Wii EA Sports Active - August

Sbozek123

I usually have a rest day today - but since I missed through the week, I'm playing catch up!

Workout 10 Medium
Cals - 82
Time - 13:40
8/8 (skipped 3 exercises in the start up menu - knee still hurting)

WarmDontBurn

Workout 15/24

Calories Burned - 122
Time - 0:22:00
Exercises - 16/16 (medium)

HRM says 30 minutes and onlly 87 calories burned. During the Island Outrun my HRM was all zero's so I am not sure how long it wasn't reading my HR so I will just record the 87 and if there is extra then bonus I guess.

I cannot believe I am more the half done this challenge! I am proud and have not missed 1 day yet.
Since really comitting to this lifestyle on Aug. 1st I have lost 12lbs! I could not be happier. My birthday is in a few weeks and what a great gift I have given myself.

Keep up the awesome work ladies and again thank you for all the support and motivation.

WarmDontBurn

Workout 16/24

Calories Burned - 99.7
Time - 00:14:58
Exercises - 16/16 (medium)

HRM says 21 mins and 110 calories. I ran in place before and between exercises

Did I lose the rest of you? Come on ladies lets get movin!

Sbozek123

haha - I'm still here - just totally skipped Monday!

Workout 11 Medium
Cals - 171.3
TIme - 30:10
15/15


Should be on here everyday for the rest of the week - No More Skipping Days!!!

WarmDontBurn

Wasn't there more people?? Now just the 2 of us?

Sheesh don't leave me now

I am so sleepy today but it is still a workout night. I should get me lazy butt up and do it already.
Soon. I promise. Soon.

WarmDontBurn

Workout 17/24 - ONLY 7 MORE!!!

Cals Burned - 150.3
Workout Time - 0:27:02
Exercises - 17/17

HRM says 34 mins and 143 calories burned!

It kicked my butt but now it feels sooo worth it :happy:

WarmDontBurn

haha - I'm still here - just totally skipped Monday!

Workout 11 Medium
Cals - 171.3
TIme - 30:10
15/15


Should be on here everyday for the rest of the week - No More Skipping Days!!!

Did I lose you too :sad:

I sure hope not...please come back. :flowerforyou:

Workout 18/24

Calories Burned - 113.1
Time - 0:19:28
Exercises - 17/17 (medium)

HRM says 25 mins and 115 calories.

Sbozek123

I'm still here, just lagging behind!! So much for not skipping. Ahhh - just felt like garbage the last few days!

Workout 12 Medium

Cals Burned 159.2
Time - 23:56
15/15


1/2 way Progress
2.3 miles ran 1703.8 cals burned
23 days into challange 4:20:32 Workout tme

WarmDontBurn

YAY! someone stuck with me

I am off tonight and tomorrow but will be back Sunday night.

Sbozek123

Ugh - I wish I could rest today since it's supposed to be a rest day, but I can't fall behind! I want to finish the challenge in 60 days - I did it in 72 last time, but I am determined.

Workout 13/24 Medium
Cals - 210.8
Time - 31:07
16/16

Sbozek123

Workout 14 Medium

Cals - 128.1
Time - 23:35
14/14

Cleaned all day too - just had a busy day. I'll be back tomorrow hopefully

WarmDontBurn

YAY!!! So glad you stuck with me :flowerforyou:

Today I am unsure what is happening. I feel likemy HRM is letting me down :sad:

I went for a walk today and I just could not keep my HR up. The Wii same thing. I was doing upper body today but I am not sure I have seen my HR stay in the 100's very long. Tonight it seemed like it was there often.

Workout 19/24 - most progress I have ever made!!

Calories Burned - 149.6
Time - 0:28:39
Exercises - 17/17

HRM says 35 minutes and 100 calories burned and that was after jogging hard in between exercises and even after just to push it to 100. Something just doesn't seem right,

emalay

So I've been doing outdoor exercises more than the wii for the last few weeks. We have a new puppy and so I've been out walking him alot! The thing is I walk for over 30 minutes and my calorie burn is horribly low because I'm not going at a good pace. I think I will get back on the Wii Active bandwagon and do the 6 week challenge starting today.
I need some motivation and support because I find I've been slipping a little lately with my eating and am feeling a bit blah....I got on the scales this morning and am up a few pounds....boo hoo!!

Sbozek123

I don't know much about HRM's (other than the fact I want one!) so I won't be much help with that - I figured as long as you got your heart going, and were sweaty and tired at the end it's always a good workout!

emalay - welcome back to the Wii bandwagon! lol - I had a few rough days of feeling like garbage (I think I was eating the wrong stuff, and not getting enough nutrients - I was trying to eat only 1200 calories or so, and just didn't feel healthy. I changed my weight loss goals back to losing 1 lb. a week instead of the 1.5 I had it on. We'll see how I feel now.

I am hoping to get a Wii workout in M, Tu, Th, F - but my husbands grandfather died last night, so I know things will be busy and stressful with the funeral plans. I'm trying to keep life normal for my kids - (his grandmother passed in May, my Uncle in July, so we're ready for the proccess - as ready as anyone can be with this sort of thing). Anyways - I am going to try and keep up my workouts, but I may slip this week some.

Sbozek123

Ok - got in today's with 10 minutes to spare to the day!

Workout 15/24 Medium
Cals - 154.8
Time - 26:55
14/14

Tomorrow I have a workout, and then I have Wednesday off! I thought I'd never get here - I've done 4 workouts straight this week/weekend!

WarmDontBurn

Awesome!! WTG! So happy you stuck with me through this. I only have 4 workouts left!!! YAY me!! Then I have completed my very first Wii challenge ever :happy:

Workout 20/24

Calories Burned - 131.7
Time - 0:18:07
Exercises - 17/17


HRM says 24mins and 133 calories burned so it is better today!

I am a happy lady and about ready for bed.

I have tomorrow and thursday left this week and then Sunday and Monday and I am DONE!! Wednesday is my birthday so what a great gift to myself. I am going out on Thursday to celebrate. Margarita's here i come

BUT just because I am done don't think it means you get to slack. I will stay until you have completed it too!

Sbozek123

I'm 5 workouts behind you - and I plan on starting a new cycle as soon as I finish - only on hard I think. I started this challenge on my end of my 6 week easy cycle. I like how the game pushes you, and gives you some options. I wish they would come out with a new one.........although I might pop in my 30 day challenge next......we'll see. I may need to mix it up a bit! I'll be here tomorrow! Have a good night!

WarmDontBurn

I think I am drooling:

http://www.ea.com/games/ea-sports-active-2

LOOKS AWESOME - November 19th is when it comes out :happy:

Has a HRM, wireless full body motion tracking and you can put it all online.

SOOO excited!

emalay

Thanks for sharing the link for the new Sports Active..... so looking forward to that.
It comes out just before my birthday so I think I am going to treat myself!!
Sbozek123, I think I may follow your idea and switch down to a 1 pound a week loss instead of 1.5. I find I am hungrier all the time and even with exercising and gaining 200 to 300 calories a day I am still looking for food.
1200 calories a day is not a lot spread out over 6am to 10pm!!!

Sbozek123

The biggest problem I had was I didn't feel good - I was run down, tired, and honestly skipped workouts due to all of that! I wasn't getting enough nutritionally to keep working out - I gained a pound, and since I switched down to 1lb loss, I feel full, I'm not skipping exercises (I actually caught up on all the ones I missed). Overall - having more calories to eat by switching has made me feel better - I'm so glad I did!


OMG with the new active - I am drooling! well. I know what I'm getting for christmas! But early, lol! I'm pre-ordering asap! Time to search Amazon! Be back later tonight to update my workout!

WarmDontBurn

I hear ya. I have been super lucky in that I haven't been sick.....knock on wood. I think that is the difference between the regular ea and the more workouts. If you miss a challenge you can make it up but with the more workouts you can't so I am determined!

So tonight is 21/24! YAY 3 more :happy:

Calories Burned - 117.5
Time - 0:21:45\
Exercises 18/18

HRM says 28 mins and 111 calories burned.

I am off tomorrow and back Thursday! Keep up the awesome work.

Sbozek123

Workout 16/24 Medium

Cals - 142.5
Time - 22:32
15/15


I am doing EA More - and if you workout on your rest days during the challenge you can catch up - sure, it gives you a warning/notice that you need rest days, but you can push through them. I don't think you can skip ahead however - so no finishing in less then 6 weeks.

You're so close to being done - I still have 7 more! but that means about a week and a half. So before September is over I will have finished this challenge! I'm definitly doing another 6 week challenge - just not sure if I'm ready for it on hard yet - might do another medium and build up my strength!

emalay

Ok...here goes. I am starting day 1 of the 6 week challenge right now. I am going to supplement the wii active with some outdoor activities too. We got a new puppy and he is such a great motivator for me to walk/jog outside.
I know that I am way behind you others on here as you are almost done but I am going to try my best to finish what I start. I have started the 6 week challenge before and haven't made it through because I got sidetracked.
Now that my kids are back to school and work is slowing a bit I am going to give it my all.....wish me luck!!!

emalay

Workout 1 - Full Body completed.
I started the hard 6 week challenge because I exercise regularly and thought I'd challenge myself. Hopefully I didn't take on too much!
Burned 203 calories according to my HRM. It always tells me a higher calorie burn than the wii does.
1 down.....LOTS to go!

Sbozek123

I'm missing tonight's workout - I'm too tired - making it up this weekend. The viewing was long, and I'm just too tired.

WarmDontBurn

emalay - Welcome back Good Luck. I havehad my EA Sports for over a year I think and have never been able to complete a challenge yet. I am now just 2 days away from finally being DONE! I am so proud that I made it to the end and thanks to MFP and you ladies I stayed motivated and was totally focused. I didn't miss 1 day and it is such an accomplishment for me. Next I plan to do Slim in 6.

Sbozek - I imagine today was long and draining so refresh, relax and see you tomorrow :flowerforyou:

Workout 22/24

Calories Burned 116
Time 0:20:34
Exercises 18/18 MEDIUM :happy:

HRM says 26 mins and 120 calories burned.

2 more days.....Sunday and Monday! See ya then. Good Luck!

emalay

Way to go kickrz on being so close to finishing the challenge. I hope I can do the same and complete mine too!!
I did day 2 today and burned 150 calories! My legs are sore today from the squats I did yesterday and I can't imagine how they'll feel tomorrow after all the lunges today....YIKES!!! Bottom line I did it and I have 2 days of rest!

WarmDontBurn

Well today was a rest day but I over ate by lots and felt super guilty so I had to do something

Calories burned 105.6
Time 16:33
Exercises 9/9

I also did some wii fit so my total for all was 45 mins and 213 calories burned. NOT even a drop in the bucket to what I ate today but I guess I will pay for that tomorrow

emalay

You know kickrz... I think the main thing is that you didn't just sit and overeat. You chose to get up and get some exercise in and help to undo some of those extra calories. So way to go for that!!
I think we're too hard on ourselves somedays. We all need to indulge sometimes, tomorrow is a new day to start fresh and get back on the bandwagon.
If we starve ourselves and never have any treats then really how happy will we be!!

By the way I hope your little ones get better soon.

Sbozek123

Ugh - so didn't work out on the wii since Tuesday - so tired, and even though the house is quiet, I just haven't gotten the motivation to get off the couch. Hoping to have the oomph to get in a workout tonight to make up one workout. On the plus side - did take a 40 minute hike yesterday - so I did get some exercise in this weekend.