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Hi, you can add me if you want. I'm starting again for the third time and could really do with some support to keep me on track, especially when it comes to exercising.

Hiya. I started Insanity 2 weeks ago and echo what Phillipduncan said - definately make sure you close your curtains. When I'm doing it in the evening, as the nights are getting darker earlier now, I have to close the blinds too, cos otherwise people will still be able to see me moving around from outside. You'll really…

Forgot to add - read MFP Fitspiration (at the top of the page). I read it for the first time yesterday and it was so moving - made me laugh, smile and cry (happy tears!).

I agree too. I'm sick of the fact that my clothes are too tight and really fed up with my muffin top and having to wear baggy tops to hide it! One thing I've found though is that being on this site has helped keep me on track. I'm a serious comfort eater and just recently things have been getting to me and there have been…

Hiya Please could you count me in too (if there's still room) and send me the details? Thanks.

Count me in too. Week # 1 - 30th September - Goal 360 mins. Mon: Tues: Wed: Thurs: Fri: Sat: Sun:

Height: 5ft 1" Weight: 121.5lbs Bust: 31.8 Arms: 12.0 Waist: 28.0 Hips: 36.8 Thighs: 21.0 Knees: 14.12 Calves: 14.0 UK size 10-12 When I was 5lbs lighter my bust went down to 30.6 AA and when laid down they just disappeared completely - then again they're not exactly obvious now! :sad: I only look a decent size when I buy…

I'd like to be a UK size 8-10 - with no muffin top! I'm currently a size 10-12 depending on style, though size 10 jeans can be a bit tight. Also I have to buy bigger tops as my arms are quite chunky compared to rest of me so depending on style I've sometimes had to buy a 14 - serves me right for weight gain/loss over the…

This is just the sort of advice I needed to hear right now. Thanks everyone.

My cat loves that squishy part of me. He first kneads it like a big ball of dough, then curls up on it, purring away and goes to sleep - which he has just done! :smile:

I'm not a morning person at all and if you saw the state I'm in after a workout - I look like a beetroot and am still sweating buckets nearly 1 hr later (and still quite pink) - it wouldn't be an option anyway! My son started senior school 2 weeks ago and it means we now have to get up at 7.20am instead of 8.00am and it's…

I'm 5ft 1" and weigh 121lbs, but there have been a few occasions when I have mentioned to friends and certain colleagues that I wanted to lose a few lbs for one reason or another and I was told that I'd be anorexic if I did and this is from people who are slimmer than me! Now if I want to lose a little, I just say I'm…

Hi. I'm not sticking with the nutrition plan either, same reason as you and don't like all the food choices given in the plan. So I'm just trying to eat healthier food and measure and weigh what I eat, oh and try and increase my protein cos I have way too many carbs. My main problem though is that I find it difficult to…

Going through bit of a stressful time at the moment, maybe that's what's zapping all my energy cos when I do the dvd, after the initial warm up, I do enjoy it - it's just getting round to doing it in the first place! Might also be due to having to fit it around work and evening meal times, which would be ok if was just me,…

I don't really know what you'd call mine. From the side it can (sometimes!) look flatter than other days, but as someone else said I can also have a bit of a 2 pack at the top, but no definition to be seen anywhere else, which then makes me look a bit like a B. Unfortunately the view from the front and back is a b and…

Thanks for all your advice, looks like got a bit of shopping to do tomorrow - just in case - and definately need to plan a bit more in future. I ended up having a chicken sandwich and soup cos it got a bit late in the end and I couldn't be bothered cooking. :wink:

Sorry another question - what sort of programmes are P90X and T25? They're mentioned a lot and people are getting really good results from them.

I found out the other day that Shakeology is a meal replacement drink (I thought it was a protein shake), do you actually have this as a replacement or do you have it as well as other meals to make sure you're having the full calorie allowance?

Hiya. Feel free to add me too. I'm from Blackpool and re-joined the site about 2 months ago after a long break. Just got about 8lbs left to lose, but as another member said - last is always the hardest and I've been trying since January to shift it!

Just cooling down after finishing day 3 - would've been day 5 but been ill last 2 days, so not having tomorrow off to compensate. Unfortunately cos I've missed 2 days, I've just ended up repeating the first dvd again (or 2nd if you take into account the fitness test). Have you started doing it yet or is it next week you…

Thank you guys. It was actually food that I was referring to, don't think I'd get enough satisfaction from just having a shake, especially when I have to cook a proper meal for my son. Though it is interesting to read a bit of info about shakes.

If Shakeology is a meal replacement, do the people that tend to promote it on Insanity have that instead of a proper meal - or as well as? Due to the hours I work I need to have my evening meal with my son as soon as I get home (and even that can be 6.30), otherwise it'd be too late by the time the workout was finished, so…

Thank you both for your advice. Heart rate monitor is called Target Fitness HRS410, money is very tight at the moment and it only cost £19.99, but the reviews were 4.5/5 which is another reason why I chose it. After the initial dread that had to start properly today, I have enjoyed it - apart from when my cat decided to…

I started yesterday, though in a way it was properly from today cos was only the fitness test yesterday. I was in a bit of pain in my thighs today and was not looking forward to doing it tonight at all, the only thing that made me do it was that I had the calender on the wall and that I'd joined a group/groups of other…

Hiya. I started today too. Feel free to add me as after the Fitness Test I am definately going to need some extra support to see this through!

Do you have a protein shake too and if not, what do you have instead?

Thanks for the advice, but I was thinking along the lines of when it says 1/2 cup sliced mushrooms, 1/3 cup rice, 1/4 feta cheese, 1 cup berries etc - that's what is confusing. You can weigh out 30g of something, but if the recipe calls for 1/2 cup for example, there will be gaps if you're measuring some foods ie broccoli.…

I've just started Insanity and after reading the Nutrition Guide I've noticed as lot of foods have to be 1 cup, 1/2 cup etc - how big is a cup in the first place? I'm only used to weighing foods/liquids in grams and oz, so it's all a bit frustrating.

Well I did the fitness test - I'm not fit! :laugh: I do not like Globe Jumps and I HATE Suicide Jumps - which is probably why they're called that in the first place! I'm definately not looking forward to starting it for real tomorrow now that I've had a taster and don't even want to think that will be working out for…