10 mins and felt like throwing up!

Don't try to keep up, pace yourself & just do what you are capable of & wait till the next fit test & you will be pleasantly surprised

Russ

From the title, I knew this post was about INSANITYbefore I even opened it! I'm a fellow Insanity-user. Just finished week 4. PM/Friend me and we can lament together! Even though I feel good after every workout, I dread doing it. Getting ready to Dig Deep w Shaun T right now, as a matter of fact! Ugh.

Slow & steady wins the race. Do what you can, work on what you can't. Before you know it, you'll be insane too!

When and what did you eat prior to the workout? I've just started for the second time. The first time I did manage to complete month 1 but had serious issues with nausea, lightheadedness, weakness etc. I just felt horrible. I ended up seeing my Dr. who encouraged me to eat more protein through out my day. I was on 1200 cals (per MFP)...which I think was just too low especially for all the activities I was doing. I always eat my exercise cals back too. Around the time I started I had hit a plateau and was hoping Insanity would help with that last 5lbs. I've since upped my calorie intake and try to eat more protein. I'm feeling better and hoping to get back on track with my activity level.

I've learned I need to eat mainly carbs about an hour or an hour and a half before most of the workouts--too much protein just seems to sit in my belly. I alternate between gatorade and water during. I try to do protein after. It was hit or miss to figure out what worked and like everyone else mentioned...go at your own pace.

I didn't do Insanity, but my first workout with EA Sports Active 2 was also only ten minutes before I had to quit. We all start somewhere, just do what you can and eventually you'll be doing it all.

Hey--you lasted 9.5 minutes longer than I might have managed.

I had a friend that started running two minutes at a time. She started walking on the treadmill, and then would run two minutes, walk another ten, and then run another two. She ended up being able to run entire 5K races.

You can do it!

^^^^ Read this.

Then read this >>>>>>

When I started out 6 months ago, I was 260lbs. I could not have run out of a burning house with a mad dog after me if there was free cheesecake outside the front gate.

Now I am 237 (I hope - weigh-in is in the morning)

I started out by running 5 mins, walked 10, ran 2.5 mins, walked 5, ran 1 min, walked 3 as part of my workout in the gym. After running/walking, I switched to the stationary bike which I climbed off feeling sick after 10 mins.

On this Friday, just passed, I did 90 mins on the bike, climbed off, shook my legs out and did 10 mins weights. I also do 90 mins yoga once a week and walk 80 mins to and from work every day.

That is how far an old fat Nellie like me has come in 6 months. You look in the shape I aspire to!

If I can keep at it, I am sure you can too.

Prove me right

I'm late, but I have to put in a word for doing what you can. The first workout video I ever did was a Denise Austin video, it was 20 minutes of cardio. I had to sit on the floor multiple times. I thought I would die. After a few months, I could use it as a warm up.

Insanity is no joke. I was doing Interval workouts with jumping, burpees, mountain climbers, etc.several times a week for a month and a half and had a decent but not great base of cardio endurance before that. Pure Cardio killed me. I had to take breaks in the freaking warm up and hit pause more than a few times in the video.

Next time you may get to 10 minutes or 15. Eventually you'll conquer it