Welcome to the very 1st Week of the 30 Day Shred Challenge. I have to give props to Chelsey @ The Paper Mama for encouraging us all to do it by her amazing before & after photos. I also have to give props to Joni @ Six Cherries on Top for this awesome button.
Let me just say that I did the first work out yesterday and was exhausted but energized in the end. My arms and legs were like jello, but I was so happy I made it through the first day. My goal for this week is to do it every day no matter what. We are going to Philly this weekend to take the boys to Monster Jam. I am going to do it Saturday morning before we leave and HOPEFULLY Sunday night when we get home. I was up at 6:30 Wednesday to do it before the boys woke up. If I can continue with this it will be a lot better then trying to do it at night. Then I will start making excuses. ha ha.
Anyone can join us and I hope you will. If you do you will love the end results. I am so excited to see the results. They say you can lose around 10lbs and a dress size. Want to know what to do?
We are all doing before pictures and measurements. For your measurements take a soft measuring tape or some yarn and cut to the sizes then you can use a flat ruler to measure the yarn.
Where to measure?
- Each arm (thickest part)
- Each thigh (thickest part)
- Upper waist (smallest)
- Lower waist (at your belly button)
- Your hips (biggest part)
Write this info down, or put it in Excel so you can come back to it after 30 days. After we complete the whole 30 days we are going to remeasure and take after photos.
My Before Photo:
Eeekkk…. don’t look at my pale legs. ha ha. I have lost my weight from Carsyn and Dustyn but I was a little overweight before. My weight just so you know is 165, I started dieting April 23rd at 180lbs. So making progress but I need to tone up. My long term goal is 135.
My Before Measurements:
- Arms: {L} 12 {R} 12
- Legs: {L} 24 {R} 24
- Waist: 35
- Waist Lower: 42
- Hips: 45
So go ahead write up your blog post with your weekly goals, accomplishments, set backs etc. In your first week post include your before photo and your measurements. Then grab the button below add it to your post and link directly to your post below.
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This is awesome!! I am asking for this DVD for my bday so I can do it too. I hear such great things about it. I SO need to loose weight : P You look great BTW!
I hope you get it. Thanks!
oooo you go girl!!! That is really awesome that you are tackling that workout challenge. Good luck!
Thanks Casey!
It is a great workout. Good luck. Great job with the dieting so far too.
Thanks so much.
Such an excellent idea… I saw someone asking for the DVD for this challenge on freecycle right after reading your post. I don’t have the Jillian workout… but perhaps I’ll do something similar. I need to shed a few pounds.
Good for you. Glad I could motivate you.
great job on the weight loss already! you can do it!
Thank you Chari!
I would love to join in … this sounds like a great challenge….
I have just finished doing the 30day shred last month but game for doing it again… I love the feeling I get from the work outs… I have lost 8 pounds last month. I know I am a day or two late but I have done the work out… yesterday and today is not over…
Oh yay! You should join up with our Linky. Way to go on the 30 Days completed. YAY for 8lbs!
You look great Sarah! Congrats again on the weight you’ve already lost. Feels good!
Thank you Summer.
Congrats on your weight loss already! You look great…good luck! I can’t wait to see your results.
Thanks Tara.
This is so great! I am excited to have other girls to motivate me to stay on track, we can do it!
Thanks Chelsea. So glad you motivated us to do this.
I think I’m going to have join in on this! I bought the dvd a few weeks ago but have yet to try it out–this may be just the thing to motivate me!
YAY!!! I hope you will join us. We would love to have you!
thanks so much for hosting this linkup. i’m so excited to be doing this with other moms with similar goals!
So excited you are joining. Thanks!
That is TOTALLY AWESOME!!!! You are doing so great- that is some serious progress! I really need to get my backside on the right track. Eating better- but need to walk away from the computer & get moving for sure.
Thanks so much! I am so happy with my progress. You should join us!
Sounds like fun i want to play along.
I remember The first time i used this DVD, my legs hurt so much the next day. But defiantly worth it!
Yes it is soooo hard! I hope you will join us. Even if you are a couple days late you can still join!
Great job and good luck. Hope you enjoy Philly (it’s our neck of the woods)
Thanks Angee!
I can’t wait to see everyone’s before and after photos/stats after 30 days. I think that will keep me motivated because I’ve told myself no matter what I WILL share my photos/stats after 30 days haha.
You will post your results cause I want to see them! ha ha!!
I’ve been doing the DVD about every other day for the past 2 weeks and have noticed a definite change in my upper body..if only to get rid of the pouch now!
I’m so excited to join and have the support group! Bought the dvd a few weeks ago and have been staring at it saying .. tomorrow, okay, tomorrow. No more, I’M IN! I’ve done it 3 days in a row now, yay!
You Go Girl!!! I give you high props and praise!!!
yay! Im so excited that there are so many of us doing this together. I cant wait to see how good everyone looks after 30 days. GO BLOGGERS GO! GO BLOGGERS GO!!
[sweet life of a southern wife]
Wow. You are BRAVE! Jillian scares the crud outta me!!
I’m doing an eat healthy, exercise, and no pop thing for June, but maybe I should get this dvd and join in!
Oh what a good idea! I bought the 30 day shred last June and haven’t tried it once. I’m sure you all will inspire me!
Thanks so much for hosting this! Really looking forward to checking out everyone’s blogs and having everyone doing this alongside each other.
Thanks for your comment on my blog:] Good luck with the Shred.
Thanks for helping coordinate all this! Congrats on already losing some L-Bs! I’m with you…let’s get toning! Oh, haha, and tanning! My poor ghost legs haven’t seen sun since last September!
I’m a new follower and also linking up with my own 30 Day Shred! I started on May 30th and you can find my before pics and updates on my blog.
http://fatmamatophatmama.blogspot.com
Looking forward to sharing our progress!
This is awesome! Wish I could join but I’ll be doing most of my weight loss after the baby is born. And I’ve already gained way too much! Good luck and good for you!
You look great! Go girl!