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New Year, new Jillian - the January Shred thread is here!

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ImogenQuy · 01/01/2015 08:27

Happy New Year, everyone. If you've got a New Year resolution to do more exercise and think crazy Jillian may be the answer, come and sign in here for moral support, chat and a chance to moan.

Ripped in 30 L1 D2 done. Still hate cardio, but it felt like a good start to the year.

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KateSMumsnet · 14/01/2015 10:27

Morning shredders! Just popping on to marvel at your fitness to point out that Jillian herself will be coming into Mumsnet for a webchat tomorrow at 1pm, so if you haven't already, do pop over and ask her a question!

ElphabaTheGreen · 14/01/2015 10:30
Sarahlouboo · 14/01/2015 10:50

Re the weight thing...I found it a bit disheartening at first as I felt I was eating relatively healthily and exercising much more and I seemed be losing and gaining the same two lbs over and over. I did feel more toned but underneath a layer of wobble! I only really seriously started losing weight when I started counting calories on my fitness pal. But the exercise has been a vital part of everything I think because (a) I can eat more calories when I have exercised Grin and (b) it defo tones you up and makes you feel so much better.

Just ordered a new JM box set so really looking forward to trying her yoga and kickboxing DVDs.

Happypiglet · 14/01/2015 11:06

We'll have just done L1 D7 I am finding it a bit easier I think.... I am now using my fitness pal which is quite illuminating!

ZingTheGreat · 14/01/2015 12:18

ooh kickboxing you say?

CointreauVersial · 14/01/2015 13:11

Morning, Kate! Looking forward to some motivational stuff from our Jillian.

Imogen - although exercise is a Good Thing, you probably need to combine it with a healthy eating plan to really lose weight. Weight loss is 80% diet and only about 20% exercise.

Well, I listened my alarm clock this morning, got out of bed, and 30DS L1D6 is in the bag.

ZingTheGreat · 14/01/2015 13:12

where is she though? Sad

ZingTheGreat · 14/01/2015 13:14

oh ffs, I've been clock watching for the last hour and it has just dawned on me today is Wednesday.
not Thursday

Blush
CointreauVersial · 14/01/2015 13:20
Grin
ElphabaTheGreen · 14/01/2015 14:10

ZingTheNotSoGreat Grin

tabulahrasa · 14/01/2015 18:49

30DSL1D4

I should have done it yesterday and ran today, but I was busy yesterday and my running buddy is injured, so I'll just do the shred properly till she's better.

TimeGoesBy · 14/01/2015 19:59

Sorry for butting in but am planning on starting shred and wondering if anyone knows what kind of calorie burn it gives if I was to enter it in to my fitness plan? Think might give me an extra bit of motivation.... Have done it before but never made it past level oneBlush

JustOneMoreGin · 14/01/2015 20:00

30 DS D7 done. Need to get my arsenal in gear as I don't think I'll be finished before I go on holidayBlush

JustOneMoreGin · 14/01/2015 20:00

Arse, not arsenal!

ElphabaTheGreen · 14/01/2015 20:21

TimeGoesBy How many calories a particular exercise burns is entirely dependent upon an individual's height, weight and metabolism. The only way of finding out the calorie burn would be to buy one of those bracelet thingies or a Jawbone or something that has the ability to calculate these things. Having said that, does My Fitness Pal give a ballpark figure as to calorie burn on 30DS? I would have thought that someone has worked something out and put it in. If you're using MFP, maybe put it down as 20mins of circuit training?

Sarahlouboo · 14/01/2015 20:37

I put it down as 20 mins circuit training. Week 3 Ripped in 30 done today. Set myself a challenge of working out 100 times back when I started this and today was 100! Still purple in 30! And those crouching bear crawls are still the devil's own work Shock

ZingTheGreat · 14/01/2015 20:49

ElphabaTheSmartass Grin

I hope that I will not miss it tomorrow!

TimeGoesBy · 14/01/2015 21:05

Thanks sarahlou, I have a tendency to "reward" myself after excerise eg 15 min walk=galaxy caramel, so want to make sure don't put on weight if embark on shred....
Well done on 100 workouts, only 99 to go for me Grin

Bimblepops · 14/01/2015 21:25

RI30, week 2, day 2 done.
Found it much less stressful than day 1, as I had a clue how to actually do the exercises this time!
Actually found it 'easier' than week 1...

CheshirePanda · 14/01/2015 21:26

L1 done! d10 was today. Level 2 starts tomorrow.

ShyGirlie · 14/01/2015 21:36

30DSL1D8 done.

Might consider doing 12 days of L1 as i don't want to move on too quickly and get demotivated by how hard L2 is... undecided as yet. Is that a Bad Idea?

Have quite a straining feeling pain in the inside of one of my calves - any clues as to why? Its been there the past few days, feels like the cardio makes it worse.

ImogenQuy · 15/01/2015 07:07

RI30 L2 D3 done, rather feebly - the wind and rain woke me up at 4.00 and I didn't get properly back to sleep, so I'm feeling quite weary. I bailed out of the crow push-ups and just did normal ones instead. Bimblepops, I'm astounded that you're finding it easier than L1 now you've got into it - you must have much stronger shoulders than I do!

I've also managed to bike to or from work three times this week, so that's 30 miles as well as JM-ing. If it's not too wet and windy this evening I'll take the bike home and that'll be 40 miles, which I feel quite chuffed about.

I'm not trying to lose weight, so not fussed about not having lost any since starting the Shred - I wouldn't have complained if I'd dropped a pound or two, but I wasn't actively going to do anything to promote it. I wasn't keen on actually gaining it, though!

ShyGirlie, moving up a level is OK, actually, though you need more coordination for L2 than L1. I find L2 less dull - fewer jumping jacks for a start! Also the push-ups are easier than the ones in L1. Though it sounds as though you might need a day or two off, or at least a day or two not doing the cardio, so that your calf can heal.

Elphaba, I know muscle's denser than fat - the thing I was trying to remember was what happens early on in the process of laying down the extra muscle. Another poster said she thought some people temporarily gained water weight as part of that process when minute tears open up in the muscles - though either she may have got it wrong or I may be misrepresenting her.

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ElphabaTheGreen · 15/01/2015 09:47

Against all odds (early-waking baby, ballsing up first nap, no DH around to help, DS1's lift to nursery late, further ballsing up DS2's nap) 30DS L3D2 DONE!!

Probably wouldn't have happened if Jillian wasn't coming to check on us today Grin

Sorry Imogen Blush Didn't mean to be patronising.

ShyGirlie Do calf stretches after the workout. Jillian doesn't do them, but you really should with all the jumps there are. Also, I would say just push on and go to L2 after 10 days. I was trying to think of really good excuses to lengthen my stay at L1 as well, but I gave myself a firm talking to and plunged in. It's really not so bad Smile

InkyPinkyPonkyPoo · 15/01/2015 10:17

Hi all, I hope you don't mind if I join?

Bit of backstory- after gaining a lot of weight having 3DC, last October I decided enough was enough and things had to change. So I joined Slimming World and within 6 months had lost 3stone and 4 dress sizes. I'm now at a point where I'm at a healthy bmi- 24, weighing 10st3 at 5'5" but really would like to lose another 7lb or so.

My biggest issue though is that I need to tone up. I tried 30DS when I first joined sw and to be honest it nearly killed me! I couldn't manage more that 5 days at level one! I'm now hoping that being 3 stone lighter will enable me to be able to be able to compete the workout but we will see!

So I'm not a complete newbie to 30DS but it's been a while! I hope you don't mind me joining you all much more experienced people, I think I could do with the encouragement and occasional kick up the but though Smile

So 30DS Day 1 level 1 complete!

Wow sorry that turned into a bit of an essay!

InfinitySeven · 15/01/2015 10:27

Morning everyone!

I was on here in...oohh...August? I did well at doing the 30 day shred most days, but stuck to level 1, and then tried insanity and pretty much killed myself. And then broke my wrist.

Anyway, I'm giving it another go. I've bought the hour long Ripped workout, and I'm planning to do it every lunchtime in the week, with weekend days off. I'll have to see how I go, though, because I've still got a bust wrist.

I'm also doing a kind-of edited version of Alternate Fasting. I'm not eating in the day, but having a normal tea (and sometimes dessert). As I'm working from home, I'm not moving very much, and I tend to eat out of boredom during the day.

I've probably got about 2 stone to lose to reduce pressure on my spine. I'm probably a 10/12 at the moment, and I need to be back to a 6/8 or I'm going to have to have my spine reinforced again, which isn't fun. So, I'm going to see how I do, and really hope that this makes a difference.

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