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My journey through Insanity, trying to stick to a healthy diet and keeping myself acountable. I use RunKeeper to track my runs, and Lose It! to track my calories, and I think they're pretty accurate. I tend to be a bit wordy...I can't help it! I need you to understand! Hope you enjoy.
For some reason my quads are really sore. Maybe my muscles are growing. Fingers crossed.
After 2 weeks, I thought I’d see some change in my body. Are my moments of crappy eating holding me back? Do people usually see change after 2 weeks? I guess I should research that. I look the damn same. Well, I do feel less bloated and I’ve convinced myself I can see that in my body…but I might be wrong. I wasn’t expecting any miracles, but I thought a slight noticeable difference would be nice.
I need to remind myself I am trying to correct years of treating my body badly, I need to keep at it, and dedicate myself to eating healthy, and really make this a change for the better no matter what the outcome.
xo Tina
Well, for all the un-hungry I was yesterday, I was absolutely hungry today. :)
M1: Omelet - 2 whole eggs, 2 egg whites, 4 Tbsp. low moisture part skim mozzarella cheese, 3 Tbsp. chopped red onion and 1/3 c. sliced mushrooms; slice of whole wheat toast with half a medium banana — 400
M2: Egg Sandwich - 3 eggs (1 whole, 2 whites), 2 slices low sodium turkey bacon and 2 slices of tomato on a whole grain English muffin; half a grapefruit — 364
M3: Turkey Wrap - 2 romaine lettuce leaves, 2 oz. turkey breast, 1/4 of an avocado and 2 tsp. mustard in an 8” whole wheat tortilla; a scoop of chocolate protein powder mixed with 1 c. unsweetened vanilla almond milk — 413
M4: Chicken & Broccoli - 3 oz. grilled chicken with a squeeze of lemon juice, 3/4 c. steamed broccoli & 1 small baked potato topped with 1 Tbsp. plain nonfat Greek yogurt —307
M5: Shake - Chocolate Vegan Shakeology with half a scoop chocolate protein powder, half a banana & 1 c. unsweetened vanilla almond milk — 313
In-betweens: 10 almonds and about 2/3 c. grapes — 110
Total: 1907
Oops! A bit over my 1800 mark. But, I feel healthy as heck.
xo
gentlemanly-endeavors asked: Great fit test results! I was about to post mine as well doing my modified second round of Insanity.
Thanks! I’ll have to check out your results too.
Did you read that? Progress! For a moment, I thought I wasn’t going to see much progress. But I am pleasantly surprised! Here are the stats:
Switch kicks, power jacks, power knees, power jumps, globe jumps, push-up jacks, low plank obliques
Week 1: 50 / 40 / 60 / 26 / 7 / 13 / 7 / 15
Week 2: 60 / 46 / 93 / 33 / 8 / 14 / 11 / 21
I took less pauses; in fact, I think I only paused during the push up planks and low plank obliques. Which is awesome because the first time I was taking pauses left and right. Whoop!
My run today: 3.28 miles || 30:16 || 9:14 avg min/mile
I attempted to take Boudreaux with me but all he wanted to do was chase rabbits and prance on toads. Damn dog. Took him home after 10 minutes.
Only 4 meals today. Didn’t hit my calorie goal, but I wasn’t very hungry and I didn’t want to force feed myself. Still, I’m on the right track I think.
M1: Oat Shake - 1/2 c. oats, 1 c. nonfat skim milk, a medium banana & 1 scoop of chocolate protein powder — 465
M2: Egg Burrito - 2 eggs (1 whole, 1 white), 1 Tbsp. low moisture part skim mozzarella cheese, 1 Tbsp. salsa & 2 Tbsp. nonfat Greek yogurt in an 8” whole wheat tortilla; 1/4 c. each blueberries and sliced strawberries — 295
M3: Turkey Lettuce Wrap - 2 oz. turkey breast & 3 slices of tomato in 2 romaine lettuce leaves; 1/3 c. each chickpeas and kidney beans & half a celery stalk-chopped, drizzled with 1 tsp. extra light olive oil and fresh squeezed lemon juice — 265
M4: Beef Patty - 5 oz. 93% lean ground beef, 2 Tbsp. chopped green bell pepper, 1 Tbsp. chopped onion, half a chopped garlic clove, chopped jalapeño & 1/3 c. mushrooms formed into a patty, topped with 1 Tbsp. nonfat Greek yogurt, served over 1 c. fresh spinach with 1 1/8 c. cubed sweet potato — 470
xo :)
skarre asked: Hey! I love your blog! Your approach to Insanity is great....I love it! I'm doing Insanity too. I'm on day 7 so it's nice to have an idea of what's to come. :)
Awesome! Thanks! My mom is 2 weeks ahead of me, so I agree it’s nice to know what’s to come.
I got up and out for my distance run earlier than I usually do. Maybe that’s why it was much better than last week’s distance run.
Last week: 10.03 miles || 2:05:04 || 12:28 avg min/mile || 959 calories burned
This week: 8.62 miles || 1:36:48 || 11:14 avg min/mile || 845 calories burned
Yikes! So for Insanity, day 13 was Pure Cardio and for the first time, Cardio Abs. It was insane! I’m glad it’s only about 15 minutes because especially after pure cardio, I’m ready for the workout to just be over with. So an extra 15 minutes is do-able.
The “c-sit” I think is what he calls it…that’s tough. Having to sit there in that position, keeping your core engaged, pretty much the whole time. Well, I can only get better as long as I stay focused.
xo
Here are some facts about me and food:
1) I like food, a lot.
2) If I don’t keep a log of the food I eat, I am most likely to over eat and/or eat like crap. Probably both of them at once.
3) I know when I should stop stuffing my face, yet I can’t seem to end the constant hand to mouth.
4) I tend to eat the worst on weekends or at night.
So I’m not logging everything from this weekend in terms of meals…because I didn’t keep track of a damn thing.
Here is a summary of what I ate:
Saturday: Good breakfast, good lunch, then for dinner a great time at a new friend’s house plus some grilled chicken, pork ribs, potato salad, chips, ice cream, cookies and cake.
Sunday: Good breakfast, snack & lunch, then went to some nearby outlets and came home starved and ate copious amounts of peanut butter, walnuts, tortillas, chips, cheese, a cookie, mango bread & a rice/bean/chicken burrito.
Obviously, I don’t sit and eat all those things at once…just randomly pick at stuff in the kitchen here and there. Why?! Boredom? Stupidity? Self sabotage? Whatever, this is actually really embarassing to admit. Let’s hope I don’t have many more posts like this.
WTF!
Get it together Tina.
xo
Yesterday (14th) was Power & Resistance; I think I did pretty well! Maybe it was because my husband was in the living room and although he wasn’t watching me, the fact that he was even there made me conscious about my form and overall effort. which also means I did not work out naked today. I know, it shouldn’t matter because he has seen me in all manner of undress and *cough* various movements but still.
Then I went for a quick run right afterwards. Why did I think that was a good idea? Didn’t I already establish I shouldn’t run and do Insanity in any order back-to-back? Yes, I did. Only 1.25 miles, but still should have just not gone.
We also have friend’s who recently came back from a trip bearing food gifts. Homemade tortillas, a huge chunk of homemade chocolate bread, mango bread and cookies. So late last night while we hung out and caught up, I ate a delicious tortilla, some of that homemade chocolate bread, a cookie and…two-ish shots of vodka with sprite. My fave.
I said I wasn’t going to drink, but I guess I didn’t mean it from my heart liver. I won’t beat myself up for it this time. I’m going back home soon for a visit to my loving Texas and I know I will have a drink or two out there with my friends and fam.
Besides, I can’t be the only one ever in the history of Insanity who doesn’t feel so bad about having some excess calories every once in a while.
Will I make it a habit? No.
Do I know it’s going to take more will power than this to see awesome results at the end of 60 days? Yes.
I swear I’m not trying to sabotage myself. I’m still excited about the healthy choices I have made so far and about the program overall.
This post got way too long. Off for my long distance run.
xo Tina
Fave meal on this day: Beef and rice. Beef! Need I say more?
M1: Fruit Bowl - 1 c. 2% cottage cheese, 1/2 c. blueberries, 1/2 c. raspberries & 1/3 c. Kashi Go Lean Crunch — 331
M2: Yogurt Bowl - 3/4 c. plain nonfat Greek yogurt, 1 scoop chocolate protein powder, 1 medium apple chopped, 2 Tbsp chopped walnuts & 1 tsp. honey — 437
M3: snack - 1 medium orange, about 26 plain almonds — 241
M4: Beef & Rice Bowl - 5 oz. 93% lean ground beef, 1/3 c. sliced mushrooms, 1/4 c. chopped red onion, 1/2 c. brown rice, 2 tsp. plain nonfat Greek yogurt, onion powder & crushed red pepper — 453
M5: Shake - Tropical Strawberry Vegan shakeology, 1/2 c. nonfat skim milk, 1 Tbsp. natural peanut butter, 1/2 c. steamed baby carrots & cinnamon — 347
Late night snacks at a friend’s house - 1 large tortilla (homemade, soooo good), 1 or 2 pieces of homemade chocolate bread, 1 small cookie, 2 shots of vodka with sprite — calories=? Not into doing the math! Not the healthiest choices, but absolutely not going to beat myself up about it.
Total: Greater than 1809!
xo
