Anyone interested in a Wii Active Challenge?

Fausttt

bah i'm sick. So i rested yesterday. I was still good with my diet, but maybe i'm retaining more fluids for some reason because i gained 1.2 lbs. but no worries, I'm sure i'll work it off when i feel better.

RE:3000 cals. Yeah i wrote it down 2,866 (almost 3k) but I questioned it . According to my BMR, i would have burned approx 550 cals in 5 hours just doing nothing. So taking that away means 2316 left. I suppose that is a more believable number. I still question it. BUT my 20 min workouts register anywhere from 300-500 on my HRM. So dunno. I'll trust it for now as long as I'm still losing

queen3510

Weigh in today :ohwell:

227lb! Thats an increase of 1lb!
I'm back to where i started 2 weeks ago, time to look at what i'm eating i think because the exercise is going ok.

Hope you all do better than that

Jax

Hang in there Jax. That's the key! Keep at it until you find what works!!! Way to go on your commitment!!!:flowerforyou:

queen3510

Hi Wii Teamers!!

I've been out of commission since 6/15 due to knee problems. Anyways, I used the custom program for the first time and enjoyed the workout. Not sure if I have the workouts in the right order but will play around with them to get the best workout to burn more calories.

6/18 - workout #12 - modified challenge
32.4 cal
7:27 min

6/19 - 6/21 rest

6/22 - workout #13 - modified challenge + customized workout
58.7 cal - challenge
14:50 min

133.3 - customized
33:13 min

Keep up the good work everyone!

Weigh In

SW - 166.5
CW - 165

6/23 - Wii Fit

30 min (10 Hula hoop, 10 Boxing, 10 Step)

Not sure how to compute the calories burned for the Wii Fit. It was my rest day from Wii Active.

Wishing everyone has a successful weigh in!

frankborelli

Jax;

One thing my mentors reminded me of when I started out is that muscle weighs more than fat. Burning fat off can be fairly easy. Toning the muscles (or building them while burning fat) may result in minor weight gains.

Additionally, just by eating a teaspoon of salt one day you can retain as much as a 1/2 gallon of water the next. Water weighs about 8 pounds per gallon so that's four pounds!

Don't let the one pound worry you. It's a marathon... not a sprint.

annaliza

Hey, all. I'm new on here but this post caught my eye. I started wii active last week and have done it 5 - 6 times. I've also been doing the Jillian Michaels 30 day shred and after completing it yesterday felt good and thought I'd move right into a 30 day challenge workout. Bad idea. About an hour later I could hardly walk. I tend to work out too hard (without rest days) and over due it. Today, I "rested" and only went for a walk (for an hour). I'm planning on doing either Shred or wii active from now on.

Ouch! Rest days are so important! I'm glad you listened to your body and took a day off! Welcome to the team!

Weigh in day everyone!!!!

I'll get the new stats posted here in a little bit!!

Jax, that was me last week....I gained a pound. I agree with the water weight...don't stress on it too much. One pound in the grand scheme of things is no big deal (unless it's a consistant one pound week after week). Hang in there...we're here if you need us!!

emmie110

Annaliza - I'm sorry - I completely forgot to weigh in this morning. I will weigh in tomorrow and send it in to you. FYI - I worked out twice this week and burned 100 and 173 calories.

annaliza

Good morning everyone!!!

Here is this week's stats!



I did terrible this week!! I'm going to have to do better...darn that running!!

Fausttt - hope you feel better soon!!!

queen3510

Good morning everyone!!!

Here is this week's stats!



I did terrible this week!! I'm going to have to do better...darn that running!!

Fausttt - hope you feel better soon!!!

Annaliza, what are you using to post the stats. All I see is a little box with an "x"? It's probably my system.

6/23 - rest day
30 min walk - morning
30 min walk 0 evening

6/24 - workout #14 (hard) (no lower body exercises)

45 - cal - 11.5 min
30 min walk in morning
30 min walk in evening

queen3510

Good morning everyone!!!

Here is this week's stats!



I did terrible this week!! I'm going to have to do better...darn that running!!

Fausttt - hope you feel better soon!!!

Hi Annaliza,

My system blocks out the stats so I'm unable to see them. Here's an update to my stats:

6/23 - rest day
30 min walk - morning
30 min walk 0 evening

6/24 - workout #14 (hard) (no lower body exercises)

45 - cal - 11.5 min
30 min walk in morning
30 min walk in evening

Fausttt

sorry i missed posting: yeah i have gained a little weight the last few days, but I am still down for the week. I had a good weight loss weekend mowing the yard and all

I only did 1 exercise tho:

SW: 304.2
CW: 299.0 (yesterday)
Mon 6/22: exercise 10: 466

Jax67

Thank you , all of you for your kind words :flowerforyou:

Tonight i have done a session on My fitness coach and burnt 102 cals, now i'm off to do workout number 9 on Wii active .................

Ok, so thats number nine done and dusted - i burnt 208cals... worked up quite a sweat on that one :happy:

Jax x

queen3510

way to go Jax:flowerforyou:

6/25

135.9 cal - 37 min

Wii sport - bowling - 30 min

Have a blessed day everyone!

chicaloca6470

ok so not another great week for me but I still lost something. btw I did workout 9 to days ago and burned 169 calories. not as much as usual but its ok and im up to 10pds lost.


current weight 214.1

Jax67

ok so not another great week for me but I still lost something.

You are doing great :happy:

Just keep on plodding on, that is the secret i think, if we keep on doing what we're doing its gotta come off at some point :laugh:

Queen - thank you for your support, it really is appreciated :flowerforyou:

annaliza

Good morning everyone!

Took a break from MFP this weekend....still did ok with exercise and eating but now I'm ready to get back on track.

It's the end of the month...how did we do?

Lol, I did bad!!! I only completed about half the challenge. Darn that running! lol

I'm going to keep at it though...maybe work some more with the customized workouts for upper body exercises (I do enough with running for my legs). I'm still interested in my weigh in tomorrow...I wonder if I'm going to have a lost or a gain since I took a hiatus from MFP lol.

Queen, I'm sorry that you couldn't see my pic. I'm not sure why that's happening. I put it up in .jpg format on photobucket. I'd be glad to send it to you via email if you wish.

queen3510

thanks annaliza, I would appreciate that. my email is eileen.trueheart@wachovia.com

annaliza

thanks annaliza, I would appreciate that. my email is eileen.trueheart@wachovia.com

I sent it via email....let me know if you didn't get it.

emmie110

Good morning everyone!

Took a break from MFP this weekend....still did ok with exercise and eating but now I'm ready to get back on track.

It's the end of the month...how did we do?

Lol, I did bad!!! I only completed about half the challenge. Darn that running! lol

I'm going to keep at it though...maybe work some more with the customized workouts for upper body exercises (I do enough with running for my legs). I'm still interested in my weigh in tomorrow...I wonder if I'm going to have a lost or a gain since I took a hiatus from MFP lol.

Queen, I'm sorry that you couldn't see my pic. I'm not sure why that's happening. I put it up in .jpg format on photobucket. I'd be glad to send it to you via email if you wish.

I did bad too!! In fact I think the scale has crept up a little. I'm going to try to get back to logging my food and doing walking and wii active. Maybe I'll get on the scale NEXT week.

Jax67

Weigh in today .....

SW - 227lbs
CW - 226lbs

That's 1lb off.... seems an awful lot of work for one measley pound!

Good luck to you all this morning :happy:

Jax

Fausttt

sw 299.0
cw 300.0

I was fighting sickness and an injured knee, so I did not do any exercise except swimming. I still was careful about my diet, but i gained a lbs. oh well. I'll get on it double time this week

queen3510

Hi Everyone,

Hope you all had a successful 30-day challenge. I will be starting my challenge over today and prayerfully, will be able to continue for the next 30 days successfully. I have not lost any weight due to lack of control of what I put in my mouth but will be putting a lot more effort in during these next 30 days.

7/1/09

SW - 166.5

Thanks for all your encouragement! Have a blessed day!

annaliza

Good morning everyone!!!

I'll get our chart up here in a bit. I wasn't able to work on it yesterday since it was so busy. I even forgot to weigh myself LOL so I had to weigh myself this morning.

I took a few days off from logging in MFP. I just sort of felt rebellious I guess. So I weighed myself this morning and I must admit I was holding my breath!! LOL, I was so scared that I had done bad and gained weight.

But...I lost 3 lbs this week!!

I might not be so lucky next time so I'm back to logging my food (sometimes it does feel like a chore).

Me too, Queen, I'm starting my challenge over again as well though I think I'm going to work with the customized workouts. They seem like a lot of fun and makes it feel less like exercise (lol, no kick ups!!).

Fausttt...hang in there! You are doing such a great job!

Emmie, I know youre busy Take some time out for yourself...you deserve it!!

Jax, 1 lb is great!! Congrats!!! You should be proud of yourself....each pound adds up. (remember - a marathon...not a race )

queen3510

Wii Active Workout #1 - 7/1

134.7 cal
23 min

Can someone help me with setting the goals on the Active 30 day challenge? Not sure if I'm doing it right. I want to set my calories burned, workout days, and workouts to:

150 cal per workout
3 days a week workout
1 workout each day

I have these goals set in the system but it tells me I haven't reach my goals and have me set up for more than 3 days a week. Could this be because it's the challenge and not the customized? Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks!

queen3510

Hi Everyone,

On the Active, if you do another set of the same workout, does the calories automatically compute or do it only register the one workout. For instance, if I workout on the challenge for 20 minutes and burn xxx amounts of calories and then do the workout again, will Active add that workout and calories to the goals or will it only take one score and I would have to tally my workouts manually? Thanks for your help.

annaliza

Here is the chart everyone!!



Queen, I will send it to you via email.

Also...I'm not sure how to answer you on that yet, but I will look when I get home. I thought that it counted as two days when you do two workouts in one day (it tally's the total) but now Im not sure.

queen3510

Here is the chart everyone!!



Queen, I will send it to you via email.

Also...I'm not sure how to answer you on that yet, but I will look when I get home. I thought that it counted as two days when you do two workouts in one day (it tally's the total) but now Im not sure.

Thanks Annaliza for checking on that for me. I need to really burn some calories on these workouts and I don't think I'm ready for the hard level yet.

30 Day Challenge Re-do

7/2 Workout #2

160.7 cal
25:37 min

queen3510

7/3 Rest day for Active

Wii Fit - 41 min (hula, balance, yoga, boxing)
walking 60 min
Wii Sport - Bowling

I know the posting is only for the Active but just wanted to keep in the habit of tracking my activities.

Hope everyone has a blessed holiday!

queen3510

Hi Wii Team!!

Not sure if we're still keeping up with the challenge but will post just in case.

7/4 - Happy 4th of July

Workout #4

111 calories
21 minutes

Jax67

Morning :happy:

CW - 224 thats a loss of 2lbs this week.

I have shaken up my food and exercise this week and it seems to have worked.

Good luck to everyone else

Jax x

hazelmichling

Just got mine today. Haven't had a chance to check it out yet. But will be interested in doing the 30 day challenge.

Except..... I am schedule for surgery on Thursday so will have to wait for healing first. I can check back later.