JM 30 Day Shred

Courtney-you are doing great!! and no worries...I do girly pushups too! It is hard to eat on track when you are running all day, I did errands all day yesterday too, and while I was out I decided to get a caramel frap light from Starbucks (maybe not the healthiest, but not too bad either) to at least keep my metabolism going! It is def easier when you buy healthy food to fill up your house though...so WTG! And nice job gettin it done after your big meal too...that's why I always workout in the mornings!

Des-I would just add an extra day at the end for sure!! That way, when you get back Sunday you will just have 1 day left of 1 and then you can move on to your 10 days of 2!!! Have fun on your weekend away! and you are right about the scale...it will catch up with your hard work!! Mine is up a pound too, don't get discouraged...the water retention will start to go away and the scale will be going in the right direction again soon

Mariam-I haven't even peeked at level 2 yet...but I hear it is the worst of the 3?! Great job getting those walkout pushups done!! I think I have done those in the BL bootcamp DVD??!! CONGRATS on making the halfway point!:drinker:

Evotchka-LOL.....it really brings it all back to ya, how sore you are, when you are actually usin those muscles again huh?! It got a little better for me today though! HA!! my bf does that stuff all the time too...I don't think they realize how sore we really are from this workout! He was following me up the stairs last night...and kept smackin my butt to get me to go quicker....OUCH! :laugh:

Spud-I don't know if there is a list of moves for the shred?? did you type it into google and see what it brought up? I would just remember 3-2-1. Circuit 1-pushups and squats with overhead press, jumping jacks and jump rope, and reg crunches and butt lifts. Circuit 2-forward lunge with bicep curls and shoulder press, butt kicks and punches, and side crunches both ways. Circuit 3-chest flys and side lunge with lateral raise, jumping jacks butt kicks punches and jump rope, and bicycle crunch!! LOL I guess doin it so many times in a row you just remember it! If you can't find something, where you are staying, to use as weights...I would just go through the motions and make yourself have resistance while doing the moves.

martzadz-glad to hear that you are stickin to it this time!! And I totally agree that the beginning is harder then the end...I feel like my jumping jacks, buttkicks, and jump rope are way better the 2nd time around!! I know how you feel about your before pics...none of us here were to thrilled with ours...but I would highly recommend you take some again, so when you get to the end you can see all of the hard work that you have done...it'll be nice to actually be able to SEE it!! :flowerforyou:

Nayima-alright!! You(and your sis) are doing great!! Sounds like quite a few of us are doin yoga during this 30days as our extra workout...my yoga day is gonna be on Tuesday, and I am hoping that it will stretch me out before my weigh-ins on Wed

jesguinn-don't give up girl!! I hear that people saw an even or even a gain in the first 2 weeks of this program, and then they started dropping after that! I think that because this workout is done everyday and is so muscle intensive, the water retention will last for a bit longer then normal. But I am on my last 12lbs...and it is VERY true on these last few taking the longest...just be patient and it will start to show on the scale in the near future I am sure! :ohwell:

CaWaterBug-great job getting Day 1 done!! Glad to have you started

WalkingGirl-way to stick with it! I think the hardest strength is circuit 1, the cardest cardio is level 1, and the hardest abs is level 3....but I also think that I do better with the jumping stuff at the end vs the beginning...it's def weird how that works?!

Jill-nice job on completing day 5!!! glad that you didn't end up in ER...that woulda sucked big time!! Keep on movin girl!

Michelle_eiz-it def does get easier on day 4...so just remember that when you start, and we will be here for ya!!

strive-no better time then the present to start it!! and you will def need those weights....you can do it!

mikeyken-i personally would continue to do the shred...but don't NOT do just your left arm...you wanna work both sides out evenly, so just modify for both arms the same. I would switch the push-ups to wall pushups, jump rope or running in place instead of jumping jacks, and amybe dont go as high on your lateral raises. I would also drop to your lightest weights and be sure to adjust when your shoulder starts hurting! don't give up though...there is always alternatives

calicobonny-my callimit is also 1200, and if I don't workout I try to stay as close to that number as possible without going over. If I do workout I eat between 1350-1400 cals. It is ok to be under a little bit...just make sure you are consistently getting over 1100 and also try to eat back some of your exercise cals

skpresley-I am glad to hear that you got right back to it after your rest day. I am planning on taking a rest day 1/week but am nervous that I will just dread coming back to it again after...so I will play that by ear yet I guess :smooched: