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This is my wedding dress http://www.phase-eight.co.uk/fcp/product/warehouse/Bridalwear/Paloma-Wedding-Dress/201334106 No pictures of me in it yet as wedding is not until March next year.

Well done. You look amazing.

I love being left handed! My both of my grandparents on my mothers side were left handed and lived to their nineties so they didn't get the memo about dying young. Amusingly they were also very left wing being proud Marxists/Communists till the day they died. My dad is left handed. My sister is left handed. None of my kids…

I finished the shred last Thursday. I have before/after photo's on my profile. I didn't lose weight (well not in the first 20 days, since then I have decided to stop weighing myself for the time being). I lost many inches around my waist and stomach and thighs. My arms increased a little - but that was a good thing as I…

I did W1 Day 2 today. It went well. Better than Day 1 when I ended up running for 5 minutes straight when I misheard the cooldown part for run on my app and kept on going waiting for instructions. I was quite pooped by the end of that! Had some killer shin splints when doing the walking sections but I have googled some…

I just finished Day 2 of Level1. Definitely more fun than 30DS. I am using 4kg weights this time instead of 2kg as the 2kg are just too easy. When I started 30DS the 2kg weights were killing my arms, isn't it funny how your strength and endurance changes with these dvd's.

I started Week 1 of Ripped in 30. I didn't think it was to bad at the time as it had many of the moves from the 30 DS which I have only just figured. But a couple of hours later my whole body is aching. Though I did do a very vigorous pilates session this morning so maybe it is a combination of them both.

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Well my kids are my support crew. My 6 year old does the first circuit than tells me it is too hard. She is cute as she uses a set of 1kg weights. My son just quotes Jillian at me at random times.

Bookmarking for inspiration and motivation

Well done for making that decision. I stopped at the beginning of April and took up exercise as my replacement habit. It is working out well for me. Keep it up and you will feeling the benefits healthwise and financially very soon. THe only bad news is that you will soon be able to smelly just how stinky cigarette and…

I found the first three days of the shred to be the worst then the aches and pains became tolerable. Just keep going it is worth it in the end.

I finished today. Hooray. These are my results Bust: Before - 41 inches, After - 40 inches Natural Waist - Before 36.5 inches, After 34 inches Bellybutton -Before 40 inches, After 37.5 inches Hips: Before 41 inches, After 40 inches Biceps - Before 10.5, After 11.5 inches Thighs - Before 22.5 After 21.5 Weightloss - nothing…

I can't comment on DVD's but I have recently taken up Pilates classes and have been going twice a week as a complement to the 30 Day Shred dvds. I really have been getting a lot out of Pilates. My flexibility has come so far as well as improvements to my posture and core strength. After each class I walk away feeling all…

I finish 30DS on Thursday - plan to have a day off on Friday then will start on RI30 on Saturday.

My profile picture really is my desk at work.

Day 3 of Level 3 done. Hooray only 7 more days to go.

Day2, Level 3 done. Pleased with myself as usually I shred first thing in the morning before work but I slept in this morning and didn't have time so forced myself to do it as soon as I got home. Glad I got through it.

Day 1 of Level 3 done. Not as awful as I was expecting - though I really struggled with some of the moves. I struggled with them back on Level 1 so once i get into it I will be able to master them. On the positive side, I am now doing proper push ups rather than knee based ones so that is a good indication of how my…

Yay. Day 10 of Level 2 done - so I am ready to do the planktastic Level 3. I will take more measurements before I start Level 3 but I don't think I will bother weighing myself as the scale will just tell me that nothing is changing.

Interesting. I think the it boffins effort's are being misplaced. I can't work out what is awesome about Iran that other countries need to care about what is going on. Do they have oil? Do they have natural gas? US and Canada have those, so what is that actual point.

Hmm. Another Masters in a different area might help with career progression but I am not that fussed as my current job pays six figures plus other benefits. If I go higher up the food chain I would be expected to put in longer hours which means less time for family and fitness goals. PhD probs can wait till I am bored with…

I finished my Master of Laws (LLM) last week specialising in Mining, Energy. I just don't think I am smart enough to do a Doctorate in Juridcal Science (the Phd for Lawyers in Australia) but I could just be in recovery mode. Another Masters seems like a lot less pressure. Well done to all the Doctors in the house.

Just bookmarking so I can re-read that article linked by Kim55555 when I am feeling mopey about the scale not shifting depsite exercise.

When the shred is over I was actually planning to go onto Ripped in 30 :)

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Day 9 Level 2 done. It is such a hard level. My face is always bright red by the time I am done. I am praying to the fitness gods that there are no planks in Level 3.

Day today household maintainence stuff - I don't bother. Hardcore blitzing I have logged (once).

Finished Day 8 of Level 2 today.Yippee - only two more days on Level 2 left. This round has definitely made a big difference to my upper body strength - and even if I don't end up losing any weight by the end at least I now have nice looking arms. I will measure again when level 2 is done and dusted. It is funny. Usually I…

Hooray Day 7 Level 2 done - I am half way done.