Completed Insanity?????

I have completed 1 round of Insanity, 1 round of Asylum and 1 round of Insanity/Asylum hybrid. I have lost a total of 19lbs since starting in February. I started at 184 and I am down to 165lbs.

I can tell you I didn't lost much weight at all the first month, most the weight came off in the 2nd month. My first round of Insanity I only dropped a total of 8lbs. But I don't think that gives the whole picture. Have you taken before/after pictures? I did a noticed a huge imporvement. I lost a ton of inches.

I really think to get the full benefit of this program you will have to do at least 2 rounds. Depending on your previous fitness level and work outs, your body is almost in shock mode for the first month. Month 2 kicks into gear but it is only 30 days. So I say an additional round is where you will really see results. I know, a bit discouraging, it was for me. I HIGHLY recommend Asylum if you really want to push yourself. It is not for everyone and is extremely hard, but that is where I started to see amazing results.

I just started week 7 today and so far I've lost 6.3 lbs. I've heard from lots of people that you'll see greater results in Month 2, probably because by then your intensity and endurance has increased and because the workouts are longer. I've also heard doing a 2nd round is recommended to really see better results so I'm planning to do another round once this one finishes.

Keep going, focus on clean eating, and eat when you're hungry. The scale (and tape measurer) will move. Good luck!

I'm on my third week, and I haven't weigh myself. But I lost a total of 8 inches so far. Try taking pictures each week, you will see the difference. The scale is nothing but a number. It's how you feel honey.

I forgot to mention, it can be muscles. You're basically doing stregnth training with your body weight too.

@irishman - I can't even imagine something HARDER than Insanity!!!

That being said, i'm in my final week of it... and sadly, have lost no pounds or inches. I feel great doing the workouts... but the results were a little discouraging after working my @ss off (or so I thought). I was hoping to see a few inches come off the hip/thigh area at the very least. My upper body is very lean already, so I didn't expect much change there. The only thing I can think of was that perhaps my body fat % decreased... I have no really accurate way of checking this.

I am thinking of doing the second month all over again, but not right away. I think Shaun T and I need a little time apart. And I can't commit to 1 hour per night after this weekend. Chalean Extreme is my next mission.

Good luck with Insanity! Don't give up on... I've heard many positive results, so don't take my poor results to heart.

I just started Round 2.

In my last round, I saw the most dramatic results in the last couple of weeks. I know, I know... very long. Hoping I'll see them faster if I eat better this round. But I'd say as early as 2 weeks, I noticed subtle changes in the right direction.

P.S. I didn't lose weight, but I definitely toned up, especially in my lower gut and upper body.

In the first two weeks, I gained 2 lbs of water weight. Once I completed it, I was down 16 lbs (purely from Insanity and MFP). For reference, I started Insanity at 157 and ended at 141. The second month really showed the largest weight loss. Stick with it!

I just finished my first week too. I haven't weighed myself (not going to until Day 31), but I took my measurements. I can already tell a little difference just by looking in the mirror.

It's not always about what the scale reads. Sometimes you'll gain muscle. Inches is where it can count the most. I've learned not to rely on the scale TOO much. I only weight every couple of weeks.

Remember your diet is very important too!! I have been doing Insanity for over a year and a half now and Asylum since October. I mix the 2 and love it! As soon as I started watching my diet very closely is when I started seeing results. I think I look smaller than what I weigh. I wear a size 6 pants and straight skirts, small shirts and dresses and weigh about 145 lbs. But Insanity and Asylum are amazing workouts and you will see results!! Stick to it and eat right!!!

To anyone that has completed Insanity or is in the 2nd month, when did you start to lose weight? I've just finished my first week and I've actually gained 4 pounds! How much did you lose total? Can you share your experience with the program? I'm feeling a little discouraged and I'm debating on wheter I should just stick to my regular workouts at the gym?


Thanks in advance!

I completed the Insanity program just recently. I lost ~10lbs (from 170lb to 160lb) I didn't start losing weight until the second week when I started to eat better. It was all in the diet for me.

I am so glad that I stumbled on this site by random (faith and luck also included I am sure). I have just completed my first week this Sunday and noticed a gain of about 2 lbs in my weight since my first day and at the same time I was expecting a dramatic weight loss. I was absolutely discouraged, to the point that didnt even feel like working out today. I have gained all of my encouragement back after reading the posts from all these wonderful users. After reading, I did realize that I have been feeling and looking very different than day 1. My pants have become loser, slightly but I can still feel a difference. Day 1 during the fit test, I was not able to complete the last two exercises, felt like vomiting, and almost blacked out and I just kicked *kitten* during my last insanity workout 6 days later. I am awaiting the next fit test because I can feel that I will punch that one in the face and then kick its *kitten* while its on the ground. I did not realize all these specifics (fitting of clothes, looking/feeling different, energy, stamina, strength etc.) until I read all these posts. So, from here on out I will not let the weight discourage me but I will instead be looking for other noticeable differences. I agree with a lot of comments here, eating right will get you there faster (always remember that eating right is NOT eating less), try to push yourself during each workout (dont let your mind tell you that you are tired, keep going until your body tells you that you are tired), form is better than speed (quality over quantity), and research what other people are doing or saying (just like these posts). So, last but not least, thank you all for rebuilding my courage and motivation to keep going......

To anyone that has completed Insanity or is in the 2nd month, when did you start to lose weight? I've just finished my first week and I've actually gained 4 pounds! How much did you lose total? Can you share your experience with the program? I'm feeling a little discouraged and I'm debating on wheter I should just stick to my regular workouts at the gym?


Thanks in advance!

Stick it out! I did not do the "Insanity" program. I did complete something similar and I lost 18 lbs. (this was last year). There could be all kinds of explanations to this. I am POSSATIVE that it only has every thing to do with the program causing your muscles to grow and react and muscle weighs more the fat. Keep going and I think you'll be happy in the end!

After reading this I'll probably hide my scale under my bed until my 60 days are over. I'm still waiting for my workout to come in the mail. Hopefully it arrives on Tuesday so I can start soon.

I just completed my 6th week, going into week 7. I have only lost 4lbs so far. For the past 3 weeks I have been floating around the same 2-3lb range. The scale won't budge!!!! However, I do notice a difference in my clothes, not huge, but noticeable, as well as a small noticeable difference in my pictures. But regardless of the scale I feel amazing and I am super motivated to finish this program! I know I should probably do another round but I may switch it up and do some turbo fire.

As far as eating, I have recently started trying to follow the insanity diet guide, eating 5 meals a day. I just feel like its a LOT of calories (i'm supposed to be eating 2,100 according to the book) and I feel like its too much, but then if I don't eat all those calories, I feel like maybe I won't get the best results. Any thoughts/suggestions???