Anyone starting 30 day shred? - Page 2

[mags]

Originally Posted by insahmniak

Day 3 today and I was so sore this morning that I thought I'd never make it out of bed. Thank goodness for harassing 6 year olds. She's determined that I stay on track. So I dragged my achy body outta bed and tied my shoes on and hit the floor. I was so surprised at how much I didn't hurt as long as I was exercising. Completely counterintuitive. The workout has probably been the least painful part of my morning. Yay!

Go, mamas, Go!

I'm glad to see that we are gathering a following! Yesterday was day 4 for me and I did it with handwts. It was hard, BUT today I am finally noticing that I am not super sore. So, it definitely starts to get better. At the beginning, even though it's hard to do it, you have to work through the soreness. This is honestly the first time I've tried to work through it and now I know that ppl aren't just pulling my chain, lol.

Hope everyone else is doing well. I need to work more on my diet, but for now my main goal is just to do daily exercise and get into that routine. I'm watching my dt regarding processed foods, but not really limiting calories right now, b/c I still feel hungry from BFing my 5 mo old bubba.

[penstamon]

Originally Posted by shelley4

i have a love/hate relationship with just about all forms of exercise, except walking, lol.

This is me when I have been slacking. And the past month and a half I have been slacking! I am now almost 6 months pp and my fabulous get in shape program has tanked. My only good exercise is a 1-1.5 hr walk each day to keep the babe napping.

I have the 30 day shred in coming in the mail so I was happy to see this thread. Do you do it every day for 30 days? If so I think I will rotate between yoga or boot camp too. Anything will be an improvement

Hi mags! Good to see a DDC member- I miss our club!

[jeninejessica]

Since the soreness is what makes me stop, I've decided what I'm going to do is probably do two days or workout, and then one day of rest-- but on that day instead of just not doing anything, I'm going to turn the video on and make myself watch it anyways. During that time I'm going to try to stretch, or even do some of the moves that I think I can without crying. I figure at least if i'm convincing myself that it's routine, then that's one step further.

[JamieBrewHa]

I did Day #1 yesterday.... I am sooo sore but still set on doing it today. Waiting for hubby to get home to watch the kiddos for me caues having 3 year old DS run circles around me yesterday was almost worse than thinking I was gonna die from the workout - lol.

[bronxmom]

LOVE this video! Just did it for the first time last night and loved it. I like that it is super-short (just did one segment - level one) and constantly shifting so it goes by so fast. I'm the type that can do anything for 1 minutes and will work hard if it's going to then be over. So this is perfect for me. It got my heart rate up, felt tough at points, made me sweat but wasn't impossible. I didn't use weights b/c I didn't want to mess with my lifting routine but will get light handweights for the arm moves. I think I'll also try level 2 tonight as I could probably use more of a challenge. I won't do it on my regular lifting day but will try to do it every other day (in addition to my other workouts). I love that I finally have something I can do at home when I can't get to the gym. Of course, I still need to figure out a time when I can do it when baby is sleeping but I think I can manage that. It's only 20 minutes after all!

Yeah! Thanks for convincing me to get this.

[JamieBrewHa]

day 2 - done. I am really really not in shape and man I cannot believe how much 20 minutes HURTS. you'd think you could do anything for 20 minutes, but dear god, I really think I'm gonna die one of these times.

[steelcitysistah]

As soon as I can get a new cable for my DVD player - I'll be joining you ladies (hopefully tomorrow or Thursday)! I just got this DVD for Christmas.

I'm so glad to see a thread. It'll be great to be able to chat and post. I'm really out of shape and I'm sure this workout is going to kick my butt.... I'm going to try to get up early and do it in the AM before the rest of my family is up.

[BookGoddess]

This is the kind of workout I can do because it's not too dancy or overly choreographed. I suck at those types of workouts. Lifting and straightforward cardio workouts are easier for me to follow. Follow, not necessarily do. I'm dying over here today. I had to take an Advil for my sore muscles. I'm so out of shape but hey they have nowhere to go but get better.

[mags]

I want to give all of you in the first few days of this workout encouragement. Trust me, on Jan 1st, I felt the same exact way. So sore I could barely walk. Today is day 5 for me and I am already noticing a huge difference. The workout is still challenging, but I'm not as sore as before. I'm pushing myself harder now too. I've been doing the, "baby" push ups up to now and I think starting tomorrow I'm going to do the, "real" push ups. I amped it up today too with some of the cardio too. I think I will stick through level one for a few more days and switch over to level two this wknd. I really wish I could find my other wts. They are *somewhere* in the garage. I was using them for mommy and me stroller class, and then my DH rearranged the garage. I only managed to find my 2 lb and 8 lb wts. I'm actually kind of impressed that I got up to 8 lb handwts at one pt, but now I am so out of shape I am starting all over again. So, my 3 lb and 5 lbs wts are are missing and I don't want to buy more. Maybe I will have mil give me back my old wts, b/c she isn't using them anymore...

[jeninejessica]

Did day three day, and while I'm still very sore and had to tone it down on some things, I did find that some of the moves were significantly easier already.

I think my one pet peeve with the video is that the cool down is too short. I get that she wanted to fit the workout in 20 minutes, but it gives the impression that that's all the warm up and cool down you need... when in fact I know I benefit from a good 5-10 extra minutes of cooldown and stretching at the end.

[shelley4]

okay, i took the plunge and ordered it.. should be here in a few days! i'm excited (and scared, lol!!)

can you guys give me an idea of how much space i'll need to do this? i just wanna do it really early in the morning, and i'm worried that if i use my living room, i'll wake up the kiddos... the only other room with a screen in it is the office, which is ... way smaller... than the living room.

[mags]

Originally Posted by shelley4

okay, i took the plunge and ordered it.. should be here in a few days! i'm excited (and scared, lol!!)

can you guys give me an idea of how much space i'll need to do this? i just wanna do it really early in the morning, and i'm worried that if i use my living room, i'll wake up the kiddos... the only other room with a screen in it is the office, which is ... way smaller... than the living room.

You need space to lie down, and then space to basically do jumping jacks/squats. You WILL be jumping around, so don't know if that will factor into waking up your kids or not. I workout in the basement.

Oh and yes to the person when mentioned that cool down is short. I usually kind of follow her cool down, BUT I don't rush it like she does.

[shelley4]

thanks! sounds like our office will work then... it is in the basement, where as our living room is right beside my son's room... and i don't really want to wake him up at 6 am everyday, LOL.

i think it's supposed to arrive today or tomorrow!

[Hey Mama!]

I have this somewhere, and am going to start it tomorrow. I was going to the gym but I decided to try to do stuff at home to save on the membership fees. I'm going to mix up this with wii fit yoga and see what it does.

[funkymamajoy]

I'm taking the day off. I'm also doing C25k and the route I ran yesterday had some hills. That, combined with Jillian's love of lunges, left my knee sore and stiff.

[insahmniak]

Originally Posted by BookGoddess

This is the kind of workout I can do because it's not too dancy or overly choreographed. I suck at those types of workouts.

That's why this feel so different! I couldn't put my finger on it but you're exactly right: Richard Simmons has left the building.

Day 4 today. I'm much less sore. Funny, though. Each day I've done this something new is a challenge. Today it was those dang squat-press things. She totally is a squatting fool. Does she do less squatting in the second and third sets?

[jeninejessica]

Between the lunges and then just the jumping and impact I woke up after day two with horribly painful knees and tendons in the back of my thighs. It wasn't my actual muscles that were sore, which was the weirdest part. I've decided I'll be babying myself on any of the high impact moves for a bit. My body just isn't used to it yet!

As for space, basement is definately best! We live in a side by side house and all of our tv's are upstairs, and I feel so bad for my neighbor! I've pretty much found that you can maneuver within the space of a yoga mat, with the exception of lying down you need room to do chest flies.

[jeninejessica]

Originally Posted by insahmniak

That's why this feel so different! I couldn't put my finger on it but you're exactly right: Richard Simmons has left the building.

Day 4 today. I'm much less sore. Funny, though. Each day I've done this something new is a challenge. Today it was those dang squat-press things. She totally is a squatting fool. Does she do less squatting in the second and third sets?

I don't remember about squating, but she does a lot of burpie type moves that my body really doesn't love. I think I'm realizing more and more that this is perhaps not the best workout for sensitive knees! However, there's too many other benefits for me to stray!

I've also got copies of her fat burn and trouble zone workouts, and though longer, I'm loving them too, and especially because she uses a lot of the same moves, I don't feel like I'm starting from scratch, yet it gives me something different to do if I'm feeling bored.

[Danielle283]

I have this and some of her other workouts on my On Demand channels, so I'm doing it! Excersise TV's site has a Jillian Michaels 30 day plan that uses her Shred, No More Trouble Zones, Banish Fat, Boost Metabolism, and Quick Trouble Zones. I'm following that but doing the eliptical on MWF and doing the plan on the other days. I'm on day 4 so far.

[insahmniak]

Day 5! Even did it this first day of AF. Because I'm That Tough. Grrr!

Seriously, I'm glad I don't have mirrors around when I'm doing this. I just watch those buff girls and think, "That's me!" Bad surprise when I go to shower, though. Ugh. I think I'm suffering from a case of entitlement: I do what they do. Why don't I look like they do? She said if I did what they did I'd look like they do. Waaah. Reality check: 5 days is just the beginning.

I'm glad this thread is here. It helps keep me honest and on track.