Jillian's 30 Day Shred

Hey Shred Family,
missed you all over the holidays but I took you all with me to New Orleans in spirit! I had a wonderful time with family and friends and was pretty reasonable with the food although I absolutely ate more than I normally do and of different kinds of food. I don't think I stuffed myself but what I noticed was after eating "regular food" much less of it was required to feel full. I tried to drink my water and exercise, which was challenging because we were staying in someone elses home and space was really limited. I didn't shred but I brought my Turbo Jam with me. This year I did something different. I asked my sister in law to TJ with me and guess what.... she did!! We didn't w/o on Thanksgiving day but we did Friday and Saturday!! and we did a bunch of walking in the French Quarter, sans alcohol!! :drinker: WOO HOO!! I at 2 pralines but I'm sure if I hadn't worked out it would have been much, much worse Not only did working out keep my health goals in front of me but it was a great bonding time for my sister in law and me. Pretty cool.
Back home now and just finished level 3 (starting on back on day one of that b/c I want to get 10 days straight with it) and I did 20min TJ. BL yoga on for later tonight.
The only leftovers in the house are homemade gumbo courtesy of my Mother in law( just deee-lish) and some Lemon pudding cake w/ this lemon lime glaze - haven't had a slice of that yet - I made DH take half of it to his best friend. Get it out of the house:laugh:
Glad to be back home and back to the routine ~ and glad we made it through the 1st of the Big 3 Holidays.

Check you all later,
Janet

PS: I'm really trying not to think about Christmas Shopping yet......:noway:

Good Morning Shredders,
Happy Monday and we're back after it - approx 2 weeks til the xmas holidays are upon us so I'm focused on making the most of my time now. Over the past holiday I learned that when family , food , goodtimes and friends are around it's incredibly easy to make other stuff a priority over fitness goals. I am really going to concentrate my energies on reinforcing all of the good stuff yuo all are helping me learn so that the Xmas holidays won't shake me so much. All of the experiences (the praline's too!) are something I can learn from.
Shred and yoga on for tonight !!

Smiles- so glad you're hanging in there! Don't fret about the scale; you would have had to have eaten 3500 calories over your normal caloric alotment. I seriously doubt you ate 7000 calories + your normal food . Keep on Shredding - it will be worth it.
Isn't it already???

Will check in later

can i join yalls group????
i saw this thread yesterday and went and got the 30 day shred. ha.
i usually walk a few miles everyday, but
today i did day 2 of level one and my goodness..i didnt expect this dvd to be such a work out!!
i really feel like im actually doing something rather than other dvds i have done.

I did level 2 yesterday for the first time. It was amazing to see how the different muscles came into play. I did get 3 lb weights and I think that is helping me ease into this level! I'm certainly feeling shredded!

Well I did the shred level one last night and I am very surprised that I can walk today without hurting for 3 days like the last time. Jillian was right I think my body is adapting.

i did level 1 day 3 today. i woke up this morning and was SO SORE!!!
but some how i managed to do the work out. you can def. feel all the muscles working!

im so glad to have found this group (:

Did level 2 again this morning, plus my weights routine. Will slide up to 3 tomorrow.

Crazi-insane times in our house right now. New grandchild, lots going on, trying to figure out how we're going to handle day-to-day. My schedule is blown, we're stressing, Mrose is in a funk.

This too shall pass,,,

<<Grandparenthood rox though!>>

Morning Shredders,
Yesterday was a partial bust for me - stormy and very cold, got home late , body was achy - not sure why, probably combo of shred + weather, so I took the night off and got rest. After I logged my cals I was over by like 300:grumble: !! My body feels better this morning and I am going to work out when I get home. Shred for sure and probably some TJ cardio/kick. I promised myself if I allowed myself to rest yesterday I would work out extra hard today.
Sometimes I really beat myself up when I take a day off, guess that's why I try really , really hard to never let a day go by with out doing my work out. Probably not the most realistic view point because sometimes life happens and there isn't time or energy to get it done. I am working on being gentler with myself and remembering that this lifestyle change is for the long haul and not to set my expectations too high. When I do that, set my expectations too high, i seem to fail... every time. Then it's really hard for me to get back on track. Got to keep reminding myself "it's a marathon not a sprint!!"

Casper - was wondering where you went!! Busy being Grandpa!!! How wonderful for you and Mrose - Congratulations!!!
I am sure things will settle down in a little bit. I love " this too shall pass" - one of my favs... it seems to help
Hang in there!

Amanda - Good for you on giving level 3 a try today. It really has some sections that are brutal for me. I would love to hear your feed back!! Keep up the great work!:flowerforyou:

Smiles - Hope you have a fantastic day and keep on! Hopefully we'll get level 3 down soon. like Jillian says " this is where the magic happens!" I am counting on her being right!!!:flowerforyou:

Caroline - Welcome to the bunch and glad you're here!! Trust me we all feel your pain but it's a good pain. Kinda cool to feel your body changing!!

Make it a great day everybody,
Janet

Just wanted to share that before I started 30 day shred & joined MFP, my BMI was 32 (obese)......well, currently my BMI is at 29.7. Yay!!! It's still in the higher point of "overweight" but heck, I am still excited!!!! =]

lbpw- everyone's results are really going to vary. You get out of it what you put into it. I did Level 1 for 10 days....and Level 2 for 3 days.....then did my check in. I lost:

3 lbs.
0.2" off my neck
0.2" off my waist
1.0" off my hips
0.7" off my thighs
0.5" off my calves
0.5" off my upper arms

Pretty damn good. Also, I have a friend that I was supposed to be losing weight with (but it wasn't working out because she has bad eating habits like skipping meals and also didn't make time to workout with me). I saw her yesterday for first time since I joined MFP.....and the look on her face was priceless!!! Her eyes popped and her jaw dropped when she saw me. I love her, but the look on her face just felt really good.

And fyi, I am trying to get her to sign on MFP and told her all about 30 day shred. Maybe she'll see now.

Did day 2 of level 2 today. I really like it-except the stupid skater thing. I need to clear more room in the living room. I'm between 2 12 hour nights so didn't feel up to clearing it out so I just did jumping jacks. And those stupid cheer squats. They feel great for the first set and then by the second set I'm dying and skipping every 3rd or 4th.

Meg and RockandRoll, you're making me laugh. Note to self - put all rugs away. I hated those squats too - well, it was actually the V-raise part. How are those for you?

I did level 3 day 3 today. It seems.. oddly, not as hard as level 2. I'm not sure why. Don't get me wrong, it's hard, but not spirit crushing hard. So, that's a good thing. My thighs seem to be responding the fiercest - feeling a little stiffness, but nothing i can't tough out. I did find that my legs feel like lead when I go for a run, but I keep telling myself to stick with it, the body will adapt. If Jillian says so, it must be true. (Right??)

And Ipbw... to my eyes, I would say it definitely makes a difference, but as another poster said, it depends on what you put into it. I don't have final measurements - but I did get told by a couple of different people last week that I"m lookin' hot! So... it MUST be working, right? :bigsmile:

Good Morning Shred Family,
You all are so funny!! I totally agree with you about the skaters!! At first they were really hard to get used to and certainly difficult in the 2nd set but by day 10 I was really moving and getting some good distance!! A rug would def be a bad idea though, I work out on tile - which was causing me problems during push ups and some of the plank sets. ( I use an extra thick pilates mat now:laugh: )

Last nite I did day 4 level 3 and I did level 1 too!! Man, that was quite a combo - I was soaked! I am not where Anita is any more (except maybe those Rock Star Jumps!!!:laugh: ) and not where Natalie is yet - guess I'm somewhere in the middle but I feel stronger and leaner - I was reviewing my weight loss with this program - and I miscalculated! I've lost roughly12lbs since Oct 9 - and only 5-6 of those were on this plan (primarily). I can't say this was a major weight loss plan but I can tell I've lost inches galore! Wish I had taken my measurements on day 1 so i could have tracked the changes. I've still got 6 more days on level 3, maybe I'll drop a few more pounds (I hope, I hope) I'm trying to come up with something to try next. I can't say i've "mastered" this one, as there are still areas where I could improve my strength and endurance. I am really thinking about making up a "2 a day" kind of a thing to get through the rest of December and them start BFBM on Jan 1..... Just some morning thoughts ~ now back to the present, LOL!!

Thanks for the smiles this morning and make it a great day,
Janet

So I totally flaked out yesterday on the workout... but I promise to myself, as well as you all, that I will hit it when I get home.

I have been contemplating doing the same thing as you Janet, combining 2 levels together for one killer workout...but I'm think I should probably hit level 3 a few times first. When I did try it that one time, I just didn't feel like I got a good workout in. Between having to rest and the modifications I was having to make. Oh and that dang Superman. I felt like I didn't move my chest off the ground at all! OK... NO MORE EXCUSES!!! I will do it this afternoon. I PROMISE!

Ah, anyone seeing or feeling any difference? How is it that I could have lost 18lbs thus far and not see or feel any different? My best friend tells me that I look thinner...and so does the husband (via webcam) but honestly.... THEY HAVE TO SAY THOSE THINGS. I'm combat trained! HA! I feel more endurance/stamina. But as far as my body goes... I don't feel like I've lost 18lbs nor do I think I look like I have.

Smiles I like your new format. I might adapt that. Let me hit level 3 tonight and I will let you know afterwards! HA!

Alright everyone... great job and keep up the good work. As for me, I think I should take my own advice!

i know how you feel. but your working hard and you did lose 18 lbs! it just may take awhile to see it. it took me about 50 lbs and now that i lost 80 i look at myself and see only about a 20 lbs difference. your eyes just probably need to catch up. but good luck and keep going