I enjoyed myself with the May challenge. I am in for June. May my goal was 100 miles, I did 176.5. June I will set my goal for 125.

Happy walking everyone!!!

Hi. I was a part of the group but never participated. I am going to set a walking goal of 75 miles. I have never tracked miles.walked because I never thought to. I was always a runner. Had to walk after my 3rd pregnancy and slowly adding some 1/2 mile runs here and there.
Good luck to u all. Im gonna try and put some miles in tonight when my kids go to bed.

I cannot believe it is June already! My gosh where is this year going so darn fast! I am leaving for Europe on the 26th to visit my new grandaughter (well my son and daughter-in-law as well I suppose :bigsmile: ) where we do lots of walking and I have to get ready for mountain hiking in July.

So, I will begin the 30 Day Shred tomorrow! Since I cannot take Jillian's attitude without a dose of Leslie's thoughtful encouragement, I use Leslie's 1 and 2 mile walks as warm ups for Jillian's workouts. Jillian's warm up may be enough for 30 somethings, but is not long enough for this 60 something woman that is for sure! :laugh: Since Jillian recommends 2 days of shred followed by a day of cardio, I will set a goal of 60 miles for June.

Six miles a week will be warming up for Jillian, which only leaves 9 more miles each week, so 60 miles should be doable while dealing with Jillian. Of course, this assumes that I do not throw something at Jillian through the TV now doesn't it! Happy Walking Everyone!

I'm full of determination today as I know that I was lazy last month.

I am setting a target of 150 miles this month.

Happy walking everyone. :flowerforyou:

Have you heard abut Sinichi Suzuki, a man I have admired for a long time. Maybe you have heard about Suzuki method for teaching children how to play violin and other instruments? It is now a world famous method used all over the planet. Here's a quote from Shinichi:

“If he or she really goes about it in earnest, anyone can cultivate ability in ten years, I believe. Even in one year, shortcomings can be changed into good points. Continuing for ten years, we can become outstanding indeed…There is no limit to our shortcomings. We should spare no time or effort in changing our weaknesses to merits. To do so can be pleasant and interesting. We can become like the horse that starts last and yet outruns the field, reaching the wire first; it is the same fun.”

This applies to any activity be it playing violin or getting in shape and getting a healthy body.

If you are interested Shinichi has written a beautiful book called "Nurtured by Love".

got in my 5 mile advanced walk with Leslie this morning.

Working on the deck today but hoping to get to the park with the dogs as well later. I find if I do my workout first thing in the morning before eating I feel refreshed and ready for the day. I have more energy and that first sip of tea after my shower and getting dressed is so enjoyable.

Happy walking everyone!

This is my first month participating in the Leslie Sansone challenge. Last week, I enjoyed my first 1 mile walk. I found that she is very encouraging but not too happy-perky like Denise Austen or snotty like Jillian Michaels.

My goal for June is 15 miles. I am coupling this with workouts on my Wii Fit board and Wii Sports games so I'm working out six days per week. I would love to bump myself to the 2 mile walks, but I'm going to stay with 1 mile for right now and see what happens in a couple of weeks. I don't wanna burn out too quickly and get frustrated!

Happy Walking!

Walked 7 miles today.

In May I told you about the idea of acting as if. I mentioned Dorothea Brande and her insight. Many more people have had this insight. Frank Bettger is one of them. Listen to his story from the book "How I Raised Myself From Failure to Success".

Excerpt: Shortly after I started out as a professional baseball player, I got one of the biggest shocks of my life. That was back in 1907. I was playing for Johnstown, Pennsylvania, in the TriState League. I was young and ambitious— wanted to get to the top— and what happened? I was fired! My whole life might have been different if I hadn’t gone to the manager and asked him why he fired me. In fact, I wouldn’t have the rare privilege of writing this book if I hadn’t asked him that question.

The manager said he fired me because I was lazy! Well, that was the last thing I expected him to say. “You drag yourself around the field like a veteran who has been playing ball for twenty years,” he told me. “Why do you act that way if you’re not lazy?” “Well, Bert,” I said, “I’m so nervous, so scared, that I want to hide my fear from the crowd, and especially from the other players on the team. Besides, I hope that by taking it easy, I’ll get rid of my nervousness.”

“Frank,” he said, “it will never work. That’s the thing that is holding you down. Whatever you do after you leave here, for heaven’s sake, wake yourself up, and put some life and enthusiasm into your work!”

I had been making $ 175 a month at Johnstown. After being fired there, I went down to Chester, Pennsylvania, in the Atlantic League, where they paid me only $ 25 a month. Well, I couldn’t feel very enthusiastic on that kind of money, but I began to act enthusiastic. After I was there three days, an old ballplayer, Danny Meehan, came to me and said: “Frank, what in the world are you doing down here in a rank bush league like this?” “Well, Danny,” I replied, “if I knew how to get a better job, I’d go anywhere.”

A week later, Danny induced New Haven, Connecticut, to give me a trial. My first day in New Haven will always stand out in my memory as a great event in my life. No one knew me in that league, so I made a resolution that nobody would ever accuse me of being lazy. I made up my mind to establish the reputation of being the most enthusiastic ball player they’d ever seen in the New England League. I thought if I could establish such a reputation, then I’d have to live up to it. From the minute I appeared on the field, I acted like a man electrified. I acted as though I were alive with a million batteries.

I threw the ball around the diamond so fast and so hard that it almost knocked our infielders’ hands apart. Once, apparently trapped, I slid into third base with so much energy and force that the third baseman fumbled the ball and I was able to score an important run. Yes, it was all a show, an act I was putting on. The thermometer that day was nearly 100 °. I wouldn’t have been surprised if I had dropped over with a sunstroke, the way I ran around the field. Did it work? It worked like magic. Three things happened:

1. My enthusiasm almost entirely overcame my fear. In fact, my nervousness began to work for me, and I played far better than I ever thought I was capable of playing. (If you are nervous, be thankful. Don’t hold it back. Turn it on. Let your nerves work for you.)
2. My enthusiasm affected the other players on the team, and they too became enthusiastic.
3. Instead of dropping with the heat, I felt better during the game and after it was over than I had ever felt before.

My biggest thrill came the following morning when I read in the New Haven newspaper: “This new player, Bettger, has a barrel of enthusiasm. He inspired our boys. They not only won the game, but looked better than at any time this season.” The newspapers began calling me “Pep” Bettger— the life of the team. I mailed the newspaper clippings to Bert Conn, manager of Johnstown.

Can you imagine the expression on his face as he read about “Pep” Bettger, the dub he’d “tied a can to” three weeks before for being lazy? Within ten days, enthusiasm took me from $ 25 a month to $ 185 a month it increased my income by 700 percent. Let me repeat— nothing but the determination to act enthusiastic increased my income 700 percent.

June Goal: 60 Miles + 30DS
June 1-Exercise TV-Start Walking at Home-1 Mile + Level 1 30DS=1 mile

Not sure how many miles I'm going to walk this month, have some commitments that might get in the way. I will walk as many as I can

June 1, 5 miles Walk Your Belly Flat which is 3 miles & miles 2 and 3 of the 5 Day Slim Down.
Did a stretchy band work out with a Stretch Max by Cathe Freidrich.

Let's do this!!!!

Walked 7 miles today.

Can you imagine the expression on his face as he read about “Pep” Bettger, the dub he’d “tied a can to” three weeks before for being lazy? Within ten days, enthusiasm took me from $ 25 a month to $ 185 a month it increased my income by 700 percent. Let me repeat— nothing but the determination to act enthusiastic increased my income 700 percent.

lindenalex, congrat's on 7 miles today. And thank you for the excerpt. Determination and enthusiasm v.s. fear. Inspiration for an introvert like myself.