February Shred Head Thread

Thanks but enough praise. I posted to answer the questions of why I started and if I saw improvements and to encourage others to do something with their own health and wellbeing goals. Let us see if we can get some good momentum going in February :)

Congratulations CT, wonderfully awesome effort !!!! And also for your DD, good stuff :) I'm back in it with you tomorrow, have just returned from an outdoor training sessions where we did some jogging and the knee held up nicely. See you in the morning :) Good news DL :)

Are you having a rest now before starting it again? :) I am going to start Day 1 tomorrow focussing more on Natalie than Anita. [i'>*45 days until I see my husband*[/i'>

How many days a week have you been doing it? My daughter and I did it everyday for 30 days as that is how the program was designed (and I am an ana! rule keeper :)). However I have a friend who is taking Saturdays off and another who is doing it every second day.

I finally started it yesterday. Been putting it off because I can only wear open shoes lately. no sneakers. I did it barefoot on a carpet because i just felt like now or never. My knees hurt though I'll keep at it though, it is really 26 minutes though The stretching at the end does not count nor does the time setting yourself up for the next movement. It may not be advisable without running shoes on. *I would check with the doctor* How long until you will be able to wear shoes?

Post your interest or progress for February here :)

[i'>*My final post on the January Shred Thread*[/i'> [b'>Day 30 completed![/b'> [u'>How it began:[/u'> Some of you would be aware that I turned 40 late last year and while many people take it in their stride I am not one of them. I didn’t have a complete meltdown but my birthday coupled with my sisters aggressive cancer diagnosis scared me into realising I needed to make some changes. While improved health and wellbeing was my greatest motivator a close second was vanity. I am a healthy BMI as I knocked just over 50kg off my frame 8 years ago. I look ok with clothes on but believe me naked is not a pretty sight. I want to change that this year hence the 30 Day Shred becoming part of my plan. [u'>Goal:[/u'> Improve my fitness and tone up some of the wobbly bits. [u'>Starting Point:[/u'> I did not weight or measure myself before I started (although in hindsight measuring would have been a good idea) instead I opted to see how I looked and felt naked and how my clothes sat. [u'>End Result:[/u'> There are less wobbly bits. I can feel and see that my shoulders and arms have more definition. People who have been overweight or have had children sometimes have crinkly tummies. Loose bits of skin that you have to tuck into your knickers that concertina where your lower abs are meant to be. I do not have a six pack but when I am naked it looks less like a skin coloured curtain has been draped above my bits than it did before. My pants are fitting better over my hips and while there has been no dramatic change to my rear end I feel that my butt might have stopped sliding down my leg towards my ankles. I was already a healthy eater and doing at least 30 minutes a day on the treadmill or cross trainer prior to Shredding but didn’t get the improvements I have mentioned so I will give Jillian the kudos. [u'>My Daughters Results:[/u'> Although she is in Australia my almost 18 year old daughter started the Shred with me. Her goal was to kick start her weight loss (she wants to lose 15kg which will give her a BMI of 25) and improve her fitness. Combined with eating more healthily and either a Zumba class or 30 minutes on the treadmill daily she lost 4.9kg and 24cm with an amazing 6cm off her hips in 30 days. [u'>Lessons learned:[/u'> Change involves effort. It feels good to follow through. Jillian is the expert. If I don’t like something do it anyway as it is a balanced program. If I don’t feel the exercise I am probably doing it wrong and need to watch the screen again. Morning exercise makes me feel better than evening exercise. Evening exercise makes me feel better than doing nothing at all. [u'>Summary:[/u'> I am stronger than I think both mentally and physically. I can complete a 30 day program without cheating. Feeling sore and achy is sometimes the best feeling I have had in a week. [u'>Where to now:[/u'> Back to Day 1 and focusing on being more Natalie than Anita and [b'>Starting the February Shred Head Thread.[/b'>