Progress

Most people have heard of Insanity - Shaun T's max interval circuit, high cardio, 60 days

People who make it through have great success. They drop lbs, clothes sizes, inches, improve fitness, etc.

So here's the deal. I am now on day 46 (tomorrow) of Insanity. I absolutely LOVE it. It is hard as everything, but every time I finish a workout, I feel so accomplished! I'm burning major calories per my polar ft7 HRM. Now to those successes others have.

At the end of 3 weeks - people (some) in my fb group had really started losing weight; others were down a pants size. If anything, my shorts felt tighter. BUT I had taken my measurements on day 1, so I had my husband do them again and I was down 7 inches overall. Okay, I'll take that.

- end of month 1: down 3 lbs and another 2.5 inches - making it 9.5 overall.
- Clothes still fitting the same.

Now I'm in the middle of week 2 in month 2. Month 2 is a beast!! I haven't done my measurements yet (I'll do those this weekend at the end of week 7) and I've tried to stay away from the scale because it has not moved more than 3-4 lbs (I still peek )

I see myself everyday, so I still see my lovehandles and big stomach and back rolls that I'm trying to get rid of. I'm thinking they aren't going anywhere, I'm not losing any weight, my clothes don't fit looser - why am I still doing this?

 

I sure hope you can see the difference, but even if you can't, I can! I am sooo glad I took those AWFUL before/day 1 pics. (I even deleted them at first; my husband had to retake them.) I used them as fuel to keep going and now they are proof that what I'm doing is working. Do I wish I could say I've lost 15lbs or gone down 2 sizes, of course. But I also know that that has to come eventually. I still have a long way to go, but I'm heading in the right direction.

This is so far out of my comfort zone; I hadn't planned on showing these to anyone until I was a long ways away from my day 1, but I hope this helps someone who feels like quitting keep going. Every day you're doing something, you are improving! 

Halfway with Team Beachbody

Yep, I finished month 1 of Insanity! Woot, woot! I am now wrapping up my recovery week and have 2 more days of Core Cardio & Balance left. I will take my 3rd fit test and move into month 2 on Monday.

I can't lie; I'm super nervous about what's to come in the 2nd month. Between my Fb accountability group and the progress group on MFP, I have gotten glimpses into the Max workouts and it sounds scary! I also have to start month 2 while on vacation at the beach! But I'm going to suck it up and get it done. Workout clothes are already packed!

As for the announcement, I went ahead and signed up to be a Beachbody coach. I'm not sure how I really feel about this or how involved I plan to get. My basic reasons for doing it were to get a discount on my orders and since I'm a walking advertisement for it, I thought I could help people choose to improve their health and fitness and make a little income too. I have had one person order and also gotten one who told me it all seemed a bit too sales-y.  I've heard different sides of this, so just know that jury is still out as to my final feelings. I'll give it 6 months and get back to you; I think that sounds fair.

So if you're out there and thinking that you'd like to try Insanity (totally recommend it!), P90x, Turbofire, TurboJam, HipHopAbs, etc, I'd love to be your coach. I do believe in the accountability portion of this - it definitely helps to have people pushing play right along with you to give you that extra bit of motivation. If you already have a beachbody program and just want to be a part of our support group, leave me a comment and you can be added. If you need help deciding on the best  program for you, we can figure that out too! Click here to sign up and be added to my mailing list.
Or go HERE if you've decided and are ready to COMMIT to a program and see some great results!