30 Day Shred - Take Two

I completed most of the 30 Day Shred last summer, and have started it again this year. There is one big difference... my husband is doing it with me. Well, kind of. I have not been as consistent with it this time, missing days here and there. Jillian Michaels' 30 Day Shred is no joke. However, I don't feel like level one was doing that much for me this time around. Therefore I wasn't as motivated to stick with it 7 days a week, plus we have been super busy. I have lost about 4 lbs. in the first ten days, and have since moved to level two. The second level is making a difference! It is much harder than I remember it being, and I feel like I am going to see a bigger difference in my overall appearance than I did while in level one.

I am wondering why I am experiencing such a huge contrast between level one and two this go around. Have any of you ever revisited a workout routine only to see that it doesn't seem to be as effective as it was the first time? Do our muscles "remember" the moves, therefore not responding to the moves as they did initially? Interesting. I look forward to comparing my results this time with last.

Oh, and the husband. I literally can't believe he agreed to do it with me. He has missed more days than I have, but his schedule is a little different than mine, which causes him to miss. It is hilarious when we are both flailing around the living room, sweating and trying our best to keep up with the three ripped ladies on TV. Me, gasping for air and chugging water. He, muttering how Jillian must hate him. Our cat and dog sit on the couch and stare at us as if we are 50 shades of cray. Sweet P (the dog) always comes and stares at us in the face, giving kisses as always, while we try not to pass out during the 'cool-down' stretching portion at the end of each workout. We surely are a sight!

Want to check out the 30DS? Take a look at the level one workout on YouTube here. You can fish around the internet and eventually find all three workouts (I believe), but I grew tired of doing that, and purchased my own copy from Amazon.

Suppertime on the Mountain!

It's simple. It's good. It's easy. It's something my husband will eat. It's spaghetti! No meatballs, or meat in the sauce at all for that matter. You see, my husband is a rather picky eater. He knows what he likes and knows what he doesn't. Meat in spaghetti sauce? Naw. Lucky for him, (and me... I guess...), I'm not that picky when it comes to food so I'll eat whatever. Yes, I miss the veggies, fruit, and meat that my mother would set on the family table back before I was married, but that is okay! We compromise as married folks!

What else with the spaghetti? Bread with butter and cheese please. If I weren't so lazy this evening, I would have also thrown together a salad for myself, 'cause I love salads with spaghetti. Husband wouldn't have eaten one, so I skipped it all together.

This meal is quiet possibly the easiest meal there is to make. Husband loves it, and the other day he proudly swoops into the kitchen after work and showed me a new brand of spaghetti sauce he had picked up on the way home. Bertolli tonight! Sorry, Ragu. He also picked up some Texas toast. Super easy and delicious. Do you notice a similarity between the sauce and bread? Yes? It is a common theme in all our meals....

Dumping the sauce in a pot and heating it up is super easy. Yes, I can make yummy sauce from semi-scratch, but why go to all the trouble when husband won't really eat it and it is extra work for me? Cook noodles, heat up bread & sauce, grab a couple of plates and we are good to go! I don't have a plethora of meals that my husband will eat, but this happens to be his #1. Therefore, we have it at least once a week. Stay tuned for other husband-approved meals!