Shred anyone?

[rusmum]

Anyone want to join me? Done day 1 today, want to tone up and lose 10 lb ish by 20 may when I go to Corfu, 1st abroad hol in over 10 years. Share success if you have done this programme previously too

Ive just done day 10 of L2

Am mightily pleased to be going onto L3... the V raises on the last circuit kill me, as do the plank thrust things on circuit 1. Must admit though its a bit easier than when I started

I do feel more toned (arms, chest and shoulders are definitely more defined)

Want to see an improvement in my abs though - I'm still flabby!

Skipping tonight as too zzzzzz won't get in till 8 so will do day 19 tomorrow! Only my second miss so not too bad, is it?

missed yesterday as I woke up exhausted and with a headache :(

Did day 5 today - strangely the scales are not looking too good but I had people at work today saying they noticed a big difference since the last day I was in the office (Thursday) and I am wearing a shapeless, too big, horizontal striped top!! wonder if it is actually starting to help.......and my trousers are nearly falling down too

Did you do L3 today notnow?

I did and found it a tiny bit less hard going...to be honest will be glad to get the last 8 days out of the way, not enjoying it at the moment

Still not lost anymore weight so going to be super strict with my diet this week (well, that's the theory

I did Level 3 today, Day 1

Think I prefer it to Level 2. Still v hard, but I'm finding the cardio a bit easier and think my legs are getting stronger

Am getting a buzz out of feeling fit

I'm not losing weight either but, hey, muscle weighs more than fat

Seriously, I'm going on shape, definition and feel of clothes NOT what the scales say

I've just done day 6 after 3 days off!

3 days off - not good. Saturday I was poorly and then Sunday and Monday were sleep days after night shifts.

I'm really pleased with myself for getting back into it though. I'm working 12 hour shifts tomorrow and Thursday so it will require a lot of motivation to Shred when I get home, but I will do it! I'm the only one losing out if I don't.

Just finished day 8 of level one and starting to get nervous about moving on to level 2 (and seen some scary messages about Vs and planks?!). please tell me it's not too much of a huge leap though? Not lost any weight yet but not gained either which I'm so pleased about-I had three meals out over the weekend! Plus people at work have notices so feeling very happy and determined to keep going!

Day 6 today and filled a couple of water bottles as weights so that they came up at 2lb instead of the 1lb bottles I was using - didn't really seem any harder. Still struggling with the push ups - even on the easy level but I have a bit of a dodgy shoulder anyway. apart from the lifts in the 3rd strength part where you are doing the side lunges, i don't feel I am getting anything out of the other arm bits - I find myself using those as a bit of a rest - should I be moving on to level 2 even though I can't do the push ups?

Third day off due to illness! Sore throat no energy, its oj ky chest too etc etc and eeating crap too! Going to try tomorrow even if I only manage half!!

I'd give level 2 a go soontobe - it's my favourite level and now I'm on level 3, I really miss it!!

Just done L3/day 4 - it IS getting easier...wondering what I'll do after day 30 - might go back and do l2 for a week.

Think I got my best results at Level 2, in as much as I thought I looked more toned (or maybe I'm not doing l3 properly )

:( shame. When you have been on a bit of a roll too!

Did day 7 todayweighed myslef this morning and not losing anything whereas I was before - not eating any more than I was - very strange.

Out for dinner tonight and Lunch on saturday so not going be a great week I don't think but I do feel my shape is better already - still got a bit of weight to shift though so now in a dilemma thinking maybe should ditch the shred for a month or so and try to get some more weight off and then start again??

I know I'm not going to lose everything I wanted to before hols at the end of June but if I managed another stone it would be good and if that was a tone up too I'd be really happy - just getting a bit stressed that the weight lose has stopped and now only 9 and a bit weeks to go so that stone is not looking v likey.

lavender - it's day 8 tomorrow so think I might go for it. thanks. Do you manage a proper push up? Think I am arse heavy which doesn't help :o

Well up to day 18, before my illness I had lost only 2 lb no inches and no viable change! Hoping it all kicks in at once! Back on it tomorrow , think I have tonsillitis

I'd lost 23lb since mid January - I've always lost even when I've been out for a meal - worked out my average loss up to last week was just over a pound and a half a week - My initial target is just to get into the "normal" weight range and I still have nearly a stone and a half to go to get there - Then i'd like to get comfortably inside normal to a weight that suits me - I don't want to get to my pre children weight as at nearly 47 I think that will be too thin. and would mean i'd have about 4 stone to lose!!

I'm 5' 10 and currently weigh 13 stone 12. at my heaviest I was 15 and a half , pre kids I was 9 stone 3. I hit normal at 12 5 I think. Longer term I'd like to be about 11ish - that still seems very far away :(

Wow soontobe!!! Well done u. How have you achieved that?

I was speaking to someone today though that had gone on a diet and took up yoga and lost very little, this was just before her hols. She went on holiday and ate loads - a lot of fruit and salad to be fair as well as the holiday food and drink - and she came back half a stone lighter. She reckons that sometimes your body gets used to the diet food and exercise and you need a complete shift of food and regime and then it all kicks in again. Hope so :(

I lost 38lb last jan-may and put back on 12 lb nov-jan oops

I've been using Myfitnesspal to log my calories and I have been playing at the c25k - I've never gotten past week 6 so still do a mixture of walking and running for about 40 minutes 3 times a week. I've ditched alcohol completely - i'd rather use the calories for chocolate :o

And that's it really - I find that logging everything really makes me aware of what I've had and therefore it seems to be easy to be disciplined. If I've no calories left for a treat then I don't seem to crave it iyswim.

It works for me - or well it has so far. Never even felt hungry - nothing denied if I have the calories for it but I find that you naturally gravitate to foods that are healthier - cos I am a greedy cow and like to see my plate piled up - even if it is with carrots and cabbage etc. Honestly I have had plates that I could barely lift filled with mince, tatties and veg :) lean mince in gravy is quite low - go a bit canny on the mash and avoid the butter in them - which you don't need as you have gravy anyway. I can also do a huge stir fry for under 500 calories. Spice is the dieters friend - you can have as much as you want and it counts nothing but makes the food really tasty and not boring.

I had grilled Cajun spiced chicken with potato wedges and a huge salad for 450 cals the other day - it was lovely :)

Wow 38lb is brilliant!!! - that's exactly what I would have liked to have lost by my hols at the end of June - not looking likely anymore though. Thinking maybe its a bit of PMS - I hadn't had a period for nearly 2 years after a bit of slowing down with them so thought I was through the menopause - but had one last month which took me by surprise so maybe it's just water retention and I'll lose it next week

Day 19 done !

Level 3 tomorrow on day 20 or day after? How much tougher is it?

well done!

mathematically it would be on day 21 but I guess it depends what suits.

day 8 done for me today.

I'm finding level 3 a bit easier
Still v hard, I'm worn out after, but I find the exercises a but easier if that makes sense

I couldn't handle the v raises in L2!

There are a lot of plank moves though...

I don't like level 3! 132 calories of hell, awkward moves

There's a lot of strength stuff isn't there