Leslie Sansone June 2014 Walk Challenge
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Today: 6.5 miles.
Total to date; 42.5 miles.
Couple of weeks ago I had to travel and a friend promised to take care of our cat while we were away. I took the cat to his apartment and said:
"Our cat is much smarter than he looks. I just want you to be aware of it."
"He is like me", he answered, "but I don't want to brag about it."
I assured him that his secret was well hidden.
He then told me that he was not so well treated in the company he worked and that people didn't see his real potential. It was very sad he said. He started to tell me about his life, how he didn't get the support he needed in his first employment, and that it damaged his self confidence, which was very sad. He continued and talked about the government who doesn't do enough for single people like him, and that was also very sad.
"I have had more than my share of bad luck", he said with a sigh.
"How do you know it was bad luck", I asked.
"What do you mean".
"Well, if you broke a leg. Would that be a good thing or a bad thing?", I asked.
"A bad thing, of course", he said.
Then I told him of an old Chinese story.
"You see", I said to my friend, "you never know. What you thought was a bad luck, might turn into something good."An old farmer had a single horse. One day his horse ran away. Upon hearing the news, his neighbors came to visit. "Such bad luck," they said sympathetically.
"Maybe, maybe" the farmer replied. The next morning the horse returned, bringing with it three other wild horses. "How wonderful," the neighbors exclaimed.
"Maybe, maybe" replied the old man. The following day, his son tried to ride one of the untamed horses, was thrown, and broke his leg. The neighbors again came to offer their sympathy on his misfortune. "Maybe, maybe" answered the farmer. The day after, military officials came to the village to draft young men into the army. Seeing that the son's leg was broken, they passed him by. The neighbors congratulated the farmer on how well things had turned out. "Maybe, maybe" said the farmer.
"I see", he said, "but when something happens to you, how you can tell if it will turn out to be good or bad."
"Ah, that is the secret of happiness", I replied.
"Tell me about it", he urged.
And so I did. And I will tell you as well, if you would like to hear.0 -
4.5 miles mowing the lawn
5 advanced miles with Leslie today
Woot bandit 5125, you did 9.5 miles today. That's 3 hour exercise! :flowerforyou:0 -
1st June 4 miles
2nd June 4.5 miles
3rd June 4 miles
4th June 4 miles
5th June 4 miles
6th June 4 fast miles with Leslie and another 4 walking outside.
I'm going to try to repeat that tomorrow.
Happy walking everyone :flowerforyou:0 -
6th June 4 fast miles with Leslie and another 4 walking
heavenlyb14, 8 miles todat, fantastic, Well done!0 -
Not sure how many miles I'm going to walk this month, have some commitments that might get in the way. I will walk as many as I can!
June 1, 5 miles Walk Your Belly Flat which is 3 miles & miles 2 and 3 of the 5 Day Slim Down.
Did a stretchy band work out with a Stretch Max by Cathe Freidrich.
June2, 4 Miles -- 4 Mile Super Challenge
June 3, 2 Miles -- Interval walk with Debbie Rocker
June 4, 3 Miles-- 3 Mile Power Walk
June 5, 4 Miles-- 4 Mile Super Challenge
June 6, 1 Mile - Burn and Firm Pilates... an aerobics and Pilates blend.0 -
19.9 miles so far this month.....80 miles to go!!0
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Friday:
0 miles: taking about a week off of DVDs b/ of the severe muscle cramps yesterday.
60 minutes: easy walking outdoors
Goal for June: 40 miles
So far: 9 Leslie/ or other walking DVD miles
So far: 60 outdoor minutes
alex, thank you for sharing the story! I've not heard that particular one before. It does give one pause after reading it. So very true though! Later on, events and circumstances of life are not always what they seemed to be when we are in the middle of them.
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Good morning! This am 5.5 miles at the park. It was an awesome sunrise and it was a cool 58 degrees. It could not have been better. Wishing you all a wonderful weekend and happy walking.
Total thus far 29 miles.0 -
This am 5.5 miles at the park.
PinkiPan1 5.5 miles. that's awsome :flowerforyou:0 -
2miles with Lesie's walk it Off in 30. I also did the "Firm" segment which is 30 minutes of strength training. I really like this and am committed to doing the "Firm" segment 3 times weekly in addition to walks, looking to increase the amount of weight I use..
12/40 miles done
Have a great day!!0 -
"Ah, that is the secret of happiness", I replied.
"Tell me about it", he urged.
And so I did. And I will tell you as well, if you would like to hear.
Since nobody seems to want to hear about the secret of happiness we'll skip it.0 -
June Goal: 60 Miles + 30DS
June 1-Exercise TV-Start Walking at Home-1 Mile + Level 1 30DS=1 mile
June 3-Burn 30-+ Level 1 30DS=1 mile
June 4-WAP- Walk Slim-4 Fast Miles=4 miles=6 total
June 5-WAH-Walk Slim-5 Really Big Miles=5 miles=11 total
June 7-Endomondo Recorded-Mowed Lawn-1.5 miles=12.5 total
WAH Burn Body Fat & Sculpt Your Arms 3miles+ Level 1 30DS=15.5 miles total0 -
today: 9.5 miles.
Total to date: 52 miles.0 -
I was with you PinkiPan- I did 4 at the park this morning!
23.5 to date
(and the day is not over)0 -
1st June 4 miles
2nd June 4.5 miles
3rd June 4 miles
4th June 4 miles
5th June 4 miles
6th June 4 fast miles with Leslie and another 4 walking outside.
7th June 4 miles
Not as many as I wanted but never mind I'll try again tomorrow.
Alex, what was the secret to happiness according to that story?
Happy walking everyone; what a determined group we are this month :flowerforyou:0 -
Saturday:
0 miles: taking about a week off of DVDs
60 minutes: easy walking outdoors
Goal for June: 40 miles
So far: 9 Leslie/ or other walking DVD miles
So far: 120 outdoor minutes
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"Ah, that is the secret of happiness", I replied.
"Tell me about it", he urged.
And so I did. And I will tell you as well, if you would like to hear.
Since nobody seems to want to hear about the secret of happiness we'll skip it.
I must have been tired when I read it b/c I thought that was part of the story :noway:
Yes, please tell us according to the story what the story teller believes is the secret of happiness.
I wrote it that way b/c I'm sure all of us have our own belief what is the secret of happiness
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Goal for June: 175 miles
To date: 25 miles
Left: 150 miles
This month I'm doing a combo of these throughout the month, got a new Leslie DVD!:
Leslie Sansone 5 Mile Fat Burner Walk
Leslie Sansone 3 Mile Walk Away Your Waistline (my new one)
Leslie Sansone 3 Mile Radio Remixes Walk to the Hits
A mile walk to the library (1/2 mile each way)
1-3 miles on the Treadmill at Gym0 -
supplemama, I always like to read your goals each month. They are always amazing :drinker:
Thanks! I can't have caffeine because I have a wonky heart, so I rely on my walks to not only wake me up but give me energy throughout the day :drinker:0 -
I showed my wife how much I have exercised.
"Look here, last week I walked 52 miles. That's 2 marathons", I said proudly.
She looked at the figures in silence and said.
"This is typically you. You are behaving like a hare. 10 miles a day is not sustainable. Take it down to max 5 miles a day, or 3 miles a day. 3 miles a day is a turtle behavior, sustainable in the long run, and that is what you need. "
I know from experience that she is almost always right. So I will walk no less then 0.6 miles per day, but no more than 5 miles a day.0 -
2 Mile Silver walk with Leslie
This weeks total is 31 miles0 -
today: 6 miles
total: 58 miles0 -
"Ah, that is the secret of happiness", I replied.
"Tell me about it", he urged.
And so I did. And I will tell you as well, if you would like to hear.
Since nobody seems to want to hear about the secret of happiness we'll skip it.
Lindenalix,
I 2nd Texasgardnr's request. Please tell us what you think is the secret to happiness. 0 -
As you remember my friend used a lot of "it is sad" and "how awful" when describing his situation and how the society treated him. When he asked me to tell him the secret of happiness, I was glad, although I was unsure that he was ready for it.
Whoever has ears, let them hear.
“How can I be happy”?, one man once asked himself. “If I was rich then I would be happy”, he thought. So he worked like a dog, saved and invested his money and became very rich. But he still wasn’t happy. ”Money, doesn’t make a man happy”, he said.
“It’s must be knowledge “. So he studied hard and became a well known professor, but to no avail. “Happiness is not in wealth and knowledge”, he concluded.
"The true happiness is when you find God". So he became religious, prayed every day and lived according to the holy books. But this didn’t make him happy either.
“A man can’t be happy. It is impossible”, he confessed to his best friend. “Since everything is meaningless I see no alternative but to kill myself”.
“Don’t do that”, his friend said. “I’ve heard of a wise guru in India, which has helped many people. Go and see him”.
“Well, I have nothing to loose”, said the man.
So he took a plane to India, and then a train to the foot of the Himalayas. He then had to climb for several days until he came to the cave where the Guru dwelled. But there were many thousands of people already waiting, so he had to wait in line. After several months it was his turn. So he entered the cave and and saw the Guru sitting in the lotus position. He was gently smiling and birds were flying above his head. A ray of sun was falling on his serene face. “At last, I have come to the right place”, the man thought to himself.
He knelt in front of the guru, and bowed his head. The guru gave him a big smile and asked:
“Do you have a question?”.
“Yes, how does a man become happy?”, the man asked.
“That’s very easy”, the guru replied. “Whatever happens to you, you just just say, "This I like!”.
The man was waiting for the guru to say something more, but when nothing more came, he jumped on his feet, red in face, his fists clenched. “No, no, it can’t be that easy. You're a fool, and idiot”, he cried.
“When you say it, with passion like that”, the guru said smilingly, “I must say, that I like it very much!”.
"But that is nonsense. If I brake a leg, should I just say that I like it very much. What nonsense is that. Braking a leg is not something good, it is something bad".
"What is good and what is bad, who are we to say", said the guru. "Let me tell you a true story, it's about a lady from your country. Her name is Laura Sinclair, at at the time she was 55 years old and morbidly obese. One day she broke her leg in three places. After operation, she was ordered to stay in bed for several months in order for her leg to heal. As she lay in bed she looked at breaking her leg as symbolic of breaking with her past life and beginning anew. After her leg healed, she started to exercise and eat healthy. She went from being morbidly obese, to obese, to overweight, to normal weight, and as she says 'presently, I am at a level of fitness and happiness that has exceeded my wildest dreams. The breaking of my leg was the single best thing that happened in my life'. We can't change what has happened, and we do not know if it will lead to good things or bad things. But we can choose to like it or dislike it. If you choose to like it, the happiness is yours. I have now sown a seed, and seeing you react so passionately as you did, means that you are ready to receive the teaching, and that I like very much."
The man thanked the guru for his words and returned to his home, confused and unconvinced. But he gurus words kept haunting him, and he slowly started to react differently to situations. When his neighbor once started to yell at him for no good reason, he told himself to like the situation. He calmly asked the neighbor what bothered him, and if he could help him in some way. It ended up with a great friendship. Another time on a vacation, he was given a room, facing a road with busy traffic. He went to the reception and asked for a change of the room, but unfortunately the hotel was full. He decided to like the situation, and accept the noisy sounds. He soon forgot the sounds and it they didn't bother him much. The next day the hotel manager, who had heard of his complaint, came and offered him one of the bungalows facing the sea. That vacation turned out to be the best in his life. Situation after situation turned out to be good and he experienced the life in its fullness. At last, he was happy.0 -
June Goal: 60 Miles + 30DS
June 1-Exercise TV-Start Walking at Home-1 Mile + Level 1 30DS=1 mile
June 3-Burn 30-+ Level 1 30DS=1 mile
June 4-WAP- Walk Slim-4 Fast Miles=4 miles=6 total
June 5-WAH-Walk Slim-5 Really Big Miles=5 miles=11 total
June 7-Endomondo Recorded-Mowed Lawn-1.5 miles=12.5 total
WAH Burn Body Fat & Sculpt Your Arms 3miles+ Level 1 30DS=15.5 miles total
June 8-Just Walk-4 Mile Power Walk-4 miles + Level 1 30DS=19.5 miles0 -
1st June 4 miles
2nd June 4.5 miles
3rd June 4 miles
4th June 4 miles
5th June 4 miles
6th June 4 fast miles with Leslie and another 4 walking outside.
7th June 4 miles
8th June 3 mile weight loss with Leslie and another 2 walking outside.
I enjoyed the three mile weight loss very much and have added it to my weekly schedule.
Happy walking everyone :flowerforyou:0 -
Whoever has ears, let them hear.
Although this is a lesson that I have learnt, it is not yet a habit for me. Thank you for the timely reminder Alex.0 -
Saturday 10 miles walking at camp with the dogs
no miles for Sunday as I hurt my knee Saturday so letting it rest
25 miles with Leslie to date.
17 miles outside to date
42 miles to date total
goal 125 miles
Happy walking!0 -
1 Fat Burn Mile/ 2 Mile Super Walk today.
Total 26.5
I am encouraged by the walkers here every day. Thanks again to each of you for checking in and sharing.
Today after church I kept it simple here and almost didn't bother with a walk with Leslie after spending the day puttering around the house I was content to read a book and relax. After logging in recording my food I checked in to see how everyone was doing and knew I needed to get with the program. :happy:
Get ready for a great week folks!0 -
5 advanced miles with Leslie today
30 miles with Leslie to date.
17 miles outside to date
47 miles to date total
goal 125 miles
Happy walking!0
