No Weight loss doing insanity
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All that matters for weight loss is a calorie deficit. Go about it anyway you like. Do no exercise or do all the exercise.
It's good to minimize muscle loss by eating adequate protein and lifting heavy.
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mahoganybrowne wrote: »
This is what running and simply working out in my front yard did for me... WITHOUT a gym membership or spending $100 of dollars on a DVD... js...
Yes, that's what a calorie deficit will do for weight loss.
Good job.
Can you please stop shouting! There's plenty of ways of creating a deficit.
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I can't read all the shouty stuff but agree with the above. For fat loss focus on the calories and create a deficit that way. I think Insanity is a great programme for fitness and strength so look on it for those reasons and not to lose fat. Adding some weights work will help although there is a good bunch of body weight stuff in Insanity.0
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All of those capitals have given me a headache...0
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mahoganybrowne wrote: »but for women, losing weight is different. We have to do much more cardio than men. But you're looking good tho...
You can lose fat without doing a lick of cardio. Men or women can. Yes, there are differences in how they store and lose weight making it more challenging for women (primarily due to hormones). But to think you have to do chronic cardio to change your body is nonsense.
What you eat and how much you eat determines your body fat. Cardio and weight lifting help you meet other fitness goals (and complement good eating).
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mahoganybrowne wrote: »Well... my advice to you is... TURN THE TV OFF, open the DVD Player, take out the Insanity DVD and THROW IT OUT OF THE WINDOW!!! Why? Because DVDs NEVER work, IN MY OPINION.
The fact that you even have the option to workout at home and pause a DVD is a clear set up for failure right there.
Don't get me wrong, the workouts IN this and p90x are awesome... however, they are ONLY for demonstration purposes to give people an IDEA of what exercises to do (noone really catches on to this, therefore they waist their money and their time, get bored and lose interest when they don't see the results "AS SEEN ON TV"), but if you think following along with this everyday is going to help, I don't think so...
If you're looking to EFFECTIVELY lose weight... RUN OUTSIDE! ITS THE BEST WAY FOR CARDO! You will lose more faster and fell much better while breathing FRESH AIR instead of THE DUST IN YOUR HOUSE ANYWAY.
AND LIFT WEIGHTS! Lifting weights helps you burn faster as well... Again, do the exercises in the video for STRENGHTENING PURPOSES, but only use this DVD as a guide to exercises you want to do to work on CERTAIN AREAS... not to lose weight honey...
Hope this helps!
There's an equal chance of quitting a workout while running around as there is stopping a dvd. Actually, there's a greater chance that I would finish a dvd in comparison to a run. I hate running. I also have a toddler..and that alone makes a workout video or lifting in my own house a better option for me. It's been about -8 degrees here..so going outside of my 'dusty' house to run isn't happening.
Maybe it's a better option for the OP as well and that's why she's doing it?
Just because you enjoy the way you work out and dislike dvds..does not mean everyone will feel the same.
OP, are you weighing and measuring your food to ensure you're eating 1500? If you haven't already, calculate your TDEE as sedentary (if you have a desk job) or lightly active. Give yourself a 15-20% deficit. When you workout, either wear a heart rate monitor or calculate your burn some other way. Eat back around half of those calories. That's what works for me. Days I don't exercise, I eat 12-1400 calories. Days I do, I wear my hrm and eat back half..sometimes more if I'm hungry.
Stick with it. I haven't done insanity in years..but had good results when I did. I lost about 18lbs doing PiYO, and eating at a deficit, a few months ago. Eat less and move in a way you enjoy.
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I much prefer workout DVDs or classes to anything else. If I don't follow a set DVD programme I find I'm much more likely to give up or lose motivation. I am currently following Jillian Michaels Body Revolution and when I'm done I'll do a hybrid of Insanity max 30 and Chalean Extreme as I like weight training too. I also go to Pilates once a week, go walking most days and use the gym machines for cardio.
I absolutely hate running and prefer walking with company so the methods I use are the ones which work best for me and motivate me to continue.
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OP - do you use a food scale and weight all your solid foods?
the method that you choose to work out has nothing to do with weight loss. diet and calorie deficit will determine rate of weight loss. You can't out train a calorie surplus.0 -
mahoganybrowne wrote: »
This is what running and simply working out in my front yard did for me... WITHOUT a gym membership or spending $100 of dollars on a DVD... js...
I AM GLAD THIS WORKED FOR YOU. EVERYONE IS NOT YOU…
WHY AM I TYPING IN ALL CAPS, THIS IS VERY ANNOYING. MAKE IT STOP, MAKE IT STOP, MAKE IT STOPPPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!0 -
mahoganybrowne wrote: »
Actually... MY PROGRESS does... I'm not the one with the issue here and searching for answers... I'm just trying to give PROVEN FACTS that can be helpful... BUT the fact that the first and ONLY post YOU have to offer @ibamosaserreinas is a negative one and non-productive at all tells me that you dont have a CLUE as to how to help our friend here, yes?ibamosaserreinas wrote: »The all-caps makes us believe your opinion more...
@mahoganybrowne You aren't going to last very long here…0 -
mahoganybrowne wrote: »It's been about -8 degrees here..so going outside of my 'dusty' house to run isn't happening.
QFT. Running outside is not an option here until the weather warms up and the snow and ice are gone... so like April or May. I'll stick to my indoor workouts.0 -
It is -47 here today. Running ain't happening.
How much does Insanity video cost anyway? Didn't think it was enough to be a deal breaker?
Workout videos are awesome if that is what fits your life. Not my cup of tea but there is nothing wrong with the workouts if they get you sweating and you enjoy them.
Keep doing what you are doing and eating at a slight deficit and you will get there.
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ibamosaserreinas wrote: »The all-caps makes us believe your opinion more...
Haha!
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Has your fitness level improved? Are you keeping up with and logging the fit tests? I think he says to do them every two weeks.0
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It could depend on a number of factors:
1. Not drinking enough water/ water retention.
2. Eating too many calories.
3. Eating too few calories (eating way too less can damage your metabolism. This is why fad diets don't work because once you start eating a higher amount of calories, you'll just gain all your weight back. It's kind of like your metabolism going, "WAIT, I WASN'T READY!")
4. Just an overall poor diet. Too many cheat days, not enough nutrition...
5. Overestimating how much you burn. I use this site since I don't have an HRM.
6. Underestimating how much you eat.
7. Not putting in that much energy or focus in your work outs.
8. Are you taking progress pictures? In my experience, pictures and measuring tapes are way more accurate than the scale. If it wasn't for pictures or tape measurements, I wouldn't have seen the difference. If I just used the scale and I gained a few pounds, I definitely would've been bummed.
I did insanity and lost about 5 pounds. I wasn't 100% perfect throughout the process, though. I am currently doing T25 and I just finished with Max:30. I have been working out 5 - 6 times a day (and so far no cheat days!) and I definitely see a difference since finishing max:30 (especially in my arms). And to those saying that you need weights- NO YOU DON'T! You don't need the gym membership! It's simply your body, strength, cardio, and a good diet. 0 -
Omg dvds definitely work!! I did 2 every day for over a year and my problem tummy waist shrunk to nothing (did Jillian Michaels and a pilates) problem I have is I can't get motivated to do it anymore and my lil tummy is back so thought maybe this place might motivate me somehow!0
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Measure your body fat, not your weight. As a female, some days you will annoyingly retain more water but that's natural and your body can be very reluctant to get rid of the fat that it's known for so long. Keep in mind that you will be doing a lot of body weight exercises with Insanity so you will be building muscle (and I know you've heard this a million times but muscle weighs more than fat). I did my first round of insanity years ago and I probably lost 2 lbs but i went down 4 dress sizes and my abs looked better than they had in my entire life.
But honestly the scale is not allowed in my house. I can pass for 40lbs less than I actually weigh because I lift heavy weights (courtesy of dvds). Hell, when I go to the gym to change up the cardio routine every now and then, people ask me for advice on what to do.
As for the very vocal commenter, running outside is not for everyone. Some people find running very boring (that's why there's plenty of other alternatives), it is tough on the knees (not like Insanity is any easier, just remember that form is very important with plyometrics), and it is -5 degF where I am right now so just no. I work out at 5am before work and dvds are much more convenient and provide a much better variety of exercises if you're putting the effort into it. Many times I burn more calories during a P90x workout than when I was training for a 5k. Trust me, unless you absolutely LOVE running, you will get bored soon. The point of any workout routine is making is last even after you lose the weight so variety and finding something that you enjoy is key.0 -
mahoganybrowne wrote: »I see your progress and I like it, impressive... but for women, losing weight is different. We have to do much more cardio than men. But you're looking good tho...
The thing is you don't have to do any cardio. Cardio benefits your heart, lung. etc...
Losing weight is not different for genders. Weight control is done through your calorie intake.
You can do cardio all day, BUT IF YOU EAT MORE THAN YOU BURN YOU WILL GAIN fat & possibly muscle if you are doing resistance training.
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Oh guys... I'm no longer in this conversation, I forgot about it days ago and really dont care about your responses. I'm good over here. My body looks amazing, anyone will tell you that. And I'm entitled to give my advice which wasn't meant for any of you... it was meant fot @ChillyUK the rest of you jusr seem to want to argue with me about things I could care less about...
Anyway... GOOD DAY!0 -
Again, @ChillyUK , good luck hun, I hope you figure out something that works...0
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I would like to wholly disagree here. Women who lift heavy can change their body composition more effectively than they can through cardio. I've done Insanity, and it's very cardio based, so I'm not sure where you are even going with that point.mahoganybrowne wrote: »I see your progress and I like it, impressive... but for women, losing weight is different. We have to do much more cardio than men. But you're looking good tho...0
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