Friday, July 8, 2011

Day Twenty Six - 1000

I joined a challenge on MFP, we are on teams rowing about boat around the world! For every 50 calories you burn, it moves your boat 1 mile. Today was a double mile day! So 50 calories is 2 miles. I set off on a mission. A mission to burn 1000 calories, but turns out that would only be 40 miles, so I set a new goal for 50 miles or 1250 calories.
I figured if I just did 842 calories on the elliptical, I could do 1000 calories. I gave Rhonda a pep talk and off I went. I chose that same 45 minute program, and was moving right along. With 20 minutes left I had only burned 400 calories, I need to pick up the pace. I started doing intervals of 30 seconds fast as I can, 30 seconds recovery pace. When the 45 minutes was up I was just over 800 calories. I kept going. You knew that right?
57 minutes, 1002 calories.
There was no crying, no pain, no thinking when the hell can I get off. Just sweat and lots of it.

Then I headed to the pool and swam laps for 30 minutes to top of my day. I ended up with 1485 calories total, 59.4 miles!!!
What a great vacation this has been! I couldn't have asked for more sun, sweat or fun!

You can call me The Greatest, or for short just The Greatest

3 comments:

  1. I'm so thrilled for you! Brent's gonna be blown away next week! You have had an amazing week getting stronger and stronger! Keep kickin butt!

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  2. Way to go, Katie!! Keep it up - I know you can do this. I want you to know that I think it's great that you are embarking on this journey NOW, while you are still young. Trust me when I tell you this, another 15/16 years down the road and your options get fewer. I so WISH I had taken care of my weight BEFORE getting to the point where I am now... where exercise outside of a pool is pretty much impossible. My journey is going to have to have a different start - a surgical one. Do it now, Katie... I know you have it in you, girl!!

    Sincerely,
    Lisa aka Cukiepop

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