hopsanddreams

OK... I'm jumping in... I've been on the fence about starting this program. My friend loaned them to me a month or two ago since she'd pregnant, and said I could keep them until she's released to exercise after baby is born. I've just stared at the DVD's. This weekend, she teased me and said I was being a whiny baby…

Great job! I'm thinking about starting Insanity on Monday, or the Monday after... any tips?

You have 5 days left!!!! How great!!! Keep going! Have you been taking measurements along the way? Did you do pictures? I wish I had done more. I was trying to start again, but this week has been insane. I'm going to start on Sat, with the full month stretched out before me, like a clean slate. I'm going to start a new…

Starting a new group sounds good. Should I do that? Maybe I'll do it tomorrow when I need a brain break at work. I did my level 1, day 2 today and I'm sore I'm my legs now. It's not excruciating to go up and down stair and especially to lower myself down to go pee, but I'm not gonna lie, it is uncomfortable. I hated the…

I started over yesterday. I did my workout in the evening, and it went so well! I did Level 1, day 1, and I started out with 3 lb weights and moved to 5's after circuit 1. The anterior raises and side lunges - I still hate those things, and used 3 lb weights, but they were totally bearable!!! Last time I did them, I was…

Day 23!!! (was supposed to be yesterday, but I skipped it - the first one I've skipped!) I think I'm liking level 3. I'm sore - a good sore - and in all the right places. I'm afraid though, then I'm doing the shadowboxing with weights, that I'm going to accidentally let go of one of them and it'll fly right through the tv.…

level 3, day 2, complete!

newcs - that's awesome! I just finished level 2 and did my measurements. I lost inches, but a low amount. I don't see as dramatic a result in level 2 as I did in level 1. maybe because level 1, my body was getting used to working out every day again? So, on Sat, I did level 2, day 10, day 20 overall. Sunday, I move on to…

Did my workout last night, and this morning. Level 2, day 9. Day 19 overall. working with 5 lb weights, except for v-raises, for which I'm using 3 lb, because I'm a wimp. I'm not seeing results like I thought I would. I did in the first week, and now I've been consistent since then. >:-/ Am I doing something wrong? My…

I, too, am not very flexible. I am trying to work on this. I know that I used to be very, very flexible (over 14 years of gymnastics and ballet will do that), but getting older and inactivity will also take that away. I try to stretch at night, between my turn when I'm playing board games with DD, or watching tv or…

I forgot to check in yesterday - Level 2 day 7, day 17 overall. This morning, I slept in about 15 mins too late, and since i had an early meeting, I had no time to work out. I will this evening when I get home from work. Before dinner. I had a donut this morning. I had brought cantaloupe to my meeting, knowing there would…

level 2, day 6 - day 16 overall. I was thinking the same thing about the scale - my weight actually went UP, and now it's back to where I started. I lost some inches (in how clothes fit) in the first week, but now I feel like nothing is changing. But I'm still doing this everyday - hoping it will. a bit discouaged today,…

Vikki - ok... I have an ignorant American question... and I guess I could just google it, but how many pounds is a stone? I keep reading it in books (I just got through "Can You Keep A Secret?" by Emily Giffin for the 2nd time. I love it... it's my brain candy!) and I'm just curious. Oh, and Marakesh??? Jealous!

I did both sat and Sun... sorry - it's just hard for me to check in on the weekends... we are usually go-go-go!

I just realized... this is the farthest I've ever gotten in this program! I've tried it 3 or 4 times before, but I never got past 2 weeks. YAY! Thanks for holding me accountable! It really helps get me out of bed and getting those workout clothes on in the early morning thinking "ugh, I don't want to not check in today!"

level 2, day 5 (day 15 overall - half way done!!!) is it just me, or is it harder to keep up with the cardio on level 2? I'm dying halfway through the first set of oblique twists. Also, I don't feel like circuit 3's plank twists (the abs in circuit 3) do anything. I don't feel anything while doing them, other than…

Level 2, day 1. Not as bad as I thought it would be, but really wish jillian wore a more supportive sports bra. She's gonna give herself a blackeye, the way she's whipping those things around!!! New moves I hate... anything with the word plank in it. They aren't hard to do, just not.comfortable. maybe I have short arms or…

ha ha - I seriously hate the anterior raises too! I always feel like I'm doing them wrong, and by the end of the set, my shoulders hurt. It's the only one I feel like that on still. Pretty much all the others, I feel like I could go with 8lbs instead of the 5's I'm currently using. finished Day 10 this morning... On to…

So far, I've actually gained weight (I've read that this is common) but I've lost inches in the waist. Unfortunately, I didn't take any when I started, but I'm going to the evening before I start level 2, and record them on me diary/reports area on MFP.

finished Day 9, level 1. Distracted mind - I was like a robot doing the moves, but I did them all and I wasn't all out of breath at the end. Does that mean I'm getting in better shape? Excited to start level 2 on Wed. Level 1 is getting repetitive. (maybe because I've started and quit this program 3 other times - lol!)

Just finished mine for the day... day 8, still on level 1 with 5 lb weights. Went well tonight, i think because my mind was distracted, but possibly because im in better shape? I noticed this weekend that i have actually gained weight (actual lbs) but my waist is slimmer and not muffin topping out as much.

completed day 7 on Sunday. (level 1, day 7) Keep it up Shredders! (is it all ladies in our group?)

OK - I did it... started a group for us. Here's the link: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/7185-30-day-shred-start-date-july-16th-ish Join if you're in. I just finished day 6 today. :-)

I did level 1, day 5 today. How's everyone else doing? I find that if I'm not distracted, I can get a good workout, lots of sweat going on! If my daughter interrupts me to ask a question, help her pack her lunch, etc, then I lose my groove and don't get as into it. I'm trying to get up in the morning to do it. And now I'm…

A quick google search yielded this: 30 Day Shred LEVEL 1 Routine Warmup: (times here are estimates) •arm crosses – swing your arms parallel to the ground, out and in, for about 20 seconds •windmills – alternate bringing your arms towards the front – 20 seconds •jumping jacks – 20 seconds •hip circles – 20 seconds •knee…

The Hcg diet is ridiculous. you're allowed to eat apples, but deprive yourself of pretty much everything for 4 weeks, I think? You take HcG hormones... for those that don't know - when you pee on a stick to see if you're pregnant - the thing that makes 2 lines instead of 1 is the presence of HCG in your urine. Yes, you'll…

sprinkle a little salt on your pineapple next time and your mouth won't break out. I also like dipping carrot sticks (from real carrots, not the slimy baby ones) in Hummus. celery cut into small slices. I pop them into my mouth like chips. Also, dipped in a tiny bit of hot sauce or buffalo wing sauce. mmmm. I also like raw…

My husband did the same when I started changing my eating habits. I'm not trying to lose a ton here, but he does need to. But when I started seeing results, he started taking my "diet foods" with him to work for lunch too (half sandwich, fruits and veggies or a side salad, instead of our former microwave pizza or full…

I find, for myself (and I have ZERO qualifications to be answering this, other than my personal experience) that if I drink a shake in the morning, or eat in the morning, when I eat in the morning when I'm not accustomed to it, I end up hungry the rest of the day. It's like once my body starts processing food, it's wants a…

I did day 2 today. Like OP, I have started and stopped a few times in the past. (I think this is my 3rd or 4th crack at it). During the first time, I did 2 weeks and hurt my upper back, which made it hard to even do jumping jacks. Like PP said, I think the injury was due to poor form. In the 14 days I did it, I dropped a…