Pedometer Challenge - 10,000 Steps a day March 2010

So my nutritionist gave me a pedometer and was like an average person your age should have 15,000 steps per day. I was like oh yeah simple! NOT!!!! I spend from 8 to 3:30 in school and they never let me get up and walk around! haha imagine that, i have to sit in my desk and learn. So i can barely manage 3000 in school!

I would like to do this with you though! Question though, are yougoing to keep it on during exercise or are you trying to get all your steps just by "regular" daily steps?

Hi Ladies,
I would like in on this challenge!! I set a personal goal for myself of 12,000 step per day and have been falling dramatically under that lately!! Hopefully walking with you all will push me to do better and be more consistent. I am going to check in at least once per day and look forward to getting to know all of you!!
Yesterday only logged 3952 steps but that was only for half the day I broke my omron before I left the house and had to get a new one at lunch. I did 2 miles w/ Leslie Sansone before work (w/o my ped) and did 20 min of TJ after I got home (also w/o my ped)!
So far this morning only 1468 but I did 20min TJ before I left for work. , I am locking my office door during lunch and getting in 2 mi power walk w/ Leslie and planning on something when I get home. I work 9hrs per day w/ a hour and a half commute to and from. I have been so lazy lately and have lost my motivation. Today is day 2 of back on track. Yea Us!!

Will check in later,
Janet

Happy Wednesday Everybody:flowerforyou: ,
Only ended up w/ 8191 steps yesterday but I did 35 min of high intensity cardio w/ 10lb weights (no Omrom) after I got home from work. I just finished a brisk 2mi walk in 30 min w/ Leslie DVD - getting pretty good at locking my door during lunch , hahahah. What ever it takes, right. Cardio on for tonight - probably another walking dvd w/ Leslie - it will be waaay too dark to go outside for me. So far for the day i'm at 5977 steps ;:drinker: woo hoo!!
Hope everyone is tracking their food and moving some kind of way ~ Everything counts!!

Make the most of your day,
Janet

Hi Everybody,
Happy Thursday! Walking was low yestersday - only 7606 steps but di my 2miles at lunch and got in 20min AbJam DVD when I got home. I have already done a 25min total body workout this morning before work (core ball and weights) and am getting in 2miles at lunch, and another 35min cardio w/ weights dvd that's high impact when I get home tonight. I seem to be able to be more consistent when I do shorter periods of exercise multiple times a day rather than 60-75 minutes in 1 shot, go figure:ohwell: , anyway, it feels so good to be back and taking care of myself. Food is on track for 4 days in a row ~ that is a spirtual experience for me, :laugh: :laugh:
Hope everyone is having success and a good attitude!!

Make the most of your day,
Janet

That is AWESOME keep up the good work!!!

I just ordered my pedometer today! I'm a little late, but it should be here next week, I'm aiming for that 10,000 a day, I work at a desk all day but I still think I can do it

Hi Everybody,
Just quick Sunday check in to see how everyone is. Walking was lite yesterday - was a cohost of a bridal shower (food was off yesterday:grumble: ) Glad I got in 45 minutes of kickboxing at 7am before i got moving into the day.
Got up early and did 4.5 mi brisk walk and 2.5 hrs of housecleaning (everything smells sooooo fresh!!!) pedometer was at 9160 and I reset if for daylight savings time so lost all my counts for last week. On my way to was car and to walmart so I should easily be over 10,000 steps for today, Yea!! AbJam on for later. It's 3:02 here and only smoked 2 cigs so far for today.....
So far so good for today..... hope everyone has a fantastic rest of their day,
Janet

Hi!
I'm new here, but I'd like to join in too. I'm a teacher and I wear a pedomiter all the time. In Sept I was only walking about 4K steps around the classroom, andnow just in school I'm walking on average about 7K. And then I wear it at home

Hey Where is Everybody,
The weigh in was abysimal - the scale didn't budge and I exercised daily!! :grumble: Guess that shower cost me more than I thought ~ feels like my body just isn't cooperating with me...
Anyway, did really good with my food and seem to be holding steady at max 7 cigs per day. Got my 2mi in at lunch, and did 20min TJ and Abjam after dinner. Total steps today .... 10,676!! Yea!!
Did one more thing different today - I ate as soon as I got home rather than wait til after my workout. I always eat afterwards and that usually means between 9-930pm and I go to sleep...... I was reading on another thread to curb your eating after 8pm and to give yourself 3 hours after dinner before you sleep. That way you have more time to burn it off. It makes perfect sense and it's not new but today I heard it and took some action. I also cut up some cukes for knoshing if I get the hankering for something crunchy after 8pm. Feels good to not give up even though I'm disappointed in the scale and to try for something different.
Hope all are well and taking care of themselves.
Janet

Dragonfly congrats! You did awesome this past weekend

Yesterday was my first day with my pedometer and I only did 5169. I do sit at a desk all day, so my only walking was to the restroom and to the break area, I skipped my afternoon walking because my dog has a vet appointment, but today I will walking in the park after work so that should help some.

Resalyn, that's awesome that you reached your goal! I hope I reach the 10,000 soon. Just having the pedometer on makes me feel like I should go out of my way to make more steps, its a real motivator!