The November Shred Thread: all Jillian Michaels devotees welcome!

Morning oldies and newbies.

30DS L1 D1 - done (have improved so much since I last did it in March). Even the dreaded anterior raises.

Okay I am stowing BR until the spring when my bear motivation wakes up again. Until then, I aim to just keep my fitness levels up and not going backwards altogether with the relatively friendly agony of 30DS. Lambzig boldly go forth and report back ...

Hi gingerbreadpixie! Waves hello! Let's try and stick together since we are both newbies :)

Morning guys, 30DS L1 day 1 completed! I didn't actually find it too bad...

I followed Jillian's video on YouTube for level 1.

Can somebody tell me is this what you get on Shred DVD or are there several different workouts for level 1 on it? If it's the same then I'll stick with repeating this workout using YouTube rather than buying DVD.

At what point does she recommend to move up to level 2?

Thanks everybody and have a great day :)

Welcome gingerbread! You may have gathered from this thread that you can expect to ache a bit for the next few days but it really does get better and you begin to feel stronger pretty quickly.

Ri30 L3 D1 at last. I can nearly do the full 30s of jumping lunges now! - but as ever I pause between most of the cardio intervals to get my breath back, HIIT style (that's my excuse). Duck walk is as evil as ever of course.

Hi all. I'm a 30 DS newbie. In fact I just did my first ever level 1 this morning. I thought I was going to give up during the warm-up!!

So I thought I'd join this thread for a bit of motivation.

1 down, 29 to go! :D

Come join me on my sick bed ShowMe! I think we're leading parallel lives at the moment! It's beyond rubbish isn't it. I'm still pretty ropey and still on antibiotics. The mastitis in my left boob causes me pain just moving so no exercise for me. I've just started on a full multivitamin regime to try and boost me up a bit whilst I'm getting no sleep and breastfeeding. I'm sat here on second wake up of the night already . I remember between 6 and 9 months was the peak of DS1s hideous sleep patterns so guessing I'm following the same pattern with DS2. Just hope he improves quicker than his brother who didn't sleep through till he was 3!
Sounds like you've been through the same Elphaba! It's rough going!
Here's to getting back on the exercise bandwagon! Hope you're feeling better soon ShowMe

Nope - couldn't do anything tonight. Sore back from baby in a sling all day, while also chasing toddler or pushing him in a pram, and a crashing headache.

Showmethewonder A non-sleeping DS1 is the reason I fell off the exercise wagon in the first place. Sleep deprivation is unbelievable, plus I was back at work FT when he was eight months old and still waking upwards of six times a night. He'd finally started sleeping, and I had started doing Ri30, when I fell pg with DS2. He's no better a sleeper than his big brother ever was, but I'm slightly more hardened to it and knowing that 'this too shall pass' helps!

Hi

Can I join in? Have started the shred and am on day 4 (consecutive!) of level one. I ache!!! Am using a one kg weight only as need to still be able to pick up DD nine months.

Am also doing SW badly as an attempt to feel better by my DB's 40 birthday party at the end of November!

Experience has told me I will need support to keep it up!

Thanks Imogen that does make me feel better actually

Theoriginal when I started the shred I did it everyday but I am now doing RI30 and so far doing 5x a week, resting on Wednesdays and Sundays.
JM actually says in RI30 to exercise 5-6 days a week but to always take at least one day off.

Im still on week 2 of Ri, but starting week 3 tomorrow, looking forward to the change!

Thanks Elpaba, I will try that

Do you all do it every day or do you have a day off ??

30DS L1D6 - still not getting many sessions in (RL keeps getting in the way). Still, I'm working on the assumption that a couple of sessions each week is better than none.

Legs section of Davina Fit in 15 done - really high impact at times and I'm still alive so I may be back to Jillian sooner than I thought!

Going for a big walk around a city with DS2 in a sling tomorrow, so I might just do arms tomorrow night and maybe start with Shred or Ri30 on Monday...?

The other thing I thought of Nutcracker is I'll sometimes do those skips as a bouncy jog around the livingroom - it transfers the load around different joints a bit more.

Nutcracker I cope with the jump rope by swapping feet, kind of like a soft jog. You still get pretty puffed but it's easier on the ankles (voice of painful experience of having done Shred with bilateral Achilles tendonitis in the past)

Oh, I am also going to do 15 min hula hooping per day too.

Hi everyone, can I join. I have just done day 3 of level 1 shred. I am also cutting down on food and starting SW again on Monday.

This is the first exercise I have done since I had a total hysterectomy in June. My stomach is awful so that is my main focus. I think after I am done with shred I will do the ripped in 30 dvd.

I did the shred a couple of years ago and along with dieting lost over a stone. Just hoping I can stick at it this time to.

Does anyone else find the jump rope move crippling ?? It looks lke the easiest move but kills my ankles.

marking my place for monday. lambzig I remain undecided on how to proceed. My own semi-tidy mind is unsettled at the thought of not finishing BR.

Good one, Porky Been there, glad you're emerging.

Went to my baby wearing exercise class yesterday. I will do a Davina tonight after the DCs are asleep.

Has anyone alternated 30DS with Ri30 during the same time period, just for a bit of variety?

I'm joining in too. I have had a few (ok, several) weeks off exercising with depression. Now getting back on it.

I did level one day two this morning. My back hurts now and I feel very sleepy, but I am going to stick with it.

I have completed it twice before, so I know it will get easier. But seriously, ouch!

I'm in - have done one day of level one on Weds, but already missed doing it on Thurs. Need motivating!!

I'm an ex-dancer, Imogen, so I've done more Pilates classes than I've had hot dinners The problem at the moment is getting away to do one as I'm EBFing a Velcro baby. Plus I'm on maternity pay...

On paper, I'm OK to return to normal exercise but I think I've still got a lot of relaxin washing around (I believe it takes longer to go when you're BFing) which is what's causing the pain on impact. Hence my plan to build up with Davina. She's a bit more OK with low-impact alternatives than Jillian (I'm not the only one that feels like they can glare at you disapprovingly through the TV, right?)