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I am not weighing myself until April 1st, but here is my progress shot * *The first photo was taken last may, when I was at the same weight as in the beginning of February ** If you'd like to know what I am doing for my weightloss, checkout my personal blog (votavitamea.com)

This is interesting because I've also found the last day of L1 to be more challenging than a few previous days. In my case, I think it might have had to do with working out too late at night after a long day at the beach.

Just completed day 8 of the level 1. Definitely seeing a great improvement in my endurance and muscle strength. With the exception of push-ups, anterior raises and squat & press, the whole thing is a piece of cake for me right now.

I hate push-ups! Even the modified ones are totally killing me - especially the second set. Haven't even bothered to try the real one.

Day 7 has been the first time ever that I did not cheat during side lunges with anterior raises. I've even managed to keep up the pace with the girls in the video. This says a lot because I’ve done the first level of 30 Day Shred many times before, sometimes for more than 10 days in a row, and have never been able to…

Day 7 of the 30DS was by far my best: With the exception of slacking a bit on the push-ups, today I've been able to follow all the exercises without stopping or decreasing the number of repetitions for the first time!

They are 14'' when I am underweight, in my current weight they are 16". Since I am not planning on returning into the underweight category, I guess, I might have to settle on 15'' :)

Eating clean does help to lose weight! I'll provide you with my own example. In 2006, I weighted 130lbs (my height is 5'8''). I was very slender on top but had pretty thick legs. Sometime in the Spring my friend mentioned a diet that included eating only fresh fruit (except for bananas), fresh vegetables (except for…

My calves are huuuuge! Even when I am 8lbs underweight, they are 14'' around. Good for you for embracing yours! I'm still struggling to completely accept mine.

I've been doing Paleo for the past month and really love it. If you used to consume pasta/oats/bread on a regular basis before, my main advice would be to go really heavy on those vegetables and get some healthy fats in you diet or you might end up seriously constipated :)

Feel free to add me. I also in my 20s and have another 22 lbs to lose.

I am 5'7'' - 5'8'' and am aiming for 125lbs, which would put me in the lowest healthy BMI category. I have to go this low because I have very thick legs that don't begin to look decent until I really skinny up. Most people of the same height don't need to go lower than 130lbs to look great. Of course, let's not forget that…

You're definitely not going to gain with this amount of calories! A 5'2'' person who weights 158lbs and exercises 3 times a week needs around 1900 to maintain. 1700 puts you in the deficit. Give it a try for a couple of weeks and then adjust accordingly.

Have been doing 30DS since March 1st. My starting weight is 146.6. Will be more than happy if I can shred 6+ pounds by the end of month.

Don't see anything wrong with it either.

Definitely see some changes. Well done!

Done with day 6th as well. Felt a bit dizzy this morning but still have done a pretty good job.

Way to go! Still night time here :) Will be doing day 6 first thing in the morning.

If you own an iphone, there are apps like Fitness Builder (just off the top of my head, don't know if it's the best) that can help you create a customized workout.

Assuming that you're not doing it already, buy less prepackaged foods. A lot of this stuff is extremely high in sodium.

What about the claves? Mine a pretty big genetically. Will they get even more massive? I keep getting conflicting info.

At least you're sticking to C25K program. I've started it at least 5 times and have never gone past week 4. I think, I'll give it another try and if it fails will finally give up on the idea of ever turning myself into a runner.

You look fantastic. Congratulations!

Once a month. I am trying to work on ridding myself of a dieter's mentality. While I still want to shed some pounds, instead of obsessing about my weight, I want to be focused on more important things, such as turning 100% clean eating from a short-term fix to a lifestyle change.

This is very important! You never know what's really in those purchased meals, even if they sound super healthy.

Completed Day 5 of L1 this morning. Performance-wise, this was the best day out of all five of them: My muscles are no longer sore, so I was able to increase my range of motion a bit on lunges and squats and didn’t have to stop every 5 seconds during cardio exercises as I did yesterday. When Jillian says, “If you’re on day…

I am not counting calories as this makes me think about food all the time and always ends up in a binge, but I do watch the size of my portions, eat only when I am feel hungry, and follow a 100% clean diet (no cheat days, no pseudo-healthy stacks, and absolutely no sweets). I am also not consuming any grains, dairy, or…

I have vouched not to weight myself for a month, so I'll be doing it right after I've completed 30DS

I considered beginning with 3lbs and moving up as I go, but then decided to be super tough I went for the 5lbs ones, which are totally killing me.

It will definitely get better! I've started 30DS a couple of times and have always found that as far as endurance is concerned it gets easier after day 5-6. Weight exercises, on the other hand, never stop to kill me :/