Is there a 30 day shred thread for March yet? If not, this can be it!

Did the full 40 minutes of BFBM today, ouch!

Ri30 L1 D4 done.
Pushed a bit harder today, I'm not naturally inclined to push myself exercise-wise, so quite an achievement
Am a bit concerned that Jillian keeps referring threateningly to "what's to come"!

Ri30 L4 D24 done!!

I've now done 6 days at each level so for the final 6 I'll mix up the 4 days a bit.

Another big gap due to life getting in the way so I did 30DS L1D7 and L2D4 yesterday. I skipped the cool down at level 1 and used the level 2 warm up to take a breather but I was pretty sweaty by the end of level 2 so I got a good work out. I definitely need to work on my abs as I can't do the Pilates roll up at my Pilates class and grabbing my knees to pull myself up is getting a bit embarrassing!

6W6P L1D14 done. The fact I still can't do the side planks is really annoying me but everything else is fine. I can't wait for Wednesday when I'll allow myself to move onto level 2. Well, I'm a bit nervous too but I am pretty bored now and need a change.

A week ago I bought a triple box set of other JM dvds - 'Ripped in 30', 'Killer Buns & Thighs' and 'Extreme Shed & Shred'. I could mix things up a bit but feel a strange compulsion to finish one set at a time!

A few days ago I thought I could see my 6 pack emerging but I've eaten and drunk so much crap since then that it's gone back into hiding. I've been quite careful with food all this year but since I slipped and ate half my daughter's chips on Wednesday I've seem to have slipped every day since (popcorn on Thursday, wine on Friday and lots of chocolate every day). Think I've got a touch of PMT and am feeling quite morose and sorry for myself so I'm just going with it for the moment. It's a temporary blip and I'll be fine in a day or two.

Back to 30 DS L 2 today.
Think I prefer L 2 to L 1 actually.

mrjolly - i started off using tins of beans, then bottles of.water, finally got weights from tkmaxx.

I have seen the future and it is not pretty. The dc's were spectating last night (and sitting on me) whilst i was shredding. Today when i was at the gym they got dh to put on mummy's telly. He put it on level 2 and they were loving it. I walked in and saw the walking plank i think. That is going to hurt

Anyway, gym today and tomorrow so level 2 on monday.

Thanks tired.....sounds hard!! I'd like to have all the JM workouts eventually to give myself a choice! I think when you get bored you stop doing them!

Oohdaddy....yes do some press ups on way out

Ri30 is a good follow on to 30d shred! I think L3 is hardest but I guess it depends where your strength/weakness lies! L4 is lots of plank based exercise but I love plank!!

GandT - I normally feel like that when getting a cold or something. I wouldn't push it - your body says it wants to rest...

Feeling a bit fragile today but starting BFBM tonight. Will report back but think will miss the strength stuff...

Crazy - :)

Spinning - how has RI30 compared to shred? Much much harder?!

Off to get dog out. Does that count as anything or do I need to stop and do press ups on the way? ;)

Have a rest day or try something different G&T sometimes you just get bored and phone it in. Spinning BFBM is very cardio based and I was a puddle of sweat after 4 circuits and it is great to have the option to choose how many you do.

GantT I felt like that yesterday, today was ok again. Have you had less sleep? Been drinking enough water - not just today but over the past few days? Diet been ok? Period due? Think all these can temporarily make it feel harder than normal.

30DS L2D4 - done!

Love this thread, am certain I would've given up by now if it wasn't for this.

Haha Oohdaddypig when I say watching, what I really mean is that once he'd come out of his morning daze he starting climbing in and out of my legs giggling hilariously, and during the ab workouts would sit on my tummy bouncing up and down cackling with glee - it certainly made it interesting! Hope you enjoyed the cocktails last night

Oh and my lovely dp told me he thinks I am the perfect shape now

Ri30 L4 D23 done!

Lakey, after my early starts this week I didn't get out of bed till 10am!!!

I'm thinking of getting bfbm or nmtz....I keep reading amazon reviews but undecided as yet! I think one is aimed more at strength so I might go for that as I do a fair bit of cardio.

6w6p L1 D12 and 4 circuits of BFBM done. I really enjoyed BFBM as you can choose to do as little or many curcuits as you like making it less boring than 6w6p

L2D1 done earlier this morning...am now on the exercise bike

I will be fit, I will!

Ri30 L1D7 done.
That's Level 1 done for me... will try get to Level 2 on Monday as doing KB&T tomorrow.
DS2's naps are getting shorter, he now wakes up on the last circuit every time. Really need to try get up early and do it but will mean getting up at 6am at least. (Already up at 6.30am normally, 5.30am on a Weds).

Hope you all have a good weekend!

I got back to running again today and feel better. Ran for 25 mins with couch to 5k podcast. Only had to miss one day.

I've ordered the DVD as I've been having technical problems with my Apple TV. I also noticed you can't get level 2 on YouTube. I will try again tomorrow to get tv working otherwise I'll have to wait for disc to arrive.

MissSmiley, the first 4 days were really bad for me. Every time I sat down I winced loudly and going downstairs was painful. On the 4th day I had to take my daughter somewhere and she was worried I was going to embarrass her if we had to sit down but I'd started to feel a bit better that day and after that I felt fine.

I didn't manage to fit a session in yesterday which really annoyed me. Hoping to have a go this afternoon when the house may be quiet. I've been up for 45 minutes now and would have loved to have exercised now but the bedroom is where I work out and DH is still asleep.

Completed L1D10 today, hurrah

I even managed to do 2 proper press ups before collapsing and reverting to the modified ones.

L1 took much longer than I wanted overall - I had to have a few days break as my knees were so bad I couldn't walk properly down the stairs then I didn't get chance for the following few days as unexpectedly busy.

Interestingly my knees seem to have settled down a bit for having the rest, I thought they would be a nightmare having started up again but they don't seem as bad.

Errol I haven't looked back over the old thread wrt the knee strengthening stuff but I am definitely going to do that over the weekend

I think I need to get some weights, don't laugh - I've been using jars of chicken tonight (they were the heaviest ones in the cupboard)

Level 2 tomorrow....

Keep going misssmiley I found sitting on loo agony for 2, maybe 3 days, by D5 I was almost ache-free.
IME the more you move the less the seizing up related pain.

I have a problem. Did first ever 30 shred thurs am. I'm still in agony when I walk. Even sitting on the loo is painful. I'm in the middle of couch to 5k and I had to miss running today.

So how do people do this every day? And if I work through the pain when will it stop????

I loved the actual exercises just had no idea I would end up like this.

Hang on - some of you do this with a 20 month old watching,

My littlest one would try to join in and grab weights and become destructive! Where have I gone wrong?! :)

I've been out for cocktails tonight so the only thing I have shredded is my wallet :)