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January Shred Thread

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Nightwish · 02/01/2014 08:35

I thought I had better start one seeing as no one else has.
Please add your updates, whether it is a New Year's Resolution to get fit or you have been here for the long haul!

I have just had two days off due to my lower abs being hugely painful, thing I must have pulled something the other day.
Hopefully back on it after the child goes to sleep.

Hope all is going well for the rest of you and you are all eager to go again when the kids are back at school. My poor DS1 starts back today!

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WillColbert · 02/01/2014 13:11

Thanks for starting the new thread. Marking my place for my start next week.

ErrolTheDragon · 02/01/2014 13:09

Mrs - excellent! I guess its up to individuals whether they want to share or not - from the outset or at the end of a level/whole thing.

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Nightwish · 02/01/2014 13:09

Welcome MrsClive, just missed you on my last post.
Weights are definitely much easier, first time I used two baked bean tins in a sock holding them together, it was awful.

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TheLeastAccomplishedBennetGirl · 02/01/2014 13:08

I measured today too

Chest including norkage 43"
Ribcage 35"
Waist 35"
Hips 39"

I'm on the 5:2 plan and run too, so anything I lose (hopefully lots) won't be purely through using the DVD

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Nightwish · 02/01/2014 13:07

Welcome msmoss. I took measurements and weighed myself at the start but daren't do it again until the end. I stupidly got on the scales at the OH's grandparents yesterday and have put on 2oz which royally pissed me off. I think I may actually other to start watching what I eat too. My measurements are awful but I am happy to share if other people are.

TheLeast my DS2 is 4 and a half months. I did nothing after DS1 really who is now 4 so I needed to get my bottom into gear.
I never manage it every day, with the little one and being at university I fit it in when I can, minimum 4 times a week. I figure if I do it when I can it is better than nothing, if I told myself I had to do it everyday I would have been defeated by now and would rather just carry on slowly.

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MrsCliveStanden · 02/01/2014 13:06

Hi!! I'm starting the shred for the 2nd time on Monday, going to buy the proper weights this time too as bottles of wine weren't easy to hold...combining the shred with the harcombe diet, hoping to lose around 2 stone

msmoss · 02/01/2014 12:56

Hello! I'm four days in to L1, last time I did this I found out I was pregnant about 8 days in so had to stop.

I'm approaching this as an experiment, as I really want to know what will happen to my body if I actually manage to do this for 30 days. Yesterday, I weighed myself and took hip, waist and chest measurements and I plan to do this again after I finish each level. Do we want to share measurements or keep them to ourselves and just report results?

I won't be dieting but I also won't be eating crap snack food so hopefully I will manage to tone up a bit.

TheLeastAccomplishedBennetGirl · 02/01/2014 12:53

How old is your baby? I couldn't even think about exercise for the first two years after having DD, so well done you!

This time I can do the plank moves. My arm strength has dropped slightly, so they ache now [grimace] but it's really worth the effort.

Are you shredding every day?

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Nightwish · 02/01/2014 12:34

L2D4 done. Ab still hurts but was doable. Still not perfect on plank exercises but getting there.

Hey TheLeast, I started it a couple of years ago... but I only got halfway through L2, so now I am about to get past that. I will finish it this time, and then carry on to something else. Want to get rid of the baby weight before I start work again after mat leave.

Errol we will be waiting!

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TheLeastAccomplishedBennetGirl · 02/01/2014 11:36

Hi Errol, we'll come looking for you ;)

Just done L2 and really enjoyed that - a few more wobbles than I'd like, in places I didn't realise could tbh, but I'm sure I can sort that out

Nightwish, have you done this before?

ErrolTheDragon · 02/01/2014 11:32

Hello! I'll be back next week, promise.

TheLeastAccomplishedBennetGirl · 02/01/2014 08:38

I'm starting again today, this will be my 4th time around

Have been running outside for past 3 months, but weather and no childcare until school starts back has put the dampers on that.

Good luck, shreddies!