Posts by karen20061979

I have been trying to do insanity for 2 years now.  6th time will be the charm...hopefully.

I danced for about 20 years from age 5 to 25 and was only 29 when i bought the dvd set...thought i would have to stamina and skill to do it but clearly i was wrong.  Insanity is insane and is by far the most challenging workout i have ever attempted.

Start with turbo jam or some other interval training workout...even after turbo jam, i still couldnt keep up.

Insanity structure is like running at a moderate tempo for 1 minute, a fast pace for another minute, then running at full speed for a 3rd minute, then walking for 1 minute...and starting over.  this is the format of the 30-60 minute workouts.  its insane and even during the warmup (in week 2) i still wanted to die!  Good luck!

Week 2 day 3 and DYING!  Damn you Insanity!!!

I almost forgot - I lost 3 pounds last week but on my Monday weigh in for our office Biggest Loser contest- it said only 1 pound 2 days later!?!?!  PISSED!

I feel better though...(booby prize)

Day 2 and I feel like poo!  i always want to hurl at the end???

I too was sweaty and I NEVER sweat!  I am always freezing but by the end of the warm up (yes warm up) i could barely finish.

even though this is tough, it is easy to push play; the workouts are fun and he is easy on the eyes!  i did have to cuss Shaun out for making me work so hard today; the dog looked at me like "who the hell are you yelling at?!?!"

finally, i am sticking to the meals 99% (I am a vegetarian) and i hope to not feel as sore after this week and really be in my groove...i will let you know.

Hey fellow curvy ladies.

I too am 5'2", waaaay heavier at 160 pounds, 36D, 20 something??? waist, and 44 or so hips!  i am in my 10s still but they aren't so comfortable anymore!

I start my Insanity dvds on Monday so I hope to get down to a size 4-6 again.

Wish me luck and good luck to you!

Hello CC Incanity lovers!  I just ordered my dvds and can't wait.  I will be amonth behind but your comments here motivate me and give me fair warning.  Ill be in touch!

I was skipping the fake pills years before it was cool and long before Seasonale pills were available and never had a problem.  i wanted to plan my vacations around my cycle and that was how i controlled it.  i never had any problems.  after a 5 year hiatus, i am back on bc pills and this Sunday I threw away those 7 fake pills and just started another pack.  My gyno says it is perfectly safe and for whatever resaon she never mentioned that i needed a backup method except when you first start bc pills or when you skip a day or two by accident.

my fiance is super geeked about me not having a period except for a few times a year...or when he pisses me off!

LMAO...Sorry to laugh but damn.  ok...i say - bust him upside his head and tell him get his act together.

Future hubby says "tell him to be easy"

I say - tell him how you feel and point things out to him.  in the end, i would tell you to leave his trifling lazy arse but you won't so i won't!

future hubby says - ...never mind...i can't print what he says about your lazy husband...He also says to not leave him and try to talk to him...

have you seen Diary of a Mad Black Woman?   lmao...take notes!

hey listen...shhhhh...do you hear that...its the WORLD'S SMALLEST VIOLIN!!! 

jcl76 i understood your point and the other whiners on here are the ones totally missing the point of your post. 

I will stand by the fact that I have made before (and people can't take it)...get off of a calorie count and find a pro ana site, ed recovery group, or a psychologist if you want somone to be sympathetic about your disorder you claim to be over.  "im a recovering anorexic...blah blah blah..."

stop playing crazy and asking questions like "i ate 1/2 a carrot and im soooo full but am woried about not getting enough calories" and expect people to not blast you.

I do however think that the opposite situation is true as well and people overeat and underestimate thier caloric intake.  America (and the rest of the world too) is a bunch of overweight, lazy sissies and we all need a hard kick in the tush...or maybe  triple bypass or heart attack will do before we realize how we are eating ourselves to death but no one will say anything because its not nice to pick on fatties.  I agree with you-stop babying the people who choose to starve themselves and not get the proper help and lets get a reality check to those overeaters people who need one.

There, I said it!

From a self-proclaimed pasta fanatic (me!) here are some of my fav tips...

1-always cook the whole package/box.  heck sometimes I make 2 at a time and I am single so leftovers are a must!

2-take out the "leftover" portion about 3 minutes before it is cooked to the texture you want.  my mom says "this is crunchy".  thats so that when you re-heat it, it won't be mushy.

3-for use in a few days-put warm pasta tossed w a little olive oil or Pam cooking spray into a ziploc bag with s little bit of the cooking water.  This keep for about a week.

4-for the portion you will freeze-use plastic containers ($1 store or Glad or Ziploc brand) or even ziploc baggies and portion it out to what you will use for each meal.  No water or oil needed.

5-to reheat - drop your 80% cooked frozen or fresh pasta into boiling water or microwave it...boiling wtaer is best.

you save majorly on cooking time and it is still "freshly" made.  also you will teach your toddler a valuable lesson about patience and will hopefully avoid a snotty "I want it NOW" teenager later!