Burn 5,000 calories/wk in December!! :o)

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baptistgirl23
baptistgirl23 Posts: 235 Member
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Welcome, everyone! A few of us have been doing this challenge since September and I plan to keep it going until the end of December. Who's with me? I'll post an example of how we log our exercise routines. We post every Monday. Let's go ahead and start today, November 28th and continue until January 2nd (5 weeks) Good luck, everyone!!!! :o)
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  • baptistgirl23
    baptistgirl23 Posts: 235 Member
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    **Example**

    December Challenge

    Week 1:
    Monday (11/28): 741 (110 min. Doubles Tennis; 25 min. walking)
    Tuesday (11/29): 1252 (100 min. (20 miles) Bicycling outside; 85 min. walking; 21 min. Circuit Training (30DS)
    Wednesday (11/30): 288 (75 min. walking)
    Thursday (12/01): 1297 (60 min. Pump it Up class; 60 min. Cardio HipHop class; 20 min. walking; 44 min. running (4.2 miles)
    Friday (12/02): 1010 (120 min. Two Zumba classes; 9 min. running (1 mile); 21 min. walking)
    Saturday (12/03): 77-REST...(and 20 min. walking dog)
    Sunday (12/04): 1091 (96 min. running (9.3 miles-15K Distance Dare!)

    Total for the week: 5,756 calories burned and 1 pound lost.
  • SergeantSunshine_reused
    SergeantSunshine_reused Posts: 5,382 Member
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    whew wish i could burn that much xD
  • tarmacsports
    tarmacsports Posts: 5
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    I guess i am missing something Your working out WAY to hard to loose 1 lb. in a week. I have lost 45lbs of fat and gained 20lbs of pure muscle since july and i dont work out nearly what your proposing. It took me two years and loosing no weight or fat to figure out that hiking 20 miles and biking 35 miles a week in addition to working out twice a day just wasnt doing it for me i actually gained weight because i was not eating enough and what i was eating was not very clean food. It was about the diet not being insane about running for 6 hours or wasting my time on a treadmill for more than 30 mins. Now that i have figured it out i do not work out for more than 45-60 mins a day 5 days a week and still loose 1-2 lbs of FAT a week and Yes i gain about 1lb of muscle in place of that. So explain to me why killing myself working out is going to do what exactly?? besides waste my time.
  • hebbby
    hebbby Posts: 70
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    I want to continue with this i like having a target!
  • FitMama2013
    FitMama2013 Posts: 919 Member
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    I loved this challenge in November and will definitely participate in December!

    tarmacsports - you know as well as I do that this journey is different for everyone, and what works for one doesn't work for another. those who choose to participate in this challenge enjoy working out harder and longer than others - for some of us, it's our only "me" time for the day and it's a big stress relief to push our bodies further than we thought we could. I am happy that you have found what works for you and know how your body works - please respect that burning 5,000 calories a week is what works best for us and we love having a group to support and motivate each other.
  • ShannanLaNae
    ShannanLaNae Posts: 434 Member
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    I like this. I know I can burn 5000 calories a week.
  • mallred76
    mallred76 Posts: 50 Member
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    I'm in! Can I count my cleaning hours?
  • Carlton_Banks
    Carlton_Banks Posts: 757 Member
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    I hope tarmacsports doesn't discourage too many people from pursuing this challenge. I was a little apprehensive about doing it too several months ago. I'm not actively trying to lose weight any longer as I have attained my desired weight range. I actually attribute my success in losing the last 20 pounds of 70 overall to this challenge. I don't follow any particular diet plan, I simply eat the foods I like in moderation during the weekdays. I eat at least half of my exercise calories, so I can eat pretty well as a result. I'm 47 years old now and I feel fitter than I was in my 20's. I can meet the 5000 calorie challenge every week now by just being disciplined enough to workout 5 to 6 times a week for 45 minutes to an hour. I've always enjoyed running and biking. These activities tend to burn calories at a higher rate than some other activities. I think if people find something they really enjoy and excel at, they will find this challenge worthwhile and may achieve similar success and at least improve their fitness level. The journey is the most valuable part of this process. Accomplishing the goal is just icing on the cake. Over the past few years I have taken up an interest in cycling, so I have one arguably insane thing that I train for and that is century (100+ mile) bike rides. I enjoy biking and if the weather and scenery are awesome, I don't really mind the 4 to 6 hours it takes to complete the ride.
  • annasgyal
    annasgyal Posts: 1,692 Member
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    Count me in! Was gonna join in November, but when I saw the thread it was to late.
  • Silverhillbilly
    Silverhillbilly Posts: 35
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    I'm definitely in!
  • Carlton_Banks
    Carlton_Banks Posts: 757 Member
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    Week 1
    11/28 - Monday - 50 min. Ran 6.13 miles, Calories burned 933
    11/29 - Tuesday
    11/30 - Wednesday
    12/01 - Thursday
    12/02 - Friday
    12/03 - Saturday
    12/04 - Sunday

    Total: 933
    To Go: 4,067
  • lstnlondry
    lstnlondry Posts: 1,794 Member
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    I'm in!! I just wish I rememebered which week this is for me!!
  • fitmenow
    fitmenow Posts: 10 Member
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    Sounds like a good plan! Should we post daily or once/ week? Any rules to this?
  • tarmacsports
    tarmacsports Posts: 5
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    absolutely the journey is much different for everyone. i do like the 5k calorie challenge. Its very easy for me to reach that goal in 4 days. in my case it do me no good to burn off that many calories when i can barely get enough food in me to reach a 2k calorie healthy diet. So i store EVERYthing. My metabolism is finally working but no matter how much i work out even burning 5k calories in one day will i drop more than 2lbs a week. For me i work out for 30 -45 mins a day and ill loose the same weight as if i worked out for 4 hours. I want to understand how to burn more fat than i am.
  • tarmacsports
    tarmacsports Posts: 5
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    Week 1
    11/28 - Monday - rest day Carb loading todays weight 205.5
    11/29 - Tuesday
    11/30 - Wednesday
    12/01 - Thursday
    12/02 - Friday
    12/03 - Saturday
    12/04 - Sunday

    Total: 0
    To Go: 5000
  • ingot81
    ingot81 Posts: 618 Member
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    I'm back. Will hopefully keep me on track over Christmas.
  • justle
    justle Posts: 275 Member
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    I'm going to try this next week, this week is a working week for me so i cant get to the gym but next week....
  • FitMama2013
    FitMama2013 Posts: 919 Member
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    Week 1

    11/28 - Monday - 1,510 (56 minutes/684 calories burned kickboxing, 42 minutes/510 calories burned elliptical, 39 minutes/316 calories burned treadmill incline walking)
    11/29 - Tuesday
    11/30 - Wednesday
    12/01 - Thursday
    12/02 - Friday
    12/03 - Saturday
    12/04 - Sunday

    Total: 1,510
    To Go: 3,490
  • fitmenow
    fitmenow Posts: 10 Member
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    So far this week

    Monday 333
    Tuesday 558 Sub total is 891

    So my normal workout will only get me to 891 times 3 will be about 2700 with one trainer led workout estimated to be about 400 with about 200 cardio will only make 3300.

    I would have to add 1700 to make it to 5000? I'll have to think on this. My problem with working out more is that it makes me really hungry and then I consume the extra calories that I usually don't use which myfitnesspal adds into our daily allowance.

    So in going through online database of exercises this is what I might add:

    1 mini golf outing 1 hour: 191 calories
    5 days of situps for 10 minutes: 85/day
    5 days of jumprope for 5 minutes 53/day
    non game basketball: 20 minutes 140/day (do twice)
    Guitar standing up 10 minutes/ day/3 days 32 /day

    this would total: 191+85*5+53*5+140*2+32*3=1257

    Oh still short: maybe I should add 15 minutes to my elliptical workout for 3 days to make up the difference. Or some time on the WII. FYI: I don't play guitar, but have some DVDs I gave to the kids.
  • Carlton_Banks
    Carlton_Banks Posts: 757 Member
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    Week 1
    11/28 - Monday - 50 min. Ran 6.13 miles, Calories burned 933
    11/29 - Tuesday - 45 min. Spin Class, Calories burned 1214: and 15 min Jog/Walk, Calories burned 118
    11/30 - Wednesday
    12/01 - Thursday
    12/02 - Friday
    12/03 - Saturday
    12/04 - Sunday

    Total: 2,265
    To Go: 2,735

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