Still waiting to get my back brace fitted so as yet I am still only doing level 1 workout. I am hoping to get my hip sorted soon so I can progress to level 2 and 3 as level 1 is just too easy now. I have started using more weights to challenge myself but it's hardly making me sweat nowadays =( Oh well, soon I will be able to move up a level.
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Well 3 days into level 2 and my hip problem has become un-managable so I had to have 3 nights off from exercising and after a clinic appointment today, my consultant has banned me from levels 2 and 3 for now. I am now back to level one but I am upping the intensity by pushing myself harder and using heavier weights. I don't want it to stay easy. If I can't progress to level 2 then I will at least make level 1 more of a challenge. I am being fitted with a hip and back brace soon and have to wear that 23 hours a day for 6 weeks and then I may be allowed to do level 2. Watch this space. I am still definitely committed and still a 30 day shredder, I am just stuck in level 1 for a bit longer.
Today is weigh and measuring day. My arms have stayed the same, around my boobs I have lost 1 inch, under my boobs I have lost 1 inch. 3 inches off my waist and none off my hips. 1 inch off each thigh. This is 7 inches lost this week and 18 inches in total since I started 2 weeks ago. Weirdly I have gained 2lb which seems odd. Some people say it's muscle gain as muscle weighs more than fat. Others say muscle does not weigh more than fat. I didn't have a clue so I justI googled it. Muscle doesn't weigh more than fat because well, a pound of fat and a pound of muscle both weigh the same but fat is more dense so 1 pound of fat looks a lot bigger than a pound of muscle. The website also went on to say that it is impossible to gain 2lb of muscle in 7 days so a 2lb gain can not be attributed to muscle gain. It also said that someone working out hard can very easily gain 2lb yet still appear to be getting leaner and smaller. I can't get my head around the facts and science of it all but I am smaller than I was last week so I am happy whatever. I do hope the pounds drop soon though.... otherwise I'l end up slim but weigh the same as an obese person hahahahaha! Imagine that! As for last night's workout. It was the hardest night yet. Level 2 is absolutely killing my hip. I have had to modify it a lot but I still make sure I keep the intensity up. If my hip doesn't get used to it soon then I may have to go back level 1. We will see.
I AM SO FRICKIN' PISSED OFF!!!! Certain people I know are not only being very unsupportive of me with my new workout plan but they are willing me to fail! I was explaining the plan to a few people and at first they just said "oh you and another diet fad" so I accepted that comment because if you know me then you'l know I do about 10 diets a year and have a stack of workout dvds gathering dust. SO I expected that comment to start with, however I went on to explain to them that this time it's different because this time I am truly motivated and excited by it. Also I've already reached day 12 and am still loving it. In the past I have hated all workout dvds and quit after 2 or 3 days. Anyway, lets just say I do quit in a week or 2 (which I assure you I won't but let's just say I do) why can't they be more positive and supportive for me? Would it hurt for them to see my enthusiasm and determination and to encourage me? It's like they have already decided I'm a failure before I even begin. Well in the past, comments like that would deflate me and make me give up..... but not this time. this time those comments just make me more determined to succeed at this..... and next summer when I'm in tiny shorts and a bikini, flaunting my toned body, they will be seething with jealousy. In fact I think their comments stem from jealousy now. Jealousy because I have found something that works and am sticking to it and seeing results already and they know they couldn't do something like this. Sorry I appear to have gotten a bit bitchy in this post but I do not have room in my life anymore for people who are going to beat me down at every opportunity. It's positive people only from here on out!
So.... level 2 did indeed burn and hurt, a lot! There are so many exercises in level 2 that are in the plank position (push-up position). Those were the killer ones. However, I did the whole 20 minutes and only had to stop during the final abs move and had rested on my knees for 5 seconds before finishing it, so I'm pleased with how it went. The first day of level 1 was tough too so I expected the first day of level 2 to be hard. Even at it's most toughest, I never considered quitting. I AM IN THIS FOR THE LONG HAUL PEOPLE! =)
So tonight I start level 2... EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEKKKKKK!!!!! I'm sure it will kill me hahaha. I was supposed to start level 2 last night but because I missed a session at the weekend I did an extra night of level 1. I know it's going to be a killer because I sat and watched level 2 through the other day to get mentallly prepared for what's instore. Holy plank positions Batman! It's gonna burn! =)
Today is the the start of week 2 and therefore it is weigh-in and measurement day. I have lost 3lb in weight, 1 inch off each upper arm, 2 inches off my breasts and 3 inches from under my breasts, 2 inches from my waist and 2 inches off my hips. My thighs are the same as before. I am so chuffed with the 11 inches loss and 3lb! What a great first week! I did think my thighs would be smaller though as they burn with the workout. The 30 day shred is all about the burning thighs hahaha! Oh well, maybe they will change next week. I feel firmer and feel much more energetic. I just can't believe how much I enjoy the dvd and how my body has accepted it with little trouble. By day 3 I was laughing! I am addicted to working out (for the first time in my life) and I love it! 2 people in my
So I have just finished Day 7 and tomorrow is weighing and measuring day! Yikes!!!! I hope to see a difference. I have read online that a lot of women didn't lose weight doing the 30 day shred but lost a lot of inches. They must've gained a ton of muscle if they didn't lose weight. I don't mind not losing weight so long as I'm losing inches. I have 3 more days before I move upto the level 2 workout! I sat and watched the level 2 workout all the way through yesterday! OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It looks horocious!!!!!!! Bloody hell am I supposed to be able to do that?!?! Lol, we will soon see!
I have just moved house so I didn't have internet when my 30 day shred dvd arrived. I'm now back on the net and am on Day 4 of the workout! So let me go back to day 1.........
OH DEAR LORD! Sweat doesn't even begin to cover it! I was dripping by the end of the first circuit! So the workout is structured like this.... A short warm up then 3 minutes of strength (which is push-ups, hand weights etc) followed by 2 minutes of cardio then 1 minute of abs. You do 3 of these circuits, each with different exercises. Then a cool down. The only thing I struggled with was the jumping jacls because my hip is so bad that I really struggle with anything where I have to really open my legs (no jokes please!) so I changed those to jogging-jacks so I didn't have to sit them out. Other than that I found all the other exercises do-able but challenging. My thighs were burning by the end from the squatting. I felt great though, very sweaty but great. Day 2 was similar, day 3 was noticably easier and tonight's (day 4) workout was so enjoyable. I only mildly perspired, not dripped man-sweat! I felt the burn but never once felt like quitting and made it through quite comfortably. I can't wait until measurement and weigh day on Wednesday! I keep checking the post in case the DVD comes early! I am so truly psyched to do this now! Since I ordered the DVD I have dramatically cut my portion sizes down and actively tried to cut out the junk from my diet inpreparation for the new, fit me! If only the DVD was here already!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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