Day 19:
Workout-
Spent all day packing up my whole house. We live on the second floor & I did several trips up and down those things transporting boxes & totes & more CRAP than you could ever imagine 2 people having in an 1100 square foot condo. We were cleaning it all out and moving it all to storage to put it on the market, so we got a lot of work done!
? calories
7 hours
Day 20:
Workout-
Moved furniture around, up & down stairs 30 times, loaded 4 truckloads of boxes & totes, cleaned until the whole house was SPOTLESS.
? calories
9 hours
Sorry it's not a 'technical' 500 calorie type workout, but I was so wasted tired after both of these days of working that I just couldn't find the time or the necessity to fit in another workout. I figure it was better than sitting around all day. I'm really ready to get back into real workouts though. It makes me feel bad about myself when I miss days that aren't rest days. I still have to figure something out for today. (We are still 'on the road' so things are quite challenging. Hopefully we will be home Monday & I can go to a class again.)
Saturday, January 31, 2009
experiment results: kelly
Sorry for my absence these past three days. I've been a busy girl.
I wore my heartband & watch from midnight to midnight (despite the ridiculously uncomfortable squeezy band) and here are the results:
24 hours
2486 calories
Lethargicism
I thought that was kinda interesting. I didn't think it would be quite that high, but it was. After the first 8 hours (when I woke up) it was at about 860, so it looks like I burn about 100 per hour while sleeping. The rest of the day I was sitting in the car. The only walking I even did was into dinner at the Cracker Barrel (with all that butter...mmm).
My husband made a good point in saying that the watch is only counting the calories you are burning according to your heartrate. It doesn't count all of the calories burned internally during digestion & by your basic metabolism. Means we are burning even more than we think!
Notes:
Looks like I need to eat more during the day because I'm not even getting close to 1800 probably. I might start paying a little more attention to my intake. Besides that, I really need to get back into workouts. I'll catch you up on that in a second post.
Anybody else interested in doing your own experiment? I want to have someone to compare my numbers to. :)
I wore my heartband & watch from midnight to midnight (despite the ridiculously uncomfortable squeezy band) and here are the results:
24 hours
2486 calories
Lethargicism
I thought that was kinda interesting. I didn't think it would be quite that high, but it was. After the first 8 hours (when I woke up) it was at about 860, so it looks like I burn about 100 per hour while sleeping. The rest of the day I was sitting in the car. The only walking I even did was into dinner at the Cracker Barrel (with all that butter...mmm).
My husband made a good point in saying that the watch is only counting the calories you are burning according to your heartrate. It doesn't count all of the calories burned internally during digestion & by your basic metabolism. Means we are burning even more than we think!
Notes:
Looks like I need to eat more during the day because I'm not even getting close to 1800 probably. I might start paying a little more attention to my intake. Besides that, I really need to get back into workouts. I'll catch you up on that in a second post.
Anybody else interested in doing your own experiment? I want to have someone to compare my numbers to. :)
Day 19 and 20 (Meredith)
I worked out yesterday and the day before but haven't had time to sit down and post anything. It's been a busy few days!
Day 19
57 min
501 calories
elliptical
Day 20
52 min
505 calories
treadmill
I think I feel thinner? I haven't been making the smartest eating choices, but I know that I haven't gone over 2000 calories for the most part (except maybe a few days), which means I'm netting an average of 1500 or so after my workouts. Of course, I'm doing dumb things like not eating breakfast, which isn't good. Like I said, though...been busy.
I can see the "30 Day" Light at the end of the tunnel. yay! I'd like to go out strong, so I'm going to really try to watch my food and workout like crazy for the next ten workout days.
Today is a rest day, however. :)
Day 19
57 min
501 calories
elliptical
Day 20
52 min
505 calories
treadmill
I think I feel thinner? I haven't been making the smartest eating choices, but I know that I haven't gone over 2000 calories for the most part (except maybe a few days), which means I'm netting an average of 1500 or so after my workouts. Of course, I'm doing dumb things like not eating breakfast, which isn't good. Like I said, though...been busy.
I can see the "30 Day" Light at the end of the tunnel. yay! I'd like to go out strong, so I'm going to really try to watch my food and workout like crazy for the next ten workout days.
Today is a rest day, however. :)
Thursday, January 29, 2009
day 21: cassandra
Day 21! That just blows my mind!
Summary:
517 calories in 51 minutes
Cardio Dance Party
This was the best workout I've had so far. In all the 21 days, these were the easiest 500 calories to burn. It felt sooooo great! I had tons of energy and spring in my step! This was the first time in a very long time that my legs didn't feel heavy and fat.
Also, this was the first time that my leg did not hurt! I guess it's the shoes at work! Thank goodness that madness is over because that shooting pain was becoming a real bummer.
I've started limiting my calorie intake to no more than 1800 a day. I've joined sparkpeople.com to get those numbers. The more you work out, the more you need to eat -- obviously.
Here's to feelin' great! Now if only this body would comply with all this work!!
Day 18 (Meredith)
57 min
502 calories
treadmill
I just jogged/walked and watched a creepy movie called The Watcher staring Keanu Reeves in an incredibly unflattering haircut. lol.
502 calories
treadmill
I just jogged/walked and watched a creepy movie called The Watcher staring Keanu Reeves in an incredibly unflattering haircut. lol.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
day 17: emily
Took my rest day yesterday and worked out tonight.
Getting a little bored with the bike. I knew that would happen. I wonder if I should use it every other day and do a video or something on other days. I'm really wondering how many calories I could burn doing one session of Jillian Michael's 30-Day Shred. Hmmm... I might see if I can find that info online, although I know it will be different for each person.
On that note, how is Kelly burning so many freaking calories during her sessions?? Haha! And how can I??
Getting a little bored with the bike. I knew that would happen. I wonder if I should use it every other day and do a video or something on other days. I'm really wondering how many calories I could burn doing one session of Jillian Michael's 30-Day Shred. Hmmm... I might see if I can find that info online, although I know it will be different for each person.
On that note, how is Kelly burning so many freaking calories during her sessions?? Haha! And how can I??
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