Fat girl started insanity!

Well - any movement is positive, no matter whether you can do what the others do. You'll be able to keep up one day, and probably be better than those naysayers. Keep the inside as beautiful as you are making your outside!

I was discouraged by some people on MFP saying it would be difficult for me to do Insanity and I couldn't handle it because my weight. I am about 40 days in and am loving every minute of it! I start month 2 tomorrow with the 60 minute workouts and I am looking forward to what Shaun T has in store!

I do go at my own pace ... I normally do not keep up with his pace but I still burn a ton of calories and get a good workout!

You go girl! Keep your chin up!

If we COULD keep up with him, we wouldn't need him. I say go for it. I've not done the whole program, bu I have done some of the workouts and they're hard and fun. GOOD LUCK!!!

If we COULD keep up with him, we wouldn't need him. I say go for it. I've not done the whole program, bu I have done some of the workouts and they're hard and fun. GOOD LUCK!!!

EXACTLY!! I'm doing P90X. No way can I do all of the moves..not even one push up and I am in week five. The point is to keep pushing play. Who cares if you can't do it perfectly. If you could, you wouldn't need him!

When I read your title/post I was like, "who's talking about me?" LOL

I completely agree with you. I got discouraged at first but then realized (like you said) you don't have to keep up with Shaun T. I started slow, real SLOW, and didn't even complete a couple of the first routines. But I sweat more w/ 20 minutes of Insanity than 30 minutes of anything else.

I'm about half way through my first go around and I have already noticed huge improvement...I finished the entire Pure Cardio exercise! Coming from ZERO exercising in about a year and having a 4 month old & 3 year old at home...if I can do it anyone can.

I'm a fat girl doing the Insanity thing myself. I looked through all of the testimonial videos on their website before I bought and noticed that not one of them was fat to begin with. I thought to myself, "I'm doomed!" but bought the DVDs anyway. I'm glad that I did. I'm losing about 5lbs a week, following the meal plan, staying under 1200 calories a day and making healthy choices. The thing you have to keep in mind is that this has to be a lifestyle choice for you. Whats the point of working this hard, losing all the weight, just to gain it back within a year?

I've decided that I exceed the weight limit of my kneecaps and don't do the jumps ( I jacked up my knee pretty good one time after doing the stance jacks). I modify the moves to accomodate my weight and my joints' limitations. I know I'll get to a point when I can do all the jumps and squat thrusts without feeling completely inadequate but until that time comes, I'm going at my own pace. The good news is, I can go a little faster now and I know you can too! We can do it! Keep pushing through!

Dont worry about what people say and how hard it is. People who say they cant do it need serious motivation. To me those are the people who say diets fail and everything else. They have no motivation to workout. I know diet is a key role, but you also need to workout. Doing a diet and taking a "magic pill" wont do the trick. I have been over weigh all my life, picked on because of being fat. When i graduated i was 285lbs and i down to 193 now. Its all turned tables.

My friend and I start insanity a few weeks ago, we are on week 4 right now. Next week is recovery week. Its hard. Im not in shape at all (meaning Shauns T best shape of your life), neither is my friend. We paused several time to catch our breathe and what not. We are noticing now they we aren't pausing so much to do so. Diet is key. We could of probably follow it alot more but due to the fact we are college student, its a tad bit hard. We finally broke down and said we arent eating out anymore, not unhealthy because we use to eat subway but the subs have tons of carbs. We started cooking our own meals, eating more often, etc and let me tell you, your metabolism will go through the roof. Just keep pushing play and you will get results no matter what.

If your anywhere like us, we knew it was going to be hard but accepted the challenge. We are glad we did. Our pants are loose, our shirts arent getting loose, and people are noticing. Our love handles and our chest is starting to get more defined and lift up.

One BIG tip though DONT try to keep up with them. Break when you have to catch your breathe and what not. You have to realize the people in the video have already completed the program (more than once probably). As Tony Horton would see "just keep pausing when needed to, they will be there when your ready to press play".

Good luck, stay positive, and you will enjoy it. We love doing it everyday. The only thing we HATE is the warm up. We much rather stretch then do the warm up, opposite what Shaun T. does. lol.

While I agree everyone should go at their own pace and not try and keep up with them, aren't the participants arranged in order of fitness? I always thought they had the weaker ones at the back and the stronger ones at the front so that you could pick someone and use them as a target. I could be wrong, of course. I do know that the guy with braids at the back does his fair share of slacking off (well, as much as you can with Shawn T in the room, anyway!).

I tried insanity but my body just could not handle it. I broke my back last year and I'm just not ready for that long of a workout or that much jumping. I am now doing T25 and I love it. I do modify for my needs, but in 25 minutes I can burn 500 calories, plus I like the shorter length.