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I am already dreading tomorrow, after having a rest day today, as my legs are atill aching. Can't imagine how yours must feel with all the cycling you do as well. Hopefully giving yourself more of a break will help. Well done on doing day 22 though, it is so easy to just give up. You are almost halfway through now :drinker:
Yeah, my diet isn't great - very little nutritious food. Am trying to do one thing at a time though otherwise I just give up as try to change too much at once, and once I fail at one thing I give up on everything. I would love to eat clean eventually though. One step at a time...0 -
Agree small changes are the key, slowly slowly etc
I have to say to you and the others doing insanity in this thread or that have done in the past have my admiration because this is the toughest thing fitness wise I have ever done.
I hope we can all help and motivate each other to reach the end, certainly thinking about others going through this at the same time is inspiring
Bring on day 23!!!!0 -
Finally got back on track today!!! Day 45 checked... guys when you get to that max interval plyo... OH.MY.GOOOOD I have no words for that one I'm gonna be so sore tomorrow... but felt so good after :drinker:
@Louise3180 I think it's always worth it nutrition or no nutrition, some workout is better for you than no workout at all isn't it? And its an INSANE workout so you're doing great!!
@wjelly the day after rest day is always a killer one congrats for getting trough!
LETS GOOOOO till the end :bigsmile:0 -
New to this site. But, have been reading the threads via THE Google
Gives a boost, fo' sho.
I'm looking forward to 2nd month. Good to hear someone loving the hurt. I'm beginning recovery week tomorrow. My body is tired but happy with me, though my feet burn like hell-fire. Like seriously, I've run ultra marathons before and my feet didn't burn like this. It is insane!
I can't say my body has transformed all that much, but I don't follow the nutritional plan, I just bust my butt hard, blow off the steam, feel the endorphin, and know that my body, mind, and heart are lovin' it. My hip flexors are super strong now, and I can tell with persistence, this program will make some serious body overhaul. Thank goodness, middle age spread is mean.0 -
Today was my 4th day. I did cardio recovery but it was hard
Yesterday I did cardio power and resistance but at the end I was looking somewhere to lie.For all that I felt good.
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i am 225lbs and 5ft and i want to try out insanity but dont know if its worth the money for me considering am not very fit and am worried that it may not help if i cant do half the excercises. Has anyone else weighing over 200lbs tried it and if so how was it?0
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hey everyone , im in day 23 Insanity , i was complaining about not losing weight but just my shape is changing, so started to google the problem and found this website. I've only been logging my meals for 4 days but my god i didnt eat balanced food at all. i thought i was being careful but now im realising i was a mess. im trying hard to stay within the 1200 diet they recommended and hope to see results on the scale soon. I was really down during week 3, honestly now that i know that there are alot of ppl working their butts ..its encouraging to go on.:happy:0
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i am 225lbs and 5ft and i want to try out insanity but dont know if its worth the money for me considering am not very fit and am worried that it may not help if i cant do half the excercises. Has anyone else weighing over 200lbs tried it and if so how was it?
I am fairly strong, like bull, but in the recent past I've topped at ~200lbs (I think, I don't DO scales). And I carry it all in my gut (sigh, to only have a booty). Nonetheless, when midlife started adding weight with my regular fairly healthy lifestyle, I bought the Insanity program with great intentions. It took 2 years and a bazillion false starts to finally be able to handle the stress of the exercises. But, because I had the Insanity program, I was able to sporadically do the workout and get my body used to the movements. Now I'm starting month 2, and my body feels tired but awesome.
Will you see dramatic results like all the advertisements? probably not. Then again, I make beer for a living so I'm not following the nutrition program (life is meant to be lived and honestly, I love food, that's why I exercise). I lose motivation at times when I wake up super sore and try on those pair of pants that make me look like a stuffed sausage only to realize that I still look like a stuffed sausage in them. But, change is happening. Real good change. And I'm totally hooked on the program. It's a relatively small commitment for long term betterment of physical and mental health. I'm happy I splurged on the program.0 -
Yep definetly very sore today everywhere but in my legs...which I find weird after Plyo day (?) .. guess I don't get sore there anymore.
Recovery today was not very recoverly, it hurt. No pain no gain, that's what they say and I'm gonna stick to it. :frown:
@syedab928 I've seen so many different thoughts on this and I think by the end of the day only you can know if you're able to get trough it or not. It's about the state of mind one is in I guess. You can moderate the moves, it's not about getting it just as they do it, it's about doing your best. I still moderate some moves for example there are some "side push ups" that I can't even do half of one so I do the normal push up...at the beggining I didn't even do that I did push ups on my knees and I improved with time mainly because I was ... still am ... determined to push trough it.
There are workouts like "Focus T25" out there that have a person moderating the moves in the video especially for beginners. If I knew this before I started insanity I'd probably go with that cause I went from couch to high (max) interval training, but now after a couple of weeks and a fitness level higher than ever I regret nothing. Look it up maybe you'll find that it might suit you more.
My point is... ask yourself how much can you take and how much are you willing to give, everyone is different and everyone knows their body and mind best.
@shemosaid I feel you I didn't start losing weight until recovery week I WAS SO FRUSTRATED :grumble:. Apparently my body got really affraid of what the hell was going on and decided to store all the water and possibly fat too and it was building muscule which is heavier than fat :bigsmile:. My shape changed I lost sooooo many inches but the scale was just not my friend....don't give it too much attention.
@108victorian I'm excited for you to reach month 2 to see somebody else doing those max interval trainings too.
Happy to see there's more and more of us here it gives me so much motivation :flowerforyou:
PS: found this blog that has "Detailed Workout Reviews" of all the workouts and I think only people who are doing it can fully understand these reviews... I laughed so hard :laugh: :laugh: http://dumbbellsanddiapers.com/insanity0 -
Glad to see you back on track @mekflari and nice to see you're still pushing play @oykumceren
@syedab298 I'm not sure if I was going from no exercise straight into insanity I could stick at it, sure the commercials have all of us thinking WOW! I want to look like that when in reality the people in the workouts are extremely fit.
It is a really tough program and it would be easy for someone to give up, I have come close to doing that on several occasions especially yesterday. You will need to summon strength and have a very strong willpower.
Personally I would suggest taking a look at a great youtube channel called HASfit, brilliant workouts on there and somewhere that you can prepare yourself for insanity. I highly recommend there 30 minute kickboxing workout, a good one for testing your stamina to see if you're ready. I'd like to wish you the best of luck with your journey.
@shemosaid 1200 calories sound like far to little calories to me, I don't know what others think and I'm not an expert but I guess if it's working for you and you've got as far as day 23 then alls good. Well done! :bigsmile:
@108victorian good job on getting to month two and welcome to MFP, yeah we're all hurting but loving it.
Day 23 for me and a much better one for me, I had to give the cycle commute a miss and it paid off with a great workout tonight. I love cycling to work but I'm going to have a rethink especially how I approach month 2, maybe just cycle in on my recovery days (Tuesday) and when I can do the workout really late (Friday) is what I'm thinking.
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Checking in! Hi hi everyone. Hope everyone's having a good week. One more day before the insanity week is over right?! I've got one more day of the 4th week and then head into recovery week. What is that like for those who have done it? Same DVD every day! I'm kind of nervous for it.
Well for those who have mentioned not seeing the scale drop, I certainly didn't either the first couple weeks. I was sticking to a 1200 cal diet but not paying ANY attention to macros. I thought I was eating clean but boy was I wrong. Week 3 & 4 I realized I was burning wayyyy too much and the 1200 cal I was eating was clinging to my body. I upped it to 1400-1500. This next couple weeks I'm bumping it up again to 1600-1700 and then 1800 because my body fat % hasn't dropped much in the 4 weeks. That should help a ton. And sticking to my macronutrient goals!! Anywho for those sticking to the 1200 cal food intake, it may be too little for your body to want to drop weight or at least the right kind of weight. Check in with how much you're actually burning. I've been burning 2400-2700 cal a day... I was reading on some forums you should be eating 75% of your daily burn and still be able to lose weight. For example, I can burn 2400 cal in a day, eat my 75% so 1800 cal and still have a 600 cal deficit! Anywho, try that. I'm slowly working up to eating 1800 cal... it's so so hard, just have to throw in an extra protein shake with some peanut butter. It's amazing how I can eat 1500+ cal of pizza and beer and desert in one sitting. But give me 1500 of healthy food it's much more filling and harder to eat all of it.
Does anyone have a fit bit or heart rate monitor they use while working out? That's the only way to know how much I'm actually burning in a day. Sometimes my fitness pal says I burn more or less than I actually do during workouts so I bought one of the cheaper garmin HRM. It's amazing how my tired sore days I don't burn nearly as much as a pumped up day. I'm trying to be more accountable. It definitely helps me know that I don't deserve that cookie. I have added the gym 3 X a week just full body 1 hour weight lifting. Next month I'll try to add a hike with the dogs once a week and hot yoga once a week. When it gets cold here (Boise, ID) I'm a hot yoga freak. I need the warmth!
I have 2 prior hip injuries and a year old inguinal hernia repair. So lately I've been having more pain with insanity ugh! Hopefully month 2 doesn't make it hurt more.
As far as the question what is the plans after insanity? What's everyone's plan? Has anyone done the asylums? I thought about doing those. But I do have turbo fire and piyo I think I will combine and try along with the gym. Give my hips a rest then try asylum. I seem to keep buying the programs and stashing them for later. I just love beach body programs!!!!
So tell me how everyone's feeling? Anyone have progress pics or measurements like in/lbs they've lost? Even the littlest amount is encouraging, no matter what we're working on our physical fitness and insanity sure helps. Proud of everyone for sticking with it!!!!! I'm glad people are posting, it's super encouraging. Sorry I'm super chatty my friends haven't been too encouraging they're all about going out with the bad foods and drinking and my husband is on the other side of the country for Army stuff so I'm just trying to keep on keeping on with people who are doing the same program!
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Hi glad to see you're still pushing on it is a good thread to keep in touch with others so thanks for starting it and giving everyone a platform to update on where they are and how they're doing, it's definitely important to have that and helps me realise I'm not alone in this battle.
It must be difficult with your husband away but having this gives you something to focus on and instead of your friends and there bad food/drinking we will all be here giving you encouragement you can be sure of that.
My plan is to finish insanity and possibly move onto p90x or similar with a bit of T25 or perhaps freelatics I'm not sure yet. It's difficult to decide as I love my cycling and once all this is over I want to make sure I get out on the bike a lot more.
@mekflari I took a look at that link, I can relate to a lot of it, the sweat in the mouth ha ha eeeewwwww I've not experinced that since running around a school playground in the height of summer, thank you insanity for reminding me what it tastes like.
Day 24 done it wasn't that bad even though I cycled the 25 mile round trip today (I couldn't face the train commute) took it really easy on the bike and once I got home left it a couple of hours. Legs were very tight but after the warm up and stretches they were fine.
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Day 47 crossed off the calendar. This was the first day that involved "Insane abs" .. along with the "max cardio conditioning" which is pretty much "pure cardio" but harder. First of all this was a LOOOOOOONG workout that made me burn so many calories I couldn't even believe it but also I wanted to die several times during it ... wasn't very happy about pushing play in the first place so the lack of enthusiasm probably had a lot to do with me feeling like **** during the workout.
MY CORE, ABS AND OBLIQUES STILL BURN and I'm currently just lying in bed. I have developed a weird relationship with this "Insane Abs" DVD ... I hated every part of it during the workout - nothing ever burned so much but now I kinda want to do it everyday.
@nicoletteambe Going into recovery week I was soooo tired, my hip flexors couldn't take another workout, my calfs were killing me it's basically like ShaunT knew when will I start slowly dying and decided to call it "recovery week" (the problems were really in my shoes I realized later on so I went to buy new ones... but that's not the point). So in my mind I was just like... finally a break this will be some stretching and I will be as good as new...wrong. I was so tired on that second day of "core cardio and balance" I thought to myself that if I can barley get trough a recovery workout I'm gonna die in month 2. But that was just the second day it got way better by the end of the week and kinda boring with the same video over and over. It did help me recover a little though I gotta admit ... I was about to quit that week and it made me feel better in the end. Perfect example there that pushing trough means a lot.
I actually have "core cardio and balance" on the calendar tomorrow but I'm still sick of that video, good thing there's a replacement for it called "max interval sports training" the name is kinda intimidating but let's do this!!
I'm thinking more and more about doing The Asylum after Insanity, I still have a good amount of fat that is apparently glued to my waist and won't get off just yet. I need something at least as strong as Insanity and I think I'll find it in Asylum. And it's just 30 days it will be over before I know it, so I think I'm gonna give it a try.
I have a fit test on Monday along with measurments and stuff, I'll share my results so far then
@wjelly I laughed so much reading that blog and it even helped me a little today .. there's this weird move ShaunT makes you do to "recover" a little when you just wanna stop and break the DVD and the blogger commented on it like: "I just prettend like I'm a butterfly" ... so instead of breaking the DVD I remembered that, laughed and contunued :laugh:. The sweat in the eyeballys during the first stretching is also very very relatable haha.
Happy Friday everyone :flowerforyou: (although here in Europe it's already Saturday).0 -
@mekflari, I've entered recovery week today and I feel the same as you did entering it. I'm flat out tired and sore. And my feet! they are on FIRE! You mentioned changing shoes and it helped, what sort of shoes did you change into? I've rotated various running shoes and my Vibrams, the latter seems the best so far, but my feet are still suffering. I assume time will strengthen the ol' arches but I'd certainly wouldn't miss the feeling of hot pokers in my feet. Any sage advice?0
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@108victorian I had really really old and heavy shoes it was just wroooong. Then I decided I might buy some light running shoes - the oposite of what I had of course but thank God before I did that I did a little research first (asked google and youtube). Basically people were going on and on about Reebok training shoes and Nike Free 3.0 or 5.0 tr fit to be the best. Everyone agreed on one thing - don't do insanity with running shoes because it offers no support to your feet in all those jumps and everything.
I also tried working out barefoot because that seems to work well for some people...not for me it didn't change the pain and burn at all.
I went to the store and bought Nike Free 5.0 tr fit and my calfs are thanking me already. Sometimes my feet burn after the warm up in that stretching time but not everytime I think slowly that is going away.
I also came across some people saying Vibrams work for them so I'm not sure what is the real smart thing to do here :huh:
Here's a thread on MFP where maybe you'll find something useful: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/501630-best-shoes-for-home-workouts-like-insanity
Anyway...this recovery week was an awful thing for me, probably more in my mind than anything else so I hope you all get trough it without mayor difficulties!!
DIG DEEP :laugh:0 -
Had a really busy weekend so just a quick update....
I only have one more workout to do (on Monday) and then I head into recovery week, it will feel good to get month 1 out of the way and just wind down a little bit although the recovery workout doesn't look that easy lol.
I picked up a tri curl bar on Saturday (similar to a ez curl bar) with 4x5kg plates, the last time I picked up some dumbells which weren't quite so heavy I had to stop twice on the 1 mile walk home. Carrying the 20kg and 5kg bar home wasn't to bad and I never stopped so quite pleased with that :happy:
So that'll be my focus during recovery, a bit of weight training mixed in with a few abs workouts from the HASfit youtube site.
Keep pushing play ya'll!!!!0 -
That is month 1 completed, wow so glad to have got this far and look forward to a rest day tomorrow followed by the recovery week. The last few days have brought fresh aches especially from the muscles a few inches below the hips, no idea that those muscles existed before lol so definately hitting strange places.
I'll give my thoughts on month 1 tomorrow when I'm not so tired.
Hope everyone is doing ok
Oh you wanna leave?!??!?!:noway:0 -
As promised here's my month1 look back and the journey (of highs and lows) so far.
You know it was months and months ago when I decided to take on insanity, I'd done the fit test but that didn't really prepare me for what was to come. I've always liked a challenge and as I've got older that hasn't changed, in fact the desire to push myself has never been higher. I guess I'm just stubborn.
It wasn't long before I started questioning whether my decision to do this was the right choice, I'd told everyone I knew my plans and also my work colleagues, two of whom tried the fit test, one was sick the other decided it wasn't for him. Here I was struggling on day 3 my legs were begging me to stop but my heart and mind wouldn't let me. I just told them to shut up lol
That was probably the hardest part because even the warm up was a struggle, countless water breaks and my own timeouts pressing pause while these athletes on the screen were making me look bad. Thats probably one of my criticisms of the workouts, why not have a couple of average Joes in amongst the elites to give us a fighting chance? Perhaps it wouldn't be good marketing but it certainly would have been nice to have had a chance of keeping up with someone.
Anyway I pushed on trying to focus, core tight, how many times I'd forgotten to engage my core lol now as the month has progressed it's something I am always telling myself. Thats an area where I have really improved and now when I engage those muscles it feels like I haven't I guess thats what tightened abs feel like.
Other things I have noticed is my fitness levels have increased, around the end of week 2 I didn't have to rest during the warm ups but I could progress to the very end, even keeping up and surpassing 1 or 2 of the people on show. This is when I started to really enjoy the workouts, on a rest day I'd actually start to miss Shaun T and his posse.
I have to admit though now I'm at the end of this month it's a relief especially for my legs, they're used to hard work from miles of cycling but all the impacts from the moves have taken there toll, hopefully this recovery week will give them a much needed rest and I can put a few more miles in on the bike without thinking about my next workout.
A few people have asked if insanity is right for them and I will say this, if you have any weaknesses in your joints especially kness I would say steer clear and don't even think about it, if you're very unfit do something else to get yourself at a level before trying this and lastly if you usually quit things because they're to hard/you can't be bothered then the answers NO!
Am I ready to take it to the next level? You bet! 0 -
@wjelly; great job finishing month 1!
So, it's official, Recovery Week = the week you see serious physical results.
Hallelujah! Within 3 days of recovery week I've dropped like 4 inches in my waist alone. Crazy. Each day that stubborn layer of fat that hid my awesome muscles is vanishing like magic. I love it. And recovery week is tough, don't let the name fool you. But, it is enough recovery to give your body the break it needs to "heal" and release the junk (in the trunk) that it was holding onto during the whole "shock n awe (sorry I hate that term)" phase. Niiiiiice. I wore a pencil skirt to the lab today and I saw my employees sneaking admiring peeks. Ha ha, felt good.0 -
@108victorian thats brilliant news must make you feel so good especially sticking on a skirt like that and catching people checking you out :happy:
I had a funny one a week or so back, out on my bike and two women in there 20's were crossing the road and just as they got to by me one said to the other phwoar he's well fit, I had headphones on at the time (I think she thought I didn't hear her) I pulled one earpiece out and said thanks haha she went bright red :blushing:
Back to this recovery week, you were right it is hard to, tried to take it easy and just about stayed with them.
Anyway time for bed, once again well done!0 -
As someone who has completed 3 rounds of P90x and 1/2 of Insanity, I applaud each and every one of you. Keep showing up, keep pushing play.
Most of all, learn. Meaning, learn from p90 and insanity that its much more than just a routine or another video.
By doing them for so long, I myself learned about Splits and how Tony and Shaun both show proper form and control and how to breath.
As I read through this I too thought, ok now what after? what happens? Another round or do I break away from it, this all of you will answer soon enough however you will likely continue on I hope, you will take each cardio session and lifting session and come away that much wiser and whether it may be inside a gym or at home, you'll likely use proper form and technique, avoid injury and continue on your weight loss goals and simply LVFT
advice?
-keep pushing play
-follow macros for best results that are specific to you and activity level
-dont give up just yet
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this is motivating... staying posted 0
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Hey everyone! It appears a few more have joined the thread since I last posted, that is great
I have been really bad the last week :sad: My food has been TERRIBLE. And I don't mean a little naughty, I mean TERRIBLE. I think I am addicted to sugar. And carbs, maybe. Definitely sugar though. Today alone I have eaten two doughnuts, a large bar of dairy milk with Oreos, a feast ice cream and half a large bar of sainsburys milk chocolate. Obviously that doesn't include my normal meals or the bottle of Fanta I have had. I have been slipping with the workouts but other than one day when I was so exhausted I could barely move, I have missed them because of visitors. Don't fancy leaping about in front of others. Or perhaps that is an easy excuse?
Anyway, I will read back through all the posts. I am aiming to do a meal plan tonight and get back on it from tomorrow, hope everyone else is doing well!
Wish me luck guys :drinker:0 -
Almost finished week 2 of month 1. Noticing some subtle changes, but i guess more will following looking at the earlier posts.
Its tough going, but kind of addictive.... Is that wrong?
Good luck everyone, lets keep going!0 -
Hey everyone! Looks like most everyone is keeping up with the program. These last two weeks have been insane at work, long hours, overtime, but I haven't missed a video!! Next week starts max interval. I'm exited. I've read some people having some trouble with eating. The only way I remain successful with diet is food prepping in advance. I mean putting my entire diet for the week into my fitness pal and matching up my macros, calories, etc. This week I upped my calories to 1650 from 1450. So slowly increasing the amount of healthy foods I'm eating. I'm sure I've mentioned it before but I am a pizza addict. Before the program I would eat pizza 1-2 times week. Since I started the program, almost 5 weeks now, I've had pizza once. One time in a month. (Although to be fair, I started the program Aug 4th.. so I crammed in pizza before I started.) So last month total I had pizza 4 times. But, the last time was a month ago. That was a huge step for me. But meal planning has made it successful.
Some things that keep me accountable is a monthly calendar that I put all my exercise stuff on (insanity, dog walks, hikes, gym, hot yoga, etc). I also have a sheet for my progress measurements. Lastly, I have a cheat with ALL my cheat meals and cheat snacks on it. Having to put a mark on a cheat meal or cheat snack and then put my "Days since last cheat anything" reset to 0 really makes me sad! So it helps keep me way accountable. I am however going to see my husband on thursday so this week has been super hard work and clean eating. Luckily I can do the DVDs there when I see him but I think I'm going to binge on some pizza beer and more bad foods. Come home and get right back at it. We'll see, it's hard to break the addiction, give yourself a quick break, and get back to the healthy stuff.
Any who hope everyone has a good weekend and enjoys their rest day of insanity!! Keep pushing!! Happy to hear people seeing results. Anyone willing to share result pictures or measurements??? I'll post mine on monday. 0 -
Hey guys,
I was wondering how you are documenting your insanity workouts on myfitnesspal. I have been documenting them as circuit cardio, but I want to make sure I'm not missing something.0 -
I'm on week three... and I'm seeing results cardiovascular wise and some inches lost and of course every girls dream of looking better in clothes. BUT the scale hasn't moved... anyone else having this issue or will it all pay off in the end... Im doing well with my diet and kcals... Im not stopping I'm just wondering0
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Well I have a fitbit so I don't track it on mfp, I track it on my fitbit app. But I use a heart rate monitor so I actually get to put in the amount of calories I've burned per DVD.
As far as the scale not budging, but you saying that you've lost pounds, that's a great thing!! I'm sure it doesn't seem like it but that means that instead of losing weight--you're staying the same, but by doing that you're burning fat and creating/sculpting muscle. So you probably are at the same weight but your body fat is lower! Have you done bf % measurements before? You could start tracking that to see if that's what it is. But that's what it sounds like if you're losing inches. Your altering your body mass definitely be happy about that! If you do however, want to lose weight at the same time, how much are you eating and do you know your macronutrient percentages? You can get a weekly average on mfp. Let me now maybe I can helP! 0 -
Hey everyone!
Last week we went on holiday so I couldn't do anything :sad: But I had a chance to finish week one so this week I'm coming baaack :laugh:0 -
Hi all quick update - day 32 completed so just over halfway through now and a big psychological boost as far as I'm concerned. Did get really tired towards the end of the week after clocking up 135 miles on the bike, I managed to get through it and looking forward to month 2
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I'm quite enjoying the recovery days (4 so far) not that it's a break as such but it's nice just getting myself prepared for month 2.
Anyway hope ya'll are having a great weekend!0
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