Step-It-Up September Week 3 (9/15-9/21)
baconslave
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Welcome to our September monthly challenge! Week 3.
Re-hash o' the challenge parameters:
Re-hash o' the challenge parameters:
This month we're doing "Step-It-Up"So we are going to focus on a goal we've let slack a bit. Some people might go literal and try to increase step count (walking) or ramp up exercise frequency or intensity. Or maybe someone has been letting good habits slide a little bit.increase the amount, speed, or intensity of something.
Choose whatever it is in your life that requires you to "step up" your effort to improve your health and/or fitness.
Every week we'll have a thread to talk about our goals, progress, life stuff, and to encourage one another.
Go ahead and post your goal for this month.
I'll plop a stickie at the top of the group for easy access should the thread get buried.
This is your challenge.
The bad news is: You are the ONLY one who can make positive changes happen in your life.
The good news? YOU are the only one who CAN make positive changes happen in your life. You have that power. Believe it.
And make it happen.
Get to steppin'!
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Remember this when life-crap rears up to get you down. Don't let life derail you. Be COURAGEOUS. You've got this.
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Well, I was gonna stick to 11,000/day since I batted less than .500 last week but your post has inspired me to step it up again @baconslave!
Week 3 goal >12,000/day
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Just got back from my block walk. It's actually 1.5 miles around the work quad. All sweaty at my desk but feeling like I did something positive for the day. Got my kippers for lunch today.
None of my clothes fit again. It's back to work...2 -
I need to branch out my meal planning. I've been having the same meals since I started last Tuesday. My long suffering family hasn't complained, but I think we need to branch out from chicken, salad and broccoli for dinner.2
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1.No activity minutes today. Body is screaming for rest after 5 dance nights this week.
2.10-6.8lbs=3.2lbs to goal.
3. Basic plank/ not today.
Feeling like my weight goal for the month is reachable. I'm in a happy mood, even if tired from too much fun.
All good for today.
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I needed an onion.
I walked 5.08 miles to get it.
To the grocery store.
I have a car.
Yet I walk.
For exercise.
80 minutes of intentional, uninterrupted walking.
Exercise.
Pot roast was excellent.
600-80=520 minutes to goal.
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@collegefbfan : you asked in the week 2 thread: "I just looked at my steps on my phone. Over 10,000 steps for me. I didn't know. Wow. How do steps equate to calories burned because I am just walking at work and around the house or store, not really getting heart rate up? Is there a better app for steps and calories burned? Thanks"
What app do you use?
I have walklogger (free app) on my android. It seems pretty accurate for distance (has gps) and shows calories burned that seem more reasonably (low) compared to other apps.
I don't really use walklogger (but keep it running on the phone) but I use Runkeeper. Runkeeper is a free app for designated walks/runs. It has a start/stop. Also has pause/resume. Shows, speed, pace, elevation changes, splits, a map view etc.
Since when I start Runkeeper, both apps are running and both are gps, they compare well. Today's walk reflected 5.08 miles on Runkeeper and 5.1 miles on walklogger. The difference is the couple steps I took with phone in hand before I started Runkeeper and the walking around I did in the store that registered on walklogger but not Runkeeper because I had Runkeeper on pause.
General walking around during daily activity is usually considered part of your TDEE (I beleive Miss Samantha indicated the same). It does however still burn calories so you could set your level of activity in MFP as sedentary then enter under mfp exercise (walking) the # of calories indicated by walklogger. That works well if the amount of walking you do daily varies and you don't engage in much other activity.
Walklogger does not sync with MFP. Runkeeper does but the speed of walk doesn't transfer correctly. I don't have mfp and Runkeeper syncronized for that reason. Besides, I only enter 1 calorie burned regardless of what I do for my designated exercise. Anything other than 1 messes with my macro #s by increasing them and I don't eat back calories bured anyway.
Hope that helped you or someone else. I find both walklogger and Runkeeper accurate regarding distance. Just plug in stats including stride/step length.
ETA: now that I think about it walklogger must not be GPS. I have sensitivity set to 4. It does not show steps if I'm in the car or on a bike like some step trackers do.0 -
Week 3 may not happen for me
I'm being treated for an infection and have been put on bed rest. I did my 1/2 hour walk today while feeling miserable...just got home from Urgent Care. I'll resume when I'm feeling better. 0 -
@kpk54 Very much appreciated. Great to be a part of this group!!!1
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11,600 steps today! Day 2 of IF. It's really going well! I still need to get closer to drinking 100 oz of water. Not there yet but I'm working on it!2
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Logged
Cals under
Carbs: 38gm net
Exercise: 1 hr swim practice (my last of three private lessons is tomorrow), plus I think right now I'm just under 10k steps, though my Fitbit's refused to sync for the past hour so I'm not sure.
This challenge has been great! Still feeling good about being back on track and keto-happy.
If only I can get my insomnia sorted out again, I'll be good! 0 -
Also, I just realized that I need to start training for the Thanksgiving 5K! I have barely run lately since I've been focusing on learning to swim laps for reals and getting back to doing my PT exercises. Not sure how I'm going to juggle the 3 but I'll figure something out. I'd like to run 3x/wk. Maybe for now I'll also swim once a week and strength train twice?1
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I totally bombed week 2. Got a cold, and only made 2 of my planned 5 workouts (the two times I met with my trainer- if not for her, I would've blown those two off also).
This is a new week, though. Breathing much better, and even managed a little cardio before training today. Also started Whole30, which I am completely stoked about. Can't believe September is really half over already!
On the plus side, planks with my trainer are getting much easier. Now if I could just get the hang of those side planks...3 -
I have been eating way too much cheese/dairy. But, otherwise, I've been active and getting crap checked off my endless TODO list.
I'm not logging. Never was a goal.
I am weighing every day. Almost always do.
I'm eating meat, and dairy... oh, so much dairy.
Life's pretty good. Every day I get a little caught up on the craziness. My biggest stress right now is owning two homes. One is on the market, but I haven't heard anything on it, yet. I really need that to sell. But, I can't control that. The stuff I can control, is moving along.5 -
9/15
17,013 steps (15,000 step goal)
Food measured/weighed✅
Finished my work week today-feels great! Rainy evening so settled in with a cup of tea, pajamas, a pumpkin pecan candle burning, and the season premier of Project Runway!1 -
Week 3 may not happen for me I'm being treated for an infection and have been put on bed rest. I did my 1/2 hour walk today while feeling miserable...just got home from Urgent Care. I'll resume when I'm feeling better.
Sounds miserable! Listen to and rest your body that is more important than completing the challenge for sure. Sending hugs and healing your way!1 -
So Week Three, huh. That means goal of 8500 steps/day, which I'm happy to report that I exceeded yesterday 9/14. Unfortunately I have to have some nasty dental work done on Wednesday so I will probably not complete the week in full, but I'm going to do my best to exceed the 8500 (heck, to exceed 10k) all the days I can to "make up" for the days I'll be out of commission.
*kitten* I hate the dentist.
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oops that was for 9/15. d'oh!
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Morning All!
13,500 steps yesterday. 60 min active. Taking it easy today. Been having sleeping issues. Last night took an Advil PM and slept 8.5 hours only awake and restless once for a short time. Feel much better today. Going to grap as many steps at work as possible. Depending on what time I get home, maybe a short walk. I have really outdone myself this week and I am shocked by that. Really has me motivated. A lighter day today for a little recovery.....4 -
I have been eating way too much cheese/dairy. But, otherwise, I've been active and getting crap checked off my endless TODO list.
I'm not logging. Never was a goal.
I am weighing every day. Almost always do.
I'm eating meat, and dairy... oh, so much dairy.
Life's pretty good. Every day I get a little caught up on the craziness. My biggest stress right now is owning two homes. One is on the market, but I haven't heard anything on it, yet. I really need that to sell. But, I can't control that. The stuff I can control, is moving along.
Life is always a delicate balance of craziness, stuff you can control, and stuff you can't, and trying not to let it all overwhelm you, right?
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Day 15:
14,151/10,000 steps - THANK YOU GYM AND ERRAND RUN!!!
Water: 1000ml/1500ml - didn't get it today but at least I got my steps! lol1 -
1. 120 minutes for dance night activity
2. 10 - 7.2 lbs = 2.8 lbs to meet this goal.
3. Basic plank/ 0 seconds
All systems go. Keto flying. Luv it.
And only half way through the month!
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I walked again today.
6.1 miles. 90 minutes walk time. ~4mph
Walked to the bank. Pause/resume.
Then crossed the street to the grocery store. Pause/resume.
Then crossed another street to another grocery store. Pause resume.
My backpack was full. Not heavy though.
I found 4 pennies.
Yes, I picked the up.
ETA: 520-90=430 minutes remain to 1200 minute goal.
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Today I had my third and final 1-hr private swimming lesson, so that (plus an extra 10 mins practice after) was a good workout! Definitely getting the hang of freestyle, backstroke, side stroke and breast stroke, building on what I vaguely remember from the swim lessons my mom forced me through 30 years ago.
Cals were under, carbs 32 net, logged everything. Had to guess at my lunch; I had beef pho with extra veggies in place of noodles. (So good!)1 -
baconslave wrote: »
Remember this when life-crap rears up to get you down. Don't let life derail you. Be COURAGEOUS. You've got this.
This could've been my motto this week. I've hit my 20k a day step goal each day this month. On Wednesday and Thursday I really though there was no way as two of my ribs decided to slip out and the pain they caused before and after being fixed was rather much for me to want to deal with. But I pushed through and am feeling loads better today, still sore but proud of myself for continuing towards my goal.5 -
9/16
20,935 steps (12,000 step goal)
Food measured/weighed- mainly but did have a nice dinner out with DH so some eyeballing portion size occurred.2 -
I think I made up for this coming Wednesday yesterday! Not only crushed the steps goal by 5am, but after that a friend and I went mountain biking for an hour on some trails on the hills near my house. Talk about a workout! Ow, my poor butt! haha, it was a blast and I can't wait to do it again. I think my Up counted the cycling action as steps because I can't figure any other way I would have gotten 18,000+ steps in yesterday!
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14k steps and 56 active minutes. 6 days in a row> 10k. Whoo whoo!5
