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3,500+ Calories Burned Challenge: Mon, 12/17- Sun, 12/23

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  • Sujit8383
    Sujit8383 Posts: 726 Member
    Weekly Goal: 7700

    Mon: 2252 KCals by Cardio Exercises (40 mins on Elliptical Trainer-12th level, 30 mins walk on Treadmill-16 deg high inclined @ 6.5Kmph, 32.5 mins on Stationary Cycle-20th high level resistance, 40 mins walk @ 3.5Kmph) + 30 mins of Circuit weight strength training..............

    Tues: 2690 KCals by Cardio Exercises (40 mins on Elliptical Trainer-12th level, 30 mins walk on Treadmill-16 deg high inclined @ 6.5Kmph, 32.5 mins on Stationary Cycle-20th high level resistance, 165 mins walk @ 3.5Kmph) + 30 mins of Circuit weight strength training..............

    Wed: 2266 KCals by Cardio Exercises (41 mins on Elliptical Trainer-12th level, 30 mins walk on Treadmill-16 deg high inclined @ 6.5Kmph, 32.5 mins on Stationary Cycle-20th high level resistance, 40 mins walk @ 3.5Kmph) + 30 mins of Circuit weight strength training..............

    Thur: 2341 KCals by Cardio Exercises (45 mins on Elliptical Trainer-12th level, 30 mins walk on Treadmill-16 deg high inclined @ 6.5Kmph, 32.5 mins on Stationary Cycle-20th high level resistance, 40 mins walk @ 3.5Kmph) + 30 mins of Circuit weight strength training..............

    Fri: 1963 KCals by Cardio Exercises (45 mins on Elliptical Trainer-12th level, 30 mins walk on Treadmill-16 deg high inclined @ 6.5Kmph, 32.5 mins on Stationary Cycle-20th high level resistance, 40 mins walk @ 3.5Kmph) ...........

    Sat: 2356 KCals by Cardio Exercises (46 mins on Elliptical Trainer-12th level, 30 mins walk on Treadmill-16 deg high inclined @ 6.5Kmph, 32.5 mins on Stationary Cycle-20th high level resistance, 40 mins walk @ 3.5Kmph) + 30 mins of Circuit weight strength training..............

    Sun: calories burned (how they were burned)

    Total: 13868 (Target Completed.......... )
    Left to go: Nil
  • lousoulbody
    lousoulbody Posts: 663 Member
    Week 5

    Weekly Goal: 3,000.........im old,lol

    Mon: 540 (60min@Callanetics/30min@5mph/10min@3mph)
    Tues: 565 (30min@5mph/60min@3mph)
    Wed: DAY OFF
    Thur: 362 (40min@5mph/10min@3mph)
    Fri: 237 (walkin 3mph, lucky dog)
    Sat: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Sun: calories burned (how they were burned)

    Total: 1704
    Left to go:1296
  • myrestlessfeet
    myrestlessfeet Posts: 95 Member
    Week 1 Goal : 3500

    Mon: 625 kcal - 60 mins. elliptical trainer & 50 mins. treadmill
    Tues: 806 kcal - 60 mins. walking on treadmill & 65 mins. elliptical trainer
    Wed: 696 kcal - 90 mins. walking on treadmill & 30 mins. elliptical trainer
    Thur: 1236 kcal - elliptical trainer, treadmill, stationary bike, jumping jacks, walking lunges, crunches)
    Fri: 542 kcal - 90 mins. brisk walking 5.0 mph & 10 mins. stationary bike
    Sat: 646 kcal - shopping, brisk walking on the treadmill, stepper

    Total: 4550 (Target completed)
    Left to go: 0
  • lousoulbody
    lousoulbody Posts: 663 Member
    Week 5

    Weekly Goal: 3,000.........im old,lol

    Mon: 540 (60min@Callanetics/30min@5mph/10min@3mph)
    Tues: 565 (30min@5mph/60min@3mph)
    Wed: DAY OFF
    Thur: 362 (40min@5mph/10min@3mph)
    Fri: 237 (walkin 3mph, lucky dog)
    Sat: 784(60min@5mph/60min@Callanetics)
    Sun: calories burned (how they were burned)

    Total: 2,488
    Left to: 512:bigsmile:
  • LindaGTaylor
    LindaGTaylor Posts: 260 Member
    Goal for week 1 (for me, late start): 3,500

    Mon: 321 calories (Walking 38 min, Cooking & Cleaning 70 min)
    Tues: 463 calories (Walking 42 min, Running Intervals 13 min, Squats 4 min)
    Wed: 426 calories (190 min of cardio)
    Thur: 615 calories (186 min. of cardio)
    Fri: 634 calories (238 minutes of cardio, with 8 min of strength training)
    Sat: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Sun: calories burned (how they were burned)

    Total: 2,459

    Left to go: 784
  • asangh
    asangh Posts: 32
    Weekly Goal: 3500

    Mon: 354 (C25K W2, D1)
    Tues: 764 (C25K W2D2, Incline of 3.5 for 30 additional minutes at 3.5 mph)
    Wed: 742 (C25K W2D3, incline of 3.5 for 30 additional minutes at 3.5 mph)
    Thur: 818 (C25K W3D1, C25K W1D1 (sprinting the 1 minute running sections))
    Fri: 485 (C2WK W3D2, Elliptical for 15 minutes)
    Sat: 744 (C2WK W3D3, C25K W1D1)
    Sun: calories burned (how they were burned)

    Total: 3907
    Left to go: 0!!!

    This was my first time doing this challenge and it was really motivating! Can't wait for next weeks! Good job everyone! 8-)
  • jellybeansmamma
    jellybeansmamma Posts: 122 Member
    Week 1 goal 1500, did 1781
    Week 2 goal 1750, did 2137
    Week 3 goal 2000, did 2389
    Week 4 goal 2250, did 2584
    Week 5

    Weekly Goal: 2500
    Mon: 440 (cleaning and walking)
    Tues: 493 (lawn mowing, gardening and cleaning)
    Wed: 208 (walking)
    Thur:
    Fri: 497 (walking and cleaning)
    Sat: 231 (cleaning)
    Sun:

    Total: 1869
    Left to go: 631
  • blackcloud13
    blackcloud13 Posts: 654 Member
    Weekly Goal: 3500
    Mon: 0.0 calories burned (doing nothing!)
    Tues: 1042 calories burned (7.5 miles, treadmill)
    Wed: 297 calories burned (2.0 miles, treadmill)
    Thur: 750 calories burned (5.0 miles, treadmill)
    Fri: 350 calories burned (2.4 miles, treadmill)
    Sat: 920 calories burned (6.6 miles, back on the road)
    Sun: calories burned (how they were burned)
    Total: 3359
    Left to go: 141
  • LareishaH
    LareishaH Posts: 205 Member
    Weekly Goal: My goal is 5,000 calories.
    Mon: 547 calories (elliptical, arc trainer, and weight training-lower body)
    Tues: 692 calories (arc trainer, elliptical, and weight training-upper body)
    Wed: 692 calories (elliptical, arc trainer, and weight training-lower body)
    Thur: 717 (arc trainer, elliptical, stationary bike, and weight training-upper body)
    Fri: 539 (arc trainer, elliptical, and weight training-lower body)
    Sat: 889 (arc trainer and weight training-upper body)
    Sun: calories burned (how they were burned)

    Total: 4076
    Left to go: 924
  • jazcndoit
    jazcndoit Posts: 79 Member
    Yay!!!
    Weekly Goal: 4000

    Mon: 752 (60mins treadmill incline)
    Tues: 603 (40mins walking + 20mins strength)
    Wed: 0
    Thur: 700 (50 incline walking)
    Fri: 787 (60 walking)
    Sat: 908 (60 mins incline walking)
    Sun: calories burned (how they were burned)

    Total: 3750
    Left to go: 250
    how embarrassing! Could do simple math lolEdited by jazcndoit on Wed 12/19/12 09:42 PM  
  • cjsacto
    cjsacto Posts: 1,421 Member
    Goal Week 3: 6000

    Mon: 30 Day Shred Lvl 2 Day 4: 285 / 60 min hike (steep): 355 SUBTOTAL: 640
    Tue: 30 Day Shred: 285
    Wed: 30 Day Shred: 272 / Stationary bike 60 min: 321 / Treadmill 60 min: 508 | SUBTOTAL: 1101
    Thu: 30 Day Shred: 270 / Treadmill 40 min: 363 | SUBTOTAL: 633
    Fri: 30 Day Shred: 270 / Treadmill 40 min: 363 | SUBTOTAL: 555
    Sat: 30 Day Shred: 270 / Walk outside 30 min: 139 / Stationary bike (recumbent) 60 min: 359 / Stationary bike (standard): 20 min: 111 / Treadmill 70 min: 632 | SUBTOTAL: 1511
    Sun:

    Total: 4725
    Left to go: 1275
  • pafagel
    pafagel Posts: 268 Member
    Weekly Goal: 6600

    Mon: 953 (running, weight lifting, elliptical)
    Tues: 913 (running 10 km, weight lifting, swimming)
    Wed: 1010(running, weight lifting, elliptical)
    Thur: 1003 (running 16 km, swimming)
    Fri: 1035 (running, weight lifting, elliptical)
    Sat: 898 (running, calisthenics, elliptical)
    Sun: calories burned (how they were burned)

    Total: 5812
    Left to go: 788

    Still got one workout to go.
  • Sujit8383
    Sujit8383 Posts: 726 Member
    Weekly Goal: 7700

    Mon: 2252 KCals by Cardio Exercises (40 mins on Elliptical Trainer-12th level, 30 mins walk on Treadmill-16 deg high inclined @ 6.5Kmph, 32.5 mins on Stationary Cycle-20th high level resistance, 40 mins walk @ 3.5Kmph) + 30 mins of Circuit weight strength training..............

    Tues: 2690 KCals by Cardio Exercises (40 mins on Elliptical Trainer-12th level, 30 mins walk on Treadmill-16 deg high inclined @ 6.5Kmph, 32.5 mins on Stationary Cycle-20th high level resistance, 165 mins walk @ 3.5Kmph) + 30 mins of Circuit weight strength training..............

    Wed: 2266 KCals by Cardio Exercises (41 mins on Elliptical Trainer-12th level, 30 mins walk on Treadmill-16 deg high inclined @ 6.5Kmph, 32.5 mins on Stationary Cycle-20th high level resistance, 40 mins walk @ 3.5Kmph) + 30 mins of Circuit weight strength training..............

    Thur: 2341 KCals by Cardio Exercises (45 mins on Elliptical Trainer-12th level, 30 mins walk on Treadmill-16 deg high inclined @ 6.5Kmph, 32.5 mins on Stationary Cycle-20th high level resistance, 40 mins walk @ 3.5Kmph) + 30 mins of Circuit weight strength training..............

    Fri: 1963 KCals by Cardio Exercises (45 mins on Elliptical Trainer-12th level, 30 mins walk on Treadmill-16 deg high inclined @ 6.5Kmph, 32.5 mins on Stationary Cycle-20th high level resistance, 40 mins walk @ 3.5Kmph) ...........

    Sat: 2356 KCals by Cardio Exercises (46 mins on Elliptical Trainer-12th level, 30 mins walk on Treadmill-16 deg high inclined @ 6.5Kmph, 32.5 mins on Stationary Cycle-20th high level resistance, 40 mins walk @ 3.5Kmph) + 30 mins of Circuit weight strength training..............

    Sun: 140 by waliking for 40 mins......

    Total: 14268 (Target Completed.......... :wink: )
    Left to go: Nil
  • Sujit8383
    Sujit8383 Posts: 726 Member
    Congratz 2 all those who achieved their targets...........rest just pull up their socks for the final week of this year......here is the thread for next n final week of this 2012..............:smile: .....http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/825729-3-500-calories-burned-challenge-mon-12-24-sun-12-30
  • myrestlessfeet
    myrestlessfeet Posts: 95 Member
    Week 1 Goal : 3500

    Mon: 625 kcal - 60 mins. elliptical trainer & 50 mins. treadmill
    Tues: 806 kcal - 60 mins. walking on treadmill & 65 mins. elliptical trainer
    Wed: 696 kcal - 90 mins. walking on treadmill & 30 mins. elliptical trainer
    Thur: 1236 kcal - elliptical trainer, treadmill, stationary bike, jumping jacks, walking lunges, crunches)
    Fri: 542 kcal - 90 mins. brisk walking 5.0 mph & 10 mins. stationary bike
    Sat: 646 kcal - shopping, brisk walking on the treadmill, stepper
    Sun: 550 kcal - 30 mins walking moderate pace & 60 mins. elliptical trainer

    Total: 5100 (target completed :drinker: )
    Left to go: 0

    Yay! Week 1 for me is a complete success :drinker:
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    Age 52, male, 5’9”, trying to hit weight target for the year by Christmas Eve.

    Goal for this week : As much as I can fit in.

    Mon: 840 calories (circuits, rowing)
    Tues: 813 calories (Spinning)
    Wed: 561 calories (circuits)
    Thur: 1114 calories (elliptical trainer, Spinning)
    Fri: 580 calories (circuits)
    Sat: 822 calories (rowing, elliptical trainer, Spinning)
    Sun: 1015 calories (Spinning, circuits)

    Total: 5,745

    Left to go: Wind down for Christmas!
  • msshiraz
    msshiraz Posts: 327 Member
    Weekly Goal: 5200
    Mon: 163 30 minutes teaching Zumbatomic, 991 walk/run intervals on treadmill- 1 hour

    Tues:575 Zumba (teaching) 50 minutes

    Wed: 1536 Aqua Zumba (teaching) 2 classes-55 min each
    Thur: 768 Aqua Zumba (teaching) 55 minutes
    Fri: 456 55 min- teaching Zumba Gold
    Sat: 690 60 min- teaching Basic Zumba, 929 Elliptical/AMT 50 min, 210 walking 30 minutes
    Sun: calories burned (how they were burned)

    Done- 6318 (possibly more if I work out today)
    Remaining- 0

    This has been my week three- taking the goal up for next week to 6000
  • jessiex21
    jessiex21 Posts: 34 Member
    Ok, well this sounds a good plan for a week of excesses, but really have no idea where to set the goal. So based on the fact that I will probably overeat by about 700 calories on 3 days I will aim to burn 2100.

    Weekly Goal: 2100
    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:2100
  • Goal for week 1 around 6000

    Mon: 1729 calories (95mins spinning masterclass)
    Tues: 1397 spinning 45min 822cal, 45 mins resistance work - was hard on the legs after monday - overtrain territory
    Wed: guestimate 450 for Abs circuit class & 350 resistance work
    Thur: 867 warmup, weights, core stability ball training
    Fri: The mad hatters 65min spin class 1439 plus 5 mins hand cycle warm up and 3/12 unassisted dips
    Sat: calories burned DAY OFF - +510 CALS due to festivities
    Sun: calories burned - 1426 eliptical 30 mins HIIT (525 ish), 20 mins stationary cycle (270 ish) & hrm on resistance training the balance.

    week total - 7148 and dont i know it!!! hardcore week for me.

    balance - NIL

    HIIT nearly killedme today i was using my hands to shovel air into my mouth ha
  • jazcndoit
    jazcndoit Posts: 79 Member
    Weekly Goal: 4000

    Mon: 752 (60mins treadmill incline)
    Tues: 603 (40mins walking + 20mins strength)
    Wed: 0
    Thur: 700 (50 incline walking)
    Fri: 787 (60 walking)
    Sat: 908 (60 mins incline walking)
    Sun: 325 (30mins aerobics)

    Total: 4075
    Left to go: +75
    how embarrassing! Could do simple math lolEdited by jazcndoit on Wed 12/19/12 09:42 PM   
  • LindaGTaylor
    LindaGTaylor Posts: 260 Member
    Goal for week 1 (for me, late start): 3,500

    Mon: 321 calories (Walking 38 min, Cooking & Cleaning 70 min)
    Tues: 463 calories (Walking 42 min, Running Intervals 13 min, Squats 4 min)
    Wed: 426 calories (190 min of cardio)
    Thur: 615 calories (186 min. of cardio)
    Fri: 634 calories (238 minutes of cardio, with 8 min of strength training)
    Sat: 433 calories (143 min. cardio)
    Sun: calories (how they were burned)

    Total: 2,892

    Left to go: 608
  • pafagel
    pafagel Posts: 268 Member
    Weekly Goal: 6600

    Mon: 953 (running, weight lifting, elliptical)
    Tues: 913 (running 10 km, weight lifting, swimming)
    Wed: 1010(running, weight lifting, elliptical)
    Thur: 1003 (running 16 km, swimming)
    Fri: 1035 (running, weight lifting, elliptical)
    Sat: 898 (running, calisthenics, elliptical)
    Sun: 895 (running, weight lifting, elliptical)

    Total: 6707
    Left to go: nothing!
  • blackcloud13
    blackcloud13 Posts: 654 Member
    Weekly Goal: 3500
    Mon: 0.0 calories burned (doing nothing!)
    Tues: 1042 calories burned (7.5 miles, treadmill)
    Wed: 297 calories burned (2.0 miles, treadmill)
    Thur: 750 calories burned (5.0 miles, treadmill)
    Fri: 350 calories burned (2.4 miles, treadmill)
    Sat: 920 calories burned (6.6 miles, back on the road)
    Sun: 1623 calories burned (7.2 miles run on the road; 20 miles on the bike in 59mins57secs - yes, those 3 seconds meant everything!!)
    Total: 4982
    Left to go: 0
  • jellybeansmamma
    jellybeansmamma Posts: 122 Member
    Week 1 goal 1500, did 1781
    Week 2 goal 1750, did 2137
    Week 3 goal 2000, did 2389
    Week 4 goal 2250, did 2584
    Week 5

    Weekly Goal: 2500
    Mon: 440 (cleaning and walking)
    Tues: 493 (lawn mowing, gardening and cleaning)
    Wed: 208 (walking)
    Thur:
    Fri: 497 (walking and cleaning)
    Sat: 231 (cleaning)
    Sun: 231 (cleaning)

    Total: 2100
    Left to go: 400

    Was sick this week so not upset about not meeting my goal this week.
  • asangh
    asangh Posts: 32
    Weekly Goal: 3500

    Mon: 354 (C25K W2, D1)
    Tues: 764 (C25K W2D2, Incline of 3.5 for 30 additional minutes at 3.5 mph)
    Wed: 742 (C25K W2D3, incline of 3.5 for 30 additional minutes at 3.5 mph)
    Thur: 818 (C25K W3D1, C25K W1D1 (sprinting the 1 minute running sections))
    Fri: 485 (C2WK W3D2, Elliptical for 15 minutes)
    Sat: 744 (C2WK W3D3, C25K W1D1)
    Sun: 774(c25k w4d1, 3.5mph walking at random inclines)

    Total: 4681
    Left to go: 0!!!
  • LareishaH
    LareishaH Posts: 205 Member
    I missed my goal by 266 calories, but I can live with this considering it was my first week back working out in a very long time! I will get it next week. Congratulations to everyone who actually met their goal!!

    Weekly Goal: My goal is 5,000 calories.
    Mon: 547 calories (elliptical, arc trainer, and weight training-lower body)
    Tues: 692 calories (arc trainer, elliptical, and weight training-upper body)
    Wed: 692 calories (elliptical, arc trainer, and weight training-lower body)
    Thur: 717 (arc trainer, elliptical, stationary bike, and weight training-upper body)
    Fri: 539 (arc trainer, elliptical, and weight training-lower body)
    Sat: 889 (arc trainer and weight training-upper body)
    Sun: 658 (arc trainer, stationary bike, and weight training-lower body)

    Total: 4734
    Left to go: 266
  • LindaGTaylor
    LindaGTaylor Posts: 260 Member
    Goal for week 1 (for me, late start): 3,500

    Mon: 321 calories (Walking 38 min, Cooking & Cleaning 70 min)
    Tues: 463 calories (Walking 42 min, Running Intervals 13 min, Squats 4 min)
    Wed: 426 calories (190 min of cardio)
    Thur: 615 calories (186 min. of cardio)
    Fri: 634 calories (238 minutes of cardio, with 8 min of strength training)
    Sat: 433 calories (143 min. cardio)
    Sun: 625 calories (170 min of cardio & Strength training)

    Total: 2,892

    Left to go: 3517 Goal achieved :bigsmile:
  • EliotMaree
    EliotMaree Posts: 104 Member
    Weekly Goal: 4500
    Mon: 620 calories
    Tues: 1074 calories
    Wed: 1099 calories
    Thur: 769 calories
    Fri: 1124 calories
    Sat: 580 calories
    Sun: 255 calories

    Total: 5521
    Left to go: +1021
  • Keodland
    Keodland Posts: 67 Member
    Been away from the computer for a couple of days, so I have some catching up to do...

    Week 2:

    Weekly Goal: 3,500
    Mon: 546 (35 mins Treadmill @ 5 mph, 30 mins calisthenics, 20 mins weights)
    Tues: 649 (40 mins calisthenics, 20 mins treadmill @ 4.5 mph w/ 5-10% incline, 30 mins biking/cycling)
    Wed: 470 (30 mins calisthenics, 20 mins treadmill @ 5 mph, 20 mins weights)
    Thur: 673 (30 mins biking/cycling, 60 mins kickboxing)
    Fri: 459 (35 mins treadmill @ 5 mph w/5% incline, 40 mins weights)
    Sat: 503 (50 mins kickboxing, 20 mins circuit training)
    Sun:230 (25 mins biking/cycling)

    Total: 3,530
    Left to go: 0 I made it!!! :happy:
  • 2TonTussie
    2TonTussie Posts: 30 Member
    WEEK TWO

    Weekly Goal: 2000

    Mon: 371 (aerobix and calisthetix)

    Tues: 821 (zumba AND eliptical,,,, plus sum strength training, but I hav no way of tracking calories burnt)

    Wed: 560 (eliptical)

    Thur: 865 (zumba AND eliptical)

    Fri: 376 (eliptical)

    Sat: LAZY DAY

    Sun: 1181 (roller skating for an hour and a half)

    Total: 4,174 BAYBEEEE!!!!!
    Left to go: NADA

    **ALL tha way TURNT UP**
    :bigsmile:
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