20011 shredhead thread.

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for hark, thigumy, mamathulu, mothernature, gothanne, noobbyhohoho, belindarose, vallhalala, balloonslayer, tubbyduffs, picc, asecretlemonadedrinker, Ishallwear, spandexqueen, soccorwidow, weedle, cheekytinker, southseaastra.

anyone else who I have missed from thread or wants to put thier name to the 30 day shred.

good luck ladies cant wait to start. .

lets check in when we have our dvds delivered and unwrapped.

To all of you who are not losing weight but are losing inches you do realise that this is a good thing don't you?? It means that your body is burning fat and your shape is changing and you are getting smaller but you are retaining all your muscle and therefore keeping your metabolism up which means you can eat more. When most people diet a lot of the weight they lose is lean muscle not fat and this slows your metabolism down which means you have to eat less just to maintain your weightloss. Please, please pay more attention to the way your clothes are falling off you and the changes you can see in the mirror and don't focus on the scales, they are not the best judge of your success.

Foundwanting is right, 12lbs in three weeks is a huge amount to lose.

Definitely give level 2 a try foundwanting even if you cannot do all of the level 1 moves at the advanced level, it is good for your body to have a change and be challenged in different ways. It is very hard to go from doing press ups on your knees to press ups on your hands because of the huge increase in weight you are suddenly expecting your arms to push. An easier way is to gradually increase the amount of weights on your arms by doing press ups with your hands on different height surfaces, eg the back of the sofa, then drop to the arm of the sofa, then a low coffee table, and then the floor, or use your stairs and once you can do ten reps, drop down a stair. Concentrate on getting a full range of motion, ie nose/chest to floor. Also look at your arm position, the wider your arms are apart the more your chest muscles are involved and the easier the exercise is. The closer your hands are together the more the weight is focused on your arms, especially your triceps. Try doing a press up with your arms wider than shoulder width and then try one with your hands close together (make a diamond shape with fingers and thumbs together) and feel the difference.

WWWY Invest in body control underwear for dress wearing!!

Dotty 12lbs is fantastic!! Have you tried Jason Vale's 7 day juice diet for a quick kick start - you need to maintain limited carbs and lots of fruit and steamed veg afterwards to maintain / continue loss but worth a try.

Thanks LostGirl that is really helpful. Will have a go tomorrow.

Think I'm going to give shredding a miss today. Came over sicky and faint feeling at soft play just now (I know - it's enough to induce that feeling at the best of times) and now feel totally wiped out. Odd. Going to have me a little lie down...

Have done 4 days of L1 now and is overall easier but boredom is making it a little harder iyswim. Have decided not to try L2 until I've done 7 days though. My press ups are Anita style, all the rest is Natalie but I can't keep going til the end of the set quite as arms have always been weaker than rest of my body.

Going to measure myself tonight

One possible big spanner in the works is I think I am getting phlebitis again as I have a HUGE varicose vein in my left leg. Exercise seems not to be helping it at all. I was supposed to have surgery on it but postponed because of pregnancy and then baby DD getting chicken pox. More fool me.

Level 1 - Day 4

Still seems to be getting harder. During the press-ups today my arms were like jelly!

The cardio is getting easier though

Still going to persevere - hope this is worth it.

So feeling a little achey today my ribs are sore and the front of my thighs too. Now that I've done it once, I think I'll be able to push myself harder

I do find the cardio a bit boring and it has at least reassured me that I am not quite so unfit as I thought! - but will keep it up for 30 days and then maybe look for a strength and abs DVD without the cardio and start running again. eek.

But that's all a bit ahead of myself - Day 2 tonight first!

I do think you need way more stretching at the end though so am adding in a few pilates moves too.

Just to add to the weight loss debate my scales have stayed roughly the same but my trousers definately feel loser so shape must have changed. I wish I had measured but I didn't!

I've added an arm measurement to my list as of today. Hope to see that go down in a week...

Okaaayyy, that hurt waaaaaayyyyy more on Day 2. I did a bit of swearing at Jillian, think the words smug and bitch may have accidentally come out. The strength exercises were KILLER.

Ouch...

Day 5 of Level 2 (15 days shred in total equals halfway!)

Can 100% see results in my abs and tum, slight bit in legs and arms too!

Just have a 'pinchy' back so going to watch that.

Well Done to all-i love this thread-it keeps me motivated!

Won't be able to shred until Thursday as I'm away overnight with work tomorrow. Hotel away + M&S food shop + no exercise = disaster.... am trying to stay focussed and am planning to try and do some of the level 1 routine in the hotel room....!

Can't you take a laptop with DVD slot?

Ha! Never even thought about that! On the train now - will get into Jillian mode this evening!

No shred or pilates for me yesterday - previous night 9m old DD had me up most of the night being sick and DS1 came out in chicken pox! :( Nightmare.

Will get back on it today, though I am still tired.

On a happier note - I seem to be losing weight on the scales but when I measured my waist had gone up 2 inches! Think I must have measured in the wrong place and trying to measure with a metal tape is not ideal. I hope that's what it's all about anyway and I have not got a bigger waist!
I also have a strange 'fat' feeling. Does anyone else ever get this? You just feel heavier than you did the day before?

Everyone is doing so well and good to see even more new people! :)
This thread is very motivational - knowing others are kicking their own asses along with you helps. :o

hi,

I have not shredded now for a week first due to illness and the rest due to a mix of things. I really need a kick up the arse to get back into it. I had just done day 1 of level 2 when i stopped so i am planning on getting back into level 2 and take it from there. I also have to get back into my running as haven't done that for nearly 2 weeks. Jillian would not be pleased.

I have an asthma clinic this morning and i think i am going to be given a steroid preventer inhaler so i'm hoping that will help me feel better generally coz i'll not be coughing as much

Bit stiff this morning, so it's defintely doing something! Abs definitely feeling more firm.

I don't like her bicycle crunches though so am doing my pilates version, which fucking hurt big-style. They separate the arms and the legs so you twist your torso then alternative your legs. They are v v good for abs and I think more effective than moving both at the same time (more burn!!)

Also struggling with the sidesquats things in the last circuit. My tush is not going back enough. I wish they would put a separate "how to" section at the end of these dvds breaking down the exercises. Any hints?

FreeButtonBee, youtube can be good for looking at instructional videos for specific exercises. Try practicing the lateral lunges without the arm raises just to concentrate on getting the movement right. Concentrate on butt back, chest up and pushing through the heel of your foot.

FreeButtonBee - can you talk me through your bicyling alternative? I find them hard, and my back gives out before my abs really feel the benefit, making me think I'm doing them totally wrongly.

With regards the side lunges i find I can do a beauty to the right side, but the tush just doesn't want to go back to the left.
Pain doesn't stop me, nothing hurts to the left, my body just won't do it.

I have also noticed my right thigh and right arm are more toned than the left apendages.

LAdyoftheflowers, everyone will have a more dominant side, it takes a lot of work to try and create an evenly strong body if that makes sense. Always starting exercises on your weaker side will help and then match the number of reps you can do on your weak side with your strong side. So if you can only do ten lunges on your left leg then just do ten on your right, don't go on and do 15. This doesn't apply so much to the shred as most exercises alternate one rep each side anyway. With the lateral lunges, try doing them more slowly and concentrating on the range of motion you are getting rather than keeping pace with Jillian. The easier the movement becomes the more you will be able to do.

Herbe

Get in position, so tips of fingers behind ears and legs raised with knees at 90 degress. Twist your upper body to the left, then (and only when you have finished the twist) extend your right leg.

Next, twist your upper body to the right. Right leg remains extended until you have finished the twist. Once you've finished the twist to the right, extend your left leg and bring your right leg back in.

Repeat.

Trick is to go pretty slowly; the aim is to keep your abs engaged the entire time and by just moving one bit of your body at a time, you are more able to concentrate on that. It hurts much more than Jillian's way for me so think it is working.

Also make sure you pull your belly button in. that engages the abs more and protects your back.

Lostgirl ta for the youtube hint. I will take a look.

Will also try to do the lunges more slowly, that's a good idea. Better to do well with form and lots done shittily!