My
attempt at the much talked about 30 Day Shred is now complete, I have to admit
that it took more like 45 days, but with a toddler, working from home and all
the other distractions a young family can throw at you I found it near
impossible to do on a daily basis.
However,
that said, I am extremely proud of myself.
For the first time in my life I exercised at least 5 times a week,
getting up early to do so. I am really
happy that I finished it and although I didn’t lose as much weight as I would
have liked, I think the results have definitely been worth all the sweat, tears
and foul language emanating from my body each morning.
I
can’t lie, Level 3 is a bitch, actually scrub that. Level 2 is a bitch, Level 3 is an evil,
sadistic bitch. Lots of plank work,
loads of jumping (I believe the technical term is biometrics?) with some
full-on proper sit-ups included just in case you were getting complacent.
I
upped my weights to 2 kilos after the second day because there isn’t so much
upper body work with this level as there are with the other two; or rather most
of the upper body is exercised via plank work.
There were some things I couldn’t do – full sit-ups for one, I don’t
have a strong enough back, and some things I refused to do – rock star jumps
just looked like they would knacker up my knees landing on a hard tiled floor
so I replaced them with abdominal twisty jumps (can’t remember the proper name
for them).
I’ve
since taken a week off, both from exercising and dieting. Mainly because I had a cold and Aunt Flo was
in town, but also because I felt like I had stalled with the weight loss. But, I have ordered another one of Jillian
Michaels’ DVDs, this time I shall be attempting Ripped in 30. It’s slightly longer at 25 minutes instead of
20 minutes, but I know that it is still doable on a daily basis as opposed to
trying to find the 45 minutes that most other exercise DVDs seem to be.
Anyway,
enough waffling and on to the numbers:
| 30 Day Shred | |||||
| Start | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Change | |
| Weight (kilos) | 73.9 | 72.1 | 71 | 70.4 | minus 3.5 (approx 7lbs) |
| Left Arm | 13.5 | 13 | 12.5 | 12 | minus 1.5 |
| Right Arms | 13.5 | 13 | 12.5 | 12 | minus 1.5 |
| Left Thigh | 25.5 | 25 | 24.5 | 24 | minus 1.5 |
| Right Thigh | 25.5 | 25 | 24.5 | 24 | minus 1.5 |
| Waist | 35 | 34.25 | 33 | 32 | minus 3 |
| Belly | 40 | 37 | 36 | 35.5 | minus 4.5 |
| Arse | 43.5 | 43 | 42 | 42 | minus 1.5 |
| Hips | 42 | 40.25 | 40.25 | 39.5 | minus 2.5 |
| Bust | 38 | 38 | 37.5 | 37 | minus 1.0 |
| Left Calf | 15.5 | 15 | 14.75 | 14.75 | minus 0.75 |
| Right Calf | 15.5 | 15 | 14.75 | 14.75 | minus 0.75 |
| Total Inch Loss = 20 |
As
you can see there has been a significant loss of inches all over my body and I
can start to see some muscle definition creep in, although I suspect I am a
long way from a six pack just yet. My
arms are noticeable slimmer and my stomach is flatter. I lost around half a stone during the time
doing the 30 day shred, I probably could have lost more but I wanted to find a
compromise with my diet that allowed me to still eat (and drink) well at the
weekend.
Hopefully
the Ripped in 30 DVD will help me to lose another half a stone and get more
toned in time for spring. Wish me luck.
