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I'm just joining you guys after buying Body By You today. Planning to start on Monday!

kate, did you do this? I just got the book today but can't find much on here about it.

Dang, fell off the exercise wagon a few days ago. I think I was through day 18. I leave for vacation in a week, so I'm going to plan on doing level 2 until then and pick up at level 3 when I get back! Shred on, guys!

I'm thinking ahead to life after the 30DS - have you guys done many other JM videos? I'm thinking of doing a BFBM/NMTZ rotation after this. Anyone done that combo?

Wow, level 3!!! You go!

Day 16 done! Am really getting into level 2 now! Still ridiculously hard to do those V squats at the end, but I'm pushing through!

I'm not going to lie, the scale is killing me! I lost three pounds the first week, but I had actually put those three pounds on the week before when I quit smoking; so they don't seem like "real" pounds as much as they do fluctuation. And I've lost ZERO since. I have lost a few inches so far, which I know is important, but…

I'm only doing it 5Xwk, so skipping a day seems fine to me :)

Day 14 done - tomorrow is the halfway mark! Note to self: do not skip your exercise in the morning ever again! Such a hard time making myself do it at 7 pm tonight!

I lost a couple of inches in my stomach by the end of level 1! Not a whole lot of difference on the scale yet though.

Level 2, day 3 done! Two days away from the midpoint of the shred!

I think that when Jillian says the weights should be at eye level, I should just expect serious pain lol. It was the same in Level 1 in the last circuit with those side lunge anterior raises. Ouch! I think I look ridiculous too because I keep repositioning myself thinking, huh, it looks so smooth when they do it :)

Day 12 done! Level 2 went much better the second time around. Although that entire last set kills me - those V squats are insane!

Yes, yes, and yes to all of this! I was actually completely demoralized by this morning's attempt at Level2. I feel like I spent most of it trying to figure out what I was supposed to be doing and my knees are NOT happy. I think Level 1 was hard when I started from an endurance standpoint, but this feels hard in so many…

I just watched level 2 to see what I was in store for tomorrow - yikes! Glad you were able to smile through it ! I think I'll be too busy moaning lol :)

Level 1 complete! I've been doing about 45 minutes of cardio 5Xweek and strength training 3Xwk; I've made no change in my eating habits. After 10 days, I have lost very little weight (3 pounds the first week, which I think was more water than anything else, and none this week), but I have lost an inch off my belly, one off…

Day 9 complete! Last day of level 1 tomorrow and then a rest day before moving on to level 2!

You should give it a try! One good thing to know is that everyone is so busy watching the teacher that they'll never bother watching you make a mistake!

Jealous! The first class I went to had a sub teaching and it was all hip hop / reggaeton - LOVED it! The other two I've been two are much more Latin and I kind of suck at taking those itty bittty samba (or whatever) steps lol!

I second (or third) the book Taking Charge of Your Fertility. It's amazing how well you will get to know your body and cycles through reading it. I've got a handful of friends with fertility issues (in the female part of the couple) who had great success with acupuncture if you're open to alternative ideas. good luck!

yay! Have never ever been so happy to exercise as when I go to zumba :)

Try this site http://www.caloriesburnedhq.com/zumba-calories-burned/

Yes, two kids here and tired of being the slubby chubby mama. I was very thin through most of my life and still feel confused when I see myself looking the way I do now :) Good luck!

There's also this group doing it. We started last week, I think, but have had people joining each day! http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/636618-anyone-wanna-join-30-day-shred-today

I'm on day 9 of level 1, terrified of the planks in level 2 :) I've been doing it M, T and Th, F, Sat. I know a lot of people are doing it every day but I just can't! Good luck! I'm going to add you as a friend!

Ah, I want to but they hurt in a way that makes me worried I'm doing real damage. I'll see how they feel in the morning!

So sad - my knees are killing me. They're fine during the workout, but have been aching afterward. Tonight they feel really bad. Going to take a few days off and see how I feel. Ugh - all that momentum I had going! Sigh.....

Not a whole lot. Enough to do a jumping jack and lunge, plus lie flat on a mat. that should cover all the exercises. In level 1 anyway. Not sure about the other levels.

Day 8, level 1! Upped my weights and thought I was going to die lol! Am totally afraid of level 2! I think I may stick to level 1 until after my rest day on Sunday.

Day 7 down. The second set of jumping jacks in the first cardio round still kill my legs! I'm thinking I'm just not warmed enough. And I still despise that the weights should be at my eyes on those lunges. Ugh!