*!December 2015 Walking Challenge!*

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  • scolaris
    scolaris Posts: 2,145 Member
    How sad Deb. I'm sorry for your loss. You're right, that does put a lot in perspective...
    I didn't take many walking steps yesterday, 4629 or 2 miles. But I snowshoed 1.15 miles to get a Christmas tree in the National Forest behind our cabin. Finding, cutting & dragging it out with my husband took 50 minutes and burned about 500 calories! Then I spent about 30 minutes unloading and stacking a fresh cord of wood.
    Back on the road today. I'm craving my boring routines and some down time...
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,183 Member

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    :) I carry a pedometer all day so my step count is for all my walking and dancing.

    December 1--13.298 steps
    December 2--16,376 steps
    December 3--14,550 steps
    December 4--13,801 steps
    December 5--11,082 steps
    December 6--13,364 steps
    December 7--18,015 steps
    December 8--10,240 steps
    December 9--10,432 steps
    December 10--12,558 steps



  • scolaris
    scolaris Posts: 2,145 Member
    Barbie you are on fire this month!!!
  • AlphaHowls
    AlphaHowls Posts: 1,992 Member
    12/11/15 Neighborhood Walk (2 - 5 lbs weights and 8 lbs weighted vest) 14,763 steps 6.97 miles 2:01:07 876 cals

    *hugs to Deb*
    Kidneys are scary things. I have dealt with mine for 25 years hating me. You really do need to be nice to the organs you are given in this life. Fueling your body with food and drinking an appropriate amount of water is not just something some idiot in an office thought up to jerk your chain. I have had to drink bottled/filtered water since 1996. I may not drink tap water, I cannot drink from a fountain, hose, restaurant (unless double filtered and I have to ask them that). My kidneys cannot filter out what is in the water and I produced stones at an alarming rate. I do have to take medication for this to help me.

    On the note that you need to be nice to your organs: I have lost two organs that is okay to lose, but no one needs to have major surgery.
  • Michael190lbs
    Michael190lbs Posts: 1,510 Member
    edited December 2015
    aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
  • Kym1166
    Kym1166 Posts: 22 Member
    2 miles
  • FaithIt365
    FaithIt365 Posts: 356 Member
    Dec 1 = 6.75mi
    Dec 2 = 5.64mi
    Dec 3 = 10.20mi
    Dec 4 = 9.08mi
    Dec 5 = 7.20mi
    Dec 6 = 3.13mi
    Dec 7 = 8.88mi
    Dec 8 = 9.24mi
    Dec 9 = 9.19mi
    Dec 10= 10.23mi

    I'm still hanging in here. Happy Weekend Everyone!
  • scolaris
    scolaris Posts: 2,145 Member
    Great walking!
    Another very low mileage day for me; drove home from OR straight to my husbands office holiday party.
    The only good thing: these enforced rest days have greatly improved my plantars situation!
  • tans3352
    tans3352 Posts: 57 Member
    Been walking a lot this month.
    Use a fitbit, so these are my steps so far

    December 2015
    1. 19282
    2. 15066
    3. 12278
    4. 13425
    5. 10636
    6. 13625
    7. 8102
    8. 15474
    9. 18114
    10. 19038
    11. 14296
  • scolaris
    scolaris Posts: 2,145 Member
    Welcome! Great walking!
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,183 Member

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    :) I carry a pedometer all day so my step count is for all my walking and dancing.

    December 1--13.298 steps
    December 2--16,376 steps
    December 3--14,550 steps
    December 4--13,801 steps
    December 5--11,082 steps
    December 6--13,364 steps
    December 7--18,015 steps
    December 8--10,240 steps
    December 9--10,432 steps
    December 10--12,558 steps
    December 11--12,585 steps


  • AlphaHowls
    AlphaHowls Posts: 1,992 Member
    Neighborhood Walk (2 - 5 lbs weights and 8 lbs weighted vest) 15,148 steps 7.23 miles 2:04:13 908 cals
    A very humid 72 degrees in TN today, a record breaking temperature indeed.
  • WindyCityGal160
    WindyCityGal160 Posts: 166 Member
    I'm in this month- heading out for walk now 50* herein Chicago!
  • scolaris
    scolaris Posts: 2,145 Member
    edited December 2015
    Well, either strip down or bundle up! It's 46 degrees this morning on the Russian River in Guerneville where I'm working.
  • AlphaHowls
    AlphaHowls Posts: 1,992 Member
    edited December 2015
    So, here is the giggle of the day: I am combing my hair in the mirror and notice the crease/shadow in my arm and think 'what on earth is that'? I keep combing and looking at it. So, I move to the full length mirror and better light and put my hand behind my head and the bicep flexes...I just stare at it and put the other arm behind my head and make the other one do it to. Well, fan my brow! That's muscle definition!

    Now back to your regular scheduled programming...
  • scolaris
    scolaris Posts: 2,145 Member
    Woot woot! You can interrupt my regularly scheduled programming with that kind of news any day!!
  • tans3352
    tans3352 Posts: 57 Member
    December 12 15326
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,183 Member

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    :) I carry a pedometer all day so my step count is for all my walking and dancing.

    December 1--13.298 steps
    December 2--16,376 steps
    December 3--14,550 steps
    December 4--13,801 steps
    December 5--11,082 steps
    December 6--13,364 steps
    December 7--18,015 steps
    December 8--10,240 steps
    December 9--10,432 steps
    December 10--12,558 steps
    December 11--12,585 steps
    December 12--14,760 steps


  • justrying2015
    justrying2015 Posts: 277 Member
    (6 Dec)10.26 mi w/20lb vest
    (7 Dec) 5.11 mi
    (8 Dec) 5.09 mi w/20lb vest
    (9 Dec) 5.09 mi
    (10 Dec) 2.3 mi
    (11 Dec) 5.18 mi
    12 Dec Rest Day
    (13 Dec) 4.80 mi w/20lb vest
  • scolaris
    scolaris Posts: 2,145 Member
    7766 steps yesterday, 3.5 miles. Thought I was sitting pretty for my 10k minimum but I screwed up the scheduling & my late evening dog walking partner was at a dance benefit instead. Sheesh! Today I go straight from work to my in-laws holiday party in Palo Alto (about 90 minutes south)... Must sneak out for a rainy walk through old town!
  • FaithIt365
    FaithIt365 Posts: 356 Member
    Dec 1 = 6.75mi
    Dec 2 = 5.64mi
    Dec 3 = 10.20mi
    Dec 4 = 9.08mi
    Dec 5 = 7.20mi
    Dec 6 = 3.13mi
    Dec 7 = 8.88mi
    Dec 8 = 9.24mi
    Dec 9 = 9.19mi
    Dec 10= 10.23mi
    Dec 11= 9.16mi
    Dec 12= 11.13mi
  • WillsRN
    WillsRN Posts: 127 Member
    Dec 12: 3973 steps...
  • AlphaHowls
    AlphaHowls Posts: 1,992 Member
    edited December 2015
    12/13/15 Dunbar Cave 12,388 steps 5.09 miles 2:10:21 844 cals
    Took a little spill today, ankle turned after I made the curve and I think I looked up from the ground, not sure, but it turned and down I went. God's way of saying 'pay attention' or 'you head is too big' not sure which. Either way, my ankle is sprained. Every step I take I wonder when I am going to fall, well, I did. I picked myself up and walked out of there...gently.

    Oh, this is the same place I had the accident before. Everyone always gets nervous when I go here. I am going to hear the "I told you so" and "I knew this would happen..." for a while. I get the "Be careful!" every time I want to go out there to walk. I get it, considering my last fall/accident cost me dearly. I will probably be too nervous to go there for awhile as well. :(
  • Kym1166
    Kym1166 Posts: 22 Member
    Walked 3 miles with my 2 little dogs beautiful day in New Jersey!
  • tans3352
    tans3352 Posts: 57 Member
    13th of December 10053, only just made my goal, it was hard!
  • DebinMelbourne
    DebinMelbourne Posts: 134 Member
    My weekend walking included 7.89km on Saturday and 6.40km on Sunday. The weather was beautiful and Rudy was very thirsty. Today (Monday) I managed to get 4km in at lunchtime, no high heels this time. m76inr9xop58.jpeg
  • tans3352
    tans3352 Posts: 57 Member
    December 14 15225, got my walk in today
  • AlphaHowls
    AlphaHowls Posts: 1,992 Member
    Everyone is doing groovy! I love all the pictures and little stories.
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,183 Member

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    :) I carry a pedometer all day so my step count is for all my walking and dancing.

    December 1--13.298 steps
    December 2--16,376 steps
    December 3--14,550 steps
    December 4--13,801 steps
    December 5--11,082 steps
    December 6--13,364 steps
    December 7--18,015 steps
    December 8--10,240 steps
    December 9--10,432 steps
    December 10--12,558 steps
    December 11--12,585 steps
    December 12--14,760 steps
    December 13--11,821 steps



  • scolaris
    scolaris Posts: 2,145 Member
    Great walking! 3781 steps yesterday, 1.6 miles. I arrived late at the family party after work & they had sort of held up dinner (whoops!) so then I could hardly slip out for a walk could I? I want to like the holidays but a small bah humbug feeling is brewing inside me... lol.