End of Week 2

Phew, for some reason I had a harder time than usual I think today. It's Saturday so we slept in late but had a good breakfast and then even tried to wait, digest, go to the store, walk around, etc. before doing Insanity. My muscles were hurting during the first round of the warm-up so I knew I was going to have a tough time. We were dripping sweat by the stretching but we kept on in our usual fashion and made it through to the end. Today was the first cardio abs portion for us too. It was good but hard to do some of the exercises so will work my abs better next time when I'm doing them properly. Oh and my husband just sat down and wanted me to make sure everyone knows that I made us 'bad eggs' for breakfast today - they were expired by 5 days, oops! So maybe that's why we were having a hard time and fighting our bodies so much....? My bad.

Anyways, week two went well. We stuck to our schedule when I got home late from the movies Wednesday night and we did the cardio recovery by ourselves Thursday so could do separate dinner with friends.

Finally bought a blender today (you think we would've gotten one as a wedding gift but we didn't.) Time to experiment and make some delicious smoothies!!

Note to self: do NOT wear those pants ever again while doing Insanity workout. Seriously almost lost them several times. Clearly old and need to be thrown out. Other than lots of wardrobe malfunctions the Pure Cardio went well and ridiculously sweaty just as last time. I mean, dripping by end of the warm-up, I think. Hard to remember hours later. Must blog immediately after workout.

Start Week 2

Week 2 off to a good start! However, mismatched socks that slide off do not help anything. We're both seeing some improvement in specific exercises so it should only get better. Later this week we'll be doing the workout by ourselves at different times so going to have to keep focus, stay disciplined and be strong.

Week 1 Done!

Yesterday we completed our first week of Insanity!!

We were able to stick with our after work routine all week, which made it easier (my night with some girlfriends fell through.) I do better with routine. We come home from work, do our work out and then one of us starts dinner while the other showers. We trade places and before you know it we cozy on the couch, relaxing in front of the tv in the man cave.

My mom came to visit this weekend and still, we stuck to our schedule. I felt bad, acting sketchy about having to do something at home after work but it worked out well. She had quality time with my sister and we were able to stick with our routine. We then got up and completed our 6th day yesterday morning. Luckily we had warned my mom we'd be working out in the basement that morning so when she heard lots of heavy breathing and sound effects she was only a slightly disturbed - afterward we did explain the program to her and she thought it sounded intense but like a great idea.

The two workouts in a shorter time window between Friday and Saturday morning did make it a little rougher. Then having to go through a day with my mom and the talking and the attempt at shopping/errands....it was so exhausting. It was as if my body was screaming at me, "what the hell do you think you're doing?! We relax on the couch after our nightly workouts!" My muscles were confused. But we survived and had an enjoyable day finally collapsing on the couch for some down time.

Today is a day of rest and then we will kick off our second week tomorrow. I'd love to keep our routine the way it is but I'm not sure if I'll be able to avoid friends without explaining what we're doing. I'm not sure they'd understand or think it a worthy excuse not to make plans. I know we won't be able to do so for the whole 60 days but right now the idea of having to deviate from the routine we've gotten into makes me nervous that I'd miss a workout and fail the challenge. We'll see.

Now what to eat on our day off.....mmmmm!

Workout Day 1

Well today was the first official workout, although we were both sore from yesterday's warm up and fitness test which WAS a workout in and of itself, ha. Was good sign we need whipped into shape regardless of staring weights or anything ideas that we're in good shape.

Today was, well, it was tough but I think we did well. I'm fresh out of the shower and my cheeks are still burning red and muscles a little shaky haha. The warm-up felt surprisingly good to our sore muscles but worked us a good amount before the actual "workout" began. We're doing this in our finished basement with the Insanity dvds playing on the big flat screen mounted on the wall. I'm in front of the leather sectional and cannot see what or how my husband is doing. He's behind the couch and thus can see any time I stop - which I tried not to do but did more than I hoped. I know he took some breaks too but I couldn't see and tried to keep moving even if I wasn't doing the moves on the screen. (Note: Hubby has already admitted he likes working out w/ me because he can stare at my butt, ha.)

I definitely like that Shaun T encourages good breathing, form, lots of water, taking breaks if you truly need them - as any safe workout should. He also does a great job of going around to the different participants in his crew, pushing them and making comments about how they're doing. It makes me feel like I'm in a class and can apply some of what he's saying to myself. For me this is helpful in the motivation department. It's also motivating knowing my husband is pushing it to the limit behind me. He's stronger willed and more disciplined so it's my goal to be stronger minded as he always says. As they say, Dig Deep!

I felt some of the drills or exercises more in my arms than areas we were supposed to be targeting thanks to my weaker upper body . Also, my wrists were killing during some of those which was distracting from what we were actually trying to do. But, these are things that will definitely improve.

Feeling tired, sore and good! Tomorrow will be a challenge just in the timing of when we'll get the workout in. I have plans with girlfriends after work so hopefully will be able to get home in time to do the Insanity together instead of having to do it myself late at night. We shall see. It's TV time now.

Fitness Test

We made it through the fitness test and are doing well. However, not gonna lie we were already feeling it during the warm-up. I'd say we're both not in the shape we were in even a few months ago but still did well and made it through. It's definitely more motivating to have a partner doing it with you. Had a healthy dinner now relaxing with Monday night tv and ice on the ankle. Ready for the Insanity tomorrow!

Intro. Thoughts From the Mrs.

We're just your average mid-western, twenty-something newlywed couple. Neither of us are over weight. Actually we're both at pretty good 'starting' weights and shapes. We both like to work out and try to stay active. However, we would both like to drop a few pounds, tone up and get in better shape. My husband has done the P90X workout and played college football. Although I've had my own routines I've never done anything as hardcore or regimented as he has.

When he first told me about the Insanity workout I thought yeah right. I mean 6 days a week for 2 months of anything is more dedication and frequency than I've ever had in my workout routine. But, my husband ordered the dvds, showed me the promo online, read through the booklets and I guess we're going to do this. We've calculated the calories: caloric needs (that was a wake up call), calories to maintain while doing Insanity, and calories to lose while doing Insanity. We went through and tried to purge our kitchen of foods we won't be eating once we begin the challenge, ie. frozen pizza and homemade nachos. While re-stocking the fridge and pantry we were proud to discover a lot of the suggested foods were items we were already in the habit of buying.

It's Martin Luther King, Jr. Day so I'm home from work and it's easy to know what I'm eating. I should probably brainstorm what I'm going to pack for lunch to take to work this week and what dinners we can make as I'm sure we'll be tired after our workouts each night and dinner is not going to be something I want to worry about. We're beginning our new calorie conscience eating habits today - as the program says, "this is not the time to diet" as your body will need the proper amount of calories and FUEL to sustain the intense level of exercise we're about to embark on.

I'm not going to lie, I'm nervous. I'm afraid! haha Of course I sprained my ankle last week and am feeling ill-prepared for this workout. I feel like I should have trained or made sure I was back into my regular groove more before agreeing to do this....But I bought an ankle support and I know I'm going to have to suck it up and push myself to the limits like never before. This is not something I would attempt by myself. I would not have had this idea but my husband did and I'm not going to deny him and sit by doing my usual workouts 2-3 times a week while he dedicates himself to the Insanity.

So, this evening we will do the first fitness test and be underway! We're not going to post all of our fitness test results and calories and exact weights, etc. No thanks. There's plenty of people out there with all of that posted. Ok maybe we'll do some before and after pics. He said he wants to take them for ourselves so maybe we'll post. Ah, not sure if I want to post, no matter what it looks like ha. This is going to be a journal of a newlywed couple taking on the Insanity workout challenge. Time to get some fuel!