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30 day shred claim

steffae
steffae Posts: 47
edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Hey, it says that you can lose 20 pounds in 30 days using JM's shred program.
Has anyone actually experienced this or is it a fluke?

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  • ESVABelle
    ESVABelle Posts: 1,264 Member
    You can lose "up to" - bear in mind, 20lbs in 30 days is not ideal for most people. So if you only have 20lbs to lose...it's not going to happen in 30 days. I view it as an attention grabber - you will lose, inches if not pounds, guaranteed - but 20lbs? Yeah not so much...
  • brittanyscherich
    brittanyscherich Posts: 355 Member
    it says up to! I take that as meaning, you are really overweight, probably obese, and if youre reeeally out of shape.
    It does give you great results, though.
  • jenneyd
    jenneyd Posts: 308 Member
    yep, I certainly did not lose 20 pounds in 30 days, but I did lose nearly 10, and man oh man, it has changed more than my weight. my shoulders look amazing if I do say so myself. After finishing it, I am now able to run more than 2 miles at a time, just because I am altogether much more in shape! And inches baby, inches! Lots of inches lost. I still do the shred, I love it! It is challenging! I still see results, and it still challenges me! Good luck with it!
  • Christine1110
    Christine1110 Posts: 1,786 Member
    That maybe true...if you are just starting out with a good diet & her workout. Most people drop a big number when they start a program.
  • mwilliams5486
    mwilliams5486 Posts: 8 Member
    i am on my second round of the 30 day shred. i only lost 5 pounds but a total of 17.5 inches!!! it really is a great workout and its very inexpensive!!! i paid $10 at wal mart!
  • crjugrl
    crjugrl Posts: 172
    You can lose "up to" - bear in mind, 20lbs in 30 days is not ideal for most people. So if you only have 20lbs to lose...it's not going to happen in 30 days. I view it as an attention grabber - you will lose, inches if not pounds, guaranteed - but 20lbs? Yeah not so much...

    I can attest to this. I only had 20lbs to lose when I started the Shred and I actually gained weight with the program and stopped mid-way through level 2. It was frustrating because I want to see the numbers on the scale go down before I see them go up, even if it is because I was "building muscle". In those 14 days I gained 4lbs and lost 1.5" all over. I really did love it and I definitely saw an increase in my endurance, but I won't do it now until I'm ready to tone. I had joined a thread with people starting the Shred who had more weight to lose and they had great results. Not 20 lbs though.
  • Mcctin65
    Mcctin65 Posts: 507 Member
    You can lose "up to" - bear in mind, 20lbs in 30 days is not ideal for most people. So if you only have 20lbs to lose...it's not going to happen in 30 days. I view it as an attention grabber - you will lose, inches if not pounds, guaranteed - but 20lbs? Yeah not so much...

    I can attest to this. I only had 20lbs to lose when I started the Shred and I actually gained weight with the program and stopped mid-way through level 2. It was frustrating because I want to see the numbers on the scale go down before I see them go up, even if it is because I was "building muscle". In those 14 days I gained 4lbs and lost 1.5" all over. I really did love it and I definitely saw an increase in my endurance, but I won't do it now until I'm ready to tone. I had joined a thread with people starting the Shred who had more weight to lose and they had great results. Not 20 lbs though.

    I wondered about this! I am only on day 4 of the shred and have gained 2.6 pounds since last Thursday! Thought I messed up my calories or my scale or something.. I'm going to stick with it and see what happens
  • Katrob9
    Katrob9 Posts: 431 Member
    I've lost 17lbs so far and am on day 6 of level 3 so 26 days in. Mind you, I have also been watching what I eat and doing other exercise. I would recommend the 30DS to anyone. I'm starting 6 week 6 pack when I finish but will be continuing with the shred on the odd day because I have found it so effective.

    I've lost 11.5 inches so far so I have definitely seen results :)
  • fridayjustleft04
    fridayjustleft04 Posts: 851 Member
    I remember reading an article awhile back (can't for the life of me find it now) that talked about some researchers that did a 30DS study. In order to lose the 20 pounds in 30 days, participants had to do the routine something like 5 times in a row. In real life, though, yeah right. 30DS is better for taking off lots of inches than lots of pounds. P.S., sorry I just found this thread now. :smile:
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