You stink Jillian Michaels! NSV I want to see all 30 Day Sh

I just started the 30 Day Shred today as well. My legs were definitely like jelly.

I just started it this past week. I too feel like jello when I get finished. I also hurt for about 2 days afterwards. I will get better.

Yes, my legs felt like jelly after the 1st day, so did the next couple days. Then day 4 or so, I felt stronger and the moves are easier. I have one more day of level 3, and I feel much stronger than a month ago.

You CAN do it.

I was also mumbling every little word at JM for the first few days. After the first day, I didn't even know if I was going to make it. I thought my life was over. My legs felt like jelly, and my shoulders were so sore. It does get easier. I start level 2 tomorrow.
Best of luck to you.

Yesterday was my 30th consecutive day - yep. I made it through all 30 days w/out missing one. If you stick with it, you WILL see results. I did not see a large weight loss (4 lbs), but I lost 8.25"overall in one month. I will be posting photos of my results on Monday when I get to work, but I can tell you that the change is noticable and now I realize why people kept making comments to me recently asking what I've been doing

Each level is difficult when you start, but if you stick with it, it does get easier! Best of luck

Edit: my profile pic is one of my 'after' shots

Good for you!

I did level 1 for 13 days, because I wanted to get stronger on it. I think it helped me get through level 2. You go through the levels how you wish, there is no right or wrong. Just do your best and give yourself a little push to do more. If your knees hurt, you can do modified cardio, I had to when my knees started hurting from all the jumping. Keep moving!


Trisharrell:
All you need is some hand weights and a mat, if you have a hard floor. I still use my mat on my carpet.

oh man, my thighs hurt SO bad for like 3 days after starting 30DS... i could barely walk up stairs. ugggghhhhhh.... but i'm starting again tomorrow!

I'm so glad that you got to where you are today and are feeling much better! And you should be SO PROUD of yourself for getting through the first 30 DS workout after not exercising for 4+ years! I had already been exercising regularly before I started the shred and I BARELY got through that first workout haha.

YEEESSSS it is VERY normal for you to feel like jello after any of Jillian's workouts. I did her 30DS and am currently doing Ripped in 30. I remember the first few days of the shred I was so sore and it would just hurt more and more everyday. But stick with it, it DOES get easier! I'd say around the 5th day you'll start to get the hang of it

Great job for making it thru day 1 of 30DS! It's not easy, I couldn't make it thru the whole thing my 1st day (I started it on July 3). I've never exercised before I joined MFP July 1st so 30DS was a big step for me as well. I also have 60 lbs to lose, so add calorie-counting for my 1st time PLUS working out and I was as "green" as a newbie could be! So good for you for getting thru it

I'm currently on L1/D15-I increased from 1lb to 3lb weights on D10 so I wanted to give myself extra time w/this weight before moving on to L2 (starting it tomorrow). I took 1-2 days/wk off to allow my body some time to recover, especially since this was my 1st time working out. I also do Zumba 4x/wk and walk whenever the heat isn't making my skin melt off my body (LOL)

The 1st 3-4 days feel tough, but Jillian's right-it does get easier as you continue doing it. I even posted a blog about my horrific experience w/charley horses in my calves when I started 30DS! I was cursing Jillian at the beginning, thinking that if I ever saw her I'd probably want to do a jumping jack on her face (I was pretty hateful the 1st couple of days-forgive me, Jillian! Lol) The 1st 2-3 days I couldn't do more than 5 push-ups, jump rope longer than 15 seconds and that last sit-up crunch move at the end (w/the leg kicks)...yeah, I couldn't do more than 4-5 of those even if I prayed REALLY hard! :sad: Today, I can get thru all the moves w/3 lb weights.

Being sore is very normal, my legs also felt like jello the 1st couple of days. I still feel a soreness in my thighs (glutes especially) when I walk up/down steps, but it's nothing unbearable. I chalk it up to a little sacrifice for great results. I've lost 10-11 lbs these last 3 wks & over 6". I think 30DS results are more evident in the inches lost vs weight lost. So don't stop, push thru it. If I can get thru it, you definitely can too! Take progress pics for yourself-they've really helped me see (& celebrate) my body change these last couple of wks. **So sorry for the long post! :embarassed:

hahaha, yes! The first time I did it my legs were super jelly, which was really bad as I had to drive to pick my kids up from daycare afterwards and driving was SO hard! I also couldn't do anything the whole way through. Jumping jacks were by far the worst, though the bicycle crunches at the end were also killer. Now I can do everything fine, however if it's a low energy day then the bicycle crunches still kill me. I'm just restarting lvl1 actually, I've never made it past a few goes of lvl 2 before stopping due to one thing or another happening. I've got a goal for myself to do it the whole way through now, but it will take me a bit longer than 30 days unfortunately.

As for the extreme fatigue, I completely know what that's like. I had CFS/ME (suspected post-viral) for many years. Some days I couldn't shower, others I couldn't even lift my hand to scratch my face, it was too much. Most of the time I just lay in bed unable to do anything, yet I also had extreme insomnia (typical symptom) so I would be exhausted but awake for three days straight. It sucked. Don't push yourself when you've been out the game for so long and are just recovering. Take rest days in between exercise days and listen to your body!

this is wat happens initiaaly once u get used to it it ll b smooth n easy...in the start i used to do one jumping jack then rest then one then rest now i can do without any rest...
i have one more question i m now on 6th day n i m sweating more more each day is this normal?

stick with it!!!!! i didn't take my measurements until after the first level.... if you can you should! that is where you will see the most! after level 2 i took them again and i had lost 9 3/4 inches just in the 10 days of level 2.... im in level 3 now..... it is so worth it! and i felt the exact same way about it the first day! but after that i wanted to do it.... that is not like me at all! based on the past! i really enjoy it now!

I just did level 1 day 4 this morning. My first two days were the worst. I did feel like jelly, like my body couldn't hold me up. Its not so bad now and I can do it without wanting to die. lol. I cannot wait to see my results at the end of this whole thing.