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Yesterday was the start of my LAST WEEK of Insanity! I seriously can't believe how fast it went! Which of course means that my summer is over, as I timed it to coincide with Labour Day, and the beginning of the teaching year. So sad. :frown: But I've had a great time with Insanity! I'll be pushing myself as hard as…

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Hey, I don't have any advice to offer, but it sounds like we're following a similar workout plan. I'm just finishing up my last couple of weeks of Insanity (final day is Sept. 2nd or something) and then I'd like to start Chalean Extreme. Friend me if you'd like another supporter! Also I'd love a heads up about your…

I keep trying to tell my bf this... "i'm not getting any younger!" but he does not budge. i'm almost 31, and would like to enjoy the kids instead of feeling wrecked from the sleep deprivation (as someone else pointed out is much worse as you get older). but the best I can do is wait until he feels ready... i would never…

that's a really great story! i'm so happy for you, and your husband sounds like a real keeper too!

Hey adjoa - Thanks for the response. :) I'm glad I'm not the only one with motivation problems. I always find it hard to start, but once i'm in it I'm fully committed. But I am not a quitter, and I will also finish what I have started! :) To answer your questions: I haven't followed the Insanity meal plan thus far, and I'm…

adjoa - So glad i'm not the only one out there who enjoyed that workout! I'm actually looking forward to Thursday when I can do it again! I'm finding this second month to be much harder to find motivation more than anything else. I still enjoy the workouts, and they're STILL kicking my butt!!! But it's harder to devote…

I had to drop in and tell you about the Max Sports Interval work out. WHAT FUN!!! It's kicking your @ss without you even realizing it! Lots of different exercises. The best/hardest was the "ladder sprints". If you haven't done it yet, then it's something to look forward to... and if you have done it, did you love it as…

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Hey! Glad to hear someone will be joining in my pain! (kidding...) I'm in the middle of my second week now... and I can say that much like the first month, things get better as you go, but its still SO hard! I spent most of last week dealing with a strain back muscle or muscles that meant I had to take it a little easy to…

incredible story! and what a wonderful thing to do together. i'm sure it has made a tremendous impact on the health of not just you each separately, but also the health of your relationship with one another. congrats!

mmm sounds good! and major protein too!

@nikig7 - great job completing week 1, and also for your awesome change in measurements! from what i've heard, your muscles will retain water after hard workouts to help repair themselves... so that could be why you're seeing the gain on the scale. don't be discouraged! i'm 3 days away from finishing week 4, and then i'm…

I've done TurboFire HIIT routines several times, and they are a killer workout! They're so intense that it takes no more than 30 minutes and you're gasping for air and sweating buckets. I have no idea what a gym HIIT class would be like, but maybe try the TurboFire one at home first if you can, to see if you like it. My bf…

sliced, to scoop cottage cheese with! :) yum!!!

I thought the same thing... I'm guessing she's a keener! i'm sticking to the schedule basically as written. although today i did 20 minutes of jogging to make up for a chocolate chip binge! lol

what she said... i know i bite my nails when i drive... doesn't matter, short distance or long distance. also stress causes me to bite my nails... i used to grow my nails for a whole semester at school only to bite them off during exam time. but i think its a similar thing as changing your diet/exercise habits... when…

where's the "LIKE" button when you need it! :bigsmile: i've been trying to incorporate MORE beans in my diet because they have such greta health benefits, and they're tasty! :) Granted I don't eat bananas much anymore... except in banana bread! Love avocadoes, but suck at knowing when they're ripe... still working on this…

I did Pure Cardio plus Cardio Abs yesterday on my day 22 (first day of week 4). It was a seriously TOUGH workout, though i'm not sure why. I felt sluggish, like my legs were 100 pounds each, so I stopped a couple more times than usual! My only thought is that I had a lot of junky food on Saturday at a friend's BBQ, and…

if you're into chickpeas try making salt and vinegar crunchy chick peas. so then at least you'd be getting a nice serving of protein and fiber with the calories and can control how much salt goes on them. here's a link to a recipe... i've never made them, but would like to some day!…

@nikig7 - I'm loving the workouts and still find it very challenging, even at the end of my 3 weeks. I can't say I'm noticing changes though so far. I weigh myself every day (not that i record it though) and there's been no change, but i'm within about 5-10 pounds of where i want to stay. I did measure my waist the other…

Thanks for the replies. I do check my heart rate often throughout the workouts... and i have a paper to track it too so i can compare to previous workouts and see if i pushed harder. :P I'm a spreadsheet girl, what can i say!? My HRM has set my "optimal" HR range as 124-164 bpm. So this is where I would be burning the most…

I don't have great advice for you since I'm not a morning workout kind of person. But for me, I have to eat at least a little something... whether it's a few cheese and crackers or PB with an apple about an hour before I work out. Otherwise I know the feeling of hitting the wall, where you feel like your body is about to…

sometimes if i eat too much natural sugars (like a binge of grapes or cherries, both high in sugar) I will get painful gas and bloating. it has been so bad at times that i can't even stand upright without pain. it's strange but i've never had this happen from eating too much candy or drinking too much pop/juice (that I can…

I had the same problem... also left hip. It felt like a knife was going into my hip joint each time i landed on my left foot. I decided running just may not be for me... I didn't really like it anyway. :P But a friend of mine suggested it could be a strain of the I.T. band. When I looked this up online it suggested the…

I always find my soreness in my shoulders/arms/upper back. I think it's because that is where i'm the weakest, and when you do a bunch of those plank/push-up moves it takes its toll. The other day though, after doing the Plyometric video, i found my abs and obliques a bit sore... I was specifically focussing on trying to…

^^ I think that is what I would say to him... Unfortunately, whether or not he listens and tries to change is really up to him... but if (God forbid) something happened, I think you would feel much worse having not said anything when you had the opportunity.

Hi Everyone! Thanks for starting this group, i'm happy to be here! I started Insanity June 30 (Fit Test) and started the workouts July 2nd. So i'm heading into my third week tonight. I'd love to tell people it's getting easier and I feel like I'm just breezing through it these days, but that is completely untrue, and its…

I do my workouts either around 3/4pm or 9/10pm depending on my work schedule. the nights when i'm working out at 9 or 10 pm is after working from 5am-9pm. if it's important to you then you just have to push through. if you want it bad enough you'll find the energy to do your workout whenever it suits you, whether that's…