OK, I'm in. I'm going to try for 1800 minutes BEFORE Christmas! I also plan to stay on plan with food and eat more fruit, veggies and dairy along with upping my water a bit. I would like to do at least 300 minutes of weights (included in my 1800 minutes).

December 1-Morning-50 minutes bike: Evening-32 minutes treadmill, 35 minutes bike, 5 minutes abs (I HATE abs!)

December 2-30 minutes treadmill (intervals of running and walking) and 40 minutes bike

December 3-7 minute bike warm up, 30 minutes weights, 34 minutes treadmill

December 4-DAY OF REST!

December 5-70 minutes bike (7 warm up for weights, 2-30 minute programs and a 3 minute cool down), 30 minutes weights

December 6-SCRUBBED my kitchen floor which was the hardest work all week...by I digress...42 minutes treadmill intervals, 33 minutes bike

December 7th-*hanging head low* I was a Cub Scout Leader last night and the boys WORE ME OUT so I didn't do it...I'll make up for it today though

OH MY GOODNESS! I knew that I felt really busy but I can't believe it's been this long since I posted...oh my..OK, I'm catching up today!

December 8-30 minutes bike

December 9-shoveled snow for 1 hour...will count as 30 minutes because I played with the kids too!

December 10-none

December 11-none

December 12-weightlifting 40 minutes, bike 85 minutes

December 13-none...I HAD to get Christmas cards out *pout*

December 14-none again! Starting to get a cold I think!

well I suck...I'm not even going to make it 1/2 way to goal. I HAVE to be back in the 140s by christmas and then I'll just try to maintain until the new year!

Total: 623/1800

Good luck ladies! I WILL break this 150 pound mark and be in the 140s for Christmas!


Amber

I decided that I am changing my goal (lame I know) to just 1000 minutes. Good lord, I know I need to focus on my working out more, but I don't want to discourage myself either.

Good luck to everyone!!! Now let's get movin'!


12/01- 30 min Run, 30 min Elliptical
12/02- 60 min Elliptical
12/03 thru 12/18- None
12/19 10 min Elliptical, 10 min Treadmil, 10 min Stairstepper
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Total 150/1000

Thats not bad 1500 mins before x-mas.

So that would be 1500/25 days.....60 mins a day....Not bad at all...

I'm in....WOO HOO.....




Dec 1 - 30 min Curves workout...30 min Eliptical = 60 mins

I'm in again! Another 2000 cardio for me. I want to spread it out more. This last week has been killer! I'm also changing my cardio routine to include only bellydance and elliptical for December as my official cardio. This month is going to be hard because I'm going to snowy pa to visit family from the 27th to jan 3rd. Aah! CHANGE IN PLAN: Due to the Christmas tree I will not be able to do my bellydance videos until after Christmas.
Dec 1: 60 minutes elliptical; 30 minutes bellydance
Dec 2:60 minutes elliptical; 0 bellydance
Dec 3:Gym off day with 90 minutes walking at zoo
Dec 4: 60 minutes elliptical; 0 bellydance
Dec 5: 60 minutes elliptical; 30 minutes bellydance
Dec 6: 60 minutes elliptical
Dec 7:60 minutes elliptical
Week 1 total:510
Dec 8: 60 minutes elliptical
Dec 9:60 minutes elliptical
Dec 10:60 minutes elliptical
Dec 11: 60 minutes elliptical; 30 minutes bike
Dec 12: 60 minutes elliptical; 30 minutes bike
Dec 13: 35 minutes elliptical; 35 minutes bike
Dec 14: 60 minutes elliptical; 30 minute bike
Week 2 total: 940/2000
Dec 15: 60 minutes elliptical; 30 minutes bike
Dec 16:
Dec 17:
Dec 18:
Dec 19:
Dec 20:
Dec 21:
Week 3 total:

Okay so I’m only going to try for 1,000 minutes this month. I’m just getting back in the swing of things and know I wouldn’t make 1,500. I’m already close to accomplishing my goal for December so I think this is a good number for me. Woo hoo!!! I’m pumped. I will definitely make 180 by December 31st!!!

Dec. 1 - 65 min.
Dec. 2 - 45 min.
Dec. 3 - 49 min
Dec. 4 - 30 min.
Dec. 5 - 30 min.
Dec. 6 - 35 min
Dec. 7 - 62 min
Dec. 8 - None
Dec. 9 - 30 min
Dec. 10 - 40 min
Dec. 11 - 25 min
Dec. 12 - None
Dec. 13 - 25 minutes - Man I'm slacking

Well since it looks like i keep getting closer and closer to my goal, i will keep my goal the same and finally try and reach it this month. Good luck to all!


December 01 - cardio.00min | miles.0 | flexibility.30min | strength.00min | water.0 30
December 02 - cardio.30min | miles.1 | flexibility.30min | strength.50min | water.0 110
December 03 - cardio.00min | miles.0 | flexibility.00min | strength.20min | water.0 20
December 04 - cardio.40min | miles.1 | flexibility.80min | strength.30min | water.2 150
December 05 - cardio.10min | miles.0 | flexibility.30min | strength.00min | water.0 40
December 06 - cardio.00min | miles.0 | flexibility.00min | strength.00min | water.2 0
December 07 - cardio.00min | miles.0 | flexibility.50min | strength.50min | water.0 100
December 08 - cardio.00min | miles.0 | flexibility.50min | strength.50min | water.2 100
December 09 - cardio.00min | miles.0 | flexibility.30min | strength.30min | water.2 60
December 10 - cardio.30min | miles.0 | flexibility.20min | strength.00min | water.2 50
December 11 - cardio.30min | miles.0 | flexibility.50min | strength.30min | water.0 110
December 12 - trip.
December 13 - trip.
December 14 - trip.
December 15 - trip.
December 16 - trip.
December 17 - trip.
December 18 - trip.
December 19 - none.
December 20 - none.
December 21 - cardio.00min | miles.0 | flexibility.00min | strength.45min | water.0 45
December 22 -
December 23 -
December 24 -
December 25 -
December 26 -
December 27 -
December 28 -
December 29 -
December 30 -
December 31 -

Total * Cardio 140/1300 + Miles 2/40 | Flexibilty 370/400 | Strength 305/300 | Water 10/100

Total * Minutes 815/2000

Ok, I suppose that I'll join my first ever challenge here!
31 days in December, times 40 minutes/day = 1240... round up for 1250 minutes for December!! I'm ready!!

So I didn't quite make it last month so 1000 minutes again...Also I want to be to 155 by the end of the year...its only 7 pounds!
12/1:
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12/5:

I'm in too...this is such a busy time, with christmas and exams....so i am going to try for 70 miles of running by december 25th, and 13 weight sessions

Dec 1- 4 miles running/15 miles bike/1 weight session (total=120 min)
2-6 miles run (total=80 min..oh well)
3-5 miles/1 weight session (total=90 min)
4-8 mile run (total=97 min) oh my!
5-3 mile/yoga (total=75 min)
6-6 miles not much else, no time (total=78 min) not such a bad time i guess
7-4 miles/1 weight session (total=90 min)
8-OFF
9-6 miles (total=74:32)
10-5 miles/yoga (total=90 min)
11-3 miles/weight session (total=50 min)
12-8 miles (total=92:31) getting better, sigh but i used to do this in about 80:00 min flat oh well
13- 3 miles/ 1 weight session (total=60 min)
14-5 miles/yoga (total=90 min)
15-OFF
16-4 miles/ 1 weight session (90 min)
17-6 miles/yoga (total=100 min)
18-3 miles (total=27:32)
19-8 miles (total=100 min)
20-4 miles/1 weight session (total=90 min)
21-7 miles(total=90 min)
22-
23-OFF
24-

25!

I'm in, for 1200 this time (since I didn't come close to 1500 last time!).

12/1 - brisk walk to the bank and the pharmacy . . . 15 mins
12/2 - 15 mins stairmaster, 15 mins stationary bike, 10 mins stretching, 10 mins abs/back
12/3 - 15 mins walking around (quickly because it was FREEZING outside!)
12/4 - nada
12/5 - 30 mins walk/jog, 20 mins lunges/squats, 5 mins stretching
12/6 - I suck!
12/7 - 15 mins on one elliptical, 15 mins on another, plus 25 mins stretching (OMG I am so sore from the lunges on Monday!!!)
12/8 -
12/9 -
12/10 -
12/11 - walked around the mall for a couple hours, I'll count 60 mins
12/12 - 30 mins jog/walk, 10 mins stretch
12/13 - lots of cooking/cleaning, I will say 30 mins
12/14 - 30 mins stairmaster, about 12 min run, 5 min walk, 10 min stretch
12/15 -
12/16 -
12/17 - shopped for five and a half hours, then baked for six hours straight (phew!) so I'll count those six hours of baking - 360 minutes! What a workout!
12/18 -
12/19 - 5 mins stairmaster, 25 mins jog, 20 mins squats/lunges, 10 mins stretching

Total: 797

Ooh, I'm in! I'll go for 1400 cardio minutes, since I don't time my strength training. Great title!

December 01 - 45 arc trainer
December 02 - 60 elliptical
December 03 - 50 Spinning
December 04 - 45 Spinning, 45 elliptical
December 05 - 15 rowing, 15 jogging on treadmill, 15 arc trainer
December 06 - 45 Spinning
December 07 - 5 treadmill warmup, 40 Spinning
December 08 - 60 elliptical, 60 arc trainer
December 09 - 45 arc trainer
December 10 - rest
December 11 - 30 elliptical, 35 arc trainer
December 12 - rest
December 13 - 45 Spinning
December 14 - 45 Spinning
December 15 - 50 elliptical
December 16 -
December 17 -
December 18 -
December 19 -
December 20 -
December 21 -
December 22 -
December 23 -
December 24 -
December 25 -
December 26 -
December 27 -
December 28 -
December 29 -
December 30 -
December 31 -

Total minutes: 750/1400

I think I was being a little over-ambitious with 1800 minutes for November -- too much traveling. So, I'm going to aim for 1600 minutes in December. We can do this! Good luck to everyone in meeting their goals!

Dec. 1: 60 min. walk
Dec. 2: 40 min. treadmill, 30 min. weights
Dec. 3: 60 min. treadmill, 30 min. weights
Dec. 4: 60 min. walk, 30 min. weights
Dec. 5: 60 min. walk
Dec. 6: NONE
Dec. 7: NONE

Week #1: 370 min.

Dec. 8: NONE
Dec. 9: 50 min. walk
Dec. 10: 40 min. walk
Dec. 11: 30 min. walk
Dec. 12: 30 min. arc trainer
Dec. 13: 45 min. walk
Dec. 14: 30 min. arc trainer, 30 min. treadmill

Week #2: 255 min.

Dec. 15: 40 min. walk
Dec. 16:
Dec. 17:
Dec. 18:
Dec. 19:
Dec. 20:
Dec. 21:

Week #3: 40 min.

TOTAL: 665/1600

Count me in too! This is my first challenge!

I can't imagine a better Christmas present than improving my health and getting my body in shape as I go down the scale and tape measure.

My goal is to do 2000 minutes of cardio, which works out to be 65 minutes per day. I know I can do this. I am going to start Pilates tomorrow (I have a Windsor Pilates DVD set that hasn't been used in forever), but I don't think I am going to include that in the challenge for this month. Since I'm just starting out, I think it's best to concentrate this challenge on cardio (walking/jogging/running) so I get used to doing that every day. I want to start strength training again, too; I just have to join a gym! Hopefully I will be able to do that before the end of the year.


12/1: 74 min. walk/5+ miles
12/2: 63 min. walk/jog 5 miles
12/3: 110 min. hike Medium Difficulty 6+ miles; 34 min. walk/jog 2.7 miles = 144 total min.
12/4: 63 min. walk/jog 5 miles
12/5: 68 min. walk/jog (mainly walk) 5 miles
12/6: 45 min. walk/jog 3.6 miles
12/7: 15 min. walk 1.2 miles; 62 min. walk/jog 5 miles = 77 total min.
12/8: 59 min. walk 4 miles; 60 min. walk/jog 4.7 miles = 119 total min.
12/9: 58 min. walk 4 miles; 45 min. walk/jog 3.6 miles = 103 total min.
12/10: Rest Day
12/11: Rest Day
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Total Cardio Minutes: 756/2000