The July 2014 Shred Thread - Go on, you know you want to

Shadows - did your little on sleep? None of mine lasted the night in the tepee and were all in at 11pm.

Oub - time to have a word. Being boss does not mean you can be horrible to your staff.

I have done 30DS Level 1 Day 9. Just wanted to get it out of the way and initially was not enjoying it but then it seemed to go quite quickly.

Drum roll Have lost 0.8lb.

shadows I am raging for you and your little DD, what inconsiderate arses your neighbours are. They are so funny at that age, my DD will be 4 in October, she'd be broken hearted if something like that happened!

I did day 4 of level 3 yesterday evening. Still only moving about a millimeter when doing the superman! finding the scissors crunch just kills my legs but don't really feel it on my abs so reckon I'm not doing that right. That sum-squat thing is a sneaky so-and-so of an exercise. It looks so simple. But then you do 3 of them and feel like your inner thighs are going to explode! I'm getting more used to this level but still I don't like it. I'm going on hols tomorrow (yay!) I'm going to bring my runners and sports bra and that's it. I'll have wifi in the room so will just watch it off youtube on my phone like I do at home. And I'll use bottles of water for my weights. But I think for the 10 days I'm away I'll go back to level 2 for a few and then move on to level 3 again. I am hoping it will be a bit easier because there'll be aircon in the room - I almost melted after shredding last night!!

Keep up the good work ladies, its great to hear how everyone else is doing, keeps me motivated.

30DS L3 Day 8 just done.

I did 30DS L2D9 this evening. I agree with it being hot - I definitely need a shower.

I've not had a great day either. Despite the fact that I've been doing my job and my ex-colleagues job since last September, my boss keeps picking up small insignificant things that haven't been done or could have been done better and giving me a hard time about them. If is really pissing me off! Seriously, whether or not I've made progress with optimising the configuration of the office is immaterial (I'm a patent attorney, not a space planner)...

She's three, she doesn't understand about the neighbours and despite me dancing around to lion king music with a funny hat on AND telling her bottom jokes she had still cried herself to sleep.

Am going to try and shred now quickly as the music is right next to DSs window (17mo) and I don't think he will be sleeping anytime soon. I just checked him and he's stood up in his cot, grinning and squealing while swaying to the music. He didn't nap today though so any minute now he's going to be hysterically tired.

Anyone else going to shred tonight? ITS TOO HOT!

Bummer about the camping. What selfish neighbours .

Mine are out in the tepee but I doubt my youngest will last the night.

Sorry, Owl, I know that was what you meant - I was just trying to express it differently because I thought itsfab was disagreeing with you, but it turns out she wasn't so my post was pointless .

I'm off.

Muscle is denser than fat, isn't it? So obviously 3lbs of muscle weighs the same as 3lbs of fat, but the fat takes up more space

That's what I meant by it being heavier :)

Sorry, I thought that was obvious. Never mind. I was trying to be helpful.

I don't think today could get much worse. All day DD has been SO excited about camping in the garden tonight, she's been putting blankets and books and torches out there all day, making up midnight snack boxes etc. a few mins ago, just as we were starting to snuggle down in there with ice cream and the Gruffalo next door came into their garden. They have loud music, have started a BBQ and their dog is howling along to music. I said hello and said what we were doing, asked if they'd be able to turn music down a bit in an hour when I'd be trying to settle kids. "Sorry we can't do that" was the reply. So I've had to bring DCs in as it's too loud to read the stories and DD is sobbing. Which has made me cry. ARGHHHHHH!

That is what I meant. Fat takes up more space but weight is weight.

Muscle is denser than fat, isn't it? So obviously 3lbs of muscle weighs the same as 3lbs of fat, but the fat takes up more space (or, looked at another way, if you have the same volume of muscle and fat, the muscle will weigh more). That's what I'm telling myself, anyway.

Hang in there Shadows.

3lbs of anything is the same as 3lbs of anything. I think muscle us just a different compound so people think it weighs more.

I stupidly stayed up til 3am last night reading. I am v grumpy, craving carbs and lethargic as a dead rat. I want to order a takeaway but I'm child free at the weekend which probably means 4 meals out so I really shouldn't. Me and DCs are supposed to be camping in the garden tonight as well as making pizzas. I just want to eat crap food and sleep.
And I was SURE today was Friday. Absolutely positive. I get paid on a Friday and have new furniture coming so was gutted when I realised it was Thursday.

Right, I've downed a coffee and am going to stick to the plan. There's no point doing this shred if I'm going to eat crap to reverse any effect it's had! I think some weight is finally coming off. I think it's taken a while as it's that last pesky half stone that's always so hard to shift. Plus google reckons there's 1350 calories in the average Indian takeaway for one. That's pretty much my daily allowance all in one go! I will try and shred later, providing the DCs actually go to sleep before midnight if in a tent in the garden!

I think we all deserve huge kudos for keeping at it in this heat. At least that's the advantage with doing it in the evening, when it's cooler. Congrats ItsFab on the cms lost!

I still can't do proper press ups but I managed the tail lift a bit better today so I think I will do the full 10 days and then see how scary level 2 is.

Don't know about weight - muscle is heavier than fat I think so it might take a while.

Yawning brings in more air I think.

I think 10 days per level is standard, but if you find L1 easy then move on. Or, if you're still struggling with it, stay there a few days longer.

Just done day 8 of level one.

Why do I start yawning when doing it and when do I move on to level 2?

When can I expect to see any weight off? I like my stomach looks less pregnant but I want the scales to be less too.

Still shocked at 4cm off.

30DSL1D4 complete. Going out tonight so had to utilise nap time. DS helpfully woke up before I'd finished so now I am hot and sweaty with a grumpy 11 month old who really needs about an hour more sleep than he's had...

macnab, if you're in London or ever visit there's a bar called Gin Joint at the Barbican that has about 60 kinds of gin - it's fabulous.

RI30 L3 D4 done, with DS lying on the mat during the ab exercises and getting in front of me when I was trying to do the duck walk. I did do the cardio though, which feels an achievement in this heat. One more day and then I'm on holiday - no JM for eight whole days! Yippeeee. (Pity I then have to come back and face the second half of L3, and move on to L4, but I won't think about that now...)

Congratulations on inch loss itsfab!

yadahyadah I had a bakers cyst for a while. Got some gel stuff from the gp and it went away. Came back again two other times. Doc said that I'd have to have it removed if it came back again but so far it hasn't and that was about 6 years ago. I remember it being a bit sore and looking a bit odd but other than that didn't cause me any huge problems. I wasn't shredding at the time though!! I think rest it up until the lump is down, otherwise you could do some damage.

Yes the gin & tonic menu is intriguing indeed! Who knew there could be so many options? I'm usually more than happy to have a slice of lime and a few ice cubes lobbed in, but apparently there's a whole world of choices we're missing out on - don't worry I intend to research them fully and will report back

30 DS L2 Day7 done this morning, getting excited by the prospect of finishing the 30 days soon!