September Challenge, burn 5,000 calories a week!

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  • quelquun
    quelquun Posts: 42 Member
    Count me in! I just joined yesterday and want to kickstart my fitness plan to lose the 30 pounds I've gained since college. I'm down to AT LEAST try to get to 5000 calories a week by doing a combo of 30 day shred and couch to 5k. Actually, no, I'm not going to try- I'm going to do it!
  • meerkat70
    meerkat70 Posts: 4,605 Member
    Managed to walk this afternoon - 2 hours, but kind of slowly. My leg is hurting big style. So tonight I'll have to just have a swim, instead of my Big Gym Plans. I do hope this leg heals up soon, as I'm starting to twitch without a reasonably decent burn.... Sigh.

    ETA, I am officially cursed. Pools was closed due to 'accident' (probably someone's kid threw up in it....)

    So, basically I managed 698 cal today, just walking a couple of hours. Hopefully tomorrow will be less frustrating!
  • jackyb03
    jackyb03 Posts: 20
    WOW! That's an insane amount of calories to burn a week. I am no where near that now but am willing to give it a shot. Count me in!!!
  • lynnie07
    lynnie07 Posts: 52
    add me to it too! : )
  • myiceisonfire
    myiceisonfire Posts: 782 Member
    Walking in Place HRM 69:00 min, 500 Calories
    Walking in Place HRM 42:11 min, 501 Calories

    TOTAL (so far): 1934 / 5000
  • kimtudor
    kimtudor Posts: 3 Member
    Monday: 957 calories
    Curves (30 min) 310 calories
    Walking Dog (30 min) 140 calories
    Bicycling (45 min) 507 calories

    Tuesday: 1067 calories
    Curves (30 min) 310 calories
    Hike (35 min) 342 calories
    Walk (60 min) 415 calories


    Total so far: 2024/5000
  • ukjessi
    ukjessi Posts: 169 Member
    Yesterday I burned 940 calories- (walk/jog dvd 12 min/mile)
    Today I burned 1296 calories- (35 min on elliptical, 60 minutes walk/jog dvd 12 min/mile)

    Awesome job!! You are doing soooo great!

    I made it through the day with 803 burned (treadmill and swimming)!
  • Carlton_Banks
    Carlton_Banks Posts: 756 Member
    Monday - Ran 5.5 Miles, 888 Calories burned
    Tuesday - Spin Class @ 45 min Calories burned 660; and Treadmill Jog 1.28 Miles Calories burned 208


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  • VBLEE45
    VBLEE45 Posts: 7
    Would love to join this challenge...just the push I need!!!
  • shalynna89
    shalynna89 Posts: 324 Member
    I was lazy yesterday..due to tom
    Burned 874 today doing TurboFire & Gazelle!

    Everyone is doing so well! Way to go!!!
  • becalee26
    becalee26 Posts: 185 Member
    gonna be tough but I am in too!

    Do you guys eat all your excercise cals? 5000 a week might be hard for me to do.
  • Trellm
    Trellm Posts: 11 Member
    Today I burn 644 calories total burn for past two days 1264. I hope everyone is doing well :love: with challenge.
  • ritajean3
    ritajean3 Posts: 306 Member
    465 I have such a bad headache I feel like vomiting so no mor today.
  • Armycane
    Armycane Posts: 20
    I'm in
  • Raw07
    Raw07 Posts: 206
    Monday & Tuesday - Walking, 30 day shred, elliptical, basketball

    I have burned 1472 calories. Its going to be hard this week to meet the challenge as I am going away for 4 days but Im going to do this!
  • Sophie983
    Sophie983 Posts: 119 Member
    I am IN!

    Yesterday I burned 965 calories.
  • roebuck1908
    roebuck1908 Posts: 185
    Sounds good I'll give it ago
  • meerkat70
    meerkat70 Posts: 4,605 Member
    gonna be tough but I am in too!

    Do you guys eat all your excercise cals? 5000 a week might be hard for me to do.

    dip into them if you are hungry, i'd say. i wouldnt try to eat the lot.
  • mosneakers
    mosneakers Posts: 343 Member
    gonna be tough but I am in too!

    Do you guys eat all your excercise cals? 5000 a week might be hard for me to do.

    dip into them if you are hungry, i'd say. i wouldnt try to eat the lot.

    I will eat if I'm hungry, but I usually don't eat them all back. I find that I'm more hungry on days that I don't burn too many calories.

    Monday - Boot Camp - 869
    Tuesday - Walk DVD (3miles) - 473 My first day of booty camp kicked my booty so I'm glad I could at least do something with all the aches!!!
    Wednesday - Boot Camp - 1028
    2370 total for the week - just about 1/2 way there. YAY!!!!
  • Jerzeeblondie
    Jerzeeblondie Posts: 236
    Monday- 940 calories- (walk/jog dvd 12 min/mile)
    Tues-1296 calories burned- (35 min on elliptical, 60 minutes walk/jog dvd 12 min/mile)
    Wed- 1174 calories burned - (80 minutes on elliptical)


    3410/5000

    I'm hoping to get a heart rate monitor soon so I can be more accurate, but for now I'm using different websites for a calorie burned calculator as well as mfp and taking whatever site gives me the lowest number. Tomorrow or Saturday is probably my rest day so I've been trying to get a good burn in every day. Plus I know next week I'll be much more busy and have shorted workouts so it'll be a lot harder to reach the 5,000 next week.
  • meerkat70
    meerkat70 Posts: 4,605 Member
    OK, leg starting to get better, so here we go:

    Mon 641 - running and walking (and doing something nasty to my calf!)
    Tues 698 - a few hours walking
    Wed 1264 - a good bit of walking, and a nice long swim.

    I usually do a couple of hours a day, and as I'm hefty, that normally adds up to around 1000 - sometimes a little more, sometimes a little less. I'll catch up to you lot soon!

    Like Jerzee, I've been comparing MFP to other sites, but bucking the usual trend have found estimates elsewhere to be very similar or more. So hopefully my MFP estimates aren't too ridiculous. I got a wristwatch HRM the other day, but can't seem to make it work! :-)
  • loops03
    loops03 Posts: 14 Member
    Sunday:1247 calories (1.5 hours of thai boxing)
    Monday:Rested
    Tuesday:499 (boxing:punching bag)


    1746/5000

    Im going to work out hard today to make up for Tuesday! Good luck everyone! YOu can do it!
  • JENIFER_AZ
    JENIFER_AZ Posts: 235 Member
    Monday: 1,555 calories doing Zumba
    Tuesday: 1,301 calories doing Zumba
    Wednesday: 1,648 calories doing Zumba

    total so far: 4,504
  • deniecewin
    deniecewin Posts: 4
    i would like to try....so Im in, lets get it! :happy:
  • vold94
    vold94 Posts: 256
    Ok another 562 calories burned today! For total of 2430 for week so far! 2570 to go!
  • Carlton_Banks
    Carlton_Banks Posts: 756 Member
    Monday - Ran 5.5 Miles, 888 Calories burned
    Tuesday - Spin Class @ 45 min Calories burned 660; and Treadmill Jog 1.28 Miles Calories burned 208
    Wednesday - Ran 4.55 Miles, Calories burned 769

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  • myiceisonfire
    myiceisonfire Posts: 782 Member
    Monday: 30 Day Shred = 588, Physica Therapy = 213, Walking = 132

    Tuesday: Walking = 1001

    Wednesday: House work = 236, Physical Therapy = 232, Walking = 550

    Total so far: 2952 / 5000
    Over half way there!!!!!!
  • shalynna89
    shalynna89 Posts: 324 Member
    Tuesday: Turbofire & Gazelle burned 874
    Wednesday: 4 mile walk burned 895
    Total so far: 1769/5000
  • loops03
    loops03 Posts: 14 Member
    Sunday:1247 calories (1.5 hours of thai boxing)
    Monday:Rested
    Tuesday:499 (boxing:punching bag)
    Wednesday: 998 (60 minutes boxing in ring)

    Total for the week:
    2744/5000

    Almost there!!!! =)
  • bloodstar
    bloodstar Posts: 29 Member
    Well, late to the Ball, but I'll see how I can hold up doing this.

    Hope people don't mind that I count my week as starting on Mondays :)

    Monday: Run 7.1 miles 1012 calories burned
    Tues: Elliptical 30 minutes 460 calories burned
    Wednesday: Run 7.1 Miles 1012 Calories burned

    Calories burned: 2484 so far

    The rest of this week should be interesting with DragonCon and a Falcons game to go to...

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