I suck at girly pushups as well :D

Neither can I. I have a really bad elbow, so when I do pushups, my elbow does this grinding thing and it's miserable.

I just finished my third workout today, and I can already feel it getting easier. I officially have faith in this thing haha.

We were going to skip last night, since we were both running on 2 hours of sleep, but the kids talked us into doing it - they've decided they like doing it with us.

Moving up to Level 2 tonight.

Getting back on track on Level 2.

OMG - forget torture or waterboarding or whatever...just make your captive do plank-jacks and they will tell you whatever you want to know in a hurry. They are the DE-BIL.

I'm starting level 2 tonight. I'm on the fence about the shred so far but I'll keep you posted! I did the full 10 days of level 1, and am planning on sticking to 10 days at each level. Level 1 frankly didn't do anything for me in terms of how my body looks but it did get me in the habit of weight training, which is what I was looking for.

I do have to say I like Jillian so much more now than I did before. I have her "Yoga Meltdown" dvd for days I can't make it to the gym and she is so awkward and obnoxious during that one. Throughout the routine, she yells stuff like "Who's your daddy? Yeah baby! Go go go!" which is just really out of place during yoga. In the 30 Day Shred, however, she seems more in her element and the stuff she says makes lot more sense.

This is so funny... my friend told me yesterday that one of his roommates has her video, and he always can't help but laugh whenever she works out because of what Jillian says. He said that everything sounds so sexual in nature. I just listened to some of my shred video last night, and I had no idea as to what he was talking about. But I guess she must have the yoga one! LOL

Double-posting...

I wouldn't rule this out after just 10 days because you're not seeing physical results. First of all, 10 days is a very short amount of time to expect to see noticeable results from ANY workout that you're doing for just 25 minutes a day. Secondly, there are many other benefits from doing a balanced workout such as this on a regular basis.

Give it some more time before you decide that 30 days is enough.

That's hilarious! I can't help but laugh when she yells stuff like that. FWIW, it is a really good workout, for anyone who's thinking of trying it!

You're right..and that's the reminder I needed. It seemed like everyone else was noticing like instant results with the Shred so I was getting discouraged that I didn't look more toned at all, but I have to remember 10 days is actually a short amount of time.

I didn't notice super great results right away and frankly I think some people exaggerate ;) I did take measurements at the beginning and end and there was definite improvement! I lost a lot in inches in 30 days!

Jillian's got a new one: Ripped in 30

I just tried it for the first time. It's kinda more of the same (3-2-1), only 4 levels instead of 3. Either way, I liked the 30 Day Shred, so I'm good with this, except 2 things:the EASIER modification girl is scary-ripped and doesn't really modify much - since it's been a few weeks since I've worked out hard, I needed her to work with me a little more. I miss Anita! The other thing is that Jillian has seemed to have gotten even crazier in the commentary. Yes, it's possible apparently.

It was definitely worth the $10 though. It comes with a meal plan that you can download from her website, but it's a pretty standard 3 meals & a snack 400 cal per meal plan - nothing really stuck out as unique.

I've decided to give this a shot.

Today is supposed to be day 3, but my legs are on fire from the previous two days, so I'm kinda wanting to skip today. I didn't have any problems with the abs or arm stuff, but my quads hurt like hell. I blame the lunges.

Trying to motivate myself to just do it and get it over with. Arg. Damn lunges.

Jillian says not to work a muscle that's sore because it's more destructive than constructive. She also says to only workout 5-6 times a week because your muscles need the break. You can skip tonight and pick it up tomorrow, or just do the cardio and abs and march in place during the strength.

Once I got over the quad-jihad, level 1 wasn't bad at all. So, I moved to level 2 this morning.

This. Holy smokes @ level 2!! So glad no one was home to witness my first attempt. :o

Started the program today and barely finished Level 1. Holy Jeebus, I am sooooo out of shape!

I just started the 30 day shred yesterday. I thought the first workout was pretty tough, but I was still able to go running afterward and didn't really have any sore muscles. But today when I woke up I was definitely feeling it in my thighs... looking forward to seeing how day 2 goes!