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That's fantastic, and you will see more and more little improvements each day. Generally it's no fun at all but it's a fairly short workout and you can talk yourself through it in your head to keep on pushing! Sounds a bit mad but I'm guessing you'll understand what I mean! Keep at it, it's great to get positive updates…

Just done L1 D9. For the first time I did all of the first cardio set without stopping. I also managed ten proper push ups which is my best effort yet. Still not easier but felt more comfortable. Keep going everyone, you are seriously motivating me to carry on with this!

I was away yesterday so missed my day 9. Hope everyone is finding it a little easier? I'm back home now, just doing a few bits and bobs and I hear Jillian calling my name so I best not keep her waiting too long eh? Else she'll be in a foul mood and make me work even harder, and I can't have that. :wink:

No worries, your health comes first. Get back to it when you feel ready. We are all at different stages anyway as some are doing it all the way through and others are taking the odd rest day. Good luck!

Haha... I laugh because I could have written this post! I will never EVER enjoy doing this, and each day I have to drag myself out of bed and force myself to keep going through each exercise. But at the end I'm glad and I'm proud that I've made myself do it despite hating every second! This is my second time round doing…

L2 is very tough, so congratulate yourself for sticking with it. Don't let Jillian win - a smug Jillian is the worst thing ever. She won't beat us!!! :laugh:

How long have you stayed the same for? Just wondering if it's actually a plateau or other stuff - hormones, water retention etc etc. Make sure you're eating enough cals for your activity level - 1200 is very low for many people so try not to fall into that trap. Otherwise I'd mix a few things up - do different exercise,…

There's a group for people who started on 1st March and you're welcome to join in. There are people who started later who have hopped on board. Good luck with it!

Guess it depends on how strong you were when you started and how used to exercising. I went from doing absolutely nothing to shredding every day so I've been quite sore although it's not so bad as it was the first 3-4 days.

It does get more tiring the more consecutive days you do. Any chance you can do it first thing in the morning? That way you're fully entitled to slob on the couch when you get in! I found it better to do this else otherwise is spend all day at work talking myself out of doing it when I got in!

Sorry I just read that you checked inches already. I would give it a little longer and I think you will see a difference in measurements. :smile:

I checked this morning and since starting the Shred I am also up by exactly the same amount and I did day 8 today too. I did the Shred last year and exactly the same thing happened. I lost inches but I couldn't lose weight. So I would recommend that you take measurements as well as checking on your weight as you may see…

You can do this! Start back with it today and just think of it 1 day at a time. Don't think about a 30 day slog, just think about doing it that day and then move on to the next day. We are all with you!

This always happens to me when I start a new exercise program. I'm guessing you 'gained' a couple of pounds? It's apparently to do with muscles retaining water to repair themselves and in a couple of weeks it should ease off. So I would definitely measure as well as weigh to give yourself a boost. :smile:

Haha somehow it's nice to know we are all in this together and not the only one suffering!

No phoning it in!!!!!! Get it done, you'll be glad when you do. :smile:

I hate the first cardio set as I'm totally out of breath as I'm unfit! I also don't like the anterior raises with the side lunge in set 3. Yuck!

I'm only on day 8 of level 1 tomorrow, but I've done 30DS before and remember all too well what level 2 was like. I also hated it and found it by far the hardest level. If I remember correctly it contains the dreaded "Running Man" except my running man was more like a dying man! I preferred level 3 and that's tough. I…

Have you recently started an exercise regime? The reason I ask is that I always struggle to lose (may even gain a couple of pounds) when I start exercising daily as opposed to doing nothing. I tend to see inch loss and my BF % goes down on the scales but no weight loss. Do you track your measurements to check for progress…

I think you're allowed the odd day off? Although if you can do it twice then go for it! :smile: I actually felt better about day 6 as I felt more of an improvement than I have so far. I still don't like it, but it's getting a little better!

I'm eating around 1500-1600 calories and netting around 1350ish after the shred and a small amount of walking. According to MFP that's pretty much spot on with my 1lb per week loss figure. Although I struggle to lose weight when I exercise, "only" inches.

Well done everyone, you're doing great!

Depending on your starting weight, 1290 cals a day could be very low. It may be better you changing your loss rate to 1lb a week - you may want to lose faster than this (don't we all!) but it's a steady approach that will mean not cutting back too heavily and maybe slowing down your rate of loss. Find out your BMR and…

I have a weak right knee so have to be careful too. Also with all the planks in L2 (last time I did the shred) I found my right wrist hurt too. I guess if necessary you can take a day to rest but I'll try to do as many consecutive days as I can I think.

Have you registered a weight loss in between that time? Cos the lighter you are you will burn slightly less cals doing the same exercise.

Mine are 1.5kg but I use 3kg for the chest flies as I find those easier. I'll try to push myself to increase where I can.

I've done the shred before and didn't lose an ounce in weight so I don't want to go near the scales! The good news however is that inch loss started to happen quite quickly so you do get to see changes. I guess everyone is different though and some may well notice weight loss. Fingers crossed for great results for everyone!

All done, not having fun but it's 25 mins a day right? If I can't commit to that then there's something wrong. ????

Good question, as I think this will be different for everyone! 1. 1st set of cardio (without stopping) - I can do jumping jacks and jump rope but 4 sets together I struggle with cos I'm unfit! 2. Anterior raises 3. Push ups (have to do a couple then modify).

This is my second time round having done the shred last year. I absolutely hated level 2 and found it the hardest in many ways so I'm not looking forward to it this time round! What I did before if I was really struggling was substitute a move with something a little easier. It still kept me moving and I was able to go on…