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jgsimon1 - Don't be frustrated if you gain weight with insanity. I can't speak for everyone, but I can speak to how my experience was. This is my second round of doing it, and I have gained 2 lbs, I am on week 2. The first round (which I did last year) I didn't lose any weight until the last couple of weeks, but after…

Bump. So awesome...thanks for posting!

LOVE this :) LOL

Correct.... As Dave Ramsey would say, BROKE is the norm. I don't know about you, but I don't want to be normal. http://www.daveramsey.com/new/baby-steps/

Again, I will say DAVE RAMSEY. He will change your life. You can't afford a truck payment?? DONT have a truck!!! There are a lot of other cost effective modes of transportation. Can't afford an $800 rent payment?? Live somewhere else that does not cost $800... get a roommate....get 2 roommates. I can think of many…

Two Words.... DAVE RAMSEY. If you are 20 years old and are having this problem, use the advice everyone else gave you to pay off the credit cards and then read all about what Dave Ramsey teaches and you will have no worries about your future. You are still young, and lots of people make these mistakes when they are young.…

BUMP to add later :) You ladies look absolutely AH MAZ ING!!! Nothing average here.... love this thread OP!

I agree with the above. I think your idea about not worrying so much about the scale is a great one too. The scale is not always a good depiction of how well you are doing. Especially if you are thinking about doing more weight training, the scale may actually go up for a brief period or on certain days when your muscles…

Awesome picture!! Gives me hope! I think you look great even without the additional 5 lbs :) What did you do to lose the weight, in general, any exercise program you used or just good ole eating right?? Congrats on the loss!

OMG!! You look amazing!! What a transformation! And my daughter has that same dress in your before pic ;) lol

I just posted this to another thread like this a couple days ago, so I just copied and pasted here :) I am a mom of two kids that is a planning a wedding and works full time, hence I have no time for anything, lol. So, while I would love to prepare my food on Sunday for the following week, I usually try to work out or…

I am a mom of two kids that is a planning a wedding and works full time, hence I have no time for anything, lol. So, while I would love to prepare my food on Sunday for the following week, I usually try to work out or spend time with kids instead. So, my usual method is go to the store thats 2 minutes away from my work on…

You are my hero!!! And I agree with everything you have said here. Of course you need to eat properly most of the time, for your health and for your fitness goals. However, I am the same way!! If I am not "allowed" to eat certain foods, guess what foods I end up chowing on late at night when no one is looking!! When I…

Hun, I have to tell you, if you post something on a forum you are going to get answers you don't agree with. I have not seen any comments here that are out of line. It seems that people are honestly trying to give you real suggestions. It also seems that you are not open to many of them which in and of itself is a major…

I agree with number 2. One of my best friends used to be very big in high school when all of us were small. However, in college, she started losing weight and she looked absolutely fabulous!! I however didn't really feel comfortable commenting on her weight loss because I felt like I wanted her to know that I didn't care…

Wow, this just made my day, LOL!!!!! MyPsalm63....you are hilarious :)

At the beginning of my journey (8 months ago) I weighed myself ALL the time. I wanted to see exactly what made my weight increase and decrease. I definitely would gain 3-4 lbs during TOM. It bothered me at first, but now I realize it is just a normal thing! Now I never weigh myself during that week, I only weigh once or…

I have to do it in the evening. I have tried to do morning workouts and it usually lasts about a week, lol. Insanity is very intense though, and I have noticed that I actually sleep so much better on nights that I do my insanity workouts. (I have a hard time with sleep so this really helps me) I am so beat after all the…

My sister showed me this and it was pretty funny :) I also found it quite funny that they were drinking out of sippy cups, lol. I think what makes it so awesome though, is the other guy sitting there trying to eat like a normal person and trying not to laugh!!!

I read something about how they put all of this crap in their bread... so I have recently been getting the double chicken chopped salad. It is sooo yummy! Tons of protein, and lots of veggies - spinach, onions, peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers. I usually get the red-wine vinaigrette with it and its really good! Even if you add…

Definitely this. I just got over the flu, throwing up for 24 hours, eww, lol. So of course I didn't work out that day, or the next day because my body just wasn't up for it. If it is just a cold, than of course no harm in working out there. You have to listen to your body, but don't make excuses either. If your body is…

I used to struggle with this as well. So, I tried to switch things up a bit and I changed my eating habits. Instead of just eating breakfast, lunch and dinner, I have broken my day down into "mini- meals". I have breakfast, am snack, lunch, pm snack, dinner and before bed snack - each meal is about 200-400 calories so I…

I did the first month of Insanity and the results were great. My fitness level improved dramatically, and I could really tell in my tummy that I was toning up, and I have never been that physically "fit". (I stopped there because I got bored with it, I also have a gym membership and can't do my workouts at home all of the…

This!! I usually exercise at night. Partly because that's the only time I have to do it, but also partly because if I don't, I would probably just eat instead. Also, someone else said writing down your feelings instead. That helps me too. I don't necessarily write them down, but I just say to myself, WHY am I craving this…

Wow Jules!! That is some great progress girl!

OMG!!! This is truly one of the greatest stories I have read on MFP. You are so eloquent and share your story so courageously that I am sure it has inspired so many people, including me!! Thank you for sharing and good luck to you in your journey! It is absolutely amazing :flowerforyou:

.5 lbs/ week is not too little at all! That is about the rate that I am at now, and I never feel hungry and have tons of energy! Everyone else's comments were pretty right on. If you are serious about being healthy, not just about losing the weight on some crash diet, this is the way to go. Also, someone else mentioned…

If you have knee problems, insanity may not be the best program for you. Before I started, I had lots of people tell me be careful with your knees and I didn't really pay much attention because I had never had knee issues. But, what do you know, about 3 weeks into it, my knees were killing me and I still have problems.…

I am 28, 160 lbs and 5'7 and my resting hr is usually at around 50-56. During exercise it can go from 135 all the way up to 191. I just actually posted a topic similar to this...I was freaking out about the 191, lol. You should check out the thread on my profile, it had a lot of good information on it. If your heart rate…

I should also add that I am anemic as well, so after doing some research on this, I really think the anemia had a lot to do with it. My heart already has to work harder to get blood pumping, and the spike occurred during TOM which makes a lot of sense to me, I already have to take extra iron supplements during that time as…