30 Day Shred- Get a Shredload for August!

Jo that sounds promising.
I did L1D7 this morning. I think I may try & have L2 on in the background at some point today just so I can see what it involves. I should be moving up to it on Saturday.
Has anyone else noticed that Natalie cheats in the lunges & arm raises? At one stage, the camera goes from her to Anita and when it goes back to her, she's just doing arms. It cheered me up to spot that as that's the move that I really struggle with.

Well done joalone hang in there for the final dash of L1. Just done L2D2 and can now offically confirm that slight tipsy ness is no barrier to shread...except maybe on the military press where balance is needed.

OH comment of "what no shred?!?" was all the motivation needed :)

D9L1 missed a few days, but wow! Noticed the start of an ab line at bottom abs tonight, in the clouds of happiness, didn't think anything was changing. Nearly ready to begin L2 Eek. Still no difference in the way my clothes fit, was starting to become disheartened, but worth getting up at 5.30 for. I am going to continue 'feeling fear leaving my body'.

Hey murtette glad it had that effect and well done on last nights shred and Zumba.

Welcome bumpotato great to have you with us.

I nipped round to the neighbours to drop something off and seem to have inadvertantly had 2 large glasses of [wine} so think i will just fall into bed rather than shred hic...

standing your post cheered me up so thanks. I did do it last night & worked really hard. I've just been to Zumba and had considered doing the Shred afterwards but I think it would kill me! Zumba was full of lunges & squats tonight.

I'm late to the party but did my very first shred this morning. May I join you?

I have 4 stone to lose. I did 5:2 for the first half of the year and lost a stone. I've regained it since on the school hols. I'm going to listen each bedtime to my weightloss hypnosis app and may restart 5:2 when school hols are over.

I'm unfit which is bad because in my 20s and 30s I was very sporty and had a great body. I'm hoping to change that. I'm going on a hot holiday at Xmastime and don't want to be a fatty in the photos, that's my motivation.

I found the workout to be tough at points but doable, to my surprise.

day 19 only partially competed. I'm due tomorrow and it always begins as a deep body lethargy so this morning I was struggling along!

I also need a mini celebration as now my park run time is back it is my best time this year . I have reduced my time by well over a minute since i started the shred so all those lunges are definately helping my legs. It is really motivating to see that time go down!

Thank you all for your kind words for sheep and I as we finished L2 and L1 respectively :)

Do not lose heart murtette I have been being good and was very surprised to have stayed exactly the same weight....however my looser jeans (and some compliments ) are telling me that it is muscle I have gained to take over the lard lost. Hang in there :)

Just finished L2D1 and i was a bit nervous after all this talk of plank jacks an stuff but i have to say i really enjoyed it . I needed to change rooms though as needed more space for my skating leaps and twirling!

Well done Life. I'm feeling very demoralised as, having calorie counted & done exercise for the last 6 days, I have stayed the same weight. I can't think of any time of the month excuse either. I thought doing some regular exercise (even if only 20mins) was going to zap this last stone I need to lose.
Will do d6 tonight despite being demoralised & tired.

Day 18 done!

1/2 a stone and two inches , congratulations Illustrated, that's a wonderful achievement and so glad day 30 didn't result in spontaneous combustion!!!

Ripping, I understand, with me my knees have been bad since I was very young, even at the age of 19 I would go for walks and become so debilitated that I had to hobble on to a bus to get back home. On perfectly normal days I can struggle with stairs, so all this jumping around the last couple of weeks has taken it's toll. I'm keeping moving but not doing any of the jumping bits for the last two days now.

Congratulations Standing and Sheep!!!

I'm on day 17, l2d7, am a little worse for wear after having more alcohol than is usual for me last night so was really tough but I did it.

Well done Illustrated. That must feel amazing. And we'll done Standing & Sheep for finishing a level.
L1D5 done here.

Well done illustrated!
Yay to standing for getting to the end of L1. Enjoy your Pimms

L2D10 done and darn happy to have got to the end of that one. Looking forward to L3 but I'm going hiking for a few days so won't get to start it till Monday or Tuesday.

Have a great weekend.

On a roll....L1D10 finished :) I did Park Run this morning and so am now collasping into the shower. Can go to my friends 40th celebrations today with a happy heart as I have already earned my Pimms

L1 D9 done....
illustrated ra ra ra - fabulous!!!

everyone else, we are doing great - let's keep going!!!

[party popper emoticon] well done illustrated

what a result, bloody awesome

life i'm loathe to sub any moves because i think if it's hard, it must be a weak spot iygwim?

maybe i need to do more at to how though.

I'M FINISHED!!! WOOHOO!!

So the results are that I've lost half a stone and 2 inches off my hips waist and bum. On the whole I've lost 28lbs since February so this has helped with firming and toning big time.

I'm sure others who are on special diets will see more of a difference than me - I've been eating a lot of cake for the last week...

I will do another round I think and order another Jillian dvd.

I may take some 'after' shots in a bit and post them here if I'm brave enough.

Keep going everyone!!

Murtette, that's an early start, I'm shredding at 6:30 and not liking it so can't imagine a 5:45 start. Since I have done it every day in a row for 16 days now my body now expects it and I wake up anyway so I hope for you that you acclimatise soon. Congratulations on completing day4!

Standing, maybe that's what happens on day 30 .

Ripping, These exercises are leg heavy aren't they, my knees have finally given up and I couldn't do any jumping around today so I empathise with your tired legs. I substituted boxing for the jumping about. Could you do any substitutions?

I did day 6 of level 2. I would like to say for those of you about to embark on this dreadful level that I did today notice that I'd become stronger, the planks are getting easier, I'm still doing the easy (or at times the easier than easy!) version but it doesn't just stay tough the whole way. Hard to imagine what it's like to finish but I am getting more toned. I will be weighing myself on day 30 too, I've not been dieting but I've been cutting back a little bit. fingers crossed!

I did it! Well, almost. I skipped the last minute of abs as I got up 5 mins later than planned & so was short on time. I figure I can do those quite easily before I go to bed this evening. So, that's L1D4 done. And I should be able to fit D5 & 6 in easily over the weekend.

Morning shreddies!

Still trundling through L1 but on day 14 now - for some reason (perhaps 3 extra stone :-D ) I find the first set of cardio really hard on my legs, the last one where you do all 4 moves is really easy :-[

Still on track for sunday and L2 though

Illustrated, hope you're ok, well done!

Good luck to everyone for today, and hope

L1D8 now done. Relieved that the end of L1 is in reach. I weighed myself and not much change, but am defo looking more trim :)

No victory dance from illustrated yet?!? Do you think the final shred has made her self-combust

L1D3 completed. I ached a lot less today. Phew!
Well done, life, on the half way stage. That seems a long way off for me at the moment. I have just set my alarm for 5.45am tomorrow so I can shred before setting off for work.

Day 15 here, half way mark. I can't believe I have been getting up at the crack of dawn for 1 days straight. I haven't measured anything as I thought I would so no idea if anything's lighter or smaller. Bored with level 2 but will see it through. Illustrated hope your final shred is joyous!