I completed Insanity!
rahlpn
Posts: 551 Member
I'm a little nervous about posting this but I wanted to help motivate the people on here who may have had the same reservations about doing Insanity that I had in the beginning. I'm 31 yrs old, I'm 5'7" and started this weight loss endeavor January 1st this year. I started off at 240 lbs, slow easy workouts, and then a friend told me she'd let me borrow her Insanity DVDs. I was scared that I weighed too much, was still too out of shape at 207 lbs and the first Fit Test confirmed my fears, it was TOUGH and I was exhausted but I did not want to quit, I knew it was more mental than physical (but oh is it physical!) So I just let pushing play, even when my body was fatigued, exhausted, I did it because I never regretted doing it, only not doing it. It made me feel so accomplished and helped me blast past that ONEderland milestone. I ended up losing 19 lbs, and a ton of inches (not sure of the numbers because when I took them they weren't that much different than the before numbers but I went from a size 18 to a 14) and my fit test numbers were WAY better than the first one I took. I hope I can inspire at least one person to give this a try, or at least go outside of your comfort zone and what you "think" you can do. Push yourself and you will amaze yourself!
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OK I resized all the pics but only one was the right size, sorry, I hate posting pics on here!0
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Great results! Well done!0
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OK tried it again with no luck. They are normal sized when I go to MFP on my phone but not from my PC, weird.
Thanks!0 -
Way to go! Keep up the hard work - It is helping!
An who cares about the numbers if your clothes fit better, right?
I am so happy to have read this - A friend of mine gave me the CD's also, and I am afraid to start!0 -
Got any results?0
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WAY TO GO!!! I have done it twice and it was, is and probably forever will be a tough one! You look great! Keep it up!
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Amazing!! Well done!! I can see such a difference! You have done awesome!! I commend you. I know it's tough I did a round of it myself after having a c section,yeah the fit test pretty much had me on the floor. It's commitment and your results show how hard you worked!
Very well done!!0 -
Amazing job!! It takes guts to post pics, but you earned those afters girl!! Keep kickin booty!0
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Amazing job!! It takes guts to post pics, but you earned those afters girl!! Keep kickin booty!0
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Well done you! inner thighs are my problematic area too. definitely ll be trying insanity!0
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Woo! Great job! I too just completed Insanity yesterday (I am also a huge pats fan). What are you planning on doing next?0
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Woo! Great job! I too just completed Insanity yesterday (I am also a huge pats fan). What are you planning on doing next?
Go Pats! I joined a gym and am now incorporating resistance (using the TRX bands) and body pump classes and swimming for cardio. I need to work on strength now that Insanity has given me a better foundation. Hopefully that will help me shed inches and decrease my body fat percentage.0 -
I agree with it being mental.. I pushed play ever day and finished it.. I know others who are more active and fit then me that can't even finish a week cause it is so hard. You have to want it.. and WE did...
Nice work...go get your shirt now...0 -
Congratulations! I've completed Insanity atleast twice now and Asylum once. I just received my Insanity T-shirt yesterday.0
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Awesome job! You should be so proud!! Go You!!!!0
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Yay! you finished it! that's so awesome! Congratulations! And awesome results!
And I, like many others I'm sure, felt the same as you and scared of it. You have convinced me to try it too. 0 -
What exercise's do you input into the exercise area, because insanity is not a option. Im starting tomorrow. Thanks in advance0
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good job0
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wooo hooo! good for you lady! you powered through and did it!0
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Congrats!!0
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Awesome results!! I am down 6 pounds in the first two weeks of insanity and my Bf is down 10! Insanity is so addicting!!! Its so hard to do but we crave the results!!0
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congratulations!!0
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What exercise's do you input into the exercise area, because insanity is not a option. Im starting tomorrow. Thanks in advance
The most accurate way is to use a HRM as it will be variable depending on how much effort you out in.0 -
thank you for sharing your experience! You have me convinced I can do it!
Great job, and congratulations, you look fantastic!0 -
obviously the pictures on the left were before and the ones on the right are after....Got any results?0 -
Congratulations on completing Insanity!!! You can really see a difference. Thanks for the inspiration! :flowerforyou:0
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Halfway through my third round now. After this I need to quit doing conditioning and move onto some resistance training again. Insanity hasn't got me as lean as I'd like but it sure has me in great shape cardio-wise!
You belong to a fairly small group now. Get your shirt and wear it with pride! Well done!0 -
Way to go!!0
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Thanks everyone!"Halfway through my third round now. After this I need to quit doing conditioning and move onto some resistance training again. Insanity hasn't got me as lean as I'd like but it sure has me in great shape cardio-wise!
You belong to a fairly small group now. Get your shirt and wear it with pride! Well done!"
I feel the same way, my cardio is insanely better than before, I've even seen my resting HR as low as 45, BP 99/50. That's why I have now moved on to heavy lifting. Now it's time to tone up and get strong 0 -
What exercise's do you input into the exercise area, because insanity is not a option. Im starting tomorrow. Thanks in advance
Like the previous poster said I used a HRM, I have a Polar FT7. I liked putting the calories burned down on the calendar too once I completed a workout, just to give me an idea of how hard I was pushing myself in each workout compared to the last.0
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