teenysteaney Member

Hi I am in a similar position, needing slim down and improve my muscle tone and fitness levels before March. Best advice I can think of is to pick up a copy of Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred and work your way through that. It does both cardio and weights in short manageable circuits and it really works - especially if its…

My kids love joining in when I work out as well. My middle son loves doing (his version :wink: of) the shred with me, as does my two year old daughter - he loves the kickboxing circuits of BFBM as well. The only problem with it is that they are soooo funny that I can't concentrate for laughing at them! :laugh: Before I…

Oo, that's odd, I put your text in a quote box but it didn't work in my end post. :embarassed:

[/quote] Rofl!!!! V. Funny! You're welcome to my accent, I live near London now but I'm from Solihull mr Birmingham way and over here I don't really have a distinguishable accent, people cant place us! Kind of like the 'typical english person in films'. Except for my slight brummie twang that apparently comes out when I'm…

Thanks for replying meerkat70. My blood pressure is usually normal or slightly low, but not so low that my doctor is ever concerned about it. They have a monitor in the waiting room you can just pop in and use, so maybe I should go check it, as it hasn't been done recently. Thank you for suggesting it. I always drink water…

Sorry, Marcus, I managed to miss your post. I suppose that would have an impact. Is there anything I can do to boost my circulation, or will it improve if I keep pushing the exercise?

That's interesting shovav91. My sister and two of her children have Reynaulds, but I've never had any symptoms myself. I do have a naturally low body temperature though - its not unusual for it to be as low as 96 degrees. GP wondered about my thyroid being the cause of this at one point, but my bloods have been checked…

Thanks for your replies. I don't think I'm at the point of feeling colder due to weightloss yet. I've lost 36lbs but have another 18 to go until I hit my target weight.

Ok, have googled and found another thread on MFP about it. Its apparenty not that unusual, particularly after doing a good chunk of intense cardio, especially if you aren't super fit to start with. I am already doing pretty much all of the things people have suggested to help it though, so I'll just have to hope it…

Thank you. :smile: I haven't googled yet, thought I'd ask on here first. Am hoping its just my body getting used to me changing up my workout and making it work harder - I suppose only time will tell.

Thanks for replying everyone. I always take a shower straight afterwards - can't stand being sweaty. Today I had a quick shower and then a long hot bath, but despite finishing my workout 3 1/2 hours ago I still have the chills. I'm sitting here in a warm house, with a mug of decaff coffee, dressed in 4 layers and a pair of…

Oh Carrie, you have me worried about Ripped in 30 now. Is that burpees with a scissor kick at the top? I can barely manage scissor kicks without a burpee attached and if she says things like that on it I will definitely cry. :sad: :embarassed:

I am just into my second round of the shred. The first time round I was coming from a place of practically zero fitness, after a prolonged illness. I stuck with each level until i could do Natalie rather than Anita, although I still have to do Anita for push ups due to a shoulder problem that seems to kick off if I try to…

I have just started my second round of the 30DS, mixing in BFBM along the way. Had to laugh when I read your post, because I was uttering rather less than ladylike words at JM only a couple of hours ago. I don't think I did it as much when I first started the shred, probably because I could barely breathe, let alone yell.…

Just wanted to thank you again for your suggestions. My husband and I have just eaten a delicious lentil and sweet potato curry with brown rice, inspired by one of your recipes. I had to make some adjustments, as I didn't have all the ingredients in, but it was delicious and a really nice change. I have put the HFW book on…

Thank you, I will definitely go and have a look at your blog and check out the HFW book. I've always avoided his stuff, assuming it would be too meaty, so that's a really interesting recommendation. I use the BBC Good Food site quite a lot, but for some reason hadn't really considered curries, I tend to think they'll be…

I'm 5' 7" and started out at 204 lbs back at the start of June this year. I'm currently at weighing in at 165 lbs and still dropping around a lb a week. I'm aiming for 144 lbs, as that's what I was a year after I got married, when I found it easy to maintain and was happy with myself. I was 133 lbs when I got married and…

I'm on Level 3, Day 6 of the shred and found level 2 really tough. As you said, I didn't feel like I was getting progressively stronger with it, despite having found I was quite capable of working up from Anita to doing all Natalie by the end of 10 days on Level 1. After having a particularly bad couple of days where I…