If it's June it must be Jillian - all Shreddees and other Jillian devotees check in here!

That's fab sycamore!!
Well done you! I find when I'm exercising it makes me less likely to eat junk too.

When I started the shred after dd1 I had to follow the girl who did the lower impact moves. Now I'm naturally following the higher impact one without thinking. I love feeling strong and feeling the impact of exercise on my muscles.
I'm absolutely loaded with the cold today and feeling rotten but don't want to have a day off. I might just try and do some low impact toning and core moves so as not to tire myself too much.
I've to make my dad's birthday cake today so need to try not to eat the trimmings lol.

Good morning and happy shredded weekend to all. Level 2 day 4 complete and I'm finally hitting that sweet spot where I can keep up the energy levels right the way through each move. A full night's sleep also helped lots. I was able to really push it today for the first time on level 2. It is still tough as anything but it feels good to see the improvement.

Welcome Roseybee - no better woman than Jillian to get you looking fab for your cousin's wedding!

I also got some pretty good news on the weighing scales this morning, I'm down to under half a kilo from my pre-pregnancy weight, which is very gratifying. Jillian helps keep me on the healthy eating band wagon by forcing myself to think of her when I'm pondering a late-evening snack or treat that I don't need. Since starting shredding again, I've fallen into the 14-10 model of eating and it seems to suit me.

I'm back on the Jillian wagon after dress shopping for my cousins wedding and having major tummy wobbles in everything I tried on!

I'm a convert of the shred after it helped me blast off 4 stone after my first pregnancy. I'm four months post second baby and although I've lost the weight now, I'm so wobbly. I've been doing 30 day squat and crunch challenge for the past two
Months but feel ready to step it up now.

I hate doing the same workout every day so I'm mixing them all up. Sometimes I don't have time to do the full workout with the two kids so I'm aiming to do at least 12-15 mins a day, five days a week and see how I'm doing in 5 weeks time. I've taken before pics and taken my measurements so here's hoping this tummy starts getting toned soon.
Did three circuits of No More Trouble Zones yesterday and aching today but in a good way. Really felt it did something whereas I think my body is too used to the shred moves now.

Rest day today - 4 days in a row is my limit. Aiming to continue with D5 tomorrow...

Thank you Ethel. I have a NYC Ballet one that I haven't done forever so may do that on my rest days then, or just sit on my arse and watch it.

Katharine I read that Jillian recommends rest days and I find I do better with rest days too although two in a row seems to derail me!

I started 30DS on 1 June and did M and T then rest day on Wed, hour of Zumba on Thurs and I'm back for D3 tonight.

On Day 2 I was so sore around my pecs/armpits that I couldn't even do knee press ups, it felt like my muscle was going to rip from the bone and I had to do a pathetic version of box ones, grunting and cussing as I did so. I hope that improves real soon!

I'm glad this popped back up in active as couldn't find it on search.

Day 2 of shred completed today but no weights - will start bringing them in on the last bits tomorrow and work up. I have pretty much no muscle tone in my arms and would like to continue using them for other things through the day

I have a quick q though as I can't find the answer - it says do it 30 days in a row but I thought it was best to have rest day for muscles - so which do I do?

Some unexpected rest days now as I had my first ever IPL session to blast some veins and sun damage on my face and the advice sheets says "do not participate in rough sports or other strenuous activities for 5 days after treatment". Strenuous is Jillian's middle name isn't it!

Ah sycamore congratulations on your biceps. When nobody is looking I stroke my new arms

Level 1 Day 4 done. Unplanned rest day yesterday due to stealth period and tiring day in work.

Elbows not so sore today, and legs feel stronger (though may be imagining things!). Enjoying Level 1, but think it's the relative calm before the storm!

Level 2 day 3 30DS complete. Oh boy. I did the last two plank moves on my elbows rather than hands as my wrists were getting sore and I found being able to hold plank more effectively I this position makes the moves tougher - I think some of my earlier efforts were closer to downward dog than plank at times!

Welldo eto allwho are managing to squeeze in their workouts. I find this thread a great motivator - that and knowing it is working too.
I may be taking this too seriously - I had a weird dream all about doong the Shred last night and woke exhausted! But in exciting news, I accidentally discovered that I now have quite impressive biceps, hard as rock under a bit of a layer of fat. I am thrilled!

Couldn't Shred on Tuesday or Wednesday, so dragged my sorry arse upstairs and managed L2D5 before dinner tonight. Still v tough, but am managing to up me weights on some of the exercises. Can't imagine doing the whole thing through without having to stop something slightly early though! Planning L2D6 tomorrow, then off to a spa for the weekend, so will probably do some general weights instead.

granny hope your eyes are recovered now!
TheBeagle - like the quote about summer bodies being made in winter! I bought my first ever tankini in the winter sales and will be wearing it soon!
NMTZ today, BFBM tomorrow. Light mornings really helping my motivation too these days [ smile].

Thanks beagle, think I'll be sticking with level 1 for now anyway but I know what you mean about those jump squats. Might have a look at level 2 to see what the moves are like.

Drspouse the shred with weights that myself and beagle are doing is also quite short at 25 mins and quite enjoyable even

Decided against a rest day (DH has taken DD and DS swimming, so I have the house to myself).

Just completed 30DS L1D4. May need to up the weights a bit - not really feeling Irvin my arms (although certainly feeling it in my legs).

Trying to summon up the energy for a shower. Did L1 6W6P after my 2.5 mile run and am so tired. Found some of the moves quite hard and had to rewind a couple as I couldn't make the moves out on my little netbook; some I just didn't have the space for as had to exercise in bedroom as DIL is expecting visitors. I think once I'm not so tired I'll find I enjoyed it. Today is a FD for me, and tomorrow is my rest day, so feeling the glow. Although that could also be sweat which is running into my eyes and making them sting.

Good work today Imogen Sycamore and Beagle.

Toriana I did have a go at level 2 and I was able to complete it, but I honestly just prefer the moves in level 1 (except the bastard rotating jump squats). I can see myself sticking with level 1 and just increasing the weight over time.

6W6P completed today and... (pauses for self indulgent trumpet fanfare)... I managed to do quite a few of Bashira-the-bad-asses moves.

When I started exercising and eating healthier in January this year I saw a quote somewhere on t'internet saying "summer bodies are made in the winter" and at last I really do think all this hard work is finally paying off.

Thanks Imogen I will check those out! I might like Ripped, is it a similar ratio of cardio etc.? I am not sure about one that's mainly abs.

Good morning Shredders! Still sweating from level 2 day 2. The joints felt noticeably creaky this morning and there is some new DOMS which just goes to show the value of changing levels. I am still finding level 2 very tough but hope to improve soon. For the second day in a row, the baby woke from his nap exactly at the moment the cool down finished, I hope he goes back to longer naps soon, not least so I can grab a glass of water!

Thanks Blodynmawr it's really good to hear success stories. I can't imagine even being able to pick up 5kg weights let alone exercise with them! Strangely, I can now do 5 proper press ups with relative ease and then gradually struggle up to 9/10 - but I can't manage some of the simple exercises with anything other than 1kg weights, and I even struggle with those.

Congratulations on dropping the dress size too!

It took me about 60 days to get through 30DS back in Jan/Feb as I was only doing 3/4 days a week.
I started with 1.5kg weights and moved up to 3kg during Feb.
March/April I moved to the longer workouts NMTZ and BFBM alternating them 3/4 days a week. I use 5kg weights for sections 2 and 3 of NMTZ now, 3kg for all other sections. I sometimes use 3kg weights for all punch moves in BFBM if feeling particularly motivated, but mainly just stick to the cardio in that workout and leave the weights for NMTZ.
Amazing how quickly I got stronger and I love feeling fit and healthy.
Need to make the effort to buy some heavier weights now to get to the next level! Dropping a dress size without dieting has also been a bonus!

30DS L2D3 completed (although am only doing it twice per week). Still having to go down to 1kg weights for the last set of strength and finding the cardio quite tough, especially the double jump ropes.

Workout schedule was 30mins cross-train/condition today, so added some extra arm work in at the end. I did consider having a go at NMTZ but that's as far as it got - I watched it fast forwarding through the various exercises and decided that it was too much of a step up for me both exercise and time-wise.

Tomorrow is 2 mile run with 30 mins conditioning/strength afterwards - may give JM 6 week abs L1 a try as it's another youtube freebie.

Just done 30DS L1D3, and I can definitely say that I'm noticing some tightness in my thighs.

May have a rest day tomorrow - I'll see how I'm feeling.

Day 3 done! Press ups still torture, but probably down to bad technique as elbow joints feel achey and sore.

Think weights I use are 1.5kg - that'll more than do me for now