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,500+ Calories Burned Challenge: Mon, 7/23 - Sun, 7/29

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  • jgunn81
    jgunn81 Posts: 243 Member
    Week 8

    Weekly Goal: 5500

    Mon: 887 (Insanity Week 9 Day 1)
    Tues: 1008 (Insanity Week 9 Day 2)
    Wed: 776 (Insanity Week 9 Day 3)
    Thur: 950 (Insanity Week 9 Day 4)
    Fri: 871 (Insanity Week 9 Day 5)
    Sat: 1013 (Insanity Week 9 Day 6)
    Sun: 396 (Insanity Week 9 Day 7)

    Total: 5505
    Surplus: 401

    Since I finished Insanity today, I'm taking next week off as a "rest week", then back to it
  • tageekly
    tageekly Posts: 3,755 Member
    I didn't make my goal this week but I'm gonna harder next week to make it happen. No excuses! Hope y'all join me in setting a goal and reaching it next week.


    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/686392-3-500-calories-burned-challenge-mon-7-30-sun-8-5
  • Larisonlj
    Larisonlj Posts: 426 Member
    I'm in again for Week #3.
    I surpassed my goal last week so I'm going to up it slightly.

    Weekly Goal: 4200 per heart rate monitor
    Mon: 641; JM extreme shed & shred, walking, Monday mini challenge 200 crunches, my challenge 50 push ups
    Tues: 843; Bob Harper Pure Burn Super Strength; Tuesday mini challenge 175 squats w/weights; my challenge 30 push ups. 2 mile walk
    Wed: 434; JM Yoga meltdown, Lauren Brooks 12 min fat blast kettlebell, 2 mile walk, Wednesday mini challenge 225 tricep extensions
    Thur: 0; day of rest with exception of Thursday mini challenge 225 calf raises; off step, regular w 10lb & 15 lb weights (have no clue on calorie burn)
    Fri: 0; have not felt well past 2 days
    Sat: 890; JM extreme shed & shred & yard work
    Sun: 509; JM 6 week 6 Pack & yard work

    Total: 3317
    Left to go: 683
  • Pinkgirl319
    Pinkgirl319 Posts: 80 Member
    Week 6

    Weekly Goal: 4,000
    Mon: 477 Elliptical, bike, abs w/PT
    Tues:
    Wed:
    Thur: 262 Zumba 30 min
    Fri:
    Sat: 963 Golfing, walking
    Sun: 511 Elliptical, recumbent bike

    Total: 2,213
    Left to go: 1,787

    Ahhh Too many rest days! See you next week!!
  • hoorahbear
    hoorahbear Posts: 9 Member
    Week 2

    Goal: 3500
    Mon: 794 (c25k week 1-2, walking, stationary bike)
    Tuesday: 281 (yoga, walking)
    Wednesday: 200 (walking)
    Thursday: 470 (walking, c25k week 1-2)
    Friday: 741 (P90 Sculpt 1-2, walking, strength training)
    Saturday: 948 (walking, c25k week 1-2, stationary bike)
    Sunday: 73 (walking, strength training)

    Total: 3507
  • shenitamo
    shenitamo Posts: 147 Member
    Hi! Thanks for posting this challenge! I am happy to be a part of it and see so many people rock it!

    Weekly goal: 3,500 (7/23-7/29)

    Monday: 536 calories…Jogging and walking at dog park
    Tuesday: 894 calories…Zumba class and dog walk
    Wednesday: 649 calories…Zumba class
    Thursday: (rest day) 260 calories…dog walking
    Friday: 371 calories…Jogging and walking at dog park
    Saturday: 670 calories…Jogging and walking at dog park
    Sunday: 906 calories… Zumba class and hour-long dog walk

    Total: 4,232

    Yay! I am going to be at a conference this next week and busy at night, so I know I won’t be able to knock out these kind of numbers every day, but I am going to make time for ME and do as much as I can. Good luck everyone!
  • lazyspice
    lazyspice Posts: 8,258 Member
    Week 15

    Weekly Goal: 3500

    Mon: 594 calories burned (3.2 miles treadmill – 3.7 miles walking)
    Tues: 504 calories burned (3.5 miles treadmill – 2.7 miles walking)
    Wed: 112 calories burned (2.1 miles walking)
    Thur: 279 calories burned (4 miles walking)
    Fri: 253 calories burned (1 mile treadmill – 2.6 miles walking)
    Sat: 210 calories burned (3.7 miles walking)
    Sun: 200 calories burned (1 mile treadmill – 2.5 miles walking)

    Total: 2152
    Left to go: 1348

    I failed dismally this week :blushing:
  • Week 2: ~ Weekly Goal: 7000

    I use the Bodybugg - will put in my total daily deficit - hoping to get a weekly total of a 7000 calorie deficit

    Mon: 860 daily calorie deficit (circuit training)
    Tues: 1075 daily calorie deficit (workout DVD)
    Wed: 927 daily calorie deficit (circuit training)
    Thur: 1633 daily calorie deficit (Zumba)
    Fri: 928 daily calorie deficit (circuit training)
    Sat: 1160 daily calorie deficit (circuit training)
    Sun: 612 daily calorie deficit (rest day)

    Total: 7195
    Left to go: GOAL ACHIEVED! 2 weeks in a row :)
  • kramereh
    kramereh Posts: 612 Member
    Week 3

    Weekly Goal: 3500
    Mon: 277 calories burned (eliptical)
    Tues: 682 calories burned (yardwork and running)
    Wed: 742 calories burned (soccer)
    Thur: 417 calories burned (running and weights)
    Fri: 0 calories burned (took day off)
    Sat: 728 calories burned (running and general exercise)
    Sun: 433 calories burned (soccer)

    Total: 3279
    Left to go: 221 (Not too bad since I dislocated my big toe less than 2 weeks ago)
  • ichigo007
    ichigo007 Posts: 97
    oh well, I guess I will have to pick it up this next week

    WEEK 8: 7-23-2012 TO 7-29-2012 = GOAL = 9500

    Mon: 1468 (upper body circuit, swimming) 99 minutes
    Tues: 888 (lower body circuit, swimming) 60 minutes
    Wed: 1306 (upper circuit, swimming, walking, moving boxes) 93 minutes
    Thur: 1191 (circuit training, walking, swimming) 99 minutes
    Fri: rest
    Sat: 820
    Sun: 2019

    total burned: 7692
    TO GO: 1808

    WEEK 1: 6-4-12 TO 6-10-2012 = 3733
    WEEK 2: 6-11-12 TO 6-17-2012 = 4700
    WEEK 3: 6-18-12 TO 6-24-2012 = 8186
    WEEK 4: 6-25-12 TO 7-1-2012 = 6753
    WEEK 5: 7-2-12 TO 7-8-2012 = 9826
    WEEK 6: 7-9-2012 TO 7-15-2012 = 9253
    WEEK 7: 7-16-2012 TO 7-22-2012 = 9832
  • jaimelb94
    jaimelb94 Posts: 114 Member
    Week 2

    Weekly Goal: 4500

    Mon: 110 (walking, day of rest)
    Tues: 796 (P90X Cario X, Jogging 3.5 Miles, Walking)
    Wed: 360 (P90X Chest, Shoulders & Triceps/ Ab RIpper X, Walking)
    Thur: 700 (P90X Yoga, Walking)
    Fri: 642 (Walking)
    Sat: 644 (Walking)
    Sun: 766 (P90X Legs & Back/Ab Ripper X, Walking)

    Total: 4018
    Left to go: 482

    Week 1 7/16-7/22 : 4870


    Didn't make my goal, but still pushing forward.
  • spdoman7
    spdoman7 Posts: 121 Member
    I'm in...

    Weekly Goal: 8,000 calories
    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)
  • ahelgers10
    ahelgers10 Posts: 376 Member
    Week 2

    Weekly Goal: 3500
    Mon: 704 (P90X Week 1 Day 1, dancing, walking, calisthenics)
    Tues: 474(P90X Day 2, Stairs,calisthenics )
    Wed: 299 (P90X Day 3, calisthenics, dancing)
    Thur: 445(P90X )
    Fri: 0 rest day
    Sat: 514(mowing, calisthenics)
    Sun: 917(P90X)

    Total: 3353
    Left to go: 147
  • tlctrace
    tlctrace Posts: 138 Member
    Week 4

    Weekly Goal: 4000

    Mon: 509 (32 minutes elliptical; 20 minutes strength training)
    Tues: 763 (45 minutes eliptical/jumping jacks; 25 minutes strength training)
    Wed: 483 (30 minutes elliptical; 25 minutes strength training)
    Thur: 856 (1 hour elliptical; 5 minutes strength training)
    Fri: 127 (20 minutes strength training)
    Sat: 700 (45 minutes elliptical)
    Sun: 574 (45 minutes elliptical/shadowboxing); 15 minutes strength training

    Total: 4012
    Left to go: -12
  • HYP1317
    HYP1317 Posts: 74 Member
    Mon 949 stair step, bike
    Tues -0-
    Wed 908 stairstep,bike
    Thur 1032 stairstep, bike
    Fri 1004
    Sat-0-
    Sun 727



    Total 4620
    Goal 4000
  • PaulJRaymond
    PaulJRaymond Posts: 100 Member
    Update
    Weekly Goal:
    Mon: calories burned = 1366 - (3 mile walk lunch, 275 - 20 mins cross-trainer, 533 - 33 mins running, 79 - 5 mins swimming)
    Tues: calories burned = 319 - 40 mins walking
    Wed: calories burned = 1181 - (running, cross trainer and walking)
    Thur: calories burned = 437 - (60 mins walking)
    Fri: calories burned = 1389 (walking, running, cross-training)
    Sat: calories burned = 445 (walking)
    Sun: calories burned = 155 (walking)

    Total: 5292
    Left to go: -1792

    Without lunchtime walking (i.e. just gym) = 2840 (so missed by 660).

    Good idea setting targets like this, will try to do this myself in future!
  • dpwellman
    dpwellman Posts: 3,271 Member
    Goal: 7,000

    Mon: 698 (4.5 run, it was ok)
    Tue: 339 (Just a short errand on the bike. it was H O T out)
    Wed: 2554 (29-ish bike) and 843 (nice evening run to work out the muscle soreness from the bike ride)
    Thu: 1032 (4.95 mile run. . . again, very hot out, pushed the hills anyway)
    Fri: 1302 (8.17 mile run Started at 5:30 thinking it would be cooler? Nope)
    Sat: 0 spent the day at the zoo with the kids and their mother.
    Sun: 1916 (22.29 mile bike ride-- GPS batt. died and flatted. Again, otherwise would have gone another 7.3)875(4.2 miles run to make up for not finishing my ride)

    Total:9559

    2559 calories to the plus.
  • Superskinnie36
    Superskinnie36 Posts: 39 Member
    week# 1


    goal: 3500

    Mon:545 (walking track)
    Tue:845 (aerobic, walking)
    wed:
    Thu:
    Fri:
    Sat:
    Sun:

    total: 1390
    left to go:2110
  • Week # 1
    I am all in. My weekly goal is 6000 calories per week.

    Monday - 507 (cleaning and walking)
    Tuesday - 1865 ( walking, stretching, stairs, hiking)
    Wednesday - 996 (walking, stretching, calisthenics, weights)
    Thursday -
    Friday -
    Saturday -
    Sunday -

    Total so far 3368 calories (calories left to burn 2632
  • Week # 1
    I am all in. My weekly goal is 6000 calories per week.

    Monday - 507 (cleaning and walking)
    Tuesday - 1865 ( walking, stretching, stairs, hiking)
    Wednesday - 996 (walking, stretching, calisthenics, weights)
    Thursday -
    Friday -
    Saturday -
    Sunday -

    Total so far 3368 calories (calories left to burn 2632

    Monday - 507 (cleaning, and walking)
    Tuesday - 1865 (walking stretching,stairs, hiking)
    Wednesday - 996 (walking stretching, calisthenics, weights)
    Thursday - 1991 (walking up stairs, stretching, cleaning, hiking)
    Friday - 1015 (walking, stretching, calisthenics, weights)
    Saturday - Nothing
    Sunday Nothing

    Total 6697 Woohoo I surpassed my goal.

    Next week my goal will be 7,000 calories!
  • tageekly
    tageekly Posts: 3,755 Member
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