Category Archives: Insanity

Insanity Certification Recap

May 30th 2013
On May 18th I took Insanity Certifcation. It was amazing. I walked in pretty nervous. I'm not a fitness instructor or a personal trainer. It was out of my comfort zone. 1/2 the class were already instructors of some sort and knew how to queue people. It was a full day. We kicked off the training with a full Insanity Max Interval workout. We used the music and program workout that we would be teaching to others. Beachbody hit this one out of the park. I heard from other fitness instructors who Continue Reading >

Happy 2 Year Anniversary

November 2nd 2012
Whoa! 2 years. What happens in 2 years? In November 2010 I became a Team Beachbody coach. I’m absolutely amazed at how much our lives have changed in 2 short years. I could ramble on and on about how awesome things are now. Many of you do not know my life before I was a coach in the public eye. I don’t want to get into too much detail but let’s just say that it wasn’t all that happy. We were getting by. We were like most families just trying to make it. It is difficult to admit but Continue Reading >

Skinny

August 24th 2012
Skinny What would you do to be skinny? I know what I would do. I did it and guess what? It didn’t work. Sometime around the age of 12 I realized my self-image. I was at a friend’s house and we were trying on jeans. Hers were 2 sizes smaller than mine. I immediately thought that I was not good. I was fat. I was 12! I wasn’t fat. I was just a different shape. I didn’t have a clue about dieting. We ate out of box or can most of the time. I remember the regular meals at my house were fried Continue Reading >

Insanity Day 20 -Oh yes! I’m still here

July 30th 2011
Insanity Day 20. Yes. I'm still here. I don't make the time to blog as much as I should. People tell me how much my blog helps them. I have a full time job and I coach part time with Team Beachbody. Blogging is toward the bottom of my priorites. I'm working to push it higher and elimniate things like watching The Bachelorette. I am feeling awesome. My calf is a little sore today. Yesterday I was not into the workout. I was tired and just going through the motions. That does happen. I'm real. Continue Reading >

Insanity – Day 9 & 10

July 20th 2011
Back feels much better after a few trips to acupunture. Vertigo is basically gone too. The monthly bill arrived so I'm a little emotional and not in the mood to work out. Instead I push through. As Shaun T says: I'm not trying to hurt you, I'm trying to make you better. Here I am on Day 9 going through the warm up of Pure Cardio Day 10 was this morning. I pretty much popped out of bed. Amazed that I did because I've been so tired lately. Made it through Plyometric Cardio Circuit. Tomorrow, Continue Reading >

Insanity Pure Cardio – Day 5

July 15th 2011
Day 5. My triceps are hurting from the dips from the other day. I can feel my rear end getting tighter. I can feel my abs getting tighter. My shoulders fell stronger and my mood has gone off the charts. Only 5 days in and I'm on fire. I've been emotionally eating for quite some time and finally found a way to set it free. Insanity is helping me release it in a positive way. This week the world lost two wonderful men to cancer. Byron Montgomery and Mike Gibson. Both great people. Losing them as Continue Reading >

Insanity Cardio Recovery – Day 4

July 14th 2011
Day 4 of Insanity and I forgot how much I love Thursdays. Thursday is recovery day. No power jumps, no super cardio. Just nice stretching, yoga, balance, and core work. I must confess that I didn't eat all that great for the first 4 days. I weighed in this morning and gained 1.8 pounds. Yikes! Its like I haven't slowed down since the 4th of July. I keep eating and drinking whatever I want, whenever I want. I'd eat a great breakfast or have Shakeology, decent to healthy lunch and then dinner on would Continue Reading >

Insanity Plyometric Cardio Circuit – Day 2

July 12th 2011
Well here we are. Day 2 of Insanity. I made it through the warm up with ease. As easy as it can be. I was sweating and doing it and pushing myself. I usually have to stop but this time I didn't. I dug deep and made it. My back is still hurting a little but it is getting better. Plyo is one of my favorites. It wasn't the first time I tried Insanity but now it is. It pushing me so hard and I usually end up crying at the end. It helps me leave it all on the floor. If I had a bad thought in my head Continue Reading >

Insanity : Fit Test Day 1

July 11th 2011
My back is still hurting from moving that 800 pound Lightining McQueen bed. The vertigo is almost gone. I picked Day 1 today for several reasons. 1) The last time I completed Insanity from Day 1 to Day 60 was last summer. 2) I have someone I connected with through Beachbody that is starting her Day 1 today. 3) I'm turning 40 in September, (a little more than 60 days) and I wanted to look and feel my best. 4) Finally wanted to follow the meal plan and prove that I could actually do it Continue Reading >

Insanity Begins Again Monday July 11th

July 7th 2011
The last time I completed Insanity from Day 1 to Day 60 was last summer. Almost an entire year has gone by. Back slided a little around summit and put on a few pounds. Time to walk the walk and not just talk the talk. Looking foward to Day 1 again. That is the thing I love most about a Beachbody program. It leaves nothing up in the air. It tells you what to do and when to do it. I'll complete my 60 days about a week before my 40th birthday. The challenge is on. Before pictures and measurements will Continue Reading >