*!December 2015 Walking Challenge!*

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  • AlphaHowls
    AlphaHowls Posts: 1,992 Member
    DebinMelbourne wrote: »
    Well, the temperature dropped enough to a 40 minute stroll, at a much slower pace than usual. But if I wasn't in this group, I would not have gone at all. So, yay for this group for getting me up off the couch.

    That gave me my first morning smile!
  • dryheatfitness
    dryheatfitness Posts: 97 Member
    Epic fail for me. Strained my calf a bit last Thursday and haven't been on a walk since. Changing that today.
  • 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
    December 14--16,005 steps
    December 15--10,719 steps
    December 16--17,331 steps
    December 17--19,225 steps

    I check out audio books from my local library to listen to while I walk

  • scolaris
    scolaris Posts: 2,145 Member
    Not much walking here either... 5602 steps yesterday, 2.4 miles. A seat came open to take the CBest test electronically so I'm doing it today. That will be a festive four hours! I spent yesterday in jammies taking sample math tests. Probably another low step day today too.
  • AlphaHowls
    AlphaHowls Posts: 1,992 Member
    12/18/15 Neighborhood Walk (2 - 5 lbs weights and 8 lbs weighted vest) 15,912 steps 8.64 miles 2:07:02 962 cals

    Wow! Was it cold! Hovering around 32*F, snow/ice pellets misting fine, cool winds blowing, and I was out there, in my little walker shorts, jacket...I did wear gloves and hat today. By gosh golly, I was walking! That really may be my limit though, 32*F is tough stuff!
  • 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
    December 14--16,005 steps
    December 15--10,719 steps
    December 16--17,331 steps
    December 17--19,225 steps
    December 18--13,609 steps

    I check out audio books from my local library to listen to while I walk



  • mjwwes
    mjwwes Posts: 21 Member
    I have no motivation at all for exercise I think I will start with the 10 minute walking and up the time on it gradually
  • AlphaHowls
    AlphaHowls Posts: 1,992 Member
    mjwwes wrote: »
    I have no motivation at all for exercise I think I will start with the 10 minute walking and up the time on it gradually

    Sounds like a plan to me :smile:
  • AlphaHowls
    AlphaHowls Posts: 1,992 Member
    12/19/15 Neighborhood Walk (2 - 5 lbs weights and 8 lbs weighted vest) 16,132 steps 8.9 miles 2:08:02 984 cals

    Chiropracter this morning for adjustment
  • justrying2015
    justrying2015 Posts: 277 Member

    (13 Dec) 4.80 mi w/20lb vest
    (14 Dec) 2.3 mi
    (15 Dec) 3.5 mi
    (16 Dec) 4.2 mi
    (17 Dec) Rest Day
    (18 Dec) Rest Day
    (19 Dec) Rest Day



  • skipwa
    skipwa Posts: 14 Member
    First day of the challenge for me. I've been doing a WW challenge for the past year that's fun too. It's 250 miles in 6 months, which is pretty easy to do, so I've upped my limit to 400. Anybody interested in doing this too?

    12/19 5.40 miles
  • justrying2015
    justrying2015 Posts: 277 Member
    20 Dec/ 5.08 mi
  • AlphaHowls
    AlphaHowls Posts: 1,992 Member
    12/20/15 Neighborhood Walk (2 - 5 lbs weights and 8 lbs weighted vest) 16,497 steps 8.68 miles 2:13:04 1,017 cals
  • 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
    December 14--16,005 steps
    December 15--10,719 steps
    December 16--17,331 steps
    December 17--19,225 steps
    December 18--13,609 steps
    This is the beginning of the "week of no exercise" prescribed by my doctor
    December 19--3,775 steps

    I check out audio books from my local library to listen to while I walk[/b
  • DebinMelbourne
    DebinMelbourne Posts: 134 Member
    I thought the weekend would be a write-off because I was visiting friends for Xmas drinks, but we ended up having a lovely sunset walk for over 6kms. Sunday I did nothing, and today I managed to walk at lunch for 40 minutes around a cemetery near work.
  • 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
    December 14--16,005 steps
    December 15--10,719 steps
    December 16--17,331 steps
    December 17--19,225 steps
    December 18--13,609 steps
    This is the beginning of the "week of no exercise" prescribed by my doctor
    December 19--3,775 steps
    December 20--6223 steps

    I check out audio books from my library to listen to while I walk


  • scolaris
    scolaris Posts: 2,145 Member
    Oh Barbie... Hang tough. Thinking of you! xoL
  • AlphaHowls
    AlphaHowls Posts: 1,992 Member
    12/21/15 Neighborhood Walk (2 - 5 lbs weights and 8 lbs weighted vest) 16,458 steps 9.03 miles 2:10:24 984 cals
    Trudging through the rain this morning!
  • scolaris
    scolaris Posts: 2,145 Member
    Rain here too! But no one in Sonoma county can complain until at least April! I have decreed!
  • BruceHedtke
    BruceHedtke Posts: 358 Member
    Catching up the weekend.
    12/19: I had set my goal for Saturday to hit around 15 miles total but I ended up geocaching and hiking along a trail and before I could convince myself to turn around, I had hit the 11 mile mark. So, I had 11 miles to hike back as well. I was surprised at how good my legs and feet felt. My arms and shoulders, however, were suffering. But, glad to have gotten this badge:
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    12/20: Football!

    12/21: I slept every single minute that I could. I had one of the worst weekends of sleep I've ever had and today was definitely catch-up day. It doesn't make up for the poor sleep but I feel pretty good right now.
  • scolaris
    scolaris Posts: 2,145 Member
    OMG Bruce!!! Sooooooo impressed! I want to get that one for my birthday in May with an epic hike around SF.
    Rest up; you've earned it.
  • scolaris
    scolaris Posts: 2,145 Member
    edited December 2015
    After several days of miserably low steps due to testing, parties, work, etc I managed to get two decent days in a row! 10735 steps Sunday, 4.6 miles and 13732 steps Monday, 5.9 miles. Still nowhere near 100k steps a week but I am resigned to the fact that the holiday season is a sticky wicket and I need to be patient with myself & others. My tolerance for the treadmill is increasing.
    (I'm up at 2:00 am because my college age daughter is home & at 1:00 am she came & got me in tears because she mislaid her purse somewhere out at dinner. So I walked her thru shutting down her bank card & now she's back asleep of course because she's 19 and I'm bolt awake as if I main lined coffee because I'm 52... life is so unfair! LOL)
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,183 Member
    :)Bruce, 50.000 steps is an awesome accomplishment

    :)Alpha, we have rain here in NW Washington and snow in the mountains which means water in reserve for the summer so we are very happy even when wet

    :)scolaris, you are a great mom to help your daughter with the scary thing of losing a purse (at least at 19 she didn't have a pile of credit cards like we older folks do)....we used to live in Humboldt County and I know my friends there are welcoming the rain.

  • 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
    December 14--16,005 steps
    December 15--10,719 steps
    December 16--17,331 steps
    December 17--19,225 steps
    December 18--13,609 steps
    This is the beginning of the "week of no exercise" prescribed by my doctor
    December 19--3,775 steps
    December 20--6223 steps
    December 21--5293 steps

    I check out audio books from my library to listen to while I walk


  • AlphaHowls
    AlphaHowls Posts: 1,992 Member
    12/22/15 Neighborhood Walk (2 - 5 lbs weights and 8 lbs weighted vest) 16,959 steps 9.02 miles 2:17:01 1,011 cals

    50,000 steps, I cannot even imagine.

    Barbie, my brother lives up in Washington. I watch his weather along with mine and it seems it rains all the time.
  • DebinMelbourne
    DebinMelbourne Posts: 134 Member
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    And it's not even the end of the month. Yay me.
  • BruceHedtke
    BruceHedtke Posts: 358 Member
    When I visited Seattle, the weather was absolutely perfect. Sunny every day and I'm not sure there was even a cloud in the sky the whole week.

    Speaking of rain, tomorrows forecast is for 50's and rain showers. I usually walk to work and back but rain is the one thing that puts the kabosh on that. I guess I'll hope that there will be a window in the morning that I can make it home dry.

    Today I got in about 5.3 miles. I am sooo looking forward to this four day weekend coming up. The weather looks to be unseasonably warm and no real threat of rain/snow.
  • Bxqtie116
    Bxqtie116 Posts: 552 Member
    I'm late joining this challenge but I try to get at least 10000 steps per day. Here are my stats for the month:
    Dec 1 - 12249
    Dec 2 - 9271
    Dec 3 - 9719
    Dec 4 - 12620
    Dec 5 - 10963
    Dec 6 - 9539
    Dec 7 - 11922
    Dec 8 - 13894
    Dec 9 - 12461
    Dec 10 - 13633
    Dec 11 - 12655
    Dec 12 - 12766
    Dec 13 - 13541
    Dec 14 - 7872
    Dec 15 - 12462
    Dec 16 - 13465
    Dec 17 - 9829
    Dec 18 - 11694
    Dec 19 - 13217
    Dec 20 - 11911
    Dec 21 - 13954
    Dec 22 - 12120
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,183 Member

    1461351h0otf8hco5.gif

    :) 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
    December 14--16,005 steps
    December 15--10,719 steps
    December 16--17,331 steps
    December 17--19,225 steps
    December 18--13,609 steps
    This is the beginning of the "week of no exercise" prescribed by my doctor
    December 19--3,775 steps
    December 20--6223 steps
    December 21--5293 steps
    December 22--5593 steps

    I check out audio books from my library to listen to while I walk


  • justrying2015
    justrying2015 Posts: 277 Member
    (23 Dec) 5.09 mi

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