30 Days Shred is not for obese people?

I just start 30 Days Shred. It. Is. Damn. Hard.

I'm 100 lbs overweight, so I'm consider as obese. Seems like there's no workout video out there for people who have alot to lose.

regarding the threads question......Im sure that video and all exercise videos warn that you should get a physical or a doctors opinion if your body can handle the exercise first,,,,its a good idea anyway to have all your information...(bp, thyroid, etc)

Its supposed to be hard. It gets slightly easier toward the last few days then it gets hard all over again. Losing weight and exercising is not easy so just do what you can. Good luck!

30 Day Shred, at level 1 is easily attainable for someone 100lbs over-weight. Will you be able to keep up? Probably not, but you go at your own pace, press pause, take a break when you need it.

I started out needing to loose 70 lbs-- In the beginning all I did was walk. I started doing 20' every day then 30' then I went for distance (since I couldn't do speed) and would do 5K. I lost about 25 lbs this way. I am now at 37 lbs lost and am just starting to introduce more exertive workouts. My next goal is to run a mile w/out stopping. My point is that just b/c it's hard doesn't mean you can't loose weight. Start slowly. Just doing something is better than nothing. Push yourself everyday, and you will see progress. Only measure against yourself, and most important- believe in yourself!

IF you can get your hands on a copy, try a Richard Simmons workout.... it's very fun even though the music is completely dated! They have overweight people doing the workout on the video as well as thinner people.

You might want to give Turbo Jam a try. I used it when I was over 230 and it worked for me. With any workout, just pace yourself.... IT'S OK TO MODIFY!! You are still getting a great workout.

Good luck!

If you do decide to do it, take the 5 second breaks that she recommends and do the modified moves. Just do what your body can handle. They are good exercises and will get you fit and strong quickly but there's no point making yourself ill over it. Also don't do it every day. 4 or 5 days a week is fine. Actually 2 or 3 days will give you benefit, especially if you are doing other stuff like walking (great exercise btw!) You will probably find Jillian Michaels DVDs a little easier to do once you have lost some weight but I had 60lb to lose when I did it, although I am relatively fit for an obese person

Well done for trying it. It IS hard. If you wanted to try something else to start with, I like the Davina McCall DVDs. They are more manageable but they do have a harder option too for when your fitness level increases. Of course check with your doctor too.

Wishing you all the best with your fitness goals :flowerforyou:

Jillian is hard. I decided to work my fitness levels up using ea sports and the gym before trying it, but I am obese. As other people have said you can do as much of it as you can and it will get easier you just need to keep trying and pushing yourself. I call her every name under the sun whilst doing it but I have really noticed the difference!

what is the 30 day shred I want to try.....
since last year I have lost 60lbs but now since I'm working at Head Start and cant focus on it to hard except when I'm home. I'm stuck at 195-200lbs back and forth I go. It is hard for me to eat the way want at my job cause we are not allowed to have outside food we have to sit and eat what the kids are eating. On the other hand the portion control is good because I only eat their portion size, but even at that sometimes the calorie count for one meal is too high for me. I try to stay around 400 cal 10 fat for each meal but sometimes there it reaches almost 600 cal. School is fixing to let out for summer so now I can focus more on healthy foods better. I would like more info on the 30 day shred.

As everyone here has already pointed out. It is supposed to be hard, Jillian herself tells you that it's hard, but you have to keep going if you want results. You don't have to do everything at the same pace as the girls if it's killing you, go at the pace that you can keep going, and push yourself to go a little bit faster the next time. Jillian also tells you that it's okay to take a 5 second break if you need it, but then get right back to it. Perseverance and it will get easier.

The only one slowing you down is you, you have to push yourself to bring yourself up to the level you want. No one can go into a workout video and be able to automatically do it. If they can, that workout video isn't going to do a darn thing for them. It needs to be hard to get results.

As everyone here has already pointed out. It is supposed to be hard, Jillian herself tells you that it's hard, but you have to keep going if you want results. You don't have to do everything at the same pace as the girls if it's killing you, go at the pace that you can keep going, and push yourself to go a little bit faster the next time. Jillian also tells you that it's okay to take a 5 second break if you need it, but then get right back to it. Perseverance and it will get easier.

The only one slowing you down is you, you have to push yourself to bring yourself up to the level you want. No one can go into a workout video and be able to automatically do it. If they can, that workout video isn't going to do a darn thing for them. It needs to be hard to get results.

Exactly!