360 minutes a week exercise challenge

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  • Shy1979
    Shy1979 Posts: 75
    Mon - 80 min cardio
    30 min wii fit (yoga and cardio)
    Tue - 60 min walking (moderate pace)
    Wed - 80 min cardio
  • a1schwei
    a1schwei Posts: 617 Member
    Monday: nada
    Tuesday: 75 minute walk at a good pace
    Wednesday: worked 10 hours so i gave myself another lazy break day
    Thursday: 35 minute run (if i put it in now it means i HAVE to do it...right?) :)
  • Mindful_Trent
    Mindful_Trent Posts: 3,954 Member
    Hey all - so I signed up a few weeks back for this and then dropped off the face of the earth... well I'm back and ready to participate this time.

    Monday: nothing
    Tuesday: 60 minutes (30 min. doing 2.6 miles on elliptical, 30 min. weightlifting)
    Wednesday: 30 minutes (15 min. on elliptical, 15 min. weightlifting)
  • Neeti1021
    Neeti1021 Posts: 43 Member
    Monday - 60 minute Spin
    Tuesday - 45 minute weights and cardio on intervals
    Wednesday - 45 minutes brisk walking
    Thursday - 60 minute 4 mile walk and boy was it hot today!!! Lots of sweat!!!!!

    150 minutes to go
  • mamaturner
    mamaturner Posts: 2,447 Member
    Monday- 30 min at the park, 40 min heavy cleaning (in laws coming next wed, doing it in spurts! lol)
    Tuesday- 56 min zumba ( I know I got jipped ) , 28 min walking, 41 min "pool time" set up my daughters pool... I have to fill it with a 5 pound bucket from the bathtub... then she goes in for 2 min and then continuously gets in and out!
    Wednesday- 63 min Body Pump, 18 min eliptical
    Thursday - 61 min zumba toning, 34 min at park

    Total 371 min!! woo hoo!

    Neeti- tips? hmm I've been doing this for a while, March of 09 but didn't start commiting and losing until Sept of 09. I work out, a lot as you can see, I try to watch what I eat as much as possible. I have a lot of fun making my favorite recipes "figure friendly" feel free to check out my food diary, or if you want some help with a recipe just ask! I'm a culinary grad with a background in nurtition. Just keep to it and you can do it too!
  • nisijam5
    nisijam5 Posts: 9,964 Member
    I am still in Chicago and driving home tomorrow. However, I thought I better get my booty in gear.

    Monday, 30 minutes elliptical, 11 minutes treadmill
    Tuesday, water park playing with the kids, 30 minutes (may have been longer)
    Wednesday, water park playing, 30 minutes, walking, 25 minutes
    Thursday, 6 hour drive, forget it

    126 total....this is going to be a bad week
  • Neeti1021
    Neeti1021 Posts: 43 Member
    Hi Jessica,

    Well it's very inspirational I must say!!! Congrats on the loss! I've been doing okay especially sinced I joined this site because its been keeping me on track. My only question is I'm on a 1200 calorie day is it best that at the end of my day that between the 1200 calorie and the excercise calories I burn that I have calories left over. For instance yesterday I worked out and with my heart monitor it showed I burned 444 calories. I added that to my tracker. I eat a little more when I work out. So by the end of the day my 1200 calorie went to me actually eating 1,577 calories, burned 444 calories and had 67 remaining. Is that good? Or should I do my best to stay at 1200 and leaving that 444 calories remaining toward my weight loss? I sound like an idiot but I really want to get that knack of this and i'm willing to do everything I have to do. If I'm doing something wrong I will change it immediately because I don't want anything that I'm doing to be a waste.
  • mamaturner
    mamaturner Posts: 2,447 Member
    Well thank you Neeti! And you do not sound like an idiot, we all have wondered the same thing. I think first off you should listen to your body, if your hungry.. eat, just eat something healthy and filling.

    I was eating all of my exercise calories, but when I burn an average of 700 cals a day (on a good day) that brings me to 1900 cals, I just can't eat that much! Some days I eat more than others, yesterday was for me an ideal eating day.. feel free to take a look at yesterday or all days!

    Here's my thoughts on eating exercise cals. I eat breakfast, normally 250-300 cals, lots of fiber.. workout 9-10, protein/carb snack around 11 normally 100-200 cals, lunch around 1 300-400 cals, if I work out I have a snack after that, 50-100 cals dinner around 5-6. I'm presently working on making my dinner a smaller amount of calories but 300-400 I think is ideal. Sometimes I have a light snack or dessert an hour or 2 after... I often don't go to bed until 11 and wake up at 7.

    You raelly do need to play around with it to see what works best for you! Good luck!
  • Neeti1021
    Neeti1021 Posts: 43 Member
    Hi Jessica,

    You're right, I guess I just need to feel it out. I just thought that maybe I wasn't supposed to eat my extra calories. Because sometimes I have a good full day of eating right with no hunger but when I work out after work (which normally works out best) I usually only have like 250 calories left and definitely add on about 100 to 200 of the 400 or 500 that I just burned. So I wasn't sure if that was not supposed to be done. I think I definitely need it because when I'm hungry I am going to eat. But if the trick to the weight loss is to have as many calories of the ones you've burned for the day left over then I need to rethink the food I'm eating throughout the day and before and after my work out so that its more filling foods and this way I don't dip so much into the calories I've just burnt. I guess the key is to have as many as you can. But we're obviously not going to lose the weight if I keep eating my calories burned. Now I need to look into filling foods. I will definitely take a look at your food diary. Thanks so much! It's tricky and seems like such a numbers game but when I saw a few pounds come off I figured I must be doing a little bit right. My fingers are crossed!!!! LOL
  • Mindful_Trent
    Mindful_Trent Posts: 3,954 Member
    Monday: None
    Tuesday: 60 minutes (30 min. doing 2.6 miles on elliptical, 30 min. weightlifting)
    Wednesday: 30 minutes (15 min. on elliptical, 15 min. weightlifting)
    Thursday: 45 minutes (30 min. on elliptical, 15 min. on treadmill)

    Total: 135

    Yikes... need to pick it up to make 360...
  • inforsey
    inforsey Posts: 35 Member
    I am jumping on this band wagon 7 pages of posts late. However, I am up fr the challenge as I need to start holding myself accountable.

    So... Here goes...

    My name is Irene. My goal weight is to be 52 pounds lighter. That will put me at 160 pounds. Anymore than that will be gravy. I have set up my plan so I am loosing 1 pound per week. But, again, anymore than that will be gravy.

    My motivation is that I have become content in life, but this also means settled. I have gained an excessive amount of weight and I am uncomfortable in my own skin. I want to look smoking hot for my 30th birthday - which is 17 months away - and I really need to get down to hard work and just do it.

    My downfall.. several things.. Bread... Cheese.. Alcohol.. Potato Chips... Take Away - all of the big fatty foods covered! I am not throwing it all out the window, but I have implemented some very strict rules. Hopefully my husband will support me through this.. I need all the help I can get.

    I will begin posting totals on Sunday I guess... Seems odd to just post one day here. :-)

    In health,
    -i.
  • jrich1
    jrich1 Posts: 2,408 Member
    I do this about every week anyway
  • Shy1979
    Shy1979 Posts: 75
    Mon - 80 min cardio
    30 min wii fit (yoga and cardio)
    Tue - 60 min walking (moderate pace)
    Wed - 80 min cardio
    Thu - 120 min wii free step
    Fri - 90 min wii free step
  • nehtaeh
    nehtaeh Posts: 2,849 Member
    Mon - 60 mins zumba, 27 mins shred.
    Tues - 27 mins shred
    Fri - 30 mins elliptical - much needed elliptical time after the day I had.

    Total 144
    Remaining 216
  • Mindful_Trent
    Mindful_Trent Posts: 3,954 Member
    Whew.... just got done with a great workout.

    Monday: None
    Tuesday: 60 minutes (30 min. doing 2.6 miles on elliptical, 30 min. weightlifting)
    Wednesday: 30 minutes (15 min. on elliptical, 15 min. weightlifting)
    Thursday: 45 minutes (30 min. on elliptical, 15 min. on treadmill)
    Friday: 60 minutes (20 min. on elliptical, 30 min. weightlifting, 10 min. on arc trainer)

    Total: 195
  • Shy1979
    Shy1979 Posts: 75
    Mon - 80 min cardio
    30 min wii fit (yoga and cardio)
    Tue - 60 min walking (moderate pace)
    Wed - 80 min cardio
    Thu - 120 min wii free step
    Fri - 90 min wii free step
    Sa - 180 min walking (slow pace)
  • Neeti1021
    Neeti1021 Posts: 43 Member
    Thu 06/24/10 05:15 PMMonday - 60 minute Spin
    Tuesday - 45 minute weights and cardio on intervals
    Wednesday - 45 minutes brisk walking
    Thursday - 60 minute 4 mile walk and boy was it hot today!!! Lots of sweat!!!!!
    Friday - Unfortunately no exercise today
    Saturday - Made up for yesterday a bit 74 minutes of Brisk Walking/ Leslie Sansone 5 mile dvd. I recommend to all!!!

    284 Total with 76 minutes left. I hope I can get that in tomorrow.......I will I will I will - I have to keep telling myself that I WILL!!! LOL
  • Mindful_Trent
    Mindful_Trent Posts: 3,954 Member
    Monday: None
    Tuesday: 60 minutes (30 min. doing 2.6 miles on elliptical, 30 min. weightlifting)
    Wednesday: 30 minutes (15 min. on elliptical, 15 min. weightlifting)
    Thursday: 45 minutes (30 min. on elliptical, 15 min. on treadmill)
    Friday: 60 minutes (20 min. on elliptical, 30 min. weightlifting, 10 min. on arc trainer)
    Saturday: 125 minutes walking 5.3 miles

    Total: 320 minutes

    40 minutes left for Sunday - I can totally do this! :smile:
  • nisijam5
    nisijam5 Posts: 9,964 Member
    Monday, 30 minutes elliptical, 11 minutes treadmill
    Tuesday, water park playing with the kids, 30 minutes (may have been longer)
    Wednesday, water park playing, 30 minutes, walking, 25 minutes
    Thursday, 6 hour drive, forget it
    Friday, work
    Saturday, nothing


    Sunday, I am going to have to do something to bump it up...definitely won't make the 360....vacations can really screw you up...so, next week it's back on
  • a1schwei
    a1schwei Posts: 617 Member
    Monday: nada
    Tuesday: 75 minute walk at a good pace
    Wednesday: worked 10 hours so i gave myself another lazy break day
    Thursday: 35 minute run
    Friday: 30 minute run
    Saturday: 45 elliptical, 10 minutes weights, 25+ minutes brisk walking downtown chicago (entire workout to be counteracted by good food and fun at bachelorette party) ;)
    Sunday: 30 minute run
    Total: 250...not bad considering how busy this week was
  • jessbecause
    jessbecause Posts: 4
    I am in too!!! - Its been so hard to keep my self accountable - I seem to give up too early - Also i actually have been having problems reaching 1200 calories a day - i can't believe how difficult it is when you are actually eating well.
  • Mindful_Trent
    Mindful_Trent Posts: 3,954 Member
    Monday: None
    Tuesday: 60 minutes (30 min. doing 2.6 miles on elliptical, 30 min. weightlifting)
    Wednesday: 30 minutes (15 min. on elliptical, 15 min. weightlifting)
    Thursday: 45 minutes (30 min. on elliptical, 15 min. on treadmill)
    Friday: 60 minutes (20 min. on elliptical, 30 min. weightlifting, 10 min. on arc trainer)
    Saturday: 125 minutes walking 5.3 miles
    Sunday: None

    Total: 320 minutes

    Bummer...I totally thought I was going to make it this week, but I woke up all sore today - my back was killing me last night for some reason and I didn't sleep well... Perhaps I overdid it on Saturday? Whatever the reason, I thought it best to take it easy today. So close... but still a huge improvement over previously. :) Here's to next week!
  • nisijam5
    nisijam5 Posts: 9,964 Member
    C'mon everyone, it a fresh new week which means we get a movin' and a shakin:smokin:

    Goal for this week is to try something new!!!!:grumble: :sad: What's it going to be?

    Should we have a game for this week!!!

    take the stairs instead of an elevator, 1 point
    park at the far end of the parking lot, 1 point (5 points if you bike there)
    every fruit or vegetable you consume...1 point
    10 points for making the exercise goal....winner gets to pick the next challenge

    Who's in????

    Monday...Kettleballs, 45 minutes
  • nehtaeh
    nehtaeh Posts: 2,849 Member
    Mon - 60 mins zumba, 27 mins shred.
    Tues - 27 mins shred
    Fri - 30 mins elliptical - much needed elliptical time after the day I had.
    Sat/Sun - walked a lot. I don't know how many minutes or miles, but I know it was at least 15 miles, probly not more than 20 miles. I'll just say I likely made my goal for minutes.

    Total 144
    Remaining 216
  • hawaiibound
    hawaiibound Posts: 158
    I'm in!!!! But I need alot of encouragment and people to keep me accountable. Add me as a friend and please keep me accountable!
  • a1schwei
    a1schwei Posts: 617 Member
    my goal this week is to do something above and beyond the norm, everyday :)
    monday: 30 minute run :)
  • Shy1979
    Shy1979 Posts: 75
    Mon - 80 min cardio
    30 min wii fit (yoga and cardio)
    Tue - 60 min walking (moderate pace)
    Wed - 80 min cardio
    Thu - 120 min wii free step
    Fri - 90 min wii free step
    Sa - 180 min walking (slow pace)
    So - 90 min walking (slow pace)
    Makes a total of 730 min for last week!

    Mo - 95 min cardio (gym)
    Tu - 60 min cardio (gym)
  • nisijam5
    nisijam5 Posts: 9,964 Member
    Mon - 80 min cardio
    30 min wii fit (yoga and cardio)
    Tue - 60 min walking (moderate pace)
    Wed - 80 min cardio
    Thu - 120 min wii free step
    Fri - 90 min wii free step
    Sa - 180 min walking (slow pace)
    So - 90 min walking (slow pace)
    Makes a total of 730 min for last week!

    Mo - 95 min cardio (gym)
    Tu - 60 min cardio (gym)

    730 is a FAB-U-LOUS week of exercise...good job
  • mamaturner
    mamaturner Posts: 2,447 Member
    Way to go Shy!!

    I wish mine were close to that! lol I know I got passed the goal last week... this week however will be quite sad...
    Monday- nada
    Tuesday- nada... unless you count 1 hour decorating a cake in 3 inch heels lol.
    Wednesday-Monday..? In laws arrive tomorrow at 1.. I'll be busy with them which will keep me moving but probably limited actual exercise.
  • Shy1979
    Shy1979 Posts: 75
    Thanks guys, I don't know if I can keep that up, but I'll try. I'm trying my best to get at least a walk in every day ... and I don't know what I would do without my Wii Fit, now that my 3 kids are out of school for the summer. I do the Wii Free Step while I'm watching tv, but I can only set it to 30 min so far.So after 30 min I have to restart it real quick if I'm watching a show that's an hour long.
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