Started today, moved to Level 2 which was much harder than Level 1!! But also did measurements for the first time in ages and found I'd lost 2.5 inches off my waist so good motivation to keep going!
Natalie

Happy New Year, everyone! I'm joining the group and am going to try very hard to stick to it this time... Just curious though, I know it's the 30 day shred but do you do it everyday for 30 days or rest every other day? That part is still a little fuzzy to me! Good luck to all of you as you continue on your weightloss journey!

I did RI30 L1D2 today. I'm keeping up pretty well, I'm just a little sore on the back of my legs from workout 1 on Monday. I guess the soreness means I'm working some muscles that I didn't work before, so that's a good thing! I'm going to try to push harder next time because I burned a few less calories this time than I did the first time through.

My daughter's birthday is this weekend and she wants me to make her chocolate chip cookies from scratch. I need to work out hard this week because I know I'm not going to be able to resist them!

Have a good day everyone

Happy New Year, everyone! I'm joining the group and am going to try very hard to stick to it this time... Just curious though, I know it's the 30 day shred but do you do it everyday for 30 days or rest every other day? That part is still a little fuzzy to me! Good luck to all of you as you continue on your weightloss journey!

Hi welcome!

Some of us are finishing up the 30DS and I think most of us worked out 5 days a week and took some rest days. We just started RIpped in 30 which is very much like the 30DS but it has more strength moves and has 4 different levels to complete in 4 weeks.

Hope that helps.

So glad I found this group! I started the Ripped on Monday so last night's workout was day 4 on level 1. Probably the only move I really like is the chair squat with the tricep press (think that's what its called??) - finally a good burn on the back of my arms! Otherwise I hate this dvd lol BUT I love how it makes me feel when I'm done and I'm trying to stay positive about the results I hope to get out of it.

This week I've done the Shred in the mornings and Ripped in the evenings (not tonight since I plan on going out for drinks with the girls). Day 10 of the Shred this morning so I start level 2 either on Sunday or Monday. I'm not looking forward to it since I've done the Shred all 30 days in Nov/Dec and planks suck- but I better get used to them cause I hear Ripped is plank focused, ick.

I'm thinking about starting level 2 on the Ripped too just to keep the dvds together- any thoughts or tips for level 2 and 3??

Did L1D4 on Wednesday, did my C25K on Thursday, and then did L1D5 today. Going to do L1 once more tomorrow (along with another C25K walk/run, and then start L2 on Sunday or Monday. I hear its a lot harder. I was doing full pushups for most of the first set, but the last two times I have been wimpy about it! You are motivating me to push harder, ncytiz!

Today's my day 7 of Ri30. I'm kind of nervous about bumping up to level 2 next week!

Also I have a question for everyone... If I do cardio on my rest day, would that not really be giving my body a break? Should I do cardio on a couple days that I'm doing Ri30 instead and nothing on my official rest day? I'm kind of torn on the issue. I've heard that you can work out everyday as long as it's different muscle groups. But I've also heard it's good to give your body a day to rest in order to recover from the week.

I started RI30 the Monday after
Christmas and have done it 5 days a week since..this week I wasn't home at all Friday to do it so I will being my last day of level 2 Monday then moving on to level 3 Tuesday .

So, now I'm thinking I may be waiting 3 more weeks to really start RI30. DH just finished up day 8 of 30DS and I'm working out with him to help keep him motivated, plus it's fun to workout with a partner now! I've been doing other cardio stuff but I don't know if I need to be doing RI30 on top of an almost daily Shred workout. So I'm thinking I'm going to continue Shredding with DH and doing extra cardio, and then when he finishes 30DS we will move on to RI30 together.

Yeah, you don't want to hurt yourself by overdoing it. It's so cool that you and hubby are doing this together! Since I'm taking 2 weeks for each level, I'll still be working on it when you start, so it'll be nice to still have someone around by then!

Hello everyone!

Finished day 3 of level 1 and completed one day of cardio. This week I plan to workout Mon, Tues, Weds, Fri for the RI30 and one day this weekend for cardio. By day 3 I was starting to like RI30 but it is a lot more challenging for me than 30DS. I'm going to wait until this weekend to weight myself and get new measurements.

Tonight day 4

Did L2D1 yesterday - I really liked parts of it, and other parts were really freaking hard! One of the whole cardio segments in is plank position. Definitely more challenging than L1. Fun to do different moves! Did C25K today - was worried about the 3 min running segments, but it wasn't a problem - just dropped my pace! Gotta remind myself I am working on endurance right now, not pace!

Way to go on the running! How many days are you doing the C25K?

Thanks! I am doing it 3 days a week. I just like the idea of being able to go out and run! Actually registered for a 5K in April to help motivate myself.

I did L1D5 today. I got through all the pushups on the first set but came up a bit short on the 2nd set. I'm determined to get through them on the next workout before I move up to level 2. Otherwise, I'm doing pretty good on level 1 and ready to see what new torture is in store on level 2!

I did level 1 day 6 today, and I actually got through all the push ups! (just barely ) I'll be moving on to level 2 on Monday. I really like doing it 3 days a week and running 2 days. It's enough of a workout without being too much.

Have a great weekend!