INSANITY – Final Results!

I did it!!! I finished INSANITY last week and I couldn’t be any prouder of myself! That last month is tough. Like really tough, but I did every single workout! I don’t think I knew what cardio was until I did this program. It was definitely a love/hate relationship with the creator Shaun Thompson. I’d do it all over again in a heartbeat though!

Let’s move on to the stats, shall we? You can find my 30 day results here. The following will be my stats for the entire 63 days.

	Day 1	Day 63	Loss/Gain
Weight	118lbs.	120lbs.	+2lbs.
Body Fat	18%	14%	-4%
Chest	34in.	34in.	0
Waist	28in.	27in.	-1in.
Hips	33in.	33in.	0
Rt. Thigh	17in.	17in.	0
Lt. Thigh	16 1/2in.	17in.	+1/2in.
Rt. Arm	11in.	11in.	0
Lt. Arm	11in.	11in.	0

My numbers didn’t really move. In the past I would’ve freaked out about my weight gain. I’ve learned that my weight doesn’t make a difference. It’s the body fat that means more. I lost 4% and I couldn’t be happier about that! My clothes are pretty much fitting the same because my inches haven’t changed. What I can see though is that my body is getting harder. I’m not as mushy in my legs, arms, and stomach. So even in my pictures you might not see much of a difference. But I can tell by the way that I feel. Which makes me happy that all that hard work was indeed worth it!

Before and After (Click pics for larger image)

There was a fit test that I had to do every two weeks. The fit test is 8 different moves. You have to do as many reps as you can in one minute for each move. I felt like I was going to pass out when I did the fit test for the first time on Day 1. It was so hard and I thought there was no way that I would be able to get anymore reps than I did that day. It was my personal goal to be able to do more reps than the girl in the fit test video by the end of the program. Sure enough by the last day I smoked her totals on 7 out of the 8 moves!

	Day 1	Day 63	Rep Gains
1.Switch Kicks	60	135	+75
2.Power Jacks	40	68	+28
3.Power Knees	70	115	+45
4.Power Jumps	30	65	+35
5.Globe Jumps	6	15	+9
6.Suicide Jumps	13	25	+12
7.Push-up Jacks	15	38	+23
8.Low Plank Oblique	40	80	+40

I’m blown away by how much strength I’ve gained. Every time I did the fit test I was able to pass my previous rep total. It is just such a good feeling to reach my goals every time and even exceed my expectations.

Overall I’m really happy with my results and enjoyed every minute of torture that Shaun T put me through. Like I said, I’d do it all over again in a heartbeat!

For now though, I’ve moved on to yet ANOTHER Beachbody program called TurboFire. It’s a brand spankin’ new program by Chalene Johnson that was just released a couple weeks ago. My official start date will be on Friday!

If you’re interested in INSANITY, P90X, TurboFire or any other Beachbody program let me know! I’d be happy to help you find a program that’s right for you!

Found

D Girl’s Tinkerbell doll wearing nothing but her shoes. Not once, but several times. I keep putting her clothes back on and then sure enough I’ll find her again with her clothes off. It’s the only “Barbie” like doll that we have in the house, so poor Tink keeps getting harassed. The perp? Well it’s not my little angel D Girl. That leaves Curious George, Mr. D Boy. A three and a half year old that prefers dolls to be nude seems a little young to me. But what do I know…

In other recent news, I finished INSANITY today!!! I’ll have the results up next week, so stay tuned!

Vlog Fail and Confession

So last week I watched a video of Chalene Johnson, (creator of ChaLEAN Extreme, TurboJam, and TurboFire to name a few), talking about social media and how influential it can be towards your business. As a Beachbody Coach, connecting with people and making new friends plays a big part in having a successful business. She said that video recording yourself and posting it on YouTube is the best way to show people who you really are. It’s a great way to connect with people and to build a relationship. Which makes sense… I want people to know me and trust that I am who I say I am. They always say that actions speak more than words…

After I watched that video I decided that I’d try it out and record myself making dinner just to see what I looked like. Well, I recorded about 15 seconds worth, then watched it and about died. I’m so fidgety and I can’t even make eye contact with the camera when I’m talking! Now after thinking about it, I don’t think that I ever make eye contact with people when I’m speaking. I’m pretty sure that I look away at something behind them or look down.

The honest truth is that my anxiety is to blame for that. For some reason whenever I talk to people I worry about what I look like when I’m talking. I feel so awkward and constantly wonder what the person I’m talking to is thinking about. Do they think what I’m saying is totally lame? Does my voice annoy them? Are they critiquing my features? Do they wish I would just shut up? All the while I can just feel all of those emotions just flooding my face with redness.

I’m the same way on the phone too. I hate talking on the phone for the fear of awkward silence. So I try and make phone conversations as short as possible. I’m usually all sweaty after phone calls from being so tense. I obviously would prefer to text message. That way I have time to think before replying and saying something stupid.

So apparently I’m afraid to talk to the camera too. Obviously the camera can’t critique me, so what’s the big deal?? I guess the playback is the big deal. It’s recorded… so it can be played back over and over. That’s a lot of pressure to have a perfect conversation with a camera! Ha!

Anyway… so these are my thoughts on the first video taping of myself. I think that I should just keep doing it and somehow try and kick all of those insecurities and just be myself. Unfortunately my anti-anxiety medication only helps tame my anxiety attacks, but it doesn’t cure my insecurities. Hopefully one day I will feel confident in posting them though!

I’ve been.. Busy Busy Busy Can’t You See

Summertime with the kids just hypnotize me…

I haven’t been around in the blogisphere for awhile. I apologize for that. But you know, I’ve been enjoying spending time with my kids outside in this beautiful summer weather. Surely y’all can understand!

Let’s do another recap of where I’ve been the last couple weeks via pictures!

D Hubs and I went to Ernie Biggs, a dueling piano bar, with my best friend Amy and her husband.

D Boy has been monkeying around…

I got a pedi.

The kids have been playing outside and nicely with each other.

Or not…

D Hubs has been working a lot, so we miss him bunches.

Playing in our new kiddie pool.

We went to Deanna Rose, a children’s farmstead.

We have even made a couple trips to the lake.

See? I told ya we’ve been busy!

This weekend I’m going to the lake again, but just me with some girlfriends! I’m really looking forward to relaxin’ with some girls and partyin’ it up!

I’ll try my best to check in more often!