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I noticed that I was feeling sick after eating a lot of the time, so I started keeping a detailed food journal of everything I ate, and when I felt sick. I then did a lot of experimenting to see which ingredients I could keep in my diet and not feel sick, and after a few weeks of that, I...

I did, although not quite in the same way. I did 3 days of STS and 2 cardio days per week, then a day off. So I was able to do a mesocycle in more like 3.5 weeks, then took half a rest week, then started up with the next mesocycle. So if I were you, I would start condensing now, so that you...

Not Cathe here, but I have had the same issue in the past. I don't remember what the move is called but Cathe does it in several LB workouts -- lay on the floor on your back with 1 foot on your step platform and the other leg straight up in the air. Put your weight on the leg on the step and...

I'm now in the middle of week 2 of Insanity, after doing Cathe for years (including STS). I thought I was in good shape before, but wow, these workouts are killer! And I am loving every minute of it. I think it's a great addition to my collection, very different from Cathe in style, but at...

One more tip, from a seasoned public speaker: try to practice in the room where you will be giving the speech. If you can go over it several times there, you will feel more relaxed for the real thing. If that's not possible, try to find a similar sized space to practice in, to get used to the...

me too! Hi Lynn - I can't explain why, but I feel exactly the same way. I just finished my first week of Insanity and every day, I have felt so great the rest of the day, full of energy. Definitely more so than STS strength or Cathe's longer workouts. I also feel like I work much harder...

Thanks all. I am shocked by how much I am loving this series, since I was not an impact/intensity junkie. Today is day 6 of week 1 for me, and I can't wait to do it. After each workout, I end up on the floor, dripping wet, feeling totally spent, but amazed at what I just did. I think after...

I don't go by the scale but I can tell you that I dropped 3 pants sizes during my first STS 3-month rotation (2 by the end of Meso 1, and another at the end of Meso 2), without making huge changes to my diet. Most of the inches came off during the rest week, so I definitely recommend taking it...

I just started Insanity this week. I noticed that, according to the rotation, the abs workout isn't done until week 3. Since I am in pretty good shape thanks to Cathe, does anyone see any reason why I can't add on the abs, even in the first week? Also, I have a DVD with Cardio Power and...

If you have the tape, do the warm-up and step, and then the hi-lo segments, fast-forwarding through all the weight segments. I think there are 4 total hi-lo segments. Then skip the abs, and go right to the stretch. Hope this helps!

me too I've definitely been there, especially lately, as I try to get back into a regular routine after missing 6 weeks due to illness/car accident. I agree that it's usually a sign of needing a rest day or two (or more -- when was the last time you took a rest week?). I'll usually take a few...

go heavier The same thing happened to me both times through STS. Although Meso 1 emphasizes endurance, we do in fact increase our strength as well. So I recommend increasing your weights during the workouts so that you do reach failure at the right time, and then, when you find that right...

I just ordered Insanity last night and I am so excited for it to arrive! I got great results with STS, but still have a layer of fat over all my new hard muscles, so I am hoping that Insanity will help me work on that. But as you all know, Insanity is not cheap, and neither is my Shock Cardio...

Thanks everyone. Suzanne, is Digestive Advantage an OTC thing or do I need a prescription for it?

I would use that week as my recovery, as you suggested. The point of the recovery weeks is simply to rest your muscles, which you have done. So if I were you, I would do the last week of M1, and then move directly into M2, and then take the recovery at the end of M2. Good luck!

I have just recently become terribly lactose intolerant, and am hoping that some others here can offer some advice. I am still learning what products have hidden dairy in them (I totally don't understand why frozen soy veggie products have milk solids!), and I know that in general, LI is...

For me, the most evil disk is the one in M1 with 170+ push-ups. The last time I did it, I got through nearly all of them on my toes, but felt my outer chest muscles for nearly a week. There's another one where DH loves reaping the benefits of my soreness...

I posted a week or so ago trying to get the smell of cigarette smoke out of a used treadmill. I tried vinegar and water solution and Febreze, and they helped but not enough. So when the treadmill was inside the house, the smell of smoke eventually (overnight) filled the whole room. Before...

I also have kitties who have been declawed. Our new kitten was declawed a few months ago when she was 3 months old. I too was against it at first, but seeing now how hard it is to train her not to do something, I am relieved. She came home the next day, and was jumping around that night...

MIC is 30 minutes of hi-lo and then 30 minutes of step. So you could sub 2 CTX segments (Power Circuit followed by Step and Intervals, cardio only for both), or 4DS bootcamp cardio followed by 4DS HIS cardio...any combination of videos that you have that gets at this should work fine. Good luck!