April 30 day shred anyone?

So all you serial Shredders out there, do you finish one program of 30 days and then move on to either the same thing again or another JM program? Interested to know - now that I am on day 15 and all (puff, strut) what happens when it ends. What seems to suit me is the short intensive burst of daily exercise. Are JM's other offerings timed like this one?

I'm in. I did it a few times last month but not regularly. Did level 1 today, which DS found hilarious. It was so cute when he tried to imitate me doing press ups

sunshiny - well done - stick with it and it will get easier and you will see and feel results. Muscular aches tell you that you will be getting stronger.

One other thing to mention - do take at least one or two rest days a week - you need some recovery time. (I always take the weekends off from shredding/ripping.)

Up to L3D5 but have slowed down the rate I'm doing it - only twice in the past 7 days.

But, I have just been for a run for the first time in over a month (I started shredding as an alternative to running when the weather got really wet) and was pleasantly surprised at how my fitness has held up. Several minutes off my PB for 5K but managed it without having to stop.

Now plan to run 2-3 times a week and shred on the other days - not sure I'll manage that but may as well set a challenging goal. Doing 5K Race for Life on 8 June so need to be ready for that.

Good luck to everyone starting out in April

Have shredded the last two evenings. I'm in agony! Every muscle in my body is hurting. Will work through it...L1D3 tonight!
I'm also doing 1500 calories and trying to lose weight as well as firm up. At 10st 7 at 5ft 3 I have a way to go! Hoping to be feeling much fitter this time next month :)

Mamma g'wan g'wan - you wouldn't be here if you didn't want to do it.

NMTZ done, I've got a HIIT class later so no more Jillian for today

do I really want to commit to thid again? I was doing so well. I got to day 9. then stopped and couldn't get back into it even though I could see a difference. let's see if I can get past day 9 this month

Forgot to say earlier, did Ri30 L3 D2. I'm significantly better at the balancing on one leg things than when I first did it back before xmas.

That reminds me - for everyone starting out - your quads will hurt for a few days, but doing good quad stretches should help For some reason Jillian forgets one vital piece of advice in L1 - if you can't do a quad stretch properly wobbling on one leg, just grab some furniture for support!

Every book seems to say something different and everyone has different triggers, I'd be awful at cutting out a whole food group I just watch portion size and eat as natural as possible, it was the copious amounts of alcohol that did for me this weekend

I'm in! I started last week but have fallen of the bandwagon already need to have the motivation to actually get off my bum and do it so hopefully this thread will inspire.

I nene to lose weight, been doing WW and have lost 7lbs in 2 weeks so pleased with that but I've got another stone to go. I also need to get rid of my baby belly ( my baby will be 8 in a fortnight!!)

Yadah that book I was reading also advised that whole grains were a completely different matter to wholemeal but cautioned that wholeMEAL wasn't any better than white bread. In fact if can be worse as it's more likely to contain sugar than white bread.

Knees This is a common problem, there was quite a bit of discussion in the January thread, and the Feb thread started with this advice, from a very expert exerciser who has troublesome knees:

^The secret is to build up the teeny muscles that support the side of the patella:

LOTS of balancing and yoga

• stand with feet 6 inches apart, knees slightly bent, lift one foot off the floor, close eyes and see how long you can hold, repeat to other side.
• stand with feet 6 inches apart, up onto tiptoes with legs straight, close eyes for as long as you can
• stand on one foot, move the other foot to the front, side, back, side, in smooth semicircles about two inches off the floor - five each way each side before resting.

Alternative to skipping : march on the spot, bringing your knees up as high as you can.
Alternative to running : walk at jogging pace, pumping arms up to ceiling
Alternative to jumping jacks : half jacks, pump arms alternate sides and ceiling.^

Perhaps if your knees are really bad its better to skip the lunges and do some of those balancing exercises instead?

IIRC she also reckoned that knee supports weren't helpful longterm - masking the problem/allowing more strain.

Thanks yadah

Er that's "not to turn immediately to bloat in the guts". Soz.

D5L2 30DS done. I'dKickJillian'sAss on the bread front I believe wholeMEAL is as bad as white but wholeGRAIN - so things like pumpernickel and some varieties of Vogel or Burgen - are acceptably hardcore to turn immediately to bloat in the guts.

Sourdough is faffy the first time you make it, like most things, but when you get in the swing of it, it is straightforward. We made our own starter about 3 years ago and it is still going (whiffs but am told this is the lovely fruity smell of good health ).

I am not very good at exclusion diets. Nothing kills my spirit faster. But I find that concentrating on getting the good things in - plain live yoghurt, oily fish and avocados, hot lemon in white tea, eases the general bloat and achieves enough for me without making me reach for the razor blades.

Anyway, happy April, all. And as Jillian would say, "Hit it"

GandTnow two inches off your waist, that's amazing in a month

Just finished day 1, don't have weights so I used tinned tomatoes they were a bit light, might have to find something else tomorrow!
Was manageable I think, the only thing I struggled with was lunges on my left knee I used to get dodgy knees from too much running and hillwalking but never this bad, any ideas what I could do instead of lunges? I might try with a knee support tomorrow and see how I get on.
Fil is coming to stay tonight until fri so not sure how I'm going to fit it in, think I'll have to set my alarm for six and hope he doesn't walk into the living room. Was exercising in my nursing bra today and imagining I looked like the women in the video

Morning all. I'm on level3 day 7 of the Shred. Just waiting for Ri30 to arrive from amazon.

Found being on thread really kept me going last month. Managed to lose 2" off my tummy. Hoping to do the same this month too!

To anyone who hasn't done this before, it is amazing how much fitter you get in such a short time. The first few times I did this I thought I was going to die - nopw, although still hard I know I can manage. Worth the pain!

Well done Chuckle! If you can fit it in first thing in the morning it can work really well - all done and dusted. I will be doing mine shortly.

Yes, do measure - scales don't always show much change - depend also a lot on your eating and you may well find that you lose fat but gain muscle.

Morning ladies

Ri30 L4 done

Looks like a busy month for shredding! I'm currently doing killer buns and thighs but fancied a change so did ripped in 30.

To the newbies I would take measurements, it's great to see inch loss

I am in. Have completed the 30ds once before with great results . Looking forward to getting back on it. Make sure you take measurements before you start as often you lose inches before lbs .