May 30 Day Shred - come one, come all

It's his own fault, he volunteered after I said not a hope, lol.

Haha I don't blame you for staying home. Your poor dp thought!

Ah, I'm at home, lol...DP's taking her.

It's blooming madness enough with the girls that are blooming going, nevermind adding a crowd that size.

Good luck tabulahrasa its madness out there!

Well I don't know if I'm getting to do it today or not as DD is going to see one direction tonight and one of the girl's going has fallen out with everyone else and stuffed up all the transport arrangements.

The joy of teenagers

If I do enough frantic running round trying to sort it out, does it count as exercise or do I have to take it as a rest day? lol

I might manage to fit it in while she's there screaming at them I suppose.

I was only so pleased that I could touch my toes as that's the only difference I've noticed

RI30 L3D6 done. This is not a fun level.

I take the kids swimming every week so am immune to appearing in public in a swimsuit. I had hoped to get away with a bikini on holiday, but perhaps at 47 that's an unrealistic expectation. Damn you Helen Mirren, Liz Hurley, Sharon Stone et al.

Snap, Anyanknowit! I can't touch my toes though, and I can't do the second set of squat thrusts yet. I can do two full sets of plank jacks following Natalie, though .

No way would I ever be seen in public in any kind of swimwear. I have to say I'm a bit disappointed that I'm nearly half way through the Shred, I'm working hard and I'm not seeing any changes yet. Possibly my stomach is a lost cause, but I would have hoped the rest of me might start to look less like blancmange in a bag (great image, tabulahrasa).

30DSL2D4 and I can now touch my toes

It has shrunk me, really a lot. I have 36 inch hips for goodness sake, it's just the tummy is definitely blancmange in a bag (brilliant description).

Other than part of my arms and my shoulders...I'm mostly made of blancmange trapped in a bag - there's less blancmange than there used to be though, so it's good.

That's quite a weird image to just drop into conversation, thinking about it, but hey, it's true, lol.

So I think bikinis would just sort of sink in...that's not a good look.

I have gone down two trouser sizes for doing shred/ripped though since starting it, not quite as much in jeans, but then I don't need to jump up and down in them.

Oh I glossed over the fish belly white skin, the wrinkly knees and the scaly feet, the tummy was the worst bit. Everything else does look toned though.

Ri30L1D3

"I might have given up by now if it weren't for this thread!"

I find on the days were I really can't be bothered having this thread pop up spurs me on.

Oh and I'd so not take it with me if it's only one day, just have a rest day, lol.

Lambzig, if the only thing that you're noticing in a bikini is your tummy, I really wouldn't stress that much...I still wouldn't even wear a one piece, lol.

RI30 L3D5 done. It's finally come together. I managed it all at advanced except for the hop bits at the end (which send severe pain up my ankle so probably not a good idea). Even did the rock and roll crunches without looking too ungainly (there may have been a quick shove to get me upright again though).

Super active day yesterday, did RI30, took the kids swimming, then did a 5 mile country walk (still counts if it was to a pub and back doesn't it?). Was feeling quite smug until I tried my bikini on this morning, I think everything else being toned has made my CS tummy look worse.

L2D3 done. I might have given up by now if it weren't for this thread! I have to go away for work tonight - dithering about whether to take JM and my portable DVD player and Shred in the hotel room tomorrow morning or whether to award myself a day off.

Well done Better, those are fantastic results! Were you also dieting at the same time, or is that just from the Shred?

Imogen, I am the same, although I've done L2, and am going to start L3. I haven't lost any weight or inches yet either. I'm hoping that its because muscle weighs more

L3 starts tomorrow!

Well done BetterWithCheese

I know I said I was having the weekend off but I actually felt like doing it today

Well done, BetterWithCheese! Lucky you - I have a long way to go (and my measurements aren't changing at all - growl - though I suppose I ought to be grateful they're not going up as I've put on weight).

RI30 L3D4 done very gently. My neck and shoulders hurt so much this morning I decided to do it and hope it loosened me up and it worked. I was quite careful though.

BWC, I do each level 8 or 9 times. I think yadah does it ten times, so up to you really.

Well done Better what a great feeling to be finished.

Ri30 L1D1 done. I thought it was too easy at first but it really ramps up towards the end. I also did the core workout on Kettlebells for Beginners and used my 6kg bell for most of it but had to go back to my 4kg bell for the end.

Meg I hate those plank leg things in the last circuit, I can't do them in full plank but find it hard to get my form right on my knees.