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Alright everyone, are you ready to kick off the 30 Day Shred?!? Today is the big day! How did you do?
Well, I’m not going to sugar-coat it and say I was thrilled to start today, but I did it and I’m now done with the workout part. Yay! I’ve decided that since I’m commiting to doing this that I might as well do it right and add a few other goals for myself:
My goals for the next 30 days:
1. Complete the 30 Day Shred workout each day and blog about it.
2. Get into better shape in general.
3. Cut out almost all sweets and salty snacks. *you can see below that I’ve already cheated on this one. 😉
4. Drink 64oz of water every day.
5. Get more sleep.
Now that I’m done with today’s workout I thought I’d share a few things I learned today. I’d love it if you would do the same in the comments section.
Lessons from today:
1. Ms. Jillian and I are no longer friends
2. Don’t plan to workout in pants and a long sleeve shirt becuase you think it will be easy…you’ll get too hot.
3. Keep a bottle of water near by.
4. Don’t eat three chocolate chip cookies for breakfast.
5. It’s ok to cringe when Jillian says the word “lunge”.
6. Use lighter weights. I started with 5lb weights and felt like my arms were about to fall off. Once I switched to my 2.5lb wrist weights it was more manageable.
7. Starting on Level 1 was a very very good idea. I thought it was nice to have the advanced and beginner options within the level. I bounced between the two throughout the workout.
8. Thank goodness for “girl” pushups!
Dorene says
Okay, I haven’t received my copy yet, but I did watch her level 1 workout on video on demand through amazon. I’m scared…like for real …I figure if you all can hate Jillian, I might as well try to as well…and it won’t be difficult for me to do that LOL
Great advice and tips from everyone. I think I may try it first thing in the morning as well..not thinking my roommates will wake up to do it, so I’m on my own.
I’ll let you all know when I start, even if it is a few days behind you all…keep up the good work, you will be so happy with the results!
Lisa Stone says
I got the video from the library (cuz I’m cheap that way). I put it on reserve and picked it up yesterday. I didn’t want to do it in front of my entire family, so I’m waiting till my husband goes to work today (Monday) and then I’ll check it out. Thanks for the incentive. Maybe after I know what it’s all about, I’ll rope my hubby into working out with me.
Holli says
THank you for the reminder yesterday, Jennie. I started the eating right plan and the reorganization plan, but I forgot about the 30 day Shred. So last night, I duped the hubby into joining me. He has a physical job and is in pretty good shape. When we were finished he said he would never do that again! I got up this morning and wanted to do the video before breakfast, so I sent him to feed the baby and he got upset I was going to do it without him. So we both did it together again. If he joins me everyday, it will help me get through it.
My tips:
– Don’t use the baby as an excuse not to work out, she thinks it is hilarious when you do pushups down to give her kisses.
– Rope someone in to do it with you (It really helps when they are in better shape than you are and you try to keep up).
– If you have lighter weights than what you are using, keep them by you so that if the heavier ones get too heavy you can use lighter ones (and not drop the weights altogether, like I was doing).
– Exercising before a meal makes me not as hungry. I have heard that exercising before eating anything in the day burns more calories because your body used up a lot of it’s energy stores in the night (not sure if it is true, but it seems plausible).
– I think today I will add in a 10 min pilates total body stretch, because I don’t think she stretches enough afterwards.
– The first day was harder to get motivated, but today was harder to complete (tired muscles)
– Count the reps that you do now in the beginning and then again when you are ready to progress to Level 2. That way you have proof that you are getting stronger. (I need this constant reinforcement since the minute gains each day are easy to miss.)
I think that is it. Thank you so much for organizing us to do this together. I know there will be some people who finish the challange and some who don’t, I’m usually the one who doesn’t, but this time I’m on of the ones who will!
Tanya says
I did *not* work out today 🙁 (Excuses! My foot hurt and I did not think I should be jumping on it). But, I did SHRED for a few days before the holidays. I am hoping to get back on track tomorrow.
Jennie says
Bummer Tanya…you can do the low-impact if that helps!
Rebecca says
The reviews on this workout video on Amazon are amazing.
My advice after day one:
DO NOT eat before you do this workout.
Do it in the morning so that you don’t dread a hard workout all day.
Have water by you.
Promise yourself you’ll do it again the next day.
Stats: Day one: 180 lbs.
We’ll see what happens. Thanks for your blog. 🙂
Jennie says
Yay! Great tips Rebecca! 🙂
Tammie Hamilton says
I just ordered my video…realistically I can’t start until we all get back to work on Tuesday. I actually like to work out, but it will be challenging to see it I will do it at home…I usually have to make myself go to the gym. Keep up your posts for encouragement!!!
Jennie says
Excited to have you join us Tammie!
Jessica says
Good job, and thanks for the pointers 🙂 I’ll catch up with you once we finally get over this never-ending illness in our house.
Becca says
I just went and worked out!! I let a friend borrow mine, but did 2 miles on the treadmill and some weights! I was totally going to skip to until I saw your post! 🙂 Thanks for the encouragement!
Jennie says
Nice job Becca!!!