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I'm taking measurements at the allotted Fit Test times! Can't wait! I can already see a HUGE difference in my butt and hips. The distance between them and my waist is no longer a sharp awkward angle. I can also tell in how my undies are fitting believe it or not! Yay for Insanity!

My mid-week check-in is going STRONG! I took two days of since last Tuesday and just picked up where I left off. I'm incorporating 2-3 days of spin as well so I think my body was just exhausted. I lost 4.5 lbs this week, which makes 7.8 lbs total since starting insanity 8 days ago! Going strong and just making it a…

I took yesterday off. I know I took two rest days but those double days of spin and Insanity KILLED ME! I enjoyed this today. My heart rate was up and I burned more calories than the last time! I also was able to do a few of the tricep dips...before NO WAY. I also got faster and had more endurance. I stopped more but for…

Happy Birthday! I just did this one today and although I stopped more frequently than I did the first time, I was able to keep up with pace a lot more and my "breaks" were shorter! I burned less calories, but I also think that's because my legs are pretty much burnt out so I couldn't go as hard for as long like I could the…

Ok so I don't know how to upload pictures.... BUT here's the link. Anyone take a look at the US Women's Olympic Field Hockey Team?? http://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/la-sp-oly-field-hockey-20120801,0,7845999.story Yea I'll take their body ANY day! I mean they are lean but VERY muscular and bad @ss!! Flip through the…

Just finished this one this morning...WOW! I could barely keep up! I finished it, but I had to take several breaks for water and to give my screaming muscles a break lol I am looking forward to cardio plyo tomorrow for the same reasons as the other posters:1) to see if I can do better than I did last time 2) to do…

I weigh weekly. I think though that I am in a different boat than the rest of you as my starting weight is in the 200lbs. I am VERY curious to see if I've lost weight and I think I will probably lose a decent amount in the first month solely because of my weight. WHO KNOWS THOUGH! I have also taken measurements and…

Mine is a digestive system thing. Fast food completely messes with my digestive system. I never noticed that it did until I started eating healthier and then I realized on the rare occasion when I have a big mac or a breakfast sandwich from McDonald's my body because incredibly bloated, I retain water and weight. Then…

Quick Question ladies: If you have been drinking protein shakes, did you have one after the cardio recovery? If its a lot of stretching I'm thinking I don't really need one but just wanted to get your opinions :-)

I have a HR monitor too and have burned anywhere from 250-400ish and both times was drenched with sweat so its all about body and how the energy level. To ACTUALLY enter it if you have a HR Monitor is go to Exercise, click my exercise, click create exercise and its self explanatory from there. If you don't then I would…

Did this workout this morning and it was HARD! I didn't burn as many calories as the first day or by the fitness test and I expected that. There were some moves ( the tricep dips in particular) I couldn't do, my arms aren't strong enough yet. I also could NOT do the moving push-ups! Other than that my knee was locking up…

I noticed he said that too but I wasn't sure by how low he meant it? Whats the recovered heart rate? My heart rate during the workouts would stay consistently between 150-160. When I recovered it would go down to high 130/low 140s. Is that appropriate? Thanks!

I just finished this and WOW! I burned 410. Not as much as the rest but I would agree with the previous poster that its probably because I couldn't do as much as the rest of you. I really listened to my body and pushed it, I got really dizzy towards the end so I KNOW I was pushing myself , which is a good feeling. I am…

Yep me too! Feel free to add me! I've found whenever I start a new program the weight FLYS off... but after about 2 months of the same I start to gain again. I'm DETERMINED to lose this weight WITHOUT medication. So... like you, any support is greatly appreciated as well as suggestions :-) Right now for supplements I…

Although I'm only on Day 1, ie fit test, I burned 180 calories for 25 minutes of work! Heart Rate Monitors are HONESTLY the BEST investment. I thought I didn't need one while I was doing spin. Come to find out I am burning approximately 600-700 calories PER CLASS. Before I just guessed and usually put it at 500. Which at…

I"m definitely not in the position you are in because I just did the fit test today, but if your knees are hurting your body is telling you to slow down. Make SURE you stretch after EVERY workout and since your body is hurting do it MORE than what they do on the video. Try to adjust the move. Maybe not pull your legs as…

Just did the fit test! Here are my not so great results lol! Switch: 40 Power Jacks: 30 Power Knees: 55 Power Jumps: 15 Globe Jumps: 6 Suicide Jumps: 10 Push-up Jacks: 10 Low Plank Oblique: 11 SW: 229 These numbers, even though they are low, I think are still high because I don't believe my form was the best. I look…

A little about me: 28 yrs old and have struggled with weight for a LARGE portion of my life. When I was young I never felt like I was thin enough (even though I was!). As I got older I started to gain weight and tried every recipe in the book to get it to stay off. Then I was diagnosed with PCOS and its been an uphill…

I just friend requested you as well! I am starting with the FIT TEST tomorrow. This will be a challenge as I am using this to primarily lose weight but I heard you don't really see results until month 2! I'll need MAJOR motivation! Looking forward to doing this with you guys!

I'm in except for 2 nights! They are BIG nights that have already been planned and I can't back out :-) LET'S DO THIS!

^^THIS^^ After burning 600-700 calories in a high intensity interval spin class I NEED this. Like others, I am FAMISHED after spin and if I don't drink this plus 32oz of water I am literally clamoring to get to my kitchen and empty the cupboards. I am a BIG fan of Isopure. I think, I may be wrong, but right now it is one…

I'm sure other posters have said ALL of this, BUT 1lb a week is GREAT loss especially when you don't have that much to lose. Here's an example: My family is on a weightloss plan together- all doing MFP My mother: 4'11" and wants to lose about 35lbs My father: 6'0 and wants to lose about 50lbs Me: 5'7" and want to lose…

I have a desk job and I am CONSTANTLY up and moving around. At lunch my co-worker and I take long walks and then I workout after work. I get REALLY fidgety at the office because I am sitting all the time. I find that if I get up and do things every 15 mns- small breaks like get water- helps with that. I'm going to second…

If I have to choose a professional team I would say the Bears, my heart lies with college football and that's the University of Michigan WOLVERINES! :-)

You can add me! I am an emotional eater to the core! Not feeling well= eat, Hungover=eat, bad day=eat, tired=eat, bored=eat! EAT EAT EAT so I totally understand! I've found, like others have said, just getting out of the house/apt and moving. Allowing your mind to clear and focus on why you want to eat and creating a…

I gotta do the short term and by short term I mean every 5! haha- every other 5 I buy a REALLY nice cappuccino. Its something I gave up drinking because I don't want to spend calories on it. Then I do fitness things for small ones like 10-20 etc. Like new water bottle, new workout top, etc. The BIG ones 50, 80 etc. I buy…

5 o'clock vodka... back in the college days we were so broke 4 of us scrounged enough to by a bottle of this crap from the 7th ring of he**. Unfortunately we only had one mixer, ONE WARM can of diet coke the we rationed with a SIP as a chaser. Needless to say that night ended with drunken back handsprings down the hall and…

hmm if the SO wasn't in the picture? I would kiss right back and go for some gropage/fondling/canoodling! Hey you only live once! :-)

@rompers:Thanks! hit the nail on the head ;-)

@courtney- bubbly personality, fun to be around, lots of friends but caring