August 14
Exercised?: Yes. Walked 7.9 Km in 68 mins (hills).
Calories?: Yes.
Tracked?: Yes.

4 mins slower than the same walk on the 11th (was not able to push as hard). Will look to have a rest day tomorrow (from experience, I find these tougher than normal days). A rest day still has a walk, but not as far or intentionally as fast. Also drop the nightly 20 min strength work (no gym, no weights, all bodyweight).

Apart from that, quiet day here.

Expecting rain here tomorrow, hopefully can get short walk in early.


@RangerRickL. Great pic of downtown Chicago. Hope you enjoyed your Birthday. Also love todays quotes. So true.
@trixsey1. Fantastic photos. (I probably need to take some more on my walks. Lots of trees ).
@2020pinktogo. Hang in there with nursing hubby. We all heal slower when we get older. Hopefully he will not need your nurse Nancy skills soon.
@bocasdelbadbob. Enjoy the ride tomorrow (today) and the catch up with buddy.
@windowqueen2003. Awesome work. Music (or distraction) does make the exercise go faster. Well done also for walking away from Starbucks. Coffee shops are calorie minefields (fine if tread carefully or enter appropriately prepared, otherwise ....).
@getrealgirl. We all have days where we are not present. Work with the habits. Hope the knee feels better soon. (Hour round trip to Yoga is a bit much. Longer term, I find such regular commutes to non-income activities drive me away from the activity)

Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? 5Miles down followed by 20 minutes of bodyweight training
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes
(55.64 / 140) Mile Goal

SO tired today, and been feeling rough for the last few days/week, I tried to fight it yesterday to keep me on track but the exercise has taken its toll on me and knocked me worse today

So -- I'm taking a pass (which puts me out of the circle for the month) and hoping to get back on track soon, hopefully this sickness will go away and I can get myself up n at em again

Taking a sick day.

August 14: 3 yeses-I'm back in the game after two days in a row of going over budget on kcals. I love the message @RangerRickL !

August 12 & 13: passes and that puts me out of the winner's circle for August, but I'm here for the long haul. I will be checking back in tomorrow.

I bid you all a very warm good night.

@RangerRickL, I'm seeing this at the end of a long Monday, thanks so much for the inspiring quotes.
@pribud, congrats on your weight loss! And thanks for being such a positive presence in this group.
@shonat11, I'm sorry you're sick. Hope you get better soon, and we look forward to you coming back.

For me, yes x3. Hiking with dog after work.

Something magical is happening when I hike with my dog, alone in the woods. I stop thinking about how old I'm getting, how much weight I should lose, my boss, and I just feel like a creature.

Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes. Dog walk only today
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? No, I'm having a hard time getting back on track
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes

@aeshippers - glad to hear your daughter is doing well!
@pribud - congratulations on the weight loss, always nice to see the scale moving in the right direction!! Hope you had a good session in the pool!??
@pcotter54 - sorry to hear you're not feeling well, hope it doesn't last long!!
@fitastic2day - way to hang in there for the long haul!!
@Sandera2 - happy to hear you're experiencing those magical moments in the woods! I love trail running and walking.

Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yep, 30 minutes C25K training, and 60 minutes walking.
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yep
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yep

Down another pound today, closing in on 50 pounds lost.

@fightingthetideofaging I did have a very good session in the pool. Managed a full hour of pool walking. Congratulations on your loss........woohoo.........50LB mark on the horizon.
@Dosse1320 You made me laugh......I wouldn't have enjoyed the buster bar either...lol
@RangerRickL Loved todays quotes! Sorry to hear you are not well, Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day.
@bocasdelbadbob sounds like you had a great day!
@Slimpossible007 sorry to hear you are not feeling well.....maybe when you are ready start out slow doing much shorter bike rides to start. Hope you feel better soon.
@craigo3154 you continue to inspire and encourage me, thank you for all your kind words to us and for really caring about us. I really appreciate you.
@trisey WOW! you burned 865 calories on a rest day! You are AWESOME!
@fourathomej love your picture, what a campsite! Thanks for your kind words yesterday
@aeshippers glad to hear your daughter is doing good, now you can let yourself relax a bit. That chocolate bar, regardless of the size is now history.
@Sandera2 I love your attitude also, your walks actually do sound magical, letting go of everything and enjoying nature! Good for you!
@SimonsChange I am cheering for you to meet your goals. YOU CAN DO THIS! Enjoy your hikes!

Todays Recap

exercise yes, 60 minutes walking in pool, then grocery shopping, light housework (30mins) and preparing food for freezer. Actually overdid it today
calories 1435/1490
calories burned 718
tracking everything
water 13 glasses

GREAT DAY TODAY!

Exercised?: Yes.
Calories?: Yes.
Tracked?: Yes.

Thanks for the posts @RangerRickL . Linked to this is the idea of "failing well" or learning how to fail. He old Michael Jordan advert shows it well.
https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=#&ved=0ahUKEwiYycaNi9nVAhUEaFAKHS5aBboQwqsBCCUwAA&usg=AFQjCNF1sHlk2z9QIx28jtvfnGP_UlkifA

@aeshippers glad your daughter is doing well. The chocolate is understandable. Well done for logging it!
@craigo3154 great walk! Enjoy your rest day.
@fourathomej wow what a view! Enjoy!
@trixsey1 your rest days are amazing!
@pribud whoop whoop to the weight-loss and the amazing progress you're making!
@SimonsChange 55 amazing miles clocked and I wonder how many of the evil steps too!
@shonat11 please stay with us or come back when you feel better this month. I've been ill in the past and taken a break from the group and ultimately it did me no favours.
@Slimpossible007 get well soon. Wise move taking a rest when you need to. You'll be back in good form before you know it!
@bocasdelbadbob or grampa Bob Yay to the smiles and great day with Buddy!
@pcotter54 get well soon.
@cardio_enthusiast well done!
@fitastic2day well done and great for keeping going! Watch the video clip! It's for us!
@lamlam2013 well done!
@Sandera2 that was so special to read! So happy for you that you are loving it!
@LoraineGB well done!
@Dosse1320 Yay for the good news but Boo for the treat! I'd have done the same.
@fightingthetideofaging how far in to the c25k are you now? You're going great!
@RangerRickL hope you have continued to improve. Get well soon!
@loopydo2017 well done!
@DarthMom280 well done!
@marthall well done for the extra running and pleased you made the meeting! I don't even know what bushcraft is. I'll google it!

A day late posting but it was a yes x 3.
Exercise: a last walk on the beach and coastal path before returning home.
Tracking:yes
Calories: yes but it was tight. Long car journeys (erm and maybe hangovers too!) make me hungry!
I'd wanted to go to a spinning class with my new 12 day gym pass when we got back but we didn't get back til it had finished. I had an early night instead.I hope everyone has a great week!

Three yesses from me moved around town 30 minutes of window shopping fell in love again this time with a strong coffee lol.... stayed inside my caloric limit cause i want the scale to move downward lol.... tracked my daily intake to the dot. ☺

Aug 14
Exercise- yes, Started with a big stretch/ system check. Today I made it to the 1/2 way mark of my Strong Curves lifting program. 6 weeks completed out of 12. Knee is feeling somewhat better, but I opted out of the squats and did a ton of other glute exercises like donkey kicks to make up. Also Ab Challenge #145 crunches.
Tracked- yes
Calories- yes
Also meditated for 17 minutes. Best part of the day! Great meditation music on Pandora.