SWaT Walking Group - February Walk

AliceLMS

Monday/Just the 2.5 miles today. I did shovel 365 calories away I am quite happy with that. I did not get my second set of miles in.
Tuesday/3 miles walk away 10
Wednesday/ 4 miles



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Keep on walking, lots of S-miles to go this month. Alice

TeresaSavage

Hello Fellow Walkers! Good Afternoon:flowerforyou:



Thanks Sabrina & Sandra ;-))

Marie --- I'm so sorry your in pain (Thats Sucks!) I'd rather feel tired than the pain. Sorry! Im no help to pain medications. I HOPE You can get past those side effects.. STAY STRONG!!!

Just walked to the beach and Back home, 81 degree's Sunny, slight breeze and Gorgeous !!!!!!

I just made it OUT of the OBESE range. YAY!!! THANK GOD!!!! I Finally made it into the 160's ( very high 160's :bigsmile: )

EveryOne keep up the Great Walking :happy:

MCS64

Ok got my 4 miles in today. It felt good once I got started. One thing accomplished today.

Have a good night guys.

jrbanta

Congrats Teresa for being in the 160's! Great job! I also love hearing about your walks and wonder if we should all come visit you so we can walk with you! Sounds so wonderful to be on the beach about now.:bigsmile:

Jenny

jrbanta

I walked 4 miles with Leslie today and it felt so good! Two miles left until my goal of 45 miles for the month. I plan to do 30 Day Shred tomorrow or Friday and my 2 miles on Saturday. I'll probably exceed my goal and walk more miles. I hope we all do this again for March. It was so motivating and nice to check in with all of you. I've noticed on some of my other message threads that people are fading away and not posting or maybe have given up. Everyone in this group seems pretty committed and it's nice to touch base every day or so. Seeing all of your progress motivates me. Thanks for being there!:flowerforyou:

Jenny

AZChatterB

Mid-week check in...

Not just for our walk group, but I also weigh in on Wednesdays. Sadly, I gained 0.2 pounds since last Wednesday. I'm not beating myself up over it since it was two tenths of a pound, but it does remind me how important my walking routine is. In my last post, i noted that I did not do any of the walk videos on W, Th, or Sat. Three days off was too many (plus I hadn't walked Tuesday either, so it was three days in a row plus Saturday). Anyway, just a reminder for all of us how important it is to stick with an exercise plan. On a brighter note, I'm two miles away from my February goal, so I'm sure to exceed it.

Teresa: CONGRATS on getting out of the obese range. What a great feeling for you. I have a ways to go, but am so looking forward to being able to post the same.

Patti: Sorry to hear that physical therapy has got you down. Don't get discouraged and stick with it; it will pay off in the long run.

Sabrina: Sorry to hear your surgery was postponed and hoping it all works out well for you.

Only a few days left in February. Good luck to everyone in making their walking goal.

pmjsmom

I have been getting 2 miles in every morning before work but I won't get them in today! I have to leave early so I can take it easy on these icy roads. It is still snowing--VERY unusual for this time of year here!

Teresa--Good for you! I want to just be overweight, too!

I hope you all have a good day.

TeresaSavage

Good Morning Walkers !! :flowerforyou:

Thank You ......... Jenny & AZchatter

JENNY.... I agree!
ITS Great that we check in everyday or every other day or even once a week is Great!!! I LOVE hearing everyones stories And yes I think it keeps me motivated. I Thank You All for being here :happy: . I'm also Hoping for A March Challenge!!!

Sandy!! Hope your still going to keep us going for March :bigsmile:

Walked to the Beach again and back toward home and over 11 ave bridge. walked 4.52 miles for 1 hr 34 minutes. A little cloudy the whole way & Now it's beautiful and sunny out :ohwell: . Well I didn't sweat

Almost time for work, so I need to have my lunch early { UGH!! Hate that!} Since I start work at noon.

Happy Thursday!!!!!!!!!!!! Love our Group :drinker:

sarah44254

I have not jogged in quite some time! It is very cold outside (not as cold as some but I'm used to scalding heat of the desert) and I don't want to freeze out there. I own no 'walking' dvd workouts, and I really can't stand the treadmill! When I go to the treadmill I only stay for like 20 mins then I get so bored out of my mind I can't continue.

I just don't know how to make my goal unless it gets warmer. I've been having such a fun time doing workout dvd's at home that I haven't felt the urge to walk for a while. :frown:

AliceLMS

Crazy busy here today no walking so far>

Scubasab

Hello everyone!!!:flowerforyou:

It sounds like everyone is having a wonderful week and meeting their goals!!! I should be able to meet my goal even though I missed last week!!!:grumble:

I forgot to log my walk with you all yesterday. I had a great day yesterday!!! I walked 1 1/2 miles in the morning with my dogs and walked them both again in the early evening!!!! I had a scare with my Lab mix SCUBA on our walk yesterday evening. She has always been very skittish and she is still a baby 1 year old. We were walking and a neighbor had a their dog tied up out front and it was barking non-stop!!! My dog got spooked and RAN...........VERY FAST DRAGGING HER LEASH!!! Needless, to say my arm was in so much pain. I'm happy I don't have an damage to the tendons in my arm. She ran all the way back to my house dragging her leash!! I ran but, could not catch her. I saw my patio furniture in my back yard almost flip into the water!!!! And than she finally stopped because the leash wrapped around my back tire on my car almost choking her!!!! I felt so bad for her. :sad: But, we are both doing great today!!!!! DRAMA IS OVER!!!! :bigsmile:

I also did 3 miles of Leslie Sansone Walk DVD's!! So, I did a total of 6 miles yesterday!!!!

Have a great day!!!
Sabrina

jrbanta

Those labs are strong! My lab is 13 years old and can't walk the distance with me anymore. We do very short jaunts. I will have to put the miles in without him and give him a walk to the corner and back. I feel so guilty because he wants to go with me but takes very slow short steps.

jerzger

I will not be making my miles this month. I have been sick. Still not completely better, but at least sitting up. I'll try again next month. Besides, there are more days in March.

Scubasab

Hello everyone!!!:flowerforyou:

It was another crazy and hectic day for me but, I was able to get two walks in today!!!! :bigsmile: I walked for a total of 3 miles total!! YEAH!!!! It was breezy and drizzling rain but it was perfect!!!! The last couple of days here in Fort Lauderdale have been HOT :devil: we even had a record temp of 87 the other day!!!

Jrbanta - I love Labs!!!! They are the best dogs ever. You are very fortunate to have had yours for 13 years!!! One year ago on 01/25/10 I lost my beloved Chocolate Lab Cocoa. :sad: She just yelped out in pain and than died. We believe she had a heart attack!! It was so sad and the energy in the house just wasn't the same so, I rescued a Black Lab Mix from a puppy animal foundation. She is the most precious, beautiful dog ever!!!! She is smaller but, very STRONG!!!!!! I'm not sure if something happened prior to me getting her at 8 weeks old but, she gets scared very easily! Especially by other dogs!!! My other dog is a Beagle his name is Rocco and he has some personality on him!!! He is 7 years old and is overweight. So, needless to say Rocco and I need to walk for weightloss and health and Scuba needs it for her social skills!!!! :laugh:

Well, it's been a long day! Time for a shower and than relax!!!!

Have a wonderful evening!!!!
Sabrina

AliceLMS

Monday/Just the 2.5 miles today. I did shovel 365 calories away I am quite happy with that. I did not get my second set of miles in.
Tuesday/3 miles walk away 10
Wednesday/ 4 miles
Thursday/ late walk 3.5 miles



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Keep on walking, lots of S-miles to go this month. Alice

jrbanta

Just met my February goal of 45 miles tonight! Yay! I'll probably walk more miles on Saturday so I'll exceed that distance. I feel so good. Lets do this again in March. I love the challenge, talking with all of you, and encouraging one another! This is wonderful!
Jenny

sandara

Hi Everyone! Sorry I haven't been on much the last couple of days. I felt like crap yesterday. I've been having trouble with my blood pressure dropping too low if you can believe that. It was up right before I got my iron infusion so they increased my bp meds. Not it's going too low. I'm wondering if it had anything to do with my iron levels??? But anyway I stopped taking my bp meds and am monitoring right now. We'll see if it stays down this time.

I would like to keep the group going for March (and more) because I think it's the only thing keeping me exercising right now. I think we've been doing this since late september? That's too long for us to give up now so everyone be thinking about your march goals. And if anyone has any ideas to mix it up a bit, let's hear'em

And if there's anyone else that would like to join us for March feel free to join in now so you won't miss the March walk thread we'll be posting closer to the end of the month. The more the merrier!

AliceLMS

Monday/Just the 2.5 miles today. I did shovel 365 calories away I am quite happy with that. I did not get my second set of miles in.
Tuesday/3 miles walk away 10
Wednesday/ 4 miles
Thursday/ late walk 3.5 miles
Friday/3miles



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Keep on walking, lots of S-miles to go this month. Alice

Oh yes we need a March thread! Could we throw in 20 minutes of weights or resistance at least 2 times a week? Everyone could just keep track of the minutes and work at their own weight and speed.

Keep on walking, Alice

MCS64

Hey guys. Im still walking kinda. I only had enough energy to do 1 mile yesterday. This new med is really making me tired and spacey feeling. I was hoping if I got myself moving it would perk me up. On the bright side my husband decided to jump on the treadmill for the first time in years. I think I finally got through to him along with the Dr. Hope he sticks with it.

Sandy - I hope you BP improves quickly for you. I know how that is too. If its not one thing its another huh.

I like Alice's idea of adding weight training to our goal. Its an easy one to slack off on so maybe by saying it to you guys I will commit to it more. Still interested to hear anyother ideas too.

Im in for March too. Like Sandy said this group is the only thing that keeps me going. I don't know what I would do with out you!!

Have a good weekend everyone!:drinker:

TeresaSavage

Good morning Group!!!:flowerforyou:

I love the idea of adding weights, I need that badly, And I haven't been able to motivate myself at all, And with logging in here Hopefully that will get my butt motivated. Im Not sure how I'll track it? I don't think there's a ticker for that? Maybe just use my calendar and then post it on the thread :ohwell: .

Sandy... I Hope your BP gets back to normal quickly / LUV YA!!!!
Thanks Sandy For keeping us going. You really helped me more then you know. So THANK YOU AGAIN !!! :flowerforyou:


I walked 3.85 miles today for 1 hr 21 minutes Beautiful Gorgeous Day, Sunny, Breezy and 80 degree's

ooooops Got go!! Time for work, YAY!!!

Happy Friday everyone!! AND YES!!! THANK GOD ITS FRIDAY SANDY
Im taking Monday off so I'll have a nice three day weekend YAY, YAY, AND YAY!!!

jrbanta

I also like the idea of keeping track of weight/resistance workouts. My goal is twice a week for weights but absolutely not my favorite thing to do and easy not to. This challenge has kept me on track for walking and maybe by reporting # of weight workout or minutes spent lifting weights would be beneficial. I"m in if everyone else is....

Jenny

sandara

I'm really liking the strength training / weights addition. I think it would be great for me too, I keep saying I'm going to do it and then fizzle out. We could still keep it voluntary of course as everyone may not be up to it. We don't want to lose anyone because they're not ready for weights just yet.

I had to go and play around with the tickers to see if I could make one for minutes. It worked. I guess we could each choose our own method but I think minutes might work for me. Then I can calculate how many minutes I want to replace with the weights as one mile usually equals 15 minutes.

Everybody give it some thought and lets hear what you think over the weekend and share any other ideas you may come up with.

I did get in 2 miles tonight - the WAlk strong with weights. :flowerforyou:

AliceLMS

Monday/Just the 2.5 miles today. I did shovel 365 calories away I am quite happy with that. I did not get my second set of miles in.
Tuesday/3 miles walk away 10
Wednesday/ 4 miles
Thursday/ late walk 3.5 miles
Friday/3miles
Saturday 3 Alice miles :<)

Turned on the Sirius/XM 80's warmed up to Small Town, powere walked my way through the hits, recommend We Got The Beat, cooled down to Be Good To Yourself. It's kind of a suprise package as you never know what's next. Really kicked the burn up! I think tracking weight by minutes will be fine. Everybody should work at their own pace and weight level. What ever we injure, we can't use so it makes no sense to over-do.
I don't know if I can add another ticker, I may take the weight loss ticker off as it rarely moves anyway!
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Keep on walking, lots of S-miles to go this month. Alice

TeresaSavage

Good AfterNoon !


Okay Sandy I did the same thing, I got a new ticker for minutes. I will try and work 3 days a week 10 minutes each time SO Im trying to total 120 minutes a month. This is definitly going to be a real challenge for me :bigsmile:


Today I walked 5.24 / But I didn't log it on my ticker. Since I just made one for the weights , I'll just wait till March to start logging again.

BY for now! I need to go clean the office

Have a Great Weekend!!

jrbanta

I made a ticker for weights too. I'm going to log minutes and my goal is two 30 minute strength training sessions per week. I like to do upper body one session and lower body another if I'm at the gym using the free weights or machines. If I'm home I will do Jillian's circuit training and combine upper and lower together. I will plan to walk 50 miles in March. Today I walked 5 miles with Leslie so exceeded my February goal of 45 by 5 miles. I feel good! Tomorrow I hope to get to the gym to ride a bike for a different form of exercise.

I hope you are all having a nice weekend. I'm reading and relaxing after my walk and some light cleaning. I've been mouse hunting because we have seen evidence of mice in our laundry room, basement store room, and under kitchen sink! Yikes! My big tom cat Tommy must never have taken Mouse Hunting 101. If he catches them he brings them to us alive and lets them go so he can watch them run and hide. Ugh!

sandara

Well it's a little late but the site wouldn't let me in a little while ago. I did all my grocery shopping today but I did walk one mile outside, up and down my road. It's just a little over a half mile long with 4 good size hills but I made it in 20 minutes. I figured a little was better than nothing today!

See ya tomorrow!

jrbanta

I'm thinking I may take today off and not ride the bike at the gym. I'm a little out of sorts and I'm sure movement would do me some good but I was achy all night. I may talk the dog out in the snow later and see if he can walk around the neighborhood (about 1 mile) in the snow. He's old and arthritic so it would do him some good too. Warmer today... Happy walking to those who do it today. I did get my five days of exercise in this past week so I'm happy about that.

MCS64

You guys are all doing so well meeting your goals this month. Great Job!!:drinker:

Looks like Im going to fall short this time. Its been kind of a rough couple weeks with exercise for me. Looking forward to a fresh start for March and hopefully start seeing some signs of Spring. That always perks me up.

Im thinking of my new goals. I will redo tickers on Tuesday. Im going to try and get alittle closer to my goal for this month in the next couple days.

I was scrolling back at old posts just now. Looks like we all need to team up and help Viggie get motivated again. Give her a few encouraging words. She was doing so well. Now I need to see if anyone else fizzled out.

*******VIGGIE!!!! If your peaking in! We miss you! ********

AZChatterB

Hello, February Walkers.

Congrats to all those who made their goal. Alice, I like the idea of adding 20 minutes of weights 2x per week. Other than the times I do the Sansone tapes with the weighted balls, I have not been doing weights (and this after buying kettle bells and tapes). Thanks for suggesting it.

Hope to see everyone in the March thread. :flowerforyou:

AliceLMS

Monday/Just the 2.5 miles today. I did shovel 365 calories away I am quite happy with that. I did not get my second set of miles in.
Tuesday/3 miles walk away 10
Wednesday/ 4 miles
Thursday/ late walk 3.5 miles
Friday/3miles
Saturday 3 Alice miles :<)
Sunday/ No Walk
Monday/3.5 miles

Fast Month!