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:embarassed: :sick: :cry: Planks????? I haaaaate planks! Here I am thinking I'm kicking booty on Level 1 and you tell me I have to do PLANKS in 5 days???? Aaaaaaggggh!!!! ::runs away::

Just finished L1D5...woohoo! Pushed myself HARD and burned 216 calories...at 5' 4" and 134 lbs that's my total after 27 minutes of the workout (and yes, I DO include the warm-up/cool-down)!!! I LOVE this program!!! Keep it up, shredders!!! :drinker: :flowerforyou:

Hooray! :flowerforyou: I feel the same way as you - the second day was so much easier for me because I knew what to expect - and now on Day 4 my muscles aren't as sore at night as they have been the past 3 days :laugh: And I feel ya on the push ups....I also do the "girlie" versions and I still struggle as well. My upper…

Hahaha well I am NOW, but I wasn't when I auditioned! I was 45 pounds heavier than I am now when I auditioned...oh well, it comforts me to know that people who really really really needed it were able to get the spots! I've managed to lose it all on my own anyway, so I guess I didn't really need Jillian after all :)

I was supposed to be on that show...went through the process and they brought us to LA, yada yada, said we'd know by mid-March if we got it or not aaaaand...nothing. Still haven't heard from them regardless of the fact that I've e-mailed them several times just asking for SOME answer. Obviously it's a no, but how rude, eh?…

Angi - log it as circuit training :)

So basically you're telling me I can't eat most fruit on a daily basis because it's an occasional carb? Or that I should be AVOIDING brown rice, wheat pasta, wheat bread, pita, wraps, etc? Hmmm... I don't think I agree. I like my fruit and pita bread!

Just finished L1D4!!! Getting a little bit easier, thank goodness lol. I have noticed that those dreaded side lunges with anterior raises ARE getting a little bit easier! I still have to really focus and I almost lose it toward the end, but I finished them all! :drinker: Now, off to go eat my yummy lunch. Gotta get some…

The form on those side lunges IS hard! I can never figure it out, and the only instruction Jillian gives is that it should go to the side and back :grumble: Gonna do L1D4 today! Definitely feeling a difference from L1D1 already! Keep up the good work, everyone!!! :flowerforyou:

Well, my meal plan is very much the same thing everyday lol. Since I cooked meat for the week and only stored it in the refrigerator, I'll probably be having the same thing every day this week until that meat runs out...which I don't mind doing, because the stuff I made was yummy! I cooked some chicken (boiled it then pan…

They're an achy kind of sore, but not so bad I'm dying or anything. It might be that TOM...it's due in the next week or so and I am noticing I'm a bit more bloated around the middle than usual, which should not be the case since I've been below my sodium for the past few days or so. Who knows. I'm just going to keep…

See, I weigh myself twice a day...once in the morning and once at night, so I have a general idea of what I weigh in the afternoon/at the end of the day, ya know? I haven't been at 138 at the end of the day for a week or so :( I am praying it's just muscle :indifferent:

Haha that was part of what I cut out...I was very much in love with my Skinny Cows, obviously :bigsmile: So I should take a rest day then? I wanted to complete the 30 Day Shred in 30 days...what a bummer :sad:

Did L1D3 today...Jillian whooped my butt as usual! :grumble: I am noticing my muscles are nowhere near as sore when I'm done as they were two days ago...so I'm thinking going up a level every 10 days is going to work out for me. At least, I say that until I try Level 2 :laugh: Keep it up everyone :flowerforyou:

I like the idea of the sugarfree syrup! Thanks! I would use fruit, but I like that sugary syrupy taste :smile:

I am with you on the side lunges!!! Everytime she says "We're raising our hands to eye level...eye level!" I'm just sitting there thinking "NO Jillian, YOU are raising them to eye level. I am raising mine to my chin and wanting to collapse, so you can bite me!" But I wanna get ripped like her, soooo :grumble:

I had a turkey burger and some broccoli and a fruit salad for dessert...it was delicious and extremely filling!!!

Yummmmm! My little one and I went shopping today to get all of our groceries...we bought everything on that list and didn't stray very much! Whole wheat pastas, sandwich thins, plain oats, etc etc. Btw...how do you know if oats are "steel cut" if it doesn't say it on the package? I have no idea...:grumble: I did splurge a…

Don't feel like a failure!!!! Were you doing as Anita does (she's the modified workout chick, the blonde, the one with the great abs:grumble: ) and taking it easy? Just take it one day at a time...try again tomorrow and you might surprise yourself and find that you are more prepared for it because now you know what to…

Did L1D2 today! Whew! Is it strange that it was just a tad bit easier than yesterday was? I think that because I knew what to expect, my muscles were ready to go the second I started each exercise. Looking forward to going through the first 10 days and then hoping to "graduate" to Level 2 on the 11th day! Happy Shredding,…

Yay! I am so excited to see so many posting that they are starting today! :love: Today is technically L1D2 for me, so I am super stoked to get started! I've decided that I'm going to start doing the shred while my little one naps...she got kicked in the face and knocked over a couple times yesterday. Oops. :laugh: After…

Forgive me, but I am going to have to agree with this in a sense. You've got to be just a smidge less critical and a bit more caring about this topic. People get very sensitive about what they eat, and sitting there saying "Well I do it and you're eating crap" just kinda screams "I think I'm better than you" regardless of…

Yeah I was going to take the grapes and freeze them, probably the blueberries and some of the bananas too...frozen fruit is YUMMY for a snack! Everything else I was going to cut up and portion out and only buy enough to last me about a week so that I can eat it for snacks. I'm pretty much set with my eating…

So I got my DVD in the mail today and got SO excited that I just had to do a test run today...holy crud! Level 1 is harrrrd....it's doable, but it's not easy that's for sure! Wore my brand new /HRM and let me tell you...after 27 minutes with Jillian I burned 212 calories....oh my! It's not as many as I burn with my…

Dear holy lord someone shoot me now...just got my 30 Day Shred DVD in the mail and decided I'd try it out for my Skinny Saturday Challenge...WHAT THE HECK! I want to die now...I will be going for a short walk later to the park with my mini just to work out my muscles and get double that exercise in. Not doing toooo well…

I am a big shopper so I haven't really been rewarding myself at all of the milestones...I just get what I want anyway haha! But a few things I have purchased as rewards/efforts toward my weight loss journey? New running shoes, new exercise clothes, a pair of jeans and a few shirts that actually FIT me, a HRM, some weights,…

Welcome to all of the wonderful ladies wanting to join our group! I say ladies because I didn't see any fellas jumping on to the Shred, but if I missed ya welcome :laugh: :drinker: I am so excited to start! My DVD is supposed to arrive today via USPS...that's assuming that the USPS doesn't lose my stuff like they usually…

Morning Fab and crew...hope your vacation is going well! Today is starting off great...I'm not sure if I can double my actual "exercise" today but I WILL be deep cleaning the house today, as well as hopping on the elliptical as usual and then taking my mini to the park. Today is a busy busy busy day! Happy Memorial Day…

As usual, I'm in. Love these!