Okay so I started about three weeks ago and I have lost over half a stone. I was 17st 11lb when I started Insanity, now I am 17st 3lb. I exercise in the gym as well as doing Insanity and I've always watched what I eat and drink. I'm a lot fitter, stronger and faster and there was a time when I was stressing out because everyone was telling me how much weight I lost and I couldn't see the difference. However, in saying that, I was measured around my waist the other day and I found out I've gone down half an inch in a month, which is supposed to be fantastic since a lot of people don't lose that much. The only thing I have to do is maintain the weight so it sticks and carry on.

Also, the worst thing you can do is weigh yourself on scales. Scales lie to you, they're no good. Trust me on this one, I weighed myself non-stop but then I found out that bodyweight can change through several reasons, it doesn't necessarily mean you're getting fatter but it could mean you're gaining muscle or your retaining water, which is completely normal. For me, it's muscle gain and muscle weighs more than fat. So what I'm doing is, instead of weighing myself, I'm measuring my stomach, my arms and my waist and I suggest you do the same. I'm not focusing on weight loss so much anymore, I'm focusing on fat loss.

As I said, measure yourself, do not weigh yourself. Through the gym and Insanity and other workouts, you are going to gain some strength and possibly (most likely through Insanity as well) muscle and, just like I said, muscle weighs more than fat so please don't worry about it. As long as you feel a good, positive difference, keep on!

I'm at Recovery Week of my second round of Insanity. The first time around I didn't want to lose weight particularly, just tone up my tummy area primarily. I actually put on 1lb by the end but measurements did go down. Waist, tummy and thighs by about an inch each. I didn't follow the diet plan, but I did use their guide on calories and macro split. I did 40% protein, 40% carbs and 20% fat. This meant taking a lot more protein than normal for me. Although the measurement results weren't dramatic, I was happy as my tummy was flatter. Please see before and after pics;



I only saw those results when I looked at my before and after pics. Maybe you will notice a difference if you've taken pics.

I was already working out regularly to DVDs (Bob Harper, Jillian Michaels and Jackie Warner), 6 days a week, but I did see a major improvement in my fitness and flexibility, and this time round I'm REALLY trying to focus on form - especially getting down low on push-ups!

This time around I do want to lose a bit of weight so I'm doing the same as before, just eating less calories. You ask what 'change' made the difference - I didn't make massive changes to my diet - just more protein which I found Protein shakes useful for.

I found because I am petite (I'm 5 foot) and not as heavy that I don't burn as many calories as what they suggested in the nutrition guide. Based on my HRM I only burn around 400-500 during the month two workouts. Could this be a factor? And there are definitely weeks where I feel like a swollen sausage... Hormones are lovely... Have your inches dropped back down since your post?

I am on day 51. I have lost 12 pounds and significant inches. About 4 from my waist, 3 from my hips, 2 from my thighs, bust has stayed about the same (woohoo!) My cardio has improved so much that it's my muscles struggling to keep up. At first it was the other way around.

So I'm a bit late to the party here, but I JUST finished Insanity this past weekend and you can see my results in this thread:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1214076-insanity-is-complete


I lost BOTH weight and inches. Don't be discouraged by the lack of a ton of weight loss in the beginning. Your body is going crazy and will be retaining water for a while, and it will do so again at the start of month 2.

Insanity will be more mental than physical in a LOT of ways. Month 2 is absolutely crazy and TRULY is where the Insanity name comes from. Between month 1 and 2, it's just flat out night and day.


I ended up losing around 10-12lbs over the 63 day program, but the bigger story is I lost 10% body fat. I lost about 4 inches off my waist as well as losing in my chest, hips, etc.

I could have gotten better results had I eaten much better. I basically just watched calories, increased protein intake to help build muscle and recover from these things, and ate whatever the hell I wanted. I seriously ate out 3 times a week sometimes.

As far as cardiovascular endurance, hell yes it got better. As a test, just couple hours ago I did the very first workout, Plyometric Cardio Circuit, and while I struggled the first month with it until like the 3rd week where it became a little easier, I owned it today. I took about 5 breaks in the very last two intervals of only a couple breaths and went back into it. I think it was maybe another 20-30 seconds total for the entire workout that I took a break.

It strengthened my core, I'm more flexible, have more endurance, and I'm stronger in the back/shoulders and just over all.

EVERYTHING worked...there isn't one part of the program that I would say was bad. This time of workout is really right down my alley. So much so that I ordered both Asylum Volume 1 and 2 to do after a recover for a couple weeks. Going to get into it after my kids spring break is over!

Hope this helped some!

For me, I didn't really change what foods I ate, sometimes still eating out 3 times a week.

As far as fitness goes, I ran a marathon the previous September, then had surgery in October that had some complications so I decided to just wait until after the holidays to start up again.

I decided to go for Insanity because it was highly intense.

I didn't really do anything except set my calories to lose 1lb a week, which, on average I did, like 1.25 lbs per week.

Nobody is going to be able to tell you specifically what they did to lose inches in a specific area as you can't really spot reduce fat, it just goes off where it wants to....usually in the places that you don't want it to first LOL. But losing the weight and inches, is really just a matter of calories in/calories out.

The biggest thing I noticed was that yesterday I went back to do a month 1 workout, and it was no longer a problem, I NAILED IT, took about 30 seconds extra break over 5-6 3-deep breath rest periods in the last two intervals of the last circuit. So the improvement there is more important to me than weight/inches.

Everyone is different, you have to find what works for YOU.

There is no winning combination that's universal for everyone.

For me it was just move more, push harder, increase protein.

I've always been a salty sweater. Funny but true but I googled it. I always felt dehydrated. To the point that I would drink H2O all day long. I'm around 125 lbs and should be taking half my weight in ounces of water. So, 62.5 ounces a day. I would take in 80+ due to working out. I still felt dehydrated. I started taking a sugar free electrolyte. I was surprised I didn't retain extra water and I actually started shedding the pounds faster. I also try very hard to remember to take my vitamins. We are throwing our bodies into some extreme stuff and I can't blame our body for saying, "screw this!" and hang onto everything because our life depends on it. Lol! So, if we meet it half way by provide nutrients and hydration the body might compromise.

I attended a nutrition Seminar, which really opened my eyes to what the hell I was putting in my body, especially regarding hidden sugars and vitamins (which is why I only drink water, as good as sports drinks seem there's nothing in there you don't get from a good supplement or clean eating, and Sugar free drinks usually involve artificial sweeteners which some research suggests does you more harm than good, which is debatable but hey).

I'd recommend anyone to learn more about nutrition, it's really important. Your doctor is totally right, as well as watching calories you need to look at sugar, and the types of fat in your food.

So I'm 2 weeks into insanity after shedding about 2 stone in weight from dieting, I've had no weight loss but substantial firming and toning of my body, increased muscle recovery and can't wait for the results at the end.

I've also decided to try sticking to the diet plan more, as I think I've been slacking on the food front recently.