The Results are in.....

The long awaited results are here!! I know you all have been anxiously waiting on this, so I will not torture you any longer ;-)

1st Fit Test Results (Descriptions Here):
Switch Kicks - 62
Power Jacks - 55
Power Knees - 82
Power Jumps - 32
Globe Jumps - 12
Suicide Jumps - 13
Push Up Jacks - 16
Low Plank Oblique - 25

So there you have it, based on the results of the people on the video, some I am significantly lower than, and some I am right about the same. We will see how I improve (or don't improve, which would be embarrassing :-)).

Since my last post, I have done 2 full Insanity workouts. Yesterday after work the Husband and I did the Plyometric Cardio Circuit. I think it was tough not knowing what to expect, so I wasn't sure when to push my  hardest and when to hold back a bit. It's 40 minutes total, with warm up and cool down. It started into the warm up, which was pretty tough, and I actually thought we were going straight into the full workout. But he gets you a little sweaty and loose, then you start to stretch, which i like. It's a nice little break after getting your blood pumping. Right after that, you go into the High Intensity workouts. They are about 3 minutes of high intensity (30 sec per exercise) non stop, then a 30 sec water break. You do this about 4 times. It is tough that's for sure, but thankfully not that long, and they have a count down on the TV, so you know exactly how much longer you have of the total workout, each exercise and when a water break is coming up. This is all cardio work, it used some of the fit test exercises and then several others. By the end, i was definitely dripping sweat, our poor hard word floors are going to need to get mopped pretty often now. To be truthful, i cant even remember the workouts we did in this one, i think i was just trying to get through it without taking the break allotted, but i still had to stop for a couple seconds here and there.

It is nice to be home working out, and to be able to start dinner right after, versus driving home from the gym. By 7 we were done and already making dinner. For dinner we baked some chicken (mine with just spices, The Accountant's with spices and a BBQ sauce). He ate his by its self, while i put mine in a whole wheat flax seed tortilla (from Trader Joes) and used this new Pesto Spread I got from World market, then topped it with mozz cheese:

My tortilla kinda fell apart while flipping it in the pan :-/. I also made a quick black bean, corn and tomato salad for the side. This meal turned out really well, i love pesto, then with the chicken and mozz cheese, it was awesome!

Lunch yesterday was a mix of leftovers and new stuff. I had the leftover brussel sprouts (still not a big fan and they stunk up the office), a baked sweet potato (which i baked the night before when cooking the swordfish), and a spinach salad with quinoa and mozz cheese on top:

The workout this morning was Pure Cardio and Resistance. This one had the same layout as the previous, warm up, stretch, then full on high intensity workout. This one was tougher i think, because of the strength part, there were a lot of push ups, of all different kinds. I had never seen some of these types of push-ups before, but I could def feel the burn! I think the moving push up was the worst, where you move your hands and feet to the left push up, then to the right, push up, and keep going. That was in the middle of your High intensity work out, so you are already worn out. I sweat a lot today too! Which i like, but, a little risky on the hardwoods. We kept a towel near by to keep wiping it up. It was a little rough on the wrists too with all the different push ups, but i guess your wrists get stronger the more you do.

So that's my experience so far! So far, so good. The workouts are similar to what I thought, but overall it is harder than i imagined, and I sweat a lot more than I thought I would!


Tonight's dinner is....Indian!! I never really eat Indian, so I have no clue what to order, but I will be sure to take some pics!

....catch ya on the flip side!

Insanity Fit Test Recap

So yesterday I completed my first Insanity workout. This was the Fit Test. It consisted of 8 exercises, where you complete as many of each exercise within 1 minute. You then get a 1 minute break in between each. There is also a warm-up and cool-down, so about a 30-min work out total. This is pretty short considering i am used to 1 hour work outs, but each minute was very intense.

 I will have to post my Fit test results later when i have them on hand, but for now, below is a list of the exercises that had to be performed:

1. Switch Kicks - Jump kicks, alternating legs. 2 kicks - 1 rep
2. Power Jacks - Jumping jacks where you land in squat position
3. Power Knees - In a slight lunge position bring knee to hand. only perform on 1 leg.
4. Power Jumps - Jump in air and bring knees to slap hands. Keep knees bent.
5. Globe Jumps - Squat jump by touching ground and jump with hands in air. Go around the world, 4 jumps = 1 rep.
6. Suicide Jumps - Burpees
7. Push-up Jacks - Push-up, when go down spread legs apart, bring back together when go back up.
8. Low Plank Oblique - In plank position, bring alternating knee to elbow.

This Fit test was pretty tough, and as you would expect, the longer down the list, the harder it gets. By the time you get to the end you are exhausted. My lungs were hurting, and that has not happened in a long time. I would have to say the toughest of the workouts was the Power Jumps and the push-ups jacks. I dont think i did terrible, but it will be interesting to see the improvement after each Fit Test. You do a total of 5 fit tests, 1 at the beginning, 2nd half way through the 1st month, 3rd at end of the first month, 4th half way through 2nd month, and 5th at the end of the 60 days. I am not really sore today from this, but i know this will change after my full workout today, this will be a full 40 minute workout. Recap on that will come later.

As far as food, Breakfast and lunch yesterday were nothing new, another smoothie for breakfast, only difference is I added kale in this time. Lunch was another wrap with some sweet potato chips. Below is one of my snacks for the day, almonds and banana chips:

Dinner was really yummy! We had baked swordfish, roasted brussel sprouts and quinoa. The swordfish was baked with lemon juice with some misc spices we had in our cabinet. The brussel sprouts were roasted with olive oil, salt and pepper, and for the quinoa i added some sriracha hot sauce! We have never cooked swordfish, and it turned out great, i would definitely do it again, i may like it better than tuna actually. Brussel sprouts.....not my fav. I think roasted is the best way to cook them, but they definitely stink up the house, and I can only eat a couple until I am tired of them. So this may not be a staple in our house.

We switched up breakfast this morning, it was a Cinamin Crumpet from Trader Joes. This is a lighter, fluffier version of an english muffin. The texture is strange, and I only like it toasted. Without it toasted, it is a little too dry for my taste. I added almond butter on top and sliced up a banana.

Hope everyone had a healthy and happy Monday! It has been rainy and dreary here, but that doesn't mean you can't still be active! I'll be back later with Fit Test results and a recap of today's full Insanity workout!

Breakfast: the most important meal of the day

I was telling a friend yesterday how important eating breakfast is. I know we have all heard it, but I truly believe breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It increases your metabolism for the whole day, energizes you so you can start your morning off right, and keeps you from stuffing your face at lunch because you are so hungry! Breakfast has always been my favorite meal, there are so many easy and quick options!

My breakfast was the same as the day before, another power smoothie (banana, strawberries, blueberries, almond milk, vanilla protein powder, peanut butter and flax seed). Also had my daily cup of coffee. Apparently my body requires coffee now. I went 3 days the other week without coffee (not intentionally i just got busy and forgot to make some) and I had the worst headaches all day, for 3 days straight. I couldn't figure out what it was, I was actually a little scared there at the end. Then I thought about caffeine headaches that addicts have ( i did not think i was an addict) so I drank a cup of coffee the next day, and bam, it was gone like that, and has been ever since. So now i know I am officially addicted to caffeine.....:-/

Lunch was another wrap (on flax seed flat bread) with the quinoa and grilled peppers left over from the other night! I also added the typical greens, turkey, swiss cheese and hummus. This was even better than yesterday and packed more protein from the quinoa so stayed more full after.

I was meeting a friend (my MOH) for dinner last night, so I went to the gym right across the street before hand. I took this new "CrossTraining" class, I have seen it on the schedule and been wanting to check it out. I figured it would be similar to Insanity, and it was, except it incorporated some weights as well (which was pretty rough since i had just done BodyPump the day before). The class was good, we all stood in a circle around the instructor as she shouted out the next move for us to do. Examples: 20 sec of burpees, 20 sec of mountain climbers, jumping jacks, high knees and so on. We also worked the arms and abs, so it was a good full body workout within the hour. I am pretty sore today i must admit.

Dinner was Sushi! One of my fav 'going out to eat' meals, since i cant (or choose not to) make it at home. Below is the pretty picture of it all (after we had both eaten a couple pieces, whoops). It was a perfect night to sit outside and catch up with sushi and a beer!

I am anxiously awaiting 5:00pm so I can start my weekend! I cannot promise yummy sandwiches and healthy shakes for the weekend, but there will be some exercising and fun times of course! The Accountant and I will be going to our first NC State game together, and I cannot wait to see him in his RED cheering on the Wolpack! Hope everyone has a great weekend!

A Sandwich a Day.....

Keeps the doctor away?? Not medically proven, but it works for me!

Pretty much all the meals today were typical in our house. Breakfast consisted of my Fav smoothie: Banana, Strawberries, Blueberries, almond Milk, all natural peanut butter, Vanilla Whey protein powder and flax seed. The picture does not really do it justice, but it is SO good, and always keeps me full until lunch time! This gives me tons of my fruit servings for the day, protein, calcium and fiber, such a powerful meal in one container!

Lunch was....drum roll please.......a Wrap aka Sandwich! This wrap was really yummy today. It was a flax seed flat bread (try saying that 5 times fast), spinach/artichoke hummus, greens, turkey breast and swiss cheese. This is a normal wrap i make, but the new hummus i got makes it even better. I think all hummus flavors are great on sandwiches though.

After lunch the hubs and I decided to walk over to Stabucks since it was so nice out and get a little treat for ourselves, the ever famous Pumpkin Spice latte! I don't really go to Starbucks, but these things are amazing! I have been wanting one since they came back but had to wait for the perfect fall today, and i think today was a good one!

Today's workout was one of my personal Favs....BodyPump! This is one of the many Les Mills classes they offer at my gym, and it is strictly strength training. It incorporates a high number of reps, so you get a good cardio work out too, and I am always really sore afterwards. If you dont take this class consistently you will not be able to walk for several days after, so i try to take this class atleast 1 or 2 times a week.This is one of the classes i want to continue taking while doing Insanity, so i can keep building muscle.

For dinner we thawed out some chicken legs and grilled them along with some orange and yellow peppers and portabello mushrooms. I also cooked some quinoa to add some protein and mixed it all together. It turned out great, and I have extra quinoa to put on a salad or wrap for tomorrow.

So that is my typical day, i just got an email that my Insanity Shipped today so I am hoping to have it by Friday or early next week!! Woo hoo!