30 Day Shred

I discovered I have something seriously motivating that will be happen in 30 days and my random little workouts aren't going to cut it (though I have lost 1 1/2 lbs!). So what to do with 30 days? The 30 Day Shred!!

Today was day 1, and I of course started with level 1. 20 minutes, anybody can work out for 20 minutes. That's when you usually want to quit anyway right? Well I wanted to quit at about 5 minutes after the first circuit of strength and cardio and we hadn't even gotten to abs yet. I persevered. By the 3rd and final circuit I was actually thinking I could do one more, which was awesome!! I did the modified workout, and to be honest took a couple of really short breaks to catch my breath or shake out my muscles, but I kept up and I kept jumping right back in. By the end I was drenched in sweat, which is probably one of the things I hate most in the world, but I felt great! Well until I tried to walk up the stairs to shower and discovered its already a challenge and I don't even want to know how my legs will feel tomorrow, esp when I have to do the whole thing all over again. Sigh.

And now comes the part of this post where I could post the photos I took of myself without my shirt on so I can see just how much my body will change (wow are those photos motivating for me to keep up with the program!). And if I weren't such a modest person I would probably post them, despite the fact that people I know in real life read this blog. I also took measurements...and in the end I'll share with you how much I have shrunk. Right now I am 165.5 lbs, 38 inch waist, 41.5  inch hips.

For anybody who wants to do the 30 day shred with me, I'd love the company! If you don't want to buy the DVD, I just did a google search and found some Chinese website that has the whole thing loaded up on it.
Okay here is the link to the Chinese website if you want to check out the workout for free.