INSANE birthday

It's my birthday today and also day one of INSANITY. The past few weeks have been full of whirlwind eating and delicousness. Rob and I spent 5 days in Las Vegas celebrating our 15th anniversary. Needless to say there is no point to going to Vegas and not eating all the amazing foods. I guess we took a little vacation from ourselves because if it didn't move I ate it. I knew we were going to be hitting it hardcore when we got home and it was worth every single bit of gelato! I'm not going to lie..I was feeling pretty flabtastic after we got home. Starting INSANITY on my birthday was perfect for me. Turning 44 was not nearly as bad as turning 40. I feel good about my fitness right now, but I am nervous because this program is an huge challenge. I haven't EVER had very many reasons to do plyometric jumps. In fact.. in all my years of teaching, that was something I definately avoided in my workouts. Here are my reasons for starting INSANITY and seeing it through. 1. I want to prove to myself that I can accomplish this. 2. I know it will make me a better instructor. 3. If you submit your before and after pics, Beachbody will award you with a cool Tee. I WANT THAT SHIRT!   8/3/09 Results: Fit test day 1 1. Switch Kicks 56 2. Power Jacks 50 3. Power Knees 78 4. Power Jumps 21 5. Globe Jumps 06 6. Suicide Jumps 07 7.Push Up Jacks 08 8. Low Plank Oblique 27   We'll be doing this fit test every two weeks. Looking forward to the progress!

Insanity is 100 percent mental

Rebounding can be dificult, but I'm learning that it's 100% mental. 

I would not say I was a yo-yo dieter, but I tend to flucuate in my weight depending on my workload and stress.  I've had high points, like turning 40 years old weighing 185 lbs, which is less than I weighed when I was 26 years old.  But that high point was preceeded by my lowest point, October 2002, age 35, when I woke up one day and discovered I had balooned up to 247 lbs.

After losing the weight, I've kept a good diet, been active, and have not seen the dark side of 200 lbs again.  But I have floated up to the high 190's, As recently as 6 months ago there was a little voice in my head that was saying... "you're older now, just accept it, you're not going to get down there ever again."   Now I'm back down to 183lbs!!!  It is all mental!!!  It's about finding a way to silence the voice of defeat and replacing it with a more positive voice.  Age is nuthin' but a number!! My goal is to prove that the calendar is lying.  I want to be able to say "I'm healthier, more fit, and can do more with my body at age 43, than I could when I was 25, in the Air Force, boxing, scuba diving, and lifting weights nearly every day. 

To acheive this, I'm dedicating myself to a 60 day, hard-core fitness program, Shaun T's Insanity.  This program uses no equipment, no weights, not even a chin-up bar.  It's MAX Interval cardio and resistance training.  The way I see it however is this workout too is 100% mental.  Its about not stopping when you are tired, not giving up, always pushing through, and doing your maximum each and every time.

Monday is Day 1, fit test, measurements, before photos, etc.  I am determined to follow this program like a religion, word for word, meal by meal, no missed workouts... my goals is set, it's not a specific weight or measurement, it's a feeling, an attitude, its the journey not the destination.

It's 100% Mental.

INSANITY is here

Insanity packaging

I'm a Coach with BeachBody and got the super secret email announcing the brand new workout program from Shaun T called INSANITY. We were able to order it before the public so as soon as they pulled the trigger, it was on it's way. We got it in less than 5 days from the day I ordered it. The packaging was a huge surprise! It was so much nicer than P90X. INSANITY is the size of an encyclopedia and houses all 10 discs and manuals inside. Beachbody really went the extra mile on this program. The packaging and photography is intense. Rob and I have done both P90X , P90X+, Chalene Extreme and several other of the Beachbody programs. This one however was pretty fascinating and scary. Most of the infomercials gently stroke the head of the potential customer but this one pointed out the whiners and threw them out of the gym. So this is a come with your A game or don't even show up. The program promises to get you into the best shape of your life in 60 days WITHOUT the use of equipment Workouts are about 40 minutes a day (which is much less than P90X). The schedule is 6 days on and 1 day off. The program also includes a nutritional guide. It includes 5 meals a day. Yes.. 5 meals, not 3 and 2 snacks. Rob and I had decided to start INSANITY after we came home from our vacation so that's the plan!

INSANITY

Insanity is coming...