Weeks 5 and 6

Disregard everything I said about holding off on Insanity.  I start tomorrow!  More on that in a second.

Last week I weighed in at 144.8.  Today I weigh 142.8.  I seem to alternate weeks of losing nothing and dropping two pounds, but so far it has kept me on track for the most part.  Frustratingly, my inches have stayed the same.  But since I started this round, I have lost 9 pounds. 

However.. I don't take much comfort from the numbers on the scale.  I don't feel like I look much different, and I still feel pretty tired and weak for the most part.  I want to feel strong and healthy.  I have been following a Beachbody coach on facebook, and she recently posted an invitation to an Insanity challenge.  She created an accountability group, and the timing was just right for me.  I decided to join.  I do much better when I have people who hold me accountable.  The group involves doing the Insanity program, which is six days a week, and the Shakeology 'diet'.  I'm not looking to cut calories; in fact, if anything I'm looking to add more.  I don't think I get enough calories as it is now.  So I'll be adding my daily shake as a snack and not a meal replacement.  I do like that the Shakeology shakes are all natural and have no bleck sweeteners.  I have yet to try one though, so we'll see if they pass muster when I get my bag tomorrow.  I've heard they are fantastic though. 

Today I do my Fitness Test and we start Insanity tomorrow.  My biggest concern is finding the time to do it every day, so my current plan is to roll my bones out of bed at 6 and attempt it then.  I think after a week or two of getting up early I'll be hooked on getting up early and getting it done.  I'm going to stick it out for two weeks before I decide if I'm a morning exerciser.  I just know that I'm usually so exhausted by evening that it's hard to commit to a workout then. 

On a different front: my protein shakes.  I have finally found a recipe so good that even my kids love it!  It's 3/4 a scoop of vanilla protein powder, a handful of strawberries and pineapple, a couple tablespoons each of vanilla yogurt and orange concentrate, organic unsweetened soy milk, and a handful of ice.  I pop it all in my Magic Bullet and I have my shake in just a minute.  I have to sneak around the house drinking it or my kids scarf it all.

I have modified my goal weight to be 130 rather than 135.  I can tell that I have more to lose than 8 pounds. 

Next time I write, I will have completed six Insanity workouts.  I'm hoping for big results!