INSANITY

I'm the same. Haven't lost any weight, but feel that my clothes are fitting better. I've measured myself with the tape measure too, but they are the same very confused. I'll carry on with Insanity anyway. Thankfully today is Cardio Recovery for me!

I'm on week 2 of insanity and my weight has gone up. Trying not to feel discouraged but it is hard! I eat the recommended caloric intake which is a whole lot than my body is used to and i wonder if the adjustment to the new in-take is making me gain instead of lose?

At 52 I decided to do Insanity, basically because dieting wasn't losing me any weight or getting me any fitter. If I ran up the stairs it would take 2 mins to get my breathing under control, if I did a sprint of 100 mtrs it felt like I was about to have a heart attack. At 251lb I decided enough was enough.

One more day of Week 5 to go then it's onto the biggee workouts that I'm dreading! I've had to adapt Insanity to my fitness level, my theoretical max heart rate is 168BPM if I let it go much over that it takes way too long to recover, so I will rest immediately if I hit 165-170bpm and pause the workout (I know you're not supposed to, but I like living too much!) , might take a minute to get everything under control and re-start the video. So my work outs are invariably 5 mins longer from the unofficial rests.

My first fitness test took nearly 58 mins to complete, I was so out of breath after each 60 sec exercise, it took 2-3 minutes to recover! To see double figures in any of the exercises was a bit of a tall order to! By week 4 I was hitting 10-14 minutes before needing an unofficial rest, so well happy!
Week 5 though on Core Cardio and Balance has sapped my strength and struggle to reach 11 mins before I need a rest. But maybe something Psychological stops me from pushing through, to complete the routine on time, I still no I'm getting fitter and have lost 11lbs so far, but my weight does yo-yo, but has a general downward trend, I think it will slow to 0.5lb or less, but maybe the longer work outs might push up the weight loss again in a week or so's time!
Don't lose hope, weight loss will happen, especially if calorie deficient. With all this exercise it's stemmed my hunger for first 3-4 weeks, then I struggled to reach my BMR for a few days and I think that might have stalled my weight loss.
I just know if I can complete the 63 days, I'm definitely going to be much fitter than I was and look a damned sight thinner too!

Mahdi22 wrote: »

This is my fifth week which I believe is considered rest week. So after this week, it's Month 2. Can't wait till I see my results after. Oh and today is my weigh in day!!!! So excited

Didn't feel like a 'rest week'!!!!!
Think you should do at least to Core exercises per day to catch up!

I haven't done the full insanity program, but I have done Max30 and loved the results. The 30 min program fits in my life better. Huge kudos to anyone who has even attempted the full program! ShaunT is awesome, but those workouts are not easy!

Mahdi22 wrote: »

I only lost 1 pound in this week. So disappointing

If it makes you feel any better I've gained 1lb lol. I started and hurt my back and had to stop working out for 2.5 weeks while I healed and just started back up on Monday. I know it's just because my body isn't used to working out this hard and it will come off but it doesn't make me feel any better lol.

Insanity week 4 day 4 coming up for me after work. I haven't lost a lot of weight but I'm getting some new muscles and feel great. A little scared of month 2....

Recovery week starts tomorrow. I may incorporate some easy runs in on some of those days (I've been doing this already if I feel up to it). Still scared of month 2.