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

Thanks GandTnow, yadahyadah, Crazyhours, IdkickJilliansAss, spinningirl10 and oohdaddypig for your support. Sorry for going off on one about my woes. Thanks for listening everyone.

Anyway, I'm determined to snap out of it and stop worrying. I'm going to go upstairs and do 6W6P L2D3. I'm not going to think about it, I'm just going to do it. I am, I am, I am ...

Ri30 L2D7 - did the 'stork' for full time on each leg!

Using larger weights for some of the moves - no 1.5 kg at all, and quite a lot of 10 pounders.

Got rudely awoken at 05:30 by DH's breathing so took the opportunity to try out 30DS L3D1 - found it much better than L2. Like you are finding L1 Degust, in each level I have found some moves much easier than others. I can't do more than one or two proper push-ups so have always done the girly ones, think a few people on here are the same.
In L3 today I found the superman things to be no probs at all, whereas the scissor things kill me ! I worry that I'm not doing some exercises properly (lazy technique?).

Lindt hope you get your problem sorted soon. I don't know why people meddle like that, as you say possibly jealousy, or maybe boredom, who knows. It's an extra stress no one needs

Been doing a few stomach vacuums every day. Really feel it burning when I do it properly and pressure on my weak pelvic floor but no sore muscles afterwards. Has anyone found any more information on whether this really works and how often you'd need to do it?

KB&T L1 D4 done

Woah idkick....fab work out day!!

Did my second Level 1 workout today, last one was on Sunday. Liking it so far.

L1 KB&T, Circuits 1 & 3 of BFBM, 1 hour reformer Pilates class 1 hour HIIT/Ab's and Thigh class

Ri30 L1 D6 done.
Hi to new Shredders and hope all the injured folk are back in action soon.

D7 L1 30DS done. Yay me. I am on a roll, rather than merely having a bacon roll for a change. Did some stomach vacuums in a mirror. Strangely amusing to see my bagel belly trying desperately to locate its transverse abs. Funny though, one of the 3 reps I did just cinched in a lot further than the other two. So they do exist, I just have to coax them forth...
Lindt70percent - I hope your friendship troubles calm down. I have certainly been in similar situations and it is so damned hard to turn the mind away from it.
I bet JM don't put up wid dat shit tho. She'd smack it right down and get back on her mat.

Oh forgot to mention, L1 D2 today

Thanks Crazyhours & spinningirl10 I was brought up on a farm in Australia, so mud/shocks water etc. don't worry me...I just need to get as fit as I possibly can!

One thing I've noticed with level 1, is that some moves are actually fairly easy for me on the hardest level (which is very surprising!...most of the legs and abs stuff), & some are bloody hard! (mostly upper body stuff)
Right now I despair at being able to do a full set of 'real' pushups...though I'm determined to get it even if it takes me 6 months

Am googling 'stomach vacuum'. Bit disturbed by some of the pictures!

Have just seen supposedly upset friend who, as suspected, is not at all upset. Other 'friend' is stirring. Why do people do this? These two people would not know each other if it wasn't for me. I helped set up an arrangement between them; one had empty stables and fields and the other needed to find somewhere to keep 5 horses. The one who owns the horses is a friend who teaches my daughter to ride, the one with the stables is a friend who has a daughter the same age as mine

Friend who owns the horses said my daughter could take one of her ponies out for a ride whenever she liked. About 10 days ago my daughter wanted to ride the pony so I phoned friend who owns him to check this was ok; she was out but her mum reassured me it was fine. Phoned the friend who owns the land to check it was ok for us to come round and to see if her daughter wanted to join in but they were out. So we went round and my daughter rode for about 20 mins.

Friend who owns the land said the one who owns the pony was really annoyed that we'd taken him out. I was absolutely baffled! Land owning friend said she had not heard the other friend say my daughter could ride him whenever we liked (it was said in front of her and she'd said, "No!!!" at the time). She also told me she did not want me to go to her land without checking with her first - this bit I am happy to take on board.

Anyway, friend who owns the pony says the other woman's daughter is trying to claim ownership of the pony and that's why she doesn't want us around. My daughter's quite a good rider as she has been riding quite a difficult pony for 2 years now. Her daughter has had 3 years of lessons on and off at various riding schools but is still on the lead rein because she's quite nervous.

Pony owning friend wants my daughter to exercise her pony as she needs a young, experienced rider to put him through his paces. She's very happy for the other girl to learn on him too.

I feel so upset about all of this. I've always had a good arrangement with the friend who owns the ponies. We can't afford to do riding without arrangements like this. Other 'friend' had all the land and stables and wanted to get a pony but had no experience of looking after them. She's always been envious of the arrangement I had. I thought this set up would be ideal and our daughters would enjoy riding together but she just wants to freeze us out.

Anyway, this is not Jillian Michaels related so I shouldn't be posting this here. Only tenuous link it has to JM is that the misery of all of this means I haven't yet fitted in a session today. Need to stop dwelling on it and get on with it.

Errol....I was sat on the train this morning leaning forward and doing the stomach vacuum until I was aware there was a man opposite staring at me!!!

Ri30 L2 D6 done. I can nearly do the 'stork pose' for the full time now, which I couldn't the previous time I tried.

Liking the stomach vacuum - seems like it's one of those things you can do a few anytime ... like those pelvic floor exercises and I can't see any way to hurt yourself with it unlike some other moves - so !

Cricked my neck whilst asleep last night. Chances of doing crunches and abs work today are low.

KB&T L1 D3 done :)

That's it for me today, I'm aching after yesterday!

Lindt....hope you can speak to your friend soon and sort things out

Idkick...woohoo, go for it!! Look forward to seeing what you've done :)

I'm getting geared up for a big exercise day today to make up for yesterday, will update later

Oh Lindt - I'm sorry - that's not nice. Why oh why do people stir? I can't cope when people aren't just straight. I hope you get it sorted and your stirring friend is doing only that!

Thats undetstandable Lindt it's sounds stressfull and distracting, some people just like stirring it doesnt help that your other friend is elusive

Hi!

I haven't done anything since Thursday. Had inlaws staying Friday until Sunday and have had a terrible headache all day today (most unlike me, I rarely get headaches).

Inlaws were fine but on Friday night a 'friend' told me I'd really upset another friend. The way she told me was very humiliating and embarrassing. Also, it didn't make any sense and I think she's stirring for some reason. I haven't been able to get hold of the 'upset' friend in order to figure out what's really going on (she's really bad at replying to texts, emails or answering her phone and has always been like this with everyone so I don't think it's significant). Anyway, this has had me in a real downward spiral all weekend and is probably why I had the headache today as haven't been able to sleep past 5am.

Anyway, that's all tmi. Tomorrow I'm back on the programme. 6W6P L2D3 here I come .... gulp.

I think it was the 'superman' poses that did for my back!

30DS L2D9 done so one more day and I'm going to move up to level 3. I had an hour of Pilates this morning as well and I am done in! I'd better have abs of steel tomorrow.

I have done level 2, day 1 today. My stomach is aching. Got to do it again tomorrow as dh is working late.

You're all doing great, i do feel like i've slacked off a bit and just done cardio at the gym.

Hi everyone
I did level 1 day 2 on Saturday, ran today and will do JM again tomorrow. Really looking forward to it. My 3 year old has taken to sitting on sofa and just watching! It doesn't seem to bother me. The cats get in the way though...
I might get up earlier so I can shred when I get back from my run then I can do it 6 days a week. I'm keeping Sunday as my day off. The running definitely makes the cardio bits easier but I struggle with the upper body stuff - I can't even do one proper press up:-(

I did D7 L1 of 30DS today. Surprised that I even managed it over the weekend which is most unlike me. Thick stomach is definitely not what I am hoping for, however, so I shall be heading off to check out stomach vacuuming forthwith.