30 Day Shred- Level 2

Oh my gawd! I didn't realise how hard Level 2 would be. There's me coasting through Level 1 thinking ha! how hard can Level 2 be? Oh how wrong I was!
This Level is a lot more hands on and she loves her plank positions.

This is Day 5 of Level 2 but Day 15 overall.
I don't actually think I can see that much difference between Day 10 and Day 15 but I need to remember that I won't necessarily see a change in my body shape. I can feel that I've become stronger and fitter so it's not all about body shape change.

This DVD is only the beginning to getting the body I would like. I've been looking at other DVDs that Jillian does and have decided that my trouble spots are my thighs and bum so I'm going for her Killer Buns and Thighs DVD next and then maybe 6 week 6 pack.

This is the last day of Level 2. For this one I went straight through without any breaks. I think the only difference between Day 15 and Day 20 is that my legs look a little bit thinner.
I hope that I'll see more of a difference after Level 3.
I think Level 3 is going to be really hard as I was sweating up to Day 20 on Level 2.

Side by side Day 1 and Day 20. 

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30 Day Shred- Level 1

Ages ago I bought the 30 Day Shred DVD. As I was at university I got bored of it pretty quickly. However, I've been looking at other people's results pictures and reading blogs on it and decided to try it again. I'm hopefully going on holiday next month so it gave me the perfect opportunity to try and get in a bit better shape before I go. :D

I've tried gyms and I got into a better shape but the first gym got expensive after I stopped being a student and the second one was in a warehouse and I felt too clammy when working out as it was cold all the time. Since then I haven't really exercised and I've been on a bit of a binge. I'm not particularly overweight, just have some bulging bits I'd like to reduce :D

This is after my first workout.
I've done a front and back picture but my bum is a bit too flabby to go on the internet ha! So that's just for my personal viewing.
I have some definition but I'd like my stomach, love handles and thighs to be a bit more toned.

The DVD is good as Jillian explains each move and there are different variations of some of the moves so if it's too hard there's an easier option. If it's not hard enough I have some heavier weights that I can use so it can be as hard as you want it to be.

So this is Day 5 for me. I had to rest and recover for 3 days as I pulled all the muscles in my stomach. It killed! It's funny that after months at the gym I never hurt myself and 3 days of the workout and I'm working too hard. Typical.
Anyway I started back at it. I don't know if it's the way I'm standing but I think I look more toned. I need to make sure I stand the same each time I do this to get a better comparison.
I was still doing Level 1 at this point as I thought I would change it up every 10 days.

I can definitely see a difference between Day 1 and Day 10. I'm not so sure there's much between Day 5 and Day 10.
Day 10 was my last workout of Level 1. I never got as far as Level 2 so I was looking forward to changing the workout a bit.


Level 2 and 3 are going to be different posts. I will see my progress from Day 1 to Day 30 in the third post :)

A side by side comparison between Day 1 and Day 10 :D

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Mini Cakes

So last night I went to a Wedding Reception of a couple who are family friends. The hotel was lovely and the couple looked gorgeous. You had to walk a good 4/5 steps behind the bride as her dress was that big and trailed quite far back. Her daughter, who's 3, also looked gorgeous.
Overall the night was good I put down some serious moves on the dance floor and had a good time with my family and their friends who I've known since before I can remember.

At the end of the night the Wedding favour were little mini cakes which were gorgeous.
I was told that there was a main top cake then they had mini cakes underneath it.

As I have a serious sweet tooth I wasn't going to pass up the chance to have one. The picture isn't great and this one is actually my brother's as I ate the flowers off the top of mine. :p I love the ribbon around the box.










This one is mine. I decided to take a picture as I thought it would show up better :D
Going to have to eat it a little bit at a time as I'm trying to eat better :p
May take me a while.

I think the idea of individual cakes is lovely and much more appeasing to the eye than a big slab of the main cake. Ideas for my own wedding. When I get that far :p

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