Insanity Max:30 Progress Day 18

This program is no joke.  I have done T25 and Insanity, but this really does take you to a whole new level.  And I love it! 

However, it is not easy.  These workouts are HARD, and it takes extra motivation to not only complete the workout but to really give it my ALL every time.  Isn't that what I should have been doing all along anyway? Yay, but this program is designed to track your time and actually see your progression. That is KEY for my motivation.  Without keeping track of my time, I know I would have given up too early during some of these workouts. I am competitive, but this program forces me to compete with myself everyday. It is so emotionally satisfying to know that I gave each workout my absolute best!

To motivate myself, before each workout I check my calendar that is provided with the program (thanks Beachbody!).  I look at which workout I am doing that day, and what my Max Out time was the last time I did that particular workout.  Then I challenge myself to go at least 2 minutes longer than I did the last time.  It is so empowering! I feel like I can conquer the world after I complete my workout...well maybe after the soreness fades. Haha!

Thankfully there are lots of way to measure your progress during a workout program because the scale has NOT moved at all! 18 days in and my weight is the same. HOWEVER, I feel so much better, healthier, stronger, and there are lots of inches lost. Waist, hips, arms and thighs all lost inches. I didn't measure my calves at the beginning, but I wish I had because my super cute, tall boots fit much easier (which anyone else with large calves will understand how AMAZING that is!).

This program is all about MENTAL strength.  Pushing yourself in every workout, sticking to the nutrition guide, and I am definitely up to the challenge. Stay tuned because I plan to have amazing results by Day 60! ;)

Insanity Max:30 Progress!

I shared this picture on my Facebook yesterday.  (insert blushed faced emoticon)

Of course I shared my thoughts to go with it on my Facebook post! I talked about how I wasn't discouraged by the lack of visible changes because it's only Day 8.  I wasn't expecting results over night. 

OPEN MOUTH. INSERT FOOT.

A friend commented that she could see changes in my stomach and booty.  So....I looked at it on the computer.  Oh.  My.  Word.  She was right! I could see BIG changes in my stomach and my booty looked great! 

So, let me explain why I didn't "see" the changes until someone pointed them out.  

First, the scale has not moved.  At all.  Not even a little.  My clothes feel mostly the same.  

Second, I looked at them on my phone.  Little pictures.  I looked at them with the mindset that they would look the same because the scale was the same.  

Boy, was I wrong.  I was also perfectly content with NOT seeing any changes because I knew it had only been a week AND I felt so good.  Getting back on track with eating healthy, has made such a huge difference.  I FEEL so much better.  I have more energy.  I don't feel sluggish and weighed down.  I didn't need to see changes in my pictures to already feel good about the progress I was making.  Feeling healthier is so powerful!

That being said, I am THRILLED at the visual changes and now I am even more excited to see where this program can take me.  

Shakeology+Clean Eating+Exercise+Accountability= RESULTS!