Last week I decided to whip out the 30 Day Shred and up my workouts, I didn't feel like I was pushing myself hard enough and since my goal has been to work out 3 times a week, I decided those workouts would be 'the Shred'. I am happy to report I did what I set out to do and completed 3 days of the '30 Day Shred' it was really tough but I actually really enjoyed myself, I pushed myself harder then I ever have doing it and it felt great! I felt powerful, one of my unofficial goals was to be able to do the whole thing without stopping or taking any breaks, I wanted to do every single move and not miss anything. It was crazy but I did it! This week was the first time I have been able to complete every move (I usually stop for a minute and catch my breath) and it was awesome, I felt a real since of accomplishment. But don't think that it was easy for me though, my husband said it sounded like I was doing karate downstairs because of all the grunting and strange noises I was making! At one point I was talking myself into keeping with it-

"you can do it"

"I don't know if I can..."

"but you are almost done!"

"I hope so because I'm about to die!"

I must have sounded like a lunatic but it helped! Another interesting side effect of pushing myself so hard was that I wanted to work out more, I had been doing it every other day but I all the sudden wanted to workout on my off days too. I knew I wouldn't be able to do a full body workout (I needed my off day to heal!) but I figured that I could do ab workouts (they are my favorite to workout anyway!) So last week I ended up working out a total of 5 days, 3 were 'the Shred' and 2 were just abs!

This week I think I will continue with 3 days of the 30 Day Shred and do the next level workout on the DVD, hopefully I will be able to continue to push myself and keep my momentum up!