This last Friday, I weighed in for the first time for our Biggest Loser contest at work. Last year, when we did this contest, I didn't take it seriously probably only succeeded at bringing my team down. This year, I'm feeling gung-ho! My weight at weigh-in was 208.5... but in the days leading up to weigh-in, I actively tried to "bulk-up" in hopes that this next Friday I will have dropped a lot of weight. Yesterday my scale said 201. I have yet to see if the scale at home is the same as we use at work.
Yesterday (Saturday) I did 40 minutes of Zumba using this link - click on the "play all" button so they play one after another: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5079A893E559DA3B
Using an online calculator, I burned 476 calories!
I am using the My Fitness Pal app on my iPhone to track my calories and exercise. My base amount of calories each day is 1200. The app gives you credit for the calories you burned, so I was given 1676 for the day. At the end of the day, I had 128 left... and that's only because I drank a few glasses of red wine (which is a lot of calories). Something I am going to start working hard at is curbing the amount of wine I drink... cuz I really love red wine. :)
I also bought the Nike FuelBand. It tracks the calories you burn through the day, the steps you take and gives you an overall score. My current goal is 3000 points per day. I started at 2000, but that didn't challenge me enough. At 3000, I find myself walking extra sets of stairs or walking in place just to bump my score up. The FuelBand syncs with your smartphone and/or your computer to keep track of how you've been doing. Since I bought the FuelBand, I also came across the FitBit which is less expensive than the FuelBand and works in conjunction with My Fitness Pal. I may decide to sell the FuelBand and try the Fit Bit out at some point.
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