Don't you just love the 4th of July?! It does my heart good to look over a sea of people wearing red, white, and blue. I love the crowds and festivities...happy, patriotic chaos! That also means I didn't have a moment to blog...besides today feels more like Monday than yesterday did. I promised a precise review of the BodyBugg and I must say that I officially stink at precision. Ha. I just couldn't eat pre-packaged food all week and then that led to a LOT of grey area and then blah, blah, blah here we are a week later. I do have good news though. I did track my calories and I did wear the BodyBugg all week (oh, but not while sleeping) and in the end it totally helped me! I lost 2 lbs which is pretty awesome in my world. I felt much more aware of how much exercise and activity I was getting, as well as being very conscience about what I ate. So while I may not have been exact to the calorie, I was as honest as I could be. I seem to burn about 2400 calories a day and eat about 1400...that equates to 1000 calorie deficit each day, which means 2 elbees ;-) in a week.
Curious about the best workouts??? Running totally wins! I burned 330 in only 30 minutes of running, whereas Zumba was a 440 calorie burn in an hour. I also jogged in place in between songs in Zumba..totally bugs me that other people just stand there! They. are. wasting. precious. time! haha I went to a couple of different instructors and my burn seemed consistent in all the classes. I also love kickboxing but haven't had a chance to go to a class - I'll let you know how it compares as soon as I go.
Thanks again for checking in and for any tips you've given me! I was sooooo hesitant to do this series but it's been fun and it's definitely kept me on track. 1/2 way done too!!!! Now I just have to commit myself to those darn weights...uggghhhhh!
5 comments:
I loved my body bugg but ended up returning it to costco when it left a horrible rash on my arm no matter what I tried. My most calories ever was downhill snow skiing for a day, my memory says I burned like 7000 calories but I know that seems absurd. I agree the body bugg helps you realize just what really is worth the exercise. What speed did you run on for those 30 minutes?
you are doing great- i think 2 lbs is awesome. i've lost 5lbs over like 2-3 weeks, just being more aware of what i eat, and doing something active each day. I'm getting more committed now seeing i can actually lose weight and i want to lose 10 more! Your blog motivates me for sure! Good luck!
Caroline, that's a bummer! I'm so impressed that you burned like 7000 in a day though! Whew, I think I'd have to run a marathon to do that. So, I was only running on a 5 on the treadmill.
Stefanie, great job! I'm so impressed!
Holy cow girl! I have not been on your blog in forever it seems. You are so good. I need to follow your example and be more diligent at blogging. Been thinking about you guys a lot in the last week - totally missed you for our cabin week. Hope you can make it next year! Love all the fashion tips so keep it comin - I can always use the help! Love you guys!
440 calories in a ZUMBA class!? How disappointing!!! Do not go back if that's all you're getting in an hour! I agree...waste of time when you can do double with running. I used to be a runner and switched over to Zumba because the classes I was attending in Utah were so comparable in intensity and aerobic endurance. My class on Saturday, a girl reported 1,011 calories in our hour class. I'm at least at 800 cals. Find a different instructor or stick to running, for sure. :) Loved a quick look at your blog. You are so talented!!!
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