Weight gain since starting Insanity!

It's water retention!
Every time we start a new workout/training program, the muscles get sore and have to retain water in order to repair themselves.
Be patient. It could take a few weeks until your body adjusts. Keep in mind that your not gaining fat.

I had the same disappointing result with P90X. I work out like crazy 6 times a week for a month, I ate exactly as described, except the first 3 days, and I gained 3 lb in the first 4 weeks. At the first week, I said myself, I didn't ate that well always, hence is the gain. The second week I said, it is just the start, it will come off, on the 3rd week I started to concerned, and after the 4th week I was like WTF??? It was not a weight fluctuation due to water or what not, but actually a slow and steady weight gain on a diet/exercise plan that supposed to make you lose 1.5 -2 lb per week based on calorie deficit.

Because of the disappointment ,I started to be less diligent with the workouts on week 5. I dropped the cardio , but kept the 3 x a week weight training, and I dropped 2 lb in a week. For the 6th week, I had some crazy stuff going on at home, and I was only did one P90X weight training session, plus 1 TRX training at the gym and I dropped 3 lb in a week.

Now I just feel stupid for working so hard for weight gain. I am definitely not going to get back to work my *kitten* of 6 times a week, when it is clearly not working for me. I 'll do what I have done before and worked: 45-60 minutes weight training 2-3 times a week and that is it. No more 75 minutes weight training sessions or 60 minute cardio that I feel like I die at the end.

I think these extreme workouts may work for many people, but definitely not for everyone.

I agree, these programs may be too much, or workout overload for some people. I have done both P90X (9 weeks) and Insanity (7 weeks), then Insanity/P90X Hybrid (4 weeks) . My weight would go up and down the same 5 lbs. I finally just switched to Insanity 3X a week with rest days between and 1 weekend full body routine. I truely believe, for me (maybe not for everyone), that I was working out too high intensity and not enough rest days combined with inadequate calories. Since cutting down the workouts from 6 days to 4 days and eating my TDEE - 500 = 1800 cals per day, I am consistantly losing 1 lb a week. My body is thanking me now, and I have tons more energy and less soreness to really push it hard on workout days.

I had the same disappointing result with P90X. I work out like crazy 6 times a week for a month, I ate exactly as described, except the first 3 days, and I gained 3 lb in the first 4 weeks. At the first week, I said myself, I didn't ate that well always, hence is the gain. The second week I said, it is just the start, it will come off, on the 3rd week I started to concerned, and after the 4th week I was like WTF??? It was not a weight fluctuation due to water or what not, but actually a slow and steady weight gain on a diet/exercise plan that supposed to make you lose 1.5 -2 lb per week based on calorie deficit.

Because of the disappointment ,I started to be less diligent with the workouts on week 5. I dropped the cardio , but kept the 3 x a week weight training, and I dropped 2 lb in a week. For the 6th week, I had some crazy stuff going on at home, and I was only did one P90X weight training session, plus 1 TRX training at the gym and I dropped 3 lb in a week.

Now I just feel stupid for working so hard for weight gain. I am definitely not going to get back to work my *kitten* of 6 times a week, when it is clearly not working for me. I 'll do what I have done before and worked: 45-60 minutes weight training 2-3 times a week and that is it. No more 75 minutes weight training sessions or 60 minute cardio that I feel like I die at the end.

I think these extreme workouts may work for many people, but definitely not for everyone.

I agree, these programs may be too much, or workout overload for some people. I have done both P90X (9 weeks) and Insanity (7 weeks), then Insanity/P90X Hybrid (4 weeks) . My weight would go up and down the same 5 lbs. I finally just switched to Insanity 3X a week with rest days between and 1 weekend full body routine. I truely believe, for me (maybe not for everyone), that I was working out too high intensity and not enough rest days combined with inadequate calories. Since cutting down the workouts from 6 days to 4 days and eating my TDEE - 500 = 1800 cals per day, I am consistantly losing 1 lb a week. My body is thanking me now, and I have tons more energy and less soreness to really push it hard on workout days.

Ok...starting to get really frustrated.

Started Insanity about 4 weeks ago at around 240 lbs.
Eat approx 1800 calories per day
Estimating that Insanity is burning around 400 calories per workout
BMR is 2146

Intake 1800 - BMR 2146 - 400 workout = (-746) deficit

I'm assuming that a calorie deficit is in order to lose weight...correct? So why the hell am I not seeing it on the scale?

1/16 - 240 lbs
1/31 - 233
2/6 - 236
2/9 - 232
2/13 - 234

I know a few of you have said to increase my calories to 2900 but for the life of me can't understand that logic.

Intake 2900 - BMR 2146 - 400 workout = +354. By this logic, in about 10 days I'd be gaining a pound.

I don't know...maybe Insanity isn't the answer for me. I've been thinking about getting to the 3rd fit test then switching to P90X. I do know that I've been able to go longer during the Insanity workouts without taking a break and although I didn't tape or caliper myself, I "feel" a little slimmer and my jeans fit a little better. I'd really like the scale to drop though.