30-day Shred - class of June 2014

16:8 is where you limit eating each day to within an 8 hour window. In practice this can simply mean eating lunch and dinner, no brekkie or late-night snacking.

Gosh, Stuntnun, that is terribly depressing and probably means I am stuck with it as always have a high percentage of body fat. When I was size 6-8 and ran marathons, my body fat was still high.

What is 16:8?

Frankie just level 1 until you feel ready to move on. Most people do ten days at each level.

keep meaning to get started on the shred but I'm a bit confused. Do I do the whole dvd? Whole of level 1? Or just parts? eg level 1 over 1 week then level 2 next week etc?

I'm no expert and I'm posting on my phone so I can't give references but my researches suggest that you need to get body fat very low (

I got a good chickpea salad idea from a friend - it's chickpeas, cubed beetroot and feta (I used the lower-fat 'greek salad cheese'). I forgot what else she had in it so I added roasted red peppers and olives, and balsamic vinegar and olive oil dressing. Very tasty and very pink!

Can I join please? just done 30dsl1d1 - I feel physically sick! Haven't exercised in ages, convinced myself my fitness levels are same as when in my 30's, just had a serious reality check. Glad I was alone in the house - my jumping jacks was a dreadful sight to behold.
Need to lose 10lbs and tone up, preferably by 5/7 for posh wedding do......just need to get the kids to polish off the remainder of yesterdays birthday cake and I can focus on combining this with 16:8/sensible eating......
chickpea salad sounds lovely - that sounds good for tea tonight (when my nausea and exhaustion passes).

Fingers crossed tabulahrasa

I've ditches level 2 and started level 3. Enjoyed it loads more then l2

My ripped Dvd arrived today too.

Ri30L2D0, lol

It should be day 1, but, I couldn't finish it, not because I collapsed, rofl, I just kept getting interrupted and then ran out of time before I had to go out...so I'm not counting it.

The dog's in intensive care (which was why I ran out of time) he's had part of his stomach and intestine removed and his odds of pulling through are slightly higher than 50/50 - how am I going to keep my rug still without the dog to lie in it for me? Lol

Welcome Felix

What is level 3 like for ankles? Mine have been hurting since level 2.

Hello! Does anyone mind if I join?

Just done my first day and found it tough at the start but easier towards the end. I'm spectacularly unfit after having dd as I had a problem with my pelvis from 22 weeks pregnant and literally couldn't walk anywhere for longer than 5 minutes I've lost a stone since Christmas but have another 4 to lose hoping 30DS will help with that!

Just done 30dsl1d4 doing ww at same time so fingers crossed I do well at first weigh in on wed

Ri30 L2D1 done ... I enjoyed it, except for those crow pushups. I can do squat thrusts now!

Yadah ... how about you try to ditch snacks (esp carby ones like crisps)? Eating for fear of being hungry is almost bound to lead to overeating I'd have thought. Since starting 5:2 I've realisesd that it's ok to be hungry - and certainly not to eat just because its 'elevenses time' or even a 'mealtime' if I'm actually not hungry.

Joining to remove my bagel belly!
Day two level one done, I'm aching from yesterday ( shred and a 5 mile run)

I have half a stone or so to loose and several inches. I've shredded before and know it works. I caught sight of myself in a three way mirror and fell repulsed.

I can feel my CS overhang flopping up and down when I do the hops at the end of RI30 L3. Most depressing.

It's the bagel belly that gets me. Everything looks alright until I plank and then it all flobs down around my belly button.

I snack on cooked meat too! If I have carbs as snacks I just want to keep eating. I also keep unsalted nuts - less moreish than the salted ones and quite filling.

Oddly I'm in the identical position - I'm a couple of pounds over my ideal weight. Mine are on my hips though - I can feel bits of me wobbling when I do plank jacks, which is very off-putting. I suppose I ought to diet a bit.

Complete fail on the exercise yesterday due to extreme hangover. I cannot handle my drink anymore. Today I left home at 5.30 for work, so unlikely I am going to do any today.

Furious I have lost one of my exercise days, but I simply cannot face doing it after I get home and put the kids to bed. Level 4 tomorrow.

Imogen, I am 5ft 3, but its like all the weight is off my hips with a big spare tyre round the waist still. I think we all have a weight that we feel better if we are below and I am 2lbs off mine, but cannot shift that last two pounds. Most annoying.

I am quite good at not snacking at home, but only because I dont buy things to snack on at home except fruit and cooked meat (I know the last is bizarre, but seems to stop my hunger cravings). I find it much harder at work, particularly with the early starts.

30DS L2D9 done. L3 on Wednesday - really not looking forward to it!

tabulahrasa

30DSL2D7 done and it still kills me.

for your dog, tabulahrasa. I hope it goes well.

Ri30L1D7 - eventually

My dog's in hospital :( he's having an operation to look for a perforation in his intestines.

So of course the vets phoned me twice during Ri30 and now think I'm some sort of weird breathless sobbing person (cos you know, adding crying onto breathlessness helps loads on a phone call) lol.

Ri30 L1D3 done and I'm getting somewhere with the hollow man exercise but it's still too tough so I'm doing leg raises instead to work my lower abs which are puny probably due to having had two c-sections. I think Ri30 level 1 is ideal for getting press ups going as a lot of the exercises target the muscles you need for press ups (shoulders, pecs, triceps, abs) and there is extra arms work which would give nicely defined arms. I ditched the leg exercises on the third strength circuit in favour of using heavier weights so that I can maximise my arm strength with an aim to being able to do proper press ups. If I do the anterior raise with the side lunge I have to use a 1 kg weight but without the lunge I can use a 3 kg weight which is way better seeing as I'm targeting my arms.