Beginners 30 Day Shred Challenge starts 4/17--CLOSED
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Happy Easter everyone! I haven't bothered to check my measurements--was planning to do wait until the end to do that, so hopefully I'll have a nice surprise! When I weighed in for the week on Thursday I was down 1 pound, so that's a good thing! I completed Day 8 of the Shred this morning and burned 176 calories. No time for extra cardio at all this weekend since we're out of town, but I plan to add back the elliptical tomorrow.
SW: 154.7
CW: 153.7
2 more days of Level 1 then we move on to Level 2!!!!!!0 -
Day 8 is in the books. I can't believe that it's getting easier but as I say that we are about to start level 2. I can only imagine what that is going to be like. Well I weighed myself on Friday and I can't believe what I saw.
SW: 242
CW: 238.8
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Day 8 is in the books. I can't believe that it's getting easier but as I say that we are about to start level 2. I can only imagine what that is going to be like. Well I weighed myself on Friday and I can't believe what I saw.
SW: 242
CW: 238.8
Weight Loss: 3.2
That is AWESOME! I'm hoping to see something like that once we hit level 2!!!0 -
Yay for Day 8! I actually think my body is ready to move on (I thought I'd never say that!) I was doing really well eating until today. Can't wait to get back on track tomorrow!0
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I (reluctantly) did Day 8 yesterday. Good thing considering all the dessert I ate at my in-laws (not to mention the drinks I had when we stopped in the neighborhood bar on the way home.) :drinker: I agree that Level 1 is getting "easier" although I still suck at push ups. I got lazy yesterday and did all of them the girl way. My form is better that way. I'm ready for a new routine as well. Not sure if I'll get my extra cardio in today. Furniture shopping is on the schedule for tonight. Happy MOnday!0
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Day 9 completed! Woo hoo! Definitely feeling ready to move onto level 2!!!0
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Just so I'm clear, do we start Round 2 tomorrow or Wednesday? Day 10 or 11?0
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Day 9 complete for me as well!!!
Dayzeerock--I was planning for us to all do Level 1 Day 1-10, Level 2 Day 11-20, and Level 3 Day 21-30. But if anyone wants to move on a day early I won't count it against you!!
We've had a couple people post their weight loss for the first week--anyone else seeing good numbers?
Keep it up girls!!0 -
Woo Hoo!!! Day 10 is complete. I fully intended to get up early enough to hop on the elliptical for a few minutes after Shredding it, but I hit the snooze button a few too many times. Oops! Guess I needed the extra sleep! I'm glad that we're moving on to Level 2 tomorrow, because my calorie burn on Level 1 keeps getting lower according to my HRM. I guess that means my body is getting used to the moves.
How is everyone else doing? I think that we've lost at least half of our group, but I kind of anticipated that, that's why I invited 10 people to join so that we'd at least end with 5 or 6 of us doing this.
Keep up the great work everyone!!0 -
I also hit the snooze button a few too many times this morning, so I'll be doing day 10 after work today, haha. My burn is also getting lower, according to my HRM. Thus far, I've lost a total of 6.5 inches and 2 pounds, so I'm totally looking forward to what level 2 and 3 bring to the table!0
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Did day 9 last night and am also ready to move on. I will do day 10 after work today. I can tell I have made improvements in strength and endurance. I lost a pound last week and weigh again on Thursday. I'm not going to measure until the end.
Yay for us for sticking with it for 9/10 days!0 -
Day 10 done. I have to admit I skipped 2 days...Easter craziness! But I'm back and ready to move to level 2 tomorrow!0
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Woo Hoo!!! Day 10 is complete. I fully intended to get up early enough to hop on the elliptical for a few minutes after Shredding it, but I hit the snooze button a few too many times. Oops! Guess I needed the extra sleep! I'm glad that we're moving on to Level 2 tomorrow, because my calorie burn on Level 1 keeps getting lower according to my HRM. I guess that means my body is getting used to the moves.
How is everyone else doing? I think that we've lost at least half of our group, but I kind of anticipated that, that's why I invited 10 people to join so that we'd at least end with 5 or 6 of us doing this.
Keep up the great work everyone!!
You didn't lose me! I've been doing the Shred everyday minus the weekend when I was out of town and have lost about 2 pounds. I think I'm going to move on to level 2 even though I haven't done a full 10 days of Level 1 because I don't find it challenging enough. If the other active people in the group wanna add me I think I'll find it easier to keep in touch! Sorry for disappearing for a bit!0 -
Lord have Mercy! I just watched level 2 after finishing my workout.....I'm SCARED for tomorrow!!!0
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dayzeerock, I am with you! I peeked at Level 2 and thought "How in the world am I going to do this?" I hope it is easier than it looks!
Good job ladies sticking with it! I am so glad we are doing this as a group, it really helps on the days when I am not feeling so motivated to Shred.
Heather, I have been scared to weigh since Easter. I am planning on getting on the scale tomorrow!
Hope everyone does well on Level 2.0 -
dayzeerock, I am with you! I peeked at Level 2 and thought "How in the world am I going to do this?" I hope it is easier than it looks!
Good job ladies sticking with it! I am so glad we are doing this as a group, it really helps on the days when I am not feeling so motivated to Shred.
Heather, I have been scared to weigh since Easter. I am planning on getting on the scale tomorrow!
Hope everyone does well on Level 2.
I've been scared to weigh as well!
Hope my knees can take level 2!0 -
Did level 2 this morning, and didn't think I was going to make it to work, seeing as I could hardly stand up in the shower....wowzers!0
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Day 11 complete with my first go at Level 2! I'm glad I didn't see Tiff and dayzeerock's posts before doing my workout this morning or I'd have been scared! It was definitely harder than level 1, but not horrible. Lots of shoulder exercises though. The only things I couldn't due because of my hip pain were the running in place w/ your knees really high, and I had to do the modified skater. I have to run down to radiology for my hip MRI arthrogram in about an hour and I'm nervous to have a big needle stuck into my joint, but hopefully we'll get to the bottom of what is causing my pain.
Sweetage123--welcome back! Glad you've been getting it!
Tiff and moxleymama--it may not be as bad as you think! Remember it takes 3500 calories to gain a true pound, though you can definitely see water weight gain depending on salt and alcohol intake. I had a less than perfect weekend from a food and wine standpoint, but overall I was probably over on calories by maybe 1000-1500 for the weekend--and remember MFP sets you at a deficit of about 500 per day, so even if you're over by 1,000 in a day it is really only 500 over your basal metabolic rate. Monday when I weighed in after all the Easter fun I was about 3 pounds up (probably due to all the salt), but today I was 1 pound down from my weigh in last week--hope that one lasts! Just drink lots of water to wash away the Easter goodies!!
Keep up the great work girls! Hopefully you guys like Level 2 as much as I do!0 -
Can't wait to do Level 2 of Shred later tonight! I have plans to at dinner time or else I would've already done it but didn't want to be all sweaty to go away! I really hope when I weigh in this week I'm noticing some kind of movement with weight! I've been drinking much more water this week then last...and I know that I didn't eat 3500 calories of extra food this weekend! I mean I had candy etc, but I put all of that in MFP and I was over a few days but not by that much!! Praying I see a difference in the scale because it's very unmotivating and harmful to my mind set to not see the scale budging! It's that TOM and I'm worried that it will cause me not to see a loss on the scale again! I think I may start doing Level 2 on our continued days and doing Level 1 of shred the same day since I'm used to that...maybe that will help my calorie burn! If anyone has any suggestions to seeing weight loss happen, any advice would be greatly appreciated!0
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Level 2 was intense! All the plank stuff kills me0
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Level 2 day 1 complete! Those pendulum lunges with hammer curls killed my knees and all the planks...sheesh! I'm definitely feeling some different muscles. Will try to shred earlier tomorrow. 10:30pm is too late for me to shred. I did it but would be more effective earlier in the day.0
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Level 2 completed last night around 9. It was tough. I can't say I gave it my all as I was really dreading having to do it, but once I was done, I was glad I did it. Those cross shoulder raises are killer. I have some imporving to do all around on this one.
I weighed this morning and was up a half a pound. I'm not stressing over it too much and am not surprised. I haven't done anything but Shred all week. Every night this week we've had house stuff to do - pick out/up furniture, get curtains, shop for doors, etc. By the time I get home and shred, dinner isn't until 8ish so there has been no time for anything else. And my husband has been sick and coughing all night, the storms have been terrible and my dog is freaked out, so waking up early has not been priority after semi-sleepless nights. I'm going home and shredding right after work tonight and then running a couple miles. Next week will be better! I was thinking about run/walking the mini marathon this weekend but fell down my steps last night and my hip/butt region is pretty sore. :sad: And yes I was sober.
It's almost the weekend! And we are more than a third of the way through. Woo hoo!0 -
Level 2 wasn't as scary as I thought it's be but it was definitely hard. I had to do the modifications on several moves (the second time through) but I'm sure it'll get better! I wasn't as sore as I thought today but I can tell I worked some new muscles! Keep it up everyone!0
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Woo hoo!! Day 12 down, Day 2 of Level 2 complete! I agree, level 2 is more challenging. And ditto to the anterior delt move with the chair squats and the V raises--they suck!! I dropped to 3 pound weights on those today because they were so difficult!
I'm still having to modify some of the cardio moves due to hip pain. The MRI arthrogram that I had yesterday was a total blast. The radiology resident had to redirect the needle about 5 times before she got in the correct location! I survived, but the bad new is that I have a full tear of my superior labrum. My colleague thinks that I'll get better with PT, but I have to go to his guru in a town 30 minutes from home/work!! Damn hip. Damn running. He hasn't told me to stop doing my other activities, but I just can't do anything that bothers the hip. :sad:
Ashley--no more falling down the stairs!!!
Everyone keep up the good work--we're almost halfway there!!!!0 -
I need 3 pound dumbells...good call. I just alternated arms.
That sucks you have a tear Heather. At least you know what it is now and have access to lots of good peeps and stuff to help fix it. How did it happen? Just too much running?
I am hoping my 4:00/4:30 meeting doesn't run over, but I think it probably is going to. At least it is near my house. We have friends coming over for dinner at 7 so I need the extra cardio!
P.S. I'm surprised I'm not more sore. My hip flexors are a little sore. And not from my spill on the stairs.0 -
Day 12, Level 2 completed! Level 2 is killer! Those V-raises and all of the plank stuff is killing me...my shoulders are like dying by the end...but I'm hoping the switch up will help me to see a loss!! I'm just proud of myself for sticking with this at this point!!0
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HAPPY FRIDAY!!!!
@ Ashley--yep, too much running. Now mom can say "I told you so!"
afasnacht--Keep it up you're doing great!!! It is totally frustrating when the scale doesn't move, but it WILL move at some point! Maybe your weight loss will be like mine--I won't lose much of anything for a couple weeks and then I'll have a big number. Not sure why. Just stick with it and keep drinking lots of water!!
Day 13, Level 2 completed this morning. Some of the moves are getting easier, but I agree that the V raises suck!! But I guess if it wasn't hard it wouldn't be doing any good.
Hope everyone has a good weekend. Just think--two more days and we're at the halfway point!!! Congrats to everyone for sticking with it!! 0 -
I've now lost 4 pounds since starting the Shred! I'm so pumped! I only have 5 pounds to go to hit my first goal and I have until the 15th to do it! I can DO THIS!!!! Thank you, Jillian Michaels! I'm sorry for all the bad names I have called you whilst you're kicking my rear into gear, but I appreciate all you're doing for me!0
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I've now lost 4 pounds since starting the Shred! I'm so pumped! I only have 5 pounds to go to hit my first goal and I have until the 15th to do it! I can DO THIS!!!! Thank you, Jillian Michaels! I'm sorry for all the bad names I have called you whilst you're kicking my rear into gear, but I appreciate all you're doing for me!
Ha Ha you are too funny!! I'm sure that Jillian will forgive you. And congrats on the 4 pound loss--that's great!!
Day 14 overall, Day 4 of Level 2 is complete for me--woo hoo!!! Shredding was not what I wanted to be doing at 5:30 a.m. on a Saturday, but I'm on call so I have to work this morning, and the in laws are in town, so there was no other time. I think that this is getting easier. I'm burning fewer calories and I'm pretty sure I'm putting in the same effort.
Hope everyone is having a fabulous day! Any others besides dayzeerock noticing more movement in the scale or the measurements? I'm down 1.4 pounds this week, 2.4 pounds overall (using my Thursday weight which is my official weigh in day). I'd be really happy to drop another 2.6 pounds for this challenge because 149.7 is the magic number to put me back in the healthy BMI range--and every pound from there is purely for vanity!!
SW: 154.7
Week 1: 153.7
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So I'm totally at a loss, because I see so many of you losing lbs from doing the Shred and here I am since we started I gained 2 lbs back and I'm at the same weight I was last week again! :sad: How does this happen???? I thought well maybe it's because I wasn't drinking enough water, so all this week I've made sure I was drinking 8+ glasses of water a day and I've been measuring out all of my food since I thought well maybe I was guestimating to much....and still no loss! Help...what am I doing wrong...this is the most exercise I've done in months and I'm still not seeing any losses....what is going on!!! Any advice would be helpful!
SW 177.8
CW180.2
Wk #1 180.2
Wk#2 180.20
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