Insanity - Day 1

Well, today I started the Insanity workout and I am hoping that the results are huge!
Last week was not a very good week for me when it came to eating well and working out. I was just in a slump and needed to take a break. I did workout three days, so even during a slump, I got something done!

I have planned my entire week’s worth of meals loosely based off the Insanity nutrition guide. The thing with programs and nutrition plans like Insanity is that they are clearly not made for working individuals. I have a regular old desk job with no refrigerator at work, so my food has to be able to stay packed in a lunch box with ice packs. That said, I can’t enjoy an Ai Tuna wrap at 2:30pm for my afternoon snack. I am making due with yogurt, some wheat crackers with cheese and my protein shake and hopefully that will help me through the plan and get the same results.

Also, they are trying to push their Shakeology mix and while I think that would be a great add, I am not going to pay $120 for a 30 day supply of protein shakes. Maybe once I actually see some results and find that it is worth it, but at this point, I think I can manage without it.

For dinners, I am just trying to lighten up the meals by using “better for you” foods. Tomorrow I am making spaghetti and meatballs with whole wheat pasta and turkey meatballs. I am also making my own sauce because 1) it tastes better and 2) I can control what I put into it for flavor.
For Insanity today I had to take my fit test which I was pleased with. I would say mostly the fit test is caging your recovery and how quickly you can slow you heart rate down after each burst of cardio (1 minute on, 1 minute off). In that respect, I have, for some reason, always had a pretty decent recovery. I will mostly blame that on dance and cheerleader as you go out and are doing pretty intense “cardio” for about two and half minutes, then you are done. Somehow I have been able to maintain a good recovery so I am ready to go full force with the next exercise in a minute, which is helping.

I will say that my upper body is beyond weak. There were really only two segments of some sort of push up and I just struggle with those in any facet. I am hoping that I will be able to get better as time goes.

Hopefully I will be able to keep my blogging up, last week was pretty crazy so I just never got to it.

Have a great day!!