To lose or not to lose

WHY AM I NOT LOSING!  seriously.  Im bloated to hell and STARVING.  I am drinking water like it's my second job but still the bloat.  Working out yesterday was a total bust and I was uber disappointed with myself, but I said...this is not working.  I felt so bloated I thought I may float away, I was exhasted...and it was creeping up to 6:30 and I still hadn't eaten dinner so I was STARVING.  It is difficult to work out through that when all you can think about is eating.  So today I had a more refreshed attitude about working out and did a better job.  I'm almost half way through month two..which means I have a little over two weeks left.  I am disappointed because I am not seeing the changes I was expecting to see.  I won't let this stop me though.  Even if it means having to do this ALL over again.

I did sign up for my first 5k though! I am super excited and its another finish line for me to head to!  I need to get some better tape measurement and I will try to post my "inch loss" because I feel like THAT is where I am losing.  Just wish the scale would show my hard work dammnit!!!!!!!

WOAH MONTH TWO

OK ok ok ok. OK. ok.  Day one of MAX interval training.  I got my ass whooped.  60 minutes.  It isn't even like the workout is harder...those extra 20 minutes are KILLER!!!!  You know it's bad when the jacked totally fit people on the video are literally  sprawled on the floor at the conclusion of the work out.  Now I tried to pace myself through this work out because I wanted to be able to get through it but THAT was tough.  That was INSANE!!!!  This is going to be a tough month.  Those 40 minute workouts spoiled me.  Once you got through the "warm up" and the stretch you had 20 minutes of workout!  NOW....after the warm up and stretch you have like 45 MINUTES OF WORKOUT!!!  OH MY GOODNESS!!!!!  POWER THROUGH!


DIG DEEPER!

Still on the wagon

Hello everyone.  I'm still here insanitying away.  I'm halfway through "recovery week".  Recovery my ass.  Sure it isn't as "exhausting" as a normal insanity work out, but I certainly would not label the work out as a RECOVERY.  Sean T is a nut if he thinks my muscles are recovering!  There are a lot of slow movements this week and boy do my hipflexors hurt!  I have been sort of on and off with the recovery formula I got from GNC.  I'm beginning to think I got sucked into a scam with it.  I haven't taken it recently and have not had the immense pain that I had in week one.  I suppose that could be due to me just gaining some muscle.  Any way...clothes are startin to look pretty nice....definitely have dropped some belly fat.  Haven't really measured or weighed anything recently.  I was weighing myself and getting frustrated because I'm feeling lighter but the scale is going back up....I know I know...it's muscle...But i want a low number.  so THERE

Don't you, forget about me

I hope you haven't lost faith in me....I have not given up on my journey through this insanity....I've just thought the fewer the posts, the more inclined people will be to read.  I have been doing workouts religiously up until this weekend.  This program does not take in to account that you can get sick.  I had a nasty cold all weekend....felt like a sumo wrestler was sitting on my chest.  I went to do my work out Sunday and could only get through the warm up...Yesterday was worse....So I skipped (EEGAADS!)...BUT....Usually I work out Sunday-Friday with Saturday off.  So that the guilt of skipping a day didn't plague me I shifted my weekly workout to Monday-Saturday.  This is my last week of regular "insanity". Next week is my "recovery" week and after that everything is to the "MAX"...literally...that's what it says.  Anyone who's done insanity know what this is about? Should I be scared?  Please help me in knowing what to expect?

On the bright side of things, my jeans are quite comfortable and loose around the waste.  I feel like you can finally see some differences, esp in my apple bottom (hehe) and my face.  The number on the scale is slowly lowering.  I am hoping to see some major changes in the next month!

I couldn't help but wonder...

Tomorrow will mark 3 weeks into the program.  Same workouts....3 weeks in.  The work outs are not changing, yet I seem to struggle through them each and every day.  No crazy physical changes...I guess I shouldn't expect that either.  I suppose I am slowly losing some inches.  My stamina has definitely improved.  All good things!!! But I want some poundage to DISAPPEAR!  I have one more week of, oh I dunno...regular Insanity work outs?  I get a week of "recovery", and then I begin MAX workouts.  I'm terrified.

In the words of the lovely Carrie Bradshaw:

I just can't help but wonder....will this ever get easier?

AND THE RESULTS ARE IN!

I just finished my 2nd fit test!!!! Here are my first week as opposed to my second week results!!!!

-Switch Kicks Wk 1: 12 Wk 2: 35

-Power Jacks Wk 1: 8 Wk 2: 52

-Power Knees Wk 1: 12 Wk 2: 64 (WOW!)

-Power Jumps Wk 1: 5 Wk 2: 23 (ANOTHER WOW!)

-Globe Jumps Wk 1: 3 Wk 2: 8

-Suicide Jumps Wk 1: 5 Wk 2: 11

-Push-up Jacks Wk 1: 7 Wk 2: 16

-Low Plank Oblique Wk 1: 10 Wk 2: 33

In FIFTEEN days my progress is UNREAL!  This is EXACTLY what I needed to motivate me!! YAY!

Week 3

Today starts week three....it begins with the Fit Test, which I took at the beginning at failed miserably.  Not a whole lot of weight is coming off at this point, but I did do measurements yesterday and I have lost an inch here...half an inch there...so that's good news I suppose! Would love my number of lbs to go down. I'll take what I can get!!

Staying motivated is becoming increasingly DIFFICULT!  I took yesterday completely off...I was supposed to have a training session at my gym but cancelled due to the snow.  So instead...my trainer sent me a text of a work out! Did I do it? YES I DID!!!  But I won't really count that.  I'm feeling rejuvenated and ready to begin my third week!!!!