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  • Only 3 days left before the October Challenge begins! I'll have to make a point of getting on here over the weekend so I'll know how to keep track of things.

    I will post about the last two mountains tonight and then I will make a new thread for the challenge for the month. Becky started it and now Cynthia is working on the spreadsheet to get it tricked out and so that its easy for us to use and input our data.

    Woot!
  • Well, I'm not going to joining Curves. I don't like the hours and they wont take credit cards and we have to pay by auto withdrawl from my checking account. Not going to happen. And if you go on a two week vacation you have to let them know you wont be there...WHAT is that?

    on to my elliptical workout and maybe a new place to workout. If not back to the Wii games.

    Zena

    Zena, I have an idea for you. I have been shopping around for a gym the last couple of months. I sign up for a free week membership (almost all of them offer at least a couple of days for free, many will give you a week), try it out and then move on to the next one. I will eventually run out of gyms to sign up for trial memberships at, but by then I will know which one I like best. Also, watch on Groupon, Living Social, etc. as they often have either gym memberships or fitness classes offered for a deep discount for a month or so. Just in the past couple of weeks there have been pilates, crossfit, bootcamp, burlesque, and yoga classes offered as well as three different gyms offering 1 month memberships for less than $20.

    I am finding that I get easily bored and changing things up keeps me interested. At some point I am sure I will enjoy the camraderie of a gym that "knows" me, but until then, this is really cheap and kinda fun. (I might be a cheapskate that looks at saving money as a challenge, but don't tell anyone ok?)

    Thanks for the advise JJ, I am on my way to check out the YMCA. So my husband can come with me.

    JJ.... I love all the ideas for the October challenge. I am in correct ??

    by for now.

    Zena
  • cherubcrnp
    cherubcrnp Posts: 717 Member
    I didn't participate in September because I missed joining. Is it too late to join for October??

    Pam aka Cherubcrnp
  • lombrica
    lombrica Posts: 1,419 Member
    I didn't participate in September because I missed joining. Is it too late to join for October??

    Pam aka Cherubcrnp

    Nope, it's not... I kinda am ready to just sign everyone up every month! :devil: Figure, maybe you have to actually say that YOU DON'T WANT TO PARTICIPATE to the whole group and see if you can get out of it! :laugh:

    All kidding aside, I made it a goal to always participate in the challenges...
  • cherubcrnp
    cherubcrnp Posts: 717 Member
    I didn't participate in September because I missed joining. Is it too late to join for October??

    Pam aka Cherubcrnp

    Nope, it's not... I kinda am ready to just sign everyone up every month! :devil: Figure, maybe you have to actually say that YOU DON'T WANT TO PARTICIPATE to the whole group and see if you can get out of it! :laugh:

    All kidding aside, I made it a goal to always participate in the challenges...

    Great.....Sign me up
  • JJ.... I love all the ideas for the October challenge. I am in correct ??

    by for now.

    Zena

    Here is who I have signed up so far....if you are not on this list, and want to be just post here!

    1 JJ
    2 Becky
    3 Cynthia
    4 Carla
    5 Zena
    6 Bobbie
    7 Staci
    8 Renae
    9 Tami
    10 Laney
    11 Bonnie
    12 Julie
    13 Steph
    14 Greg
    15 Lexie
    16 Jane
    17 Sara
    18 Pam
    19 Eileen?

    I also invited Brisa and StubbySticks to join the challenge if they wanted. If there is someone else you think would be great, and is not on this thread of the SCR thread, let me know and I will invite them as well!

    I will be posting about the last two mountains tonight and then tomorrow I will start the new challenge thread. :smile:
  • *******************************OCTOBER CHALLENGE***********************************
    Mt. Everest – Asia

    Everest is the world's highest mountain, with a peak at 29,029 ft (8,848 metres ) above sea level. It is located in the Himalayas on the Nepal side of Nepal-Tibet border. In 1865, Everest was given its official English name by the Royal Geographical Society upon a recommendation by Andrew Waugh, the British Surveyor General of India. Waugh named the mountain after his predecessor in the post, Sir George Everest. The mountain has been called Qomolangma by the Tibetans and Sagarmāthā by the Nepali for centuries, but Waugh was unaware of this as both countries were closed to foreigners. The summit of Everest is the point at which the Earth's surface reaches the greatest distance above sea level. Several other mountains are sometimes claimed as alternative "tallest mountains on Earth". By the measure of base to summit, Denali in Alaska, is taller than Everest. By the end of the 2008 climbing season, there had been 4,102 ascents to the summit by about 2,700 individuals. By the end of 2009 Everest had claimed 216 lives, including eight who perished during a 1996 storm high on the mountain. Conditions are so difficult in the death zone—altitudes higher than 26,000 ft (8,000 metres)—that most corpses have been left where they fell, some of them visible from standard climbing routes.

    In 1953, the ninth British expedition to attempt the summit, led by John Hunt, returned to Nepal. Hunt selected two climbing pairs. The first pair (Tom Bourdillon and Charles Evans) came within 300 feet (100m) of the summit on 26 May 1953, but turned back after running into oxygen problems. As planned, their work in route finding and breaking trail and their caches of extra oxygen were of great aid to the following pair. Two days later, the expedition made its second and final assault on the summit with its second climbing pair, the New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, a Nepali sherpa climber. They reached the summit at 11:30 a.m. local time on 29 May 1953 via the South Col Route. At the time, both acknowledged it as a team effort by the whole expedition, but Tenzing revealed a few years later that Hillary had put his foot on the summit first. They paused at the summit to take photographs and buried a few sweets and a small cross in the snow before descending.

    Mt. Everest has two main climbing routes, the southeast ridge from Nepal and the northeast ridge from Tibet, as well as many other less frequently climbed routes. Of the two main routes, the southeast ridge is technically easier and is the more frequently used route. Most attempts are made during May before the summer monsoon season. The ascent via the southeast ridge begins with a trek to Base Camp at 17,700 ft (5,380 m) on the south side of Everest in Nepal. Climbers will spend a couple of weeks in Base Camp, acclimatizing to the altitude. During that time, Sherpas and some expedition climbers will set up ropes and ladders in the treacherous Khumbu Icefall. Above the icefall is Camp I at 19,900 ft (6,065 metres). From Camp I, climbers make their way up the Western Cwm to the base of the Lhotse face, where Camp II or Advanced Base Camp (ABC) is established at 21,300 ft (6,500 m). From ABC, climbers ascend the Lhotse face on fixed ropes up to Camp III, located on a small ledge at 24,500 ft (7,470 m). From there, it is another 750 ft (500 m) to Camp IV on the South Col at 26,000 ft (7,920 m). On the South Col, climbers enter the death zone. Climbers typically only have a maximum of two or three days they can endure at this altitude for making summit bids. From Camp IV, climbers will begin their summit push around midnight with hopes of reaching the summit (still another 1500ft above) within 10 to 12 hours. Climbers will first reach "The Balcony" at 27,600 ft (8,400 m), a small platform where they can rest and gaze at peaks to the south and east in the early light of dawn. Continuing up the ridge, climbers are then faced with a series of imposing rock steps which usually forces them to the east into waist-deep snow, a serious avalanche hazard. At 28,700 ft (8,750 m), a small table-sized dome of ice and snow marks the South Summit. From the South Summit, climbers follow the knife-edge southeast ridge along what is known as the "Cornice traverse", where snow clings to intermittent rock. This is the most exposed section of the climb and a misstep to the left would send one 8,000 ft (2,400 m) down the southwest face, while to the immediate right is the 10,000 ft (3,050 m) Kangshung face. At the end of this traverse is an imposing 40 ft (12 m) rock wall called the "Hillary Step" at 28,740 ft (8,760 m). Once above the step, it is a comparatively easy climb to the top on moderately angled snow slopes–though the exposure on the ridge is extreme, especially while traversing large cornices of snow. Climbers will typically spend less than a half-hour at the summit, to allow time to descend to Camp IV before darkness sets in, afternoon weather becomes a serious problem, or supplemental oxygen tanks run out.

    Our activity that will take us to the top of Mt. Everest, the highest place on planet earth, will be…STRENGTH TRAINING! You may use the machines at the gym, free weights, or kettlebells, but also milk jugs, cans of soup or toddlers you have lying around the house. These must be done with an additional weight, not just your own body weight. For each set of 10 reps you do with a weight that is less than 10 pounds we will move up the mountain 1 ft. For each 5 reps with a 10-19 pound weight we will move 1 ft up the mountain. For each 1 rep with 20-49 pound weights we will move 1 ft up the mountain. And for each 1 rep with a weight over 50+ we will move up the mountain 1.5 feet. Since this is a our Power Summit, it is my hope that we will all learn how very strong we are and work on creating more muscle to burn those calories!
  • BRISAjustAltered
    BRISAjustAltered Posts: 260 Member
    JJ.... I love all the ideas for the October challenge. I am in correct ??

    by for now.

    Zena

    Here is who I have signed up so far....if you are not on this list, and want to be just post here!

    1 JJ
    2 Becky
    3 Cynthia
    4 Carla
    5 Zena
    6 Bobbie
    7 Staci
    8 Renae
    9 Tami
    10 Laney
    11 Bonnie
    12 Julie
    13 Steph
    14 Greg
    15 Lexie
    16 Jane
    17 Sara
    18 Pam
    19 Eileen?

    I also invited Brisa and StubbySticks to join the challenge if they wanted. If there is someone else you think would be great, and is not on this thread of the SCR thread, let me know and I will invite them as well!

    I will be posting about the last two mountains tonight and then tomorrow I will start the new challenge thread. :smile:

    go ahead and add that Me please. I like the running and walking one. no weights or swimming for me though. If I understand correctly, we pick which mountain to "climb" right?
  • Mt. Kilimanjaro-Africa

    Kilimanjaro is a dormant volcano in Tanzania and the highest mountain in Africa at 5,895 metres or 19,341 feet above sea level. Kilimanjaro is composed of three distinct volcanic cones: Kibo 5,895 m (19,341 ft); Mawenzi 5,149 m (16,893 ft); and Shira 3,962 m (13,000 ft). Uhuru Peak is the highest summit on Kibo's crater rim at 5,895 m (19,341 ft). Mt. Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa and fourth highest of the Seven Summits.

    It is unknown where the name Kilimanjaro originates, but a number of theories exist. European explorers had adopted the name by 1860 and reported that it was its Swahili name, with Kilimanjaro breaking into Kilima (Swahili for "hill, little mountain") and Njaro, whose supposed origin varies according to the theories—according to some it is an ancient Swahili word for white or for shining, or for the non-Swahili origin, a word from the Kichagga language, the word jaro meaning "caravan". The problem with all these is that they cannot explain why the diminutive kilima is used instead of the proper word for mountain, mlima. The name might be a local joke, referring to the "little hill of the Njaro" being the biggest mountain on the African continent, since this is a nearby town, and guides recount that it is the Hill of the Njaro people. A different approach is to assume that it comes from the Kichagga kilmanare or kileajao meaning "which defeats the bird/leopard/caravan". However this theory cannot explain the fact that Kilimanjaro was never used in Kichagga before in Europe in the mid-19th century.

    There are six official trekking routes by which to climb Mt Kilimanjaro, namely: Marangu, Rongai, Lemosho, Shira, Umbwe and Machame. Of all the routes, Machame is by far the most scenic albeit steeper route up the mountain, which can be done in six or seven days. The Rongai is the easiest camping route and the Marangu is also relatively easy, but accommodation is in huts. As a result, this route tends to be very busy, and ascent and descent routes are the same.

    The Kilimanjaro National Park shows that only 30% of trekkers actually reach the Uhuru summit with the majority turning around at Gilman’s Point, 300 metres (980 feet) short of Uhuru, or Stella Point, 200 (660 feet) meters short of Uhuru. Kilimanjaro is often underestimated because it can be walked and is not a technical climb. However, many mountaineers consider Kilimanjaro very physically demanding. Kilimanjaro is unique in that during the ascent you will climb through all climatalogical zones. Starting in tropical rain forest through moss and desert to the snow on the summit.

    Our activity that will take us to the summit of Kilimanjaro will be….COMPLIMENTS! This is a different idea from what we usually do, so bear with me while I explain. For this activity, you will move us up the mountain 10 feet for every genuine, honest compliment you post about another participant. This cannot be “Becky is great!” but should be something like “Becky is amazing because she keeps doing an entire Sprint Triathalon at the gym every Saturday!” If Becky then acknowledges that your compliment is true and she agrees with it “Yep! It is pretty awesome I have worked hard enough to be able to do that every Saturday!” then we move up the mountain an additional 15 feet. If you post a a spontaneous and unsolicted compliment you received in real life and acknowledge that it is true and you agree with it we will move up the mountain 20 feet. You cannot ask your husband if you look cute in your new dress and then post his response, not matter how sweet it was. It has to be something someone says without being asked or prompted. And if you post a compliment about yourself we will move up the mountain 30 feet! Again, it has to be something specific. "My butt looks damn cute in these new jeans that are two sizes smaller than the ones I started out in! This makes all those lunges and squats at the gym totally worth it!" In order to not make this an “easy A” you are limited to 1 compliment to each participant per week. Acknowledging compliments is unlimited. Posting compliments you have received or give to yourself is limited to 2 each per week. It is my hope that this will all help us to really SEE ourselves in a new light. I know I personally am guilty of still seeing fat, lazy JJ when I look in the mirror, and I would like to start seeing what others see when they look at me. If we change the inside…the outside will follow. In that light I would encourage you to try to post at least one compliment in the course of the challenge about every participant. Everyone here is amazing and we can all find at least one thing to admire in each of us. This is not the place for jokes or sarcasm only genuine and respectful commentsl. Much thanks to the lovely and talented Becky for this idea! I love it!
  • go ahead and add that Me please. I like the running and walking one. no weights or swimming for me though. If I understand correctly, we pick which mountain to "climb" right?

    Brisa it is my hope that everyone, as they are able, will at least try something from each of the mountains. There is not requirement to do so, but the idea behind the challenge is to get us out of our exercise "ruts" so to speak. All are simple things requiring no equipment, with the exception of the biking. Strength training can be done with the milk jug. Take it out of the fridge in the morning for your cereal and do 5 bicep curls with each arm before you pour it in your cereal. And we moved 1 more foot up the mountain. Easy peasy!

    Welcome to the Seven Summit Challenge!
  • Welcome to the Seven Summit Challenge!

    JJ...I hate to ask this, but is there going to be a spreedsheet to help remember every mountain challenge? Or explain each one if not I can go back and copy each one of them.

    zena
  • Welcome to the Seven Summit Challenge!

    JJ...I hate to ask this, but is there going to be a spreedsheet to help remember every mountain challenge? Or explain each one if not I can go back and copy each one of them.

    zena

    Zena I will be starting a separate thread in a little while for the Seven Summits challenge and all of the information about each summit will be posted there. Becky and Cynthia, our tech support team :wink:, are working on the spreadsheet now. So do not worry about trying to remember everything now. It will all be in place and easy to use by the 1st!
  • Welcome to the Seven Summit Challenge!

    JJ...I hate to ask this, but is there going to be a spreedsheet to help remember every mountain challenge? Or explain each one if not I can go back and copy each one of them.

    zena

    Zena I will be starting a separate thread in a little while for the Seven Summits challenge and all of the information about each summit will be posted there. Becky and Cynthia, our tech support team :wink:, are working on the spreadsheet now. So do not worry about trying to remember everything now. It will all be in place and easy to use by the 1st!
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    Thank you! You, Becky and Cynthia are great. :bigsmile: All the challenges are well put together and I give you all a standing ovation. THANK YOU! :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: Here you go Becky all the bigsmiles for you JJ and Cynthia. :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

    Zena
  • Thank you Zena! This is the only one I have worked on myself, but I am really excited about it!

    The new thread is here: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/354195--closed-skinny-chics-a-rooster-climb-the-seven-summits-ch

    Everyone please come on over and introduce yourself!
  • k2quiere
    k2quiere Posts: 4,151 Member
    Ok, intro'd myself on the other thread, but now I have to say sorry on here. No pool for me since Friday, and I called out of work because of a migraine today, so probably nothing today. The weird pool hours at the gym won't allow me to promise I can get all I have left in between Thursday and Friday because I am the world's slowest swimmer. :sad: So, yeah, I'm feeling a little sorry for myself today.

    SN: I thought the bf was crazy when he suggested two colors for the bedroom (pink and purple), but with the shimmery gray curtains I bought, it looks great! Now to just wipe down and arrange the furniture how I want it.
  • RENAEJAE
    RENAEJAE Posts: 1,135 Member
    I'll be sorry to see this challenge thread end but I'm looking forward to October! See you all over there!
  • Bobbie-I left my biking just a little too late too. I have 25 miles left and we will see if I get it done before the end of the month. My swimming line disappeared, but since I have done nothing there, I am not saying anything! I am riding my bike to work again today and will try to get in a ride tonight after dinner, maybe with my daughter. I hate how I have to break my butt in every time I increase mileage on the road bike. The only way I can do long miles is with the recumbent bike at the gym. That thing is comfy! And it has a tv! LOL!

    Renae-I will be sorry to see this thread end too! The trash talking was so much fun as was the race to the finish! I am excited to see how much we all lost as a group!
  • StaciO
    StaciO Posts: 998
    What only 2 days left?! I think if its still light out when I get home I will add some more biking for the month. Kind of sad this one will be over too but I am looking forward to next month.
  • BRISAjustAltered
    BRISAjustAltered Posts: 260 Member
    go ahead and add that Me please. I like the running and walking one. no weights or swimming for me though. If I understand correctly, we pick which mountain to "climb" right?

    Brisa it is my hope that everyone, as they are able, will at least try something from each of the mountains. There is not requirement to do so, but the idea behind the challenge is to get us out of our exercise "ruts" so to speak. All are simple things requiring no equipment, with the exception of the biking. Strength training can be done with the milk jug. Take it out of the fridge in the morning for your cereal and do 5 bicep curls with each arm before you pour it in your cereal. And we moved 1 more foot up the mountain. Easy peasy!

    Welcome to the Seven Summit Challenge!

    Lol. Thanks. I'm a little confused but I will take the time after class to read all the fine print. I know you are right about doing things we normally don't do. It was so hard for me to get my butt in the swimming pool for the Iron man though. Not because I can't swim or don't have easy access to a pool, I just hate putting on a bathing suit. Even though I got a cute one now :) Its just an issue of fighting one's own head. lol. This is going to be fun though.
  • andilynn82
    andilynn82 Posts: 75 Member
    I'm starting to play catch up on posts now that I'm feeling a little better :)
    My swimming line disappeared, but since I have done nothing there, I am not saying anything!

    Mine too! I'd only done about a tenth of a mile (I was using the jump rope equivalent) and when I went to log it, my line was gone. The next day is when I started having all that pain, so I knew I wouldn't get anymore done anyway so I didn't bring it up!

    Even though it didn't end quite as I'd hoped, this challenge was a lot of fun. Definitely kept me motivated :)

    The October challenge sounds really cool. But since I'm not a part of the regular Skinny Chics and a Rooster thread, I feel like I'd be intruding.
  • stephaniezoundi
    stephaniezoundi Posts: 1,148 Member
    Well as much as I have enjoyed the challenge, I am very excited for the October challenge. I am going to get about 12 more miles in on the bike beofre the end of the month but itmeans I am going to miss the ironman! Can't do anything tomorrow as been banned from the gym for recovery!!
  • I'm starting to play catch up on posts now that I'm feeling a little better :)
    My swimming line disappeared, but since I have done nothing there, I am not saying anything!

    Mine too! I'd only done about a tenth of a mile (I was using the jump rope equivalent) and when I went to log it, my line was gone. The next day is when I started having all that pain, so I knew I wouldn't get anymore done anyway so I didn't bring it up!

    Even though it didn't end quite as I'd hoped, this challenge was a lot of fun. Definitely kept me motivated :)

    The October challenge sounds really cool. But since I'm not a part of the regular Skinny Chics and a Rooster thread, I feel like I'd be intruding.

    The challenge is open to anyone that participated in this months challenge as well. You would be welcome to join us on the Challenge thread that was posted a little earlier.
  • Icewolf_The
    Icewolf_The Posts: 308 Member
    Thanks to everyone participating in this months challenge. Had lots of fun.

    As for the chart lines. I was around the 19th of the month when I started cleaning the chart up to make it easier to read to input data up into the workouts for teams. If you hadn't done any activity in a certain field more than halfway through the month, I assumed you weren't going to do any. I am editing myself here and not going to go on, because there will be lots of feelings hurt and we're just going to leave it at that.

    At the conclusion (if Sara manages to finish up her walk/run or Andrea manages to finish up the biking) and one of their teams will get the Bronze Team. AT that point I will complete the 'Medals round" and post the links to the images that I have created for the "Individual and team medals" That you can show in your signatures. It might take a bit of time to complete all the individual ones, So bear with me. But I will get them all sent out, eventually. They will be customized also, so there will be no swiping of someones medal tyvm to use in your profile ;)

    Have a great day everyone.
  • Thanks to everyone participating in this months challenge. Had lots of fun.

    As for the chart lines. I was around the 19th of the month when I started cleaning the chart up to make it easier to read to input data up into the workouts for teams. If you hadn't done any activity in a certain field more than halfway through the month, I assumed you weren't going to do any. I am editing myself here and not going to go on, because there will be lots of feelings hurt and we're just going to leave it at that.

    At the conclusion (if Sara manages to finish up her walk/run or Andrea manages to finish up the biking) and one of their teams will get the Bronze Team. AT that point I will complete the 'Medals round" and post the links to the images that I have created for the "Individual and team medals" That you can show in your signatures. It might take a bit of time to complete all the individual ones, So bear with me. But I will get them all sent out, eventually. They will be customized also, so there will be no swiping of someones medal tyvm to use in your profile ;)

    Have a great day everyone.

    That makes sense Cynthia! I wasn't worried or upset about it disappearing, I had planned to do it at the end of the month, but then I fell off the wagon and left EVERYTHING to the end of the month. Whoops! I started out so strong and then.....fizzled.

    I am excited about a medals round! That sounds FUN!

    Thank you Becky and Cynthia for a great challenge! This was a lot of fun, and the competition really got me fired up. I also wanted to thank my Stitch Witch teammates. Steph you really pulled it out for us in the end with your swimming and I am just so impressed with your stength and dedication. Bonnie, aka Biker Witch, you really put the time in to get the miles done and did a fantastic job. GO STITCH WITCHES!!!!!
  • RENAEJAE
    RENAEJAE Posts: 1,135 Member
    C- I was relieved when you removed my swimming line from the chart - Thank You Thank You Thank You.
  • andilynn82
    andilynn82 Posts: 75 Member
    I hope I didn't sound like I was upset about my swimming line being gone - I totally wasn't! It threw me for a moment but it was late at night when I noticed so I decided I'd worry about it later...and then I didn't get any more jump roping done anyway :)
  • lombrica
    lombrica Posts: 1,419 Member
    OK, OK, OK!! We are to our FINAL Challenge day tomorrow... and... we want to know what everyone gave away to the Universe! So, everyone has ONE FINAL assignment... :wink: :wink:

    ON SATURDAY OCTOBER 1... please weigh-in and measure-in... and please document that somewhere in your MFP. Couple of reasons... I asked everyone to weigh and measure in at the beginning of the challenge... please let us know how many pounds you released for the month of September, and talk inches ba-by! :noway: You can be specific, general, condensed, specific...

    For example:

    (detailed) My name is Rose, I started at 272.8 and ended at 261.4 for a total release during the month of 12.4 pounds. I started with a 42" bust, 40" waist, 54" hips, 14" right bicep and 22" right thigh and now am 12" smaller overall with an amazing change in my hips that are now at 47"!!

    (general) Hey all, it's Rob. I lost 8.8 pounds and 8" overall in the September challenge.

    The other benefit here -- is that we have the weights and measurements then for the start of the October Challenge. I am even more excited to see inches changed over October - because we are all encouraging some strength training! I feel like we all have the cardio route down... so I am really thinking that we all need to practice on our discipline and strength to do some lifting over the next month!

    :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: One final request also... please, please, PLEASE get all your stats into the spreadsheet! We want to have all the data in by October 1 -- so can wrap things up and move it on to the next month's challenges...

    THANKS ALL!!! Thanks so much to my Partner in Crime - Cyndi - I so appreciate all your help with the spreadsheet, graphics, etc. over the entire month! You are awesome!! :bigsmile:
  • carhicks
    carhicks Posts: 1,894 Member
    Hello all,
    I can't believe the month is over. I still have 1 mile to walk later today to complete my 2X walk, 2X swim and just under 2X bike. I thoroughly enjoyed this challenge and can not believe that I accomplished what I did. I must say that being retired allows me more time and flexibility than many of you that are still working and raising kids which was very helpful. I was just looking at the spreadsheet and was so impressed with what everyone accomplished. Kudos to all the participants. Thanks to Becky and Cynthia for putting this together and for doing the spreadsheet etc.

    Okay Becky here are my results. I only lost 2.5 pounds but i am okay with that. I did however lose 11.2 inches all over my body and I can fit into some clothes that did not fit before this challenge began. Thanks everyone.
    Carla :drinker: I toast you all.
  • k2quiere
    k2quiere Posts: 4,151 Member
    Becky, I am loving that graphic...I know it's for a completely different challenge on a completely different thread, but those foxes are smokin!
  • meerkat70
    meerkat70 Posts: 4,605 Member
    Just finished my last workout of September. Feeling a teensy bit disappointed in myself, as in the end I didn't quite finish my second ironman. Short by 10 or so bike miles. Oh well. I am still very pleased with what I did manage! :-)
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