Jillian's 30 Day Shred

Did the shred this AM.. Wow I hate working out in the morning; it was alot harder than when I did it at night. 20 mins is what kept me going. Cardio after work!

Go Mendy,,, good job.

Thank you so much CasperO! And WTG Fit_in_2010 I am right there with you and the knee pain. But I must say the energy and stamina and just all around feeling makes up for all of that. And maybe after we have done this a while and our bodies adjust and we lose some fat and gain muscle, we wont have the knee pain anymore.

Just wanted to say Way To Go Everyone!!! Its awesome to see everyone seeing improvements and staying motivated for the workout!

If ya'll are having sore knees or ankles ice them for 10-15 minutes then take the ice off for 15 min then put it back on for 10-15 min n then take it back off...Don't just sit with ice on your joints for an hour straight, that'll cause more problems than it solves. If your muscles are sore, fill a bathtub with cool water, through some extra ice in and sit in it for 10-15 minutes, then take a warm shower or refill the bathtub with warm water and soak for 10-15min. Hope that helps someone out!

I did Day 9 Level 1 this morning, felt great! I also did a 2 mile run for the couch to 5k program, and my wii games, fun stuff! I'm feeling great. I'm going to try on some clothes today after I get my hair cut to see if I'm in a smaller size yet, plus it always motivates me more seeing how close I'm getting to the next size. I hope everyone has a great day!!!

Level 3 day 7 done. It feels GREAT to have stuck with it this far.

Casper0- thank you for validating the thigh issue. I decided to "get over it" when I realized, so what if my thighs got bigger, they're firmer, less flabby, and overall, everything looks quite a bit better.

Positives:
1. I figured out what was making those scissor crunches so hard - I didn't have my legs raised high enough. I took a closer look at Natalie today and realized, she had them low, but not THAT low. They were still hard, but tolerable.
2. Same with traveling pushups - realized I wasn't giving myself enough space to do them in - rearranged my mat today and found them much better.
3. I was able to use 5 lb weights during all stretches of shadow boxing, butt kicks and jumping jacks! (Up from 3 lb-ers). Woo-hooooo!!!

Really wondering what I'm going to do after "completing" shred....

Just finished level one day two...and I think i'm going to have to rest a day. My legs began giving me trouble in the middle of the session, its like a sharp, light pain in my shin/next to muscle on the front/side of the shin. I dont know whether its the bone or muscle, but my muscles are pretty tight. I've been aching all day and I'm sure tomorrow my body will be screaming anymore. Is it okay to take a day or so break? Will the aches go away? Also, since I'm pretty well endowed, my breasts bounce alot and the muscles that connect my pecs to my shoulders are pulled pretty bad because of it..is that okay or should I try binding them? The bra's not doing anything of worth. I also cant for the life of me do pushups at all, even modified...and its REALLY not helping those sore pec/shoulder muscles! Any advice?

Despite the pain and acheyness, I did notice that I could do the workout much easier the next day, though i still had issues in all the same places...especially bycicle crunches. I have no idea how they do that so smoothly! I noticed that it was easier for me to push through the discomfort and I tired out at much later times than last night. And BOY did a shower and home cooked dinner feel GREAT after that! Yay!

I would definitely get a better bra. The soreness your feeling may not be the muscles but the actual connective tissue that holds up your boobs.. you dont want to get saggy from working out, so strap those puppies down and keep em in place lol. As far as your shins, if this is the first high impact/intensity work out you've ever done or done in a long time it could be either bone or muscle and it just takes your body sometime to get used to it. Take a day off, but do something to get your blood flowing. Increased circulation means your body will heal faster. I never "technically" have a rest day because on the days I "rest" I at least do some light cardio to get my blood flowing. Then just make sure you do lots of quality stretches and relax the rest of the day. Also if you don't drink milk regularly you should start or at least take a calcium supplement 2-3 times a day(not all at once, your body can only absorb a certain amount of calcium at a time) That will replenish the calcium in your muscles as well as help strengthen your bones. And make sure your eating within 30 minutes or so after you finish working out, something with calcium, carbs, and protein- my fav mix is an apple, peanut butter, and milk. Your body digests and processes food much more quickly within the 15-30 min post workout than any other time during the day so take advantage and get the stuff it needs to rebuild muscle and strengthen bone in there as quickly as possible.

Also if you read a few posts up, I explained a good method for icing any painful joints or muscles and you could definitely do that after you work out and on your rest days to help soothe the aches. Ultimately if the ache or pain persists see a doctor since it could be shin splints, but I just don't see it being shin splints after only two days of doing the shred, I think its just your body adjusting so give it some time. Watch your form on the exercises too, pay attention to what she says about letting your knees travel past your toes, and the proper form for stretching. The knee is a big wad of tendons and ligaments and if you pull or push too far against one of them you can stretch or worse tear it, and that can be pretty painful to say the least.

Thanks for the info, supermom. Now my quest will be to find a good sports bra. The one I own just smooshes them and they bounce around still, but they look like pancakes while they bounce! Ironic that sports/fitness stores only cary small sizes when its the fatties like me that need these clothes the most! I guess I'll have to order one. I think that would help alot. My shins feel fine now, I think the muscle was just really tight! And I do eat yogurt, but I'll start having some milk with dinner, and maybe breakfast too. I'm going to stick with some walking or cardio tomorrow and then try to pick up again. I like how i feel mentaly after the workouts, dont want to lose track and quit.

I feel like it's been forever since I caught up on reading the posts.

Sad to say that I took the last THREE days off from the workout. 1st day I did THREE hours of HEAVY house cleaning. 2nd day was just chaotic. And yesterday...was laundry day, go to book fair day, visit Santa, and be cranky day. I really wish I would've worked out at least one of those days. But today was very rewarding. I went back to Level 1 for a day.....(I've been on 2 for at least a week) not because I didn't think I could hack it but so that my husband could do the exercise with me for the 1st time. He's watched me do it before (on Level 1 & Level 2) but seriously he had no idea what he was getting into. I was laughing :laugh: (and cheering him on) half way through. Afterwards he told me that he didn't like it.... because it whooped his butt so much. :happy: He now has a new respect for Jillian Michaels and all of us Shredders. We're also thinking about investing in a wii and her game.

Congrats to everyone for doing so awesome and sharing your tips and secrets. It's helping keep me motivated to read all the posts.

Time for me to finish eating my calories for the day and get to bed.

Level 1 day 7 done! I wasnt in the mood to exercise this morning but I did it anyway. I feel great now. Glad I stuck with it. Didnt get all my water in yesterday so ive got to make sure I drink plenty today. I really feel like this exercise program along with MFP and you fellow Shredders has inspired and motivated me! Im excited about working out, getting fit, and feeling better.

OH and Thank you Supermom for all the info!!!

Hope everyone has a wonderful day :drinker:

Mendy :flowerforyou:

Level 3, day 5 or so, who remembers. 25 real situps this morning, but had to really soften up a couple exercises. Painful crick in the lower back this morning and needed to baby it, may just take tomorrow off. Took 2 ibuprofen this morning, and we'll see.

Mrose stated this morning that she's wanting to ease back into it, so looking forward to that. I'll go through the levels with her, a little at a time and bring her along. I just hope she doesn't overdo and get knocked down again.

Fibromyalgia sux bad,,, my babygirl's hurting, I hate it. :mad: :explode:

Level 1 day 7 done! I wasnt in the mood to exercise this morning but I did it anyway. I feel great now. Glad I stuck with it. Didnt get all my water in yesterday so ive got to make sure I drink plenty today. I really feel like this exercise program along with MFP and you fellow Shredders has inspired and motivated me! Im excited about working out, getting fit, and feeling better.

OH and Thank you Supermom for all the info!!!

Hope everyone has a wonderful day :drinker:

Mendy :flowerforyou:

No problem girl!! I want to be a dietician and part-time personal trainer someday so I love helping people and getting the right info out there! I'm definitely not saying I know everything, I'm just saying I work my hardest to get the answers and to keep on top of new research and studies.


amboardman- I usually work out during my son's naps, in the afternoon. But I love working out in the mornings, just to get it over with and so I don't make excuses later on in the day to not get it done. I think its awesome that your son is getting involved too!! Maybe if hes old enough get him involved in cooking healthy meals too! Let him do something simple and then name the dish too! I think when children get involved in the cooking process they are more open to eating what theyve cooked. And an easy way to get veggies in to almost anything is to puree them in a food processor or magic bullet and add them in to pasta sauce, mix it in with hamburger meat and make burgers, there are tons of ways to get them in. Even when the kids I used to babysit wanted chicken nuggets, I bake those, puree some veggies and mix in a bit of ketchup as dip, they loved it!!

Casper- I hope she starts feeling better soon!! Great job on doing Level 3 and I think a day off wouldn't hurt anything and would definitely help the back.

Mande- Great job on pushing yourself despite being tired!! Way to go!! Definitely up your water intake, if you're thirsty you're definitely dehydrated. Just make it a point to drink water regularly not just when you're thirsty.


So I was supposed to do Day 10 level 1 but I was really bored with it yesterday so I jumped ahead and did Day 1 Level 2 today! Wow!! That was tough! But I'm definitely glad I moved up, I felt challenged again and loved it!!! Keep up the hardwork fellow shredders!!! We can do this!!!

Woke up cranky and pms-ing, so did not want to work out! So I decided to step it up and if I can do it when I feel bloated and cranky I can do it even easier on a typical day! I officially completed day 4 of level one and I'm so glad I didn't put it off! The proud feeling actually boosted my mood, and have decided to still go to the gym after class for another butt kicking of 40 min elipitical and some strength! Feels great reading your guys posts knowing how you all step up when you don't want to! Real inspiration everyone!

I just bought this and will be starting tonight. For those of you who have been doing it for awhile, what kind of results are you seeing?

Great Job on keeping up with your workouts everyone!!! I'm taking tomorrow off, got my tattoo today and I'm going to give it a day to kind of heal up, I asked the guy when I could work out and he said tomorrow if I wasn't in pain I could. I dunno, I may end up busting it out tomorrow afternoon... anywho heres a pic of my tattoo, I love it!!

Thanks Dragonfly and Supermom for the encouraging words!

And Supermom -- LOVE the tat!

I just bought this and will be starting tonight. For those of you who have been doing it for awhile, what kind of results are you seeing?

I'm dead even on weight, 2" smaller on the waist and 6pack abs. Doing weights and additional cardio too, but the shred is a huge part.