30 day shred starts tomorrow!

Welcome bimble, well done for getting back on it!
And congrats on all the progress everyone. Can't believe I only have 6 workouts left, then will be finished! I do plan on sticking at it (just not every single day), or at least doing some different workouts.
Faux, I've also not had the best food day today, it's been carb-central over here. Keep saying to myself "will do better tomorrow" but don't quite manage it! My motivation for healthy eating has really waned recently. Well, onwards!

Hello all,
Hope it's okay to join in a week late!
Am starting Shred again tomorrow and the additional motivation from MN definitely helps with sticking to the routine.

Have been a semi regular Jillian fan in the past (RI30, BFBM & Shred), but for some reason have done absolutely nothing except get flabby and out of shape for the past 8 months. I did start Shred again last month, but then stopped when I got a chest infection. Am well again, so I need to get back exercising - fed up with feeling so unfit.

Well done, everyone! This thread is definitely helping a lot with motivation. Day 4 is done for today. I'm feeling quite stronger since I started, the exercises are getting easier. I'll try and weigh myself on Monday to see if I've lost anything.

Well done lozza and lumpy! I don't think I've lost any weight but I'll measure and weigh in on Monday to keep it to once a week. I do however feel a lot stronger in my core, maybe there's some actual abs hiding underneath my mumtum! Can't wait for the extra fat to go and the muscle to show haha

I like the idea of adding the squat challenge lozza, I don't think I've had defined muscles in my thighs since I was 15...

I managed to lose 5 lbs this week and my jeans are nice and loose, that's purely through exercise as I haven't changed my diet at all!

I really think heavier weights are the way to go, I switch to lighter for certain exercises but would rather do fewer reps with good positioning and heavier weights, my body really responds to that.

I'm gonna do mine later as I have to ferry kids round today.

I have also swapped to some slightly heavier weights (only 1.5kg, but that's double what I have been using!). It's a bit late in the day for it really, as I have only a week left, but I'm planning to carry on shredding a few days a week once the program has finished.

Yesterday was A Good Day, as someone I don't see too often actually commented that I was looking toned and slimmer, so that was a real boost!

I have been doing 7 days of the 30 day squat challenge also, and I am getting defined muscles in my thighs! I can't believe it, I keep checking my legs out!

Well done for keeping so motivated everyone. Atticus don't beat yourself up over your choice of tea (it sounds amazing, haha). I had something from McDonald's the other day, but then reasoned with myself that it was only a cheeseburger and small fries, which was 550 calories - not that much more than I would normally be having for lunch anyway. We're humans, we'll "slip up" occasionally!

Day 3 finally done! Managed to get hold of some 1kg weights to swap in for one of the final strength sets - feels like I'm building up a little arm muscle though so I have high hopes of being able to do the whole thing with 2kg weights by the end of Level 1.

I was doing well with food until I decided to eat a supermarket madeira cake for tea instead of the healthy meal I had in the fridge. Not much difference in calorie content, but I really felt it when doing the strength exercises and felt like I was about to pass out from lack of endurance. Lesson learned!

Day 5 done pfff! Got myself some 2 kg weight so feel like I'm doing it very proper now :)

Well done everyone!

Ooh! www.mumsnet.com/Talk/mumsnet_live_events/2590010-Webchat-with-Jillian-Michaels-Monday-14-March-9-10pm

Cake scrapings are the best!!!!

I completed day 5, I did the above workout again but will probably shred tomorrow.

I'm also doing the 5 minute plank challange every day at work with my colleagues, it's ace!

I'm using 4 kg weights, it hurts but it works!

I did today.

It's 30 minutes, as hard and effective as level 3 shred, but less joint impact, which I have to be careful about.

What size weights do you guys use? Feel like I'm overdoing it a bit on the strength. I have 2kg weights for the whole thing except for the final strength set in Circuit 3 (anterior raise with side lunge) where I have to do it with cans of soup instead because my arms are completely done. I think I could do with a set of 1 or 1.5kg weights to swap in and out.

Well done everyone! God, 2kg weights would finish me off!

I did L3 D1 this morning before work, as my husband was doing the nursery drop off = no toddler nipping at my ankles. Feel so relieved to have done it and can now chill this evening. Don't want to put anyone off, but it was hard work! So glad for a change though, I had got bored of level 2.

Oh dear, went out for some drinks last night and feeling rather shit for it today! Very tempted to skip tonight's work out but I think I'm going to brave it as soon as the baby is in bed. I know I will feel so happy if I do it

L1 D2 done. I used 2kg weights yesterday and my arms are so sore today it even hurt them to star jump. I used the 1kg ones today.

Day 2 done - thought it best to get through it before I went out for the day, so I can't put it off later! Just another 28 days to go...

Couldn't do mine today as my leg was killing me - managed to get in some rollerskating though so day not completely wasted. Hopefully after some resting I'll be ready for Day 2 tomorrow!