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TOPIC: 3,500+ Calories Burned Challenge: Mon, 6/18 - Sun, 6/24

 
June 24, 2012 7:14 pm
Weekly Goal: 4500
Mon: calories burned (799 Swimming/Walking dog)
Tues: calories burned (902 Swimming/Walking dog)
Wed: calories burned (1107 Swimming/Walking dog)
Thur: calories burned (925 Swimming/Walking dog)
Fri: calories burned (583 Swimming/ Walking dog)
Sat: calories burned (922 Swimming/Walking dog)
Sun: calories burned (389 Walking dog/Treadmill)

Total: 5627
Left to go: +1127 Guess I will have to up my goal next week
  8719382
June 24, 2012 7:17 pm
Weekly Goal: 3500

Mon: 1013 cal - bicycling & calisthenics
Tues: 54 cal - walking
Wed: 422 cal - calisthenics, pilates, walk/jog
Thur: 311 cal - calisthenics, sit-ups, refinishing furniture/painting
Fri: 145 cal - calisthenics, sit-ups, walking
Sat: 329 cal - calisthenics, sit-ups, walking
Sun: 1304 cal - indoor rock climbing, calisthenics, sit-ups, walking

Total: 3578 - yippee!

if it wasn't for this challenge i would have slacked off this week (been traveling) so thank you whoever started the thread....
June 24, 2012 8:09 pm
Week 2

Weekly Goal: 5,147 (3,500 for week 2; 1,647 from week 1 slacking)
Mon: 827 (30 minutes spinning, 30 minutes weight training)
Tues: 0
Wed: 442 (cycled part of Sunday's tri course)
Thur: 152 (walking downtown for 3rd Thursday)
Fri: 0
Sat: 0
Sun: 1,224 (Summer Roundup Sprint Triathlon bike leg - 15.3 miles)

Total: 2,645
Left to go: 2,502

Didn't quite make it, but decided half-way through the week that trying to play catch up for my week 1 shortage was a bad idea since it was race week. Either way - KILLED it on the bike course this morning and our team got 3rd in the co-ed relay. Still short of the minimum 3,500 goal, but I've got next week to try again!
  5587569
June 24, 2012 8:35 pm
Well I didn't make it, but I got pretty close!! I'm still pleased as it was a lot more than I usually burn, even though I ended up 700g heaver at the end of it all!!

Weekly Goal: 3,500
Mon: 424 (P90X Chest & Back + Ab Ripper)
Tues: 944 (Bootcamp & P90X Plyometrics)
Wed: 279 (P90X Shoulders & Arms + Ab Ripper)
Thur: 685 (Bootcamp & P90X Yoga)
Fri: 264 (P90X Legs & Back)
Sat: 499 (P90X Kenpo + Ab Ripper)
Sun:

Total: 3095
Left to go: 405
  12449014
June 24, 2012 8:35 pm
Goal - 3,500 (5,073)

Monday - Day Off
Tuesday - 785 (Step Aerobics, Circuit Training, Elliptical)
Wednesday - 618 (3 mile run)
Thursday - 792 (Step Aerobics, circuit training, elliptical)
Friday - Day Off
Saturday - 1715 (Elliptical, Step Aerobics, Circuit Training, Yard Work)
Sunday - 1163 (Elliptical, Step Aerobics, Circuit Training, Gardening)

Goal - 3,500
Actual - 5,073 (If you take out the hours of yard work I did this weekend, in just purely exercise I burned 3954 calories).

I am going to up my goal for next week to 4,000.
  24041846
June 24, 2012 8:37 pm
Some great finishes to your weeks!

Make sure you join next week: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/645002-3-500-calories-burned-challenge-mon-6-25-sun-7-1
  11210320
June 24, 2012 9:32 pm
Weekly Goal:3500
Mon: 600 calories (Combat and Weights)
Tues: 895 - RPM and Walking
Wed: 970 PT session & Walking
Thur: 153 Walking
Fri: 553 Ab Blast & Body Pump
Sat: 964 RPM & Walking
Sun: Rest Day

Total: 4402
Left to go: 0
June 25, 2012 12:06 am
Week 10

Weekly Goal: 4200

Mon: 631 calories burned (5.5 miles treadmill – 2.9 miles walking)
Tues: 588 calories burned (5.1 miles treadmill – 3.7 miles walking)
Wed: 424 calories burned (2.3 miles treadmill – 3.6 miles walking)
Thur: 357 calories burned (2.1 miles treadmill – 2.9 miles walking)
Fri: 384 calories burned (1.8 miles treadmill – 3.5 miles walking)
Sat: 696 calories burned (7.5 miles treadmill – 1.8 miles walking)
Sun: 144 calories burned (1.2 miles walking)

Total: 3224
Left to go: 976
  10467324
June 25, 2012 5:27 am
Week 2

Weekly Goal: 3500
Mon: 550 calories burned (elliptical, sprints and soccer drills)
Tues: 477 calories burned (elliptical, sprints, and soccer drills)
Wed: 622 calories burned (soccer)
Thur: 457 calories burned (elliptical and soccer drills)
Fri:454 calories burned (elliptical and walking dog)
Sat: 473 calories burned (elliptical and general exercise)
Sun: 371 calories burned (soccer)

Total:3404
Left to go: 96
June 25, 2012 5:30 am
Week Two

Weekly Goal:3,500
Mon: 610 (running and arc trainer)
Tues:157 (walking dog, kickboxing)
Wed: 635 (elliptical, running, lifting)
Thur:
Fri:535 (Arc Trainer)
Sat: 464 (Insanity, RUnning, Dancing)
Sun: 601(Elliptical)

Total:3002
Left to go:498
June 25, 2012 5:54 am
Weekly Goal:3500

Mon:0
Tues: 564 (Bodyrock, Run, Yoga)
Wed: 613 (run, bike)
Thur: 183 (bike)
Fri: Rest
Sat: 206 (dancing)
Sun: 1037 (biking)

Total: 2603
Left to go: 897

I was a bit short this week, but I also didn't join until Wednesday. Next week I'm all over it. Thank you to the starter of this challenge. Looking back I have found I take more rest days than I should and don't work as hard without a calorie burn goal. This is really great. Thank you.
June 25, 2012 5:55 am
Week two, didnt quite make it last week, so lets try again!

Weekly Goal:1493
Mon:265 (Walking)
Tues: 163 (Walking)
Wed: 273 (Walking)
Thur: 188 (Walking)
Fri: 0 (how they were burned)
Sat: 202(Walking)
Sun: 269(Jogging)

Total:1360
Left to go:133
  3984611
June 25, 2012 6:06 am
Burned 4029 alories this week doing insanity workout 6 days also elliptical once during the week for 40 mins and free weights.
June 25, 2012 6:23 am
Weekly Goal: 3500
Mon: 122 calories burned (21 minutes walking)
Tues: 1331 calories burned (20 min walking, 65 min racquetball, and 476 calories fitbit adjustment )
Wed: 81 calories burned (15 minutes walking)
Thur: 296 calories burned (21 minutes walking, 182 calories fitbit adjustment)
Fri: 381 calories burned (20 minutes walking, 273 calories fitbit adjustment)
Sat: 743 calories burned (115 minutes walking, 63 calories fitbit adjustment)
Sun: 574 calories burned (43 minutes walking, 221 calories fitbit adjustment)

Total: 3528
Left to go: 0 (Goal Meat!)
  20760380
June 25, 2012 7:15 am
Weekly Goal: 3500

Mon: 475 (45 mins. walking, 30 mins. strength training)
Tues: 801 (48 mins. walking, 60 mins. strength training)
Wed: 155 (20 mins. walking)
Thur: 232 (30 mins. walking)
Fri: 936 (150 mins. walking)
Sat:---
Sun: 1268 (90 mins. swimming)

Total: 3867
Left to go: 0
  20335447
June 25, 2012 7:37 am
Week 1

Weekly Goal: 3,500
Mon: 405 (walking & jogging)
Tues: 136(walking & jogging)
Wed: 568 (walking & jogging)
Thur: 228 (walking & jogging)
Fri: 553 (386 walking & jogging, 167 doing 30DS but couldn't complete)
Sat: 486 (walking, jogging & several hours of house cleaning)
Sun: 162 (walking & jogging)

Total: 2538
Left: -962

I think I'm going to have to lower my goal to 2500 and work myself up to 3500, maybe in a week or two.
  24439102
June 25, 2012 8:31 am
WEEK 5

Weekly Goal: 3500
Mon: 313 ( dancing)
Tues: 549 (dancing -Day 12 and ST)
Wed: 841 (Turbo Jams, Dancing)
Thur: 278 ( dancing)
Fri: 870 ( dancing, calisthenics ;P)
Sat: 940 ( cleaning, dancing)
Sun: 539 (dancing)


Total: 4330
Left to go: over by 830!!
  9755463
June 25, 2012 8:42 am
week One:

weekly goal 3500

Mon: calories burned 817: gym session
Tues: calories burned 335 : cleaning
Wed: calories burned 894: swimming
Thur: calories burned 238: bicycling
Fri: calories burned 1057: swimming and walking
Sat: calories burned 387: walking and cleaning house
Sun: calories burned 815: mowing lawn and cleaning house

4543 total

over 1043: loved this challenge!
  9766141
June 25, 2012 11:04 am
Weekly Goal: 3500
Mon: 488 (walking dog, jogging)
Tues: 687 (walking dog, jogging)
Wed: 360 (walking dog, jogging)
Thur: 358 (walking dog, jogging)
Fri: 789 (walkig dog, swimming)
Sat: 687 (walking dog, dancing)
Sun: 318 (walking dog, rollerblading)

Total: 3687
Left to go: 0
June 25, 2012 1:23 pm
Week 16

Measurement: HRM, upper body band

Weekly Goal: 3, 700

Mon: Rest
Tues: 957 (Jog, TF and weights!)
Wed: 587 (TF)
Thur: 417 (TF)
Fri: 377 (Jog, TF)
Sat: 1282 (Jog, TF, Weights)
Sun: 536 (TF)

Total: 4156
Left to go: 0

BAM
  15810295
June 25, 2012 3:36 pm
QUOTE:

Week 1
Should be a good challenge to take up, although my weekend starts different (Saturdays)

Weekly Goal: 3500
Mon: 1673 (Squash - Mid Intensity for 45 mins)
Tues: N/A
Wed: 1673 (Squash - Mid Intensity for 45 mins)
Thur: N/A
Fri: 581 (Swimming 15 min, Strength Training 30 min) weight lifting burns so little calories!!?
Sat: 1065 (Squash - Mid Intensity for 30mins)
Sun: 1065 (Squash - Mid Intensity for 30mins)

Total: 6057
Left to go: -2557



Week 2

Weekly Goal: 4000
Mon: 1065 (Squash - Mid Intensity for 30 mins)
Tues:
Wed:
Thur:
Fri:
Sat:
Sun:

Total: 1065 (Squash - Mid Intensity for 30mins)
Left to go: 2935
  22785352
June 25, 2012 4:38 pm
I like this idea, keeps you pushing yourself:

Week 1

Weekly Goal: 3500
Mon: 962 (Walking 5 km hr 962 calories)
Tues:
Wed:
Thur:
Fri:
Sat:
Sun:

Total: 962
Left to go: 2538
June 25, 2012 5:52 pm
Weekly Goal: 3500
Mon: 2070 (1hr BodyCombat, 1hr BodyPump, 45min Sh'Bam, 15min treadmill)

Total: 2070
Left to go: 1430
June 25, 2012 7:23 pm
Weekly Goal: 5000
Mon: 1827 (Elliptical Trainer, Stationary bike, moderate effort, Strength training)
Tues: 1302 (Elliptical Trainer, Stationary bike, vigorous effort, Strength training)
Wed: 0 (Rest)
Thur: 1302 (Elliptical Trainer, Stationary bike, vigorous effort, Strength training)
Fri: 0 (Rest)
Sat: 0 (Rest)
Sun: 1338 (Elliptical Trainer, Stationary bike, vigorous effort, Strength training)

Total: 5769
Left to go: 0
  19325147
June 26, 2012 5:01 am
QUOTE:

QUOTE:

QUOTE:

Weekly Goal: 2500
Mon: 216 walking
Tues: 129 walking
Wed: 110 walking
Thur: 163 walking, wii fit
Fri: 263 wii fit, walking
Sat: 891 walking, wii fit, cleaning
Sun: 228 walking, wii fit

Total: 2000
Left to go: 500


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