On Friday I completed one of the more difficult things I’ve ever done.  And I thought pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding were rough….Jillian Michaels made that all seem like a cake walk.

I’m officially SHREDDED.

A lot of people have been asking my opinion on the 30 Day Shred, so here you have it!

PROS:
-It’s a super short, super intense workout.  If you don’t want to spend 2 hours at the gym, this pretty much packs it in for you.
-Results.  It actually works!!
-You can do it in your underwear. (Ok, I never did, but I guess you could if you wanted?)
-It works out pretty much every single muscle in your body at once.
-There are different levels, and modified versions if you aren’t as awesome as Jillian.
CONS:
-I was a little dissapointed that I didn’t lose more weight.  I still have 10lbs of lingering baby weight and was hoping this would help a ton, but I gained so much muscle it pretty much all evened out.
-It’s pretty tough on the knees. Be sure and really stretch before you workout.
-You sweat a LOT.
-Your 4 month old baby laughs at you. Sometimes that just hurts my feelings.
-It’s an everyday thing, so it’s sometimes tough to squeeze a workout in if you’re super busy.
-For 20 minutes, you actually feel like you might die.

Before the 30 Day Shred, I could not do a push up, a sit up and could barely lift my baby.  Now I’m proud to say I can do push ups, sit ups and I don’t feel like I’m going to pass out just walking up stairs! I still have a long way to go to get back to my pre-baby body, but this has really helped me get so much closer.  At 4 months post partum, I’m well on my way!

I highly recommend this workout! But if you start it, keep it up & don’t quit!! Good luck!!