EXERCISE!
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That's brilliant Bracken. You've blown your target out of the water. Well done. I'm definitely feeling better for a bit of regular exercise! The husband definitely fits the stereotype. I feel disloyal saying it, but he only has a cold and he's soooo grumpy about it and you would think he was dying to hear him talk!
I followed the same trick as you today - parked as far as I could from the shops and trailed up and down all the aisles in the supermarket even though I didn't need very much. It certainly bumped my steps up a bit.
Week 2 Day 3 8,688. Weekly total 29,794
Almost an average of 10,000!
Hope the weather stays mild for you so you and Nellie can continue to get out and about.
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5152 steps today- not my highest so far but definitely intentional walking as very cold outside for a longer walk with Nellie but had to be at several stops in town and between parking away from the entrances and doing purposeful walking inside the buildings, I was in, I got over my 5000 steps.0
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Well done Bracken. It's not easy in the conditions you are facing.
Week 2 day 4 10,889 weekly total 40,683
Very cold here, but have another walk planned for tomorrow.
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Forgot to mention that I got to my step total through salsasizing this morning and shopping for a birthday present for my Mother. I did more steps at the shops than salsasizing! xx0
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I am still stepping too!
I have exceeded my 5000 steps every but the weekends are so difficult, I did have a cut and colour yesterday, so walked to and from the furthest Taxi stand which helped quite a bit. Not too sure about today, but I am going up to Changi Airport later this evening and that is like a city on its own. So I may well go a bit earlier than the plane is due and walk around to get some steps in. I was a day short in last weeks total but I reached 34,896 Hoping for more this week! It's quite exciting waiting for my progress report when I know I have put the effort in lol X
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A short note but no steps to report today- I'll post about it on the main thread.0
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Not such a good day after all. Started on the footpath but it was so wet/muddy/boggy, I couldn't get through. Thought I would drive to another spot where I could walk from, but it was so misty you couldn't really see much beyond 10 yards so I didn't fancy walking in that on my own. Parked at the far end of the village and walked from there to the tea room, but I didn't get that many steps in. There were seven of us who met up and by the time we had finished it was dark! So, not much walking today.
Week 2 Day 5 5,098. Week 2 total 45,781
Fallen behind a bit, but I will be out for a long walk tomorrow come rain of shine.
BM - well done, keep it up!
Bracken - really sorry to hear you are laid up. Look after yourself and perhaps you should get your ankle checked out just in case
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I made up for yesterday by going out for a six mile walk today. Also we went to a football match this evening and ended up parking a little further away than normal so I had another walk before and after the match.
Week 2 Day 6 19,640. Week 2 total 65,421
Going to Hertfordshire tomorrow for a few days so will be in a car for several hours. Not sure when I will get my steps in but I'll have to manage somehow.
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An extremely poor day for me today with most of it spent sitting in the car as predicted.
Week 2 day 7 3,311 (shocking!!) Week 2 total 68,732
Oh dear, 1,268 steps short of my weekly target. Must do better!
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Hello Crackers,
Well I got up early enough to walk to the station this mornng s that I got a big of stepping in. It was freezing (or so I thought). When I looked the weather, after London which said -2*C, came London Ontario. I believe this is where you are Bracken. It was -7*C where you are which is even colder, so I felt very grateful for our -2!
Steps today 9423. Not quite 10,000, but neR enough go stay on target for the week.
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well done on your steps LMV you are doing brilliantly! I was pleased yesterday to have an email off Fitbit saying I have now earned my Serengeti badge. It's a virtual badge and I think a fun way to appreciate just how far my walks have been when using said Fitbit. This badge means I have walked 804kms the same distance as the serengeti. This obviously includes lasts years few months I used it, but it still made me smile when I saw it. Tuesday Fitbit report shows I walked 58,494 steps for the week. It was up on my first week but obviously needs to be improved on.
Bracken, I absolutely loved the sound of your Cotswold walk, (on your bike!). Brilliant idea x I am going to check it out x
Happy exercising Crackers
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LMV I am so sorry but I just realised that my post congratulating you on your brilliant weight loss was on my lost post. Anyhow, belated absolutely well done! Thoroughly deserved too, not just with the walking but the absence of wine and the very little cheese! Xx
6,942 steps today. (Felt like a whole lot more, we are having a run of almost 100% humidity daily).0 -
Nothing to report yet but just popping in and being inspired by the great effort you are putting in, BM and LMV. Your humidity sounds daunting BM so understand your steps would feel like more. LMV, your totals are quite astonishing. Well done. BM, if you do check out that DVD and wanted one, I recall they do at least ship to UK. One thing I wondered about the video was when it was shot because there is virtually no one on the streets, just the occasional pair of strollers and the odd dog walker. I wondered if it was very earlier in the summer before anyone is stirring as I know these villages are typically very busy.0
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Later the same day. I am posting my 12 minutes on the exercycle since it was intentional exercise and I was able to consistently have a stronger resistance so that I could feel it. Tomorrow I hope to increase and/or work in a few steps on the treadmill.0
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Well done Ladies, I think we are all keeping each other going.
Week 3 Day 2 11,884. Week 3 total 21,307
And pleased to report that as well as the steps I stuck to my plan for the Italian restaurant this evening. No alcohol, no bread and oil, grilled sea bass with a tomato and onion salad drizzled with a little balsamic vinegar, no desert and a black decaf coffee. Pleased to be back on track
Keep stepping!
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Had a busy day and late night yesterday so didn't get to post.
Week 3 Day 3 - 5,113
Week 3 Day 4 - 13,390
Week 3 total - 39,810 steps
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Pleased to get back to some walking today. It wasn't really intense or all at once but between some shopping, some deliberate mall walking and a cold and short walk with Nellie I managed 5991 steps. Then tonight my sister and I went to a movie and the parking lot behind the theatre was full so had to park a little distance away which would have given I estimate another thousand steps but did not have my Fitbit on. The better part is that my foot feels ok so hope to be able to continue on now. However, I am still mindful of how sore it felt so do not want to overdo it. LMV, great effort not just with the walking but with how you stuck to your plan when eating out.0
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A cold day here so no outdoor walking but got back on treadmill and did 2730 steps which was enough for that. I had planned to use the exercycle as well but had too many interruptions and other commitments so was not able to do so.0
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I only managed 2565 yesterday. Had a lazy Sunday in and crocheted all day! Back to it today though x0
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Pleased with my steps today- 6287 from walking Nellie and some on treadmill. (Also did 10 quite demanding minutes on the exercycle)0
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8022 steps so very pleased, mostly from walking Nellie as the temperature is at least milder than has been though very overcast and dull.0
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An exercise update from me for last week: I only had the one walk with my friend and my usual Sunday hill circuit walk with the husband but I did do a 15 minute salacise with Rosemary each day. I had a mini diva moment on day one when the DVD wasn't in the case but calmed down upon eventually finding and I'm now truly hooked once more; 'wiggle in the middle, move those hips!' And what with working so much, over 3 floors I averaged 10,000 steps a day and ended the week on 73,000 steps but gained 3 pounds! I've since realised LMV it's probably got a lot more to do with giving up ice-cream in June than walking that I got back to my target weight last year!! Had not occurred to me until I told you I had stopped eating the stuff!! Bracken pleased to see you are using the exercise bike - I wouldn't want it gathering dust!0
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Exercise update : week 3 days 5, 6 and 7 - 11,193, 1,079, 679. Was in bed most of yesterday and a lot of Monday, so not very good from me this week.
Total for week: 52,761 which is well short of my amended goal, but I have at least achieved my original goal of 50,000 steps a week.
Up and dressed today but still feeling pretty rotten so won't be out walking today.
Well done everyone else. Bracken your 8,022 is brilliant.
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LMV - take it easy and take your time getting back up on your feet again, whatever you are doing it is obviously working!
I have walked with my friend today and pinged myself around the room salsacising with Rosemary and I'm ending day 3 just over 30,000. I shall now be spending the rest of the evening sat on my backside, exercising the fingers!
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Wow, that was some walk MITM and you have really laid down the gauntlet to beat 30,000 steps in a day!
Well done!
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I'm just on my way to bed and my eyes almost popped out of my head reading the last post! Sorry I should have put I'm ending day 3 just over 30,000 steps for the week so far. I did once do 26,000 in a day walking in London!0
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Lol MITM!! xx
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I managed just over 8000 yesterday, judging by my not so secret sneaky daily weigh ins I have not lost yet this week, so next week I am hoping to start walking indoors with the Jessica Smith DVD again. MITM I too laughed at your steps. I was so impressed with your 30,000 of the day! I still think its a great number for the week so far tho! Bracken you are doing brilliantly with all the weather you are contending with.
LMV, your weekly total is really good, I didn't reach 50,000 last week and I had no excuse! Hope you will soon be feeling much better x0 -
Not too good today we are still having monsoon type weather, so just 6133 .0
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Popping and just realized although I posted on the other thread yesterday first, I forgot to log my steps here which were 5520. I was satisfied as I also biked 10 minutes and had to contend with an unexpected snowfall and shovelling. BM, well done with your 8000, maybe not with cold weather but your humidity is daunting. MITM, my eyes popped too, not that I couldn't imagine you doing 30000 steps in a day but to imagine doing them all through your Rosemary, as enthused as you are about her!0
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