First update on the – Can Fat People do the Insanity Workout video series.
I have completed two weeks of the Insanity Workout as well as completing my Fit Test for comparison. Watch below to see my results!
Updated in January 2013:
Since this post I have created 4 more videos in this series-
See all of the videos in the playlist here at YouTube. Thanks for watching :)
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I’m a little obsessed with finding the right music to run too. This list has been tweaked quite a few times. The first 11 songs were the songs I had set for the day of my first 5K race. It is somewhere right around 45 minutes long. The rest of the list are the songs on my “Running” playlist for training days. Or chatting…walking…and listening to music days. I know there are a lot of repetitive artists and most of the music is pretty much the same genre, but it’s what I like and it keeps me motivated.
Hope you are all keeping cool this weekend. It was a toasty 105 degrees earlier when I was at my son’s baseball game. His team came back to our house to cool off in the pool. After 50 hotdogs, 5 2-liters, 2 bags of Doritos, and 2 watermelons later, they all headed off to a second game. I stayed home in the air with the rest of my kiddos. I have to say right now my toes are actually frozen!
This week I started the Insanity workout. Yes, the one where you’ve seen the infomercials on Sunday mornings. The one you watch from the couch, instead of getting off your booty and giving it a try. Okay, I only say that because that is what I was doing. I have always found it interesting and figured I have nothing to lose with trying it out. I hated the thought of spending $120 or more but when I found it on Ebay for nearly half the price, I couldn’t think of any reason to not take the plunge. I thought of all the times I have spent $70 on a nice dinner with Ken. Well this is my body that I have to live with every day. Certainly it is worth every penny, if it works of course. How can it not work? How can this not end positively? How will I not lose weight from this?
I’ve gotten a little bored with just walking/running all the time and I have always needed something to help me build up my endurance. When I am running and have to stop to walk, 70% of the time it is because I am out of breath. The other 30% would be muscle pains, so I debated doing weight training to build up my muscles. I would still love to do some strength (weight) training as well, but for the next 60 days I am committed to doing INSANITY!!!
Here is a intro video to my new weight loss video series – “Can Fat People do the Insanity workout?”
Updated in January 2013:
Since this post I have created 4 more videos in this series-
See all of the videos in the playlist here at YouTube. Thanks for watching :)
Subscribe for future weight loss and fitness videos and blog posts!
Hi guys, I finally posted a video about the 5K I did earlier this month. I wish I could say it was short and sweet, but as always I ramble on and on. Bless you if you can actually make it through til the end :) I look forward to sharing my plans for the next couple months…time to amp up the workouts!! Sorry for the pinkish color of the video, I tried using a different camera and have learned it is NOT better than using my Flip.
I am training with a friend for a 5K coming up on June 2nd! I’m not really focusing on weight loss right now. I am working hard, preparing for the 5K and we will see how things go from there!
Just when you think things can’t possibly get any worse…they do.
The past couple of months have been filled with some trying times. Recently I had reconnected with one of my best friends from high school and we started walking 4 days a week. Not only did it feel great to create an exercise plan and stick to it, but my friend has been a lifesaver to me. It has almost been like daily exercise and daily therapy at the same time!
After walking for 3 weeks, anywhere from 3 – 7 miles at a time, we thought last week was the perfect time to start implementing the Couch to 5K program. I wanted to make goals in terms of distance and time and try to forget about how much weight I was losing each week. So here we were, walking for 90 seconds and running for 30 seconds and after 45 minutes we stopped at our cars to drink some water. We wanted to continue for another couple of miles so we headed back around the track. As we were passing our cars I glanced at my car and said, “It looks like my window is down.”
So we walked up to my car and once we were close enough I seen the glass on the ground. Let’s just say I don’t do very well in situations like these. I went into panic mode and felt like I couldn’t breathe. Thank goodness my friend was with me because without her I don’t know what I would have done. My purse was stolen and yes I now realize how stupid it was for me to be leaving my purse in the car with my checkbook, cash, credit cards, etc. It took us a few minutes to notice that my friend’s car had been broken into as well. She didn’t have her purse in her car, but she did have her work laptop which was stolen as well.
It has been a huge mess; all the phone calls, visit to the bank, checks bouncing after having to close my current account. I don’t think an hour has gone by without me thinking about it. We had to change the locks on our door, but I still don’t feel safe. I keep thinking about where my purse might be, who might have my drivers license, and photos of my kids. Knowing that someone out there stole my purse, invaded my privacy, and was clearly watching my friend and I that day – feels very unsettling. I haven’t walked since then and I miss it. I know I can’t live in fear forever, but I can’t help but feel like I am being watched.
March was really a terrible, terrible month. Yes, I do realize how lucky we are that no one was hurt. I do have much to be grateful for. I’m going to try to let the past stay in the past and move forward. Let’s hope that April brings some positiveness into my life!
Day Four – Stranger #Febphotoaday
I’ve always said that I feel like a stranger in this body. Meaning when I look in the mirror I don’t feel like I look. Yet, when I look at old photos before I gained weight I think that person looks like a stranger to me as well. This photo is from 6 years ago and I thought it was very fitting for my representation of a Stranger. As you can see I have never been stick thin. I have always had muscular legs from dance and gymnastics and it’s just how my body is built and I am okay with that. I’ve got curves…that’s not so bad. I’m only 15% of the way to my goal weight after 1 month which sounds so incredibly far away from 100%, but I really feel like I am doing a great job staying consistent and losing weight gradually.
Day Five – 10am #Febphotoaday
Okay, I’m not gonna lie. This photo was not taken at 10am. I was in the shower at 10am getting ready to head to the grocery store with Ken. I took this photo the first time I looked at my phone all day. I despise going to the store on the weekend let alone on a day of an event – Superbowl Sunday. There are way to many people in the store and you are constantly trying to move out of everyone’s way. I almost never wear my glasses in public either, but my eye was all red and irritated. It’s better now, so all is good. We had a cheat meal with dinner last night- we made tacos. Not incredibly fattening, but not all that healthy either. Maybe I can use this as a reason to exercise today??
Just a random photo from the day…SEESTERS- Daisy and Pippa! Our Pomeranian pups are almost 8 months old. They have gotten so big and fluffy. I don’t know what they would do without one another. They are like peas and carrots. Or chips and dip. Or cheese and crackers. Okay, you get it.
Look at them when we first got them…at 6 weeks old.
End of our first month of weight loss…I lost 10.6 pounds and Ken lost 16.9 – not bad for 1 month of just changing our eating habits. I would like to say that month two will involve exercise, but we will see! We are happy with our results so far…let’s see if we can lose even more the second month.