SmashleyM914 wrote: »

For any of the newbies here - my suggestion for tracking the stairs is to use your notes app on your phone (assuming you have one). For instance I have one set of stairs in my house and 16 stairs so I set something like this up and keep track of how many times I've done the stairs, then add them up every once in a while. For other random stairs, I count them and jot the number down in my note and then add those up whenever I get the chance. You cannot use what Fitbit says for "floors climbed" it's super inaccurate.

That is exactly what I was doing today too. I got in 416 today.

Ok Smashers, Stairs done by double! Balance challenge done! Stayed under calories by getting on those stairs and the stair stepper kept me from the kitchen!

Good Morning Smashers. Just coming in to say HI. I have a confession to make. Stairs are NOT my friend. I really struggle with them because of my bad knee. I have stairs in my home that have 15 steps which count as 30 steps up and down (if I understood down steps also count) I might take these stairs an average of 5-6 times a day max and I don't do steps at the gym. This is going to be a difficult challenge for me to complete. I promise however that I will really really try.

1332-150 from yesterday = 1182 stairs left.
1182/6 days left for this week = 197 stairs.
I will have to do 197 stairs or 6.5 times up and down my stair case a day to achieve my goal by Sunday. Its doable. I will try my best to go up and down 10 times a day. I've already done 5 this morning. ugh hate stairs.

I'm not fond of stairs either. The flight of stairs to our basement is 12 steps. I went up and down 22 times yesterday (not all at once). I had a lot of laundry to do so killing 2 birds with one stone I guess. If I go up and down 15 times each day between now and Sunday, I'll make the goal. Thanks to @Smashley914 for the idea of keeping track on my phone. I did the fitness blender once yesterday, and I have terrible balance. I'm frustrated with the scale. Every day I get on, thinking today it will surely be down, and it just stays the same or goes up a little bit. My husband is not putting in any effort into working out, and is losing every day. He used to drink a lot of pop and sweet tea, so cutting that out made a big difference in his calories every day.

Have a nice day everyone and keep up the good work!

@mari_moulin I have been LOVING your layout for tracking, i would like to use it if you dont mind.

FIRST WATCH YOUTUBE VIDEOS (STAY ACTIVE AND COUNT THE MINUTES!) TOTAL 13 MIN
VIDEO 1 - BRIDGE CLIMB (1:30) DONE
VIDEO 2 - CLIMBING SYDNEY HARBOUR BRIDGE (3:15) DONE
VIDEO 3 - GOLF COAST/AUSTRALIA TRAVEL GUIDE (4:50) DONE
VIDEO 4 - NEW GOLD COAST TOURISM (3:15) DONE


CHALLENGE #1: “THE SYDNEY BRIDGE CLIMB” (10 POINTS)

THE BRIDGE CLIMB IS ONLY 1332 STAIRS! YOU MAY COUNT UP AND DOWN! YOU MAY USE A STAIRMASTER! ONE FLOOR/FLIGHT = 12 STEPS/STAIRS.

0 STAIRS/1332 STAIRS DONE!

MON - 0- gotta get step'n !
TUE -
WED -
THU -
FRI -
SAT -
SUN -

CHALLENGE #2: “CRIKEY! SURF’S UP!” (10 POINTS)

COMPLETE THE FITNESS BLENDER BEGINNER BALANCE EXERCISES TWICE (2X). THIS SHOULD TAKE ~30 MINUTES.

1X/2X DONE!
My balance on the ball is atrocious..LOL

CHALLENGE #3: “NOT TOO MUCH SHRIMP ON THE BARBIE!” (5 POINTS)

SIMPLY STAY BELOW OR AT YOUR NET CALORIE GOAL FOR 5 OUT OF 7 DAYS!

1/7 DAYS DONE!

MINUTES - need 100+ per day to reach the limit of 700

MON - 121 MIN
TUE -
WED -
THU -
FRI -
SAT -
SUN -

lpeltenburg wrote: »

Hi all! We are headed to our conference. I have packed exercise clothes & food to make sure I am as successful as possible I have upped my calories to maintenance for this week, (which I would have done even if we weren't having a net calorie challenge)).

I may not max out on minutes this week. I am not sure I will have time, but I will do my best to get something in everyday.

You are preparing for success!!! Even if you don't max out we know you are contributing with as much as you can! Have fun at the conference!!

So I had a bad fall this morning...slipped on the rain-covered icy snow and fell right on my left bum cheek :P. Also scraped up my right elbow. Weird how I got both sides. I still managed to finish my run, but I was pretty slow (which I guess is actually good for this challenge because I got more minutes in!). But yeah, I'm feeling it now. Hoping I can still keep up as it heals.

I was really planning to do some upper body exercises last night but I had a killer headache and turned in early. I'll try to make up for it later.

@mari_moulin & @aim630 good job thinking of the easiest way to tackle the stair challenge! Way to break it down and figure out what you have to do Proud of you both!!

@aim630 maybe avoid the scale for a few days, do you take measurements or progress photos? Those can be the best way to show change, the scale is a dirty liar.

@lpeltenburg have fun at the conference! Good job prepping.

@carinamenina sorry about your fall!! Hopefully you heal up quickly.

Hey guys - so kind of a silly question, but for this stairs challenge are we counting like the flight of stairs or the steps? For example, I went up and down stairs 20 times yesterday - is that just 20 out of the challenge goal or is that the 20 X 12, so 240 out of the goal?

Team one is almost 100 points ahead of us Race, race, race, Smashers!!