Weight Loss Challenge-Exercise Log

[ASammy1]

Hi everyone!

I thought that since we are recording our weight weekly, maybe we could also record our exercise time. This will help keep me accountable.

Anyone else in?

Last week (not so good for me):
Tuesday-10 mile bike ride
Friday- 2 miles on treadmill
Saturday- 2 miles on treadmill

This week will be better.

[Aggie_Ama]

I will join you!

Tuesday- Ran 2.8 miles, about 32 minutes, pushups for the challenge, abs
Wednesday- Ran 3.2 miles, about 37 minutes
Thursday- Ran 3.2 miles, about 38 minues, pushups for the challenge
Saturday- About 1 hour of mountain biking with breaks because I was having confidence issues. Pushups
Sunday- About 2 hours of mountain biking with breaks for cross training (walking the bike) and trying to figure out obstacles.

The bad thing about mountain biking is I am not good enough yet to continuously go. I have to stop to catch my breath or assess an obstacle. Last week was just so-so because the weekend was not a very hard workout set.

And I stepped on the scale and gained this morning. Of course I am sick with a stomach issue causing me to be MAJOR bloated and I will use that as my excuse!

[limewave]

I don't really have a problem exercising, I really need to be held accountable for what I eat. Anyways, I keep track of my exercise on facebook. Here's my log from last week:

Mon 1 Running 0:50:00 4.5 Trail/beach run. State Park.
Tue 2 Cycling 1:50:00 26 Mntn bike road ride
Tue 2 Weights 0:40:00 0 ball exercises and resistance bands
Thu 4 Running 0:55:00 5 Trail run. In the pouring rain.
Fri 5 Cycling 0:55:00 16 tour de NM
Sat 6 Running 0:55:00 4 train running with Roxy
Sat 6 Weights 0:30:00 0 ball exercises and resistance bands
Sun 7 Cycling 1:30:00 10 Slow bike ride with the family

TOTAL: 8 hrs, 5 min
Cycling: 52 miles
Running 13.5

[jesvetmed]

Alright: but I feel lazy looking at your guys' lists!

9/1 Mon: Bike Trainer 50 min spinervals DVD
9/2 Tues: 3 mile walk, easy pace
Boot Camp Class 1 hour
9/3 Wed: Bike with Group: 27 miles, 1.75 hr.
9/4 Thur: Run/Walk combo 8 miles 1.5 hr
Boot Camp Class 1 hour
Push Up /Sit Up Challenge: 10/10/8/6/10
9/5 Frid: Walk 2.5 miles 30 minutes
Push / Sit up Challenge: 12/12/10/10/12
9/7 Sun: Push/Situp Challenge: 15/13/10/10/15
Walk 1.5 miles quickly. (had to run to work!)

TOTAL: Bike: 2 hr 40 min
Run: Approx 45 minutes
Walk: 2 hours
Weights/Calisthetics/Core: 2.5 hr

[Miranda]

The bad thing about mountain biking is I am not good enough yet to continuously go. I have to stop to catch my breath or assess an obstacle.


Do you wear a HRM when you mtb? I would consider myself primarily a roadie whose mtb convert lately due to my disgust with the "saddle search". BUT, I was amazed when I wore my monitor on the trail with all the dismounts etc. STILL how many calories I burned:cool:. At first, I decided I really didn't need to wear my HRM on the trail like my road bike because I thought, "well, I'm slow as a turtle, so what good can this really be doing me, even though I'm sweating like a pig... what? what a minute... ding ding, sweat=burn... add it up!". Actually, I took both my mtb and road camping over last holiday w/e and I burned more on my trail rides than my road:o. Maybe it's the motivation to not bite a tree?:confused::D fwiw... :)

[Aggie_Ama]

Do you wear a HRM when you mtb?


Not yet but my Timex watch broke and I have plans to get a Polar watch to replace it sooner than later. So hopefully I will be investing in one in the near future.

[ASammy1]

So I started fitness Boot Camp yesterday morning and I can barely walk today. I guess that means it's working!!! :p

I don't know how I am going to get through tomorrow's BC if I can barely walk today! I am going to take it easy tonight on the bike, something like10-12 miles to work out that crazy lactic acid! My quads, calves, abs, and triceps are screaming at me!

[jesvetmed]

So I started fitness Boot Camp yesterday morning and I can barely walk today. I guess that means it's working!!! :p

I don't know how I am going to get through tomorrow's BC if I can barely walk today!

Isn't boot camp great?!
I love that feeling -- sounds like you guys do more lower body than we do -- we do a lot, but I'm always worse on the upper body / core. Much more sore there than anywhere else. We do TONS of pushups, planks, medicine ball stuff, kettle bells, tri-ceps, etc. The legs are probably less than 1/3 of what we do. There's no way I'd push myself to do these alone. It's worth the money for me to join the group in this case! Hope your class goes ok!
Jes

[ASammy1]

Hey Jes!

Boot camp is crazy! Monday morning, we had to run up and down this giant hill for 8 minutes straight. I almost threw up.

Today we worked out in the rain. I didn't mind though, since it was pretty warm and the rain cooled me off. The trainer put a basket of tennis balls at the top of a 60 step stairway and we had to run up the stairs, grab a tennis ball and come back down. On the tennis ball were written different exercises and when we got down the stairs, then had to do those respective exercises. Everything from core, to squats, to frog jumps, tricep dips. It was a killer!!!

I'm like you though, I need to have someone push me to the limit and I feel it's definitely worth the $$ too.

On Tuesday, Thurs, and Saturday, we are supposed to do something low impact just to keep our HR up for about 45 min to an hour.

[Candie607]

Ok, great. This may motivate me not to skip those workouts!

Monday (9/1): 32 mile easy ride
Tues (9/2): 43 mile ride
Wed: off
Thurs (9/4): 19 miles
Friday (9/5): 19 miles
Sat (9/6): 47 mile hilly hard pace ride
Sun: off
Total for week: 160 miles

I hope to start back running some more over the next week or so.

[ASammy1]

Welcome Candie607!

We are all here to motivate each other and give encouragement!

Looks like you are logging quite a few miles too! Great job last week.

[Candie607]

If I can just get my diet under control! I haven't been making the best of food choices, but hopefully have done a little better over the past week.

The boot camp sounds like a great workout!

[ASammy1]

Food journaling is the only way I can keep my diet under control. PM me w/ your email addy if you want a blank copy of the one I use.

[ASammy1]

BC was crazy again today. We did circuits at stations for 1 minute each

1. Running up and down the 60 step stairway
2. Running backwards up the hill w/ 3 lb weights in each hand
3. Push ups
4. Walking lunges
5. Plank hold

At the end, we had a contest to see who could frog jump the farthest. I came in 2nd-not too shabby!

[ASammy1]

Alright everyone, time to post your weekly workouts!

Here's mine:

Mon-butt kicking Boot Camp (1 hr)
Tues- 12 mile recovery from Boot Camp ride (45 min)
Wed- butt kicking Boot Camp (1 hr)
Thurs- 2 mile recovery walk (45 min)
Fri- butt kicking boot camp (1 hr)
Sat- 15 mile recovery from Boot camp ride (1 hr)
Sun- off!

Much better than last week. I just wish the scale showed it. :(

[Candie607]

Monday, 9/8: bike 21 miles
Tues: offf
Wed: Bike 38 miles
Thurs: Run 4 miles, walk 1 mile
Fri: Bike 26 miles, Upper body workout
Sat: Bike 17 miles
Sun: bike 44 miles, spin class 45 min at gym

Total bike: 147 miles + 1 spin class
Run: 4 miles
Strength: 1 workout

I need to do more strength training and hope to improve that.

[Aggie_Ama]

I had a pretty good week:

Monday ran 2.4 miles, pushups
Tuesday was much needed rest
Wednesday ran 3.2 miles, pushups
Thursday more rest
Friday ran 4 miles
Saturday even more rest
Sunday 2.5 hours of mountain biking, about 14 miles of single track.

I worked 57.5 hours last week so the rest was definitely needed to keep up. I honestly was able to keep myself from feeling really run down which is nice. This week I will probably work less and push it a little more.

[3for3]

Hope it's okay if I join! I figure it will help me to stay on track if I know I'll be writing it down for other people's viewing! Last week was interesting:

Sunday: 16.5 mile bike ride
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday - nothing (recovering from fall on aforementioned ride):p
Thursday: 7 mile bike ride
Friday: AM - 2 mile run on treadmill, lower body weights workout, abs
PM - 11 mile ride
Saturday: 10.2 mile ride

My knees have really been bothering me when I run and I've been advised not to run for a while. :mad: Friday was a trial run after a short break, but they are still acting up. Will have to stick with walking on the treadmill for a couple of weeks. I'm trying to get over the psychological barrier I seem to have that makes me feel like I will never lose weight if I can't run! I suppose walking is better than nothing.

[ibcycling]

I think I'm going to just do one post and update it with each week's exercise log so everything is all in one place. Hope that's OK.

Mon 9/8 - 25 miles bike & 28 nPups
Tue 9/9 - 25 miles bike
Thu 9/11 - 40 miles bike
Fri 9/12 35 Pups

Mon 9/15 - 24 miles bike & 35 Pups

[3for3]

Okay latest update:

Still can't run for three more weeks!

Sun 9/14 - Essentially a day off, but I did 20 min of yoga to stretch out some sore muscles

Mon9/15 - 2 miles walking on treadmill with 12 percent incline /
lower body strength training

Tue 9/16 - same as Mon. but upper body strength training

Wed 9/17 - off

Thurs. 9/18 - 15 min warm up on treadmill and total body strength training (Can I just say - oh dang! this was a hard work out. Thank you women's health magazine!)

Fri - 9/19 - 12.2 mile ride with killer hill in the middle (15% and I made it to the top!!! Last time I did that ride I didn't make it to the top!)

Sat 9/20- 15 min warm up on treadmill and total body strength training

[ASammy1]

Hi 3for3! Of course it's ok for you to join! It's good to see that you are still keeping up your exercising even though you cant run!!!

I had another good week. Right now I am using cycling as recovery from boot camp. It seems to be working...

I've gained 2 lbs but..........wait for it...... I've lost an inch on my thighs and 2% body fat in two weeks!!! Yay! My trainer says that in a few more weeks the weight will start to melt off me.

Anyway, here's my weekly log

Sun/14th-off
Mon/15th- butt kicking boot camp (and my 30th bday!!!)
Tue/16th- 12 mile recovery ride on hybrid
Wed/17th- a.m. butt kicking boot camp, p.m. 9 mile ride on Onyx
Thu/18th- tennis w/ DBF
Fri/19th- butt kicking boot camp
Sat/20th- 10 mile recovery ride on hybrid

Thanks everyone!

Andrea

[3for3]

Happy 30th Andrea! I had mine back in March. I think I was afraid to turn 30 but so far it's the best decade of my life! (All 6 months of it so far!) Hope you managed to do something fun after butt-kicking-boot-camp. I think I would have been tempted to skip out that day! :p

Sarah

[Aggie_Ama]

So-so week for me. Looks active on paper but there wasn't as much challenging myself. I really felt like the lack of running was a let down. Plus the mountain biking is still hard for me to get a good workout because I am learning.

Monday- Mountain biking, about an hour but there was a lot of stopping.
Tuesday- nothing
Wednesday- push ups, ran 3 laps (2.4 miles)
Thursday- Commuted home 27 miles
Friday- push ups
Saturday- 16.4 miles mountain biking, some of these miles (maybe 4) was asphalt connecting two trails.
Sunday- 5.5 miles mountain biking, worked hard this day. Push ups.

[limewave]

Not a great week for me. Twisted my ankle last weekend.

Wed 17 Cycling 0:45:00 0 Sationary bike
Thu 18 Cycling 0:45:00 0 Sationary bike
Fri 19 Cycling 0:45:00 0 Stationary bike.
Fri 19 Weights 0:20:00 0 ball exercises and resistance bands
Sun 21 Cycling 1:45:00 24 mntn bike road ride. Stopped a few times.

[Candie607]

Good week for exercise, but weight went up!

Mon 15: Run 2 miles, walk 3 miles
Tues 16: 24 mile bike ride
Wed 17: 24 mile bike ride, upper body weights and abs
Thurs 18: 20 mile bike ride
Fri 19: off
Sat 20: 41 mile bike ride
Sun 21: 35 mile bike ride

Totals: 144 miles bike, 2 miles run, 3 walk, one upper body workout

Still need to get in at least one more upper body workout.

[3for3]

Sun 9/21 - 6 mile walk up Provo Canyon - 16 min miles

Mon 9/22 - off

Tues 9/23 - 17:35 cardio warm up on treadmill, push ups, core and lower body strength training

Wed 9/24 - 10.2 mile (very painful!) ride. Legs were totally sore from Tues, this ride HURT, but I did it faster than I've ever done that trail. :)

Thur 9/25 - 30 min. yoga, push ups, core and upper body strength training

Fri 9/26 - 6 mile walk up Provo Canyon

Sat. 9/27 - off - We were going to do a family ride, but I've got two sickos on my hands! My hubby and daughter have colds so I'm playing nurse. So, I didn't get two rides in this week, which is my goal, but I'll live. It was a good week overall.

[kjay]

I LOVE reading this thread, as everyone here is so darn motivated and energetic. Great accomplishments all. Thanks for motivating me. I dropped out of the weekly weigh-ins because my scale was erratic, but I'm anxious to start the next one. In the meantime, I thank you for this motivation!

[jesvetmed]

I'd forgotten about this. It does help me to try to keep track and read everyone else's.

Let's see:
Sunday: Day off (worked all day).
Monday, Spinnervals on trainer: 60 minutes "aerobic work"; pushups and situps.
Tuesday, Spinervals on trainer: 45 minutes of hill work
Also: Boot camp.
Wed: Attempted walk/run. Made less than 2 miles and leg HURT so bad!
Thursday: Bike Trainer Spinervals: 45 minutes
Boot Camp
Friday: Actual ROAD RIDE! Yeah! 70 minutes, 17 miles
Saturday: Only Push UPs.

[ASammy1]

Thanks kjay! Join in whenever you feel like it.

This was not the best week for me...

Sun 21-off
Mon 22- skipped BC, but ended up doing a quick 12 miles on Onyx
Tues 23-off (the washer broke and I had to finish the laundry at the laundromat)
Wed 24-Butt kicking boot camp
Thurs 25-2 miles on the treadmill
Fri 26-off (BC was cancelled due to flooding)
Sat 27- 2 mile run on the boardwalk, walking lunges, frog jumps, bench step ups, and push ups
Sun 28- 16 miles on Onyx at the Great Dismal Swamp

Keep up the good work everyone!

[Aggie_Ama]

Not too bad but the lack of running slows my weight loss. That kick of running really helps but my new HR monitor should be in today and I will be out to try it!

Monday: Commuted home 23 miles
Tuesday: Pushups
Wednesday: 16 mile road ride, rolling route
Thursday: Commuted home 20 miles
Friday: rest
Saturday: 50 mile ride, rolling route. Push ups
Sunday: 7 mile single track mountain biking. Push ups.

[ASammy1]

Ok week for me...

Sun 28th-16 miles on Onyx at the Great Dismal Swamp.
Mon 29th- butt kicking boot camp
Tues-30th- off
Wed 1st- butt kicking boot camp
Thurs 2nd- 2 mile walk w/ the pup at the oceanfront boardwalk
Fri 3rd- butt kicking boot camp
Sat 4th- 3 mile "Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk"
Sun 5th- 10 mile leisurely ride on the hybrid, 2.5 mile walk w/ the pup at the oceanfront boardwalk.

[3for3]

Alright, I've been dreading sending in this post. For some reason I really lost steam last week. Of course, it didn't help that we had a family birthday and I was preparing for / dealing with company in from out of town. I think it became all too easy to use those as an excuse for not working out. Can anyone relate? On the up side....my house got a super cleaning that it really needed!

Sun 9/28 - 17:30 cardio warm up on treadmill (10-12% incline)
total body strength training

Mon 9/29 - 3.2 mile walk
49 pushups

Tues / Wed - off

Thurs 10/2 - 18 min cardio warm up on treadmill (10-12% incline)
core and lower body strength training
53 pushups

Fri 10/3 - off

Saturday -pushups 58

I only really worked out three days! :( Well, maybe the mental break will keep me psyched up for the rest of the month of October. I also have a question for you all...Do you have a different "winter weight" goal than you would have for "summer weight"? The weather got cold here for the first time this season and I was reminded how much my appetite goes up. I was wondering if I should give myself a couple of pounds of leeway for the winter months?

[Aggie_Ama]

My nifty new Polar tells me:

4 workouts (ran 10.4 miles total and commuted home 27 miles one day)
4 hours 5 minutes of activity
2392 calories burnt, alright too bad I ate Mexican, Pizza and had beer this weekend.

In addition to the 2- 5ks, 1 - 4 miler and the commuting I did pushups twice, a ton of yard work Friday night and Saturday plus walked around for 3 hours at a Wildlife Expo Saturday afternoon.

[ASammy1]

3for3- To answer your question regarding winter weight vs summer weight... I have no idea. I've lost about 45 lbs in the last year and before then didn't pay much attention to my health and fitness levels for about 10 years. Until I reach my goal weight I wont know for sure... Just gotta keep plugging along until then!

FYI... this wasn't a good week for me. I am not looking forward to posting my workouts on Sunday...

[Aggie_Ama]

Bump. Last week wasn't good for me:

4 runs- 3.2, 2-ish, 2.4, 3.2

Some very light yard work. I am fighting allergy season and it zaps my motivation. Still moved forward towards the weight loss goal. I think this week will be a bust too since I am going out of town. I will take my running shoes though.

[ASammy1]

I basically took last week off.... I know. Shame on me...

[Aggie_Ama]

*Bump*

Let me bring my shame to the table. Week of 10/13-10/19:

Thursday- Ran 3.2 miles. Good time on the run.

And that is IT!! Back in the swing of things though, I ran last night and will likely ride tonight. But wow, one day? I still lost 2 lbs on my weight watchers weigh in, maybe my body was needing a break. :confused: