You will probably see that you are taking in more calories than you think. It will also allow us to look at your eating habit and hopefully make some positive suggestions.

How soon after waking up do you eat?

 

Started Insanity again this week. Between hitting the gym pretty hard everyday and this, I'm dying. It's awesome though, the last few days I already noticed I've had more energy and I'm getting some flexibility back.

 

i did notice more energy, flexibility and stamina after completing the insanity program...

ohh and definitely can feel some guns forming


anyways im off this week then starting up a new program monday. my knees are thanking me for this small break.

and no this doesnt mean im eating shitty this week!

 

If anyone has doubt about Insanity and/or P90x working. My friend lost 50lbs doing both, and eating right. World of difference!

 

 

Use it as motivation! Also keep in mind he took the Shakeology shakes. I wouldn't necessary take those, you can find better tasting, healthy and cheaper meal replacement shakes elsewhere. I'm sure he didn't drink during this process either. With determination you can get lean, you just have to stick with it.

 

I have been, did insanity 1.5 times and now on a different program...

Just sux to be suffering this much and not seeing the results i want.


I'm probably just too fat to see any difference.

 

Well let's just put it this way. If you didn't do those programs, you might be even further up on the scale

 

 

Your overall attitude towards things will actually affect your results IMHO. If you go into an exam already sure that you're going to fail, you certainly will. There are numerous studies that show how your mindset has an effect on your life.. whether it's the placebo effect, "priming", etc... these are not just your happy hippie thinking ideas, but real, scientifically studied phenomena.

Try to build some confidence and believe in what you're doing and I think you might start to see some better results. It's hard to believe that anyone would not see results from insanity if they're actually following the program.. unless you live on yodels and donuts.

 

Depends on your level of effort too, and I believe with any program, what you eat/drink has a HUGE impact on your results. If you're willing to share your daily intake on a regular basis I'm sure we can find some things you can eliminate.

 

Just started it and on my 4th day. I started out sick and still recovering coughing up phlegm and stuff so I'm currently not able to do as crazy/insane stuff yet.

I was enrolled in some bootcamp exercise for about 10 months but cancelled the membership 3 weeks ago, due to potentially moving in a different location (still waiting to close on a house). But anyways I definitely think bootcamp helped me when I'm doing insanity as I am not as exhausted. Can't wait to feel better as I'm currently only functioning around 65-70%.

I'm around 5'9 at 190lbs, medium to muscular build with a body fat of around 10-11%. I'm hoping to lose 10lbs on this program. When I was in bootcamp I lost 15 lbs, from close to 200lbs down to 185lbs.

 

You can do it! But watch the diet, that is the most important.

And don't be scared if you weigh moar due to muscles gained

 

http://www.teambeachbody.com/connect...tory/158250390

Pretty awesome transformation!

 

Doesn't even look like the same person.... amazing!

Me & my girlfriend want to try this. Where is the cheapest place to buy it? I think the TV ad said it was like 3 payments of $40.

 

Yea, or if you are the type you could it online

 

still using some of the exercises i learned from the program.. down 60 lbs to this day!

 

I had a burned copy, but my wife and I recently bought it BNIB off ebay for just under $80 shipped. We'd gone through the 60+ days of the burned ones the first time we tried it, then did it again this past fall. We'll be starting it again within a couple weeks. It's a great program. You'll be soaked after the warmup if you're doing it right.

 

I followed the Insanity routine for the first half a few months back. I was able to drop just under 20 pounds from 260 within that 30 day period. The only change to my diet was strictly water, no eating after 10pm, and to consume until I was satisfied instead of pigging out until I hit the food coma.

I didn't continue to the second half because summer was kicking in and I became too lazy to workout during the heat. I fell into my old habits of no exercise and not caring what I ate. I somehow managed to hover around 240 but was still fat being only 5'8". So I restarted Insanity just this past Sunday but I'm using my own routine with the workouts from the second half only.

I run the 3 max workouts twice a week to occupy 6 days and then max recovery for the last day. So my schedule is max interval circuit on Mondays and Thursdays, max interval plyo on Tuesdays and Fridays, then max cardio conditioning on Wednesdays and Saturdays and max recovery for Sundays. Absolutely no off days.

I've also made big changes to my diet. I'm drinking water only, cutting my portions WAY lower than what I'm used too, to the point where I'm still hungry, and overall cleaner foods in my system. Since starting this routine on Sunday (January 27), I went from 242 to 237 in 4 days.

I have high hopes in this routine and I will continue to update this thread with my progress. Wish me luck!

 

Amazing results!

I did 1.5 rounds of insanity then switched to 2 rounds of tapout XT, and now doing p90x.

so far I've lost 40lbs, but don't look anywhere near where I want.

 

thanks. i only did the program once, and then jumped into a weekly gym routine along with running.

i have maintained that regimen for over a year now, and its just part of me.. i no longer see it as task, but more of responsibility. just as i have to show up to work, i have to make sure i exercise.. if not, i know the consequences and keep the pictures handy if/when i lose sight of why i do this.

 

i've been working out/lifting on my own for a while, motivation was there...but never really had someone to push me.

this week, starting on monday, i've been going to the gym on my hour lunch break with a few coworkers that go all the time. man oh man...i haven't been this sore in a long time. we literally have zero breaks, and do supersets between each exercise. i can already feel it working and i look forward to the next workout each day. the fact that i can get it done during my lunch hour is even better, no more dreading going at 5pm when i leave work.

 

Nice, hardest part for me right now is trying to cut fat and build/maintain lean mass.

That's all I want right now, don't care for bulking up at this point.

I've been into working out for a year with the past 7-8 with better eating. When I did insanity I wasn't eating right so I didn't get any results. After changing my diet the lbs just dropped.

 

Sick results, how long was the transformation?

I've been eating 6-8 times a day (all healthy), lifting in the morning, insanity at night and having seen any weight loss recently, its annoying the F outta me. I can't be gaining lean mass that quickly, I don't think.

 

You might be eating too much if you're not dropping any lbs.

For me calorie counting really helped me lose lbs

 

That's def not the case, if anything I might be eating too little, but I never get too hungry and I eat enough to keep me full for 2 hrs or so. Only thing I can think of is too much of a calorie deficit.

 

the weight loss was in waves.

the first 20 lbs was less than a month. (insanity only)
the next 20 was over 2 more months. (insanity only)
the next 10 took 3 months. (some insanity, some gym)
the last 10 lbs took nearly 6 months. -at that point i was building muscle simeltaneously, though (gym only)

i'm no nutritionist.. but it seems everyone i know that eats like you do (6-8 times a day, has trouble burning the fat off)

everyone's body is different of course, but i stuck with 3 normal meals with small snacks between. i just made sure to keep my meals healthy, and like mentioned above, i was calorie counting for a majority of the weight loss period.

now that im toning up only, i dont care about calories.. my body has learned to burn them off accordingly. im just eating foods that give me energy for my workout and protein for healing.

 

Nice. I've been stuck the past 1.5months at my current weight. Nothing's really working just keep yo-yo-ing

 

some people are against calorie counting, but the truth of the matter is, it works...

if you know you took in 2000 calories that day, and you KNOW you burned at least 2,500, you WILL lose weight and you WILL get in shape.. period.

its very tedious, but it does work.

 

Wow amazing progress.

 

Just did the fit test. Wasnt too bad, wasnt too great. I guess i dont jump in normal life cause my knees be burnin. 59 more days to go

 

You can do it!


but yea, the one reason i didnt finish my 2nd round of insanity was that my knees could not handle it anymore. i felt like a old man cripple walking around.

 

Day 2 just raped me, ........no lube.



That is all

 

So here's the deal:

Wife has a couple of friends that either completed or are currently doing insanity.
Wife is now interested in taking the plunge, and wants me to to it with her.
It's more here thing than mine, but I'll oblige.

I'm fit, active...exercise pretty much daily (running), and I play in a couple of sports rec leagues.

Wife is pretty fit, but would like to drop +/-5 lbs and get more "tone".

So, what am I up against?
Is it really "insane"? Should I expect to be hobbling and writhing in pain for 60 days?
Is it hype?

What's the low down?

 

Yup!

It's called insanity for a reason.

 

 

Stick to the diet, it makes a BIG difference.

I'll elaborate more when I get home.

 

^^ Thanks, look forward to your info.

My interest is in the "intensity" of the workouts. I've done some pretty intense stuff before, just interested in how insanity compares.

I don't need to lose any weight. I've got pretty much little to zero body fat.

When you say stick to the diet plan, is that for weight loss or for energy?

 

It's for weight loss.

If you don't need to then eat how you like.

For me it was difficult because I was more out of shape When i started. It does get "easier" as you go along. But after going back to insanity and doing it after finishing a different program, its hard again. Any new workout your body is unfamiliar with will be difficult. At least for me.


Basically as the infomercials say. You do alot of high intensity workouts and very short testing periods. Like 30 seconds(?)

Also becareful on your knees, there's alot of jumping involved that puts alot of stress there.


For me I didn't lose much weight because I ate bad while doing it. I did feel stronger thou.


Uhhh if that helps.

 

^^ Thanks