Week 5, Day 4

I taught BOSU last night so I am counting those calories here today. I won't be working out today since I have another chiropractor appointment this morning.

500 calories burned
550 calories remaining

Week 5, Day 3

Spent an hour on the elliptical!

650 calories burned
1050 calories remaining

Week 5, Day 2

Spent an hour on the elliptical!

650 calories burned
1700 calories remaining

Week 5, Day 1

It's the start of another week! My progress so far in this challenge has been a roller coaster. I started with not making progress towards my goal. Then I added in calorie counting and that seemed to make the difference. Then I hurt my foot, but I didn't let that slow me down and continued to make progress. Then I got sick and my weight dropped below my goal. Now that I am better my weight has crept back up replenishing my body of all the water weight I lost. So now starting week 5 of my challenge I am 115.6lbs (down from 120.6). I have lost exactly the 5 pounds I wanted to lose. I am hoping to keep my weight here or get close to 114 by the end of the week!

I worked out on the elliptical this morning and will be teaching my BOSU class tonight!

1150 calories burned
2350 calories remaining

Week 4, Day 7

I woke up this morning weighing a half a pound more than the other day. I totally expected this since it was probably water weight from being sick. I am still below my pre-pregnancy weight though and completely excited!

What I love about this challenge: On days when you have little motivation to move. On days you feel like sitting on the couch and vegging out on cookies. On these kinds of days this challenge gets you to move. It gives you the motivation you wish you had. And once you finish exercising you have motivation to do the laundry, make dinner, clean the house, basically everything you wanted to accomplish (but didn't want to deal with before). I just finished my small exercise routine for the day and I feel completely energized!

200 calories burned
0 calories remaining

Week 5 starts tomorrow!!!!

Week 4, Day 6

As of 2 days ago I had 1.5lbs left to reach my pre-pregnancy weight goal. Then I ended up with what I think is/was the stomach flu and as of this morning surpassed my goal, getting near my ideal weight (1.5lbs from my ideal weight). While getting sick isn't a healthy way to lose weight, getting passed my goal weight made me realize that I would like to get down to my ideal weight so I am going to continue working hard to get there. I know my weight will probably go up a bit once my appetite is back, but I'm not worried about that because I am still counting calories and burning 3500 calories each week!

I practiced my BOSU routine today!

500 calories burned
115 calories remaining

Week 4, Day 5

I didn't workout yesterday, but I did stick to my calorie counting and my weight went down! My foot was so sore last night so I am taking another day off from working out.

0 calories burned
615 calories remaining

Week 4, Day 4

With the high calorie burn and sticking my my calorie counting (trying to consume 1300 calories a day) I have lost another pound! 1.5 lbs to go! When I started this challenge I wasn't interested in calorie counting at all, but focusing on my exercise goal gave me the motivation to do both. Sometimes you have to start with something you know you can accomplish and go from there.

My right foot is a bit sore today from the BOSU workout and I have my chiropractor appointment today so I am thinking of taking a day of rest from working out. I am hoping I can stay strong with my calorie count so my weight doesn't go back up!

0 calories burned
615 calories remaining

If I change my mind and workout I will update the post. And this is also really exciting: A lady in my BOSU class wore a heart rate monitor during the workout to see how many calories she burned - over 800 calories! WOW

Week 4, Day 3

Worked out on the elliptical this morning and teaching BOSU tonight! I burned 685 calories on the elliptical and I am going to count my 500 calories for BOSU in here too. And more good news, I stuck to my calorie counting yesterday and back on track with my weight. Hoping to still lose another 2.5lbs.

1185 calories burned
615 calories remaining

I am confident I will meet my goal this week and hopefully surpass it!

Week 4, Day 2

Got on the elliptical this morning! And I am hoping to practice my BOSU routine tonight - if I do I will update my calorie burn. I was hungry last night and was up trying to get a few things done before I went to bed so I ended up snacking and didn't make very good choices. My weight went up a bit more. But I am back on track today and super motivated to get my weight back down. At least my weight didn't go back up to the start!!!

500 calories burned
1800 calories remaining

Week 4, Day 1

Great start to the week! I worked out on the elliptical for an hour and burned 700 calories and then I went through my full 50 minute BOSU routine with my husband burning 500 calories! And I've been counting my calorie intake today - so far so good - and I am motivated to keep up the good work.

1200 calories burned
2300 calories remaining

Week 3, Day 7

Yesterday's diet worked! I was back down in weight. Yay! And I worked out on the elliptical for 35 minutes today. I also practiced my new BOSU routine (50 minutes), but didn't count that in my calories burned today. Week 4 starts tomorrow!

373 calories burned
0 remaining

Week 3, Day 6

Another successful day of burning calories, but not successful at losing weight right now. I know I haven't been eating the right things so I can't act like I don't know why. Plus, I haven't been getting my 8 cups of water in like I wanted. So now I am trying to figure out a better eating plan. Breakfast is easy - I always have oatmeal with blueberries and sometimes walnuts. For lunch I just tried the Strawberry Banana Yoplait Frozen Smoothie Mix and had 2 pieces of toast! When I get hungry I'll have string cheese for a snack. And for dinner we're having Chili.

700 calories burned

213 calories remaining

Week 3, Day 5

I'm staying on track with my workouts, but my eating has not been so good. I have to get back to normal with my meals and snacks and then I'll be back on track for sure!

500 calories burned
913 calories remaining

Week 3, Day 4

Used the Elliptical again today! I am successfully on track with an average of 500 calories burned per day. Hopefully I can keep it up so I don't have to workout extra hard Saturday and Sunday!

500 calories burned

1413 calories remaining

Week 3, Day 3

What a great day! It is warm and beautiful outside - great day for a walk with my baby girl. I went to the chiropractor this morning and my foot is improving! Then I went on the elliptical for an hour and did some ab work.

700 calories burned
1913 calories remaining

Week 3, Day 2

I didn't make it to the gym today. Back to my normal routine tomorrow!

0 calories burned
2613 calories remaining

Week 3, Day 1

Start of a new week! I always feel inspired to work hard on day 1! I know I won't get to the gym tomorrow so I worked extra hard today.

887 calories burned
2613 calories remaining

Week 2, Day 7

I worked out for an hour on the elliptical and burned 600 calories! I made it to 3500 calories this week! I wasn't sure I would make it, but I pushed myself to do it! And the challenge is working - I wanted this challenge to help me lose the last five pounds of my pregnancy weight and I've lost about 3lbs! Week 3 starts tomorrow!!!! Join the Challege with me!!!!

600 calories burned
0 calories remaining

Week 2, Day 6

I went to go workout at a different fitness club this morning and used a different elliptical. After 60 minutes of working really hard to the point where I wouldn't be able to hold a conversation comfortably- just as hard as normal if not more so, I only burned 285 calories! That machine has to be totally off on its calculation. I normally burn just over 600 calories in 60 minutes. So I am basing my workout on an average of 100 calories/10minutes. I worked out for 70 minutes total. Also, my foot is feeling really good! Yay!

700 calories burned
587 calories remaining

Week 2, Day 5

I was able to workout this morning on the elliptical!! Loving the elliptical machine!!! I might try to workout again later this evening - if I do, I'll post again tonight!

793 calories burned
1287 calories remaining

Week 2, Day 4

My foot has still been bothering me, so today I went to see a chiropractor who used active release techniques to help resolve my injury. Right away I could walk normally without any pain. So of course I went straight to the elliptical, but I wasn't able to stay at the gym much longer so I didn't get a long workout in. We'll see if I am able to workout tomorrow; I was told I may need to take it easy.

160 calories burned
2080 calories remaining

Week 2, Day 3

Used the elliptical today!

560 calories burned
2240 calories remaining

Week 2, Day 2

Came down with a major cold that took all my energy away! Think I'll be taking the day off and resting.

0 calories burned
2800 calories remaining

Week 2, Day 1

A new week begins! Join the challenge today!
I was back on the elliptical today! The elliptical sure does allow you to burn calories so much faster than the bike! How did you burn calories today - elliptical, treadmill, bike, workout DVD, fitness class, and/or something else?

700 calories burned
2800 calories remaining

Day 7

Last day of week 1 of our challenge! How did you do? Part of me wanted to cut my workout short today, but I pushed through and made it!

480 calories burned
0 remaining

Join the challenge! Week 2 begins tomorrow!

Day 6

I was planning on working out on the elliptical and recumbent bike today, but my foot was still bothering me. Knowing that the elliptical would probably aggravate my injury, I decided to stay on the bike the entire time. It took about an hour and 45 minutes, but I burned over 500 calories. While the elliptical would have burned the calories much faster, the bike allowed me to workout without causing more harm. Remember to always put your health first. If you experience pain it is always better to stop than to work through it.

516 calories burned
479 calories remaining

Day 5

Looks like I strained the arch of my right foot in my step class on Wednesday. I'll have to take a break from the step class and be selective with the activities I choose to do for a while so my arch can heal. Remember, if you start to battle a bit of an injury stop the activity that caused it and rest or change your exercise of choice to something that is safe for you to do. Today I used the recumbent bike, the arm cycle ergometer (basically a bike that uses your arms instead of your legs), and the elliptical. The bike and arm cycle allowed me to still burn calories but give my foot a rest!

460 calories burned
995 calories remaining

Day 4

Thank goodness for ellipticals! You can burn calories fairly efficiently without putting a bunch of stress on your knees! If you haven't tried an elliptical yet or having trouble burning enough calories on the treadmill, try out the elliptical!

350 calories burned
1455 calories remaining

Day 3

Took a step class and walked on the treadmill. I love my new step class. And I've got 6 cups of water in so far. I'm confident I'll get to 8 cups today! Is there a certain workout that you are currently doing and love?

586 calories burned
1805 calories remaining

Day 2

Didn't make it to 500 calories today, but that's why I worked so hard yesterday.

405 calories burned
2391 calories remaining
Drank 8 cups of water!