Calories needed for INSANITY

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BaileyBoo13524
BaileyBoo13524 Posts: 593 Member
edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
For anyone who has done or is doing Insanity...did you up your calorie intake at all? Right now my calorie goal is set at 1850 I usually hit this or am close to this everyday and if I workout I will eat most or all of my calories back, but right now I am only burning 300-450 per workout. Starting tomorrow I am assuming that with Insanity I am going to be burning more. Should I still eat all of my exercise calories back? I would love any and all input. Thanks in advance :)

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  • stablesong
    stablesong Posts: 224
    Continue to eat your calories back so your net will be the same. Just because it's higher intensity doesn't mean it's not the same as burning the same number of calories running, etc. In fact, I would think that with such an intense workout, you would need to eat your calories now more than ever. Good luck with Insanity!
  • djvp
    djvp Posts: 1
    I did not....do you know the calories burned for sure for each 38 minute video?
  • FromFat2Fab
    FromFat2Fab Posts: 101
    For anyone who has done or is doing Insanity...did you up your calorie intake at all? Right now my calorie goal is set at 1850 I usually hit this or am close to this everyday and if I workout I will eat most or all of my calories back, but right now I am only burning 300-450 per workout. Starting tomorrow I am assuming that with Insanity I am going to be burning more. Should I still eat all of my exercise calories back? I would love any and all input. Thanks in advance :)

    Thank you so Much For Asking this Question tomorrow i am Gonna Start Along with my Husband
    My MFP Say MY Calories Food Goal is 1560 I wanna Lose 2 Pounds Weekly
    I am 234 Height 5'1.
  • BaileyBoo13524
    BaileyBoo13524 Posts: 593 Member
    I have a HRM so I will know the calories I burn for each workout. I did the fit test today and burned 225.
  • FromFat2Fab
    FromFat2Fab Posts: 101
    is it okay after the Insanity work out to have
    100% Natural Whey - Natural Chocolate - 1 rounded scoop 130
    Milk - Whole, 3.25% milkfat, 1 cup 146(i will be Switching to skim milk soon)
    The Shake is a total of 276?
  • mmarin81
    mmarin81 Posts: 241
    I think the first month is not that big of a deal but by month 2 you definitely want to up your cal intake as you may not have the energy to finnish. I normally had a deficit of about 400 to 500 cal for month 1 and now I am closer to 100 to 200 cal deficit now.
  • mmarin81
    mmarin81 Posts: 241
    is it okay after the Insanity work out to have
    100% Natural Whey - Natural Chocolate - 1 rounded scoop 130
    Milk - Whole, 3.25% milkfat, 1 cup 146(i will be Switching to skim milk soon)
    The Shake is a total of 276?

    That is what I have except I use skim milk with mine. Definitely need that protein after.
  • clintbritt3
    clintbritt3 Posts: 123
    I wear a HRM too when I do Insanity. I am currently in the middle of month 2 and some workouts are more intense than others. Just on average I burn anywhere from 400 to 600 calories a workout. I'm 5'5 and 202lbs. It's a great workout, but the lbs to come off slower but teh inches can just fly off of you!
  • FromFat2Fab
    FromFat2Fab Posts: 101
    is it okay after the Insanity work out to have
    100% Natural Whey - Natural Chocolate - 1 rounded scoop 130
    Milk - Whole, 3.25% milkfat, 1 cup 146(i will be Switching to skim milk soon)
    The Shake is a total of 276?

    That is what I have except I use skim milk with mine. Definitely need that protein after.


    Okay Great to hear that it okay
    This it my First time so i am still Learning alot
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