30 Day Shred and 100# overweight

Yep!!! It doesn't matter how many pounds you need to lose..I did it with needing to lose 70lbs to lose..I started my 2nd round of it today..So, don't let needing to lose 100lbs stop you...You can do it!!!

I'm doing it now with my sister-in-law and on the DVD Jillian says "I have 400 lb people doing jumping jacks. If they can, you can, too". So I say go for it!

It's a great series and I'm sure you'll see results if you give it your all.

I have done it before with needing to lose 80+ pounds. YOU CAN DO THIS!!! You may have to modify a few of the exercises, but in just a few weeks, you will be flying through it.

Don't let those 100#'s stop you from trying it.

I have 80 lbs to lose, maybe even more and did my first day today. It is hard but you can do it I am just going at my own pace, I know I won't get to the second level in 10 days, I will just do the first level until I think I am ready.

I would say yes....do it! It's a really good workout.

Not to mention there is a Advanced person and Beginner person behind her. If you feel you're moving too fast or can't do some of the moves just follow the Beginner. For $9 or so it's worth a shot.

I moved to Level 2 after 5 days and I'm sore. And I thought I was in shape!!! (just did a half marathon).

Rest assured you will see results in inches AND pounds....just search "30 day shred" on MFP...

Yes, do it. I have just under 100 pounds to lose and I am able to do everything in level 1 I am currently on Day for of level 1 and to be honest the first 2 days were by far the worst for soreness/not being able to keep up. Last night was a lot easier than day one and I suspect it will continue to get easier as I do it.

Also, do your measurments, and try to stay off the scale, you will be retaining fluid like crazy but thats part of the whole working out thing - your muscles will be repairing themselves. I stepped ont he scale today and gained 4 pounds - I know its not a true gain but just thought I would give you the heads up!

I think a lot of people wait until they have lost a lot of their weight before they embark on more 'intense' workout programs, but really it's GREAT if you can start it earlier! 30 day shred workouts your muscles and uses weights to condition them - it's EXCELLENT to do it as soon as your able! It will absolutely kick your butt, but you will see results. If you find that you have issues with your knees (lots of people do even if they are closer to their goal weight), you can modify things so it's not so hard on them. I can't do this one particular 'jumprope' thing for long before it bothers my knees, so I substitute in the punching that is done in other parts of the video. I also don't go quite as low in my squats or lunges, though I do try to go a bit farther each time. I just don't go all the way right from the start - I worked my way into it.

If you do it, you will find you get better at it the more you do it. If you feel like you need a break for a day or two, take a break! After day 1 I was hurting so bad I took 3 days off to recover! LOL But then once I got started again, I haven't hurt like that and haven't had to take a break again! If you need to recover, take a break and then get right back at it when you're able. You don't have to do it 30 days in a row if you're not at that level of fitness yet. Some people do 'push through the pain' and keep going every single day, others feel like taking a break for recovery means they can do a better job the next time they do it. Start with low handweights - if they are too easy, move up to higher ones. You will probably find the ones you start with getting easier and easier and need to move up anyway to still get that intensity in the workout. (I started out using 3 lb weights for everything and finding it quite challenging, now I'm using 5 lb weights for some of the exercises and I'm only on day 10 - I will probably move up for some of the exercises in the next week or 2, too!) Listen to your body, modify the exercises if you need to in the beginning, take breaks for recovery if you need to, and don't give up. Keep at it and you will see amazing results!

I say go for it. Modify Modify Modify. If you decide to do the jumping.... land lightly. I too have quite a bit to lose and have done it. Don't do anything to the point that you are in pain. You can expect to be sore but not to the point where you cannot move. I lost 12 pounds from it. I did not do it for 30 days straight. I had points when I just had to rest. And I did that. The inches lost are amazing..


I think you will enjoy it!! Feel free to message me if you wish

I did try it early on when I still had >100 lbs to lose & wasn't too crazy about it. I hate anything that involves jumping, not that I hate the jumping itself, but I hate how my midsection flaps around when I do it & I didn't want my skin getting even more stretched out. I preferred step aerobics, which also involves a little bit of jumping, but I was able to modify the movements to make them less jumpy.

I took up running when walking wasn't challenging enough. Yes, there is still some up & down motion there, but I wear a belly binder when I do it & that keeps things in place nicely. I'd highly recommend wearing one for any activity that involves similar motion, including Shred or step or turbokick or whatever.

The 30DS was the first fitness program I started when I weighed 289+lbs. At that weight it was very difficult and I found myself extremely sore and exhausted. I saw good results and it helped me build endurance, but I dreaded it so much and I got so many knee and back aches from it that my doctor advised me to start off a little lighter. It made me feel discouraged to know that I couldn't do a 20 freaking minute workout without wanting to cry. It is a great program, but I recommend only doing it 2 times a week to start and doing other cardio based programs. Just my opinion. The goal is to find something you enjoy doing so you WANT to exercise. My current schedule (just for example) is: Monday- Leslie Sansone Walk Away the Pounds 3 Mile Walk, Tuesday- Violet Zaki Weight Loss Cardio, Wednesday- Jillian Michaels 30DS and repeat. I throw in some strength training as well on the weekends. Mixing up workouts has really helped me stay on track (since I'm not doing the same thing repeatedly) and has prevented me from plateauing. Give it a try and see how it works for you. Just make sure to take measurements because you'll see more inches lost than weight.