30 Day Shred

OK, name didn't change apparently so ignore me saying that. 🤣

Hello 👋 I was posting before but have name changed since. Completed 1 round of the shred last month but have now been on holiday and undone all of the progress made. 😨

Back on it with L1D1 today.

I've downloaded Jillian's app as I was sick of that site and the adverts, plus it kept buffering and reloading for me.

There's a free 7 day trial of the app so thought I'd give it a go. It has the 30 day shred plus all of her other dvds on there plus lots of other programmes And workouts to follow. It also has some recipes etc and a weight tracker. You can add progress selfias as you go.

There's a forum section which seems fairly inactive.

I'll have a look at the app when I get back from holiday I think @PreetyinPurple

L3 D7 done, and that's my last Sunday session until my holiday!
Right shoulder a little better, it will probably benefit from a few days break but it's been dodgy for years so I'm not blaming Jillian.

27 sessions done now and 3 to go. By my reckoning that's the shred 90% completed 🎉

Final push coming up.

I'm interested to know too as I've been thinking about buying this or the Kayla itsines sweat app

Day 14 done! Level 2 with a bit of level 1 mixed in. I’m tired and achy today but I’ve still done it.

Not seen her app, will have a look - thanks.

Has anyone tried her app, I think you can try it for free for a week.

L3 D5 done! Nothing else to say really but I’ll forget where I’ve got to if I don’t write it down somewhere. If only my menopausal brain was as big as my menopausal belly 😆

Day 13 completed and I did all of L2 without any L1 mixed in. Nice to feel the difference so quickly. In 2 days time I will be half way through the 30 days. 😃

My Apple Watch said my effort was moderate. The cheek of it.

Mr Mackenzie is a very handsome chap @Saggyoldclothbody

@Iheartmysmart Those are great losses. Maybe I’m phoning it in a bit too much or, with luck, it will all come together for me in level 3 🙏

Thanks @Saggyoldclothbody Things are much better now, and I’m finally in the right headspace to look after myself.

I measured again this morning and have lost 3 inches off my hips, 3 off my waist and 2 off my boobs. Still have a menopause belly but am starting to get some definition at the sides if that makes sense. Just need to sort my eating out now which will make a huge difference. My diet isn’t too bad but you can tell I like cake!

I love Mr Mackenzie 😍

L2 D10 complete. L3 currently running in the background in preparation…. It looks less jumpy around which I may, or may not, be better with.

@Happyhettiehe’s Mr Mackenzie, and today is fast asleep 💤

@IheartmysmartYou’ve had a terrible time of it, so well done for taking this on. Your heart rate improvement is really impressive. I’d be interested in where you are losing inches. We’re the same age, I’m about 3 stone overweight by bmi, and my menopause belly is absolutely depressing - my waist is bigger than my bra band measurement and it expands below that to rapidly diminishing hips 😱😭 Thankfully I still have a very ample bosom so it’s not immediately apparent when I’ve got clothes on. I may have lost about 1/2 an inch off my waist since starting 30DS (but over an inch on my arms???) so I’m hoping that I’ll see some extra loss when I finish the full 30 days 🤞

Nice work @IDareSay!!
L2D10 done so that’s me out of workout two. I sure won’t be missing the chair squats with V fly 😊

L3 D6 done, and that's my last Saturday session until my holiday!

Right shoulder still not 100% and last night's wine did not help my energy level this morning 🙄
Still, that's 26 sessions done now and four to go.

Keep going everyone 💪

@Disturbia81 I think that’s it, mid 40s means it’s more important now. I need to be healthier and not take my health for granted.

@Iheartmysmart I’m so sorry to hear about your horrendous year. That sounds very tough going - one of those is bad enough to deal with let alone all of those things.
Very well done on the shredding though! That’s a massive difference in heart rate. I hope you’re feeling much better for it too.

Nearly holiday time @IDareSay ! The light at the end of the tunnel is much closer…

What is the gorgeous chap’s name @Saggyoldclothbody ?

Cracking user name @TheHorrorsPersist 😁 then end is definitely in sight!

I have completed Level 1.75 this afternoon after having walked 4 miles this morning. My legs are sore today but I did more from the level 2 work out and only a bit of level 1 mixed in so I’m now calling it level 1.75.
So I can say I’ve done day 12! And today it did feel easier. Who knows how I’ll feel tomorrow…
Thanks for all the support you lovely lot. Being accountable on here is keeping me on the straight and narrow.
Happy Friday!

Level 3 day 5 done after a few days off 💪
The end is in sight!

L3 D5 done, and that's my last Friday session until my holiday!

Right shoulder feeling a bit weak and feeble today and I'm generally fatigued but pushed through and, as always, feel better for having done the session.
I will be glad of a break over my holiday and hoping for a drop in weight as reported by @Disturbia81
Though no doubt my holiday eating may negate that!

Five to go...

@Happyhettie you'll be surprised at how quickly your fitness improves. I’m 58 and am about 2 stone overweight due to a rotten combination of family bereavements, redundancy, a marriage break up and the loss of my little dog - all within a year. I’m just glad I turned to cake and not wine!

But after just 3 weeks of shredding, my resting heart rate is down from 78bpm to 65bpm. My blood pressure is down and I’ve just carried four heavy bags of shopping up to my first floor flat with relative ease. Not lost much weight but have lost inches and noticed a real difference in my shape. As @Disturbia81 says, you’ll probably be even fitter by the time you’re done.

Anyway, I can’t put it off any longer L3 D3 for me now!

L2 D9 complete! I wasn’t able to fit it in this morning when I usually do it before I’ve eaten and I’ve noticed that my HR is always lower on days when I do it after lunch.

@IDareSay Impressed that you’re doing it every day. My body has said no to my willpower so I do a kettlebell workout or have a rest those days.

@Disturbia81 and @Happyhettie On this particular occasion he was being a hinderer - he wanted to be behind the tv and I was concerned that he would knock the iPad down. There is a mix of interest on different days. Frequently it’s a look of “WTF is she doing” that I receive 😀

You WILL get back there 🤗 and probably be even fitter! I’m trying so much harder now I’m mid 40s, it feels more important

L3 D4 done, and that's my last Thursday session until my holiday!

Six to go...

After a few days away, back to it: L2D8 done (and despite the 5-day break) I haven’t gone backwards fitness- or strength-wise so that makes me happy 😊

Day 11 of 30DS done. Im counting it as Level 1.5. A mixture of level 1 and level 2 because I am seriously unfit and overweight and couldn’t even do the Anita version of everything.

I am cross with myself / sad that I have let myself get in to this state when I see picture from when I was in my 20s / early 30s and I was fit and healthy (and sounding vain, I looked good) BUT I am healthier and fitter than I was 10 days ago so that’s something. And in the next few days these exercises will feel easier too, just like level 1 did. And I will get back to those levels of fitness.

Amazing @IDareSay ! That countdown will be lovely!

L3 D3 done, leaving me seven days to go. That means tomorrow I can say "this is my last Thursday session" and so on until I go on hols next week 😎

Just had a massive omelette, 54g protein. Should tide me over for a few hours!

I’ve done L1 Day 10! 😃 🥵
Level 2 here I come…

@Saggyoldclothbody what a gorgeous ‘helper’. My old girl used to look disparagingly at me when I used to do exercise and try and sit on me if I was doing sit ups 😂