30 Day Shred - Day 1

Okay, let's try this again. I just did Jillian Michaels's 30 Day Shred Level 1 workout. I bought this DVD about... okay, FOUR years ago. And I've never made it past day 1 because you get ridiculously sore and Jillian makes you hate her. But I'm tired of feeling weak even though I'm doing okay with cardio, and I want something to kick start some strength training and toning for me! So I'm putting this out here, to help motivate myself when I wake up tomorrow in extreme pain.

I weighed myself and took all my measurements today. Noooo I am for sure not posting my starting measurements on here, though I will say I'm right at the lowest weight I've been as an adult, and my waist measurement has gone down .75 inches just from eating differently the last month. Booyah booyah. I WILL post any changes like losing weight or losing inches. Maybe if I get down to that ultimate goal weight I've been trying to hit for several years, I'll tell you what it is. It's a lady's right to keep her weight a secret, right? 

So here's how the 30DS felt today. Pretty hard. I was breathing really hard during the cardio segments (especially jump roping, my calves were killing me), but the strength training was okay. I couldn't do all the push ups at the beginning, but that's a good goal to work up to. Abs are always hard for me, but I know that's because I need to do them really badly. My favourite move is when you squat and punch. I feel so strong when I do it, even though I sound like a crazy person breathing so hard. Overall, I was proud of myself for making it through, but I know it will be even harder tomorrow when I'm all sore. And this time (unlike last time I tried it) I didn't even yell back at Jillian. I'm sure that's coming tomorrow.

Wish me luck and great motivation!