January walking challenge 2015

1/13 - 15,894

I'm new to the group!!
1/13 - 2 miles

I am delighted to join this challenge. I have actually started walking to and from work from 5 January and I am loving it!! I am in UK and for me it is a 6.6 mile round trip, 5 days a week. In total I have walked over 33 miles so far. I feel amazing at the end of the day and feel that I am doing something wonderful for myself.

May I join? Realise it is late in the month, but generally try and do a lot of walking, but due to work commitments, I am spending a lot of time sitting on trains at the moment. We have just invested in a treadmill, so I am hoping to at least do a minimum of 30 minutes - fitbit says I have completed 7853 steps so far and I am just about to give the machine a trial run.

Previously have lost 2 stone last year with change in eating and walking - fell away from MFP (stupidly) and stopped losing, but managed to only put on 2lb in the time away.

Today I logged 11,867 steps! That's my new personal best, I am so excited. I went a total of 6 miles. Though I see many people logging way more than that, to me it's great. I feel great, I walked all the way to my local library and looked at lots of materials to help me along my journey to a new and more healthy me.

Jan 2, 2015 8,084
Jan 3, 2015 7,233
Jan 4, 2015 6,399
Jan 5, 2015 12,225
Jan 6, 2015 10,539
Jan 7, 2015 10,145
Jan 8, 2015 13,520
Jan 9, 2015 10,767
Jan 10, 2015 11,632
Jan 11, 2015 11,928
Jan 12, 2015 10,477
Jan 13, 2015 11,438
Jan 14, 2015 11,736


Doing my best to keep up my 10,000 steps a day.


Shirley - doing so well.

Jeri

Jan 14 - 11, 475 (additional steps after treadmill session)
Jan 15 - 8,184 (5 hours sat on a train and a parent teacher session in the evening

Keep up the good work, figures are great

Today I managed to get in 7,283 steps, not too shabby for cold rainy weather I'd say everyone is posting great numbers! Keep up the amazing work!

1/15 - 16,099

yesterday 1.19 miles walk

Jan 2, 2015 8,084
Jan 3, 2015 7,233
Jan 4, 2015 6,399
Jan 5, 2015 12,225
Jan 6, 2015 10,539
Jan 7, 2015 10,145
Jan 8, 2015 13,520
Jan 9, 2015 10,767
Jan 10, 2015 11,632
Jan 11, 2015 11,928
Jan 12, 2015 10,477
Jan 13, 2015 11,438
Jan 14, 2015 12,102
Jan 15, 2015 15,618
Jan 16, 2015 11,954

Jan 14 - 11, 475
Jan 15 - 8,184
Jan 16 - 7, 420
Jan 17 - 11, 203

If you have a smart phone it is worth downloading the Map My Walk app they also have one for running and cycling. You put on your GPS hit the start button and it records your walking including speed and amount of calories. The added bonus is that it automatically adds these calories into MFP for you. I love it.

Apart from that if I am getting the bus I either walk one or two stops further away from my home and then get off one or two stops before my final destination.

I leave the car at home for short journeys including doing my food shopping. Carrying the heavy bag on the way back works up a sweat and allows me to burn more energy.

I try to look at ways I can fit a walk in rather than taking out extra time to do it (in a sometimes busy day it is not always possible to fit in a walk or exercise). So visiting a friend if it is possible I walk, work I walk, cinema which is 1.5 miles away I walk there and back and without even realising it I have walked 3 miles. Anyway hope some of these tips are helpful. Good luck everyone!

1/01 - 10,955
1/02 - 10,899
1/03 - 11,078
1/04 - 10,828
1/05 - 10,705
1/06 - 10,443
1/07 - 10,849
1/08 - 07,295
1/09 - 10,258
1/10 - 12,670
1/11 - 11,111 (all 1's...pretty cool, huh?)
1/12 - 12,415
1/13 - 15,894
1/14 - 15,383
1/15 - 16,099
1/16 - 15,967
1/17 - 12,856
1/18 - 12,490

Jan 2, 2015 8,084
Jan 3, 2015 7,233
Jan 4, 2015 6,399
Jan 5, 2015 12,225
Jan 6, 2015 10,539
Jan 7, 2015 10,145
Jan 8, 2015 13,520
Jan 9, 2015 10,767
Jan 10, 2015 11,632
Jan 11, 2015 11,928
Jan 12, 2015 10,477
Jan 13, 2015 11,438
Jan 14, 2015 12,102
Jan 15, 2015 15,618
Jan 16, 2015 12,289
Jan 17, 2015 3,672
Jan 18, 2015 18,106
Jan 19, 2015 15,666