Insanity Week 1 Results

Beware the long blog post that is to come!!

First I want to start off with some school news that's going on with me! I am finally done with my pediatric rotation in nursing school! I've always been anti-children. I just honestly don't think they're my thing. My first day though, I held a 20 day old baby and I fell in love with her! Maybe children won't be so bad one day when i'm ready! So now its onto OB where I get to help some pregnant ladies deliver their babies! I really think it will be a great experience! This first week has been full of lectures and hospital tours, now it is SPRING BREAK!!! I don't have any plans, but I do have to study all week for a test the Monday after break! Its going to be an intense 6 weeks coming up and I'm so close to finishing my junior year of nursing school and i'll finally be a senior!

Now to the juicy stuff that will probably be the part that makes you stay and read this whole blog post! I wasn't sure if I wanted to talk about this and "expose" myself yet on this very public setting. I know it will be good for me, and if I can help even one person I feel it will be worth it!

So here is some of my story!

Okay, first off I am not 200+ lbs or anything like that. I do struggle with my weight though, I may not have as an impressive number as others, but I still struggle with my weight everyday and I am also not happy with my body. I do however plan on LOVING my body and I will work very hard to get to that point in my life and I hope anyone who reads this does too!
I'm only 5 foot and 1 inches, so weight on my body looks different than someone who is significantly taller. I currently weight about 146 lbs. Even I don't think that's really a heavy weight, but like I said my body carries it differently than most and it looks heavy on me. My BMI currently is 27.6 which is considered overweight. I believe the healthiest weight for my height is about 120ish, will I ever weight that much? I highly doubt it!
My goal with my weight loss is to not get that healthy BMI, but to get fit and toned! That's what everyone should look for when working toward their new healthy lifestyle. If I stay the same weight forever I am okay with that, but I want that weight to be in muscle and not fat. So please join me on this journey! I want to be held accountable and I want to help others hold themselves accountable for working toward their goal!

Gross right?

So what am I doing right now? 

My main workout right now is Insanity! I have a great respect for the beach body company. Back when I was a little heavier and I started dating my husband he helped me on starting P90x where I lost 15lbs and that started my dream of losing all this weight. It has been a journey since then and I haven't always made the right choices or worked out everyday. So since I've really tried to get back on the bandwagon since the new year/since getting married my newest exercise routine is Insanity.
Insanity is some tough crap. Super tough. I started about three weeks ago, the first week I think I did half the videos and the second week I did maybe 2 of the videos. I finally decided that slacking off wasn't getting me anywhere. I finished a full week of insanity last week. FULL WEEK. I was so proud that I finally finished something that for me is really tough and a challenge. I am currently working on week two and I will finish on sunday (st. patty's day).
I really wanted to share some results with you guys and some before photos to help track my progress and show you that after the 60 days it was all worth it and that if I can do it you can do it!

So here is my stuff for the first week of insanity to show you where I was before I decided to take on this insane workout!

Weight: 147lbs
Now the rest of my measurements are from a while ago. I forgot to remeasure before I started, but from what I can see they are roughly the same so I'm still going to stick with them as my starting points.
Arms: 11"
Legs (thigh): 23.5"
Legs (calf): 14.5"
Hips: 40.5" (major ewwwwww)
Natural Waist: 31.25"

Part of Insanity is the Fit Test which you do every 2 weeks. So here are my results for the first fit test and when I finish week 2 we will compare my progress in that area!

Switch Kicks: 75
Power Jacks: 40
Power Knees: 50
Power Jumps: 12
Globe Jumps: 6
Suicide Jumps: 11
Push-up Jacks: 20
Low Plank Obliques: 30

Here are some gross pics of me!

 

I really feel that I will have a lot of progress next time! I hope someone will be moved by this and please feel free to contact me! I want to help others and help myself all at the same time!

Thanks for reading and follow me through this journey please and join me if you want!!

Once week 2 is officially over and I've done my second fit test I will report with updates!