18 more days till I finish Insanity.....

Wednesday, April 04, 2012

Its so awesome to see the finish line! Its awesome that this program has turned me into an exerciser! I'm still debating which program to start after I finish Insanity in 2.5 weeks. So many choices. One day I think oh I want an easier program to rest for a couple months before I go back to Insanity. Then the next day I think no I want another extreme program to continue to tone up. I better decide soon or Insanity will be done and I won't have anything to start.

I did Max Circuit yesterday. I did better than last week, taking fewer breaks but it was still hard. I ended up fast forwarding through the last 15 minutes to the cool down. A little disappointed in myself for not sticking through it, but proud of the small progress I made in a week. I mean last week I stopped so many times and just stared at the TV in tears at how hard month 2 was compared to month 1.

Today is Max Plyo which I like just slightly better than Max Circuit. My goal today is to do the entire 60 minutes and not fast forward and to really push myself to get as many reps as possible like I did yesterday.

18 days left, I can do this. Then I'll celebrate

  

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Day 43.....

Tuesday, April 03, 2012

Oh it was a great workout last night. I hate the workout while I'm doing it but I feel so much better after its over so I push play. Tonight is Max Circuit, ugh not my favorite. But I have 19 days of Insanity left and it would be a shame to give up and not give it my all. I've come so far.

Less than 3 weeks left and I can say I'm an Insanity graduate! Pretty exciting considering I was a former couch potato .

I'm looking and researching for my next program. Some people are trying to convince me to go with Insanity Asylum...I just don't know if I'm ready for that yet. I think I want to still do something challenging but in some ways a rest as well. At least workouts that aren't so long, since I do them after work and I'd like to start running outside and biking now that its nice. Plus I have yard work I'd like to do. I felt bad because my FI worked until about 10:00 outside last night and I was inside working out. Oh well that's the price of trying to get in shape I guess.

  

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-DYET- 4/3/2012 5:02PM

You are just rocking it!!!!!! I am so happy for you!!! Report Inappropriate Comment

Day 42.....

Monday, April 02, 2012

Last week my workouts were a little screwed up. After getting my ear infection and taking a day off then trying to make up workouts and getting discouraged because they were hard I did my Recovery on my normally scheduled day, then went back and tried to make up other workouts.

This week I decided I'm starting the week off like its scheduled. So today I start my week with Cardio Max. And I LOVE this workout! Which is weird because in Month 1 I hated Pure Cardio which is 30 minutes of cardio with no break. Cardio Max is 50 minutes of cardio with no break. So you'd think I would really hate this workout. Instead it gave me some sense of "I can do this. I can finish this month and not fail." It was hard yes, but I was able to not take as many breaks as my other workouts this month. So I'm back to being positive and knowing I'll get results and not die.

My 7 year old daughter also motivated me this weekend. While working my booty off with Cardio Max she was watching me from the couch and says "Wow mom, you look like a rock star." After I finished my workout I gave her a sweaty hug. She says "What was that for?" and I said "For keeping me motivated." I know she doesn't realize how much her words affected me, but for that moment I feel like I could have won a gold metal in the Olympics.

  

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MELLOYELLO01 4/3/2012 11:48AM

Hopefully by the time I get to where you are my son will motivate me. Right now he just yells at me if I get hot and try to workout in my sportsbra: "Ewwwwww MOM, put on a SHIRT!!!" Great job on the workouts! Report Inappropriate Comment

UKSPARK 4/3/2012 2:06AM

Sweet! :) Report Inappropriate Comment

MT-MOONCHASER 4/2/2012 10:43PM

Isn't it great when we get encouragement at unexpected times and in unexpected places?? Hugs to your daughter. Report Inappropriate Comment

Day 39...I actually cried...

Friday, March 30, 2012

So I'm feeling really discouraged right now. Maybe its just lady issues, you know that TOM etc. But last night I did Max Recovery and I felt so weak. Maybe I set my expectations too high for where I would be after the first month of Insanity. Or maybe I just underestimated how intense month 2 would be. Either way I couldn't hold positions for very long and then about half way through the workout the tears just started coming and wouldn't stop.

OK time to take a deep breath and know that I'll get stronger in the next few weeks and then I'll be so proud of my progress. I'm already more than half way done with my week 6. I have 3 more weeks till I'm done. I can do this, I know I can. It's too late to turn back now. If I do than the last 5 weeks will have been a waste.

So tonight is Max Cardio. This was actually supposed to be Wednesdays workout but I'm playing catch up from being sick on Tuesday. 2 more days this week and I can take a rest day. I'm almost done with week 6...that's going to be my mantra for the next couple days.

  

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-DYET- 4/3/2012 5:03PM

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Insanity Day 38......

Thursday, March 29, 2012

So I know the point of a newer and harder workout routine is so your body does not get used to your workouts and to prevent you from platau. I also know that you need to work harder to get more results. BUT OMG month 2 is going to kill me lol.

I did Tuesdays workout Max Interval Plyometrics yesterday, because I was sick Tuesday. And I felt like I spent more time on the floor gasping for breath than actually working out. I know that for a former couch potato, who up until Day 1 of Insanity had never done any workout remotely close to this, I'm doing great. I mean I know that I can do this and I'm very excited to keep working out just as hard after Insanity is over and done with. But the couch potato part of myself wants to say "Forget this" and shove this program under my couch to collect dust. But the chubby part of me says "You do that and you'll never look like you did in your profile pic again. You'll gain weight, you'll be flabby again." So I continue to torture myself.

It feels like a big step back, to go from not being able to do a lot of the moves, or not do them for very long, to working my way up to being in a place I'm comfortable with. No it still wasn't easy in month 1 but I was getting stronger. Now I'm back to day 1, not being able to do a lot of the moves. My arm strength is not where it should be and I've known this. My core isn't even as strong as I thought it was.

So I think in around 23 days when Insanity is over I am going to try Brazil Butt Lift. I hope to tone my legs and butt a little more (but we all know you can't target problem areas). When that is over I think I might give Insanity another go and work on my arm and core strength the 2nd time around. I mean its pretty sad when you're in your 2nd month of Insanity and I'm still only going half way down in a push up.

  

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