Insanity - Day 3

Okay, so I'm really off to a bad start this time around. Really.

I'm not trying to make excuses, but we have a lot going on this month, and I just don't see me doing this workout 6 days a week! So, I've made a goal for myself to do at least 4 days, and if I do more, I do more.

Sorry, Shaun T, but that's the way it's gotta be!

Okay, I think I totally just made up a new slogan!

Anyways, I just finished with today's workout, and I'm sweating, and I'm hurting. But I feel strong! I did the moving push-ups for the first time today, and did several of them. Also, my knees and ankles haven't been hurting me (knock on wood), so maybe the new kicks are paying off.

So, even though I may not be doing INSANITY the way it's supposed to be done, I'm seeing results, and I'm happy about that.

Insanity - Day 2

Okay, I'm really not off to a good start this second time around. I literally had no time to do my workout yesterday. So, sometime this week, I'm gonna have to make it up...like do one workout first thing in the morning, and another last thing at night. And that really sucks. Because today, I didn't want to finish the one workout! I was seriously strugglin'.

I'm really just not good with time management...I mean, how do I get myself and both girls ready for Bible study, get endless chores done around the house (cleaning, laundry, dishes, etc), eat, shower, rest (because I seriously need a nap), get dinner ready, play with kids...not to mention nursing a baby every few hours, and feed a toddler snacks and drinks throughout the day...and on top of all that, do a workout that lasts about 45 minutes from start to finish? It's not an easy thing to do.

Insanity - I'm Back, Baby!

Okay, after taking a 2 week back, my knee and ankles and tendons are all feeling better, so I decided to start again.

This time, I bought cross-trainers, because a few people said they thought that would make a difference. We'll see!

Anyways, after much arguing with Grant, I've decided to start from the beginning again. I want to do this right, start to finish. Grant thought I should start from where I left off, or at least from the 2nd week. What can I say...I'm stubborn.

So, I did the fit test today. I'll post my results from my first 2 fit tests, and from today's in a separate image.

Here were the results from my first 2 fit tests, which I posted not that long ago...



And here's the results from my test today...



After ALL that peanut butter cake and baklava and not exercising - I did pretty good!! But, I think a lot of that has to do with my muscles not being tired right now. My second fit test I did...I was still so fatigued from my workouts the week before, that it was hard for me.

I'm glad to be back, and ready for the INSANITY!!

Insanity Hiatus

Well, my knee is still really giving me problems. So I think it's best to take a break from Insanity until it gets better.

You have no idea how disappointed I am right now. I don't really have the best track record for following through with things, but this time, I was really doing it, and was really dedicated. So, it's sucks that something like this is forcing me to stop.

I'm going to keep up the diet - well, maybe not eating 5 times a day, but at least just the healthy aspect of the diet - and maybe just do ab and arm exercises on my own for now.

Insanity - Day 17

Well, what can I say...I think I'm falling apart. My right knee still hurts and is swollen, my right ankle hurts, and my achilles tendons are tight. Because of the shape of my knee today, I only did the Cardio Abs workout, instead of doing that with the Pure Cardio. Even on the Cardio Abs, I couldn't do all the exercises, if it involved my knee too much. Don't worry, though, I can still feel the burn in my abs.

Insanity - Day 16

I just finished Day 16. I'm tired. I don't know what else to say...

Except that my knee had been hurting me all day today, but I was so busy with stuff, I didn't really think to look at it. Then right before I did my workout, I saw that it was a little swollen. Grant suggested that I just do the ab workout alone today, but I decided to try the workout that was on the schedule, and see if my knee bothered me. It really didn't, so I just went ahead with it. It only bothered me on the switch kicks, so I did more mountain climbers in place of those.

Insanity - Day 15

Today was the Fit Test, which is what you do on the very first day of INSANITY. You do this every couple of weeks to see how you're progressing. So here's my results for the first fit test and the second one:



So, I've definitely made progress...it was cool to see how much. The next fit test is on Day 36, and I'm guessing I'll see quite a bit more.

Insanity - Day 13

I can't believe I've made it through two weeks of this stuff! I'm pretty proud of myself.

Today was tough. It was one of the harder workouts (Pure Cardio) AND an additional workout (Cardio Abs). All in all, it was just about an hour of working out. I took a few minutes in between to rest a bit, but it was hard.

Grant did the workout with me today - both of them. He knew how hard it was by just watching me all those other times, but he got to feel it this time. Kendall also did a little with us, too. And Cami did some yoga poses at the end. It was a real family event.

To completely change the subject, some or most of you have already heard about this, but my brother was in a pretty serious motorcycle accident earlier today. With a lot of recovery, he's going to be fine, but we thought at first he broke his back. Turns out he has two compressed fractures, and both of his arms and hands are broken.

The way I understand it, he was doing his weekly ride with his motorcycle/dirtbike buddies. They were on some trails that they've done plenty of times before, so they were familiar with it. Apparently, a tree had fallen and was kind of covered. Tony wasn't able to avoid it in time. He was knocked out and woke up either in the ambulance or the emergency room, I'm not sure which one.

Anyways, he's much better off than he could've been. I was even able to talk to him, and Grant's dad got a little video of Tony talking and giving the thumbs up. I was really glad I could talk to him, and really glad to see him on the video. He won't need surgery on his back, but he will have surgery on his arms/hands, in fact, he might be in surgery right now. The doctor said he should be out of the hospital in a couple of days.

I appreciate everyone's prayers, and please keep them coming.

Insanity - Day 12

This is the workout I hate. It's the one that drove me to tears on Day 3. I may not cry anymore - now I just scream curses at the screen. Even Shaun T. says it's "insane" after it's all over.

I'm able to do push-ups better, which is a good thing. And I kept up better on the power squats this time. A power squat is when you jump up and land in a squat. But seriously, I hate this one.

Insanity - Day 11

I heart Thursdays. That's the recovery day. It's kind of like yoga moves, but it's still a workout. I still can't do all of it, because some of it is holding squats for an "insane" amount of time, and then after holding it, you pulse while still in the squat position. That's hard for me to do.

But, as I stepped out of position to take a break, I was shaking out my legs, and I realized, there's a little less jiggly in my legs! So yay for improvement!! I walked over to Grant to show him...I hit my quads, and it didn't really jiggle. So that's very encouraging to me, because I haven't really seen any difference on the scale, or in how my jeans fit. But it is working!

Insanity - Day 10

I officialy HATE Shaun T. - the Insanity fitness guy. Seriously.

But in a good way.

Today was the Plyometric Cardio Circuit which I've done twice before. Some parts of it, I'm able to do - maybe not better, but longer. The right side of my butt was killing me, though, so that slowed me down some.

Grant said I should mention a little something about the Insanity Nutrition. It's not bad, really. There's a formula you do to figure out how many calories you should be getting in a day, and then depending on if you want to gain or lose weight, you can add or subtract calories to each meal. There's guide that comes with the DVDs that has several 300 calorie meals, and then it tells of ways to increase it to 400 or 500 calorie meals. You're also supposed to eat 5 times a day.

I've been following it pretty closely, although I did have chocolate fondue on Valentine's Day.

Insanity - Day 9

"Insanity" is a good name for these workouts. That's all I can say right now.

Insanity - Day 8

I'm so thankful that yesterday was a rest day for my INSANE workout. Unfortunately, I liked my day off too much, and didn't want to workout today.

But I did.

And for those of you who wanted to see pictures, for some strange reason, here's one of me during my many mid-workout breaks. But be warned...it's not a pretty sight.

Insanity - Day 6

Well, my first week of INSANE workouts is OVER! Only 5 more to go.

I did it, though...I got through the first week. I can and will do it all!!!

Insanity - Day 5

I didn't think I could sweat any more than I had with the other workouts, but I was wrong. Today was "Pure Cardio." My legs gave out on me for a bit during the workout, so that was fun.

A few people have asked in different ways why I'm doing this, and I don't really know how to answer it except that I just want to be in good shape, and I'd like to fit in my jeans better than I do now, and I'd like to lose my baby belly, since there's no baby in there anymore.

I do well with variety, and this definitely offers variety. Also, I don't have to leave home to do it, so that's a big plus. And the workouts are short (30-45 minutes each, although they seem never-ending while I'm doing them), and that's another big plus for me.

I'm also trying to follow the nutrition guide pretty closely, although I did have 2 chocolates the other day, and a bite of a red velvet cupcake yesterday...I'm trying, but I can't be perfect, you know? I have a serious sweet tooth, so I think I'm doing pretty good with it.

Insanity - Day 4

Today was Cardio Recovery Day. Still tough, but not killer.

Insanity - Day 3

Pool...sweat...reduced to tears (I'm not kidding).

Why am I doing this again?

Mr. J, in response to your comment, no...Grant will not be doing any stealth videoing of these INSANE workouts. Don't make me break out any hip-hop dance class footage. Your wife wouldn't be too happy with me.

Insanity - Day 2

Again, I'm writing in a pool of my own sweat.

It's day 2. Day...2. DAY 2!!!!!!!

I'm pretty sure I almost died.

All I can say, is it reminded me of natural childbirth. Seriously. I was saying the same things during this workout as I was during my labor with Cameron, along with a few extra words thrown in there.

Oh, and Melissa, I definitely won't be posting pictures of myself after the workouts. No one needs to see that.

Insanity - Day 1

Okay, I'm sitting here in a pool of my own sweat to blog about my first day.

It was the Fit Test.

I'm pretty sure I failed.

What did I just get myself into????

INSANITY!!!!

I just have to start off by saying, that thanks to my awesome new camera that Grant got me for Christmas (a Canon SLR), I have probably taken at least a thousand pictures during our 5-week stint in Florida/Alabama. So, right now, I'm a little overwhelmed when it comes to narrowing down pictures and putting them on the blog. I will get to it, because there's just some really good pics in there...but not right now. We just got back in town, for Pete's sake!

Anyways, what I will be blogging about, and what I want my readers (if I have any) to hold me accountable for is my newest venture into health and fitness. Have you seen the commercials for the INSANITY workout? If you haven't, it's kind of like P90X minus any equipment. It really does seem insane.

Well, I bought it off of ebay for a great price, and it came before we got back in town. So tomorrow (Monday) I'm going to start it. I'm hoping to blog about it every day - not that it really interests anyone, but I figure that will somehow keep me accountable.

We'll see...