My 2011 52 7/7 challenge!!

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  • makeitallsue
    makeitallsue Posts: 3,086 Member
    running...great job...no doubt that you will reach goals with those numbers...and Yah...for needing to make a new hole int he belt soon!!
    Choco...We keep forgetting to pick up a hula hoop....that does sound fun...( I'll bring it home before I try it in the store this time..:wink::laugh: )

    I must of forgot to post Yesterday...I know I was on, must of got distracted...
    But 4/7 was 30 minutes of walking, Ran a 5K...tried to use a program...but it kicked my butt after the first mile...so I backed it off a little..I was tired, have been for a few days...must be the cloudy, wet, rainy, icy weather! I also did some ab work and stretches.

    today 5/7 with a total body workout with weights...HUbby worked out with me and we really challenged ourselves with heavier weights...

    Have a great day everyone...I'm starving~:flowerforyou:
  • meanness67
    meanness67 Posts: 366 Member
    UGH!! Fever of 101.2, chills and body aches hit last night. No workout yesterday and probably none today. I am so mad because I had worked out every day of 2011 so far. :grumble:
  • Chocolickkyss
    Chocolickkyss Posts: 3,654 Member
    Good morning all and happy hump day! I had a unit training this morning and I underestimated my workout and how long it was going to take to get ready and out the door so as a result I was rushing a bit. I have to get back into the groove of getting up really early, getting the workout completed, eat breakfast, shower and head out in enough time to not have to rush to work. I think we have about a week left of working from home and then it's back into the office for the next 3-5 months.

    Today is a strength training day but since I wanted a better calorie burn I decided to add a little cardio. I started off with the Insanity warm up and boy did I forget how intense that can be. Once that was done I completed the Push Circuit 2 dvd from the Chalean Extreme program and I'm happy to announce that I was able to increase my weights on most of the exercises. Push Circuit is mainly shoulders and legs and for some shoulder exercises I lifted 10 lbs and for others I lifted 15 lbs and I definitely feel the burn. I could not make it to 8 reps but definitely rocked out 6 so I reached failure. On the leg exercises I was able to increase my weights from 15 lbs to 20 lbs. I'm happy with today's workout and the progress i'm making.

    Chocolickkyss: 5/7

    Teetee: Great job w/rocking out the longer workout.

    Sarah: I love this thread for exactly that reason. It forces you to move when you would otherwise be inactive. For example, the GA airport is huge and when traveling I opt to walk to my terminal instead of taking the train. The walk from security check to the terminals is usually a mile.

    Debra: I want to invest in a weighted hula hoop but until then the "regular" one has been working just fine and I've been enjoying myself in the process.

    Running: Great job w/your running routine and CONGRATULATIONS on the loss in inches, that's awesome.
  • vhuber
    vhuber Posts: 8,779 Member
    Hey fit friends! Some are being good and logging their workouts and some are not, why not?? Please do NOT throw in the towel, you can do a little (more than you use to) each day!! Come on ya alllllll !!!!!

    Sarah, like choco says, this thread makes you be accountable but also competitive! (not only with others but yourself) You find where you work fitness into your daily activity! Last year I did not miss a day! 4 of those days were moving my son twice so that meant MAJOR moving and cleaning from top to bottom to get the deposit back (& get the deposit back I did!!), I also was with my husband in the semi truck traveling and I ran city streets, did crunches, sit ups, push ups, squats, lunges etc;;; in parking lots! I got the "look" but I did not care! I set a goal and I achieved it! Good job working it in and thanks for thinking of us back here!:wink:

    tee tee, Way to work that longer dvd! You go girl!!!

    running, You are doing great! Yes it is good for the body not to show on the scale but in the measurements! I heard once (and it stuck with me) that when a person loses quite fast for awhile and then stops that it is helping the skin shrink to catch up, also they say if you are losing fast to wear form fitting clothes to keep the skin pressed to your body!! Just a thought!! I am off to see the chiro today, my neck and shoulders are bothering me!!

    Choco, sorry you have to go into work now, that is a bummer! Good job at upping your weights!!!

    Debra, way to work it with the hubby! Hope the get your snow blower fixed ASAP!!


    I am 5/7 with CLX Push 2 & TF Fire 45 EZ!!
  • wanna_be_fit
    wanna_be_fit Posts: 1,516 Member
    Meanness I totally feel your pain! Halfway through my workout yesterday I started feeling really naseous, and it lasted the whole day. I was only able to take in about 500 calories, and had trouble keeping anything down yesterday, and I hardly slept last night due to feeling so ill. Today started off not so great, but I made it through giving a Grand Rounds to my neurosurgical colleagues this morning which was well received--I'm just thankful I didn't pass out since I was so dehydrated! I was too ill to do a formal workout this morning, and I still have more meetings tonight, so it will be too late to workout when I get home, and I'm still feeling pretty weak. Despite feeling crappy I ran all over the hospital today, and I also took the stairs 7 floors up to my unit. Normally I wouldn't count activity at work as a workout, but given the illness, and the fact that climbing 7 flights of stairs is definitely out of my norm even on a good day, I think I'll count it if you guys agree. So what do you think? Am I 5/7 today with walking at least 45 minutes all over the hospital plus climbing 7 flights of stairs while sick?
  • runningneo122
    runningneo122 Posts: 6,962 Member
    Meanness I totally feel your pain! Halfway through my workout yesterday I started feeling really naseous, and it lasted the whole day. I was only able to take in about 500 calories, and had trouble keeping anything down yesterday, and I hardly slept last night due to feeling so ill. Today started off not so great, but I made it through giving a Grand Rounds to my neurosurgical colleagues this morning which was well received--I'm just thankful I didn't pass out since I was so dehydrated! I was too ill to do a formal workout this morning, and I still have more meetings tonight, so it will be too late to workout when I get home, and I'm still feeling pretty weak. Despite feeling crappy I ran all over the hospital today, and I also took the stairs 7 floors up to my unit. Normally I wouldn't count activity at work as a workout, but given the illness, and the fact that climbing 7 flights of stairs is definitely out of my norm even on a good day, I think I'll count it if you guys agree. So what do you think? Am I 5/7 today with walking at least 45 minutes all over the hospital plus climbing 7 flights of stairs while sick?

    You got my vote!!:flowerforyou:
  • ivykivy
    ivykivy Posts: 2,970 Member
    5/7 the firm 500 calorie burn did 7 out of ten segments 40 min
  • SarahRuth♥
    SarahRuth♥ Posts: 609 Member
    So what do you think? Am I 5/7 today with walking at least 45 minutes all over the hospital plus climbing 7 flights of stairs while sick?

    I say absolutely! But I haven't been here that long, and I don't know how things typically work, so I don't know that my opinion counts for much around here!!! LOL

    I'm 5/7 with a repeat of C25K Week 5 Day 2. And I ran both 8-minute runs all the way through without stopping. I ran them slowly, but I ran them!! I might do it one more time to build my confidence, though, before I attempt that 20 minute run. I'm really worried about that one.
  • vhuber
    vhuber Posts: 8,779 Member
    meanness and wanna be, I sure hope you to get better in a hurry! Being sick really sucks!!! I am worried I may catch what my GS and my son have brought to my house!!! High temps and a terrible cough!!!
    Get well and YES what you did for fitness counts!!!
    Satojekabe way to go on the C25K workout, you are doing great and yes your word IS as important as everybody elses!:wink:

    Ivy you are gettin good girl!! WTG!
  • BiloxiBelle
    BiloxiBelle Posts: 680 Member
    5/7: 50 minutes STS Back & Triceps + 18 minutes low impact step aerobics
  • bluenote
    bluenote Posts: 2,930
    5/7 with 30 minute elliptical.

    Everyone get better! I am sending healing thoughts!!!
  • pinbotchick
    pinbotchick Posts: 3,904
    4/7 with 30 min low impact aerobics Tues.

    5/7 with 15 min foam roller stretches. Monday started a flare up of back pain - caused from assisting a client with walking. Between Icy/Hot, hot tub and stretches, I'm feeling much better today. Bookclub was tonight or I'd have done more of a workout - "The Charm School" by Nelson DeMille was one a few books everyone loved. A great mystery/suspense book about Russian Spies!!!

    It's late and I need to hit the sack so I can get up and run before work...
  • wanna_be_fit
    wanna_be_fit Posts: 1,516 Member
    I think that I'm on the mend. Still not feeling great, but I managed to get in a low intensity workout this morning. 35 minutes on elliptical, just 3 miles and 240 calories burned, but at least I did it! My intensity and heart rate were much lower than my usual workouts, but at least I did something! Hoping that I'll be well enough tomorrow to get my C25K run in. Keep your fingers crossed for me!

    Hope everyone has a wonderful day!
  • meanness67
    meanness67 Posts: 366 Member
    Managed to make it to work today. Still have fever and body aches so looks like this week is just going to be a bust!
  • SarahRuth♥
    SarahRuth♥ Posts: 609 Member
    meanness and wanna be, I sure hope you to get better in a hurry! Being sick really sucks!!! I am worried I may catch what my GS and my son have brought to my house!!! High temps and a terrible cough!!!
    Get well and YES what you did for fitness counts!!!
    Satojekabe way to go on the C25K workout, you are doing great and yes your word IS as important as everybody elses!:wink:

    Ivy you are gettin good girl!! WTG!

    Aw, thanks. :)
  • Chocolickkyss
    Chocolickkyss Posts: 3,654 Member
    Despite feeling crappy I ran all over the hospital today, and I also took the stairs 7 floors up to my unit. Normally I wouldn't count activity at work as a workout, but given the illness, and the fact that climbing 7 flights of stairs is definitely out of my norm even on a good day, I think I'll count it if you guys agree. So what do you think? Am I 5/7 today with walking at least 45 minutes all over the hospital plus climbing 7 flights of stairs while sick?

    Wanna be: If walking all over the hospital and taking the stairs are not something you do at work on a regular basis then I say count it. In my opinion, if you made a conscious effort to move in situations you would normally be inactive then it counts. While we all want to get in a formal workout it's not always possible but finding ways to be more active are just as important.

    There were times last year that I made a conscious decision to leave my car in the garage and walk to the local Walgreens, Walmart of post office to run an errand. Since pretty much everything requires driving in my area an errand run that would normally be quick by car turned into a low impact workout. To walk to these places and back over 3 miles.

    I applaud you for deciding to take the stairs while under th weather when you could have easily opted for the elevator.
  • SarahRuth♥
    SarahRuth♥ Posts: 609 Member
    Wannabe, got my fingers crossed for ya! Hope you and meanness are both feeling better soon. Being sick stinks. :( Someone just walked into my office sick and I better not get whatever he had! I'm such a baby when I'm sick.
  • wanna_be_fit
    wanna_be_fit Posts: 1,516 Member
    Thanks everyone for all the support and get well wishes! I am just happy to be able to keep food down since yesterday morning and excited that I could get a bit of a workout in this morning. I've got a pretty good immune system built up from being around sick people all the time, so I rarely get sick--but when I get sick I fall really hard! I was my hands a million times each day so I'm not spreading my nasty germs to anyone else. :) I expect to be back to 100% by tomorrow or Saturday at the latest. My next C25K run may have to wait until Saturday, but at the minimum I'll get on the elliptical again tomorrow, and hopefully I'll get my HR and intensity back to a higher range.

    Thanks again you guys--I was thinking about you all when I got out of bed to start my workout at 5:30 this morning!
  • makeitallsue
    makeitallsue Posts: 3,086 Member
    Wow, what a difference a few hours can make...I have been dragging all week... was not into working out this morning...I was well on my way to just doing some total body stretches and calling it a day...well, I loaded a few new tunes on the mp3 yesterday and I thought I'd listen to them ...before I knew it..an hour was finished on the treadmill ( just fast walking) then to kick it up a notch I did 40 minutes on the elliptical...then I felt so great I danced around the house for a few more songs :bigsmile: 6/7 behind me :bigsmile:
  • Chocolickkyss
    Chocolickkyss Posts: 3,654 Member
    Good afteroon all. I really don't know why I'm posting so late considering I've been up since 8 am and the workout's been completed since around noon. Anyway, today I completed Burn Intervals and instead of Ab Burner I did Fast Abs from the Kettleworx series. All the ab exercises are performed while holding a kettlebell. I was able to burn over 550 calories in 65 minutes so I'm happy w/today's effort.

    I will say that my shoulders are extremely sore from yesterdays increase in shoulder weights and today's Burn intervals. It's a good sore so I'm not going to complain too much.


    Chocolickkyss: 6/7
  • nemrenu
    nemrenu Posts: 211
    Hello all I havent been here for a few days, I hope everyone is good and keeping up with their 7/7 workouts!!

    4/7W3 2 Advanced WATP miles, put on my pedometer while doing yard work 10799 steps.
    5/7W3 2.5 Fast WATP miles
    6/7W3 .5 WATP miles, .75 gym mile, weight class.

    I'm still with you :bigsmile: , but might be logging in every couple days, if thats ok?
  • runningneo122
    runningneo122 Posts: 6,962 Member
    6/7 - Ran 5.2 miles @ 6.1 mph, walked 1.5 miles cooldown - 6 hours - "Carpentry, General" 1017 & 1743 = 2760 cals burned.

    I actually worked 8 hours but those numbers seem so high, I logged it at 6 hours.

    Did better this AM with the legs dealing w/ the new shoes. Much more manageable than yesterday. I shortened the walk b/c I knew I would be doing plenty of walking during the day. I put up a wall for the pawn shop, texture sprayed it and hung a door. They wanted to add to the storage area and they had retail area to spare. Lots of extra calories today so I can enjoy my pizza leftovers from last night. I punched the dough recipe ingredients into the MFP calculator to see how bad it would be. Yikes!! I made the usual dough ball and split it in half for the pizza and it was good that way. I like mine w/ pep, saus, bacon and anchovies. Yummmmm. Like 600 cals per slice but one slice is plenty now that I'm eating 5 meals per day. How does everyone like their pizza??

    Glad to see everyone is pushing themselves so hard!! Keep up the good work. Hope everyone who is ill feels better tomorrow.
  • vhuber
    vhuber Posts: 8,779 Member
    I am checking in late because I am sicker than a dog! I feel like I swallowed a hot coal & have been run over by a truck, got a temp with the body aches BUT I am good for 6/7 with a 2 mile walk in 30 minutes on the treadmill! My hubby is sick too! This is thanks to our oldest son who came home to see his son (who also was sick)! I hope it is just a couple of days thing:sick: :sick: !!!

    Good job you all!!
  • teetee1281
    teetee1281 Posts: 1,076 Member
    Vhuber: I really hope you and the family gets better soon and quick. You sound like it aches. Same get well wishes sent to Wannabefit and Meanness.

    Runningneo: Your pizza was sounding good at first, except for the anchovies. Though, I've had pizza with that before and it is not too bad, just real salty.

    Choco: I love the sore muscle burn. Glad you had a good workout.

    Debra: That must have been one great playlist! Seems like you made up for your slow week.

    6/7: This morning I had to wake up 45 mins earlier than morning if I wanted to get my workout in. And I am happy to say that I did wake up early to get it in. Then I had my advancement exam this morning on base. I also had a wonderful superset workout this evening, shoulders, back, biceps. Now home cleaning during commercials.
  • SarahRuth♥
    SarahRuth♥ Posts: 609 Member
    6/7 - Went for a 2.25 mile walk with my husband tonight. Averaged about 3.5 mph, and burned 262 calories. Feeling good. :)
  • Chocolickkyss
    Chocolickkyss Posts: 3,654 Member
    . Lots of extra calories today so I can enjoy my pizza leftovers from last night. I punched the dough recipe ingredients into the MFP calculator to see how bad it would be. Yikes!! I made the usual dough ball and split it in half for the pizza and it was good that way. I like mine w/ pep, saus, bacon and anchovies. Yummmmm. Like 600 cals per slice but one slice is plenty now that I'm eating 5 meals per day. How does everyone like their pizza??

    Glad to see everyone is pushing themselves so hard!! Keep up the good work. Hope everyone who is ill feels better tomorrow.

    I'm not a huge pizza lover so when I do eat it I keep it very simple......cheese OR veggies only.
  • Chocolickkyss
    Chocolickkyss Posts: 3,654 Member
    I am checking in late because I am sicker than a dog! I feel like I swallowed a hot coal & have been run over by a truck, got a temp with the body aches BUT I am good for 6/7 with a 2 mile walk in 30 minutes on the treadmill! My hubby is sick too! This is thanks to our oldest son who came home to see his son (who also was sick)! I hope it is just a couple of days thing:sick: :sick: !!!

    Good job you all!!

    Verda: Hope you feel better soon, that bug sounds absolutely awful.
  • ivykivy
    ivykivy Posts: 2,970 Member
    Thanks !!

    6/7 with 1 mile leslie and yoga
    meanness and wanna be, I sure hope you to get better in a hurry! Being sick really sucks!!! I am worried I may catch what my GS and my son have brought to my house!!! High temps and a terrible cough!!!
    Get well and YES what you did for fitness counts!!!
    Satojekabe way to go on the C25K workout, you are doing great and yes your word IS as important as everybody elses!:wink:

    Ivy you are gettin good girl!! WTG!
  • Missouwechanged
    Missouwechanged Posts: 963 Member
    Hi! Today and yesterday, I have played tennis on the Wii for 1 hour. Yesterday, I did it with Hubby and today, I did it against the computer. I am getting good at it although my arms are a little tired tonight. Hubby went at the auto show tonight, should it count??? He did a lot of walking but at a slow pace. The place were it is being held is big and it is an exercise for me just to stand up for so long but he is in better shape than I... Vickvick went to work on both days. Today, she was feeling really down and had no motivation. I have to convince her to take some vitamin supplements, it will help her, I am sure.

    I don't remember if I told you but I am going to have a hysterectomy on Valentine's day. Today, I saw the surgeon who operated on me last December and she gave me the Ok about the upcoming surgery. For the past few days, I have been looking around on the net since I cannot take a replacement hormonal therapy. Tomorrow, I plan on going to a natural food store to ask for some advice. Can any one here help?

    I am proud of myself. I will easily reach my monthly goal. I even increased it to 1500 minutes. For February, I intend to add another 750 or 1000 minutes, I haven't decided yet. The surgery is in the middle of the month and I want to start walking on my treadmill at a slow pace as quickly as possible.

    Talking about the broken machine that has been collecting dust for a little too long now. The technician first came on January 6th and I have been anxiously waiting for the broken part to arrive since then. I have called a few times and only today did they tell me how much would be the replacement part and when they could come to fix my treadmill... I still have a week too wait :noway: :grumble: :sad: :sad: :sad: Can you hear Kitty and I crying?? :wink:

    For now, I will go get ready for bed. Tomorrow, I have several errands to run and after that, I have to take care of this thread, You all are so busy!!

    Cheers and be good to yourselves :flowerforyou:
  • sarahsanchez79
    sarahsanchez79 Posts: 48
    Wanted to log this before bed:
    4/7 got a few extra minutes of biggest loser kinect in before bed
    5/7 20 minutes of turbo jam and 10 minutes of yoga
    6/7 35 minutes of turbo sculpt and 60 minutes of walking

    Hope everyone has a great friday!
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