Weight Loss Challenge-Exercise Log

[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)
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. 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!

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.