September 2016 - Walking Challenge
Lilymay2
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WELCOME everyone!!
Wow, September already, what will your challenge be this month?
Are you going to walk outside, or are you going to find some walking DVD's and walk inside? Will you make your miles on a bicycle? a treadmill?
September here in Saskatchewan is a beautiful time of the year as the leaves start to change color.
This time of year walking or hiking outdoors might well be a pleasant opportunity to enjoy the wonderful sights, scents, tastes, and of course the amazing colors of Autumn.
This group is open to any and all walkers. However you get your walk in, come on in and join us! Post your miles or minutes that you have walked, however you did it... it is all good!
Together we will motivate, challenge, as well as inspire each other.
Set your goal for how many miles or minutes that you want to walk, indoors or out, this month. This is your own personal goal
. Post your results daily, weekly, or whenever you like.
There is no set time to start this challenge, join us at anytime, log when you can.
"Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. the most certain way to succeed is always to try one more time." - Thomas Edison
Wow, September already, what will your challenge be this month?
Are you going to walk outside, or are you going to find some walking DVD's and walk inside? Will you make your miles on a bicycle? a treadmill?
September here in Saskatchewan is a beautiful time of the year as the leaves start to change color.
This time of year walking or hiking outdoors might well be a pleasant opportunity to enjoy the wonderful sights, scents, tastes, and of course the amazing colors of Autumn.
This group is open to any and all walkers. However you get your walk in, come on in and join us! Post your miles or minutes that you have walked, however you did it... it is all good!
Together we will motivate, challenge, as well as inspire each other.
Set your goal for how many miles or minutes that you want to walk, indoors or out, this month. This is your own personal goal
. Post your results daily, weekly, or whenever you like.There is no set time to start this challenge, join us at anytime, log when you can.
"Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. the most certain way to succeed is always to try one more time." - Thomas Edison
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September goals:
- 120 miles
- 10 days over 10,000 steps
- Get the paper work done!!
- clean and repair mom's house - ready for sale.
September goals will be a challenge!! I am probably being harsh on myself. The grand kids will be here every Tuesday, plus any days the other grandparents are harvesting. I need to get my pension papers finished up...hopefully they arrive in the mail in sufficient time.
"Success is the sum of small efforts repeated day in and day out"1 -
Thanks for getting us started.
Pedaled today. More later.
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Goal this month: 100 miles. Lose 7 pounds. Period! Focus on these two things. Get them done and move on.
9/1 4.25 miles
LOVE THIS: "Success is the sum of small efforts repeated day in and day out"1 -
September goals:
- 120 miles
- 10 days over 10,000 steps
- Get the paper work done!!
- clean and repair mom's house - ready for sale.
Sept 1 - 4 miles
Sept 2 - 4.1 miles
Day 1 of mom's garage sale over - it was a good day, constantly moving keeping an eye on things and putting out more items.
"Success is the sum of small efforts repeated day in and day out"1 -
September goals:
- 120 miles
- 10 days over 10,000 steps
- Get the paper work done!!
- clean and repair mom's house - ready for sale.
Sept 1 - 4 miles
Sept 2 - 4.1 miles
Sept 3 - 3.71 miles
Finished the garage sale for the weekend. My house really needs to be cleaned, the grandkids will be here in a couple of hours so some cleaning needs to be done....and I will get right at it as soon as the couch releases me!!
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September goals:
- 120 miles
- 10 days over 10,000 steps
- Get the paper work done!!
- clean and repair mom's house - ready for sale.
Sept 1 - 4 miles
Sept 2 - 4.1 miles
Sept 3 - 3.71 miles
Sept 4 - 4.38 miles
Fun day with the grand kids, and even did a little bit of house cleaning....and heaven forbid no snacking in front of the kids because you might ruin their appetite for supper!!
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I am getting nowhere in the losing weight department. I have a good 17 pounds to lose...and have lost zippo so far. Grrrrrrrrrr!
sept 1 - 4.25
sept 2 - 2.6
sept 3 - 2.27
sept 4 - 2.18
sept 5
sept 6
sept 7
Get to go in an hour late today, cuz of the holiday. You are doing so well in all your goals, Lilymay...I need to follow your lead a bit better.
Off to the showers...I did get in a bike ride today. No pedaling on sat nor sunday...kinda looks like I didn't pedal on Friday, either...but I did.
Later...hagd!
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September goals:
- 120 miles
- 10 days over 10,000 steps
- Get the paper work done!!
- clean and repair mom's house - ready for sale.
Sept 1 - 4 miles
Sept 2 - 4.1 miles
Sept 3 - 3.71 miles
Sept 4 - 4.38 miles
Sept 5 - 6.19 miles - 13636 steps (1/10) started to clean the garden off
Sept 6 - 4 miles
Another day with the grand kids.... so steps to keep up to the battery operated 'gater and a bit of muscle building when Zoey needed a ride....
today will be different - MUST get to the paperwork!!!
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magic71755 wrote: »I am getting nowhere in the losing weight department. I have a good 17 pounds to lose...and have lost zippo so far. Grrrrrrrrrr!
You are doing so well in all your goals, Lilymay...I need to follow your lead a bit better.
Later...hagd!
Since retiring on July 14th ....It has taken me a month and half and some very vigorous walking and weight lifting to get the scale to budge. I always told people that once I retired I would be healthier and I am committed to that. I wish I had wrote a quote down that I read a couple days ago...but the jest of it was ..." don't wait for something to happen, make it happen, the anxiety of waiting for something to happen can eat away at you making you feel sicker than you are"..... not sure if this is your scenario or not, but for me ...I am waiting for things to happen and not taking the bull by the horns and getting it done myself. My house and life are disorganized and I am going to fix that!!0 -
September goals:
- 120 miles
- 10 days over 10,000 steps
- Get the paper work done!!
- clean and repair mom's house - ready for sale.
Sept 1 - 4 miles
Sept 2 - 4.1 miles
Sept 3 - 3.71 miles
Sept 4 - 4.38 miles
Sept 5 - 6.19 miles - 13636 steps (1/10) started to clean the garden off
Sept 6 - 4 miles
Sept 7 - 5.85 miles - 12872 steps (2/10) walked my dog and then mowed grass....
I did wonderful at procrastinating yesterday!!! Good grief ......perhaps the desire to match a KOPS walking miles will have to wait a bit....I won't tell her though, she needs encouragement too!! (she averages 7 miles / day....I am already 20 miles behind her this month)
"Success is the sum of small efforts repeated day in and day out"0 -
Week 1
9/1 8507 / 3.49
9/2 10850 / 4.46 (1/10)
9/3 10046 / 4.13 (2/10)
9/4 19660 / 8.09 (3/10)
9/5 22751 / 9.33 (4/10)
9/6 4720 / 1.94
9/7 3554 / 1.46
Steps: 80,088 (29% of 275k goal)
Miles: 32.9 mi (30% of 110 mi goal)
Daily step goal (7k): 5/7
10k+ days: 4/10
Vacation was wonderful and filled with great walks and hikes. The 12 hour drive back zapped my last day though. Week 2 isn't looking so great as I try to get caught back up at work.1 -
Week 2
9/8 4285 / 1.76
9/9 3577 / 1.470 -
bananas04 Glad you had a great vacation. Take care and have a good week.0
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September goals:
- 120 miles
- 10 days over 10,000 steps
- Get the paper work done!! Museum books finished to date, ready for year end Oct 31
- clean and repair mom's house - ready for sale.
Sept 1 - 4 miles
Sept 2 - 4.1 miles
Sept 3 - 3.71 miles
Sept 4 - 4.38 miles
Sept 5 - 6.19 miles - 13636 steps (1/10) started to clean the garden off
Sept 6 - 4 miles
Sept 7 - 5.85 miles - 12872 steps (2/10) walked my dog and then mowed grass....
Sept 8 - 1.98 miles - sat on my butt doing Museum books - ready for the meeting!!
Sept 9 - 4.6 miles - 10175 steps (3/10) mowing grass again!!
Sept 10- 1.44 miles - can't make miles sitting in a boat fishing!!
Week 1 & 2 - Running total - 40.21 miles (3/10)
"Success is the sum of small efforts repeated day in and day out"0 -
September goals:
- 120 miles
- 10 days over 10,000 steps
- Get the paper work done!! Museum books finished to date, ready for year end Oct 31
- clean and repair mom's house - ready for sale.
Week 1 & 2 - Running total - 40.21 miles (3/10)
Sept 11 - 2.5 miles
Crappy day and really couldn't get myself organized after granddaughter left... grazed through cupboards.... eeeekkkkk!!!!
"Success is the sum of small efforts repeated day in and day out"0 -
September goals:
- 120 miles
- 10 days over 10,000 steps
- Get the paper work done!! Museum books finished to date, ready for year end Oct 31
- clean and repair mom's house - ready for sale.
Week 1 & 2 - Running total - 40.21 miles (3/10)
Sept 11 - 2.5 miles
Sept 12 - 4.93 miles - 10858 steps (4/10)
Better day today, got some paperwork done and made some steps. Went for a crispy morning walk with my dog.
"Success is the sum of small efforts repeated day in and day out"0 -
Week 2
9/8 4285 / 1.76
9/9 3577 / 1.47
9/10 8841 / 3.63
9/11 10173 / 4.21 (5/10)
9/12 7966 / 3.27
Got back on track this weekend
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September goals:
- 120 miles
- 10 days over 10,000 steps
- Get the paper work done!! Museum books finished to date, ready for year end Oct 31
- clean and repair mom's house - ready for sale.
Week 1 & 2 - Running total - 40.21 miles (3/10)
Sept 11 - 2.5 miles
Sept 12 - 4.93 miles - 10858 steps (4/10)
Sept 13 - 4.82 miles - 10606 steps (5/10)
Sept 14 - 4.6 miles - 10145 steps (6/10)
Doing good....getting some paperwork done and making some steps.
"Success is the sum of small efforts repeated day in and day out"0 -
Sorry gang I lost my fit bit I will be getting a new one in November0
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Week 2
9/8 4285 / 1.76
9/9 3577 / 1.47
9/10 8841 / 3.63
9/11 10173 / 4.21 (5/10)
9/12 7966 / 3.27
9/13 7038 / 2.89
9/14 7052 / 2.9
9/1-9/14
Steps: 129,020 (47% of 275k goal)
Miles: 53.03 mi (48% of 110 mi goal)
Daily step goal (7k): 10/14
10k+ days: 5/10
Right on track!0 -
magic71755 wrote: »Sorry gang I lost my fit bit I will be getting a new one in November
Oh Oh!! Keep moving anyway 0 -
September goals:
- 120 miles
- 10 days over 10,000 steps
- Get the paper work done!! Museum books finished to date, ready for year end Oct 31
- clean and repair mom's house - ready for sale.
Week 1 & 2 - Running total - 40.21 miles (3/10)
Sept 11 - 2.5 miles
Sept 12 - 4.93 miles - 10858 steps (4/10)
Sept 13 - 4.82 miles - 10606 steps (5/10)
Sept 14 - 4.6 miles - 10145 steps (6/10)
Sept 15 - 6.24 miles - 13727 steps (7/10)
Walked this morning, did a bit of paperwork and then dug some potatoes and mowed some grass.... not sure why I did all that because now my body hurts!! (Probably the potatoe digging!!)
"Success is the sum of small efforts repeated day in and day out"0 -
Week 2
9/8 4285 / 1.76
9/9 3577 / 1.47
9/10 8841 / 3.63
9/11 10173 / 4.21 (5/10)
9/12 7966 / 3.27
9/13 7038 / 2.89
9/14 7052 / 2.9
9/1-9/14
Steps: 129,020 (47% of 275k goal)
Miles: 53.03 mi (48% of 110 mi goal)
Daily step goal (7k): 10/14
10k+ days: 5/10
Right on track!
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magic71755 wrote: »Sorry gang I lost my fit bit I will be getting a new one in November
Oh Oh!! Keep moving anyway
Thanks kiddo...gosh, there is a new fitbit coming out in Nov that is really waterproof...but darn, do not think I can wait that long. I so miss my fit bit. I may cave and get one now. Feel very weird without it.1 -
magic71755 wrote: »magic71755 wrote: »Sorry gang I lost my fit bit I will be getting a new one in November
Oh Oh!! Keep moving anyway
Thanks kiddo...gosh, there is a new fitbit coming out in Nov that is really waterproof...but darn, do not think I can wait that long. I so miss my fit bit. I may cave and get one now. Feel very weird without it.
Isn't it just amazing how we can ruin our day when we leave our pedometer at home or lose our fitbits!!0 -
September goals:
- 120 miles
- 10 days over 10,000 steps
- Get the paper work done!! Museum books finished to date, ready for year end Oct 31
- clean and repair mom's house - ready for sale.
Week 1 & 2 - Running total - 40.21 miles (3/10)
Sept 11 - 2.5 miles
Sept 12 - 4.93 miles - 10858 steps (4/10)
Sept 13 - 4.82 miles - 10606 steps (5/10)
Sept 14 - 4.6 miles - 10145 steps (6/10)
Sept 15 - 6.24 miles - 13727 steps (7/10)
Sept 16 - 4.58 miles - 10092 steps (8/10)
Travel day to the city...had to walk when I got home to make my 10,000 steps. I got to watch the Harvest Moon rising - beautiful!!
"Success is the sum of small efforts repeated day in and day out"0 -
Week 3
9/15 7417 / 3.05
9/16 10131 / 4.16 (6/10)
9/17 7136 / 2.93
9/18 10967 / 4.54 (7/10)
Love that our little family is focused on moving and eating veggies. Makes it that much easier to keep up good habits!!0 -
Week 3
9/15 7417 / 3.05
9/16 10131 / 4.16 (6/10)
9/17 7136 / 2.93
9/18 10967 / 4.54 (7/10)
Love that our little family is focused on moving and eating veggies. Makes it that much easier to keep up good habits!!
That is awesome!!! I have one little granddaughter who always asks if she can have salad too and she doesn't even hesitate when offered raw veggies for snacks.0 -
September goals:
- 120 miles
- 10 days over 10,000 steps
- Get the paper work done!! Museum books finished to date, ready for year end Oct 31
- clean and repair mom's house - ready for sale.
Week 1 & 2 - Running total - 40.21 miles (3/10)
Sept 11 - 2.5 miles
Sept 12 - 4.93 miles - 10858 steps (4/10)
Sept 13 - 4.82 miles - 10606 steps (5/10)
Sept 14 - 4.6 miles - 10145 steps (6/10)
Sept 15 - 6.24 miles - 13727 steps (7/10)
Sept 16 - 4.58 miles - 10092 steps (8/10)
Sept 17 - 4.71 miles - 10373 steps (9/10)
Total for the week = 32.38 miles and 6 days over 10,000!!!
Running total = 72.59 miles (9/10)
Sept 18 - 4.77 miles = 10504 steps (10/10)
Sept 19 - 4.94 miles = 10860 steps (11/10)
Doing well....but a little bit of stress happening so will have to get it under control, it is affecting my sleep again....
"Success is the sum of small efforts repeated day in and day out"0 -
September goals:
- 120 miles
- 10 days over 10,000 steps
- Get the paper work done!! Museum books finished to date, ready for year end Oct 31
- clean and repair mom's house - ready for sale.
Week 1 & 2 - Running total - 40.21 miles (3/10)
Week 3 = 32.38 miles and 6 days over 10,000!!!
Running total = 72.59 miles (9/10)
Sept 18 - 4.77 miles = 10504 steps (10/10)
Sept 19 - 4.94 miles = 10860 steps (11/10)
Sept 20 - 3.52 miles
Sept 21 - 4.6 miles = 10140 steps (12/10)
Doing well....but a little bit of stress happening so will have to get it under control, it is affecting my sleep again.... I think the stress is related to my retirement luncheon this afternoon. I can honestly say I haven't missed some of the people!! And the all choices to make for my pension....oh dear !!
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