March Daily Step Challenge

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  • clover5
    clover5 Posts: 1,640 Member
    Does everyone take off their counter when they exercise? If I took my counter off while exercising I would not make it anywhere close to the 10,000 mark? The desk job really kills my walking. I try to get up and move around every hour but sometimes it just isn't possible.

    Depends on what I'm doing. For calesthenics or strength training, no because the strength exercises don't add calories to my daily allowance. For aerobics, yes I take it off. (the trick for me is to remember to put it back on :smile: )

    My goal with steps is to maintain the activity level I selected in the MFP set-up. I claimed "slightly active" which is in the range of 7500 to 9999 steps. 10,000 is active. http://walking.about.com/cs/measure/a/locke122004.htm When I record additional aerobic exercise, like tennis for instance, MFP increases my calorie budget. So... If I include my tennis in my steps and also record it as aerobic exercise, I will be claiming the exercise twice. MFP would increase my calorie allowance, and I wouldn't lose weight.

    A long explanation but I hope that makes sense to you.
  • sinluas
    sinluas Posts: 39 Member
    Fri 03/09/12 12:50 PM

    03/01= 5798
    03/02= 10808
    03/03=7795
    03/04=5281 not a good day
    03/05=10822
    03/06=8141
    03/07= 13102
    03/08=11933
    03/09=12438
    03/10= 4611
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  • psychomomxs4
    psychomomxs4 Posts: 400 Member
    3/01= 11,282
    3/02=12,266
    3/03= 4,890 (exhausted resting)
    03/04= 4,435 (exhausted resting)
    03/05= 10,630
    03/06= 12,133
    03/07= 7,064
    03/08= 8,935
    03/09= 12,747
    03/10= 6,088
    03/11= 9,241 (did a 5k)
    03/12= 8,333 (shin splints bad)
    03/13= 12,896
    03/14= 10,652
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  • Mel15sa35
    Mel15sa35 Posts: 35
    03/07= 10,718
    03/08= 8,169
    03/09= 5,337 (you can tell my days off by the fact that I do mall walking before WORK-but not otherwise)
    03/10= 3,177 (man, gotta find ways (motivation) to get moving on my days off!)
    03/11= 4,028
    03/12= 6,134
    03/13= 5,893
    03/14= 10,053 (woo whoo! -so what if I paced in my living room at 11:45pm to get that last 100!)
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  • dancingj2
    dancingj2 Posts: 4,572 Member
    Did not get any exercise in yesterday. Running to the vet and specialist with our older dog.

    Goal is 10,000/day

    3/14 - 6,855
    3/13 - 5,570
    3/12 - 7,055
    3/11 - 10,003
    3/10 - 11,224
    3/9 - 9,374
    3/8 - 12,722
    3/7 - 10,033
    3/6 - 18,095
    3/5 - 11,419
    3/4 - 13,558
    3/3 - 16,075
    3/2 - 11,944
    3/1 - 11,064
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  • justdoit_steph
    justdoit_steph Posts: 112
    03/01=17,023
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    03/13= 10,050
    03/14= 13,605
    My counts are with my exercise included.
  • clover5
    clover5 Posts: 1,640 Member
    3/1 - 6967 - Off to a slow start!
    3/2 - 11007
    3/3 - 7439
    3/4 - 5321 - Need to pick it up.
    3/5 - 10835
    3/6 - 10321
    3/7 - 8723
    3/8 - 10773
    3/9 - 10669
    3/10 - 10835
    3/11 - 7151 - hmmm
    3/12 - 6846 - Looks like I need to get on my feet earlier in the day to front load the count.
    3/13 - 11463
    3/14 - 10397
  • dancingj2
    dancingj2 Posts: 4,572 Member
    Does everyone take off their counter when they exercise? If I took my counter off while exercising I would not make it anywhere close to the 10,000 mark? The desk job really kills my walking. I try to get up and move around every hour but sometimes it just isn't possible.

    When I started doing this, I put it on in the morning and took it off at night - everything counted! And I struggled to make 10,000 steps. As I have been riding more on my bike, I have been taking it off before I ride and then put it back on when I get back.
  • justdoit_steph
    justdoit_steph Posts: 112
    I'm still slightly confused. I put in my profile that I'm sedentary because I have a desk job. However, I do workout about 5 times a week. I do a combination of lifting, walking and jogging. Do I have my settings wrong? I don't know - just know that my steps are including my exercises :) I put it on from the time I wake up until the time I go to bed. I have been known to make a couple circles around the house if I'm short of the 10,000 mark. :)

    Also, thanks for the replies
  • Cicicat0620
    Cicicat0620 Posts: 33
    03/01=7259 not 10k. but I was moving it doing chair massage.. woo hoo.
    03/02=6252
    03/03= 3134 forgot my fitbit at home for the moring. it would have been about 3k more steps
    03/04= 3584 did climb 8 flights though... I was cleaning all day. So was moving just not taking that many steps. oh well. .
    03/05= 8255 forgot the fitbit at home but downloaded it on my phone. Might be off a few steps.
    03/06= 6855 close but no cigar..
    03/07= 7233 a little better.
    03/08= 6900 I should have walked a few more steps I could have reached that 7k.. Next time.
    03/09= 5060
    03/10= 4156
    03/11= 3304 must have been lazy over the weekend. didn't really do much. I will get back on track this week.
    03/12= 7029 woo hoo. broke the 7k mark. just barely...
    03/13=6518.
    03/14= 6212 Dang shy again... I too work at a sedentary job during the day. Walk at lunch. Hopefully with the Baseball season coming up I can up my steps. I will be working there and that involves a lot of walking.
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  • dancingj2
    dancingj2 Posts: 4,572 Member
    I too have mine set at sedentary and I record all of exercise so I thinkg that's fine.
  • Nharley
    Nharley Posts: 201
    I have joined the 100 miles in March challenge which fits nicely with this one!

    3/1 = 11,644 :flowerforyou:
    3/2 = 13,178
    3/3 = 12,259
    3/4 = 15,712
    3/5 = 12,638 * Made myself take a walk at 5:30pm tonight. Had I not, I would have been reporting a very low step count today!
    3/6 = 2,262 * I had to stay home this morning to make phone calls before work. I worked an extra hour and after making dinner and eating I just didn't get out and walk. *sigh.*
    3/7 = 5,190 * Egads! I worked an 8 hour shift, went to my son's school to withdraw him before 10am.... and totally fell flat after skipping lunch (didn't get a 'lunch' break until 5:30 pm - worked 10am- 6pm) so didn't walk for exercise at all.
    3/8 = 5,130 * Another morning shift and no time to walk after work again. Tomorrow I don't go in until 1pm and the same for Sunday, so I hope to make up my steps lost the last three days then!
    3/9 = 15,124
    3/10 = 9,268
    3/11 = 2,487 * Looks like I have 5 days of excuses now. Egads!:sad:
    3/12 = 4,482
    3/13 = 14,787
    3/14 = 6,422
    3/15 =
  • lamlam2468
    lamlam2468 Posts: 837 Member
    3/7 -- 2983 (not a good start but things will get better)
    3/8 -- 3707 (ever so slowly the steps creep up. Maybe tomorrow I'll actually get a chance to do some good walking).
    3/9 -- 1979 (tomorrow is another day)
    3/10 -- 16,899 (whew!!)
    3/11 -- 2103 (thinking I need to be more consistent!)
    3/12 -- 3309
    3/13 -- 6128 (hopefully I will have a little more free time the next couple days)
    3/14 -- 3409 (started working extremely early and ended up napping late afternoon/early eve)
    3/15 -- 3074 (did 1 hr biking so didn't get the steps in today)
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  • jesusislove1526
    jesusislove1526 Posts: 442 Member
    03/01=0
    03/02= 0
    03/03= 3250
    03/04= 3319
    03/05= 2613
    03/06= 1124
    03/07= 4125
    03/08= 6987
    03/09= 5809
    03/10= 3477
    03/11= 3278
    03/12= 4248
    03/13= 4489
    03/14= 3688
    03/15= 5280

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  • psychomomxs4
    psychomomxs4 Posts: 400 Member
    3/01= 11,282
    3/02=12,266
    3/03= 4,890 (exhausted resting)
    03/04= 4,435 (exhausted resting)
    03/05= 10,630
    03/06= 12,133
    03/07= 7,064
    03/08= 8,935
    03/09= 12,747
    03/10= 6,088
    03/11= 9,241 (did a 5k)
    03/12= 8,333 (shin splints bad)
    03/13= 12,896
    03/14= 10,652
    03/15= 5,792 (on the raod)
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  • dancingj2
    dancingj2 Posts: 4,572 Member
    Did over 1,500 while watching TV in the evening.

    Goal is 10,000/day

    3/15 - 7,414
    3/14 - 6,855
    3/13 - 5,570
    3/12 - 7,055
    3/11 - 10,003
    3/10 - 11,224
    3/9 - 9,374
    3/8 - 12,722
    3/7 - 10,033
    3/6 - 18,095
    3/5 - 11,419
    3/4 - 13,558
    3/3 - 16,075
    3/2 - 11,944
    3/1 - 11,064
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  • Nharley
    Nharley Posts: 201
    I have joined the 100 miles in March challenge which fits nicely with this one!

    3/1 = 11,644 :flowerforyou:
    3/2 = 13,178
    3/3 = 12,259
    3/4 = 15,712
    3/5 = 12,638 * Made myself take a walk at 5:30pm tonight. Had I not, I would have been reporting a very low step count today!
    3/6 = 2,262 * I had to stay home this morning to make phone calls before work. I worked an extra hour and after making dinner and eating I just didn't get out and walk. *sigh.*
    3/7 = 5,190 * Egads! I worked an 8 hour shift, went to my son's school to withdraw him before 10am.... and totally fell flat after skipping lunch (didn't get a 'lunch' break until 5:30 pm - worked 10am- 6pm) so didn't walk for exercise at all.
    3/8 = 5,130 * Another morning shift and no time to walk after work again. Tomorrow I don't go in until 1pm and the same for Sunday, so I hope to make up my steps lost the last three days then!
    3/9 = 15,124
    3/10 = 9,268
    3/11 = 2,487 * Looks like I have 5 days of excuses now. Egads!:sad:
    3/12 = 4,482
    3/13 = 14,787
    3/14 = 6,422
    3/15 = 8,228
  • scottishlass78
    scottishlass78 Posts: 28
    OK, I'm in...

    03/13= 9,955
    03/14= 11,737
    03/15= 9,866
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    Thank you, BTW, for the easy copy and paste dates :flowerforyou:
  • clover5
    clover5 Posts: 1,640 Member
    3/1 - 6967 - Off to a slow start!
    3/2 - 11007
    3/3 - 7439
    3/4 - 5321 - Need to pick it up.
    3/5 - 10835
    3/6 - 10321
    3/7 - 8723
    3/8 - 10773
    3/9 - 10669
    3/10 - 10835
    3/11 - 7151 - hmmm
    3/12 - 6846 - Looks like I need to get on my feet earlier in the day to front load the count.
    3/13 - 11463
    3/14 - 10397
    3/15 - 6167 Airport travel day.
  • justdoit_steph
    justdoit_steph Posts: 112
    03/01=17,023
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    03/13= 10,050
    03/14= 13,605
    3/15 = 10,697
    My counts are with my exercise included.
  • psychomomxs4
    psychomomxs4 Posts: 400 Member
    3/01= 11,282
    3/02=12,266
    3/03= 4,890 (exhausted resting)
    03/04= 4,435 (exhausted resting)
    03/05= 10,630
    03/06= 12,133
    03/07= 7,064
    03/08= 8,935
    03/09= 12,747
    03/10= 6,088
    03/11= 9,241 (did a 5k)
    03/12= 8,333 (shin splints bad)
    03/13= 12,896
    03/14= 10,652
    03/15= 5,792 (on the raod)
    03/16= 12,886
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  • dancingj2
    dancingj2 Posts: 4,572 Member
    I have been struggling to keep up this week. I need to get back into the habit of a 20 or 30 min walk in the morning.

    Goal is 10,000/day

    3/16 - 8,850
    3/15 - 7,414
    3/14 - 6,855
    3/13 - 5,570
    3/12 - 7,055
    3/11 - 10,003
    3/10 - 11,224
    3/9 - 9,374
    3/8 - 12,722
    3/7 - 10,033
    3/6 - 18,095
    3/5 - 11,419
    3/4 - 13,558
    3/3 - 16,075
    3/2 - 11,944
    3/1 - 11,064
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  • clover5
    clover5 Posts: 1,640 Member
    3/1 - 6967 - Off to a slow start!
    3/2 - 11007
    3/3 - 7439
    3/4 - 5321 - Need to pick it up.
    3/5 - 10835
    3/6 - 10321
    3/7 - 8723
    3/8 - 10773
    3/9 - 10669
    3/10 - 10835
    3/11 - 7151 - hmmm
    3/12 - 6846 - Looks like I need to get on my feet earlier in the day to front load the count.
    3/13 - 11463
    3/14 - 10397
    3/15 - 6167 Airport travel day.
    3/16 - 2584 - visiting my mother
  • psychomomxs4
    psychomomxs4 Posts: 400 Member
    3/01= 11,282
    3/02=12,266
    3/03= 4,890 (exhausted resting)
    03/04= 4,435 (exhausted resting)
    03/05= 10,630
    03/06= 12,133
    03/07= 7,064
    03/08= 8,935
    03/09= 12,747
    03/10= 6,088
    03/11= 9,241 (did a 5k)
    03/12= 8,333 (shin splints bad)
    03/13= 12,896
    03/14= 10,652
    03/15= 5,792 (on the raod)
    03/16= 12,886
    03/17= 10,350 (5k)
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  • lamlam2468
    lamlam2468 Posts: 837 Member
    3/7 -- 2983 (not a good start but things will get better)
    3/8 -- 3707 (ever so slowly the steps creep up. Maybe tomorrow I'll actually get a chance to do some good walking).
    3/9 -- 1979 (tomorrow is another day)
    3/10 -- 16,899 (whew!!)
    3/11 -- 2103 (thinking I need to be more consistent!)
    3/12 -- 3309
    3/13 -- 6128 (hopefully I will have a little more free time the next couple days)
    3/14 -- 3409 (started working extremely early and ended up napping late afternoon/early eve)
    3/15 -- 3074 (did 1 hr biking so didn't get the steps in today)
    3/16 -- 1311 (pathetic!)
    3/17 -- 10927 (now that's where I SHOULD be at every day)
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  • Mel15sa35
    Mel15sa35 Posts: 35
    03/07= 10,718
    03/08= 8,169
    03/09= 5,337 (you can tell my days off by the fact that I do mall walking before WORK-but not otherwise)
    03/10= 3,177 (man, gotta find ways (motivation) to get moving on my days off!)
    03/11= 4,028
    03/12= 6,134
    03/13= 5,893
    03/14= 10,053 (woo whoo! -so what if I paced in my living room at 11:45pm to get that last 100!)
    03/15= 8,948
    03/16= 4,045
    03/17= 10,047
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  • dancingj2
    dancingj2 Posts: 4,572 Member
    The weekend - not stuck at a desk and over 10,000 again.

    Goal is 10,000/day

    3/17 - 14,858
    3/16 - 8,850
    3/15 - 7,414
    3/14 - 6,855
    3/13 - 5,570
    3/12 - 7,055
    3/11 - 10,003
    3/10 - 11,224
    3/9 - 9,374
    3/8 - 12,722
    3/7 - 10,033
    3/6 - 18,095
    3/5 - 11,419
    3/4 - 13,558
    3/3 - 16,075
    3/2 - 11,944
    3/1 - 11,064
  • clover5
    clover5 Posts: 1,640 Member
    3/1 - 6967 - Off to a slow start!
    3/2 - 11007
    3/3 - 7439
    3/4 - 5321 - Need to pick it up.
    3/5 - 10835
    3/6 - 10321
    3/7 - 8723
    3/8 - 10773
    3/9 - 10669
    3/10 - 10835
    3/11 - 7151 - hmmm
    3/12 - 6846 - Looks like I need to get on my feet earlier in the day to front load the count.
    3/13 - 11463
    3/14 - 10397
    3/15 - 6167 Airport travel day.
    3/16 - 2584 - visiting my mother
    3/17 - 3060 - still visiting
  • lamlam2468
    lamlam2468 Posts: 837 Member
    3/7 -- 2983 (not a good start but things will get better)
    3/8 -- 3707 (ever so slowly the steps creep up. Maybe tomorrow I'll actually get a chance to do some good walking).
    3/9 -- 1979 (tomorrow is another day)
    3/10 -- 16,899 (whew!!)
    3/11 -- 2103 (thinking I need to be more consistent!)
    3/12 -- 3309
    3/13 -- 6128 (hopefully I will have a little more free time the next couple days)
    3/14 -- 3409 (started working extremely early and ended up napping late afternoon/early eve)
    3/15 -- 3074 (did 1 hr biking so didn't get the steps in today)
    3/16 -- 1311 (pathetic!)
    3/17 -- 10927 (now that's where I SHOULD be at every day)
    3/18 -- 12,295
    3/19 --
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  • dancingj2
    dancingj2 Posts: 4,572 Member
    Goal is 10,000/day

    3/18 - 15,078 busy around house and took a hike.
    3/17 - 14,858
    3/16 - 8,850
    3/15 - 7,414
    3/14 - 6,855
    3/13 - 5,570
    3/12 - 7,055
    3/11 - 10,003
    3/10 - 11,224
    3/9 - 9,374
    3/8 - 12,722
    3/7 - 10,033
    3/6 - 18,095
    3/5 - 11,419
    3/4 - 13,558
    3/3 - 16,075
    3/2 - 11,944
    3/1 - 11,064
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