Vacation Week

I knew this week would be slow on points and overall I am pleased with what I accomplished.  It is good we are home because my eating was getting out of hand at the end.

Week looked like this:

Walk 30.3 miles
Bike 3 miles
Weights 60 min
Cardio 30 min
Pilates 20 min

Freggies were only 4 days out of 7.  Dang fast food.....

Bonus:

7 Facebook
1 WOW

Total points  51.3

Twas the Week Before Christmas

We went out of town on Friday for the Christmas Holiday.  My game plan was to get in as much at the gym as I could and to walk with family while we were away because the hotel gyms were awful.  This week was a success.

Before we left I did:

Bike 15.2 miles
Step 120 min
Zumba 120 min
Weights 99 min
Treadmil 1.5 miles
High Impact Cardio 10 min
Yoga/Stretch 80 min

The rest of the week with a long couple of driving days looked like this:

Walk 24.2 miles
Stretching 20 min


I did good on my Freggies 6 days out of 7

Bonus points:

7 Facebook
1 WOW


Total Points 80.4


This was a good week and I was ready for a vacation

HBBC Tricky Week

We start our traveling this week so it will get tricky for here on out.  I don't really have a plan yet but I will try and make it to the gym 4 days this week the rest of the week will be walking/running with a strength or stretch snuck in here or there....

Week 4

I stuck to the plan thankfully but it hasn't been a great week for SUGAR.  Sugar is definitely my weakness and I have been good up until this week.  I am so grateful for this plan because I still got my workout and Freggies in along with all that sugar.

Points Breakdown:

Zumba 4 classes
Kickboxing 1 class
Bike  21.2 miles
Low Impact Cardio 90 min
Weights 75 min
Stretch and Yoga 100 min
Buns & Abs 1 class
Run  2miles
Step 1 class


Bonus:

6 Freggie Days
1 WOW

Total Points  75.3

Week 4 HBBC

This weeks challenge will be to keep up the momentum.  This will be the last full week I have with the gym before the holidays so I need to not slow down. 

Mon-  Kickboxing, Zumba
Tues-  Buns & Abs
Wed-  Buns & Abs and Zumba
Thur-  Step and Yoga
Fri-  Zumba
Sat-  Zumba


On the facebook page they asked you to beat last week's goal.  So my point goal for the week will be 72. 

Good Week

I was feeling a little ragged by Saturday and in NEED of a rest day but I did it.  I beat my goal and didn't give in to the temptation of vegging out on the couch...

Stats

Zumba-  5 classes
Kickboxing- 1 class
Pump-  1 class
Step-  1 class
Yoga-  1 class
Bike-  8.5 miles
Stretching-  55 minutes
Low Impact-  30 minutes

Bonus

WOW
Facebook 7 days

Total Points

70.8

WEEK 3

This week will be a little tough.  I have some busy work stuff so the goal will be to keep the ambitious plan I have set for myself.  And to keep hydrated.  My points goal is 65 points.


Monday-  Kickboxing and Zumba
Tuesday-  Zumba
Wednesday-  Buns & Abs and Zumba
Thursday-  Step and Yoga
Friday-  Zumba
Saturday-  Zumba
Sunday-  Rest

I need to sneak in some weights because my schedule is so cardio heavy.   I also want to continue my habits from week 2.

Points Girl

This week has been great.  The points structure works for me.  This week, instead of sitting around waiting for a class to start I would go ride the bike or walk the treadmill.  Instead of sitting on the couch watching TV I would stretch.  When I didn't feel like going back to the gym for a nighttime class I improvised and worked out at home with my kids....   I hope this is the beginning of good habits. 

Points breakdown:

Zumba                          21pts
Bike 13.5 miles              4.5pts
Kickboxing                   6pts
Hula                              1.5pts
Walking                         5.2pts
Weights                         4pts
Low Impact Cardio       2pts
Step Class                     6pts
Yoga & Stretch              5.5pts
WOW                           1pt

Freggies                         6pts

Bonus

Facebook                       7pts
WOW                            1pt

Total Points                     70.7
                 

Week 2 Plan

 

It worked well for me to plan out my workouts so here is week 2:

 

 

Monday-  Kickboxing and Zumba

Tuesday-  Zumba and Hula

Wednesday- Buns & Ab class and Pilates

Thursday-  Step and Yoga

Friday- Zumba

Saturday- Zumba

Sunday-  Rest

 

I will try and throw some miles in the week before and after classes as well...





WEEK 1 RECAP

I figured this week would be a tough start because of all the traveling.  However, I think I did much better on the road because of the challege and I am very proud of myself.  Now to the Points...

Mon-  Kickboxing (60 min), Zumba (35 min) and F/V

Tues-  Zumba (60 min), Pump (60 min) and F/V

Wed-  Treadmill (1.3 miles), Pilates (60 min), Tennis (30 min) and F/V

Thur-  Bike (7 miles), Treadmill (.5 miles), Hike (1.5 miles) and F/V

Fri-  Bike (3 miles)-   lots of crazy black friday shopping and little sleep but that dosen't count for points

Sat- Bike (8 miles) and F/V- and a long drive home

Sun-  Walk (2 miles), WOW (15 min)

Weekly Bonus Points

Facebook Posts- 5 (edited because I forgot I posted on Sunday)

Thanksgiving activity with Family- 2

WOW- 1

Total Points 40.7

Total Points w/Bonus 48.7

Great Start and now I am ready to kick it up a notch with a couple normal weeks before Christmas.





Plan Week 1:

The below is my goal for this week.  We will see how well it works out with all the traveling and eating out.  But I believe it is better to have a plan then to wing it:

Mon-  Kickboxing and Zumba (30 minutes)
Tues-  Pump and miles
Wed- Pilates and miles
Thurs-  Gym and Hiking
Fri-  Gym
Sat- Gym
Sun-  Rest maybe walking

Possible extras are cleaning and tennis

Way excited to start...

Pre-Challenge Bonus Points-    4

I have done all of the below:

SHARE IT
Once you have signed up you can earn additional points by helping to spread the word:

+1 Tweet with a link to http://www.holidaybootiebusterchallenge.com and #HBBC2012 something like "I'm ready to take the #HBBC2012 to stay active this winter...and be rewarded with prizes! http://ow.ly/6VMuv "

+1 Link it up on Facebook (mention @RunToTheFinish so I can see it)

+2 post the HBBC Badge on your blog (right click image and save as, post to your side bar with a link to http://www.holidaybootiebusterchallenge.com)

Thanksgiving Bonus Points

Here are the bonus points available for the first week:



TURKEY DAY POINTS - We will be hiking in the red rocks so I can definatley get these points... 
All right so here is your chance to earn basically double points! If you can get your family active on Turkey Day you count both your activity points and an additional 2 points for getting the family out there.

In previous years when we were in the frigid Iowa temps, I talked the whole family in to hitting the school gym to shoot baskets. I’m awful at horse and would rather have been home eating turkey, but it was a great time for us to bond and MOVE.

IT IS POSSIBLE to find ways to move regardless of the weather. And no you don’t get a point per person, just 2 additional points for getting out there. Please share a photo with me of your activity on Facebook or via Instagram! Tag it #bestfoot or #HBBC2012 and I”ll see it.

HOUSE CLEANING AND COOKING - I have to pack and clean my house before we leave on Wednesday so I should be able to squeek in some points...
Now if you are like me, while I LOVE seeing family during the holidays… BUT the downside can be all the time that needs to be spent cleaning and cooking…so of course that time adds up and should also be considered booty busting points! Because it’s not high intensity it will take 30 minutes to accumulate 1 point, but heck I know 2 hours of cleaning and cooking can fly by when you have a lot to do.

Throw in some lunges with your vacuuming, leg lifts while waiting for something to steam… you can get in a decent little workout for sure.

One week from today I will start the Holiday Bootie Buster Challenge.  The below is to help me remember how the point system works:

POINTS
There is always some discussion about the points, but I believe the system is correct. I would say I’m happy to debate it with you…but I’m not.

1 Point per mile (run/walk)
1 Point per 3 miles biked
1 Point per 20 minutes of Pilates, yoga, stretching or core
1 Point per 15 minutes of low impact cardio or weights (i.e. low impact aerobics, easy biking, skiing, skating, water aerobics, snow shoeing)
1 Point per 10 minutes of high impact cardio (i.e.spinning, kickboxing, lap swimming)
1 Per day where you reach a minimum of 7 servings of fruits and veggies (here are details on what is a serving)

Challenge will run from Nov 19 to Jan 5…this helps to cover you for the major holidays


I will be posting at the beginning of each week my plan to help keep me accountable...