Is 30DS too hard for fattys?

If you try to follow the higher level lady (who cheats half the time) then yes it will probably be too hard. Heck even if you try to follow the other one it might be too hard (their names are Anita and Natalie, but I don't remember which one goes with which name since I turned off the sound after hearing the level once), but you should be able to modify the exercises so you can do them. I started it when I was 220lbs (I'm 5'5") and the first day I was convinced Jillian was trying to kill me. At the end of 30 days I still didn't like her, but was amazed that I could keep up with it.

30DS is one of the single easiest workout DVDs I have ever seen or attempted. It's a 30 minute very basic workout that involves following this rotation: 3 minutes of VERY BASIC cardio moves (like jumping jacks and other stuff they probably had you do in PE in elementary school) followed by 2 minutes of strength training using VERY light weights (like 3 lb dumbbells to start) followed by 1 minute of floor ab work followed by a short rest. You go through that three times. If anything I would say it's a great START to getting into shape, but you'll get bored with it quickly and move on. My only real negative criticism of the program is that it's more about showing you VISUAL changes rather than functional. After completing 30 days of it I lost some bodyfat, yes, but I wasn't any stronger or really anymore "fit."

tough, not impossible... i work out daily & its still a challenge. wouldnt say im chunky, but by no means skinny!

It's only too hard if you refuse to try. Do what you can. Ease your way into it. Do the easier moves, do less reps, take a breather when you feel you need to. You'll get there in your own time. Forget about the "30 Day" part of it and go at your own pace. Something is better than nothing.

This! I wondered the same thing about myself when I started it and you'll be surprised how better you feel once you've done it. I noticed a change in my endurance within just a few days!

Give it a try. You already own it - and you've probably spent more than the 25 minutes it takes to DO it, just wondering if you CAN do it. I was in a car accident 21 years ago that left both of my ankles shattered, and they've been pieced back together with plates and such, so the jumping jacks are sometimes too much for me to handle, but otherwise, I've been doing it successfully the past 2 days. I'm drenched and sweating like someone turned the hose on me immediately after, but the segments are short and the workout is over in less than half an hour. I just lace up my tennies and jump on a yoga mat to lessen the impact - when it gets too hard, I march in place until I can try again.

DOOOO EEET!!!! (at least give it a try, yeah?)

(btw, I just started it yesterday, so have done Level 1 a total of twice thus far - if you want to add me as friends, we can encourage each other!)

It's hard at first for sure.....I spent the first several days watching the time on the DVD, telling myself it's only 20 minutes.....it's been five minutes I can do another minute......The other great part is you switch exercises frequently, so you know you only have to do 1-2 minutes of each exercise.......I tell myself just get through this exercise, something else is coming soon. And yes, don't think this is a 30-day-straight thing. I tried to get a bit in every day the first week, so that I did I think basically the whole thing the first day, then the second day I could only get through half-ish, then the third or fourth day I could get through the whole thing again. Some people also mentioned before to me that they found her annoying, so if you want you can always mute her and put on your favourite exercise music instead once you know the exercises.

Good luck! You'll get there....but only if you try.

I started 30DS when I weighed 234 lbs and hadn't worked out in 6 years (not an exaggeration). The first day, I was only able to get through half and almost threw up. I kept at it. Now I'm almost 60 lbs lighter and can do the whole thing without any modifications. I lost pretty much all the weight doing Jillian workouts and running.

I'm 62 and a chubbo. I do it at my own pace. I tell myself if I am not doing it as it is shown, that I'm really not doing it, but I found out thats not true, cause as long as I try to do what they are doing, I sweat more than I do if I just ride my gazelle or elliptical. Like you, I walk, etc. but when I do that 30 day, it really makes a difference. As for the jumping jacks, I dont do those. It was wrong for Jillian to say something about 400 pound people doing jumping jacks that everyone can do them. I weigh 193 and I cant because of my knees and ankles. So I flap my arms and move around in my own jumping jack. dont hurt yourself, you arent trying to prove anything to anyone. have fun!!

It's only too hard if you refuse to try. Do what you can. Ease your way into it. Do the easier moves, do less reps, take a breather when you feel you need to. You'll get there in your own time. Forget about the "30 Day" part of it and go at your own pace. Something is better than nothing.

Totally agree!

You can't do it without weights. Fortunately the only weights you need are smaller 3-5 lb dumbbells, like what's normally used on aerobics classes.