Who wants to start Jillians 30 Day Shred with me?

SUGAR NOOOOO.... lol. JK.

its after 10pm right now and i got home not too long ago from a LOOONGGG day. I really didnt want to work out at all!!! But I did. yaaayyy... I knew i had to cause I half assed it yesterday.

I am also really finding Jillian annoying. I will mute her tomorrow. sometimes she is motivating but sometimes she is condiscending. I am also getting bored. At least there is only 4 more days of this one I suppose.

I have a feeling I am going to need a push... I am getting to that point of my journey when i really start to get down on myself because i havent eaten very well the past 2 days or done my second workouts. the scale hasnt budged in 2 weeks

I feel your scale pain! I did the "2 weeks no loss" thing myself recently, but today I broke 200 pounds - YEAH!!!!! All this exercise is finally paying off!

I did Day 3 of Level 1 today, and for those who are curious about calories burned, here's the info from my heart rate monitor for today:

280 Calories Burned at an average heart rate of 150 with a max rate of 174 (during that 2nd round of cardio I bet)

For comparison purposes, I'm 198.8 lbs, 5'9" tall, and I'm having to rest during about 15-20 seconds of the cardio during the session. I use 5lb weights for most of the strength, but swap out for two water bottle part way through the shoulder press and the side lunges.

Hope the info is helpful.

I'm trying to talk my husband and daughter into doing the workout now:noway:

Welcome to "Onederland" I know you had to be excited. I know I was jumping up and down when I was out of the 200's!!! Congrats!!!

Well, I really dropped the ball this weekend. My complete my 5th day on Sunday. But I did burn 715 calories on Saturday doing yard work. So I will give myself a break for keeping my body moving. I also took my measurements and will add them to my signature tomorrow. I can't wait to see the changes. My scale hasn't moved in a week and it has gotten a bit upsetting. I refuse to loose my motivation.

BTW, I added 3 lbs hand weight so my workout on day 5 and it kicked my but...Felt great!!! Burned more calories, too.

While doing the Shred don't get discouraged if your number on the scale doesn't move. We are adding muscle so a little gain is expected as long as you are doing everything else as you should. I actually gained almost a pound this week but I know I have done everything right so I am not letting that bother me too bad. Hang in there!!!

Barb

I would love to do this but i don't have the DVD. I just rejoined today because I saw pixs of me from vacation and was grossed out how bad I looked. I jumped on the scale to see that I have gained several pounds. My hubby travels alot for work so I think the boredom has set in. Any suggestions on how I can join without the DVD or do I need it? Also I know that on my kids XBox they can watch a movie and invite people to join? I wonder if that would work and we could all workout together?? Just a thought.:happy:

Day 8 done. Watching second part atm.

Interesting side-note: I noticed that the workout was a LOT harder today. I think it's from the mild amount of holiday eating (piece of Mrs. Smith apple pie, a Peep and some cupcake batter - it's my kid's birthday). Any of you that really hit the Easter candy hard - my condolences. X-D

Back on track this morning. Got through the Shred. I'm counting it as Day 6, which puts me a bit behind. The plan is to do it again tonight then twice again tomorrow. That will put me even again by Wednesday, which will be weigh-in and measurements day.
I see a lot of water in my future!

You are so smart....why didnt I think of that.....
I missed a couple of days too (I'm on Day 5 today) so I definitely need to adopt your strategy...I'll double up workouts from tomorrow week instead of doing Zumba or walking that way I can catch up...... :drinker:

Well today is a Holiday here (Easter Monday) and I'm off to a family BBQ shortly, so hopefully I wont do too much damage

So proud of me! I did day 6 this morning, then came home and did workout 7. Then cleaned house for 2 hours (love my girls, but they always leave my house destroyed when they come to visit!!!). Tomorrow I'll do day 8 in the morning and day 9 in when I get home. Then I'll be back on track. I will be glad when Level 1 is over because I am getting a little bored with Jillian. On the other hand, I'm barely able to get through Level 1. I haven't looked ahead to see what Level 2 has in store. I hope it's not like starting all over. My poor muscles might not be able to take it.

Just finished Day 6. Only 4 more to go. Like some of you others, I am getting bored with Lvl 1. I am sometimes moving faster than the girls...seems odd.

Didn't get to shred twice today like I planned to make up for skipping yesterday. Determined to do two tomorrow to round out 10 level one workouts, then start level 2 on Wednesday. really felt all the fried foods I ate yesterday while I worked out today. Is that even possible? Lol. Just felt my chest was tight and I was struggling to breathe today. Not only that, but hopped on the scale this morning and was not happy with the number I saw. +2 lbs! Augh. That's what I get for a bad food day. Or maybe pmsing? TOM is visiting this week so that could be it to. Really need to nix cheat days and get back in the game. Bikini, I will see you this summer and be happy with what I see in the mirror! It's gonna happen!

Workout 8 done! Food logged for the day so I know what I can eat - Done. One bottle of water down - done. Three bottles of water in my lunch bag - done!

Off to get my shower and head to work. I've done all I can this morning to insure a successful day.

Almost forgot the most important thing - prayer of thanks for this beautiful day God has given me - Done!

Have a wonderful day all my MFP'ers!! See you this evening.

Here is a little Mini Challenge ladies.

Drink 8 glasses of water or more today and tomorrow. Don't dink anything BUT water.

I need this challenge because i haven't been drinking enough water the past weekend and the 10 day weigh in and measurement is Thursday morning and i don't want to feel bloated.

I think it's the perfect time for this

That is an easy challenge for me. That is all I drink. I keep a bottle of water with me at all times.

Barb

Well, sigh. I didn't workout on Easter, and I had a major tantrum yesterday and didn't workout yesterday, either. Boo.

BUT - I'm back in the game! I did Day "7" this morning, I'll do Day "8" tonight, and tomorrow I'll make up Day 9 and 10 and be back on track to start L2 with everyone on Thursday.

I do have a conference this weekend, Thursday-Sunday. I'm taking my laptop and the DVD to try to fit in my 30DS workouts either in the morning before meetings or during lunch. My day will go from 7 AM to 11 PM Thursday, Friday and Saturday, so we'll see what works best. I'm sharing a room, so I can't really get up early and wake the other girls up with my grunting and jumping around...there IS a fitness center, but I feel weird about taking my laptop down there. I'm afraid I'll either drop it and break it or other users of the gym might not be thrilled with my grunting and jumping around, either. ;-)

Advice? I absolutely plan on exercising while I'm at the conference, I'm just not sure how I'll get 30DS in. Should I put the program "on hold" and just make up days like I'm doing now? I'd really only miss two days, which is totally reasonable in my mind to make up. Does that abuse the true intention of 30DS? I'm really interested to hear everyone's thoughts!

Day 9 - done.

I will be so glad that I don't have to hear the same Jillian banter after tomorrow.

"If you're like me you may feel a little silly"....that is the main part that just truly annoys me. lol

Here is a little Mini Challenge ladies.

Drink 8 glasses of water or more today and tomorrow. Don't dink anything BUT water.

I need this challenge because i haven't been drinking enough water the past weekend and the 10 day weigh in and measurement is Thursday morning and i don't want to feel bloated.

I think it's the perfect time for this

I did drink a 20oz of Sobe Green Tea but I did before I saw the challenge. I plan on drinking my weight in half of ouces (166.2lb/2=83.10oz) which is roughly 10cups a day at least.

Switched out Shred for Ripped - I like that so much better ... But I will check out L2 Shred and see if I'll be happy. Ran 2.8 miles today ... freaking hot out!

As for the water challenge - done deal! I drink probably 10-12 glasses of water a day.

"I do have a conference this weekend, Thursday-Sunday. I'm taking my laptop and the DVD to try to fit in my 30DS workouts either in the morning before meetings or during lunch. My day will go from 7 AM to 11 PM Thursday, Friday and Saturday, so we'll see what works best. I'm sharing a room, so I can't really get up early and wake the other girls up with my grunting and jumping around...there IS a fitness center, but I feel weird about taking my laptop down there. I'm afraid I'll either drop it and break it or other users of the gym might not be thrilled with my grunting and jumping around, either. ;-)

Advice? I absolutely plan on exercising while I'm at the conference, I'm just not sure how I'll get 30DS in. Should I put the program "on hold" and just make up days like I'm doing now? I'd really only miss two days, which is totally reasonable in my mind to make up. Does that abuse the true intention of 30DS? I'm really interested to hear everyone's thoughts! "

My thoughts...

I think if you're moving and exercising in the fitness center and really working hard, you'll be fine if you chose to skip 2 days. But it depends on what you can be comfortable with. I also don't see a problem with taking your computer down to the fitness center - you'll probably strike up some interest.

I've found that I just don't have the energy to do both the DVD and running in the same day...I wish I was a superwoman like some of you other ladies! I find that I can't do either one justice if I try to do them both on the same day. So I'm going to try to alternate them and then take one day off a week if I feel like I need to. I figure the point of the 30 day shred is to lose weight, tone up, get in shape, and feel good about ourselves. If I'm doing all of that, I don't mind if it turns into a 60 day shred!

I love checking in and reading how you're all doing! Keep up the great work!