#10 Do the Insanity 60 day challenge

You know when you hear people doing something crazy like P90X and Insanity, and they're all like "Yeah, I'm P90X'ing, man, so tough," and you just nod your head even though you have no clue what the heck they mean?  Yeah, me too.  Until my brother in law bullied (haha not really, but it sounds more dramatic if I say bullied) me into joining him with doing Insanity.

So #10 "Do the Insanity 60 day challenge" is all because of my brother (in law), Diego.

 
Now, I have always been active, but I can get bored pretty easy, so let's just say that my fitness routine is random and sporadic.  I get into something for a few weeks and it's all I want to do, and then I get bored and stop doing it, until a few weeks later I get interested into something else.  I need someone like Jillian Michael's to yell at me to keep me going.

And Insanity sure delivered. Days 1 - 8 Kicked. My. Ass.  As a cardio-freak, I really don't do weight lifting, so my upper body was brutalized, but so were my legs!!  Days 9+ weren't that easy, either, but at least by then I was hooked and motivated, because I already started to see improvement and feel better! 

I definitely hated one of the videos - Plyometric Cardio - the first 10 times I did it... but what fascinates me is that the more I did it, the better I got at it, and now, it's one of my favorites!

Now, I'm NOT a morning person.  At all.  Ask my family if you have any doubts, but there is nothing nice about me in the morning.  I can hit the snooze button hundreds of times (and in fact, I almost tried to quit snoozing for my 30 by 30 challenge)...but I knew that, if I were to follow the 60 day plan, I needed to do it in the morning before the after work distractions (late nights at the office, happy hour, bottle of wine, etc...) grabbed my attention... So I created different tactics (such as multiple alarms with different ring tones) and enlisted the help of some awesome people, such as my brother-in-law and a new workout buddy, Sora.

My alarms, complete with motivational settings and motivational songs:

• 6:42am: J Lo's "On the Floor"
• 6:44am: Republica's "Ready to Go"
• 6:46am: Madonna's "Jump"
• 6:48am: David Guetta and Akon "Sexy Bitch"

Photos that Diego and I traded after we had completed our morning workout:

Day One, dying...

Day Six, abs screaming!

Day 15, FEELING GOOD, yet still working hard...

And it worked, for a little bit.  I got through 18 days before I took a break due to a variety of excuses (my nephew's birth, I got sick and took a week off), etc...

I tracked my progress... until I stopped :)

So I decided to start again, this time with my mantra "If you're tired of starting over, stop giving up."

And I decided that the scheduled 6 days of workouts in a row was not healthy for me... I was exhausted, and felt that might have contributed to getting sick around Day 18... so I decided to do 2 days on, one day rest.  And it took me over 90 days to complete the 63 day plan, but I tried to stick with it, even if I took off a week here and there due to life (traveling for work, the holidays, etc.)

Feeling successful around Day 35...

The result?  I felt myself getting stronger, having more endurance, being able to do more pushups and power jumps... but my body didn't change (much), and I didn't lose weight... which was not really the goal, but let's be real here... every girl is looking to lose weight :)

Doing Cardio Abs, with Teddy :)

And I learned a LOT from my BeachBody coach, Katelyn - creating a "why list", continuously renewing your motivation, seeking help from those around you, believing in yourself... all the good life lessons that I want to continue utilizing!

Have you tried Insanity?  What about Shaun T's newest programs?  Any other Beachbody programs?