30 Day Shred - Level 2
Day 11 - I started Level 2 this morning. Holy planks, Batman! Jillian stepped it up with this one. It was my first time doing it, so I was a little lost. I did all the modified exercises today. I am super tired, and my muscles already feel a little shaky, so I'm pretty sure I'm looking forward to being sore tomorrow. Excited to see how this level feels after a few days!
Day 12 - Oh man, Level 2 is SO much harder than Level 1. I'm really sore today, especially my butt! I was absolutely drenched in sweat this morning. Gross for my hair. I'm going to stretch a lot more today to make sure I feel better tomorrow.
Day 13 - So I forgot to stretch. And today was the hardest work out yet. And I had typed this up earlier and I lost it. ;( It was seriously the hardest one I've done.
Aaaaaand I'm sick. Days 14-whatever are getting skipped. I'll start back over when I'm sure that this virus has passed. I have missed my morning workouts! I've skipped 4 days at this point, and it looks like I'm going to be out for a whole week. Oh well. I will just extend my 30 days a little bit into summer. I am determined to finish this!
Day 11 (Take 2) - I did Level 1 again today, because I figured there's just no way I could jump back into Level 2 and survive. Surprisingly, Level 1 was pretty easy! I'm excited to get back into my routine of working out in the morning. I'm tired of feeling tired during the day.
Day 12 (Take 2) - Hmm, Level 1 was harder this morning. I think because one of my shoes didn't get laced up tight enough, so my foot was hurting the whole time from sliding to the side in my shoe. I was really tired this morning, so I'm really proud of myself for pushing through and getting it done.
Day 13 (Take 2) - Level 1 was better today! I laced my shoes up better, and it was fine. And the soreness went away today.
Day 14 - Back to Level 2! It was hard, obviously, but not as hard as that last time I did it. I have to talk myself into making it through the last circuit. Those plank twists in the last minute are ridiculous. I really like the walk out pushups at the very beginning of the workout.
Day 15 - Again, I talked myself through circuit 3. As soon as it starts, I just start saying "I can do this, I can do this, I can do this." It seems to help. Level 2 is definitely harder than Level 1, but my soreness is okay today. I worked a bit harder today, so I expect to be feeling it tomorrow. I'm so so glad to be healthy again. I really didn't like taking a week off. The energy I have all day is worth getting up early to do this!
Day 16 - I did not want to get up this morning. I really had to talk myself into working out. But I did it! And I pushed myself to do the harder exercises for the first set of each one. Man! That last circuit is still absolutely ridiculous. Today I missed doing most of the stretching with Jillian because I was just laying on the floor breathing like I just sprinted a mile. I've been finished for about 10 minutes and I'm still breathing harder than normal. I'd say today was a good workout.
Day 17 - Guys, Level 2 is SO HARD. Today I pushed myself to do the harder, more impact exercises. I'm proud to say I made it through, but DANG! I don't know if 10 days on this level is going to be enough to get me ready for Level 3. I can only imagine what she has in store for me there. I'm still not really sore, though my muscles were incredibly fatigued all day yesterday. Today I'm going on a walk, so hopefully I will feel okay to do that.
Day 18 - Today was the first day when I was like, "that wasn't so bad..." at the end. I'm not sore anymore at all. And today I did pushups for the walkout pushups instead of just staying in plank. I pushed myself hard!
Day 19 - Again, I did not want to get up this morning. Ugh. It's Memorial Day, and we are planning to go to brunch, so I knew I needed to workout hard. I yelled at her a little bit during circuit 2 and Jason thought I was nuts. I made it through though! I can tell my abs are working really hard because they hurt almost the entire time now. I can't believe I'm supposed to do Level 3 in two days. I have NO idea how I'm going to handle that. Last day of Level 2 tomorrow!
Day 20! - I can't believe I did it. I think I've pushed myself too much this time. 10 days in a row of working out this intense is too much, I think. I think for Level 3 I'll do 5 days, take a break, then do the last 5 days. I was exhausted today, but I pushed myself as hard as I could. I am so ready for a day off tomorrow.
I took my measurements and weight again today. Again, I lost NO WEIGHT whatsoever. Hmm. Probably because I haven't been watching what I eat really at all. I did however lose 2 more inches (and gained some too, which I believe is muscle. My thighs are ridiculous right now!).
So while I have lost no weight, I have lost 5.5 total inches on my body! I'll take it. And, on top of that, I bought shorts (that are not bermuda shorts!) for the first time in YEARS. I got an orange pair and a light blue pair.
I'm proud of myself for coming this far. This summer I'm going to start running with Jason so we can run a 5k in August. I'm hoping that will help me actually lose the last few pounds that I want off.
But seriously... so proud of myself for sticking with this! This is a long post, so I think for Level 3 I'll do individual posts instead.
Day 13 - So I forgot to stretch. And today was the hardest work out yet. And I had typed this up earlier and I lost it. ;( It was seriously the hardest one I've done.
Aaaaaand I'm sick. Days 14-whatever are getting skipped. I'll start back over when I'm sure that this virus has passed. I have missed my morning workouts! I've skipped 4 days at this point, and it looks like I'm going to be out for a whole week. Oh well. I will just extend my 30 days a little bit into summer. I am determined to finish this!
Day 11 (Take 2) - I did Level 1 again today, because I figured there's just no way I could jump back into Level 2 and survive. Surprisingly, Level 1 was pretty easy! I'm excited to get back into my routine of working out in the morning. I'm tired of feeling tired during the day.
Day 12 (Take 2) - Hmm, Level 1 was harder this morning. I think because one of my shoes didn't get laced up tight enough, so my foot was hurting the whole time from sliding to the side in my shoe. I was really tired this morning, so I'm really proud of myself for pushing through and getting it done.
Day 13 (Take 2) - Level 1 was better today! I laced my shoes up better, and it was fine. And the soreness went away today.
Day 14 - Back to Level 2! It was hard, obviously, but not as hard as that last time I did it. I have to talk myself into making it through the last circuit. Those plank twists in the last minute are ridiculous. I really like the walk out pushups at the very beginning of the workout.
Day 15 - Again, I talked myself through circuit 3. As soon as it starts, I just start saying "I can do this, I can do this, I can do this." It seems to help. Level 2 is definitely harder than Level 1, but my soreness is okay today. I worked a bit harder today, so I expect to be feeling it tomorrow. I'm so so glad to be healthy again. I really didn't like taking a week off. The energy I have all day is worth getting up early to do this!
Day 16 - I did not want to get up this morning. I really had to talk myself into working out. But I did it! And I pushed myself to do the harder exercises for the first set of each one. Man! That last circuit is still absolutely ridiculous. Today I missed doing most of the stretching with Jillian because I was just laying on the floor breathing like I just sprinted a mile. I've been finished for about 10 minutes and I'm still breathing harder than normal. I'd say today was a good workout.
Day 17 - Guys, Level 2 is SO HARD. Today I pushed myself to do the harder, more impact exercises. I'm proud to say I made it through, but DANG! I don't know if 10 days on this level is going to be enough to get me ready for Level 3. I can only imagine what she has in store for me there. I'm still not really sore, though my muscles were incredibly fatigued all day yesterday. Today I'm going on a walk, so hopefully I will feel okay to do that.
Day 18 - Today was the first day when I was like, "that wasn't so bad..." at the end. I'm not sore anymore at all. And today I did pushups for the walkout pushups instead of just staying in plank. I pushed myself hard!
Day 19 - Again, I did not want to get up this morning. Ugh. It's Memorial Day, and we are planning to go to brunch, so I knew I needed to workout hard. I yelled at her a little bit during circuit 2 and Jason thought I was nuts. I made it through though! I can tell my abs are working really hard because they hurt almost the entire time now. I can't believe I'm supposed to do Level 3 in two days. I have NO idea how I'm going to handle that. Last day of Level 2 tomorrow!
Day 20! - I can't believe I did it. I think I've pushed myself too much this time. 10 days in a row of working out this intense is too much, I think. I think for Level 3 I'll do 5 days, take a break, then do the last 5 days. I was exhausted today, but I pushed myself as hard as I could. I am so ready for a day off tomorrow.
I took my measurements and weight again today. Again, I lost NO WEIGHT whatsoever. Hmm. Probably because I haven't been watching what I eat really at all. I did however lose 2 more inches (and gained some too, which I believe is muscle. My thighs are ridiculous right now!).
So while I have lost no weight, I have lost 5.5 total inches on my body! I'll take it. And, on top of that, I bought shorts (that are not bermuda shorts!) for the first time in YEARS. I got an orange pair and a light blue pair.
I'm proud of myself for coming this far. This summer I'm going to start running with Jason so we can run a 5k in August. I'm hoping that will help me actually lose the last few pounds that I want off.
But seriously... so proud of myself for sticking with this! This is a long post, so I think for Level 3 I'll do individual posts instead.
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