I need a Shred buddy

Please see my post Fri 22-Apr-11 20:40:07! That is our new motivation!

Please also ignore the rest of this post!

I'm bloody knackered, that damn near killed me and I don't want to ever do it again. I am a complete failure and can't be arsed!

Just wanting to join this thread as somebody who bought The Shred when they were still pregnant and still haven't started it when said baby is now a 4 month old [cblush]. Am drinking wine now and committing online to talking about beginning tomorrow night for day 1 now I've read about all your progress . Please motivate me!

And when I'm done, I'll see you outside for a fag Sal!

Just so as you all know, I am in a ridiculously bad mood, I really can't be flippin arsed, but I'm doing it - OK!!!

Nobody speak to me and ask me why I'm in a bad mood, I just am and I'm a woman, so I'm allowed.

I'm doing my shred. So there!

I think the bicycle crunches are very hard on any women that has given birth in the preceding few years, works just the right muscles!
Taken me nearly 3 months of going to the gym to be able to stand them without yowling in agonyThe first few weeks I simple could not do them for as long as everyone else, but it does get better!!

Weights wise I bought some 1kg handweights from Tesco for £6.50 (I needed for my bodypump class anyway) and they are really good. I have got some 1.5kg reebok dumbells that I will try as it gets easier, had them for ages, from Argos I think.

Time-wise I do it in the evening, about 1hr 30mins after eating as any sooner and I get a stitch. I am then close enough to bedtime to have a quick shower almost straight after. I think some on here are doing it early morning, which may work at the weekend for me but not in the week.

Well done on the dress fitting Brahbrah! I did wear a skirt on saturday that had its last outing pre-DC so its all good progress I suppose.

Going to try and do it about 9.15pm again tonight (will be shred number 5 I think?lost count as not doing it everyday!) as I have some essay work for my masters to do first.......Yawn!

Poet - I'm finding the same thing about the timing, 'tis tricky. I'll be interested to see what others say.
Have you looked under the coffee table for your DVD, that's quite often where ours are
Oh and I don't have any weights, I'm using tins of tomatoes (tescos own, not my nice Napolina ones of course )

Hello fellow Shredders (identifiable by the inability to walk downstairs)...
I've done day one.
I may never recover.
Seriously, does anyone have any advice on how to do the sit ups without pulling your neck. I've never been able to do those little b'stards properly.
I couldn't do the last bicycling sit up thingys right at the end of Level 1, they were impossible!!! I am sooooo WEAK!

OK, I need to start this. I have had it for about 6 weeks but haven't taken it out the packaging . I allow stupid things to stop me. I don't have weights (do you need them? Would water bottles do?)

However this is the biggest one. I don't know when to exercise. I mean fitting it in around food (don't want to feel too full, but don't want to be so hungry I'll faint) and showering (no point being all freshly showered and made up then shredding, is there?) How do you all manage?

I feel really daft now. Is there anyone right at the beginning who wants to hold my hand? And find my dvd?

Doing well supersal!
I shredded on friday and saturday, then did gym classes on sunday and today ('work and sweat'- what a bitch that was! Bet Jillian would have loved it)

Will shred tomorrow, I have gone back to level one as I am finding level two a complete bastard to the knees, think I'll alternate between the two for a bit and then try level 3 if my knees don't feel better.

Wedding dress...........hmmmmmm, now mine hasn't been out of the bag for 6 years, far to scared as I was a perfect size 10 when I got married

Do I need to get a note from my doctor about my back ishoos to get out of re-starting on Tuesday?

I only got married 5 years ago this year and I definitely couldn't fit in mine. Mind you, I'm the only person I know who put weight ON in the run up to her wedding

I'll join you all on Tuesday (if Moderation Monday round Maureen's isn't too messy, which it will be, cos it always is...). Who could ignore the rousing speech by Maureen (which you would find absolutely hilarious if you knew her like I know her.... exercise and Maureen not usually used in the same sentence lol).

Anyway, LET'S DO IT

Oh, it's a drunk thing I do on a scarily regular basis! We usually have a social gathering for our wedding anniversary. Although, that's generally an excuse, it just happens to be during the summer holidays and we don't really need an excuse for a drink!

I get drunk - I put my wedding dress on! This year, it doesn't fit! I'm gutted! We'll have been married 20 years and it doesn't fit!

Hi ladies!

Done a 15 minute run earlier and plan to Shred at about 9.15 when DH buggers off to watch snooker. Have not shredded since sunday but I have done a class on monday and did a run on tuesday night so not all bad news!

Great motivational skills Maureen

This is turning into a bad Sport and Exercise thread!

What happened to the positive thinking and attitude of 20th March? (when the thread started) What happened to thinking about your goals? What happened to wanting to supporting each other, when times are tough?

(I feel like Smithy, here! )

What happened to, from 20 mins shredding a day, great bodies will come?

This is NOT the thread I joined. This is NOT the thread of people who can't, but the thread of those thast CAN. This is about self control, self respect and group therapy!

It's time to stand up and be counted! It's time to say, 'I will not let my excuses get in the way of a little exercise. I will not be defeated. I WILL wear my clothes with pride and I will be able to wear my wedding dress, done right up to the top on 3rd August this year' (OK - so that one's personal!)

You have until Tuesday ladies. Then the holidays are over and the excuses stop!

It's 20 mins a day. 20 mins less on MN? 20 mins less tidying up? 20 mins less in the bath? Only you can determin whether you life is worth 20 minutes a day. Only you can decide if your body and self esteem is worth 20 mins a day, only you can do this!

Here endth the lesson!

See you on Tuesday, I'm havin' a drink and a fag!