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Day 1: The Shred

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A couple of posts back I talked about how I was going to start the 30 day shred challenge as soon as I got the DVD.  Well lucky me, it came yesterday after work so I decided today would be my first day.  My goal is to do it every morning before work so i can be inspired to eat better all day.  Also, I am hoping it'll help me have more energy in the morning so work doesn't seem to drag on.

So here is how I would describe the first day:
  • Successful
  • Exhausting
  • Hard
 It took me forever to cool down..the cold shower didn't help that much.  I was sweating buckets.  It was hard and sad to say I am only on level one. BUT I DID IT!

Question: Those of you who have done the shred, what have you found to be most successful? I am planning on doing each level for ten days.  Am I supposed to do all three levels everyday?  I am still trying to figure it out so any tips and suggestions you can offer I would appreciate it.

Hope tomorrow morning goes just as well and that I am not quite as worn out afterwords. (I could barely keep my arms up to wash my hair....ha)

On my way to success



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  1. Ashley from SloanbookAugust 23, 2011 at 3:03 PM

    Good luck!!! I hope it goes well for you! I too am trying to work on working out regularly and all that :)

    Ashley from Sloanbook

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  2. UnknownAugust 23, 2011 at 5:17 PM

    That sounds like a good plan. I have a friend doing it right now and she said doing level one for 10 days was best. I've done it but I didn't do it until I had been doing Jillian Michaels online workouts so I can't really say. By the time I began doing the shred I had to do a level twice a day in order to equal the workouts I was already doing. So good for you. Tomorrow you probably will be feeling it but I want to encourage you to keep it up and I know you will. You are in pretty good shape and sore muscles isn't going to be new to you.

    You go girl.

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  3. dlpowerAugust 24, 2011 at 10:09 AM

    Thanks for your support guys. I appreciate it. Momma Smith...I needed your words of wisdom. This morning I was so sore but I had to get out of bed to do it.I didn't think I was capable of doing anymore pushups but somehow managed. Thanks for your wise advice.

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  4. Robyn PhillipsAugust 24, 2011 at 6:09 PM

    Laura that is AWESOME! Good for you. I need to get more motivated like you.

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