Day 1 yesterday = hurting today!!
Wont give up though :laugh:

Completed day 1 of level one last night. Didn't think it was going to be very tough considering I am quite outgoing and sporty.. Boy was I wrong. Great workout Hopefully it will keep getting that little bit easier each day

Thank goodness today is my cardio day!! My thighs and calves are SO FREAKIN' SORE!! LOL It even hurts to squat to sit on the toilet!:ohwell:

I just finished D2L1! Today seemed much more intense, maybe because I didn't allow myself stop and take a water break! Lol. I seem to be doing okay on all of the workouts expect the last one, butterfly crunches I think she called them. My legs are constantly trying to collapse on me! Any advice, ladies?!

Oh my god, the bicycle crunches! They kill me! I just do as many as I possibly can, then I lay there for a second, take a deep breath, and make myself sit up and wait for the cooldown. I'm to the point where it's only a few seconds between when I sit up and when they go into the cooldown, so I'm hoping that by the time I'm ready to move up a level I will be able to make it through the whole set. The most important thing I've always been told is to watch your form and your breathing. Breathe in during the easy part of any exercise, then breathe out during the hard part. Better to do only 2 crunches with good form than to do 20 with poor form. Work on your form and your breathing, and the rest will follow.

Funny story though, the bra I was wearing has a clip on the back so I can make it racerback, and somehow as I was trying to stand up after the chest flys, the hook got caught on the carpet! I was stuck for a second! Greatly amused me, but don't worry, still made it up in time for the side lunges

This is hilarious. At the Target near me they had yoga mats on clearance, $10 each. Maybe get one for those chest presses so you don't catch on the carpet? I got one because I have a hard wood floor and it really hurts if I try to do anything on there without a mat.

I think it's more of a personal preference. I prefer to do the workout in the morning myself; it seems to set me up for more energy throughout the day. And then it would give you time to fit more cardio in during the evening.

I love working out in the mornings. It wakes me up better than coffee ever could, and I feel that the continued movement of going through my day afterwards helps to keep the stiffness and soreness at bay.

I also tried doing yoga before and after (like I said I would) and it reaaaaaally helped with the soreness.

To all of you that just did L01D01, welcome aboard! Each day gets easier, you just have to push through it! You can do it, keep moving!

Day 2 went well. Less breaks but just as much sweat and cussing. I do feel pretty awesome after, like I really acomplished something. Hooray for us!!

Totally felt this way too.

My quads are BURNING though lol

I'm working muscles that I've not worked in years....I dig it!

I really really recommend extra stretching at the end. She holds those stretches for like 3 or 5 seconds! We need at least 15 seconds on each muscle. This has helped me not be sore, so i just thought I'd mention it! Good luck!

Level 1 Day 4 DONE!! Jillian this had better be worth it! LOL

Day 4 for me today. I was actually able to make it through all of the warm up with out stopping! Usually the jumping jacks get me. AND I can tell I'm going down lower on my push ups. Still had to stop a few times, but I can tell it's getting better!

Cardio day for me tomorrow and then my off day on Saturday (although I'll be mowing the lawn and bowling). Back at 30DS on Sunday!

Just started last night, Level 1 - Day 1 complete!! I got a late start, but the soreness I'm feeling today has me motivated to keep going! I've never actually made it to Level 3, but I'm determined to go the whole way through it this time. I took before pics last night so I'll be posting those soon. Hope you're all doing well kicking butt!!

I'm on day 3.

Getting better at the push ups. The first day, I couldn't even do one.

I can't do the thingy when she leans to the side with the weights going up by the eyes. I can't do it without stopping.

I'm sore right now.

I am on day 7, and I feel I'm getting stronger, but my big problem are push-ups. I can't do even one begginer push-up! Is so frustrating. I can get down only a couple of inches, make maybe 3 and stop... then I do 2 or 3 more and stop, ugggh! Otherwise, I'm loving this work out. Can't wait for the end of this and see how much my body has changed.

I took a rest day today from 30DS, to give my body a bit of a break. I still went swimming tonight, though, and the pool sure showed me who was boss. My goal for tomorrow is to get through 30DS in the morning, then do 20 mins at the pool in the afternoon.

I don't think I do the crunches in circuit 2 correctly, though...the cross-body crunch? No matter how many times I watch them and try to imitate, I just don't feel much "burn" or anything when I do them, like I feel when I do the others. Anyone else have the same problem?

If you're doing it with your arm down, it makes them waaaaayyy easier. You might try following Natalie for those and see if it works. Or try doing deeper crunches and really try to get your shoulders up off the mat. I feel a burn when I do them, but I don't have particularly strong ab muscles. Yours might already be strong and you need to push them further.

Day 7 complete :happy: The butt kicks and jump rope are still a real struggle but rather than take a break I just keep moving, by jogging on the spot for 5 seconds before continuing.

Day 6, and I had to reach for a mantra today. I'm hurting, and I feel disorganized and uncoordinated this morning. I think I jacked up my ankle doing one of the moves; it's been mildly achy yesterday and today.
I did it, but I definitely am not feeling it today.

Mantra: "It does not matter if I reach perfection, as long as I continue to strive for it." Repeat, repeat, repeat. Maybe swimming this evening will be better. It will be nice to be weightless for a while.