3,500+ Calories Burned Challenge: Mon, 5/28 - Sun, 6/3

tageekly
tageekly Posts: 3,755 Member
in Motivation and Support
Welcome everyone to the 3,500+ calories burned challenge. This weekly challenge has been going on for over a year now and it's open to everyone! So nice to see so many new faces these last few weeks - hope it continues; people are setting higher goals and getting more calories burned!

This is a weekly challenge to meet 3,500+ calories burned. You set your own calorie goal for the week (even if it's below 3,500 - you can work your way to that goal!). Each day post the calories you burned, current total and how many you have to go. That's it, not too hard, other than push push pushing yourself to hit your goal. Everyone is such an inspiration on this challenge. Keep up the good work for the people returning and welcome to the newbies.

Make it great week everyone!!

Here's a daily update format you can use:

Weekly Goal:
Mon: calories burned (how they were burned)
Tues: calories burned (how they were burned)
Wed: calories burned (how they were burned)
Thur: calories burned (how they were burned)
Fri: calories burned (how they were burned)
Sat: calories burned (how they were burned)
Sun: calories burned (how they were burned)

Total:
Left to go:

Optional Bonus, not really a challenge: Share with the group one song on your workout playlist that helps you push harder or keeps you motivated.
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  • softballmom33
    softballmom33 Posts: 128 Member
    Bump, I don't think I have ever burned this many? But I challenge myself to try.
  • 1PoisonIvy
    1PoisonIvy Posts: 933 Member
    so we need to burn 500 a day on average???
    Well, I need something to motivate me, so count me in!!
  • 1PoisonIvy
    1PoisonIvy Posts: 933 Member
    so we need to burn 500 a day on average???
    Well, I need something to motivate me, so count me in!!
  • tageekly
    tageekly Posts: 3,755 Member
    so we need to burn 500 a day on average???
    Well, I need something to motivate me, so count me in!!

    Great! About 500 a day but some days will probably be higher and some days lower. Just set a goal you can reach for the week - which for some people might be 2,000 and some might be over 10,000!
  • MMarvelous
    MMarvelous Posts: 1,067 Member
    Weekly Goal: 4000
    Mon: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Tues: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Wed: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Thur: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Fri: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Sat: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Sun: calories burned (how they were burned)

    Total:
    Left to go: 4000
  • lazyspice
    lazyspice Posts: 8,258 Member
    Week 7

    Weekly Goal: 3500

    Mon: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Tues: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Wed: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Thur: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Fri: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Sat: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Sun: calories burned (how they were burned)

    Total:
    Left to go:
  • delasole4
    delasole4 Posts: 5
    I'm down for it!

    Week 1

    Weekly Goal: 3500

    Mon: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Tues: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Wed: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Thur: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Fri: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Sat: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Sun: calories burned (how they were burned)

    Total: 0
    Left to go: 3500
  • marie_1565
    marie_1565 Posts: 30 Member
    Week 1

    Goal: 3500
  • lacroyx
    lacroyx Posts: 5,754 Member
    Last week I set out for 7000 and broke it by 1000 >.>
    I normally do Zumba once a week. I'll be upping my sessions of Zumba to 2-3 this week to reach this, on top of the normal things I already do.

    All tracked with Polar HRM
    Weekly Goal: 9000
    Mon: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Tues: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Wed: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Thur: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Fri: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Sat: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Sun: calories burned (how they were burned)

    Total:
    Left to go:

    Optional Bonus, not really a challenge: Share with the group one song on your workout playlist that helps you push harder or keeps you motivated.

    Motivational speech from a commercial for VERSUS which I later I downloaded the MP3 of
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBLV6RG4TwY
    the song is Metallica - One covered by Apocalyptica
  • HappilyLifts
    HappilyLifts Posts: 429 Member
    Week 2
    Weekly Goal: 3500 with HRM
    Mon: 671 (55 mins circuit training)
    Tues: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Wed: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Thur: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Fri: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Sat: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Sun: calories burned (how they were burned)

    Total:671
    Left to go: 2829

    Song from my playlist today: Call Me Maybe by Carly Rae Jepson.
  • labyrinthrunner13
    labyrinthrunner13 Posts: 14
    Allright, I'll give this a go. It's my first time though, so I'm going to be gentle on my expectations and aim a little lower.

    Weekly Goal: 2800
    Mon: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Tues: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Wed: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Thur: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Fri: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Sat: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Sun: calories burned (how they were burned)

    Total: 0
    Left to go: 2800
  • k2charmed4u
    k2charmed4u Posts: 282
    This is last weeks (21/05/2012-27/05/2012) Week 1:-
    Weekly Goal: 3000
    Mon: calories burned - 1190
    Tues: calories burned - 1181
    Wed: calories burned - 834
    Thur: calories burned - 530
    Fri: calories burned - 543
    Sat: calories burned - 2114
    Sun: calories burned - 2276

    Total: 9050
    Left to go: NONE burned 6050 calories more than target. This week was an exception on cals burned. We've been fitting our kitchen on an off all week and it pushed the numbers WAY up!

    This is this weeks (28/05/2012-03/06/2012) Week 2:-
    Weekly Goal: 3000
    Mon: calories burned - 382 (so far)
    Tues: calories burned -
    Wed: calories burned -
    Thur: calories burned -
    Fri: calories burned -
    Sat: calories burned -
    Sun: calories burned -
  • Kathrynha77
    Kathrynha77 Posts: 103 Member
    Going to give this a go. No idea what is a realistic target for me, so keeping to 3500 as an aim

    Weekly Goal: 3500
    Mon: calories burned - 81 so far, walking, but I am most active in the evening.
    Tues: calories burned -
    Wed: calories burned -
    Thur: calories burned -
    Fri: calories burned -
    Sat: calories burned -
    Sun: calories burned -
  • vim_n_vigor
    vim_n_vigor Posts: 4,089 Member
    Week 5
    Weekly Goal: 4500
    Mon: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Tues: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Wed: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Thur: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Fri: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Sat: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Sun: calories burned (how they were burned)

    Total: 0
    Left to go: 4500

    Joy to the World - Three Dog Night has been my running song since Jr. High.
  • ann2012evans
    ann2012evans Posts: 33
    average 500 a day for one week...ok I will give it a go...so far I have done a mile walk today got a ways to go so better get moving :)
  • blueoreoz
    blueoreoz Posts: 13 Member
    Weekly Goal: 4000
    Mon: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Tues: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Wed: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Thur: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Fri: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Sat: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Sun: calories burned (how they were burned)

    Total: 0
    Left to go: 4000
  • girlsaint
    girlsaint Posts: 209 Member
    Weekly Goal: 3500
    Mon: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Tues: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Wed: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Thur: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Fri: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Sat: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Sun: calories burned (how they were burned)

    Total: 0
    Left to go: 3500
  • chksarma
    chksarma Posts: 29 Member
    Week: 5

    I'm in

    Mon: 454 calories burnt by doing 20 mins of jogging 30 mins walking and other minor workouts!!

    Total: 454
    Goal: 4500
    Pending: 4046
  • tistal
    tistal Posts: 869 Member
    Im in!

    Weekly Goal: 3500
    Mon: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Tues: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Wed: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Thur: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Fri: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Sat: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Sun: calories burned (how they were burned)

    Total:
    Left to go:
  • fredd500
    fredd500 Posts: 106 Member
    Week 1:

    Sounds like fun. Can I use my Fitbit activity calories (i.e. not counting my BMR) as my burn total or are we looking for discrete exercises (i.e. something I get my shorts and HRM out for)?

    Assuming I can use Fitbit:

    Weekly Goal: 7000
    Mon: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Tues: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Wed: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Thur: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Fri: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Sat: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Sun: calories burned (how they were burned)

    Total:
    Left to go: 7000
  • tageekly
    tageekly Posts: 3,755 Member
    Week 1:

    Sounds like fun. Can I use my Fitbit activity calories (i.e. not counting my BMR) as my burn total or are we looking for discrete exercises (i.e. something I get my shorts and HRM out for)?

    Assuming I can use Fitbit:


    Absolutely - just set your goal to include all your Fitbit calories (looks like you did). I use my HRM for my workouts and then Fitbit for my walking, so my BMR is not included.
  • shannashannabobana
    shannashannabobana Posts: 625 Member
    That sounds fun!

    Week 1

    Weekly Goal: 3500

    Mon: calories burned - 204 so far (walking)
    Tues: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Wed: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Thur: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Fri: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Sat: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Sun: calories burned (how they were burned)

    Total: 204
    Left to go: 3296
  • clehman71
    clehman71 Posts: 139 Member
    I did not finish logging everything for week one but, was busy all weekend and I know I burned more than I had left!

    Week 2

    Weekly Goal: 3500

    Mon: calories burned 817 hiking
    Tues: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Wed: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Thur: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Fri: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Sat: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Sun: calories burned (how they were burned)

    Total: 817
    Left to go: 2683

    I can do this!
  • MMarvelous
    MMarvelous Posts: 1,067 Member
    Weekly Goal: 4000
    Mon: 1036 calories burned (5k race and NROL4W Stage 3 A4 No BODY MATRIX)
    Tues: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Wed: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Thur: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Fri: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Sat: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Sun: calories burned (how they were burned)

    Total: 1036
    Left to go: 2964
  • bcatgray
    bcatgray Posts: 41
    Okay, I'm in. This is a challenge that I know I can do. LOL I just need to book mark this so I can easily find it later.

    Weekly Goal: 4000
    Mon: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Tues: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Wed: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Thur: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Fri: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Sat: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Sun: calories burned (how they were burned)

    Total:
    Left to go:
  • lilpe5512
    lilpe5512 Posts: 397 Member
    WEEK 6 ith HRM

    Weekly Goal: 4400

    Mon: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Tues: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Wed: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Thur: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Fri: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Sat: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Sun: calories burned (how they were burned)

    Total:
    Left to go:
  • mommy2ajs
    mommy2ajs Posts: 1,319 Member
    Weekly Goal: 3500
    Mon: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Tues: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Wed: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Thur: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Fri: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Sat: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Sun: calories burned (how they were burned)

    Total:
    Left to go: 3500
  • stephanj
    stephanj Posts: 898 Member
    This is awesome. How can I NOT lose a lb a week, right?

    Weekly Goal:3500

    Mon: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Tues: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Wed: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Thur: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Fri: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Sat: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Sun: calories burned (how they were burned)

    Total:
    Left to go:

    Optional Bonus, not really a challenge: I listen to podcasts during my walk, can't live without them. Some good ones: Cut the Fat podcast, Fat 2 Fit radio, Jillian Michaels Show.
  • aablacknell
    aablacknell Posts: 856 Member
    Week #5 Lets get this party started:wink:

    Weekly Goal 4000

    Mon: 783 calories burned (C25K & arm circuit)
    Tues: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Wed: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Thur: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Fri: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Sat: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Sun: calories burned (how they were burned)

    Total: 783
    Left to go: 3717
  • tlc12078
    tlc12078 Posts: 334 Member
    ok, maybe I will do this.
    Monday I burned 1375 by cleaning and aerobics high impact. I probably will burn more later, depending. lol

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