Let me tell you, I was TERRIFIED to do this program. I had seen the infomercials, Googled info and reviews, and now I had gotten the DVD's and had watched some of the workouts to get an idea of what I had gotten myself in to. I was fairly certain I was going to die. Buuuut, since I AM unstoppable, I pressed on, impending heart attack disregarded.
I died.... Kidding, obviously, but I did feel like my heart was going to explode. In fact it still feels that way every time I do Insanity. But I love it. It is so hard core and you can't help but feel beastly just for completing the workout. With Insanity I hit my 60 lb mark!!! (Ok, ALMOST. I hit 59lbs. But remember, it's actually 72lbs if you go from my highest weight ever.) So I was weighing in at 126 lbs.
Aaaaand of course I wasn't done yet. And again with the question, "What next?" Well I had been thinking about that this time and I knew what I wanted to do. I wanted to do Chalean Extreme and get some muscles. So I asked Santa for the program for Christmas. And he came through! That jolly old guy always comes through for me. ;)
I started CLX in January. I started seeing new muscles fairly quickly and started to "lean out" as well. I did not, however, lose any weight on this program. On the contrary. I actually gained a few pounds! Now that is a hard pill to swallow. I knew, logically, that it was muscle gain and that it is a good thing, but that did not make it any easier to see the number on the scale rise. So I stopped using the scale. I got fat calipers and started measuring body fat. I went from 24% body fat to 22% body fat with Chalean Extreme.
I did join a gym at one point but found that it was just not for me. I was spending more time and getting less results. It was quite frustrating and short lived. I ended up going back to my home workouts. I started doing a Turbo Fire/ Chalean Extreme hybrid.
In March of 2013 I started feeling the need for social interaction in my workouts. I knew I didn't like your run of the mill gym, so I started researching other options. Jiu Jitsu, Kenpo, Muay Thai, etc. These all looked like fun options but none were fitting into my guidelines. I wanted something that was close to home, fairly priced and non competitive. I wanted to do this for fitness, not competition. And then, on one fateful afternoon, I found Title Boxing Club not even a block from home. They were getting ready to open in April. I slept on it for a night and signed up the next day. I am so glad I did because I am in love! Kickboxing and Boxing are so much fun and SUCH a good workout.
Once Kickboxing started in April, I stopped doing Turbo Fire but continued doing Chalean Extreme four days a week. It did not take long before I got some guns. =D
I quickly decided that I needed another goal. Yes, the bikini was still the goal, but I needed something that was going to really make me push and work. So I decided that I want to do one of the obstacle courses coming this fall (2013) at 20% body fat, in short shorts and a sports bra. Ah, that should do the trick. No one wants to go out and run in front of hundreds of people, half naked, with a jiggly jelly belly. So there you have it. My goal is to lose 2% body fat by October.
I continued to do Kickboxing/ Boxing on Monday, Wednesday and Friday and Chalean Extreme on Tuesday, Thursday and sometimes Saturday. (I am totally inconsistent on the weekends.) In June I went to a pool party and wore a bikini! It was so liberating! I was comfortable, even! In front of people! It felt great and a life time goal had been achieved. I do not have a bikini picture of this day, but here is a clothed picture. =)

I do realize that there is not a huge difference between this picture and the one I posted last, but at this point in the journey, I just don't care. I try to remind myself that "Progress is progress, no matter how small." - Unknown (Yes, I get the Dr. Seuss reference. Lol!)
In July I decided to post my first ever tummy picture. I was so nervous, but here it is.
In the middle pic you can see that I definitely still have some lower poochage. Eh, what can you do. It will go eventually. This is also my first visible ab picture. I am so excited! There is still work to be done, but it is something. Something that I have worked HARD for. And I am proud.
I also want you to know that I am satisfied. I will continue to workout and eat well because I like the way I feel. This is who I am now and I have no reason to go back. No reason to stop. I am going to continue to set new goals and work on progressing in my fitness but if my body never changes from here, I really don't care. I have come so far and worked so hard to be where I am. I am at a healthy size, weight, BMI and I am HAPPY!
And here is my most recent picture. This is from yesterday, 9/4/13. I am currently at 132 lbs and a size 7 (sometimes a 9.) I will check my % of body fat tonight and add it in here tomorrow. I have been doing Kickboxing/ Boxing on Monday, Wednesday and Friday and Insanity on Tuesday, Thursday and sometimes Saturday.
Please continue checking back. I plan on keeping this up to date with my journey as well as sharing recipes, meal plans, inspiration, motivation and my personal tribulations.