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Well done, you can definitely see the difference it's made! I finished day 30 on Monday! I did take before and after pics, but you can't see much difference. I'll take measurements later. I've got a suspicion that I've lost more weight from my boobs than anywhere else, which is annoying! I've gone back and done level 1 and…

When I woke up this morning I had been dreaming that I was doing the shred. Was pretty bummed out to find out I had to do those supermans "again". Level 3 day 5 complete for me.

That's awesome, well done! I can definitely see the difference, especially around your stomach. And you've lost 6cm off your arms, which sounds like a good response to me! I'm a similar kind of size to you, but my arms have LOADS of excess fat (more than you!), which I find really gross. I'm worried about ending up with…

Gosh, that's a relief, thanks! I really feel like level 2 is at the limit of what I can do. Starting level 3 tomorrow!

I did level 2 day 9 today, and completed through everything again (just!), so yesterday wasn't a fluke :D I'm already getting nervous about what level 3 has in store for me! Oops! Well done for getting back on it though. Scales absolutely aren't everything, and I don't think you can expect to lose loads in a month anyway…

Did the day off help? I had a rubbish day on Saturday, struggled with everything, so I took yesterday off and felt ready to give it my all again today.

Level 2 day 8 completed this morning, and I finally got through it all without any breaks, yay! I can really feel it in my abs for a few hours afterwards, which is a strange sensation because those muscles are buried under many layers of fat!

I completed level 2 day 5 today, so I'm at the halfway mark. I'm still not able to do everything in level 2 (even the modified versions) without taking the odd five-second break (all those plank-based moves are a killer). Yesterday I only took one break, on the oblique-twist-plank at the end, which felt like a big…

I'm also taking one day off a week. It gives your muscles a chance to recover. I don't count the rest day as one of the 30 days, so it will take a little more than 30 days in total to complete the programme. Keep up the good work!

Good luck with level 2!

I did level 2 day 2 today. Level 2 is really tough. I'm finding the plank-based exercises really hard - I can barely maintain that position for 30 seconds, let alone doing things with my legs at the same time!

I completed day 10 of level one this morning, woop! I'm equally excited and nervous about seeing what level 2 has in store tomorrow morning. I didn't really feel like things got much easier during level 1, except the abs stuff, which I really struggled with at the beginning (and struggled with a little less at the end). I…

I took one day off over the weekend, and completed level 1 day 7 this morning. I think I'm going to take a day off a week - I've got a long-term bad knee, and the shred is making it worse. The day off helped with this, I think. I also bought a knee support a couple of days ago, and am also substituting the jumping jacks,…

Can I join? I started the programme a couple of days ago and did level 1, day 3 this morning. I bought a box set of Jillian Michaels DVDs several years ago, but can't remember ever even trying them (I probably tried one workout and found it too hard). I did a few days of 30DS during March, but gave up, but I'm now…

I'm down just over 40lbs so far (started here in Jan 2014). Another 30-ish to go.

I'm also in the same boat; similar stats except I'm only 5'2, so you'd think it would be more noticeable, but it's not. I can't tell in my clothes or anything. BUT it's only taken me about seven weeks to lose this first 13 lbs, so I'm hoping that in another seven weeks, I can match that, and SURELY it'll be noticeable…

What did you make them from?

I've just finished my fifth week, have lost 8lbs so far, and just wrote myself a blog post about how annoyed I am not to have lost this week. In fact I've GAINED 0.4lbs. This is despite my daily average net cals for the week being 1341, which should be plenty low enough for me to lose. It IS annoying, but I'm going to see…

Start of month stats: SW: 211.8 CW: 205.6 GW (for Feb): 200.6 Weigh in Dates: 31/1: 205.6 7/2: 203.2 14/2 21/2 28/2 Woohoo, one week in and I'm already almost halfway there :) Hope everyone else is doing well too. February's a short month, so I was worried it would be harder to hit the 5lbs, but I do actually like having a…

Take a couple and put them in your drawer for tomorrow?

How about just aiming for one single day of eating healthy food. Plan yourself out a day of healthy meals, and then make every effort to stick with it. Tell yourself that tomorrow you'll reward yourself by eating what you want, and try really hard to get through that one day. And then, the next day, do the same again.…

I weighed myself this morning, so here we go: SW: 211.8 CW: 205.6 GW (for Feb): 200.6 If I can make that, I'll be within sight of onderland! I'm feeling very determined at the moment (hope it lasts!). Good luck to everyone, we can do it!

I'm in too. I did a 5lb challenge in Jan and achieved it, so I'd love to emulate my success! I'll weigh in tomorrow and give my stats, and then every Friday thereafter, which will take me nicely to the last day of Feb. Good luck everyone - WE CAN DO IT!!!!

Your treadmill probably isn't completely accurate - it's very difficult to be accurate on calories burned. What 'distance' are you covering? A rule of thumb is that an average person burns approximately 100 calories per mile (walking or running) outside. It's less on a treadmill, as it moves beneath you so you're not…

It's generally recommended that you increase exercise gradually, as sudden increases mean you're more likely to get injuries, as you've discovered. If you've gone from nothing to daily, that's quite a jump. It takes a while for muscles to build and strengthen. There are loads of beginners programmes online you can follow…