Sick and tired... literally.

Well I have been sans Insanity since Saturday LAST week because of a NASTY cold. I have been on a steroid/antibiotic since Monday so I do feel SO much better. Unfortunately, my son caught my nasty cold and I have spent the past 3 days worrying about him and taking care of him (not easy when you have a 20 month old and a gross cold yourself) and the past 2 days I had completely forgotten to eat. I hate people that FORGET to eat but I had become one of them. So my stats this week are not TRUE stats they are "Cold Stats" but they still do look impressive.

Starting Weight: 128.8
Current Weight: 119.4

Total Weight Lost: 9.4

Total Inches Lost: 7.25

Tomorrow a new INSANE day begins.

Week 3 and still losing!!

Starting weight: 128.8
Current weight: 122.4

Total Weight Lost: 6.4!!

See you next week! DIG DEEPER!

Mental note... don't ever do that again.

OK I have reached the point where I have to do 2 workouts in 1 day. I made the mistake of doing Pure Cardio, which is the hardest of the videos so far, heading upstairs for a quick glass of chocolate milk (a really good substitute for the recovery formula they recommend) and then going right back downstairs for Cardio Abs. My muscles were exhausted and I could hardly move. Add on top of that the milk in my stomach and you have a one BLAH BLAH workout. I am going to have to bite the bullet and wake up early for days in which I have 2 workouts. 1 in the morning, 1 in the evening would be ideal.

I am feeling stronger and I am getting better at the moves. I unfortunately have to substitute squats for the power jumps because of my lower back but I still get a lot out of it. My friend, Jess got the Hip Hop Abs DVD so I may have to snag that from her soon!!

Another update is coming this Monday!!

Sunday = REST DAY!!!

The first quarter results are IN!

Starting weight: 128.8
Current weight: 124.2

Total weight lost so far: 4.6

Measurements were taken before and here are those results.

Total inches lost so far: 6.25!!!!

Looking forward to the next quarter!!!

Week one results...

Starting weight: 128.8
Current weight: 127.2.

On to week 2!

Week 1 of Insanity... DONE

Well, I did the wrong workout today (I was SUPPOSED to do Plymoteric Cardio Circuit and I did Cardio Abs, OOPS) but I got through my first week with INSANITY!! I am very proud of myself and am completely motivated to continue. I will do a complete measurement check quarterly but I plan on weighing in once a week.

I have decided that once a week I am going to have a complete free day. Sunday is a rest day for exercising but I am not going to count calories either. I am not going to be a glutton or anything, but I think your body needs to reset and get ready for another week. I have done things like this before when I don't have a lot of weight to lose and I hit plateaus rather quickly. So I will have a "cheat" day and just not worry about how many calories or how many meals I have eaten. It is a nice little gift to myself.

I am ready for the rest of this journey. DIG DEEPER!!

It is Thursday... I'm still here.

I just completed my 4th day of Insanity, Cardio Recovery. I think it should be called yoga which will really burn the hell out of your body.

Amazingly enough, the soreness in my legs and arms have subsided and I already feel a bit more flexible than I was. Eating is a challenge mainly due to time as I am never sitting still. But I will have a status update on numbers, weight and measurements, on Monday morning.

Thanks for sticking with me!!

***FAVORITE QUOTE SO FAR IN INSANITY VIDEO***

Shaun T: How do you feel?
Woman: I feel like shit.

Fit Test... OW

Ok, so day 1 is complete. Fit Test. I knew within the first 10 minutes that I was in trouble. It is hard and designed for athletes which I am most certainly NOT. The good thing is you can rest, you can stop, and you can go at your own pace. Because my back is a bit on the rocky side, I will be doing ALL of those things.

FOOD. Dear LORD. Eating 5 meals a day IS HARD! Protein is essential when doing a workout as intensive as this program so you are pretty much eating meat all day long. By dinner time I was about to puke. So as hard as the exercises are, I think the food will be my biggest obstacle.

So today is Plyometric Cardio Circuit. I am not feeling horribly sore but I feel like today and the days ahead will be a struggle until my body figures out what I am trying to do to it.

Meal Plan for the week of 10-25-10 through 10-31-10

Monday:
Bagel and lox
Egg sandwich
Roast Beef Sandwich
Rotisserie chicken salad
Steak with broccoli
1508 Calories

Tuesday:
Fruit and cottage cheese
Protein omelet
Teriyaki grilled tuna
Almond butter and jelly sandwich
Chicken stir fry
1482 Calories

Wednesday:
ProOatmeal
Nutrition bar
Whole wheat pasta with veggies and feta
Tuna salad in tomato
Pasta with seafood
1427 Calories

Thursday:
Egg white breakfast wrap
Yogurt bowl
Chicken ranch wrap
Protein pizza muffin
Pasta with seafood marinara
1502 Calories

Friday:
Egg white and fruit plate
Turkey BLT
Grilled chicken salad
Shrimp cocktail
Chicken meatballs
1451 Calories

Saturday:
Peanut butter toast
Deli sandwich
Lean burger
Shrimp cocktail
Baked fish with steamed veggies
1451 Calories

Sunday:
Berry protein smoothie
Warm cereal bowl
Salmon nicoise plate
Roast beef wrap
Dinner omelet
1530 Calories

PS - IT IS SOOOOO expensive to eat healthy. But it will be worth it.

It's heeeerrrreeee...

Color me (scared) excited!!!

The madness begins Monday.

Shipped. 1 week and counting!

So, this is it. My INSANITY workout hell arrives on October 21st. I have to start eating 5 GOOD meals a day, waking up early to work out and getting my body [title of show] ready. I am scared, ready, excited, and just all around looking forward to this crazy and intense 60 day workout. I have to, of course, take before pictures and embarrass myself further but hopefully the pay off will be worth it. I think I will do a new picture every 15 days so there will be 4 pictures total. Maybe. I am playing this by ear. I may even utilize my webcam and do some video blogs. I hope you all stick with me and help me when I feel like giving up. Thanks and see you soon!!!

60 days starts... SOON.

This will be my mission for the next 60 days. The Insanity Challenge. 60 days of PURE and insane cardio. I will blog about my experience and hopefully, in the end, share a glorious and holy crap she is hot transformation at the end.

I have decided to use a public forum because I need to hold myself accountable. No excuses, no more procrastinating. Now is the time for CHANGE!

In January, 2011 I have to take off my shirt on stage. As of this moment, I would be mortified to do that. My stomach was stretched to the limit carrying my son for 9 months. Having said that, 60 days doesn't sound terribly long but I am told this workout is... well... insane. I have a feeling the next 60 days will be hard and unrelenting.

Stay with me, folks. This is going to get interesting...