Insanity & nutrition guide

I have eaten a few things from the book, but not too many (besides the protein shakes and tuna salad in a tomato thing) Just many of the recipes aren't meals I would eat.

I just completed week 4 and I started at 141.8lbs and am now down to 133.4 (on doctors scale) /135 (on my home scale) I should be starting Recovery Week, but was getting bored with Insanity so doing TurboFire for a week before moving onto either doing Insanity Month 1-don't think I am ready for Month 2 yet

I don't follow the guides that come with Insanity or P90X. I don't like the way they're written. Basically if you follow a clean eating meal plan, you're doing what they tried to explain to you - only whoever wrote their guides sucks.

I am on week 5, and I didn't have but one pound drop until the 4th week! I have read that many don't se changes till month 2! I know how you feel we want to see pounds come of with all that hard work! About the nutrition guide I just started after week 3 eating closer to the meal selections! So far it's been good and it's not hard tO follow Idk why I didn't just start with it!!

My husband just does the workouts..I havent started on insanity yet, because im still on turbo fire-but honestly, every beachbody work out I do, I skim through the nutrition guides for pointers and then go on my own a bit. Insanity has a great one though (reasonable food-not too expensive) so if I HAD to pick on to follow, it would definitely be that!

Insanity is going to change your body composition. If you are at maintenance calories with insanity you won't lose weight , maybe gain some, but you'll have less fat and a little more muscle on your frame.

I have finished the first month of Insanity and decided to take this week off before starting the recovery and second month. I did not follow the nutrition guide, but I followed the calorie and nutrition count from MFP and have already lost 13 lbs and 4.5 inches off my waist alone. I think if you control your portion sizes, then you should be fine.

We just finished week one.. about to go into week two and we are sticking to the diet... week one I lost 0 pounds, my husband lost 5.... we will see what happens.. I keep you posted.

With Insanity, use your measurements as your guide. As for the nutrition guide, I never used it, but ate sensible. I lost about 16 lbs the first month.

I am going to start the workout today......I have A LOT of weight to lose so im hoping this will help me and tone me up. I have been fat for far to long and it is time for a change.
Does anyone have any advice for me just beginning? I probably won't follow the meal plan but will stay to the recommended calories.

Thanks


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You don't have to follow the FOOD they list in the guide, those are just ideas for meals. You do need to follow the calorie count though-and you can do that along with MFP. Thats what I do. I cook far more than the nutrition guide calls for but they are trying to keep it simple.

I thought the P90X guide was designed & explained horribly! This one is much better.

Eat 5x per day and reach your caloric goal based on the formula & get your workouts done-you'll do great!

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I just finished month 1 of insanity and starting the recovery week today. when i first started i wasn't following the nutrition guide and found out i wasn't eating "ENOUGH" but still lost 3lbs. between week 3 and 4 of the first month, i started following the nutrition guide and began eating just about 2300 calories per/day and lost 3lbs in less than a week. I was a little hesitant thinking thats a lot to be eating, but since the workouts are so rigorous, it burns it away anyways. if you can just base a lot of what u eat off of Michis ladder in tier 1 and 2 without following a specific meal plan, you should be fine that way

I've done both. The first time I did it I followed strictly to the work out plan and the nutrition guide and lost 15lbs (after losing 15 doing P90X) after that I did a round where I wasn't sticking completely with the plan or nutrition and didn't see the results. They tell you that it's a commitment. You have to commit to the schedule, the time, and the nutrition. With Insanity I will agree that at least 80% of it is nutrition. And you need to eat clean but eat more calories than you'd think. When I did it and was losing good I ate strict but I ate almost 1900 calories a day. And for a 5 foot woman that seems like a lot to me!

There are so many success stories with photos that show people who didn't lose ANY weight, not 1 pound but completely changed their body.

I always recommend using the calculations, figuring out the calories & ratios you should be eating and create your own meal plan. The guide is just a guide! YOu don't have to follow it to a T, but you do need to follow their nutritional recommendations.

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I am on the recovery week of Insanity before month two. I didn't follow the nutrition plan, but have had great results. Just eat clean and dig deeper. I've had quite a few friends that completed this tell me that month two is where it all comes together.