30 day shred - day 1

so now that we have offically made it into spring - i have offically made a commitment this morning to get my ass back in shape. the hardest thing for me to 'get over' when i quit cigarettes was the weight gain. i dropped 20 pounds when i started smoking and now im looking to drop close to that now that ive quit and im FINALLY motivated to start exercising again.

now, im not the gym type person at all. i ran a marathon in the past and would like to never really run again. my ideal workout is a 20-40 minutes of moving my bod in the comfort of my own home. jake got me a yoga tape for chirstmas that i was really digging - but the results were more mentally than physically. then, my girl alana at work told me about jillian michael's 30 day shred.

i knew jillians face from seeing the biggest loser (maybe twice) and read reviews about it for weeks. i told my mom (who is a new workout fanatic!) and she bought it for me for valentines day. i was really excited about this cause from what i read - it did work.

it was collecting dust for about a month on my shelf and i cracked it open this morning. and OMG i wish that i started sooner. you workout (cardio-strenght-abs) in a 'circut' for 20 minutes. i sweat more than i have sweat in 2 years and got an incredible burst of energy after.

id like to do posts my adventures with this workout and if i too can drop 20 pounds (or close to it!) in 30 days like the dvd promises.

day 1- march 21 :: day 30 - april 19
lbs. - 125 :: goal lbs - 105