30 Day Shred

Round 2, L2 D10 done, 29/30

Back a bit easier today, think a long gentle walk yesterday helped.

Round 2, L1 D10 done, 28/30

That's level 1 finished for this round.

I have managed to tweak my back, not by shredding but by turning over in bed a couple of nights ago! It hasn't affected my exercising (apart from me being a little bit slower getting up and down on and off the floor), in fact the exercise seems to help it, probably by warming up the muscles.

It's the type of stiffness that makes itself felt when getting in and out of a chair or bending slightly; it constantly feels on the verge of seriously popping so I am moving a little bit gingerly which may well be making it worse. If anyone understands what I mean and has any suggestions do tell!

There was a lot of slinging about of kettlebells and some very complicated moves! Still, what could go wrong? We probably need to replace the front window at some point anyway 😳

Round 2 L3 10/30 completed. 1/3 of the way there 😃

@IDareSay 3 days to go 🥳 you’re so nearly there!

Not looked at Shred it with weights but just the name is 😨 I’m probably going on to Ripped in 30 when I’ve finished round 2.

Round 2, L3 D9 done, 27/30, 90% done now.

Three days to go, looking forward to a rest!

I looked at Jillian's 'Shred-It With Weights' last night. Crikey...

Round 2, L2 D9 done, 26/30
That's the penultimate L2 done.

Followed by a very wet dog walk. Found some conkers though!

Round 2 L2 9/30 completed ✅

Round 2, L1 D9 done, 25/30

That's the penultimate L1 done. 5 days to go. I'm feelin' it!

Brilliant @Fundays12 😃 makes you want to keep going when you see or feel the results.

@IDareSay a long lie down sounds ideal 😁 the kettlebell workout is meant to be really good too. You’ll have to keep up posted please!

Round 2 30DS L1 8/30 completed. Not bad going for a Friday night!
Haven’t managed to do any Wednesday or Thursday so I’m back on it now.

Wore a dress to work yesterday I haven’t worn in a while and it was definitely looser round my waist. And I’m definitely feeling I have more energy.

Ooh, that’s good to hear @Fundays12

Round 2, L3 D8 done, 24/30, 80% of the way through!

A little update we are still in Spain and I have had my woosh with weight loss which someone described it as. I dont know how much i have lost but my clothes are definitely much looser and I look slimmer. We have walked miles, eaten pretty healthy overall which is definitely easier when fruit and veg is so fresh and cheap. I dont like Spanish chocolate and have had a couple of glasses of wine most night.

I plan to weigh myself a couple of days after I get back then get back to working out.

Round 2, L1 D8 done, 22/30 yesterday (forgot to post, no idea why!)

Round 2, L2 D8 done today, 23/30, one week to go.

Plan for after this @Happyhettie is to have a long, long, long lie down 😁

Seriously, I am going to take a break for a week or so (see if any weight loss whoosh happens), and then have a go at Jillian's kettlebell work out, maybe with some Callanetics thrown in occasionally.

Thanks @IDareSay ! You are on the homestretch now. Only 9 days and you’ve done round 2! What’s your plan for after that?

That deserves smugness @Happyhettie !

Round 2, L3 D7 done, 21/30
Feeling like I am on the home stretch now

Round 2 L3 7/30 done before I got to work.

#feelingsmugbutlookinglikeabeetroot

Natalie probably looks like that because she’s annoyed she pulled the short straw for the difficult exercises. She phones it in on several occasions. I don’t blame her 😀

Excellent results with the trousers @IDareSay and I’m very impressed that you do a workout every day.

Very well done @IDareSay ! totally agree about Natalie. Bored teenage sums it up perfectly. I’m not sure she’s feeling the love for any of these work outs!

Round 2 Level 2 Day 6/30 did the whole L2 workout today. Not half as achy as yesterday.
I love skaters!

Round 2, L2 D7 done, 20/30

Two thirds through and no days off so far 💪

Level 3 tomorrow and the warm up makes me laugh because Natalie actually looks like a bored teenager for the arm crosses 😆She is definitely phoning it in at that point!

That’s amazing! 🤩 The power of the shred.

@Fundays12 sounds like a brilliant holiday. Hope you’re enjoying it.

I’ve done a dance video today. I’m too achy after yesterday to do the shred and I’m trying to listen to my body. But hoping I’ll be back on it tomorrow. I know I’m a wuss but being back at work after the summer holidays is really hard going. I appreciate I’m a lazy layabout teacher with 13 weeks hols but it’s hard work working 9am - 3pm. All that finger painting and playing in the sand is hard work. 🤣

Round 2, L1 D7 done, 19/30

I have had a pile of trousers/jeans/combats that were too small in the bottom of the wardrobe for a while. The ones on the top were those I thought I could fit back into after losing a few more lbs in order of tightness if that makes sense, in that the ones on the bottom of the pile were way too small!

I have just tried them all on and six pairs have now gone into my wardrobe as they now fit. I may still get rid of some of them as not sure if I like all of them anymore, but I'm astonished. I only tried them all on a month ago, and having just checked I can see I have lost less than a kg since then.

Power of the shred, no other explanation! 💪

Well I did my last work out about 5 days ago of JM before my holiday. I am currently in Spain and have walked miles in the last 2 days and played in the pool for hours. I had planned to carry on working out another few days but had a big night out last sat night and danced for hours with friends then on sun and Monday was very recovering and just non stop till we left on Thursday. I have definitely got some extra definition in my legs and arms though and plan to start again when I am back.

30DS Day 5/30

Did the exercises from the different levels that wouldn’t hurt and definitely phoned it in but did a whole work out. I’m pleased I’ve done it, just going to be careful.

Round 2, L3 D6 done, 18/30

"I was holding on till Sunday morning before telling you about what appears to me a mini whoosh from not doing any exercise other than just being active. Since I weighed myself on Sunday after my last day on level 3, I’ve lost 3.3lbs."

Thanks for this @Saggyoldclothbody that's the sort of thing I'm hoping for! This next part is also reassuring as I know I am smaller by my clothes but weight is creeping down soooo slowly:

"The stats from my smart scales are also interesting as it appears my fat percentage has dropped whilst my muscle percentage has increased - and I’ve not done anything with weights this week."

I'm due to finish this round on Thursday 18th. I'll weigh a few days after that and see if I get a similar effect.

No 30DS for me since Tuesday 😞 I’ve been back at work and my back is sore so I thought I best not do it. Don’t want it so myself a mischief.

Did a 1 mile walk thing this evening and walked 4 miles at work so I’ve been active.

@IDareSay ypire doing a cracking job! Well done!

AND @Saggyoldclothbody that’s fantastic!

We’ve abandoned you @IDareSay thanks for continuing to take one for the team.

I have not even looked at my Callanetics video as I knew this week was going to be manic but it’s downloaded on my iPad so I’m ready for my holiday.

I was holding on till Sunday morning before telling you about what appears to me a mini whoosh from not doing any exercise other than just being active. Since I weighed myself on Sunday after my last day on level 3, I’ve lost 3.3lbs. Given that I was dieting all the way through August and only lost 1.6lbs in that time, I think my body had definitely held onto something (although in the interests of full transparency, I did lose 7lbs from the point that I started 30DS on 1 July - also whilst dieting throughout).

The stats from my smart scales are also interesting as it appears my fat percentage has dropped whilst my muscle percentage has increased - and I’ve not done anything with weights this week. I know that the stats produced are a bit dubious and you should focus on the trends but it does make me wonder what my body is up to.

Anyway, keep on, keeping on 👏