Starting Insanity

M- I am so jealous! A home gym is my dream But for now with our apartment lifestyle I have to stick with my little bin of hand weights, kettlebell, yoga mat and resistance bands. Luckily our gym is a 5 minute walk so it's hard to make excuses not to go. I love workout classes, but our gym charges per class, so I have to limit myself to 2 or less per week. So the home DVDs are a great addition. Not to mention I don't feel embarassed working out in just my sports bra and shorts at home so it's a lot less laundry!

I think it's amazing that you have inspired your husband! I wish I could get mine to do SOMETHING, not to lose weight but just for heart health. I haven't done P90, but I didn't think P90x was that hard. He might be able to start right with that.The cardio segments are a LOT easier than Insanity (except for the P90x Plyo workout.) And for the weights days, he could probably start with less weight and just work up to higher weights with time. I thought P90x was fun, but I was really bored and ready for something new after 6 weeks. Tony Horton is amusing to watch, though he doesn' yell at you like Shaun T does.

I keep seeing the ads for Hip Hop Abs and I think it would be so much fun. Let me know how it goes, I might be interested in trying that later. If you had asked me a week ago if I'd ever do the entire Insanity program again I would have said no... but I feel like the improvements in the past week have been so huge that I am rethinking it. I wonder if I'll keep getting results if I alternate it with P90x? If not I might be convinced to give the 9 weeks another go!

Hope you felt better yesterday and got in MIC.

HS & M- Thanks so much for your responses! I meant to get on here yesterday, but got busy. Im drinking coffee and icing my knees as we speak! I have been too, trying to just limit the jumping and when I feel its too much I'll jog or sprint or do switch kicks without jumping much to get through the move that is bothering me. You are both right about eating more, especially protein. I feel so much better this week, really trying to get more of it seems to help a ton. I started Insanity on 4/18 and plan to finish 7/1. The first month was very hard, I teach middle school and have 2 very active preteens, so fitting it in the scedule was hard. I was doing a lot more walking and elliptical at that time. Now that school is out and I am a lot more flexible with my schedule I am knocking those days down much faster! I am very OCD about things and having the calendar on the fridge and being able to physically check off each workout is great for me, pushes me to keep going. I do great M-F, but weekends are always so busy, that I have been trying to get at least one day where I will do a double, in order to get all 6 workouts in and it has worked well. HS- my fit test numbers have not greatly improved. I concentrate more on my numbers on the HRM. Each video I have entered on MFP, so every time that I can log it on and have a higher calorie burn, I am thrilled! Doing MaXPlyo this week, I burned 520 calories,and last week I burned only 464! That gets me really excited! Yesterday was my double day with Max Recovery, Cardio Condidtioning and Cardio Abs, 864 total! Its great to see how you guys are doing, Insanity is definitly not something that I enjoy doing, but love the feling after its over! I feel like I am in the best shape I have ever been in, it has made swimsuit season so much more enjoyable!

I totally agree with the up down Insanity roller coaster. Yesterday I felt great and today its 3:00 and I have still not worked out. Like I said, seems with the max workous later in the afternoon seems to work better, but not today! I have MIC today and am really dreading it, just dont feel like I have the energy. Could be because last night I enjoyed 4 beers (Bud Select 55) with my husband and not that I feel hungover, but just drained! Ugh, one step forward two steps back, thats been my motto for the last few months, but I keep telling myself, its still life, I have to enjoy it too!

M- I am very impressed that you are able to workout with so little sleep! I have to have at least 8 or Im dead! We are usually in bed by 10 though, my husband has a 2 hour drive to work each day and has to leave the house before 5! With having the summer off Im trying not to sleep in too much though, hate to waste the time off in bed!

H- My husaband saw me last night and told me how impressed he was with how well I was doing, he started Insanity with me, but gace up after about 3 weeks, he just is too tired when he gets home form work and leaves way too early to do it before. Maybe thats why I was on a high and decided to indulge myself with a few drinks!

Hope both of you enjoy your weekend, we are heading out in the morning for camping, we are taking the jet skis and boat so Im excited! Of course, none of our camping food is very healthy, I guess I start over again Monday, as usual!

Good job getting through it Amber. MIC seems like such a hurdle to me- it's so long and hard the whole time! I'd much rather do Max Plyo!

I did CC&B this morning, still feeling a little run down, so I switched it with tomorrow's workout. I have a lot more time and energy on the weekends anyway. Tomorrow I think I may try Max Sports training and Insane Abs instead of MIC, then do my make-up Max Recovery on Sunday.Then next week I'll do Plyo Monday, Cardio Conditioning and Abs Tuesday, MIC Wednesday, and my final fit test Thursday and be done!

Have a great weekend!

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Well, I survived the weekend camping trip and actually weighed in yesterday 3 lbs lighter than Friday! Dont know if it was all the hardcore Insanity last week or what because i definitly ate way too much, smores and hotdogs arent exactly health food! I did drink a few too many beers also, finally today I am back to feeling more normal, took yesterday to get over the sunburn and lack of a descent nights sleep!
I skipped CC&B that was sceduled for last week so I did it yesterday to get my body back in gear. I was really planning to finish Insanity this week, but without doing workouts twice a day each day, I will not be able to finish this week. I have been doing at least once a week double, but its usually with a recovery or CC&B so its not that intense. I thnk that this weeks scedule may be too intense for that! I just know I have to do this M-F, Sat and Sun never work for me, and with this weekend being a holiday weekend, we are already busy the whole time! We will just have to see how I feel, I know that I will need to increase my calories if I do. We leave for vacation July 9 so I was planning to just do CC&B all next week then obviously be off the following week and then Redo CC&B when we get home and then start a second round of Insanity. We will see how it goes, I am hoping my husband will start over with me again.
Well, I guess I need to get started instead of just talking about it. I will try to keep posted how I am doing and am looking forward to see how you guys are doing .
Mb- You amaze me how you are able to workout so late at night and so early in the morning as well. To start working out at 9 would kill me, I am usually laying in the recliner dozing off by that time!

Didn't get to do MIC yesterday in the end. After a late night on Sunday I gave myself a lie in yesterday with the intention of doing it when I got home, but it was unseasonally hot yesterday and I just couldn't face it. So I dragged myself out of bed at 6am this morning with a slight headache and upset tummy (allergies), and attempted MIC with the intention of doing PLYO afterwards. Talk about zero energy!! Haven't been eating enough the last two days and I could barely lift my feet up off the floor. I stopped the dvd about 5 times and made myself go through the motions, changing the moves for some simple stuff through fear of injuring myself with such poor form sometimes. I've been trying to eat every two hours today to boost my energy and digestion - and am planning to catch up with PLYO once little'uns in bed. Evening workouts always seem much harder for me with the kids and hubby around - too many distractions then I get tired. Determined I'll get back on the horse today though, and get back into my morning pattern tomorrow........will let you know how I get on.

Wow - fantastic. Amazing effort!! You should be very proud of yourself.

I changed into my training gear last night and made it hrough the warmup and no further. Was no point going throught the motions of PLYO, then getting an hours less sleep. So I decided to write it off and move on. Got up this morning and did Max Cardio & Abs, so back on track. Meant to be Max Recovery tomorrow so may switch it out for the PLYO I missed, or swap the CC&B later in the week for PLYO. Hoping it's to do with the time of the month draining my energy now I've adressed everything else, but should be out of that tomorow.

So excited for you that it's your last workout tomorrow.

Did my final MIC today. Was not really feeling up for it but totally kicked its butt! Last week burned 567 calories, today 590! I literally had a tear welling up during the cool down stretch just knowing that until next time, I am done with that one! It kills me! Checking them off and loving it! I think that I will shower, put my suit on and float on my raft in the pool the rest of the day! Thanks for all your support, its great to talk with those who really know how hard it is to get through Insanity, most people just think its just another workout, WE know better!

Amber- 16 inches and 11 pounds is amazing! Great work! And great effort with your LAST MIC!

M- I can't believe how much Insanity takes out of you. Even after doing these moves for 3 weeks I am feeling sore today after the 1.5 workout yesterday. Even though we feel "used to" working out so hard, these workouts are no joke and your body definitely lets you know when it is tired. Good job with getting on with the workouts again today.

I've had a slight change of plans. The allergy rash on my face was starting to get better, but after the big workout yesterday it flared back up. My doctor friend says that the sweating is irritating it and said I should avoid getting too sweaty for a few days if I want it to go away. So while I hate not doing the workouts I planned, I feel like I should skip them since I am in a wedding this weekend and I really want it gone before then! So I'm re-structuring things and may take Amber's approach. I will bring my DVD's with me on vacay, not sure I'll have time to do them or not, but if not I'll just take the week easy and finish out Month 2 when I get home. I doubt one week will make a huge difference. So I'll probably end up finishing up just about when M does.

I took measurements and progress pics today. I can't find my cable to get the pics off the camera so that will have to wait until after vacation, but I see a little bit of tightening, though nothing really drastic. As far as measurements, everything stayed the same, except for a 1/2 inch lost around my belly button. So that's good, though I feel like personally my waist and hips have shrunk and it was a bummer to have the measuring tape disagree. I've actually gained 3-4 pounds over the past 2 months while doing Insanity, I think because I got so carb-hungry that I ate crappy about half the time. So it just goes to show how important the eating is.

Now that I know I can survive Insanity, I'd like to try Month 2 again and really watch my food, maybe in September once holiday travel lightens up.

I'm so happy I've had both of you to "talk" to during this. It's been a windy road and full of ups and downs but we all are making it to the end and that is great! I probably won't be near a computer next week but I'll check back in when I get back and see how the end of Insanity went/is going. Good luck!