30 Day Shred Week 2

I weighed in today and after logging my weight I realized I've lost almost 4lbs since last Sunday. I'm so happy I've been taking weekly progress pictures. Because looking in the mirror I can't tell a huge difference, but looking at the pictures I can pick out small things. I need to make sure I'm taking the photo in the same spot every time though because I was standing closer to the wall today than I was last week, so it can be a little deceiving for the overall picture. Just looking quickly I look way smaller until you realize I'm not standing in quite the same spot. My whole body shrunk! But seriously, I'm very proud of my accomplishments so far. I can tell my pants are fitting looser and my body is starting to look leaner and tighter. So if anyone is starting out I encourage you to weigh, take measurements, and take pictures weekly for the first month of your journey. I will probably start doing monthly pictures after 30 Day Shred is over.

 

30 Day Shred

 Good morning! With a very active 2 year old, it can be hard to find time to exercise. But Jillian Michaels will kick your butt if you give her 20 minutes a day. Boy am I happy today is a rest day! I've been shredding since 2/9/14. I've finished 2 days of Level 2. I made my own schedule because I didn't want to do strength training for 30 days in a row. My schedule is: Sunday & Monday, Shred. Tuesday Cardio. Wednesday & Thursday, Shred. Friday, Cardio. Saturday, Rest. It's worked really well for me so far. Adding the cardio and the rest days have helped be avoid getting bored with the shred days. I've read a lot of people get bored when they do the same workout every day.

I'm trying to take weekly progress pics to keep myself motivated. I forgot to take measurements, but I'm going to at the end of the 30 days. My starting weight was 163.6 and yesterdays weight was 158.8! Yay! Almost 5lbs in less than 2 weeks. I've been counting calories on myfitnesspal.com. I'm so happy with the way I feel. Thanks for joining me. Keep checking back for more progress updates!