People I talked to at work said that it couldn't be the shake that did it, it had to be that my body was telling me that I needed to rest.

Well, I got plenty of sleep yesterday and felt much better today. I did yesterday's workout today and almost threw up after it...lol.

I'm trying the recovery drink again tonight (now) and I'll see how I feel tomorrow.

When I workout alot, I need more sleep. Also, if you are just exhausted, you may not be getting enough calories. When I was an undergrad (too many years ago to say ), I was doing 2 hours of stairmaster, 6 days a week, 1 hour of step aerobics, 3 days a week, and 1 hour of weights, 2-3 days a week....ya, I know, it sounds like a reverse eating disorder, doesn't it? I think it was...anyway, I got to where I was so exhausted I couldn't function...sleeping 10+ hours and still tired. I thought I must be anemic...went to the doctor, and they basically told me that I wasn't eating enough. I was eating about 1000 cals/day. They made me add 800 cals/day, and my energy returned.

Keep up the good work! I tried Alli for a month and it didn't do enough to justify all the nastiness.

But if you like it, that's what counts!

Well, I drank the recovery drink after my workout last night and I didn't feel drained today...the Pure Cardio workout went pretty good also.

I guess my body was just trying to tell me it needed a break on Monday...it's definitely not the recovery drink.

I'll keep going with the recovery drinks because I actually like the taste, if nothing else...lol.

Hi! You are quite! I would take you home anytime :-))) Just kidding. Just to make you feel better - I am a woman and I have more pounds than you are...so ...thing could be worst...and you have a great start from that point of view....keep on...

Just what I needed right now to put a smile on my face!! Thank you so much!!

I JUST FINISHED WEEK TWO OF INSANITY!!!

I took a day off Monday (pure lack on energy that day) so I couldn't take the day off that was supposed to be today (I just bumped all the workouts back one day). I walked around the Nature Museum in Tokyo for about 7 hours and was pretty tired when I got home, so I took a small nap, ate dinner, waited 2 hours and did Pure Cardio and Cardio Abs (first time doing both together). Believe me, by the time I was done...I was exhausted (hence the need for the smile)!! I burned a lot of calories today, I'm sure that'll "do the body good".

I'll get another picture up to see if there is any noticeable difference, and post my fit test results tomorrow. Tomorrow is the first fit test after the original...now I'll have a comparison to make.

This has been a bad week as far as the diet and Alli go. I have cheated on my diet a few times this week and forgot to take Alli with several of my meals . I need to get back on track with this so I can see better results.

I do think I'm making a little progress though...and little by little is better than nothing at all (and much better than getting worse).

Hang in there! Keep us posted on how the fit test goes.

<---before (Day 1).....2 weeks later--->
It's hard to tell any different from the front...but that's all I took the first time so that's all I have to compare with. One thing though, when you can see a big difference from the front like this (hopefully this will happen later) it will mean I have made a BIG difference in my body.


The first number after each exercise / measurement is my result from Fit Test 1, on May 10th (Day 1) and the second number is from today's Fit Test 2 (2 weeks later). I had it spaced out where it would be easier to read, but the forum took out most of the spaces.

Exercises (# is reps in 1 minute)

Switch Kicks 40 65
Power Jacks 43 58
Power Knees 80 110
Power Jumps 30 38
Globe Jumps 7 11
Suicide Jumps 14 18
Push-Up Jacks 25 31
Low Plank Oblique 28 35

Measurements (# is inches or pounds, with the exception of BMI and Body Fat %)

Weight 188 185
BMI 28.6 28.1
Body Fat % 25% 22%
Neck 15 15.5
Chest 41 39.5
Waist 38.5 36.5 (Yes, that is 2 inches off my waist!!! (This is the area I'm most worried about.))
Hips 42.5 39.5
Right Thigh 23.5 21
Left Thigh 23 22
Right Calf 14.5 14.5
Left Calf 14.5 14.5
Right Bicep 13 14
Left Bicep 12.5 13.5
Right Forearm 11 11
Left Forearm 11 11

My conclusion so far:

The numbers are showing great results, but the pictures don't show much difference. It's only been 2 weeks, though, and I'm sure there is much more improvement on the way!!

Some advice for anyone wanting to do this:

1. The first week was the hardest (so far anyway, haven't started month 2 yet)...it's getting easier and the soreness was completely gone by the end of the first week (and I could have sworn my body was creating new muscles that didn't really exist just to make them hurt during that first week). DON'T QUIT because you think it's too hard during the first week, it get's better, I promise. (The workouts don't get easier...it's the same ones...but your body gets where it can handle it better).

2. On days where you don't feel like doing it...push yourself to do it anyway! I have found that by the time the warm up is done I'm much more into it than I was before I started, every time. Remember that your body will feel more into it after the warm up so you just gotta push yourself to get started and the rest will happen.

3. PUSH YOURSELF! You didn't pick Insanity for an easy workout, you picked it because you wanted a workout that is real hard. If you don't "Dig Deep" as they say and give it everything you've got then you aren't getting out of it what you wanted. Make every workout count!

4. Glance down at the timer at the bottom of the screen. I use that countdown timer as a motivation. If I know I only have 15 seconds of a particular exercise left, then I know I can dig deeper and push it until that exercise is done and move on to the next one. If I know there is only 10 minutes left of the whole program for that day, then I know I can dig deep and keep going for the next 10 minutes and I'm done. This actually helps me push out more reps when I'm getting tired and want to rest.

I know I'm barely into week 3 and I'm giving advice but, take it or leave it, these are things I have noticed so far while doing this program.

Anyway...time for an update:

In base housing here in Yokosuka, they only turn on the air conditioning for half of the year and heating for half of the year...we can't switch back and forth depending on the weather...our controls are off, high, medium, low...no temperature settings.

The reason I'm posting this is because THEY FINALLY TURNED ON THE AIR CONDITIONING TODAY!!!

Yes, I did my first Insanity workout tonight with air conditioning!! I found that I was able to push harder, stop less, and sweat less because the room was cold (I'm sure getting in better shape helped with that also).

Just finished Week 3, Day 2 of 9 weeks...or day 16 of 63 days!!

Way to go! I love A/C...can't imagine being without it. Thanks for the insight.

Week 3 complete!! I'm getting to where I stop less and less, and I know I'm pushing hard because of how I feel during the workouts...but not long afterward, I feel much better. I'm recovering from these workouts quick now!! I guess the recovery formula I'm taking is really working. It could also be that my body is getting more accustomed to these hard workouts as well.

One more week of the easier month, then a recovery week, then I go to the "Max" workouts. I can't wait to see if those workouts start making major changes to my body.

Yay, I finally can put up a signature!

MONTH ONE COMPLETE!! 4 weeks done, 5 to go!

Next week is a recovery week (yes, there are still workouts for that week), then it's off to month 2, which is supposed to be harder than month 1. I'm a little worried about that because I still can't get through the month 1 workouts without taking a few small breaks. Guess I'll just keep pushing hard and doing my best!

Official Navy weigh in is tomorrow. Wish me luck! I have to weigh less than 186, which shouldn't be a problem since I saw 179.4 on the scale this morning.

Let me repeat that cause it feels so good...I saw 179.4 on the scale this morning!! I have been looking for that 7 on the scale for weeks now and I finally saw it!!!

I cheated a little and switched my workouts around to where I did Pure Cardio and Cardio Abs tonight...hoping that recovering from this hard day will help tip the scales in my favor tomorrow morning.

Hey. I am not a 30-Something, but I was wondering how you liked Japan? Sorry if I am hijacking, I just am curious?

Good luck to you Memorysan! I'm following your progress!! How did your weigh in go?