30-day shred in January

[juneau]

Anyone want to join me?

Xpost hatch I know the frustrated feeling. You'll get there.

Right where am I? After 3 days of phoning it in I'm at Day 2 Level 2, almost killed me tonight loads of Anita hardly any Natalie, I hate planks!

Well done sweetkitty. I think my planks resemble the millennium bridge when it started wobbling up and down, rather than a plank.

Just finished for today. I have gone back to level one, but making it a bit hard (some of the cardio/strength from level 2).

Quick question - the cooldown at the end, with your legs out. This sounds dumb but my back is not straight. Not because it's stiff, but it's like my bum is further forward than my back. Is that normal? I mean, there's no way I could get it straight.

Have only just managed to get kids to bed and do chores and so I think it's a but later to start now which means today is rest day!! Tomorrow will have to be an on day therefore

Today was my first exercise-free day in aaaages and I missed it!

I will try to run tomorrow evening or Thursday morning, then conserve my energy for Sunday's half marathon (boy that has come around quickly!)

I failed miserably to shred yesterday I actually got to the point of posting on here to ask for motivation, then deleted the message before posting it as I didn't want you to tell me to do it! Oops.

I have no excuse, but I had a great time using the DH-free telly time to watch back to back episodes of Buffy instead

wem glad you enjoyed Buffy. No excuses today though
Neither Me too. I can't believe I actually missed exercising! Good luck with the half marathon on Sunday. I hope your weather isn't anything like it is here. It was -4 on the way to work this mroning and it is supposed to get colder at the weekend
Just not sure what you mean. My bum is further back than my shoulders, but I would say my back is gently bent as I reach forward. I am not sure a fully straight back is that good because it will put all the strain on the bottom of the back (I think) .Does that make sense?
Not shredding again today, but my 10 minute solutions DVD should hopefully arrive, so I will do 20-30 minutes of that tonight.

It's really hard to explain wise . When I'm sitting up straight, my bum is way further forward than my shoulders. Weird.

You are obviously a freak of nature.
When you lean forward, you shoulders must go further forward than your bum then? If you can't do it sitting, what about standing? If you stood with your legs just a bit more than shoulder width apart and bent over forwards, that would do the same thing, wouldn't it? hopes no-one looks in my office window or opens the door whilst I give it a go

So, who was it that was talking about looking down at your belly while in plank position? Because I guess I never did before, and you made me look today, and I am not happy...

Anyway, done for the day, Day 12 I think. Thanks for the telling off WiseKneeHair :)

Er, that was me wem.... sorry

(it's like a hammock full of custard when I look down.... aurgh!)

Did my LOVELY pilates class today, feel a million dollars. No shred tonight because of choir, will try and do it first thing tomorrow morning AND perhaps tomorrow evening if I can manage it (the super phoned in anita-lite version of level 2.....)

well done wem, you obviously didn't need my telling off.
orangina probably TMI, but I'm now thinking that it's missionary position for DH and I until I get that 6 pack, as the thought of my hammock full of custard has put me straight off any more interesting postions.which probably burn more calories

Done today!
Added in s couple of new exercises yesterday and can really feel it.

I also advise not looking at your stomach whilst in crunch position, not good.

A hammock full of custard? That's perfect and horrible at the same time. I'll be doing my best to keep my eyes fixed on the carpet from now on.

Well done Freakoid - what exercises did you add in?

So sorry everyone, I thought it summed up what I was looking at quite succinctly.....

wisekneehair, might have been tmi, but that thought had occurred to me as well (about me and DH obviously, wasn't speculating about anyone else.....!).

freakoid, I LIKE looking at my tummy while lying on my back, it almost looks flat....

OK - ir's going to be a half hearted level 2 toady - don't feel like it and I think my tummy is getting bigger if anything this week but if I write it hear I have to do it, don't I?

Done level 2, did use heavier weights though. I've just got some new 3kg ones to replace my 1kg ones and you can feel the difference!

Orangina yes its good while lying down...I meant whilst up in a crunch- so many rolls!

I added in twisty jump things, sumo squats and planks where you lift one arm up. Oh and a step for some of the cardio. Need to watch levels two and three again to see if there are any others from shred i fancy adding.

Well done ninja and Freakoid.
I think my leg is feeling a bit better. Although, I am not sure how much of that is wishful thinking.
I did a couple of the 10 minute solutions blast belly fat last night. OMG - the woman doing it has the most perfect abdomen I have ever seen. Some of the moves were quite doable, but some were just impossible. Sideways plank, then move your leg up and down, anyone? It was enough to make me want to go back to shredding.

Day 13 done. I've been thinking I should be using heavier weights ninja. I have 1kg now, I think the jump to 3kg would be a bit too much for me though.

Glad your leg is feeling a bit better WiseKneeHair, you'll be back on the jumping jacks and lunges before too long :)

Yes - 3kg is too much for some of the exercises. I bought a set of weights in TESCOs, but they had 1kg, 1.5kg and 3kg!

I used to use 3's and 4's in the gym but am a bit of a weakling now.

I'm ninjaing tonight and off to visit family on Friday and Sat nights, not sure if I'll take the DVD with me. Would you?

Exercise fail today. Bad day at work then friend came round for a cup of tea and now i feel too tired. Will just take this as my day off and make sure i do it properly over weekend.

I now use 2kg weights which is about right for me at the moment. I started off with .5kg ones!

I'm using cans of chickpeas as dh uses the 1.5k weights for most of the exercises.

Phoned it in again tonight as want my knee to be properly better before putting any more strain on it.