Insanity

HI there!

I'm about to finish my third week of insanity. I'm 5'5.5, 140ishlbs, and 21. I decided to do insanity because I wanted to challenge myself and try to get in the best possible shape i can be. I definitely felt self conscious about my stomach and legs at times because i was pretty "soft". I Just didn't feel my best, you know?

The first week I literally went down 5lbs (from 145 to 140). BUT, I think a lot of that was water weight. The second week I didn't see much difference on the scale, but measurements indicated otherwise. I lost a couple of inches around my legs and other places.

Now, on my last day of week three, I weighed myself and the scale read 139. I try not to look at the scale too much because at my height and weight, I just think the contents of muscle and fat are getting shifted around (140 is i think a pretty normal weight at my height). I have a feeling that when i finish, I will be around 135-140, but smaller measurement wise, if that makes sense.

I think you should do it . I went into it having not exercised in a few months. It was super hard the first couple of weeks, and it still is, but my endurance got so much better.

If you do plan on doing insanity, a word of caution: MAKE SURE YOU EAT ENOUGH! I made the mistake of putting my body into starvation mode (accidentally) the second week. I had ZERO energy and felt like crap. You'll be burning a lot if you put a lot of effort into it, and you need to replenish your body enough to keep it going. I upped my calories from 1300/1500 to 1700/1800 a day. When you buy the program, it will come with a nutrition guide, and all of this will be explained in better detail.

You can do it, i know you can. And you should! In a masochistic way, it's pretty darn fun. You'll feel so accomplished after completing those god-awful workouts .

Let me know if you have any other questions!

I am doing Les Mills Combat right now and p90x/insanity in the past. Eating enough and following their calorie goals is critical to success. Go on their website to use the calorie calculator and aim for that as a goal. Under eating can hurt results