Woohoo!!
Day 3 is done and over with! I gotta say, it feels like I did much more than just 3 days worth of exercise. The way I've been feeling and moving.. you would think I was doing something EXTREME!!
Yesterday (day 2) I was SUPER sore! I moved around like a REALLY STIFF 90 year old woman in pain.. I felt really ridiculous, and I tried not to move when people were paying attention.. but Jo (my awesome co-worker) just could not help but burst into laughter every time I moved... she thought it was pretty funny.. I guess I would too if I wasn't the one in pain..
Today (day 3) is a lot better. I am able to move around a lot quicker with a lot less pain and soreness.
The exercise itself was a lot easier today also. It felt like I just whizzed through it (I didn't, but compared to the previous 2 days, it felt like it ). I even did all the reps and wasn't whining that "I'm going to die".... so I think my body is improving... yeah!! I'm excited for that!!
I know I'm building muscle underneath this layer of fat.. I just wish that the fat would start to melt off.... sooner rather than later... but for now I am not paying too much attention to the numbers on the scale seeing as how muscle weights more than fat...
Anyway... that's all for now... I am proud that I have not given up yet... lol.. I know.. I sound like a weakling... but hey, I'm trying ; )... are you??
Day 3 is done and over with! I gotta say, it feels like I did much more than just 3 days worth of exercise. The way I've been feeling and moving.. you would think I was doing something EXTREME!!
Yesterday (day 2) I was SUPER sore! I moved around like a REALLY STIFF 90 year old woman in pain.. I felt really ridiculous, and I tried not to move when people were paying attention.. but Jo (my awesome co-worker) just could not help but burst into laughter every time I moved... she thought it was pretty funny.. I guess I would too if I wasn't the one in pain..
Today (day 3) is a lot better. I am able to move around a lot quicker with a lot less pain and soreness.
The exercise itself was a lot easier today also. It felt like I just whizzed through it (I didn't, but compared to the previous 2 days, it felt like it ). I even did all the reps and wasn't whining that "I'm going to die".... so I think my body is improving... yeah!! I'm excited for that!!
I know I'm building muscle underneath this layer of fat.. I just wish that the fat would start to melt off.... sooner rather than later... but for now I am not paying too much attention to the numbers on the scale seeing as how muscle weights more than fat...
Anyway... that's all for now... I am proud that I have not given up yet... lol.. I know.. I sound like a weakling... but hey, I'm trying ; )... are you??
I did it!! I did it!! Yeah! I'm so excited!!
I know its just day 2, but hey, at least I didn't quit yet! I'm another day closer to my 30 days being done ; )
I gotta tell you.. I was sore! I knew I was going to be.. but it's been a while since I have actually been sore, so I felt kinda funny. I was moving like a really old grandma... but it was a "good" pain.. something that I knew was changing my body for GOOD!
Anyway, this mornings exercise session was a lot easier. I was able to breath a little better through it. I used my 3 pound weights during the strength interval and it felt a little too easy. So I'll have to play around with that.
I was able to get through the whole 20 minutes (or should I say 27 minutes ; ), but I have to admit, I did stop a few reps short of finishing some of the sections. I just felt like I was going to pass out if I did another one... and as I was standing there panting, Jillian was like "now don't stop, the ones that hurt the most are the ones that count the most"... that made me feel kinda like a loser.. lol
My friend texted me last night and said that she was going to join me and do the shred with me. It turned out that we both planned on doing this morning at 5:30 before work. That made it fun. During the workout, I kept picturing her pushing through the exercises, and it made me smile and gave me bursts of energy just knowing that someone real was doing this with me at the same time... that was awesome!
Now there are at least 3 of us doing this at the same time! That is such wonderful motivation for me... anyone else want to join??
Now of to work.... hopefully it won't be too noticeable that I move like a 90 year old.... lol
I know its just day 2, but hey, at least I didn't quit yet! I'm another day closer to my 30 days being done ; )
I gotta tell you.. I was sore! I knew I was going to be.. but it's been a while since I have actually been sore, so I felt kinda funny. I was moving like a really old grandma... but it was a "good" pain.. something that I knew was changing my body for GOOD!
Anyway, this mornings exercise session was a lot easier. I was able to breath a little better through it. I used my 3 pound weights during the strength interval and it felt a little too easy. So I'll have to play around with that.
I was able to get through the whole 20 minutes (or should I say 27 minutes ; ), but I have to admit, I did stop a few reps short of finishing some of the sections. I just felt like I was going to pass out if I did another one... and as I was standing there panting, Jillian was like "now don't stop, the ones that hurt the most are the ones that count the most"... that made me feel kinda like a loser.. lol
My friend texted me last night and said that she was going to join me and do the shred with me. It turned out that we both planned on doing this morning at 5:30 before work. That made it fun. During the workout, I kept picturing her pushing through the exercises, and it made me smile and gave me bursts of energy just knowing that someone real was doing this with me at the same time... that was awesome!
Now there are at least 3 of us doing this at the same time! That is such wonderful motivation for me... anyone else want to join??
Now of to work.... hopefully it won't be too noticeable that I move like a 90 year old.... lol
Ok. I completed my 1st day of Level 1 of the 30 Day Shred. Do I feel thinner and more toned already? No. But I am in pain ; )
First of all, there are several things that irritate me about the DVD. For like the 1st 3-5 minutes, you can NOT use any function buttons such as stop, forward, or skip on your remote. You basically just have to watch it. Waste of time. 2nd of all, they say that the workouts are 20 minutes long. That's a lie. When I was done today, my DVD player showed 27 minutes. I know that's not a lot, but when you are extremely short on time, even 1 minute makes a huge difference! So there are about 12 minutes that they did not account for when promoting their DVD.
Overall, the exercise itself I liked. I liked that they switched it up. As soon as I thought I just couldn't do any more reps of a certain thing, they moved onto something else. That was definitely good.
I've been exercising off and on for the last 7 years or so. I didn't think my muscles were THAT out of shape.. so I started out using my 5 pound dumbbells.... a few sections into the DVD, I couldn't lift my arms anymore, so I had to switch to my 3 pounders. So take it from me, start with lower weights and work UP instead of DOWN... ; )
This is embarrassing. I was already saying "this is hard" at the warm up section of the DVD. How horrible is that!?
Several times throughout the DVD I kept saying "I'm going to die"... lol.... Obviously I didn't.
I was SO happy when it came down to the cooling down section. It meant I was done torturing myself. After I turned off the DVD player, I just sprawled out on the floor of my living room and just laid there for a good half hour. I felt so weak. My arms were quivering as I was trying to text the girl who recommend this DVD to me to tell her I was dieing.. lol...
It's been about an hour now since I finished exercising.. I feel really good. Now if only I can stick to this for at least the next 30 days....
If you've done this or are doing this currently, let me know how its going for you!
Also, since I got my exercise routine down for the next month.... now I have to figure out a good eating plan... any ideas??
First of all, there are several things that irritate me about the DVD. For like the 1st 3-5 minutes, you can NOT use any function buttons such as stop, forward, or skip on your remote. You basically just have to watch it. Waste of time. 2nd of all, they say that the workouts are 20 minutes long. That's a lie. When I was done today, my DVD player showed 27 minutes. I know that's not a lot, but when you are extremely short on time, even 1 minute makes a huge difference! So there are about 12 minutes that they did not account for when promoting their DVD.
Overall, the exercise itself I liked. I liked that they switched it up. As soon as I thought I just couldn't do any more reps of a certain thing, they moved onto something else. That was definitely good.
I've been exercising off and on for the last 7 years or so. I didn't think my muscles were THAT out of shape.. so I started out using my 5 pound dumbbells.... a few sections into the DVD, I couldn't lift my arms anymore, so I had to switch to my 3 pounders. So take it from me, start with lower weights and work UP instead of DOWN... ; )
This is embarrassing. I was already saying "this is hard" at the warm up section of the DVD. How horrible is that!?
Several times throughout the DVD I kept saying "I'm going to die"... lol.... Obviously I didn't.
I was SO happy when it came down to the cooling down section. It meant I was done torturing myself. After I turned off the DVD player, I just sprawled out on the floor of my living room and just laid there for a good half hour. I felt so weak. My arms were quivering as I was trying to text the girl who recommend this DVD to me to tell her I was dieing.. lol...
It's been about an hour now since I finished exercising.. I feel really good. Now if only I can stick to this for at least the next 30 days....
If you've done this or are doing this currently, let me know how its going for you!
Also, since I got my exercise routine down for the next month.... now I have to figure out a good eating plan... any ideas??
I've been hearing A LOT about this DVD that's out there. Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred. People have been saying how awesome it is and how it really changes your body. On the cover it says "Lose up to 20 pounds in 30 days".
I've been wanting to start exercising again.. I just can't seem to find the time. I leave for work around 7am and don't come home till after 6pm... I really like to get my exercising done in the morning, get it out of the way... but in order to do that I have to be up around 5 am.. seems way too early for me.
ANYWAY. So I gave in. I went and bought this DVD. I figure, all I'll lose is $9. It's worth a try. It's supposed to be between 20-30 minutes.. I'm pretty sure I can manage to find that much time.
I start tomorrow. I will do Level 1 for 6 days.. rest 1 day (Sunday) then continue for another 4 days. Then move on to Level 2. The idea of the DVD is to do each Level (there are 3) for 10 days.
So I will start tomorrow and let you know how it goes and if it's REALLY all it's hyped up to be....
Keep you update....
If you've done this DVD, I'd love to hear anything you have to say about it!
I've been wanting to start exercising again.. I just can't seem to find the time. I leave for work around 7am and don't come home till after 6pm... I really like to get my exercising done in the morning, get it out of the way... but in order to do that I have to be up around 5 am.. seems way too early for me.
ANYWAY. So I gave in. I went and bought this DVD. I figure, all I'll lose is $9. It's worth a try. It's supposed to be between 20-30 minutes.. I'm pretty sure I can manage to find that much time.
I start tomorrow. I will do Level 1 for 6 days.. rest 1 day (Sunday) then continue for another 4 days. Then move on to Level 2. The idea of the DVD is to do each Level (there are 3) for 10 days.
So I will start tomorrow and let you know how it goes and if it's REALLY all it's hyped up to be....
Keep you update....
If you've done this DVD, I'd love to hear anything you have to say about it!
Have you noticed I haven't been updating lately as often?? Well... there is a pattern I have. The more I lose, the more I update... the more I gain, the LESS I update.
So the last few months, I have just been gaining. It totally sucks. I'll do really good ONE day, lose like 2 pounds.. the next day I totally binge and GAIN 3 pounds... I hate this roller coaster that I'm on... I can't seem to find an exit though.
I weighed in again on Thursday... up to 186.0 already. UGH!!! I don't think I could scream loud enough!! I know it's only MY fault. I can't blame anyone or anything for this. I just do not have the disciple I need to control myself from eating everything in site.
UGH!!! I don't even know what to write on here.. as of this last weigh in of mine, I am only 8 pounds away from my "start dieting" weight. At the rate that I'm going, I can totally see myself gaining these last 8 pounds in like a week.
But I don't want that. I want to start LOSING weight again... Need to go to at least 145....... maybe even 135 if possible.... That's like at least 40 pounds I have to lose!!!
I'm officially freaking out.
So the last few months, I have just been gaining. It totally sucks. I'll do really good ONE day, lose like 2 pounds.. the next day I totally binge and GAIN 3 pounds... I hate this roller coaster that I'm on... I can't seem to find an exit though.
I weighed in again on Thursday... up to 186.0 already. UGH!!! I don't think I could scream loud enough!! I know it's only MY fault. I can't blame anyone or anything for this. I just do not have the disciple I need to control myself from eating everything in site.
UGH!!! I don't even know what to write on here.. as of this last weigh in of mine, I am only 8 pounds away from my "start dieting" weight. At the rate that I'm going, I can totally see myself gaining these last 8 pounds in like a week.
But I don't want that. I want to start LOSING weight again... Need to go to at least 145....... maybe even 135 if possible.... That's like at least 40 pounds I have to lose!!!
I'm officially freaking out.
