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Sent you a request! I'm turning 30 in April and set a goal of 23 pounds by then. The more support the better!

Hi Amber! Thanks for your nice comments about my B+A pics. :) I did 30DS the other day beause I needed something quick in the morning. It is nice for a short workout! I agree that it is easy after Insanity, but mixing it up with Cardio Abs/CC&B/ and some running/walking is a great workout. I definitely would not want to be…

I don't know why the pics are so small, sorry! How's everyone doing? Enjoying summertime? Our fridge died last Friday and the new one is supposed to be delivered tonight, so we've been eating out almost every meal. Between that and vacation, I am so ready to get back to home-cooked healthiness!

Hey- where did everyone go?! I finally uploaded my 'after' pics and made some comparison photos. I really don't see a huge difference, maybe a bit of toning, but nothing major. I did GAIN 4 pounds during Insanity because I didn't watch my food very well and I ended up eating a lot more carbs to fuel the workouts, but I…

There have been some amazing losses shared on here before, but for some reason your transformation has inspired me the most. You look so fit and healthy! And I love your short hair cut! I've been looking for a short style for when I chop mine to donate it this fall, and I think yours will work perfectly, so thanks :)…

I'm back! London was AMAZING! So much history and stuff to see. My husband went to Bath before I got there so I didn't get to see that (next time!), but he said it was awesome. We did spend a day in Huntington/Cambridge and I loved it there too. M, those are great results. I see a huge difference in the side view- your…

Congrats on finishing M! I just added you on FB. Can't wait to see your results! I won't be getting pics up before London b/c my husband already left (I'm meeting him there), and he took the camera cord with him. But I promise I'll post them when I get back! Amber- hope you are enjoying vacation and letting loose a bit! I…

Hi you two! Amber- congrats on finishing!! 26 pounds is fabulous and it sounds like you gained a ton of confidence in yourself which is even better! M- Are you done? I see your last post was Thursday with only two days left, so you must be close! Awesoem jub pushing yourself through your final MIC. I always feel like I…

Amber- 16 inches and 11 pounds is amazing! Great work! And great effort with your LAST MIC! M- I can't believe how much Insanity takes out of you. Even after doing these moves for 3 weeks I am feeling sore today after the 1.5 workout yesterday. Even though we feel "used to" working out so hard, these workouts are no joke…

Good luck getting back at it! I did it! All of Max Plyo and the second and third sets of MIC! Holy cow! The last 11 minutes I was kicking myself for being lazy yesterday and counting down the minutes. My legs were shaking so much during the cool down! But it's DONE and I'm all caught up with one more workout and the fit…

I've been crazy busy trying to get stuff done before vacation starts and haven't had a chance to check in. Of course that means I didn't log my food either the past 4 days and I was starting to feel gross about my food choices, so I'm really making an effort to eat well and log for the next two days. I switched things up a…

Good job getting through it Amber. MIC seems like such a hurdle to me- it's so long and hard the whole time! I'd much rather do Max Plyo! I did CC&B this morning, still feeling a little run down, so I switched it with tomorrow's workout. I have a lot more time and energy on the weekends anyway. Tomorrow I think I may try…

M- holy cow! I am really impressed that you got up after that short of a recovery and little bit of sleep! I feel hardcore when I finish my workout at 9:30 and get up at 7 the next morning to do another one, and I only do that once or twice a week! My husband and I were watching TV last weekend and he noticed little…

M- I am so jealous! A home gym is my dream :) But for now with our apartment lifestyle I have to stick with my little bin of hand weights, kettlebell, yoga mat and resistance bands. Luckily our gym is a 5 minute walk so it's hard to make excuses not to go. I love workout classes, but our gym charges per class, so I have to…

Hi Amber! It's great to hear from someone in the same place! I have had some major issues with my right knee for years and I am getting grumbles from it with Insanity too. The high jump-rope jumps are the worst, so I try to do them slower and keep my form good. I'm not having too much pain with the power jumps, tuck jumps,…

So happy you have turned a corner! It is very up and down! I was dreading MIC after quitting in the middle of it last week. I built it up in my head as impossible, but yesterday I tackled it and it wasn't so bad so I'm really proud. I am getting a weekly average net of 1500 calories- so I'm eating close to an average of…

Fit Test #4. I let myself see my chart and I pushed extra hard. Was dripping in sweat by the end, but improved in every exercise! Super proud of the power jumps, I did the first 23 in a row fast without resting! Nice to see that with Month 2 incorporating all these exercises it is making a difference! Switch Kicks 65(?)/…

Hang in there! I have the same frustrations, saw changes at first, then let my eating slip too much. I was really feeling like it was hopeless during M1W1 when my clothes almost seemed tight again despite the increase in activity. I FINALLY started to see changes again in M2W2. I can feel my abs really developing (under…

How did the recovery go for you? I did it yesterday and pushed through the plie set and most of the press up/downs! woohoo! This morning I switched Friday and Saturday and did Cardio Balance instead since my knee was bugging me and I didn't want to do the pounding of Cardio Conditioning. So I'll do that tomrorow instead,…

Max Interval beat me. I caved and had a handful of jellybeans about two hours before the workout and I was on the verge of throwing up the whole time. I made it through the warmup, stretch and first circuit and then stopped. I don't know if I can blame the candy or being tired though- my HR was skyrocketing even during the…

CC was so much better. I was dreading it all day, but I actually enjoyed it. I guess I just hated it so much cause I was so burnt out by the time I got to it last week. I still couldn't do a full minute of several of the exercises, but I tried to take short breaks and keep pushing through. The "recovery" moves helped a…

Awesome job with the fit test M, and welcome to month 2! I think the Max Interval DVD is my favorite so far! Great job pushing yourself! I was really low energy at the end of last week, but then after getting a good night sleep Friday night I found myself really excited for Max Plyo Saturday and I kicked butt. I even…

Max Recovery wasn't too bad! The lunges sequence was easier, and there was a challenging plie set and triceps pushup set, but the only brutal part was the high plank/low plank set. You start leading with the right arm, do 4/rest/8/rest/16/rest, then go on to the left and do 16/rest/8/rest/4. Since I could only do 6 in a…

I decided not to take 30 day pictures or measurements for that reason. I don't see a change in the mirror or how my clothes fit and I don't want to get down. And with my crappy eating I actually gained 4 pounds back in the past few weeks. So instead I'm pushing myself to work extra hard and eat well in Month 2 so i can see…

My fit test results from Monday. Switch Kicks 65 57 59 Power Jacks 52 61 65 Power Knees 109 116 111 Power Jumps 36 35 40 Globe Jumps 9 11 11 Suicide Jumps 16 19 20 Push Up Jacks 17 19 18* Low Plank Obliques 54 74 71 *threw up after this set, so didn't push last set as hard. Still not sure why my switch kicks were highest…

Holy cow- Max Plyo is HARD! There are a ton of strength moves, and loads of pushups: One leg V Pushups, Power Pushups, Falling pushups, and the Level 3 drills (16 pushups/16 runs). It was definitely a challenging upper body workout that took the Month 1 Power DVD to a whole new level. I am sore again from the new moves in…

Hi guys! Welcome back Lu123! Congrats on finishing and we are happy to have you back with us- what week are you starting up with? M- I think your idea of doing the fit test of Sunday is brillant. 5 days of the Core and Balance is probably more than enough, and the fit test and max interval yesterday was really challenging!…

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! I hope your getaway works out and you have a chance to relax and celebrate with your family and regroup from your crappy day. Good job resisting takeout food. I find that even harder to do when I am in a celebrating or crappy mood (or basicallly when anything differs from my normal routine!). It is…

That's funny... but awesome that you can feel the difference in you quads! How's your back feeling today? I really am trying to push the upper body sections that I wuss out on normally- did a bunch more of the tricep dips and moving pushups yesterday and the Level 1 drills today. I still couldn't do them all, but I only…

That is awesome that you got your daughter and husband to join you. What a great inspiration for your daughter and hopefully a wakeup call to your husband. My husband doesn't do any sort of exercise, though he is one of the lucky people that even after gaining 25 pounds in the last few years is still in a healthy weight…