People Starting Month 2 of Insanity

tryingtoshed

Anyone out there? I'm about to start Month 2, and I feel so DEAD. I can't tap into that fire anymore that drove me the first month. I don't want to quit, but I'm definitely feeling mentally and physically tired. I did the fit test yesterday, and got 3 minutes into the max interval circuit training before I turned off the dvd. I have NEVER turned off an insanity workout when I start it. I'm worried I might just give up.

Any tips/ideas/words of support? Friend requests are welcome!

divacowgirl

Hey there Trying!

I felt the same way at about 6 weeks into logging everyday. For the first time in my life (i am 44) my goal is to change the way I view exercise and eating. Why am I eating, how much am I eating and what I am eating. I feel like I have learnt so much about myself and slowly (very slowly) I am making small changes that improve my life. I let myself have occasional treats and I don't feel bad about it. I lost weight very rapidly in the past, but have never kept it off. I have resigned myself to the fact that this will be a very slow loss so I can learn to eat and exercise, not diet.
Also, I really felt tired at about 2 months in and felt at the time I would never feel 'normal' again. My body (and mind) was adjusting to the changes I had made.
My advice, be kind to yourself. Watch your calories, but let yourself have the treats that fit into your daily calories. Let's face it, treats are a part of life, you should be able to enjoy food as well.
Good luck. Stick with this, give it time and be kind to yourself!

tryingtoshed

Thanks for the advice divacowgirl! going to grab some caffeine as a boost, put on today's dvd, and not turn it off :P

amye0721

I am so glad to hear someone else say this!! I am on Insanity Month 2 Day 4 today. But after week 1, it was so bad that I wanted to cry. I tried to do the Max Cardio Conditioning on Friday (8/16) and I was shaking, my muscles were weak and I felt horrible. I decided to take an unplanned day off (which was incredibly hard for me because I didn't want to mess up my schedule.) My husband then lectured me about the importance of a recovery drink afterwards (which I wasn't doing...ooooops.) I sort of thought it was a Sean T sales con. Anyway, my husband mixed frozen berries, almond milk and vanilla whey protein powder together for after my workout on 9/18 (the Max Interval Circuit.) I felt SO MUCH BETTER! I have had a very good workout the past 2 days. Although I am still incredibly sore, the weak and miserable feeling is gone. I'm not sure if you are doing this already or not, but my husband (who is an extreme outdoorsmen/hiker/climber) said that Month 2 is too hard on the body and that since I wasn't drinking a recovery drink, my muscles weren't able to rebuild themselves. Just a thought!

RachyD21

Today was the last day of month 1 and I'm scared for month 2 - especially now I've read your post! I'm glad a recovery drink is working for you. I'll bear that in mind if/when I struggle!

Fitfully_me

Anyone out there? I'm about to start Month 2, and I feel so DEAD. I can't tap into that fire anymore that drove me the first month. I don't want to quit, but I'm definitely feeling mentally and physically tired. I did the fit test yesterday, and got 3 minutes into the max interval circuit training before I turned off the dvd. I have NEVER turned off an insanity workout when I start it. I'm worried I might just give up.

Any tips/ideas/words of support? Friend requests are welcome!

Don't give up! You can do this! You've been doing it for 5 weeks. (That's no small feat)
Just take it 1 workout at a time. Don't think about the fact that its "Month 2 of Insanity", look at it as nothing more than that day's workout.

Do you think the recovery week (less aggressive workout) contributed to you losing steam? Or is it the thought/expectation of a tougher workout?

tryingtoshed

thanks guys for the awesome advice!
first off, a recovery drink seems like a great idea--ive noticed that getting some carbs

i think that the recovery week may have contributed to that--i didnt really give it my all bc i felt burnt out.

anyways, im starting to feel the motivation build up again when people come up to me and say my body has changed a lot. i hope it stays considering im going to be travelling a lot this week and will have to skip some days =/