Jillian Michaels' 30-Day Shred - Days 29 and 30

WHOOO!!!! I can't believe I actually finished a workout program! I'm pretty much awesome.

Well, I guess it was only 30 days...

And I took a couple of days off here and there...

But still, I feel really great about the whole thing. Yesterday I woke up a little late and was only able to do my Shred workout. But I did it all sorts of hardcore, really getting into the jumps and all. My legs were killing me a little bit later on in the day, but otherwise I felt really good.

This morning, I went to it like the badass I hope I'm becoming - I ran seven miles (an hour and a couple of minutes), then went through my Shred workout with 8 lb. weights all the way through - even during the cardio!

I think I'm going to take this weekend off of working out (it's the much anticipated wedding weekend), but after that I have to start thinking about my next workout experiment. I'm actually considering doing the Shred one more time, this time, upping the weight all the way through. I'm going to do some research first though, and see what else is out there...

Jillian Michaels' 30-Day Shred - Days 26-28

Damn, it was a busy weekend! So Saturday morning, I got up early and decided to just get my workout out of the way (on the weekend, I usually wait to work out a little bit). I knocked off an hour on the treadmill - at the fastest pace I've ever gone, actually, 6.8 - and came home to do my Shred workout. I decided to use 8 lb. weights for everything except the second cardio circuit, and I think it went really well - more challenging, but still doable. I spent the rest of the day cleaning in anticipation of my friend coming to stay.

Sunday morning I got up really early, despite having been out very, very late the night before. I just couldn't sleep. At the same time, I wasn't feeling 100%, so I skipped the gym and just did my Shred workout, again with the 8 lb. weights.

Unfortunately, I had to go to work yesterday (Labor Day), so again, I didn't make it to the gym, but I did fit in my Shred workout and 8 minute abs. The jumping is getting a ton easier, and I don't sweat as much as I have been in the past.

I took today off because my knee is acting up again. I've got two more days - I'm excited to see what my actual final measurements end up being...