Leslie Sansone July 2014 Walk Challenge
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Goal: 30 miles
7/6/2014- 5 miles U5DWP
7/7-7/12/2014 NO WORKOUT Apathy
7/13/2014 2 miles plus warm up and cool down U5DWP Texasgardnr's Blue Workout
Total:12 miles0 -
today before the morning coffee: 3 miles
today after the morning coffee: 4 miles
total to date: 100 miles
total calories to date: -7400 cal0 -
3.11 miles walked today
55.76 miles walked to date0 -
Goal 120 Miles for July! explode
July 1st, 4 miles 3 Mile Weight Loss Walk - did mile 3 twice.
July 2nd, 5 miles 4 Mile Super Challenge plus the Muscle Mile
Jule 3rd, 3 Miles Walk and Jog plus Mile 1 of the 4 mile super challenge.
July 4th, 6.8 miles Trail walking with my DH
July 7th, 3 Miles 3 Mile Power Walk
July 8th, 4 Mile Super Challenge
July 9th, 4 Miles 2 of Debbie Rocker's Walking for Weight Loss and 2 of Leslie's 5 Day Slim Down
July 12th 5 miles The 5 Day Slim Down
July 13th, 3 Miles Walk Your Belly Flat
37.8 Miles done 62.2 miles to go!0 -
As I went for the morning walk, my thoughts went on a journey of its own. Usually i spin around something I have read and try to elaborate on it, making up a little story. Her's a story I made up this morning.
A group of would be zen monks were walking through the monastery where they were studying hoping to be enlightened some day. Another student run up to them out of breath.
"Have you heard that Ananda was enlightened today!"
"What", they all shouted, and started to run to their student friend Ananda's dwellings. As they entered they saw him sitting on his bed.
With admiration in their voices they asked: "Is it true did you got enlightened today?"
"Yes" he said and looked calmly at them.
"Well, how did you feel before the enlightenment and what did you think about?", they asked.
"I was feeling miserable and I thought of how unhappy my life is", he answered.
"And how do you feel now, and what are you thinking about?", they asked with enthusiasm in their voices.
"Right now I'm feeling miserable and I'm thinking about how unhappy my life is", he answered thoughtfully.
They were all stunned by his answer. "But what is the difference then?", they asked perplexed.
"The difference is that before I thought that my feelings and thoughts were important. Now I see clearly they they are totally unimportant".
That is the end of the story. And what is the sense moral? Well, feeling and thoughts are volatile and evaporative things. They come and go changing al the time. But the real you is not your feelings nor your thoughts. In meditation you learn to watch your feelings and thoughts pass by, like water flowing down the river. To be enlightened means not to attach yourself with the feelings or thoughts. Instead you do what you have to do without letting them control your life. There is a Zen saying "Before Enlightenment chop wood carry water, after Enlightenment, chop wood carry water. Or as another wise person said "The kingdom of God is within us, but most people do not see it".
"To be enlightened means not to attach yourself with the feelings or thoughts. Instead you do what you have to do without letting them control your life." Deep thoughts today, lidenalex.0 -
5 advanced miles with Leslie today
8 miles outside today
62 miles with Leslie to date
65 miles outside to date
127 miles total to date
goal 150
Happy Walking!!! LouAnn
we went on an 8 mile hike with the dogs today, the poor dogs were exhausted by the time we got home. They did get to play in the water and of course we brought water and bowls with us for them. I think I am beginning to out walk my dogs now. It feels so good! I am close to the realistic goal I set for myself, but my real personal goes is 245 (I did 234 last month and 175 in may)so I a about half way there.0 -
Out-walking the dogs! A great feeling indeed LouAnn~
2Essie steady on!
Question AnnofB: What is the 120 explode! lol I laughed when I read that you are doing great girl.
Alex I have to read yours later- but as I can see you are "rocking it" as Supplemama says!
Leslie potpourri: 1mile burn body fat
1 fat burn with weights
2 mile super walk- I love this one everyone on dvd have lost 100 or over inspirational- and motivating every time.
4 miles
51/110 woot0 -
Good afternoon...seems odd typing that. LOL I slept in today. I did 5.5 miles and I think I much prefer getting up early to walk. It is much more peaceful. There were so many people out and about and it distracted me.
Alex, I love your story. You gave me quite a bit to ponder. Thank you for sharing it with us.0 -
7.61 miles walked today
63.37 miles walked to date0 -
Sunday: My free day!
Monday:
3 DVD miles: Wa;l Slim 3 Fast Miles
0 outdoor minutes.
Goal for July: 40 + miles (plus focus on strength more)
So far: 25.5 Leslie/ or other walking DVD miles
So far: 320 outdoor minutes
@ zichab, What a joy it is for you to hold your new grand daughter
. Sooo very cool to see Ann Frank's house in Amsterdam!
@ lidenalex, so true that our feelings are ever changing, with the tide as it were. That is why we need to know what or Who is our solid bedrock to stand firm on when feelings are changing and swirling about us as we go about chopping wood and carrying water. I liked your story
Great before and after coffee mileage :drinker: !
@ Lilymay2, 3 dogs is an awesome reason to go get more miles walked !
@ christchick7, I had to :happy: when I read that you walked the "2 miles plus warm up and cool down U5DWP Texasgardnr's Blue Workout" :flowerforyou:
@ 2essie, awesome miles being walked in your neck of the woods : 7.61 miles walked today and 3.11 miles on Sunday :happy: .
@ AnnofB, I like the Walk Your Belly Flat DVD :flowerforyou: . Will have to remember not to forget about that awesome walk.
@ bandit5125, you wrote: "I think I am beginning to out walk my dogs now. It feels so good!" Now that is a great NSV indeed! Especially after an 8 mile hike with your dogs. Walking strong :drinker: .
@ startergal53, I love how you named your trio of walks: "Leslie potpourri": :happy:
1mile burn body fat
1 fat burn with weights
2 mile super walk-
Excellent indeed :drinker: !
@ PinkyPan1, Good that you slept in, however I do appreciate what you wrote about the early morning walks being more peaceful. So true . Awesome 5.5 miles walked this afternoon.
Walk Happy y'all :flowerforyou:0 -
today before the morning coffee: 2 miles
today after the morning coffee: 0 miles
total to date: 102 miles
total calories to date: -7500 cal0 -
(2) 5 advanced miles with Leslie today - yes I did it twice tiday
2 miles outside today
72 miles with Leslie to date
67 miles outside to date
139 miles total to date
goal 150
Happy Walking!!! LouAnn
I am close to the realistic goal I set for myself, but my real personal goes is 245 (I did 234 last month and 175 in may) so I a bit over half way there. Trying so hard to break through and lose the 15 lbs I want to lose before my daughter gets married in 8 weeks!!!0 -
Wowza! What Monday folks.
Started off this morning with the "Burn the belly fat" 3 mile and floor exercise following.
Tonight I did the 2 mile "faith walk".
So excited because this morning when I began I was only going to do one mile and then figured what's another 14 minutes. The end of that second mile and I thought, "why not finish it off."
Thanks to all who write in it keeps me pushing myself.
56/110 done!0 -
1 Mile with Leslie and one on treadmill. I've been doing my other DVDs faithfully, and won't attempt to assign milage to those. I'll just keep my walking miles here.
22.75/40 done
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Startergal53,
LOL, that explode thing is so funny. When I posted originally my goal, I used the explode Smiley kind of for the 4th of July and to symbolize to myself a big start and for a big finish-I hope. Anyway, when I copy and paste for some reason the smiley turns into just the word explode. I've been changing it back but forgot this last time.
And BTW, great job-56 miles done! Awesome!0 -
(2) 5 advanced miles with Leslie today - yes I did it twice tiday
2 miles outside today
72 miles with Leslie to date
67 miles outside to date
139 miles total to date
goal 150
Happy Walking!!! LouAnn
I am close to the realistic goal I set for myself, but my real personal goes is 245 (I did 234 last month and 175 in may) so I a bit over half way there. Trying so hard to break through and lose the 15 lbs I want to lose before my daughter gets married in 8 weeks!!!
You are doing great LouAnn. I think you are going to make your goal. You will be stylin' at your daughters wedding. Keep going-we're cheering you on. :drinker: :drinker:0 -
Additional 5 miles this morning.0
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3.25 miles with Leslie (4 mile Super Challenge). Also did a strength training DVD.
26/40 done0 -
Additional 5 miles this morning.
You are so consistent, PinkyPan1!0 -
Checking in with everyone....
Awesome moon last night - really cool....
So far I have 37.5 miles - all outside though.... Three dogs to walk today so heading out to do that before the bugs get us.. the horse flies have been really bugging the dogs in the afternoons and even the evenings...
Happy walking everyone - no matter where you are walking..
LilyMay2, great job. It's easy to hate horse flies, isn't it? They are mean. I just found a tick in my bathroom. Luckily he was dead already. Who knows, maybe my blood is bad for them, haha... jokes on them, then, isn't it?
Have a great day!
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