6 week PUSH YOURSELF challenge, WEEK 1

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  • syd1980
    syd1980 Posts: 283
    i logged : Weekly Total / Goal mins: 649 / 360 calories:5383 / 3170

    have to admit is was hard getting that water in , but i did it.

    i do 3 days 60 mins of strength training of P90x
    the other 4 days are cardio .
    Ab workout atleast 3 times a week.
    was too restless this week for a rest day , felt better doing a cardio that day.
  • rhonda1981
    rhonda1981 Posts: 33 Member
    OK...I am finished for the week and feel really great...here are number numbers for the week

    Monday
    Walking, 3.5 mph, brisk pace 35 minutes 167
    Walking, 4.0 mph, very brisk pace 15 minutes 70
    Strength training (weight lifting, weight training) 60 minutes 236

    Tuesday
    Elliptical Trainer 35 minutes 400
    Walking, 3.5 mph, uphill 50 minutes 390


    Wenesday
    Walking, 3.5 mph, uphill 60 minutes 370
    Water aerobics, water calisthenics 60 minutes 315

    I was sooo tired this day.

    Thursday
    Walking, 3.0 mph, mod. pace, walking dog 30 minutes 130
    Walking, 2.0 mph, slow pace 20 minutes 66


    Friday
    Elliptical Trainer 35 minutes 417
    Walking, 3.5 mph, uphill 30 minutes 184

    Saturday
    Walking, 3.5 mph, uphill 45 minutes 263
    Elliptical Trainer 35 minutes 423

    Sunday
    Walking, 4.0 mph, very brisk pace 35 minutes 219
    Stair-treadmill ergometer, general 15 minutes 127

    TOTAL
    625 mintues of cardio yeilded me 3777 calories burned.
    Mondays SW - 174
    Sundays EW - 173

    What I did wrong, I am not drinking enough water, I suck, I need to add in more weights. I am going to try to burn 3800 calories this week and add in more weight training. I made the goal though. YEAH! I am also one dress size donw, from a 14 to a 12...
  • chickadee2010
    chickadee2010 Posts: 1,389 Member
    I'm honestly not sure if I'll be able to make 8 glasses of water today. I've only had four. Still, I have about 4 more hours till I go to bed. So we'll see. I'll post my results later. :)
  • missyjane
    missyjane Posts: 188 Member
    My results for the week:

    260 weeks
    2761 calories
    I met or exceeded my water every day but one.

    Not quite to the goal, but WAY better than I've been doing AND I pushed myself soooo hard. Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Great job to everyone else who PUSHED this week!
  • missyjane
    missyjane Posts: 188 Member
    Oh, and it was all cardio, no strength training. Will work on that...
  • babyprincess13
    babyprincess13 Posts: 23
    this is my week 1 log:
    i have chosen the minutes since i dont have an HRM yet and i was not able to figure out how many calories i burn during my strength training at home.

    MONDAY
    cardio - walk 50 mins
    water - 8 glasses

    Tuesday
    cardio -wii - 45 mins
    strength training - 20 mins
    water - 12 glasses

    WEDNESDAY
    cardio -walk - 40 mins
    water - 10 glasses

    THURSDAY
    water- 8 glasses
    i was not feeling well so i didnt get any form of work out on thursday.

    FRIDAY
    cardio- cleaning 45 mins
    water - 10 glasses

    SATURDAY
    cardio walk 75 mins
    strength training - 20 mins
    water 8 glasses

    SUNDAY
    cardio - walk - 60 mins
    water 6

    TOTAL
    cardio - 315
    strength training-40
  • CappyDM
    CappyDM Posts: 4
    Is it too late to join the challenge?? This sounds perfect for me! Last weigh-in I was 228.5, but have had a few bad, non-logging days and am a little afraid to step back on the scale and see if any damage was done. OK, just weighed in and am up 1/2 pound to 229. The week ahead is full of challenges--after work baseball games to watch 2 nights a week, and a friends wedding this weekend (me in a strapless formal dress--YIKES!!!). Getting in the exercise and water could be tough, but this is the kind of challenge that will make me really work for it.
  • TracieJ65
    TracieJ65 Posts: 645 Member
    Is it too late to join the challenge?? This sounds perfect for me! Last weigh-in I was 228.5, but have had a few bad, non-logging days and am a little afraid to step back on the scale and see if any damage was done. OK, just weighed in and am up 1/2 pound to 229. The week ahead is full of challenges--after work baseball games to watch 2 nights a week, and a friends wedding this weekend (me in a strapless formal dress--YIKES!!!). Getting in the exercise and water could be tough, but this is the kind of challenge that will make me really work for it.

    Not too late at all! We begin week 2 tomorrow and I will post a new thread in the morning with the same name but week 2! So you can pick right up with us! Welcome to our challenge!
  • TracieJ65
    TracieJ65 Posts: 645 Member
    I would like to join too :-)

    Welcome to you too! Great getting in what you did today, good job! We begin week 2 tomorrow and I will begin a new thread entitled 6 week PUSH YOURSELF challenge, week 2. I don't know if you saw the original post about this challenge, and our requirements, to know exactly what we are doing each week. If you go back several posts here you will see where I gave it to someone else. (it's in blue)

    Again welcome to our challenge.
  • keryn92
    keryn92 Posts: 9
    Week One:
    Well everyone,
    week one didn't go over so well for me. I was on spring break but I stuck to my diet and I got my 8 glasses of water everyday. However I only worked out for 357 minutes or about 2000 calories based on MFP calculators. However I was outside in the heat from around 4-9 hours a day if that counts for anything. But I'm home this week so week 2 will be much better than week 1.
    Oh and and at my weigh in I'm down to 139 pounds!!!
  • chickadee2010
    chickadee2010 Posts: 1,389 Member
    Here is my results for day seven, week one.
    - I did 20 minutes of 2.5 walking outside and according to MFP, I burned 66 calories.
    - My strength training lasted for 1 minute. According to MFP, I burned 4 calories.
    - I only got in 6 glasses of water.
    Total: 21 minutes. 20 minutes is cardio and 1 minutes is strength.

    chickadee's week one progress:
    Total Minutes: 521
    Cardio Minutes: 405
    Strength Minutes: 106
    Water: 55 glasses

    I ran out of water in my water jug, and I don't like drinking tap water, so I only got in 6 glasses.
  • 1crazymom
    1crazymom Posts: 434 Member
    446 minutes for the week! (from practically NOTHING.) According to MFP I burned 2948, didn't count gardening for 2 hrs.(566=3496) in either challenge! Really tired tonight can't wait to go to bed. 12 8oz glasses in today. Made 8+ glasses each day. Yeah Me!!! Yeah everyone who met the challenge for this week!!! :bigsmile:
  • chickadee2010
    chickadee2010 Posts: 1,389 Member
    By the way, I burned 2722 calories this week. :)
  • hawkeyegal1995
    hawkeyegal1995 Posts: 2,009 Member
    Wow....it looks like everyone had a great week!

    I was AWOL over the weekend--visiting family who don't have a computer.

    For Friday:
    40 minutes on the elliptical
    25 minutes-Bosu Core training

    Saturday-spent 4.5 hours walking around Ikea shopping. So no formal exercising.

    Sunday
    27 minutes-walking
    68 minutes-biking...probably could count that as strength training as well as I was riding against a 30 mph wind. My legs and core were working like crazy just to stay upright and moving forward.

    So my totals for the week were
    655 minutes and 5934 calories burned.


    I made my 8 glasses of water 5 out of the 7 days so that is my weakspot!

    Keep up the good work everyone!
    Jenn
  • Ampierce
    Ampierce Posts: 53 Member
    Hi All,

    Everyone is doing great!

    My totals for the week are:

    396 minutes total (3301 cals from MFP)

    Cardio = 251 minutes
    Strength training = 145 minutes

    I was sucessful with my water level at 8+ glasses, but still need 2 more today to reach my 8. Hopefully, I will be able to do more this coming week. :tongue:
  • TracieJ65
    TracieJ65 Posts: 645 Member
    Week One:
    Well everyone,
    week one didn't go over so well for me. I was on spring break but I stuck to my diet and I got my 8 glasses of water everyday. However I only worked out for 357 minutes or about 2000 calories based on MFP calculators. However I was outside in the heat from around 4-9 hours a day if that counts for anything. But I'm home this week so week 2 will be much better than week 1.
    Oh and and at my weigh in I'm down to 139 pounds!!!

    Well that is terrific! You made the goal of 350 minutes and got in 8 glasses of water a day!
  • MoM2LayLa09
    MoM2LayLa09 Posts: 152
    HaHa! I made it : -)

    This week was awesome and this challenge really made me push myself I am so proud!

    TOTALS!

    Monday - 40 minutes Cardio / 9 glasses water
    Tuesday - 91 minutes Cardio / 9 glasses water
    Wednesday - NO EXERCISE / 9 glasses water
    Thursday - 65 minutes Cardio / 9 glasses water
    Friday - 35 minutes Cardio / 15 minute strength train / 9 glasses water
    Saturday- 110 minutes Cardio/ 9 glasses water
    Sunday- 54 minutes Cardio / 9 glasses water

    395 minutes of cardio
    15 minutes of ST ( need to work on this )

    63 glasses of water !

    Whoop whoop : )
  • christinaberlyn
    christinaberlyn Posts: 12 Member
    Week 1 Totals -

    Minutes - 517
    Calories Burned - 2959
    30 minutes of strength
    The rest all cardio
    Got 10-12 glasses of water in everyday.

    I put the time in but I don't feel like I burned enough calories. I think my bodybugg is low sometimes but I'm going to push myself even harder next week!!!
  • luvautumn70
    luvautumn70 Posts: 5
    I would like to join too :)

    My first week avg. 1210 cal. a day, walked 1.5 miles a day mon.- fri.on my lunch breeak. sat went to the gym had a great workout. Hubby and I walked a mile after a lite supper tonight. Lost 5 lbs this week :)

    Sonya
  • ricnrac
    ricnrac Posts: 95 Member
    Week One down and here are my results

    550 total minutes
    460 cardio (walking 3-4mph depending on day and Biggest Loser dvds)
    90 strength (biggest loser dvds)

    Calories burned 4028

    Met or exceeded daily intake of 8 glasses of water per day

    I don't weigh until tomorrow morning but I plan to come back and post those results too. On to Week Two!!
  • TracieJ65
    TracieJ65 Posts: 645 Member
    I would like to join too :)

    My first week avg. 1210 cal. a day, walked 1.5 miles a day mon.- fri.on my lunch breeak. sat went to the gym had a great workout. Hubby and I walked a mile after a lite supper tonight. Lost 5 lbs this week :)

    Sonya

    Wow, fantastic week Sonya! Welcome to our challenge! We start week 2 tomorrow.
  • sherrillg
    sherrillg Posts: 317 Member
    WOW! Everyone has done so well!

    Day 7
    Cardio: 95 mins
    EA Active - 15 mins
    Elliptical - 60 mins
    Walking - mall shopping - 120 mins (not counting this in the challenge)

    Strength: 15 mins
    EA Active - 15 mins

    Week 1 totals: 372 mins/cardio; 113 mins/strength; 120 mins/Other = 815 mins; 8+glasses of water/day EVERY DAY!!

    Personal goals for next week: 400+mins Cardio; 150+mins Strength

    According to Wii - I'm down about 2 1/2 lbs. YEAH!!!

    Good luck everyone!
  • TracieJ65
    TracieJ65 Posts: 645 Member
    Such awesome results everyone is posting from their first week, even those who may not quite have made it to the requirements! I am impressed at the seriousness you all put into taking on this challenge. Truly it will be you who benefits from what you put into this! Super job everyone!

    Week 2 begins tomorrow!!! I am pretty sure that if you just proved to yourself that you could do this, in week 1, then there is no reason not to continue right into week 2. Keep it up everyone, make yourselves proud!
  • amber_hanners
    amber_hanners Posts: 388 Member
    Ok so i didnt do the best this week but i Will do better next week. also i do strength every day i work out but i wear my hrm and just count it in with my cardio i got atleast 60mins from strength this week.

    M- exercise 112 mins 806 calories 5 cups of water

    T- exercise 280 mins 1019 calories 8 cups of water

    W exercise 105 mins 730 calories 7 cups of water

    T- exercise 60 mins 400 calories 10 cups of water

    and this is where i went off track didnt log or anything friday,saturday, or sunday

    Weekly totals-

    exercise-557 mins

    calories burned- 2955

    water- 29 cups

    Tracie you are such great motivation and im pullin myself out of my slump and will be better next week
  • USAFwifey12
    USAFwifey12 Posts: 373 Member
    I didn't make the goal this week but I did about 250 minutes more exercise than I normally do in a week so I'm really proud of that and determined to meet the 350 this week! I did really well on my water the first half of the week but weekends are always hard for me since my schedule is so off, I don't think I made my water yesterday or today. Here are my totals for the week:

    Cardio: 145
    Strength: 15
    Other: 110

    Total: 270
  • LizzieLiz7
    LizzieLiz7 Posts: 2 Member
    I did not do as well as I wanted to do this week. Drinking 8 glasses of water was my biggest challenge and I only averaged about 4 glasses per day. I stuck to eating 1200 calories or less each day and I exercised for 364 mins this week. I burned about 2,713 calories. I went to the gym 4 times and did a combination of elliptical, treadmill, stairs, yoga class, and spinning classes. For week #2 I plan on going to the gym 5 days and reaching the 8 glasses of water per day. Good luck to everyone :)
  • mfultz0429
    mfultz0429 Posts: 41 Member
    New day/New week! I didnt log food/exercise over the weekend. But, between the sleepover with 8 girls 10 or under and shopping and preparing for my daughter's birthday., I think I got my extra 7 minutes of cardio I needed according to my tracker. Food and calories in may be another story.... :( MY water consumption was a little short over the weekend as well.

    I didnt get up and go to the gym this morning so I will need to do that tonight. If not the gym maybe the Squat challenge I have been thinking about. That is something I can do at home and will give me some strength training time until I get to the gym tomorrow morning. Finishing my coffee and then its on to water. I am going to get these 8 glasses in, if it drowns me...

    Have a great week!
  • TracieJ65
    TracieJ65 Posts: 645 Member
    Ok so i didnt do the best this week but i Will do better next week. also i do strength every day i work out but i wear my hrm and just count it in with my cardio i got atleast 60mins from strength this week.

    M- exercise 112 mins 806 calories 5 cups of water

    T- exercise 280 mins 1019 calories 8 cups of water

    W exercise 105 mins 730 calories 7 cups of water

    T- exercise 60 mins 400 calories 10 cups of water

    and this is where i went off track didnt log or anything friday,saturday, or sunday

    Weekly totals-

    exercise-557 mins

    calories burned- 2955

    water- 29 cups

    Tracie you are such great motivation and im pullin myself out of my slump and will be better next week

    Well, Amber, you did make your minutes goal for exercise and you were pretty close to getting the water in through the week! I think you should think about what you accomplished and not what you didn't. You did great and I will look forward to seeing what you bring this week.
  • TracieJ65
    TracieJ65 Posts: 645 Member
    I didn't make the goal this week but I did about 250 minutes more exercise than I normally do in a week so I'm really proud of that and determined to meet the 350 this week! I did really well on my water the first half of the week but weekends are always hard for me since my schedule is so off, I don't think I made my water yesterday or today. Here are my totals for the week:

    Cardio: 145
    Strength: 15
    Other: 110

    Total: 270

    well, you PUSHED YOURSELF and that is what this is all about. Pushing ourselves beyond what we think our limits are and beyond what we have become comfortable with.
  • emmaleigh47
    emmaleigh47 Posts: 1,670 Member
    I might have a hard time meeting the goals this week because I have to taper ... taper means rest.
    Rest is not something I do very well.. :)

    5 days until the halfmarathon!
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