I lived near Superstition Mountain for just over two years. It’s my favourite place and my favourite state. Have fun!

December 31
Exercised?: Yes. 3.5km in 28 mins (hills)
Calories?: Yes
Tracked?: Yes

Late walk after a busy day flying. Over 10,000 steps today.

Happy New Year.

Will post monthly review vs plan in the morning.

Last day of the year, I guess I like to summarize things.
So I sit here looking at my financials. Eh, forget that baloney!

I got this gps tracker watch like maybe a year and a half ago. That little thing motivates me somehow. It has like internet software that it uploads to. It actually uploads to this fitnesspal but today I am kind of fond of the summary I got for 2017 from this internet called Strava.
It made me kind of a silly video but I really like the last frame of that video.
I am going to put a picture of it on here.

According to that Strava, and Strava don't lie... well actually you can get Strava to lie, you, know, like if you run your tracker watch while you are riding up a ski lift or something. But hey, I didn't do that.

Anyway Strava has got me down as having climbed upwards of 200,000 feet. Man o man! Who would of thought I would ever do that!
1400 miles of riding, that ain't much as far as bike riders go. Guys I know do 5 times that but hey, I ain't no spring chicken.

170 days active for 280 hours. I got to thinking I was kind of slouchy on this UAC tracking and reporting, but that works out to 46 minute per day doesn't it? So I disqualify myself a lot thinking that I don't exercise every day. But that qualifies if average counts.

There is a page somewhere that says how many calories I burned on exercise. Garmin app says I burned 126,000 calories. That is bike riding calories. I don't put step cals in there.
So bike riding for me is like 740 calories per hour. I kind of believe it.
That is 12 calories per minute. I had a heart rate monitor one time that told me I was getting that.

But I got to say, I had a fun 2017. Did a lot of camping. Did a lot of climbing.
... and spent a lot of time hanging out with my little Buddy.

Happy New Year UAC!

Can u all believe it's New Years Eve? Ha ha...I'm a poet and didn't even know it!!! Lol

So how are you all bring in the New Year???

We have a small party at friends house...this is our 8th year doing it...some of the griends have come and gone, new ones added but the the original 4 are still going strong...

Dec 29 - 30

Pass days 6,7 & 8

That is his devious smile. He smiles like that after he has successfully manipulated people, namely me. But for that smile it is almost worth being manipulated.
Tell you the truth, I am ok with being manipulated with smiles and laughter and that is how that little guy is. I am going to go see him in about an hour.
Manipulating with smiles and laughter, maybe that is what they call fun in some weird dictionary somewhere.

@ RangerRickL. Welcome to the Valley of the Sun! We were treated with clouds today! I'm beginning to think the Phoenix area has 2 seasons. Hot & hotter than hell. Enjoy your visit. It certainly has it's version of loveliness.

Pass day!
Happy New Year!!!!

I went on a group walk at The Wetlands to ring in the New Year. Hubby is in Memphis with family and kids and I’m missing him. They gave us ‘natures’ confetti to make wishes, blessings and/or whatever we wanted to ‘insert here’ and throw over the bridge. The Wetlands is my sanctuary, I enjoy it so much.

I learned today that all of the LV reclaimed water gets channeled through the Wetlands and into the LV Wash. It goes through the wash, under Lake Las Vegas and into Lake Mead. Pretty cool really.

31-Dec

Exercise: 80 minutes of cross country skiing
Calories: within my goal
Tracking: yes

Wrap up for December.

craigo3154 wrote: »

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Personal for December:

1. Be in winners circle (track everything, keep under budget, 20+ mins exercise per day, no more than 3 pass days).
2. Stay between 64kg and 75kg (full maintenance maintenance trying not to go too low but allow it to bounce up a bit too. Feeling fine spending the entire of last month well under 70kg, seems now like for me it should be healthy and sustainable. Still have 75kg as my upper limit as it is still just in normal BMI range for me.).
3. Stay honest (even if it puts me out of the circle for the month) and continue past failings (forgive mistakes and keep moving forward).
4. Encourage others where possible.

I find publicly stating goals helps me stay focused to achieve them. Like the daily accountability. Knowing I will also later need to answer to them makes me even more likely to stick to them.

1. Be in winners circle (Success)
2. Stay between 64kg and 75kg (Success - Dropped as low as 65.1, but was 65.5 as of this morning. Never went over 66kg.)
3. Stay honest (Success - No truth "colouring" this month I can recall.)
4. Encourage others where possible (For others to decide - I feel as if I was not as "present" this month as previous months. Although checking in daily and helping out Rick, could not devote as much time to UAC as I wanted. This is my busy season at my chosen profession and there was Christmas and New Year. I also stepped in to run a different challenge (although this is my favourite). All members of UAC make up a fantastic group and I want each and every one of you to succeed.)