Insanity Max:30 - Results!

I just have to say, I had so much fun with this program!!! My favorite program that I have ever done to date! I loved that I could judge my progress every single workout - I judged my progress by my MaxOut time and on the strength workouts I could see progress by how much I had to modify and how many push ups I could do... Day 1 - I thought what the heck am I doing? But 8 weeks later - I feel so strong and empowered! I proved to myself I could win the battle of mind over body - when my body wanted to give up, I wouldn't let it and I kept going.

My focus coming into this challenge was to shred, tone and strengthen - MISSION COMPLETE! I am mad at myself for one thing though - my nutrition - I did not follow the meal plan and just practiced clean eating with portion control, but admitly I had one too many cheats, one too many carbs....

I am very pleased with my results - I achieved my goals and was very happy that the areas I saw the most change in are what I consider my biggest problem areas - love handles and inner thighs!

Total losses: 9 inches and 7 pounds

I am excited to take on my next challenge - my biggest challenge, hands down the nutrition.... I am looking forward to the weights though, I love moving iron :) Not sure how I will feel about weights and cardio together though haha!

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Insanity Max:30 - Week 4

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The end of Month 1 - ha of course, after I was finally getting the "hang" of things! These workouts never got easy, but I could tell my endurance and strength was!! I am kinda sad to leave Month 1 - I really liked the Tabata Strength and Tabata Power workouts the best.... I improved my overall max out time and calorie burn in the Cardio Challenge - so goal met... and month 2 - challenge accepted!!

My eating was spot on this week, which is always a struggle for me! I think it was because, thanks to some killer Beachbody pay checks, I was able to decrease my hours at work this week and was home 16 hours more than normal! Those night shifts are a killer on my nutrition and over all well being...




Some days working out is emotional for me... all the pressures, anxiety, worries of my life come to the surface in a great workout... grateful for a healthy release, working out is a full body and soul experience

My least favorite workout - it is a mind vs body experience and it is NO JOKE, I am sure this will look like a warm up after I get a look at Friday Fight Round 2!

My 10 month transformation - This program has been an ab game changer... I wish I could explain what this feels like, I can't but I can help you achieve it!

Spinach, Tomato and Chicken Salad with fresh ground pepper and grated parm!

My fave - chicken stir fry with sugar snap peas!

My daily breakfast! Whole Wheat Waffle with fresh fruit!

Insanity Max:30 Week 3

Here we go - week 3!!! Time is flying!!! This week was similar to previous weeks, except instead of Tabata Power we now have Tabata Strength... I love strength workouts because I feel myself getting stronger each day! 3 pushups, 5 pushups, 10 pushups... stronger and stronger... what I modified Day 1, I can do a few reps of... and I love that! To me, it is more of a victory than weight loss!


My new favorite snack - greek raspberry yogurt with granola!
I usually have a texture issue with yogurt, the granola helps!!!
So yummy and filling!
 



I love this workout shirt because I feel like I am an underdog "beating the odds"
75% of women never make it to their pre-pregnancy weight - I am proud to say
I weigh less than my pre-pregnancy weight with Aubrey, over 5 yrs ago!



I love this move - great to watch or tape yourself working out because you can see how you can improve
For me, watching this... I know I need to keep my butt down to help get a better core workout!

I am so excited to be moving into week 4... but these workouts are still such a challenge I am a bit nervous about what lies ahead in month 2!!!! I do love a challenge!!!

Week 2 - Take 2!

So after a great first week, I was so excited to start another week - wwwweeeelllllll, this stomach bug had different plans - and it hit all of us...

Poor Kate - we call her "patient zero" as she was the first, then me, my dad, my brother and sister in law.. Luckily she had the mildest case!

After 3 days of not tolerating any food or water, I had to go work... Packed a lunch just incase I felt like eating.... I did tolerate water and got sent home sick 4 hours into my shift



I was pretty disappointed to not be keeping up with the schedule and the challenge group - I tried to make fun of myself

Finally! Tolerating real food!!!! Dan Traill's famous chicken noodle soup to the rescue!

WEEK 2 - TAKE 2!!!

I decided to take the entire week off - I finally started feeling better Christmas morning, but was very weak and decided I need to rest up... A week behind the group, but so excited to be back in the game! I still didn't feel myself, but hey we all start somewhere!

Back in business with my new shoes from Santa!!! I didn't do too bad all things considering! I modified a lot and did not eat enough calories.... slowly getting back in the game!

Tabata Power - using your body to train your body... love this workout! But man on man, after I am done I wonder how I will wash my hair.. The most difficult part for me is the plyo pushups... I finally mastered regular pushups, now ShaunT throws this at me! So excited about the difference I know I will see in my arms when this program completes! Tank top arms - here I COME!

I love sleep - who doesn't... and I picked my career as a nurse because I wanted to be home with my kids as much as I could be and have a really flexible schedule - which I do! But, as with everything in life there is a trade off and that is my sleep! I am up all day with my girls, then I work all night and then I am up all day with them again! I nap when Kate naps, but an hour after 34 hours of awake time is barely refreshing - it is really just a tease... Surprisingly, working out makes me feel so much more alert than anything else - it took a big pep talk, but I pushed play!!!

Tabata Power Thursday!!! I started with a workout partner, she does her own moves and names them... my favorite is her "spin and sweat" lol... I def burn a lot more calories cause I am laughing at her silliness - she didn't last long though... apparently her shows are more entertaining than ShaunT....

Ugh - another post night shift workout... Friday Fight - I have a love hate relationship with this workout... Limited breaks - hate but I love the beeping count down at the end of an exercise - Sometimes I feel like I can't go on, but then I hear that timer starting and I know I only have seconds left and it gives me the push "I know I can do this for a few more seconds" and I push through!


I was bummed I got off track of the group - but feeling great after week 2 - Week 3, here I come!!!

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Insanity Max:30 Week 1 Review

 

After 2 rounds of T25, a little bit of Les Mils Pump, a little bit of TurboFire and 2 rounds of the 21 Day Fix, I needed to do something a little bit different as my weight loss has slowed down. I was losing weight at a very steady rate since April, but with a little lax in my diet and not being overly challenged in my workouts it had slowed and some weeks even stalled... Then like magic Insanity Max:30 was announced and I knew it would be my next challenge!

 

 

What my OCD brain loved was the nutrition plan - no guessing! Here is a list of foods, here is how much you can eat in a day, and here is a recipe book - how perfect! Everything from breakfast, to Shakeology recipes, to dressings!

Meal planning and prep is always key for me! My young girls demand a lot of my time and attention, we are on the go a lot of times and I work nights and evenings... so having a plan and having it ready to go at a moments notice helps me keep myself in check!

 

 

The fun part about taking on this 60 day challenge is that I am doing the program side by side with my exclusive test group!

Day 1 - Cardio Challenge

Cardio Challenge is the "fit test" of the program... Phew! Not easy and honestly I was a little disappointed with myself! The program has scheduled breaks (30 seconds about every 5 minutes) and I had to take 5 breaks on top of that!!! I got my heart rate up as high as I ever have and my highest calorie burn in 30 minutes which is amazing to me because I took so many breaks! I felt amazing (and thirsty!) when it was completed!! I instantly knew that this program would be what I needed to re-jump start my weight loss!





Dinner Day 1 - yum!

Day 2 - Tabata Power!

I really enjoyed this workout - I love pushing my body and using my body to train my body. Tabata training is an intense 20 seconds on, 10 seconds off... I thought to myself - "only 20 seconds ha I can do that" whoa it was intense! Had a great sweat going and felt amazing - although I am not sure how I am going to wash my hair.

 

  

Day 3

Today was supposed to be Sweat Intervals - I worked night shift the night before and I was getting ready for a second 12 hour night shift... I got up early to do my workout - only to find my girls begging for mommy time... Aubrey wanted a game of Chutes and Ladders and Kate wanted to play peek-a-boo - and I just couldn't pass it up! Especially after not seeing them all day - So they win (and so did I) - Rest day today and Sweat intervals will be made up for on Saturday!

Day 4 - Tabata Power

Ummm yeah - that didn't get easier

 

Day 5 - Friday Fight

Holy Crap! First of all, I was disappointed to find out that there weren't as many breaks - this really was a challenge between mind and body! It really pushed me past limits I ever imagined... whoa! The time went so fast, I was so focused on learning the new moves and convincing myself not to give up...

 

Saturday - Making up that missed Sweat Interval workout!

This was my favorite workout - it was a great mix of cardio and strength building! I added in 10 minute Ab attack since the girls were actually behaving for me lol - OMGsh! I thought the 21 Day Fix 10 minute Fix for Abs was a killer, this was unlike anything I could've imagined! I loved it! My body is so sore and I can see and feel it changing!!

 

PUMPED FOR WEEK 2 - even though it is the holidays and we will be busy and temptations will be high - I got this! More than ever I want this for myself... Shaun T said something in one of his pre-workout speeches that really motivated me - it's about me, in these 30 minutes its about me - getting me in the best physical condition.. I am so ready to be the best version of myself!!!

 

 

Insanity Max 30 - Preview!!!

I am sooo pumped for this new program - as you all know, I love love love Shaun T and I think this program will be a lot of fun! Insanity is just too long for me, and I need something more now that I am just about finished with my second round of T25... It is all about getting better than you were last time and beating you max out time!

Insanity Max 30 - Preview!

So what is Insanity Max???

INSANITY MAX:30 is the challenging new 30-minute, in-home workout program from Shaun T, creator of INSANITY and Focus T25. Shaun T has developed 150 new cardio and strength moves that will make you push harder and dig deeper than ever before to get the best body of your life in just 60 days. INSANITY MAX:30 will be the hardest 30 minutes of the day and you need to be ready to MAX OUT. It's not about "getting through" all 30 minutes, it's about going as hard as possible, for as long as possible, until becoming "MAXED OUT" (until taking a break). No equipment needed… just push to the MAX for INSANE results in just 60 days.  It may not be Tonia, but yes - there is a modifier to help you keep it low impact while you are learning the moves! I always try to challenge myself and beat my calorie burn, and this program is going to have me challenging myself in a whole new way - be beating my "Max Out Time" so what is maxing out? Maxing out is when you go hard as long as you can, and when you need a break - you take one. Write down that time, and that is your max out time! Every time you do that workout, your goal is to beat that time... I love this!!! It constantly pushes you to be better than you were last time! Such a fun spin on a challenging workout - eeekkk can you tell I am excited??? The first workout is a cardio workout and a fit test so you can see how far you can go and how long. Here’s the format for that workout: Warm-up Quick Break 3 Exercises at 30 Seconds Each (3 Rounds of each for 4.5 Minutes) 30 Second Break Repeat for 5 Rounds Total More details to come!!! So who wants to get insane results and max out with me??? Exclusive group starts Dec 8th and space is limited! 1 on 1 coaching, support, recipes, daily motivation, and accountability all in a closed Facebook group with coaches and other challengers doing Insanity Max 30 just like you!!!

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