I mentioned back in February having smoothies for breakfast and also picking up Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred. Since January 20th to today, I've progressed through levels 1, 2, and 3.
In my first attempt at level 1, I quit after the first circuit and had to lay on the floor for 15 minutes until I could move again and not be *this close* to puking on the carpet. Since then, I followed Jillian on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays with just a few exceptions here and there (Tuesday and Thursdays are for cardio; weekends are for sleep). After 10 times on level 1, I felt confident to try level 2 on February 15th. If I recall correctly, I had a repeat of my first attempt at level 1; only made it about one-third through before needing to quit. But I persisted and by the end of March I was ready for level 3. On March 22nd, I moved on to level 3 and completed it on my first attempt! And now that I can complete level 3 feeling strong and not about to die. The last two weeks I've done level 3 on Mondays and Fridays, and both levels 1 and 2 on Wednesdays! Yay!!!
While over the last 3 months, I've only lost about 3 lbs (and that's being generous; I could probably lose more if I'd give up eating yummy foods and I don't want to do that because I'm exercising not to get skinny, but to be healthy), I feel strong and fitter. My pants are looser; I have biceps that have some definition. I can do push-ups... real push-ups, not on your knees push-ups!
I'm not shredded, and when Jillian says in level 3... "about now you should be seeing that 6 pack," I laugh because that's a loooooooonnnnngggggg way off. But for a $10 pick up, I'm very happy with the results. Now I've just got to figure out how to stick with the daily exercising once the semester ends.

