Stay At Home Mommies Unite! 60 Day Challenge Week 5

My calories are coming from a mixture of 30ds (usually just over 200 cals) and walking/running C25K on the treadmill(200-300 cals). I find that I do the best when I have routine. Actually, the weekly calorie goal has really pushed me. I set the number higher than my normal burn but based on what I've done so far should likely go over.
I, too, am amazed by the 800+ calorie burns. Now that's a commitment.

Ladies,

I am back and show was a big hit.. I had few of them walking to me and being appreciative.. One elderly person was like I did a good job... Everything was perfect except my belly fat...lol Now I have to have to lose that fat...

Thanks for all the wishes and I was confident on stage... they gave me a break after each song... and I didn't realize that if I was ok...

My hubby too liked it...

Organizers have taken the video of my performance, will post it in youtube once i receive it.. We could capture few snaps, not very good but will post them here... Had a great day...

Have burnt a bit of my calories... but took a day off on my strength for today...

yippeeee

Here is a list of my calorie burn for the week:
~Mon~
AM -weight lifting 60min
noon- aerobics 20 min (butt bible)
PM- walking 3.5 mph, 45 min
~Tues~
AM- walking 3.5mph, 45 min
noon - aerobics 20 min (butt bible)
PM- walking 3.5mph, 45 min
~Wed~
same as Mon
~Thurs~
same as Tues
~Fri~
same as Mon
~Sat~
AM -walking 3.5mph, 45 min
PM- walking 3.5 mph, 45 min (this one is a big maybe, it depends on what's going on that day)
~Sun~
REST!!!!!

I don't usually do the aerobics everyday, I only started to add more of a calorie burn for this challenge, but I might start adding something in since school has started and I have the house to myself at nap time now.

TODAY'S CALORIES BURNED:
Walking, 3.5 mph, uphill for 70 mins
=476
Walking, 3.0 mph, mod. pace, walking dog for 20 mins
=75
Rope jumping, moderate, general for 15 mins
=170
TOTAL= 721 calories burn

*plus i do the strength exercises listed below, but do not log the calories burned:

50 Squats
25 Push Ups (push-ups)
100 Sit-Ups
30 Lunges

(Some days I do a combination of Insanity cardio work out and walking, along with the strength exercises listed and the average burn is between 500 and 750 a day).

*Also, don't forget that two people doing to same work out will have different caloric burn rates because of the weight differential. And muscle/fat ratio. For instance, my husband is 221 lbs and I am 149 lbs, and if we both walk for 45 minutes at a 4.0 pace he burns on average 500 calories when I only burn half of that. Not fair... just sayin lol.

Loving the cardio challenge & spreadsheet, can we do it again next week I didn't realise we were doing it till sat! It's SO getting me motivated! Did 50 lengths instead of 30 at swimming earlier and doing a 2 hour walk tomorrow! I think a challenge next week should be to burn a percentage, e.g. 10% more cals than this week!

We should all share how we burn our calories here to give eachother idaes. So lets see it ladies, how do you burn those calories?

I just copied mine from my exercise journal here, it was super easy!

I do anywhere from 60-80 minutes on the wii fit. 15 minutes of yoga, 15 minutes of strength training then 30-50 minutes of aerobics and fun stuff including rythm boxing, hula hoop, and cycling. Then I do 30 minutes of steps(about 3000). Generally I burn just under 600 calories.

NSV for the day:

After working out today I was getting ready to jump in the shower and caught side of my reflection in the mirror. Still lots of flaws, cellulite and general jiggle going on, but what I noticed was that my arms are getting slimmer and more toned. Still some jiggle in the triceps but when I flex, you can actually see muscle!!! I was so proud!!

And then, post shower, toweling off, I noticed how my thighs are also getting smaller! Yay me!!!

Don't get me wrong - I'm a looong way from my goal but the fact that I noticed these little changes made me so happy :happy:

I've decided to take full body measurements by the end of the month. I should have done it when I started the 30DS workout but I was too scared. Now that I'm seeing results I'm curious and kinda wish I had taken formal measurements. So I'm making a date with the tape measure Sept 1st!

I do Zumba, Bike riding, elliptical, upright bike, circuit training, Just Dance 2, etc

Everyone is rocking it out! I need to go in there and fill out the spreadsheet thingy for calorie burn...I am really bad with that kind of thing but I'll work on it! (spreadsheet not burning calories lol)

Ladies,
The calorie burn spreadsheet is here to stay for the remainder of the 60 day challenge!!!! Yay!! It will be here again with the challenge this week along with a strength challenge and 2 other challenges, I am so glad you all liked it! It really helped me stay motivated too.

I love the spreadsheet too! It helps me try to stay motivated and it is fun to look at what everyone else is doing as far as how many calories they are burning.

Emotional Challenge:
What excuses have you made (to yourself or others) in the past for your weight, and how do you stop yourself from falling back into the "I am heavy because...." attitude?

For a while now, I've changed my mind set on how I perceive my weight. Ever since that DREADFUL night in the dressing room where my 5 year old said, "wow mommy, you're fat" I've come to terms that I am NOT in anyway skinny, and I'm not going to beat myself up about it anymore. It's just time to CHANGE!!!!
The excuse in the past that I believe that I use the most is " I'M TIRED". That's my #1 excuse for anything!! Or the runner up to that one, I find something that hurts on my body and use that as an excuse. Whether it be a tiny pain in my toe, or a hang nail. I would find any and all things wrong.
For the attitude, I just tell myself, this is how I look, who I am, and the only way for me to change..... is for me to love me for who I am no matter what size.
I thank you ladies, all of you, for the friend requests, the support you give to me and the others, and this challenge.
Press on all!!

As most of you are aware, I burn most of my calories through dancing, dancing and dancing.. any form of dance, Indian dance burn maximum around 400 to 600 per hour... sometimes i try Zumba.. some cardio dancing.. yes I do Leslie walking when I am in no mood of dancing.. try few videos on exercise.com and exercise TV... Yoga is also my one of my fav...

I lost the link to the calorie burned spreadsheet, can someone post it for me? Thanks so much!!!

Ok, So I've been thinking about this for the last few days... Excuses?? Hmm. I know that for the last few years, I've fallen in to the "I can't find the time" crap, which I know.. is crap. Or, there's the " Life is so busy, I'm just too tired to get it all done" one. With my hubby being away from home as much as he is, people are reallly willing to enable me with that one too, or even stick that one on me without my preference! But, that's only been the last few years.
When I think back to when I was in high school... and nothing comes to mind at first. I was one of the bigger girls in my class, at a weight that.. well, as an adult, can see that it really was fine. There were just some underweight girls in my class as well. It's crazy what a little perspective can give you! Anyway, I think I always let it slide because " I'm not as big as ***"" or " well, I'm funny and a nice girl, so... " . Sure, I was unhappy. Sure, it made me put up protective walls that I didn't really let anyone in to, thus making my time there a pretty solitary experience( in a small town high school, with a grad class of 60 kids). Sure, I know it was my own doing. Didn't make it any easier. And that kind of crap follows you. It's really annoying when even as a 33 year old woman, your own insecurities make it so that you don't talk to someone you went to school with because you're thinking in their head that they're thinking ( don't get lost there!) something about you with reference to livestock. Or assuming that "{that person} doesn't want to talk to me.. they think they're better than me.. why would they lower themselves to do that?" so you're quiet and trying to look strong. Heck, it was only a year ago that my "quiet and shy, but strong" persona could have been taken as a "she thinks she's better than us" theory. Ack!

Geez, I think too much about what other people think.

Oh. wait. I seem to have gotten a little off track. Well, it's all healing, right?

Anyway, after high school, I even used the excuse of putting others before myself. Not their needs, no.. their worth. Again, being one of the bigger ones in my circle of friends.. I even would stop getting healthy because "then ---- would be the "fat one'. I can't do that to them.." Not to worry about my own self worth.. *sigh*.
So what keeps me out of that slump? my own new found ability to kick my own *kitten*. I'm determined and don't out up with bull-- I don't like it from other people, and I'm starting to not take it from myself either. I have always pictured myself in the future being a healthy active mom.. she's been waiting a while to get out of there! And, I'm seeing glimpses of her now! And I know that if I REALLY want it, I just have to make it a priority. I'm happier, I'm making a better life for my kids.. all important.