Starting 30 Day Shred 5/29/11 who's in?

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Yay! just finished day 10 and level one :-D

It's you nelly cuz Level 2 was not easy for me! I commend you for doing two badass workouts in one day...you are gonna look good at the 4th of July BBQ

I did Level 2, Day 1 this morning and liked it. I was getting sick of Level 1 already, but the new moves were interesting and some of them did seem easier (or else I'm just in better shape from finishing 10 days of Level 1

I did another day of L1 this morning. I'm thinking of trying L2 tomorrow to see how bad it is.

Where is everyone?

I did L2D2 yesterday! My only complaint is that my diastasis rectii doesn't love the plank moves, and I still have to modify all the crunches, but I'm digging L2 overall.

L2D3 today. I'm planning on doing another workout after, but I'm going to see how I feel to decide what. If I'm feeling drained, I'll just do something low impact and steady for the cardio. If I'm feeling motivated, I'll do something more challenging -- day before yesterday I followed up with L1, and that was quite the challenge!

I'm feeling great, loving the Shred, and while I haven't actually dropped a size, my jeans are definitely fitting differently. Woo hoo!

I just finished Level 2, Day 2 today. I wanted to wimp out, but I made myself start and once I did, I always tell myself it's only 25 minutes. So I'm glad to have worked out today!

I was wondering where everyone is also

I've been having kind of a down couple of days (mostly likely due to TOM!!) where I feel discouraged and fat. I've made so many positive changes to my health, which I am really proud of, but I wish they reflected more on the scale. I joined MFP 80 days ago, and I've lost between 8 and 9 pounds.

Awesome!! I've noticed that the days I really just don't want to work out at all, I feel SO MUCH BETTER if I do it anyway. The fact that it's like 20 minutes helps a lot.

Honestly, I gave myself two days off for TOM... the day before and the first day I was just exhausted and miserable. I don't want to sabotage anyone who really wants to push through on those days, or who doesn't want that excuse to not push through, but also, sometimes you need a day or two off and you can't beat yourself up for it. Just have to hit it again right away!

I know it's not the fastest weight loss in the world, but 8-9 lbs in 80 days breaks down to about a pound every 10 days. That's not bad at all! That sounds like a pretty healthy, steady, sustainable weight loss. If you feel like you've plateaued or that there are still things you can change to improve your health, then you should look into making changes, but even so, you're doing great!!! Especially if you've gained muscle, which tends to keep the scale from showing big changes sometimes.

Colleen ~ thanks for the encouragement!

believeinmagic ~ Level 2 is not so bad. If you can handle level 1, you'll be fine. I got a little bit sore in my trapezius (?) muscles -- whatever is between your shoulder blades -- because she puts a lot of emphasis on the upper back muscles in this level. But thanks to all the squats and lunges from Level 1, my thighs were able to take it on Level 2.

Finished day 1 on level 2. I like that its different :-) I am finding the changing after 10 days is keeping the routine fresh

I just finished Level 2, Day 4 and it actually went well getting it finished at 7:30 a.m.! Of course I had to get up earlier than that just to be awake and moving enough to work out.