MandyKayFrench Member

You look awesome! Congratulations!

How goes it everyone?!? Not too much longer....!!!

I definitely had a stalling in my weight loss and some weight gain since starting Insanity. This week, I know it's terrible, but I haven't done a single workout yet. I had a 15 hour workday in a city 2 hours from here so I didn't get to that day and then I just told myself I was really pushing too hard. I was so exhausted!…

These sound awesome - I just found this post and I'm excited to try them out!! Thanks for sharing!

Back today with Recovery - I love that workout. I have to be honest, I'm most excited for the entire week of cardio recovery that's coming. :smile: I just need to get myself to that point!! You can find out more about Insanity and the other Team Beachbody products here: http://teambeachbody.com/ Thanks for the support…

Thanks for the heads up! I'd been wanting an HRM for a while but didn't have 100 bucks to spend so I just bought the orange one!

That is awesome - what a fun way to celebrate your success! Definitely go buy something fantastic. :smile: I have been having a tough couple days on the Insanity front - I missed both yesterday and now today because I've had some jam-packed days that didn't leave me a lot of time or energy for such an intense workout. I…

That is awesome! You are doing great - congrats on the results and the weight loss! Here's my second vs. first round results: FIRST SECOND switch kicks = 45 50 power jacks = 30 57 power knees = 50R/50L 75R/80L power jumps = 5 16 globe jumps = 4 7 suicide jumps = 12 14 push-up jacks = 10 15 low plank oblique = 30 50 I am…

You look fantastic! You look so much younger!

So yesterday I was beating myself up - and after Pure Cardio today I am REALLY PROUD!! Today I could really see myself focusing and getting through the hard bits so much easier - I made it through the entire warm up, all three rounds, with just a few seconds worth of breaks to grab water. Even just earlier this week there…

I am totally with you - I have a hard time holding some of them, especially at the end of the workout when I'm breathing really hard and covered in sweat. :smile: Today felt good and I definitely see improvement but I have to try hard not to beat myself up when it gets hard! I have to remember - this is INSANE! It isn't…

I have found the most important thing is two-fold - planning, like they said, and keeping the healthy foods that you LIKE readily available. I buy all the fixin's for a salad and make a big bowl once a week. Then every day I can just dip a portion out, put it in a ziploc and take it to work for lunch. Also, frozen turkey…

Yay! That's so awesome that he's coming home!! I bet he will notice changes - I think there's no way he won't be able to appreciate all of the hard work you've been putting in! :wink: Enjoy having your husband home!! I have to confess today - yesterday I had to be at work super early, so I put off my workout until the…

Welcome! I actually don't necessarily have a protein overage problem - I'm on a flexitarian diet so I don't eat much meat and I've replaced it largely with fruits and vegetables, which is where I get the majority of my calories from. My issue is sodium in my snacks - I love things like chips and salsa and of course the…

You look awesome - congratulations!! What a fantastic accomplishment!!

It sounds like you had a much better day than I did! To be honest, I woke up this morning feeling like I'd run two marathons back to back - even after 7 hours of sleep, I was still EXHAUSTED. I slept in a little and just did today's workout and I'm proud of myself for making it through - but disappointed at my showing! It…

So today was a test - I was worried. Normally I work out first thing in the morning but my husband and I spent last night at his parent's and weren't home until late this evening. I was worried that I would get home and either not want to work out or find some excuse not to. But we came home and I immediately changed my…

That is awesome - good work! I did notice as well this morning that certain things were easier, heck even the warmup was hard the first day and today I got all the way through even the third repeat with maybe one or two pauses. I'm with you though - I definitely go slower than they do. I figure, better that I keep going…

Well first I want to say that I don't think anything about 51 pounds lost or breaking 300 is a small victory! That is an AWESOME victory and you should be proud of yourself for what you've accomplished!! I have a small victory - this was my first week of the Insanity workout program and I completed the workout EVERY DAY so…

Okay so Pure Cardio? All I can say is holy crap. I can't say anything sophisticated or intelligent because my mind has gone the way of my body and is complete mush. It felt good but... seriously... holy crap.

I measured, took pictures and weighed this past Sunday before starting on Monday. I've been trying to keep myself from weighing this week because I'm trying to get on a weekly schedule of waiting until Sunday. I'm going to re-measure and take new pictures at the midway point and then again at the end. I loved yesterday's…

Okay I have an embarassing question... what the heck is BP? Blood pressure? I don't know my blood pressure or my cholesterol.... I hate to hear that you were in the hospital but I think it's awesome that you can KNOW without doubt that the work that you have been putting it helped you and that there was nothing you could…

Okay and yet another calorie question for you guys - how are you putting Insanity into MFP to estimate calories?

Welcome! I have thought about ordering the shakes but haven't even gotten so far as to look them up yet! But it's definitely on my list of to-dos. Have you ordered them or are you considering it? And a calorie question - I'm struggling with figuring that out. The calculation in the book told me I should be getting…

Stuff happens!! The hardest part about this program to me is going to be the every-single-day nature of it because you just never know what life throws at you! Don't beat yourself up about yesterday - school is important and so are tests. I'm totally jealous about the 4 by the way - my husband and I were just talking last…

This is pretty much exactly what I did!! Well, sort of. In a completely taken-aback and off my game kind of way. I pointed out the approximate serving sizes I had on my plate and noted that the queso was a splurge item that IN NO WAY compared to the huge piece of Cheesecake Factory cheesecake he had on his THIRD plate.…

As someone who desperately wants to be in bikini shape - this is the highest praise I can offer you: If I looked like you do in that suit, I'd totally find a place to go where it!! Congrats and keep it up! You're doing awesome!!

I definitely had to take some breaks but overall I felt better about my effort today than yesterday. I felt like I got into the rhythm faster so I could keep up better. I'm with you though - I am SO SORE! Once we got through the stretch this morning I was doing okay but in that last exercise with the squats and the push…

You look incredible - congratulations!! Thanks for the motivation right before my morning workout! :smile:

I know absolutely nothing about any of that! :blushing: