January Shred Thread

I started 30 day shred last week (Jan 6th) and did it every day except for Friday. Weighed myself on monday and lost 3lbs (had been dieting also though).

Did level 2 on monday night and was ok- but really struggled last night so im going to go back and do level again for a few more days- especially to strengthen my upper body as im useless at the 'plank' exercises.

I have lost a considerable amount of 'chub' from around my C Section overhang- so am I am really pleased with the results so far

L1D7 of Ri30 done. Great to see so many people sticking with it on this thread.

D6 L1 done.

I might move up to level 2 tomorrow!

d12 l2 d4. completed using 1kg weights bountyicecream and officelady thankyou! Really helps keep me motivated.
And thankyou to everyone for posting good to know there are others out there.
I have drop from 67kg to 65Kg. I didn't take the before measurements but am definitely shrinking round the middle :)

L1D9 done here! One more day till L2! Gonna go straight through till Friday with no rest this week, but im having the weekend off as im super busy both days.

Not sure if ive seen any body changes but my fitness has improved. I'm going by weight though and haven't weighed myself yet, but will do on Thurs before i start L2. Hoping to have lost a couple of pounds.

Sounds like everyone's doing really well.

I've done L1D6 today. Have got to the point where I'm not scared of it and actually enjoying it although my pelvic floor is completely shot. Starting to get nervous about L2 now. I'll enjoy my last 4 days of L1. Having flashbacks to L2 last time and think it started off with moving push ups or planks. Must not think about it!

So impressed with everyone's progress. I ate quite a lot of crap today (several meetings with lots of biscuits), guilt is also a motivator for me.

Just done L2D5 - it's getting easier on my arms but harder on my abs.

L1 D9 done, it's certainly not easy but definitely feeling stronger, cardio still difficult but better than 7-10 days ago. Caught sight of my bingo wings in the mirror whilst Shredding earlier and think they're flapping less.

Well done everyone!

I've done day 10 level 1, I am beyond rubbish at push ups I can follow Natalie on all of level 1 bar the bloody push ups.Grrrr

Well I'm going to have another day off to let my knee recover. Might do a bit of other exercise that is not so knee-intensive though. Hopefully back to shredding again tomorrow, depending how it feels!

Great to hear people are seeing results!!!

I also managed an hours cardio in the gym this aft.

I've lost 3lb this week and 1 inch off my bum, yay!!

I know sally its hard going the shred makes me ache but never feels enough cardio wise don't know if I will be able to keep both up every day though. I've got an outfit I need to get into in less than 3 weeks so I'm hitting it hard in the hope of quick inch loss.

Definitely no shred for me today. Just about staying (mostly) upright with the aid of the strongest painkillers that don't knock me out so there's no way I can cope with it. Will just do wed/thur/fri and move rest day from sun to sat, hopefully.

Am so grateful DH works close to home at the moment as I don't think I'd cope with all of dinner, bath and bedtime alone. Not sure how I ever did but guess I'll find out when this contract ends and he goes back to long commutes.

DayAfterYesterday Shred and Davina one after the other? That's some serious commitment. I did an hour of Pilates on one rest day last week and took a few longish walks and that was enough!

Started doing shred -oof it's hard work !

That's day 2 done and 30 mins Davina I may not be able to move tomorrow!

Phoned it in yesterday as I sat down and fell asleep when DC went for bath . Then spent the rest of the evening preparing a presentation for work.
Will be more organised this evening as Thursday needs to be a day off too due to work commitments.
Fantastic to hear about changes in body shape / toning, think my abs are slowly emerging.

L2 D13 done, although my eating has gone a bit haywire but trying to bring that under control again from today. Not going to have a measure-up/ weigh-in until Friday as I don't think there will be any difference tomorrow and don't want to dishearten myself!

worldgonecrazy I was thinking about giving Ri30 a go next although I wouldn't be able to do everyday after this month as I need to get back into running and swimming and I only have so much time available to exercise.

Errol - yes Ri30. Think I may do 10 days on each level too. I've looked ahead to L2 - seems difficult so I want to be prepared. (Haven't dared look beyond L2 yet!)

Will - with Ri30 you mean? Darned if I can remember, without looking back at the Nov/Dec threads. I think I was doing two weeks (ie 10 days) per level - doubt I 'mastered' all the moves but good enough to go on and make a reasonable stab at the next level.

Room for another?
Of course - as the month goes on people like TiredEmma get smaller and make room for more.

L1D6 of Ri30 done. Not sure how many days to spend on each level but I want to master each level before I move on (except for full press ups of course!). What approach did you take Errol?

Welcome DayAfter!

Room for another? I just posted on the thread in weight loss but looks more active other here. I done the shred in the summer, was part of the big thread then but unfortunately gained all the weight back and undone all my hard work. Started again yesterday so today will be level 1 day 2 also doing Davina fit in 15 too

My body looks different this morning.

It looks better.

wahey.

L1D7 done - plus 3x15 sec side planks per side (evil!) and 3x15 inclined press-ups. My previous rounds of shred got me from not being able to do press-ups at all to solid anita-style. I found (most) of the moves in l2/3 more doable, at least anitas, than press-ups!

I am interested in building upper body and core strength- my legs are reasonably stong, we walk quite a lot - but in summer we do watersports and that's nearly all upper body.