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Fri- 50 min on the treadmill, 7-15 incline, 3.1 mph, and some strenght training- approx 850 cal burned

Sat- strength training right after class, then 3 mi at Haines Point, back to the gym in the evening for 30 min on the tread approx 1000 cal burned for the day

Sun- 35 min on the tread, step aerobics class in the afternoon-- approx 1000 cal burned for the day

Mon- 30 min on the tread this morning, plan to do a step class this evening-- hopefully approx 1000 cal burned today.

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WOW Kee.....I expected nothing less from you!!!! So what are your shor term weigh loss goals. How much do you want to see gone tomorrow and for the month of June?

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June 1st - 30 min. on treadmill - speed 2.3-2.5- distance 1.13

June 2nd - 30 min. and 40 sec. on the treadmill - speed 2.5 - distance 1.25

June 3rd - 32 min. on treadmill- speed 2.5 + 2 mile walk with Teresita @ Tucker Rd Path

June 4th - 3 miles @ Haines Point with Teresita

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You go Crystalstar I like to see that ticker. Girl you did about 10 miles this month.....WHOOOHOOOOO!!!!

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T, my goal is just to have a loss. I dont care how much , I will take any amount! For the month of June, I would like to come as close as possible to my original goal for the month, which was to be at 230 by the end of June. Last week I weighed in at 248.5, so thats 18.5 lbs. Thats asking alot, so I will just work really hard and what ever I make it to, I will be happy with! :clap2: :clap2:

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June 1st - 30 min. on treadmill - speed 2.3-2.5- distance 1.13

June 2nd - 30 min. and 40 sec. on the treadmill - speed 2.5 - distance 1.25

June 3rd - 32 min. on treadmill- speed 2.5 + 2 mile walk with Teresita @ Tucker Rd Path

June 4th - 3 miles @ Haines Point with Teresita

June 5th - warm up by walking in place - stretching

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Tues- 60 min treadmill and some resistance training- approx 1000 cal

Wed- 65 min treadmill and an ab class and some resistanct training appros 1200 cal

Thurs- Taking a much needed day off, although I will probaby end up in the gym for 30 min on the tread... hopefully 500 cal.

Friday- 60 min on the treadmill 1000 cal

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Who is up to going to the PG Comm College Pool on Friday after work? :)

Come on your guys I think it is $3. I use to go on Friday because there would barely be anyone there. They also have a jacuzzi.

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I will be in the pool by myself then tomorrow.

Anybody for walking forever with me and Leona Saturday?

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Okay, I bought the coolest thing at the gym on Friday. I initially went in for a metabolism test. What I REALLY wanted was just to know how many calories I was burning while doing what I normally do at the gym. Anyhow, after a series of tests, my trainer told me about this thing called a BodyBugg. It's something you wear on your arm (looks like an mp3 player) and it will tell you EXACTLY how many calories you are burning each minute. It's 98% accurate. So I know now that I burn 650 calories when I do 50 minutes of Turbo Jam, and I burn 400 calories when I do 25 minutes of High Intensity Interval Training and I burn a WHOLE lot more more calories for the time afterwards with that than when I do steady state for a longer period of time. I'm finding that what the experts have said is true: You burn more calories in a 4-hour span with 20 minutes of high intensity training than you do with 45 minutes of a moderate workout.

Anyhow, I think this will be useful in determining how beneficial weight training is and also how much my metabolism has lowered since losing weight. About 50 pounds ago I had my Resting Metabolic Rate tested. This AM I did the same test, only to find that I'm burning 235 fewer calories now each day than I was 50 pounds ago. I can see how this is going to be a very motivating tool. I'll be able to actually see how the little things like taking the stairs add up. And I love numbers so I'm sure I'll be crunching them and figuring out how many flights I have to climb to burn an extra pound every month.

Anyhow, this little tool is pretty cool and you upload from the BodyBugg wirelessly, so you don't even have to take it off. The application for it is on the Internet and it has MANY useful tools, too. It'll even suggest a workout plan for ME to help me accomplish my weight loss goals (based off the food intake that I log).

This week:

M: 40 minutes ARc trainer & treadmill

T: 4 hours walking around theme park

W: 30 minutes HIIT Arc Trainer

Th: 20 minutes HIIT Arc Trainer, 15 minutes steady state treadmill

F: V02 Test at Gym for 1 hour

S: 20 minutes HIIT, 50 minutes Turbo Jam Cardio Party

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Thanks Puddin for the information, that sound pretty cool:high5:. I know a few people who would love to have those.

Thanks Kee for the walks this weekend.:whoo:

Saturday 3 miles at HP

Sunday 3.4 miles at Watkins (Hey we did another 5K 3.14....miles woohooooo yeah):)

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