30 Day Shred

L2 D1 done. I'm pretty good with planks (no idea why, just always have been) but oh my goodness all the getting up and down!
I need to review L2 before I do it again tomorrow to make sure I'm doing everything properly.

L2 D4 done ✔️

I think my plank exercises wouldn’t pass muster with my old Pilates teacher @Iheartmysmart and my plank jacks barely involve my feet moving more than 6 inches I’d say 😀. However, doing something is better than nothing 🙌

Can I join please? I’ve just done L2 day 3 and am struggling a bit with the plank exercises, mainly because I’ve got rubbish wrists, but am plodding on. No weight loss so far but have lost a few inches here and there.

Me too. I've also done l1 day 10

Go for it. Lol 3 was my fave

L1D10 done. Still find the first cardio section really hard!

On to Level 2...

L1D9 done.
I go on holiday in just over 3 weeks so hoping to do the whole 30 days before I go (and then have a nice lie down!)

I’m glad you had rest days too, as I’ve read that that’s when your body repairs itself by building new muscle (or that’s my simplified interpretation). I weigh myself daily and can even see a greater difference when I’ve left a day or two than when I have done every day.

Level 2 day 6 done!

Unlikely to have time tomorrow, but it's probably best to miss a day as consecutive days of level 2 seem to kill my knees. I'm tempted to skip right on to level 3 soon...we'll see. 👀

Aww I’m glad to help, I want you all to feel this good too. I definitely had days I couldn’t be arsed 🤣 or I was still too sore from the day before, maybe like 5 dotted in the month?
You are doing the right thing having rest days, it actually helps progress rather than hinders it. Also means we really go for it the next day rather than half arsed!

L2D3 complete. After a break over the weekend, I decided to go for it this afternoon and I managed to do most of it as per Anita (the second set of twisty jumps turned into boxing it out) and my heart rate was quite a bit lower than last time 😊 Lots of lower back and hip stretches now so I can do it again tomorrow.

That is such a carrot to keep going for @Disturbia81 Did you do 30 days on the trot each time or did you have some rest days throughout? I’ve missed a few days with tight hip flexors causing some pain but I do need to jump back in.

That is so motivating @Disturbia81 , thank you and well done!
Back from hols, and back on it later.
And well done to the rest of us to keep going!

L1D8 done. Only the thought of my holiday in mid-August is keeping me going!
(And all of you suffering with me 😁)

Just wanted to give an update to help motivate my fellow shredders ♥️
So I completed my second shred a few weeks ago. I did a month, had a month off, then just done another month and I will repeat like that as it seems to be working and giving my body a rest inbetween too.
So after this shred I could really see my muscles had grown and my stomach had gone in, just my whole shape is starting to look a bit more athletic which I’ve never had. I’ve always been a soft wobbly kind of slim 😆
So I weighed myself straight after and was the same weight. This is where people will be disappointed and maybe think fuck it and have a binge. But I knew my muscles had grown and I was full of water retention from the sore muscles, so I knew that scale number would go down to reveal the proper loss.
Well it’s taken 2 weeks but it’s finally going down a lb a day and so far 5lbs down but it looks so much more as the muscle gain has changed my shape. I eat healthily throughout shredding and resting so no change in diet.
I’m actually itching to get started again as I’m loving what it’s doing! Who knew I’d be happier with my body in my mid 40s than any other time 🤣 but yeah my joints need the rest.
I’m 5ft 7 and now 11 stone 9, starting to fit into some size 10s woo (not been that since my early 20s) I’ve mostly been a stable size 12 but big section overhang since babies which I can’t believe has reduced so much
I’m so happy I found something that works for me and is easy to fit into a busy day instead of trailing to a gym
Keep going guys and be patient for the weight to come off a few weeks after finishing, you’ve got this 🖤

It’s harder in some ways as the moves as a bit more awkward but level 2 definitely has harder bits too!

L1 day 9 done. I still can't get through the cardio without stopping though! Is that bit worse in L2?

Welcome @ELCismyspiritnana how are you getting on?

I've missed a few days again.

Level 2 day 5 just done. Must say this level is really killing my knees so it's probably best that I'm missing days and giving them a break before doing it again!

Really not enjoying level 2. 🙈 anyone else?

Is level 3 even worse?!

L2 D5 done.
Half way through 💪
Once I get the hang of a level after the first couple of days I turn the volume down and listen to my audiobook.

L1D7 done. Resisting letting the programme run to watch L2 so it will be a nice surprise 😁

I think it's knowing you're almost finished 😂

L1 D9 done. One more L1 tomorrow then up to L2. Looking forward to the change! I focus quite hard on form to save my knees, eg really making sure they’re pressed outwards/not rolling inwards during squats. Seems to be working in that they’re not any more sore than pre-shred!

L1D6 done. I find I'm powering through the third cardio section now so something is happening!

Slightly worried by the thought of 'knee killers' in L2...

Can I please join? I did 2 weeks of this 12 years ago and really snatched my body fat then life got in the way and I piled it on and more.bid love to get back into it.
Those who have done L2 with bad knees - what do you do instead of the knee killers? Do you find its still effective?

L1D5 done.

Had to give it a miss yesterday as I twisted my knee going downhill on our morning walk but all good today and glad to get it over with for another day!
Halfway through level 1 💪