Insanity advice please!
lts42uk
Posts: 162 Member
Hi! I was wondering if anyone can re-assure me? I'm on Recovery Week and have followed the exercise programme to the letter. I've given every workout my all! For a start my calorie burn seems low compared to others I've seen ie about 280 for the first months workouts and about 180 for Recovery Week. I was fit to start with - I've been doing Bob Harper DVDs for some time! My biggest concern though is that I gained 2lb the second week and have not yet lost it. I didn't want to lose weight, but I certainly don't want to gain it either! I started on 2300 calories an day, as per the nutrition guide, but have now dropped that to 2000 with a 40/40/20 macro split. Also my measurements haven't changed yet either. I'm not losing motivation yet but I am puzzled and a little disappointed!
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I’m right there with you. I’m half way through week 4 and I have gained .5 lbs and not lost a single inch (body fat % hasn’t changed either). I feel no different with the exception that my cardio conditioning is so much better (which I am really enjoying and I think HIIT is making me a better athlete for it), but eating at a 250 – 500 calorie a day deficient for 5-6 days a week (1 to 2 days I hit pretty close to maintenance. Nothing too crazy to throw off a hard week's work). I thought I’d see at least a pound or two gone by now or a half an inch here or there. I know I’m not of much help, but I want to let you know we’re in the same boat. I keep telling myself to trust the process because I’m friends with so many who have done insanity on MFP and they all look amazing after the 60 days is over.0
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Thank you :happy:
I really do feel better that I'm not the only one! Looking forward to seeing results in Month 2 - you and me both :drinker:0 -
I've read a lot of posts on this forum and others that month 2 is where you really the weight coming off. Keep at it.0
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I started insanity on 1 October so only have a few more days and I'm done!!
I didn't really see any results, in a month I lost 2lbs and 1% body fat. I wasn't following the nutrition guide strictly but still expected more than that. I was a bit disheartened and thought about giving up then read posts on here of people saying month 2 is when the results happen.......thankfully this is true.
I haven't weighed myself since the end of month 1 as I didn't want the scale to put me off, I just wanted to power on with month 2 and just see if it worked at the end. So whilst I can't give you metrics right now I can tell you I have noticed a big difference with my body. My clothes are looser and just looking in the mirror I can tell I've lost fat all over, face, chest, arms, stomach etc and I feel great! I don't really care what the numbers say now I've got the results I was hoping for without needing the scale to confirm it.
So to sum up...keep going! Month 2 is where it's at
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Yeah it's a shame that I screwed my knee over with 2 weeks to go, bit bummed as I'll pretty much have to start from scratch as not been able to exercise much. However I did manage to achieve 2lb and 18 inches in the 6.5 weeks I did insanity.
Fingers crossed for when I start again after new year!0 -
I started insanity on 1 October so only have a few more days and I'm done!!
I didn't really see any results, in a month I lost 2lbs and 1% body fat. I wasn't following the nutrition guide strictly but still expected more than that. I was a bit disheartened and thought about giving up then read posts on here of people saying month 2 is when the results happen.......thankfully this is true.
I haven't weighed myself since the end of month 1 as I didn't want the scale to put me off, I just wanted to power on with month 2 and just see if it worked at the end. So whilst I can't give you metrics right now I can tell you I have noticed a big difference with my body. My clothes are looser and just looking in the mirror I can tell I've lost fat all over, face, chest, arms, stomach etc and I feel great! I don't really care what the numbers say now I've got the results I was hoping for without needing the scale to confirm it.
So to sum up...keep going! Month 2 is where it's at
This is very reassuring. I have decided to put away the scale as well as my weight fluctuates by 3lbs when I'm not doing anything differently. I know it could be water retention but it is disheartening. Month 2 starts next week for me and I can't wait.0 -
i put on 5lbs the first 2 weeks of insanity and 2lb over all, but i lost bodyfat so it didnt matter!0
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I started insanity on 1 October so only have a few more days and I'm done!!
I didn't really see any results, in a month I lost 2lbs and 1% body fat. I wasn't following the nutrition guide strictly but still expected more than that. I was a bit disheartened and thought about giving up then read posts on here of people saying month 2 is when the results happen.......thankfully this is true.
I haven't weighed myself since the end of month 1 as I didn't want the scale to put me off, I just wanted to power on with month 2 and just see if it worked at the end. So whilst I can't give you metrics right now I can tell you I have noticed a big difference with my body. My clothes are looser and just looking in the mirror I can tell I've lost fat all over, face, chest, arms, stomach etc and I feel great! I don't really care what the numbers say now I've got the results I was hoping for without needing the scale to confirm it.
So to sum up...keep going! Month 2 is where it's at
This is very reassuring. I have decided to put away the scale as well as my weight fluctuates by 3lbs when I'm not doing anything differently. I know it could be water retention but it is disheartening. Month 2 starts next week for me and I can't wait.
Final day of insanity today. Going away for the week so won't have access to scales to weigh myself tomorrow so did it this morning instead.
Final results:
Weight lost - 12lbs
Body fat % lost - 4%
I'm now 134lbs and 5'8" so a BMI of 20.4. As you can see I was not overweight to start with, so hopefully that puts my results into perspective as it's more difficult to lose weight when you are near your goal.
I hope you see similar results when you are done with month 2!0 -
I started insanity on 1 October so only have a few more days and I'm done!!
I didn't really see any results, in a month I lost 2lbs and 1% body fat. I wasn't following the nutrition guide strictly but still expected more than that. I was a bit disheartened and thought about giving up then read posts on here of people saying month 2 is when the results happen.......thankfully this is true.
I haven't weighed myself since the end of month 1 as I didn't want the scale to put me off, I just wanted to power on with month 2 and just see if it worked at the end. So whilst I can't give you metrics right now I can tell you I have noticed a big difference with my body. My clothes are looser and just looking in the mirror I can tell I've lost fat all over, face, chest, arms, stomach etc and I feel great! I don't really care what the numbers say now I've got the results I was hoping for without needing the scale to confirm it.
So to sum up...keep going! Month 2 is where it's at
This is very reassuring. I have decided to put away the scale as well as my weight fluctuates by 3lbs when I'm not doing anything differently. I know it could be water retention but it is disheartening. Month 2 starts next week for me and I can't wait.
Final day of insanity today. Going away for the week so won't have access to scales to weigh myself tomorrow so did it this morning instead.
Final results:
Weight lost - 12lbs
Body fat % lost - 4%
I'm now 134lbs and 5'8" so a BMI of 20.4. As you can see I was not overweight to start with, so hopefully that puts my results into perspective as it's more difficult to lose weight when you are near your goal.
I hope you see similar results when you are done with month 2!
Thanks for this! I too think it's time to put away the scale. Month one disappointed me in that regard. I too am in a healthy weight range so I know it's going to be harder to get those results. Time to soldier on.0
