30 Day Shred- Not On Your Nelly!!

I can't shred, my knee is killing me! It's so painful and swollen and keeps giving way :(( so instead I will tell you about the best day ever...

It started off at a breakfast buffet, which as always was delicious! And then we went for a 3 mile walk around the local country park. We looked down rabbit holes and we drew chalk pictures. We threw stones into a lake and we laughed and jumped in muddy puddles. Leigh also convinced the boys that it was where Rebecca and Richard rabbit from peppa pig lived so they convinced themselves that they had spotted them on more than 1 occasion.

Then we came home and planted some seeds, we should hopefully have some lovely fresh veg in time for the summer.

Next, we made cakes. Lots of cakes, butterfly cakes, lemon cakes, carrot cakes and good old fairy cakes!

What makes these things so special you may ask? Well it's the time that we all get to be together. Leigh works very long hours and life is hectic with 4 little ones so its been great just to spend the whole day doing things that we enjoy and doing them together. It really has been Good Friday in our house :)

Right I'm off now to snuggle up to my hubby and watch Skyfall, because nothing beats a quiet night in with Leigh...

....well except Daniel Craig obviously ;)

Much love xx

30 Day Shred - Day 10. I've hurt my knee :((

Yes you read right, I have jumped from day 8 to day 10! After I blogged the other night, we found the DVD and we shredded!! At 2240 may I add so that was Day 9. Nothing too amazing about that except the fact that I had been up since 4 am! After the shred I fed Jack, then to bed for a few hours and then another 4am start! I honestly don't know how I'm doing it. Some days I'm so tired I could honestly eat chocolate all day just to keep going' I didn't shred last night as I went to see a clairvoyant. So Day 10 is done and we are 1/3 of the way through. I'm still swearing at the smug trainer on the DvD but scarily I am actually starting to really enjoy it. Doing the "butt kicks" part tonight I really hurt my knee, and am now sat on the sofa with it up and a bag of frozen peas on it :(

Danny said to me tonight "mummy do you know you're looking very beautiful". Well done doodles, double pocket money for you this week!! Right, I've decided to stop blogging every day of the shred as I don't want to bore you! So will tell you how I am getting on every few days!

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Much Love xx

30 Day Shred - On Hold....

So today should be day 9 of the shred, however I'm not doing it again!! Last night I fell asleep at 6pm and now we can't find the DVD!! The Hardy boys have a great knack for just leaving things wherever they like so one of them has removed it from the DVD player to watch Brave and it is now lost :((( . We have searched the house and can't find it anywhere. Sonny has probably put it in the bin, he likes doing that! I will search again tomorrow when the boys are awake and I can look properly in their rooms but if it does not appear then I will have to order another copy!

I have to say, I have found it really hard to stay motivated this week. Last week the Boys had diarrhea and vomiting and now Danny (and maybe Sonny) have chickenpox! I have been up since 4am today and the shred was the last thing I wanted to do. So I will pay the boys double pocket money this week for doing me this huge favour ;)

I have all of the boys home a week before their school holidays start and we have been confined to the house as Danny is still contagious and Sonny is too poorly to go out walking in the cold. As you can imagine, cabin fever has well and truly set in. We have done all sorts of cooking and crafts and I will blog a post for that at the end of the week. If you've followed my shred journey then thank you, it will resume ASAP! And I can't believe the amount of people who are starting the 30 day shred after reading the blog!! Go go go!!!

Right, I'm off now to enjoy 20 minutes of peace before going to bed for it to start all over again tomorrow!!

Much love xx (a very frazzled Theresa)

30 Day Shred - Day 8. I can do 100 sit ups

So, I found out tonight I can do 100 sit ups!! Well that's not strictly true, I've always been able to do 100 sit ups but usually over 100 days.

I don't want to sound conceited (although I am a bit) but I am really proud of us, we have pushed on every evening (i missed 1 but leigh didn't) and found the motivation through poorly boys and long days and we are seeing results. I bought a new top today in a size smaller than my usual and it fits perfectly. We have been changing our ways with food for 7 weeks now as have lost almost a stone each. The 2 bigger boys were still up when we shredded tonight and Taylor kept saying "you're doing so good, keep going you're my heroes". How can you not try your hardest when you have that type of encouragement??. Day 8 done and 22 more to go.

Much love xx

Our yummy tea today...

30 Day Shred - Day 7. I will do this...

Well tonight was hard but not as hard as it has been. I'm shattered as usual, but feel good!! Had a chilling day with the boys whilst Leigh did some work so was actually looking forward to the shred today. (I know, I'm crazy). I can see some differences already and am very excited for the next 23 days.

My fitness Pal says that I have lost 33lbs but that is since having Taylor. I can't wait to post my final "after" photos.

Danny was watching the Hannah Montana film so I asked him if he wouldn't mind watching it in his room so I could put the shred DVD on. How hilarious that half an hour later I was still watching Hannah Montana ;)

This was our "Treat" dinner for doing so well all week...



Much Love xx

30 Day Shred - Day 6. Is it possible to fracture your vagina??

All I have to say is ....

..... OOOOOOOUUUUCCCCCCHHHHH

Competitive Theresa is an idiot, what is my fecking problem?? Week 1 on level 1 i said, so why on earth did I decide tonight "oh, I think I will try level 2"

Let me give you some background, for the last 2 days three of the four Hardy Boys have been poorly, I'm talking vomiting, temperatures and diarrhea!! (Don't be jealous of my glamorous life will you??). I've had 5 hours sleep in 2 nights and I have been washing, cleaning, bathing, nappy changing and generally nursing my poorly babies constantly so I was shattered before I started. Level 2 is HARD!!

Yesterday was an awful day, and the emotional eater in me reared her ugly head. I ate 400 calories more than my target but still 1800 which is under the Recommended daily limit of 2000. Today I've been back on track but feel full which is always nice.

I'm a pain in the ass, I want nice legs and abs and I want them now. I mean the first time I put the DVD on I expected to have a personal trainers body by the end of the 20 minute workout but no, apparently you have to do it more than once! I've literally just finished level 2 and I look like a beetroot. Hopefully my body temperature will return to normal just in time to start all over again tomorrow ;)

Much love xx

30 Day Shred - Day 5

We are now into Day 5 of the shred. It was ok tonight. We tried to get it done earlier as we had been waiting until the boys were in bed, doing the shred, showering then making bottles and not having any time to sit down at all (which is hardly unusual in this house really). We "shredded" as soon as Leigh got in from work but had to stop 15 minutes in as Jack was really unsettled! I did however follow the hardcore girl this evening so feel like I've compensated for the extra 5 minutes.
It's funny because now people know that I'm dieting hard and doing the shred I've noticed people "body checking me" you know that quick look up and down your body but I don't know if they're doing it because they notice a difference or if they don't!!
By the way, why is it when you lose weight you always notice the difference in your bust first? I love my huge "ladies" but they're not so huge anymore. However they are still big enough to give me black eyes when doing star jumps...

Anyone got a recommendation for a good inexpensive sports bra?

See you tomorrow......