Leslie Sansone September 2014 Walk Challenge
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9/3 - 1 mile
9/4 - 1 mile
9/5 - 2 miles
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Goal 70 Miles
18 Miles done. Total minutes: 284
Don't stop walking!!!0 -
Hi, all. Just joined this group. Hoping for some consistency with my walking. I am going to aim for 40 miles this month.0
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Good morning Walkers. I had to rest for 3 days due to leg pain...shin splints and muscle strain. I am back and I am going to have to adjust my walking days. I am planning on doing no more than 5.5 miles and walk every other day. I think I may have been pushing myself to where my body was fighting back. I had to also adjust my mind set and realize I am not in a competition with anyone but myself. I think I was getting a little carried away with trying to walk farther and faster every week. I have exceeded my goals and now I am going to relax and enjoy the ride. I may not reach my goal of 154 miles for the month and I am okay with that. I am still reaching for it and we will see what happens.
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Good morning Walkers. I had to rest for 3 days due to leg pain...shin splints and muscle strain. I am back and I am going to have to adjust my walking days. I am planning on doing no more than 5.5 miles and walk every other day. I think I may have been pushing myself to where my body was fighting back. I had to also adjust my mind set and realize I am not in a competition with anyone but myself. I think I was getting a little carried away with trying to walk farther and faster every week. I have exceeded my goals and now I am going to relax and enjoy the ride. I may not reach my goal of 154 miles for the month and I am okay with that. I am still reaching for it and we will see what happens.
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PinkyPan1, I think you are smart to respect what your body is telling you. " I think I was getting a little carried away with trying to walk farther and faster every week." Great point. Competition is good because it does get us out of our comfort zone, but we all have a set point and going beyond that can cause injury. Glad you are feeling better and I bet your new schedule will be a winner.
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Hi, all. Just joined this group. Hoping for some consistency with my walking. I am going to aim for 40 miles this month.
Welcome anaclt. Good luck with your goal. 0 -
9/3 - 1 mile
9/4 - 1 mile
9/5 - 2 miles
40-4 = 36 miles left
tobybear -- You are doing great.0 -
I've been having some pretty ridiculous and annoying health issues the last few months and even though the want to was there I haven't been getting a lot of walking in. However, the neurologist is sort of giving me the run around on this so I'm going to give this a go and if I pass out it's all his fault.
I'm going to go for 50 miles this month. That gives me 2 miles a day. I think I can do that and I'm going to try to do more than that.
Wraiythe -- Welcome to the monthly challenge. If 2 miles are too much, 1, if one is a problem, call that doc and see what's up. We can't have you passing out during the challenge! This isn't the Batann Death March. So go at your own pace. :flowerforyou:0 -
4.40 miles walked today
29.77 miles walked to date
Thank you Texasgadnr
Jean, you could walk for England! I'm running out of adverbs, or its it adjectives to say how great you are doing. Must drag out my thesaurus. Your shoes must be :smokin: when you are done.0 -
miles: 31/100
cal: -600
Alex, what have you been reading lately? I subscribe to Prevention magazine and recently learned that (I'll quote this) Saturated Fat = a large waist. Polyunsaturated fat = more muscle mass, making it easier to lose weight and stay healthy. So the take home message is avoid the saturated fat and eat more polyunsaturated fat.
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Goal 70 Miles
21 Miles done. Total minutes: 329
Walk with Determination!! 0 -
miles: 36/100
cal: -10000 -
AnnofB wrote:Alex, what have you been reading lately? I subscribe to Prevention magazine and recently learned that (I'll quote this) Saturated Fat = a large waist. Polyunsaturated fat = more muscle mass, making it easier to lose weight and stay healthy. So the take home message is avoid the saturated fat and eat more polyunsaturated fat.
Have a great day.
I looked up polyunsaturated fat and here is a list of best foods
Walnuts 47
Canola Oil 34
Sunflower Seeds 33
Sesame Seeds 26
Chia Seeds 23.7
Unsalted Peanuts 16
Peanut Butter 14.2
Olive Oil 11
Seaweed 11
* Walnuts, sunflowers seeds, peanut butter are my favorites!
On the other hand saturated fats abound in
All cooking oils
Diary products (including butter)
Meats
Sweets and Baked goods
* I eat very little of that nowadays. I have also switched from milk to rice milk
Right now I'm reading a GREAT book. It's called "The One Thing", and written by Gary Keller.
Do yourself a favor and GET THIS BOOK
Here is a quote from the book:GOING SMALL If everyone has the same number of hours in a day, why do some people seem to get so much more done than others? How do they do more, achieve more, earn more, have more? If time is the currency of achievement, then why are some able to cash in their allotment for more chips than others? The answer is they make getting to the heart of things the heart of their approach. They go small. When you want the absolute best chance to succeed at anything you want, your approach should always be the same. Go small.
“Going small” is ignoring all the things you could do and doing what you should do. It’s recognizing that not all things matter equally and finding the things that matter most. It’s a tighter way to connect what you do with what you want. It’s realizing that extraordinary results are directly determined by how narrow you can make your focus. The way to get the most out of your work and your life is to go as small as possible. Most people think just the opposite. They think big success is time consuming and complicated. ...
Going small is a simple approach to extraordinary results, and it works. It works all the time, anywhere and on anything. Why? Because it has only one purpose— to ultimately get you to the point. When you go as small as possible, you’ll be staring at one thing. And that’s the point.0 -
7.61 miles walked today
5 LS miles, the rest outside
Walked 35.38 miles so far to date0 -
Thank you Ann for your kind words. I don't wear shoes for my Leslie walks. I probably should but I don't. Seems to work ok for now at least.0
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September 3
8 advanced miles with Leslie
24 miles with Leslie to date
5 miles outside
13 miles outside to date
37 miles total /goal 165
Sept 4
9 advanced miles with Leslie
33 miles with Leslie to date
10 miles outside
23 miles outside to date
56 miles total /goal 165
Sept 5
9 advanced miles with Leslie
42 miles with Leslie to date
11 miles outside
34 miles outside to date
76 miles total /goal 165
Sept 6
9 advanced miles with Leslie
51 miles with Leslie to date
4 miles outside
38 miles outside to date
89 miles total /goal 165
Back from our vacation a day early, wanted to beat the storm that was coming in. I got in a lot of walking Tired the dogs right out.
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Alex,
I like everything on the polyunsaturated list except Chia seeds and seaweed. I love all the saturated fat stuff.... I do use only almond/coconut milk or just almond milk. I use olive oil, coconut and sunflower to cook iwth. Try to avoid the rest but admit I do like sweets and meats.
Thanks for the book tip, Alex. Very intriguing. I like that concept because I have so much difficulty focusing on what matters and not getting distracted. Maybe this book can help me with that. 0 -
Thank you Ann for your kind words. I don't wear shoes for my Leslie walks. I probably should but I don't. Seems to work ok for now at least.
Jean, Ellen Barret has a couple of cardio and cardio/strength workouts that are done without shoes. I must try it with Leslie and see what my feet think. I would classify Ellen's Barefoot Cardio as more intense than several of Leslie's workouts and I never had any problems doing them back in the day. We had wall to wall carpet then. Now workout on a hall runner on top of my hardwood floors.0 -
89 miles total /goal 165
Back from our vacation a day early, wanted to beat the storm that was coming in. I got in a lot of walking Tired the dogs right out.
Happy Walking!!!
LouAnne, you are Amazing, Girl!0 -
Hi my name is Trisha, My goal is to try to do 50 miles this month. I am a beginner and 100+ overweight so this is going to be kindof challanging. So excited about this:happy 0
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Wraiythe -- Welcome to the monthly challenge. If 2 miles are too much, 1, if one is a problem, call that doc and see what's up. We can't have you passing out during the challenge! This isn't the Batann Death March. So go at your own pace. :flowerforyou:
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LOL!!! The passing out is one of the problems I'm seeing the neuro about. :laugh: I figure eventually I'll just pass out ON him and see what he does then. Hah!0 -
Thank you Ann for your kind words. I don't wear shoes for my Leslie walks. I probably should but I don't. Seems to work ok for now at least.
Jean, Ellen Barret has a couple of cardio and cardio/strength workouts that are done without shoes. I must try it with Leslie and see what my feet think. I would classify Ellen's Barefoot Cardio as more intense than several of Leslie's workouts and I never had any problems doing them back in the day. We had wall to wall carpet then. Now workout on a hall runner on top of my hardwood floors.
I have started working out upstairs where I do have carpets (hope I don't wear a hole in it lol). In the Leslie Sansone book she says you should never work out in bare feet but wear really good support shoes. I done it bare foot for about 1.5 years without problems. I figured we were never meant to wear shoes when our species started evolving so why do I need to wear them now. Anyway, it seems to work for me (so far).0 -
Hey all! Sorry I haven't been around this month. My dad is very ill, he had a stroke at home at the beginning of the month but then while in the hospital being treated for that he had a heart attack. He is 88 years old, his birthday is next month and I would like for my dad to see 89. Any good thoughts, prayers, vibes, are genuinely and greatly appreciated. He's doing a lot better now.
I need to get back into walking as it is a good stress reliever, plus I gained some weight back. Ugh!
Goal for September: 75 miles
To date: 3 miles
Left: 72 miles0 -
Hey all! Sorry I haven't been around this month. My dad is very ill, he had a stroke at home at the beginning of the month but then while in the hospital being treated for that he had a heart attack. He is 88 years old, his birthday is next month and I would like for my dad to see 89. Any good thoughts, prayers, vibes, are genuinely and greatly appreciated. He's doing a lot better now.
I need to get back into walking as it is a good stress reliever, plus I gained some weight back. Ugh!
Goal for September: 75 miles
To date: 3 miles
Left: 72 miles
Supplemama - So sorry to hear this. Prayers going up for you, your Dad and family. So glad he is doing better. And glad you are getting some normalcy back in your routine. Stress is relentless but you know that and you're fighting back. Good on you! Take care and if you need to blow off some steam, we're here for you. :flowerforyou:0 -
I have started working out upstairs where I do have carpets (hope I don't wear a hole in it lol). In the Leslie Sansone book she says you should never work out in bare feet but wear really good support shoes. I done it bare foot for about 1.5 years without problems. I figured we were never meant to wear shoes when our species started evolving so why do I need to wear them now. Anyway, it seems to work for me (so far).
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What a great point. A lot of long distance runners go barefoot. It can't be that bad for us.
Who knows who the first person was that said, "You know what, I'm tired of walking barefoot, I'm going to make something that will pinch my toes and rub against my heels and create blisters and deform my feet. Yes, what a great idea, and I'll get rich too." :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:0 -
Wraiythe -- Welcome to the monthly challenge. If 2 miles are too much, 1, if one is a problem, call that doc and see what's up. We can't have you passing out during the challenge! This isn't the Batann Death March. So go at your own pace. :flowerforyou:
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LOL!!! The passing out is one of the problems I'm seeing the neuro about. :laugh: I figure eventually I'll just pass out ON him and see what he does then. Hah!
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Wraiythe -- That will show him! Ha-ha!!0 -
Hi my name is Trisha, My goal is to try to do 50 miles this month. I am a beginner and 100+ overweight so this is going to be kindof challanging. So excited about this:happy
Janie-Trisha, Glad you joined us. You can do this!:flowerforyou:0 -
Wraiythe -- Welcome to the monthly challenge. If 2 miles are too much, 1, if one is a problem, call that doc and see what's up. We can't have you passing out during the challenge! This isn't the Batann Death March. So go at your own pace. :flowerforyou:
LOL!!! The passing out is one of the problems I'm seeing the neuro about. :laugh: I figure eventually I'll just pass out ON him and see what he does then. Hah!
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Wraiythe -- That will show him! Ha-ha!!
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I got 2 miles in yesterday from the 3 Mile Sleek and Walk.
Does anyone have the new Mix and Match Walk Blasters? If so, what do you think?0 -
miles: 43/100
cal: -11000 -
Just finished 3 miles from the 3 Miles Sleek and Slim Walk. Now I'm dizzy and my head hurts but otherwise I feel GREAT! I sucked it up, Buttercup
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