Hi Kathilee:
Congrats on doing your workouts. I am not doing the 30 day program, but I do excercises about 3X a day. It makes me feel so much better.
Sorry, I don't know the cal in beef sausage; I don't count cal, but just strive for portion control, which is a challenge for me.
Some of these web sites, you can put in your food and it tells you the cal, like my fitness pal.com.
Keep up the good work....

I am doing 30 day shred. I did it in june lost 21 pound and worked out june-oct pretty consistant but fell off track gained 13 of 21 I lost. Sigh so re-started 30 day shred about 3 weeks ago. I am doing it 5 days perwk and on day 7 of level 2 . I did 14 days of lev 1. I love her workouts:) anyhow rooting for you!!

Thankyou Rose for your encouragement..Yes I like portion control ..but I am trying to figure if i should count calories instead..It kind of frustrates me sometimes..as I think I am underestimating. Thats great that you are doing exercises 3 x a day !! wow

Good for you Serentity..I think I switched to level 2 too early..I was so sore that I could hardly walk..Those plank jacks ..well I really dilike them to put it nicely!! :) I am going back to level 1 again....Her workouts are great though..Thankyou..rooting for you too!

She suggest 10 days on each level. I find I like level 2 better less jumping. THE first time I did 10 days each level but due to me really struggling to fit workout in choosing to do a bit longer. Good luck

I use calorieking.com to find out my calories.

Laraine Ann
web is good start/spring board of info.
according to site calculation., my body mass (BMI) is 18.5.
My highest/prior morbid weight, n height. BMI 64.3
My current BMI has to be higher than this, because I still have nice size fat roll n pot belly. The fat roll lays on my upper legs when I set. my pot belly looks like I'm 4 mo's preg. The roll is not losse skin, it is fat.
For woman that is the hardest area n last area that we seem to be able to lose.
Yesterday at Dr offc I weigh in. this morning I weigh in 3 times,at home. both the Dr scale n my home scale indicates the same weight.
Next wk I have appt w my primary. I'me going to have her check my BMI.
Along my journey, it never dawn on me to do n keep track of my BMI.

I noted on food chart that sub way subs r high in salt n couple r little high in carbs :I The good news is that there under 400 cals for 6" sub. to me that is 2 serving sizes in 1. I soo like sub way. I normal have side salad w 1/2 of 6 " sub.
I save sub meat for my dogs. n add side dish salad inside sub roll w extry olive oil that has seasoning in oil. Wheat never white flour roll.
I have always had so called yrly female test done on my birthday it's my gift to me from me, so I will be haveing my Dr check BMI soon.

Oh 1 more thing. people seem to have thier own set mo's that thier pro to injuries. Mine seems to be Aug. n Sept.

Kath I Lee. hope your healing fast, n your not even in the slightis pain.

My form of exercise is walking.

My neck is quite sore and wakes me up at night,..its all the crunches and weights just have to stretch more..I will put a heat wrap on it too

I just started with 5 lbs..today..up from three.

I like the calorieking Thanks Lariane ann

Admiral...I like subway as well I usually have tuna wrap..I try not to eat bread or shall i say yeast..so flat bread and wraps and Ryvita crackers. Lotsa veggies on the wrap...My BMI says 33..which quite freaks me out so I am working out very hard to lower that..

Good for you for all the work you are doing everyone!!

Kathy There might be a neck support like brace that made to use during exercises. My son's use to us weight support belt. maybe theres something somewhat like that for neck. I dunno.
Maybe your over doing it. to much to fast n to soon. Maybe it would be best to slowly incress exercise/weights. Protect your neck/spine.
For get about what others r doing n/r what they Might be thinking n/r saying. you know your body the best. If you injury yourself, your pain/injury doesn't effect others at gym, so keep your mind focused on yourself.
I'me trying to find away/execise that will help me get rid of a lower belly roll n lower pot belly. Nothing that I'v tried n done has worked.
Oh ya at nail salon thats located inside most wal mart stores have message chairs. enjoy a pedicure, n the very best body/neck n bk,massage at same time. They have the best of the best massage chairs.
I don't recall if it's heat r cool tempture to use on tight muscal
When my leg muscal cramp n twist into knots , I half to use hot water, followed by warm heating pad, to get the muscal to start to relax, to get muscal untwisted n stop the cramps.

Wow, sounds like the 30 day Shred is great - I hope you'll join us in posting your results in the weekly weigh-in thread. :)