

I started the 30DS on Saturday. I am finally not sore today! LOL I decided to put off starting it until next week as I am doing a benefit stair climb on Saturday and need the leg strength to run up 686 stairs!! I definitely felt, after just that 1 workout, that it would definitely work! My quads ached, my arms and chest, inner thighs,... all were sore. The legs were the worst of it. If it weren't for the stair climb I would have kept with it but Monday will have to be the new start date!! GOOD LUCK!!

I love the video. I was sore the first few days of using it, but what is the old saying "No pain No gain........My legs, butt, and thighs love it now. My arms are starting to look better also. It is so worth the $9 to $10 bucks for it. Go out and buy it today! I am looking to buying the Cardio they have out also.

I completed Day 7 of Level 2 today and so far I have lost a few inches from my waiste and a couple inches from my hips. I am losing elsewhere as well but these are the most dramatic changes! The first 3 days are definitely hard and I was extremely sore afterwards but well worth it!

Day 5 is when I finally started to feel less pain! It is so worth it though so just push through the first few days. I will be on day 7 today and I have lost a 1/2 inch from my waist and from my hips so far. I can't wait to see what day 30 brings!!

I'm on day 28 - 2 days away from finishing my first round of 30DS and I can tell you it is awesome!

I've lost weight AND inches...about 5 pounds lost overall and I'm not sure how many inches exactly, I just know that my clothes are fitting more loosely.

Since each level is only 20 minutes, that helps motivate me to do it every single day. Some days when I just don't feel like doing anything, I just remind myself "it's only 20 minutes long..." and it goes by so quickly. I highly recommend it! I think after day 30, I will take a couple days off of it and do something else, but I plan on starting it all over again in another week or so!

Try to do it everyday....its just 20 some odd minutes!!! i've been doing it for 30 days and yes i missed a couple of days but i've seen results!!!

I've been doing it for a few weeks and LOVE IT! I've cursed her out, that's how I get through it, lol. The first few days were killer. Luckily, I have it on my exercise on demand channel. After a couple weeks, I got bored with it, so I alternate it with the Biggest Loser Last Chance workout she has as well. And her mouth does get annoying after a few days so I mute her and put on music. But it absolutely works!!

Exercise was foreign to me up until lately...well...I did do some for around 6 mos or so when I quit smoking 10 years ago but since I've been pretty sedentary. Anyway, although I loved this workout (not so much Miss Jillian just the workout) I'm disappointed with the results.

Granted I'm not trying to lose weight (I'm 5'4 & 122lbs which is the most I've ever weighed) but I wanted to lose inches. I lost an inch on the bustline and an inch on my hips. It was my waist, tummy/muffin tops I wanted results from but nada there as far as I can tell.

I've stayed within the calorie guidelines (1230 calories per day and yes I eat back my exercise cals)...actually I've had to increase my food because apparently I wasn't eating enough most days before I started this fitness kick. So I've done a minimum of 30 (sometimes 45-60 mins) minutes of cardio/abs/weights etc since Feb 7/11 almost everyday (took maybe 3 days off but usually walked 5km to work if I didn't do Shred or a Turbo fire class).

Could it be because I started out too weak and mushy so results were less than expected?? I dunno...please don't tell me it's because I'm 45!! Don't get me wrong I feel very good and stronger. Much more stamina than before but still where's the INCH LOSS!? :sad:

LOL sorry...I didn't mean to make your topic about ME! I was just so bummed about it. I still have 6 days to go so maybe the magic will happen.

I would recommend this workout for sure. Just not crazy about Ms Jillian. I'd rather listen to Chalene for sure.

Best of luck!

I actually just started this yesterday. II did it again this morning and I am sore! My arms, chest and legs hurt, BUT that kind of let's me know that I'm at least doing it right. (or something right) I'm going to be taking a couple Saturdays off, but that's just my choice for it.

I also have a hard time listening to her voice. I actually wrote down the workout and I think I'm just going to turn on some music and do the workout myself. Once you get how long you need to do each set you don't need to hear her voice. As long as you do it the right amount of seconds. (If any of that made sense at all)

i just did it for the first time today. i'm surprised everyone is saying how hard the leg portion was because I think the upper body stuff is the hardest! the first move is pushups.. i can't even do one LOL! That being said, it was only 20 minutes, which is manageable, and I feel terrific afterwards. I'm so glad I did it. I'm sticking with level one for a little bit since it's on demand, and when it starts to get easier I will order the rest. Good luck!