May 30 Day Shred - come one, come all

My would tell you to check your knees don't come forward when you squat... Very bad like Gillian says apparently.

Ha ha private b - you describe at great first session:) I do enjoy the sessions too. Don't look like Gillian yet though- maybe it takes longer than a week huh

I don't spend that much time looking at the screen, I'm mostly concentrating on not keeling over, lol...to be fair I have a very love hate relationship with all of them anyway, so I'm not sure if Natalie cheating is a good or a bad thing.

I found my knees a bit twingy to start with, but I stopped trying to do it in my bare feet and put something between my knees and the floor for my pathetic push ups and they've been loads better and mostly they've just got stronger as I've done it longer.

Hooray I found you!

I am on Day 9 of Level 1 of the Shred. My fitness level was somewhere around dead slug before I started. I had to stop Day 1 twice to lie on the floor and concentrate on not dying. I put myself in the recovery position and everything.

Now I love it, I even woke up early this morning to get my shred in. Has anybody else found their knees hurting? Mine hurt after the first few days so I went really gently after that (I took a few rest days, followed Anita and really concentrated on my form) and it seems to be getting stronger but I wondered if there were other knee exercises to do to strengthen them up.

Has anybody noticed on the first set of lunges with bicep curl, when Jillian goes over to Anita you can see Natalie in the background cheating ? She just does the arms and not the lunge. It makes me feel better when I do either the legs or the arms in the anterior raise with side lunge at the end, that one kills me.

Wow Stuntnun I'm impressed, have you done everyday and are you seeing changes to your body?

30DS L3D8 done.

I'm going to start this week!

I've never attempted any JM before, but I'm being optimistic. I've bought the 30 Day Shred and Ripped in 30, and messed about with it yesterday. The camera shouts at you for not doing the positions right, which is a bit daunting!

I've got about a stone, a stone and a half to lose, but I've lost all my toning over the years. I'm hoping that this will help get it back.

Nervous!

MsInga, I lost 17cm off my waist in just over five weeks. It gets results quickly.

Just completed RI30 L1D6. Do I have to go to level 2 now. I must say I really like this level, I love the skaters and the hops and the running man and I usually loathe the cardio bits.

Two of those 4lb seem to have come off despite me eating like a pig out for most of the weekend.

I have just measured so I can compare at the end. I want to cry :(

30DSL2D3 done

I started by doing as much as I could manage and still be able to walk the next day, I just did an extra bit each day until I could make it through the whole thing and then I've been counting since then.

I don't know about weight as I'm doing a diet as well, but I go down clothes sizes quicker and I'm definitely more toned...and I have arm muscles, I mean not impressive ones, but they exist, which I didn't think they did, lol.

A bit late to the party but can I join you? I did 30DS 2 years ago along with Paul McKenna and lost 2 stone. I am now a stone heavier than that starting weight :(

Day1 of 30DS done, my arms and legs are shaking but I do feel good. I only managed about 2/3rds of it but I can build up from here right? I was planning on doing lots of fruit and veg and lean meat/fish with whole meal carbs IYSWIM. What results would anyone expect if I make it through the 30 days?

Everyone sounds like they are doing so well :)

It's the same on Amazon.

Tesco have the Shred DVD for £5 including delivery afaik.

I've ordered the 30 Day Shred so may be joining the thread.
I'll be the one crying

No..it's not an add on item, not that I can see anyway?

I think you have to spend a tenner for free delivery though or have I looked at it wrong? Anyway I was going to have a rest day today but after consuming a fair bit of wine and chocolate last night I think I'll have a go later.

It's £5 from Amazon

Thanks, I've just had a nosey online and this was the best offer and free delivery.

I'm resting today...

I couldn't find level 2 online - well I could but not on a format I could play in my living room (my PC is in my kitchen) so that was when I ordered the DVD.

Morning ladies, hows everyone getting on? Today will be day 7 for me on 30DS L1 its getting a bit easier and I managed 5 proper press ups and 10 cycle crunches (the really hard bit at the end) yesterday, I've been doing this via YouTube and I can't find level 2, I can see level 3 though and had a quick look.....

Lambzig - there's a well known phenomenon which is that when you're doing muscle-strengthening exercise, your muscles take on some water initially - there's an explanation here.

If you measure the same but more weight, then that does sound like less fat, more muscle as it's denser, but some of the weight will probably be water either from this mechanism or (as others have suggested) a TOTM effect.

I did day 10 of the shred today, 6 in a row. Will have tomorrow off. Not sure whether to do level 1 again on Monday or move up to level 2.

Lambzing I put on 1.5lbs the week before my last period. I had been away for the weekend and wasn't overly careful but didn't think I had eaten that much! The following week I lost 5.5lbs so keeping going.

Walk out press ups do not sound fun!

30DS L1D7 done. I did two consecutive days last week and hurt my shoulder so going to just do it on alternate days for a bit. I have quite mobile joints normally plus the leftover relaxin means I need to be quite careful about form and u find that harder when I'm already tired. Going to start buggy fit classes next week as well. I did a sneaky measure and have lost an inch from all my measurements but no weight. To be honest, I really don't care so long as the inches keep going down, especially from my horrible post-baby stomach.

30DSL2D2 done

Babesh - I bend my knees for the walk out ones...she says to do that if you're not flexible and I'm very not flexible.