*!December 2015 Walking Challenge!*

scolaris

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

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

Barbie you are on fire this month!!!

AlphaHowls

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

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Kym1166

2 miles

FaithIt365

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

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

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

Welcome! Great walking!

barbiecat

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

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

I'm in this month- heading out for walk now 50* herein Chicago!

scolaris

Well, either strip down or bundle up! It's 46 degrees this morning on the Russian River in Guerneville where I'm working.

AlphaHowls

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

Woot woot! You can interrupt my regularly scheduled programming with that kind of news any day!!

tans3352

December 12 15326

barbiecat

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

(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

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

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

Dec 12: 3973 steps...

AlphaHowls

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

Walked 3 miles with my 2 little dogs beautiful day in New Jersey!

tans3352

13th of December 10053, only just made my goal, it was hard!

DebinMelbourne

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.

tans3352

December 14 15225, got my walk in today

AlphaHowls

Everyone is doing groovy! I love all the pictures and little stories.

barbiecat

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

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.