Day 17

Pure Hell and Cardio Abs today. That tailbone sprain/injury is really getting to me; my flexibility is affected, and the random twinges of pain are really annoying. I felt weak today, probably from oversleeping in the morning. Cardio Recovery tomorrow will be good for me, if it doesn't overstretch my tailbone. This also coincides with the dreaded third week slump, unfortunately. I'm in pain, tired, weak, and unsatisfied with my chubby legs that don't look any slimmer. I also skipped a lot of days during my second week, so this is like starting all over again,  in a sense. I don't think I'll quit, but I'll might get lazier and skip more. There's nothing I can do but motivate myself as much as possibly, get more sleep, and focus on the long term.

Intense volleyball, coma and Day 16.

So during the 30 Hour Famine, I pulled an all-nighter, spending quite a few hours playing volleyball and basketball (on an empty stomach!) with my friends. It was pretty intense, stupid, but fun, and was probably equivalent to a medium workout. I really crashed for the next two days, though. I slept for a long time Saturday night, woke up, ate dinner, and slept again. No Insanity that day... Today I woke up at about 2pm, went shopping, and to my hapkido class and got a light workout. After dinner, I did the Plyometric Cardio Circuit (my Fit Test video is messed up, so I'll probably just skip that part of the program. I have fitness testing at school to make up for it.) It was harder than I expected; it's been too long since I got such a high-intensity workout. I'm now a day behind again, dang it! Pure Hell and Cardio Abs tomorrow. Only about 27 days, or almost a month left until the Trip, and I'll only be on the first week of the second month! Gotta catch up!

Day 15

Currently enjoying my last meal before the 30 Hour Famine I'm doing tomorrow...which means I'll have to skip tomorrow as well :( I completely forgot that I won't be home until about 6pm, and will have to leave at 9pm for the sleepover. Also, I won't be eating anything, just drinking water/juice/tea, so I doubt I'll have the energy to do Insanity. (I have gym class tomorrow, too...)

Day 14 - end of week 2

I'm not seeing results yet, but I wasn't expecting them that quickly. I can feel that my endurance got a tiny bit better; when I take breaks, it's because my muscles are sore or I'm lazy, not because I'm so exhausted I can't think straight and blindly collapse. Control is the key word here, I think; my control improved.

Pure Cardio was still tough, but I took 3 long breaks in between so most of it was bearable and doable. After that I did Cardio Abs, which was quite laid-back. The only move I couldn't do (at all) was the one where both legs are lifted off of the ground; I literally could not get my body to cooperate. The rest was fairly easy, and a nice extended cooldown after cardio hell.

Now my schedule is nicely synced with the Insanity calendar, so tomorrow is my rest day and on Friday I will start with the Fit Test. I can't miss any more days, or it will throw off my schedule.

Day 13

Cardio Power & Resistance today...I took more breaks than I should've, because my lower back/tailbone was hurting. It doesn't hurt all the time, just when I move in certain ways. That's enough to disable me, because Insanity moves every part of my body. There's Pure Cardio + Cardio Abs tomorrow, which is certain to be hell. I really need more sleep, as staying up late is making me really tired.

*Day 12*

Happy birthday to meeeee! /forever alone

I was actually extremely lucky to have awesome, thoughtful friends, who spent yesterday with me to celebrate my birthday. However, we ate quite a lot of junk food, and I went out with my family for dinner + CAKE! So this next week I need to work harder to burn off those extra calories. It was totally worth it, though. I didn't expect nor deserve so much love from my friends, and I was completely blown away by their kindness and how much they cared about me. It's just a really good feeling to know that you are loved, and I was deliriously happy for the whole day.

Today I did Cardio Recovery, and was able to do everything except holding on to the squats/lunges. My legs started burning within 5 seconds, and I had to stand up. How those people do it, I have no clue. It was pretty nice and relaxing, though, and I got a great stretch. I was pretty scared and distracted for the last third of the video, though, because I saw a spider the size of a quarter scuttling all over the floor I was stretching on! I panicked and had to step on it quite a few times before I actually hit it. For the rest of the video, I was nervously looking around, so I didn't get as good of a stretch as I should have. I really hate insects/arachnids/creepy crawly things. 

Also, I have photos! I'm too embarrassed to post them just yet, though, so I'll save them for the end, when I can see tangible results. 

Day 11 & 3X

So for Day 11, I did the Plyometric Cardio Circuit, which wasn't that bad, actually. There are some that I still can't do, like the left-back-right jumping drills in plank position, which comes after the level 1 drills. My arms are still not strong enough to last that long.

I'm going to skip today, because I was out for the majority of the day and now I have to do homework. Happy early birthday to myself, I guess? I'll definitely do tomorrow, though, which is my real birthday. Some nice, relaxing Cardio Recovery to celebrate my birthday sounds perfect.

I feel bad for skipping so many days, because I should actually be starting my third week tomorrow. I never think about doing Insanity until about 9 pm, and then the clock races until it's just too late to do it. I do hope third week syndrome is not creeping up on me...this week I should have more time. I can do this. "I'm smilin' cause I love it!"