Insanity Max:30 - Week 2 & 3 Women's Update, Progress Report and Meal Plan!!

I've gone through a full 3 weeks now of Insanity Max:30 and I will say, this is probably my favorite workout yet!!  I really am craving it each morning and still really enjoying the workouts!  I've noticed each week I get better and max out at a later time.  Week 2 & 3 were during Christmas and New Year's weeks.  I stayed consistent, but I did miss a couple workouts in those weeks.

Let's start with week 2!  The schedule is the same for week 1 and 2...no changes!  Week 2, the Cardio Challenge kicked my butt!  I was actually about 2:30 minutes behind in my max out time than the previous week...not sure why, but o'well!!  I'll push harder each time and sometime you just have those weak days!  My favorite workouts are the Sweat Intervals and the Tabata Power.

These 2 weeks were Christmas break for my kiddos at school, so I was a little more relaxed on my time I got up and worked out.  I am typically up at 5 working out, but I did allow myself a little break and woke up more like 5:45 or 6 (I know...my husband would say that is NOT sleeping in...I seem to think it is!).  But there were some days where my kids were in the background on "vacation" playing the iPads or games!!  That's what I love about working out at home, I don't have to drag them anywhere to get my workout done for the day!!

I did take Christmas morning off...I really wanted to get up and workout, but I'll be honest...my hubby won!  He really wanted me to take a break off and sleep in a little bit, so I did!! :)  But I was back at it again the following day!! ;)

Week 3 was a little different, we got to add a different Tabata workout, Tabata Strength for Tuesdays and Thursdays!  This workout kicked my butt!  I was so sore after doing this!  I kept waiting for the break that Max:30 usually has and I started to realize that half way through the workout, there was NO break!!!  Leave it to Shaun T to throw that curve ball!!

I worked out Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of week 3 but then Thursday and Friday we were skiing in Utah as a family!  So I supplemented my workout with skiing instead.

However I have some really exciting news...SKIERS WHERE ARE YOU???  If you want to get in shape for skiing season...Oh my goodness... Max:30 was AMAZING for getting me in shape!  I wasn't sore after skiing.  I could tell a huge difference in how I felt and how I skied.  I was so much stronger and was so amazed that I wasn't sore!  It completely convinced my husband to start working out with Max:30 too!!  He was envious that I wasn't sore!!

So for my nutrition, I did so much better these 2 weeks with a few slip-ups during Christmas, but even on our trip I kept my nutrition as much in line as I could while traveling.  It wasn't impossible, just more challenging when everything isn't available!  But I managed to do it and feel great afterward!

Biggest "REWARD" so far in the Insanity Max:30 program is the strength I felt/had while I was skiing!  If you want to be whipped into shape and make it thru other activities without being so sore...this is SUCH a great workout that will do that!!!

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Family Ski Trip…and so many memories!

Some of my best memories as a kid were our family ski trips to Colorado!  We would pack up our van and leave after my dad got off work and drive from Kansas to Colorado…usually all night long and get to Denver EARLY in the morning just as the sun was rising.  We'd usually stop at IHOP for breakfast and then continue on up into the mountains to Breckenridge and head out to the slopes that day to ski.

My dad had the philosophy of being in the lift line BEFORE the lifts even opened.  We had to get the first tracks of the freshly groomed corduroy!  He wouldn't have it any other way.  

Well, I guess it rubbed off on me a bit.  Now, as an adult, I haven't quite made it up before the lifts open…but I definitely have my dad's eagerness to get on the slopes each morning!

Over the weekend we finally planned our first "big ski trip" as a family.  We go skiing in the local mountains all the time for day trips to make sure the kids get out and on the slopes more than once a year, but, now that I'm a Californian, I've definitely gotten the Mammoth Fever (along with our whole family!).  

So, we made the trek to Mammoth Mountain late Wednesday night after work…got up early the next morning and got the kids checked into Ski School for one day and off we went…  So, yes…I'm going to bore you with some pics of my family ski trip!

The best part of this trip was that my youngest son, Anthony, leaned over to me on the ski lift one day and looked up to me and said, "Mom, this is the BEST vacation EVER!!"  That sure makes it all worth it!

Mammoth Mountain - Day 1

We woke up the morning of the 2nd day to a beautiful blanket of snow and it was continued to snow ALL DAY LONG!!!  I think we got something like 3-4 FEET of snow on Friday!

You can't beat a SNOWY Day!!  The powder was amazing and so much fun!  Talk about a WORKOUT!!!

Friday night we were fortunate enough to have my brother-in-law and his wife and my other sister-in-law come up and join us for a couple days!!  So much fun!!

Katelyn, Anthony, and Jeremy

My 3 Snow Bunnies

Family Lunch!

You can't beat heading to the Village and walking around the shops and being a part of the Mammoth Village Parade!!  The kids love hanging out there!!

Mammoth Village Fun

Anthony at the Parade

Day 4

Well…here's day 4 of our trip!  This storm was amazing and still coming…the storm total was something like over 50 INCHES of SNOW!!!  Totally amazing powder!!

Mom and Jeremy!

Jonathan, Katelyn, and Anthony!

Jeremy found an "ice sword"…boys will be boys!

 Well, unfortunately our trip has come to an end…Mammoth is one of our favorite places to visit.  On this trip, I was really ready to retire and move to Mammoth so I could ski all day, every day with my family!!

I will say, that this trip gave a new meaning to my WHY and reason that I'm building a Beachbody business.  This is definitely a dream and I want to continue this family tradition of amazing family vacations!  Thanks for letting me share some pictures of my family and our trip!

Mammoth…Until next time…we will long for your snow-capped mountains in the winter or your inviting bike trails in the summer!  Can't wait to see you again!

Goodbye, we'll miss you!