Keep track of your own monthly exercise here! (October)
 

During my cardio one day I was thinking how interesting it would be to know how many minutes I exercise in the period of a month.

So I am posting my exercise minutes daily in this threat and you are welcome to keep your data here too, so we can keep ourselves motivated.

I started it last April and I was shocked to learn that in 3 weeks I worked out over 3,000 minutes!!!!

What a motivation!!!
It has helped me to keep going, because I want to see the numbers of the minutes go up each day in this threat.

You can even break the months down and learn how many minutes you worked out each week (and use the info to analyze your weight loss in that period) or maybe after 12 months you could add all the numbers you’ve got and see how many minutes you exercised during the whole year.

You don’t really have to post every day, as long as you keep track of the minutes from previous days and post it at once. It is up to you...

* Make sure you get your minutes from your OWN last post.

You can see my threat from September here:
http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/exer...september.html

This is an example of how I am doing it:
Before 30
Monday (May 3) 30
Total 60


Before 60
Tuesday (May 4) 45
Total 105

:strong: Lets MOVE ladies!!! :tread:

Yay!! I can't wait! This was so motivational for me to get in the exercise time last month!!

I love this! Thanks!

Hi Ladies,

I want to join you. I need something to keep me motivated. I need to start again on my weight loss journey. I keep starting and stopping. So hopefully, I can stick to do this.

You guys are all welcome!!!
To me what helps is that I look forward to post my minutes everyday.... to think I will have something to post here helps me drive to the gym and sometimes I push myself few more minutes thinking about how nice will be when I am posting...
I am glad you guys are here... As you all know, anything that can motivate even a little with our exercise is welcome.
Let's do it ladies!!!

TOTAL WORK OUT MINUTES FOR SEPTEMBER: 1953
ENDING WEIGHT SEPTEMBER: 229.5 (-7 LBS)

OCTOBER WORKOUT LOG
Week 1: Starting Weight: 229.5
1: 45 (27 30DS L3D9+ 18 Yoga) TOTAL: 45
2: 78 (78 Yoga) TOTAL: 123
3: 0 (Lazy Day- must improve!) TOTAL: 123
4: 46 (46 Jogging) TOTAL: 169
5: 0 (Another bad day, I need to get it together) TOTAL: 169
6: 62 (42 Jogging + 20 Elliptical) TOTAL: 231
7: 67 (67 Cardio Yoga) TOTAL: 298
TOTAL MINUTES @ WEEK 1 ENDING: 298

Week 2: Starting Weight: 228
8: 75 (50 Jogging + 25 Elliptical) TOTAL: 373
9: 0 ( :( ) TOTAL: 373
10: 0 (:( ) TOTAL: 373
11: 83 (27 30DS L3D10- finally officially SHREDDED! + 56 Cardio Yoga) TOTAL: 456
12: 46 (46 Jogging) TOTAL: 502
13: 30 (30 BLCM) TOTAL: 532
14: 55 (55 Jogging) TOTAL: 587
TOTAL MINUTES @ WEEK 2 ENDING: 587

Week 3: Starting Weight: 227
15: 55 (42 Wii Aerobics + 13 Abs and stretching) TOTAL: 642
16: 0 (Weird pain in my right calf) TOTAL: 642
17: 0 (Weird pain in right calf and knee) TOTAL: 642
18: 105 (68 5mi-WATP + 37 Yoga- Arms+Abs) TOTAL: 747
19: 78 (40 3mi-WATP + 38 Yoga-Abs+cardio+arms) TOTAL: 825
20: 92 (53 Jogging + 39 Yoga) TOTAL: 917
21: 84 (55 4mi-WATP + 29 Yoga) TOTAL: 1001
TOTAL MINUTES @ WEEK 3 ENDING: 1001

Week 4: Starting Weight: 223
22: 74 (60 Jogging + 14 Yoga) TOTAL: 1075
23: 0 (Lazy bum <shakes head>) TOTAL: 1075
24: 0 (Weird knee pain from last week but worse returned when I woke up) TOTAL: 1075
25: 0 (Got sidetracked- no excuse!) TOTAL: 1075
26: 70 (70 Jogging) TOTAL: 1145
27: 67 (67 Cardio Yoga) TOTAL: 1212
28: 118 (70 Jogging + 48 Yoga Abs+Arms) TOTAL: 1330
29: 102 (40 BLCM + 62 Cardio Yoga) TOTAL: 1432
30: 35 (Yoga) TOTAL: 1467
31: 35 (Yoga) TOTAL: 1502

TOTAL WORKOUT MINUTES FOR OCTOBER: 1502
ENDING WEIGHT OCTOBER: 219 (-10.5 LBS)

Super excited to join in!
 

Can't wait to see my October numbers! Finally home for a lengthy vacation and can get back into the swing of things. Happy October 1st ladies. :)

OCTOBER WORKOUT LOG
Week 1: Starting Weight: 259
1: 30 Minutes (C25K week 1, day 1)
2: Rest Day
3: 30 Minutes - Run
4: 30 Minutes (C25K week 1, day 2) & 90 Minutes (Softball Double Header)
5:
6:
7:

Before - 0
Friday (October 1) 120
Total - 120

Before - 120
Saturday (October 2) 0 - zero :(
Total - 120

Before - 120
Sunday (October 3) 120
Total - 240

Before - 240
Monday (October4) 135
Total - 375

Cool, I like this idea! Here we go....

Before - 0

Friday 10/1: 55 (treadmill and elliptical)
Saturday 10/2: 40 (bike ride)
Sunday 10/3: 30 (walking)
Monday 10/4: 60 (water aerobics)

Total - 185

Before - 375
Tuesday (October 5) 120
Total - 495

Before: 185

Tuesday 10/5: 65 (boot camp class and treadmill)
Wednesday 10/6: 90 (walking)

Total: 340

Before - 495
Wednesday (October 6) 120
Total - 615

Before - 615
Thursday (October 7) morning 75
Total - 690

Before - 690
Thursday (October 7) evening 65
Total - 755

Before - 755
Friday (October 8) 120
Total - 875

Before - 875
Saturday (October 9) 120
Total - 995

Before - 995
Sunday (October 10) 180
Total - 1,175

THIS IS JUST WHAT I NEED!!!! THANKS FOR STARTING...

Guess I'll just catch up for the month of October:

Before - 390
Mon (October 11) 60
Total - 450

Total = 450
Total Miles Ran = 24 miles

I'm going to join as well.

Before-0
Monday 10/11: 20 mins yoga 30 mins jog = 50 mins

Welcome to the thread girls!!!
Hope to see you here often...

Before - 1,175
Monday (October 11) 120
Total - 1,295
____________

RAN MY FIRST STRAIGHT MILE TODAY...WOO HOO! Started 4 weeks ago and could only do 30 seconds running with 2 minutes walking...I'm stoked!

Before - 390
Tues (October 12) 60
Total - 510

Total = 510
Total Miles Ran = 28 miles

Wow!!!! I am so proud of you joyfulloser!!!
Specially because I tried run before and I know how hard it is!!!
I am sure you are felling great!!!
Let's keep it this way!!!

Thanks a bunch!:hug: I was proud as well...considering when I started running 4 weeks ago, I could only run 30 secs without rest. Today I ran 1st mile in 10.5 min....yeahhhh!!, 2nd mile ran straight, then 1/2 mile, rest, 1/2 mile/rest/1/2 mile/rest/sprint/rest/sprint.

Before - 510
Wed (October 13) 60
Total - 570

Total = 570
Total Miles Ran = 32 miles

Before - 1,295
Tuesday (October 12) 60
Total - 1,355

Before - 1,355
Wednesday (October 13) morning 90
Total - 1,445

Before - 1,445
Wednesday (October 13) evening 120
Total - 1,565

Before - 1,565
Thursday (October 14) morning 140
Total - 1,705

Before - 570
Thurs (October 14) 35
Total - 605

Total = 605
Total Miles Ran = 32 miles
Total Bike (stationary) - 35 min.

Belezura - I must admit...I'm ASTONISHED at your workout schedule. I got tired just reading all the numbers..lol! Anyhoot...if you don't mind me asking, what type of exercise do you do? Do you find it easier to workout in the morn and eve? Have you found that breaking up your workout schedule has helped your overall goals? Any help you can offer would be appreciated.:)

In any event...impressive...to say the least!

I'M going to hop in here too :o) I like the idea and I truly think it will help with my motivation! I work out about 4 days a week but I'm just going to start midmonth instead of grossly overestimating or underestimating my work outs for the beginning of the month

Oct 13: 20 min crossfit WOD 20 min cardio
total: 40 min

oct 14: 20 min cardio 6 min WOD

total: 66 min

Before - 605
Fri (October 15) 60
Total - 665

Total = 665
Total Miles Ran = 36 miles
Total Bike (stationary) - 35 min.

Hi joyfulloser
Thank you!!!!
Someone asked me the same question on a thread of some month ago... Next month I will start writing which activity I’ve done for the day
I usually do at least one hour lifting weight/day - alternating between lower/up body. All the other minutes after that one hour posted is devoted to cardio (different kinds, depending on the day).
Yesterday, for example:
Morning (BodyPump class) - one hour and 30 minutes on one kind of stair climber they have at the gym, plus 10 minutes in another stair climber they have with arms movement and then 40 minutes on a stationary bike.
Afternoon Spinning class - 50 minutes plus 28 minutes on the same stationary bike I've worked in the morning.

3 weeks/month I have Wednesdays and Thursdays off in the morning, so I can workout morning and evening.
All the other days I can only make to the gym after work. I recently change to a gym that has classes and it made me go to there more often, because I really enjoy the classes.
The reason I go to the gym that often is to avoid staying home and eating. It occupies my time and works my body at the same time, so it is a win/win situation.
Besides, it makes me feel awesome!!! If I skip the gym I feel terrible and guilty.
Coming here and logging my minutes keep me motivated and I hope it motivates other people too...
You are doing great! Hope to see your posts here often!!!
Bele


Before - 1,705
Thursday (October 14) evening 75
Total - 1,780

Thanks Belezura! Not sure I could ever keep up with you though:p

Before - 665
Sat (October 16) 60
Total - 725

Total = 725
Total Miles Ran = 40 miles
Total Bike (stationary) - 35 min.

Before - 725
Mon (October 18) 75
Total - 725

Total = 800
Total Miles Ran = 44 miles
Total Bike (stationary) - 35 min.

Before - 1,780
Friday (October 15) 120
Total - 1,900

Before - 1,900
Saturday (October 16) 180
Total - 2,080

Before - 2,080
Sunday (October 17) 120
Total - 2,200

Before - 2,200
Monday (October 18) morning 50
Total - 2,250

So I this morning before coming to work I tried Body Step class at the gym. OMG!!! never again! That lady is insane!!! I could not follow all the step moves and I was super lost...
I guess I will stick with Spinning and cardio machines...
After done Body Step, Body Attack, Body Jam and Zumba, I found out I can not keep up with classes where you have to follow the instructor with counting moves for cardio. That is just not my thing.
I still want to try the Body Combat and KickBoxing classes though.
So far the only class I enjoy is Body Pump. I attend to every single one I can go.

I think it's good you're trying them all out... at least you're finding out the ones you don't want to do! I'm not really a class person because I'm always the one trying to keep up with the steps or moves... I'm not that coordinated, I guess, when I have to copy what others are doing. But what you've said is making me think, maybe I've just never tried the right classes and need to continue to trying stuff out!

Today was my first day working out to my walk away the pounds. I did 1 mile which is good for me....huffing and puffing.

well i didnt get any workouts at all in this weekend bc i went to Auburn to tailgate and watch football for the weekend.. but todays workout was intense

before: 66 min

Monday: 20 minute warm up 20 minute WOD 15 minute resistence training

total: 121 min

Hi toastedsmoke,
You are right... you need to keep trying... I am sure there wont be a class you will follow right away... but you might find something you like more than others and that maybe there are something you might be willing to follow.
I want to try them all, before just say I don’t like it... how can I know if I never tried?
I love Spinning. But I do realize it is a hard core class, so maybe it isn’t to anyone. Keep in mind though you can do it on your own speed and might get better with time. (at least with Spinning you don’t look lost in the middle of all those people, looking goofself at the miror-LOL)
I always thought I would love yoga and was so disappointed when I tried and didn’t like it...
It didn’t make me give up on the other classes though.
Boot camp isn’t my thing too. I guess I am more a weight training kind of girl, that’s why I enjoy Body Pump.
My next step will be try to find a time for the Body Combat class, which is suppose to work with strike, punch an kick. After that I want to try Kickboxing. They are cardio classes, but I’ll give it a try anyway. I am trying to find a fun way to do my cardio.

Before - 2,250
Monday (October 18) evening 135
Total - 2,385

Before - 800
Tue (October 19) 0
Total - 800

Total = 800
Total Miles Ran = 44 miles
Total Bike (stationary) - 35 min.


Before - 800
Wed (October 20) 60
Total - 860

Total = 860
Total Miles Ran = 44 miles
Total Bike (stationary) - 35 min.
Total Elipticle - 35 min.
Total Weight Training - 25 min.

Before - 2,385
Tuesday (October 19) evening 60
Total - 2,445

Before - 2,445
Wednesday (October 20) 120
Total - 2,565

Before - 860
Thurs (October 21) 60
Total - 920

Total = 920
Total Miles Ran = 48 miles
Total Bike (stationary) - 35 min.
Total Elipticle - 35 min.
Total Weight Training - 25 min.