Spring Challenge

Hello ladies!!! I decided to do my weigh in check on Friday. I have off work every mon-friday. Usually I get adequate sleep, get to exercise those days and eat sensibly. However Sat and sun I leave for work at 5 and get home at 9. So monday just isn't going to work as a "weigh in" day for me. It seems like after the weekend I'm retaining about 5 pounds of fluid even though I drink 8 of water . I just wonder if it is a combo of work stress and lack of sleep. I weighed myself early ( 3 days) and had lost 4 pounds. So I think fridays will be winners for me. If I run today it will be week 2 day 3. I'm pretty pumped. It is going much better than I thought. I will be back to check in next week. Hope everyone's family issues resolve!!! Happy running

Hi everyone! Is it ok if I pop in, too? I like having some accountability so this thread would be great! My goals for this challenge are to exercise 6x/wk, keep within my calorie budget, and NO junky snacky foods except for Saturdays which is a free day for me.

Currently I am alternating gym workouts (Zumba, Muscle Madness, Turbo Kick) with home dvds like Slim in 6 and Turbo Jam, with occasional ellitpical, bike, etc. Does shoveling snow count, too??? :laugh:

I'll try to post my daily workouts to keep that accountability fresh in my mind!

CW: 149.4
GW: 144

The more the merrier!

I got up this morning to do my workout with my trainer (burned 1000 calories). Then, I spent the majority of the day at the hospital waiting to see if my son would be discharged, which he did. So, tonight, I was running around getting his meds and b-day presents for my dh. We went out to eat (I made some good choices!) and now I think I'm gonna just do the T-Tapp (which is only 20 minutes) and then head to bed. I was gonna do my 30 minute interval training, but then I would be way UNDER on the calories and I don't want to stay up. If I do the T-Tapp, that will put me about 50 calories surplus, which is much better than having a 7 or 800 calorie surplus.

I was really bad yesterday and the day before...today I was pretty good though. Went to the gym (not as long as I'd have liked but tomorrow I'm going ot hit it hard) and I stayed within my calories. Luckily it only takes a day for me to get back into the swing of things!

The last few days, my weight hasn't changed. Kinda discouraging..BUT today, I went down 1/4 pound. Not much, but at least its movement AND in the right direction! I went to the gym yesterday and worked out with my trainer and did my 29 minute interval training. Last night, I did my t-tapp. This morning, I made it to the gym in time for my body pump class, where I burned over 800 calories. I have several things planned for later today, including the No Excuses workout, zumba toning, and t-tapp. All total, today I'll top 2500, maybe even 3000 calories. I definitely have to up my calorie intake for today.

Nice job guys - way to go! :drinker: Got mine in today too; my first workout in the Slim Series - 78 min long. :noway: I think I need to lay down now.

I went to the gym tonight for Zumba toning, but it got cut off halfway through because of a gas line leak. I didn't end up burning quite as many calories as i thought I might, but I still topped 2300! I still have 800+ calories left to eat tonight. I guess I'll have some of the fruit salad I made for supper and didn't have time to eat. have a great night, everyone!

how many of your exercise calories do you guys eat? I eat some... sometimes all. I see some of you burning 2000 cals/day. I don't know how you do it!!!

I try not to eat any of my exercise calories. Over the summer I did eat my exercise calories, and I stayed the same all summer. i quit eating them, and the weight started coming off again. Everyone's different. Then again, i do have 'cheat days', so everything evens out in the end.

I got up this morning and went to the gym, where I burned 1140 calories doing the no excuses workout, working on a couple of machines, and then finishing up with about 15 minutes on the elliptical and stretching. I think Im going to go back tonight and work out for another hour or so. It's absolutely amazing, but I find that I enjoy going to the gym now! Who woulda thunk it? LOL:noway:

[/quote]How long does it take you to burn 2300 calories? I wear a heart rate monitor too, and even if I'm kicking butt, it'll take me at least 90 minutes to burn 1000 calories.

Edited to add: I was thinking about it, and I turn the HRM off if I am not actively exercising. For instance, once I am done with the elliptical, and before I go to the treadmill, I'll turn the watch off because I'll take a few minutes to stretch in between. I don't know why I do that, I just always have. It's like if I'm not actively exercising for that few minutes, then I don't get to count that? :laugh: Maybe if I left it on from the second I start til the second I leave, it'd be higher. interesting.
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I go to the gym in the morning for about an hour, either working with a trainer or going to a body pump class, and I usually burn between 1000 and 1100 calories. I either work out again in the evenings at home or I go to a class at the gym where I burn another 1500 or so. Before I go to bed, I do a 20 minute exercise routine that is more aboout inch loss than weight loss. That usually burns about 250 calories.

I leave it counting from the time I get there til the time I leave. I usually check it prior to stretching, to see how many calories are actually exercise calories.

I read somewhere that if you exercise in the morning and in the evening, you ramp up your metabolism.

How long does it take you to burn 2300 calories? I wear a heart rate monitor too, and even if I'm kicking butt, it'll take me at least 90 minutes to burn 1000 calories.

Edited to add: I was thinking about it, and I turn the HRM off if I am not actively exercising. For instance, once I am done with the elliptical, and before I go to the treadmill, I'll turn the watch off because I'll take a few minutes to stretch in between. I don't know why I do that, I just always have. It's like if I'm not actively exercising for that few minutes, then I don't get to count that? :laugh: Maybe if I left it on from the second I start til the second I leave, it'd be higher. interesting.
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I go to the gym in the morning for about an hour, either working with a trainer or going to a body pump class, and I usually burn between 1000 and 1100 calories. I either work out again in the evenings at home or I go to a class at the gym where I burn another 1500 or so. Before I go to bed, I do a 20 minute exercise routine that is more aboout inch loss than weight loss. That usually burns about 250 calories.

I leave it counting from the time I get there til the time I leave. I usually check it prior to stretching, to see how many calories are actually exercise calories.

I read somewhere that if you exercise in the morning and in the evening, you ramp up your metabolism.
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Wow, that's great! What dedication! I went today and did the stairs for 30 minutes, treadmill for 30 minutes or so, and the elliptical for about another 15. I would have gone longer, but my HRM was pissing me off...I think I am going to get a new, better one. What do you have? I have a Reebok Precision, but lately it hasn't been working right. Sometimes it'll jump from 0 heart rate to 160 then back to 0. I've tried readjusting it, wetting it, etc. It's distracting from working out, having to check to make sure it's always working properly.