I just recently found out that I am going to be in my boyfriend's brother's wedding next May. I have been upset about my weight gain since I started college and so I have decided that now will be the perfect time for me to try to lose the weight since I have a time frame and something to look forward to. I am currently starting Week 3 of Insanity. To be honest, I am so proud of myself for getting this far in the program. The first week was dreadful! I was sore beyond words. However, I think I had the most motivation my first week which is what got me through it. I have printed off my schedule for the 6 weeks (which is how long the program is) and I feel so accomplished everyday when I get to mark off a workout that I have completed. My parents have been trying to lose weight as well and they have asked to borrow my Insanity dvds. The problem is that Insanity is really for the younger crowd who is not extremely out of shape. It is extremely high cardio and requires a lot of jumping around and bending over, which isn't usually fun or easy when you are older.
I have also been counting my calories, but more so my sugar because that is where I fail, with an app called My Fitness Pal. I can't tell you how wonderful this app is. I get so excited to log in everyday and track both my workout and my meals (unless of course I ate horribly and didn't work out). It was a chore to get used to being honest with myself about what I really ate but I have found that it is ok to have something bad every once in a while as long as it is in moderation.
I can't really tell a difference in my body just yet but I can tell a difference in my workout. Every two weeks of insanity, you do a fit test. During the fit test, you count how many of each exercise you can do within one minute. I definitely saw improvement in most of the categories, however, I do wonder if maybe I just know the exercise better, which would have helped me improve.
Although I have not seen much difference in my body yet, I know it will take time. So until then, I will keep pushing.
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