Starting Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred

I'm starting tonight

I keep saying "Meh, I'll start tomorrow". It's just super intimidating for me, because I KNOW I'm not going to make it all the way through that DVD without stopping.

I'm starting today.

Once you get used to the routine, if you are like me, you will want to drown out Jillian's voice as much as you can, so have your own music ready! :-) I would eat some fruit before you work out for some sugar and have some water to sip at, too. Push yourself to work up to harder modifications when you can and keep moving when you can- when she is rambling between different moves, if you can- start doing the next one! Supplement other cardio at LEAST 3 days a week. I did cardio 5 days a week for at least an hour and strength train 3 days a week. I did the shred every day for 30 days (Jan 2nd - Jan 31st) and got the following results:

Measures:

Neck 13 --> 12
Waist 34 --> 27
Hips 39 --> 36
Navel 35.5 --> 34
Chest 36 --> 35
Quad 22 --> 21.5
Calf 14.75 --> 13.5
Bicep 13.5 --> 12.5
Shoulders 43.5 --> 42
Weight: 167 --> 160.8

I took before and after pics and there is a huge difference...but too shy to post here for everybody! If you want to see I can PM them to you! Good luck and have fun!

So i am thniking that might go buy it then. i hate feeling out of place when working out tho.

I got the video and started last night! It was a HUMBLING experience to say the least... But I made it through...and you can also!

I did mine in my basement (it's carpeted) but over concrete... My knees hurt both last night and today. I'm stopping at Walmart to get a mini trampoline for the jumping work (a suggestion I picked up on MFP). I have 5 pound hand weights and they KILLED me so be cognizant that it's a real workout!

Seriously, I truly believe that if I can do this, anyone can! I have 92 pounds to lose and minute 3 I was huffing and puffling. LOL But I will do better tonight!

I have had it for years and have never opened it. I plan to start this weekend. Good Luck!! I enjoy the pointers listed so far!!

lol thanks yep this is day 5 yep yep and of course flow is here to ruin uit ahhh

Great! I love this DVD. Pointer
1. You may want to do a few more minutes of a warm up before you start the video, her warm-up is short, something like a brisk 10 min walk would be great if possible
2. Do a much longer cool down then the video has
3. I started with 3lb weights
4. Not sure if you are planning 30 days straight, but I did the video 3 days a week and other forms of cardio 3 days a week (mostly running but also elliptical, swimming, biking). 2 weeks per level. One day rest
5. Use your own music once you get the hang of the moves

Have fun!

You gave real good pointers. I started it last Saturday but again could do only for 4 days in that week. Felt like my muscles were tearing out of my body

With your note, I got confidence that I better go with "Slow and Steady" way than rushing and leaving out of pain.
Thank you so much!!

im on day 19. I do it every day and although I class myself as really unfit I can now do most of level 2. I would say stick with it and dont stress if you cant do it all. its amazing how fast you progress if you do it every day! good luck with it and feel free to add me if you like.

i'v just ordered this, didn't know i was suppost to buy weights too, any thing else i should buy before it arrives?

ok thanks