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Hey everyone, a little background on me: this is my first post on this site. I've always been fairly active - half-assing it at the gym mostly on treadmill. Got pregnant with my third child and was pretty sick through the pregnancy so I was mostly couch-bound. After having my son I wanted to get back in shape quickly. On a whim I decided to try Insanity. My son is now 12 weeks old and I'm on week two of month two.

I've really liked it for the most part. Felt really powerful and excited in month one. I knew my stamina increased almost right away. By end of month one I had lost about 5 inches and probably a couple of pounds (don't have a scale).

Now I'm in month two and damn its hard. Obviously the workouts are harder but they are also just so long. My knees are sore, I'm tired and I just have to push, push, push through it. I am also feeling impatient about the results. I really can't wear all of my pre-pregnancy jeans yet and just feel discouraged to be working so hard and not be a hardbody yet. Ha.

I'm also having a challenging time with the diet. I eat pretty healthily but in the past I've lost weight by cutting calories - perhaps neurotically. My relationship with food is complicated (as is everyone's I guess). Now I'm doing insanity and breast feeding so according to the Benedict Equation I need more than 2000 calories a day. It just ain't happening.

Anyway I could go on and on but I'm just whining I think. Any words of wisdom or encouragement?

I agree with your knees. They should not hurt. If they do, check the floor surface. I had to buy some foam matting and throw a rug over them. Much better after that.

Also you NEED to ensure you are eating enough. Because you are hitting a wall I will say you are not. Try to log your food through my fitness pal or something like that. Be honest and log it over a few days. You may be very surprised.

Stick with it though. Month two, you really find out why it's called Insanity :-)

Mike

Thank you. I know I'm kicking ass but I'm just struggling with pushing through it. While I looked forward to my workout during the first month, now it's a means to an end; something I HAVE to do. I want to love it.

Yea - my knees. I've been kind of ignoring the pain and soreness but don't want to screw them up long term. I got new cross trainer shoes hoping that would help. I'm also on carpet and wonder if that's an issue.

The food - I've reviewed the nutritional supplement and it makes total sense. I've always kind of eaten like that - small meals through the day, high in protein. Right now it's difficult with an infant (and a three year old) to have the time and energy to put together meals. So I rely on snacking through the day - nuts, apples and almond butter, a string cheese. I make a quiche a week and eat through the week. I just need more grab and go things I guess.

SoreyFitness - the fb group sounds good. I'll look for it. My name on fb is "Frances Houseman." Thanks for the invite.

One of the things that has helped me with nutrition during Insanity is prepping as much as I can on the weekend, usually Sunday. I write my menu for the week, make a shopping list, and make a prep list. The more meals you repeat, the easier it is. I spend a couple hours on Sunday grilling chicken for salads and wraps, making shrimp cocktail platters, portioning cottage cheese, cooking protein pancakes, etc. It makes it so easy during the week when I'm getting ready for work in the morning. I just check my menu and grab what I need for the day. If you take some time out of one day a week to set yourself up like this, your week will be a breeze! Best of luck to you, take care of those knees and hope you get through month 2!