Wednesday already!
It is snowing. I am happy. But not enough snow to make me REALLY happy.

@Gidgitgoescrazy welcome back! Sounds like you had a great trip and then a fall cleaning on return - I had exactly the same order of things after my trip to Scotland. And after a little bounce up, settled back down to less than when I left! So I'm sure that by Friday things will have settled down for you. You are a great example of someone making major changes work. Your reasons are solid, you're taking all the right actions, and you don't expect perfection at all times. Hats off!

@eyezbydiana (I still love your user name - I spend a LOT of time with opto people. Many crazy eye issues...) Sounds like you took some steps in the right direction too. Good protein, and a stop after your small indulgences! May the candy season end soon Keep going and you'll be feeling amazing in no time. And yes, I think the MFP app does not like Android too much. It is great for adding food (way better than the web version), but terrible for everything else.

@offitgoes good to see you back as well! Give us an update on how things are going if you can. And what your daily actions are for this week.

OK folks, I'm off to a busy day. Heading for Montreal this afternoon to hear a concert tonight and then I have two meetings tomorrow about a really fun event. Sadly that means both breakfast and lunch in restaurants tomorrow, so I'll hit the gym first thing! I love going back to the gym I used for the last few years I worked in Montreal. The trainers there were SO good, and got me into this whole getting in shape thing for good. AND it was right at work (the university gym where I was a prof) so there was no way of avoiding it once I got started. Perfect strangers would come up to me and say HEY - haven't seen you at the gym this week - whenever I was slacking. It is a really fun place, mixing students, staff, and faculty. Lots of us older folks would go first thing in the morning when the students were sleeping in (except for the athletes!). It was a terrific community, and I have to say I really miss it since retiring. One of the few things I miss!

@micki48
Steps on 11/5: 12374

micki48 wrote: »

Terytha wrote: »

eyezbydiana wrote: »

Does anyone else have any problems adding a photo..I select it, but it doesn't show me it's added?

It doesn't work on the app, for me at least and maybe for you. I have to go onto the web version to post photos.

It works for me on the app. Do you have an iPhone or something else? Like @Safari_Gal_ hit insert image and wait for it to be done loading.

I have an android. There is no loading. There is no bar. It doesn't register that I've even selected an image, it just shows me the select screen thing again.

Shexio wrote: »

Steps:
11/1 9042
11/2 9008
11/3 10588
11/4 9963
11/5 10994

Like @jugar said once you are all registered, I will get you on our step team. Great numbers.

By the time I read everything, I see you are all set. Welcome aboard. Glad to have you on our team. When I record your steps I will mark your comment “insightful”. At the end of the week, I will report on how far we have walked together along with highlights! 😃💪🏼🚶🏽‍♀️🚶🏿‍♂️🚶‍♀️🚶🏼‍♀️

What an evening! I just heard a terrific concert in Montreal, and walked a lot of steps (real ones, no exercise bike substitutions). But then I also ate pasta, which I never do normally, so it's a good thing those steps were happening.

Thanks for your weigh-in @kx7003 - good job not to bounce too much after big losses. It is always hard then.

And official welcome to @Shexio - good to have you aboard. Keep on checking in every day and thanks for joining the step team. You are certainly moving us along!

So far today I have avoided ice cream. There are too many amazing ice cream places in Montreal. Let's see if I make it through tomorrow before heading home to safety!

@micki48 I wasn’t sure if you saw my steps for Monday and Tuesday. They are:
Steps Nov. 4th - 10,276
5th - 10,329
I saw my orthopedic doctor today and he gave me a cortisone shot in my knee. He doesn’t want me to walk for a week so I’m out until next Wednesday. So sorry about that!! Hoping my knee starts to feel better soon. I did get 5705 steps today before I saw him. Thanks!!

@micki48 steps 11/6: 8,900
Just realized my fitbit is breaking down.. it doesn't register steps i take barefoot around my house :-( not sure how long it's been doing it..i was due for a new one
Now to decide between the fitbit versa 2 and jumping in and getting the galaxy active 2 watch.. anyone have either?

STEPS:
11/1 - 14296
11/2 - 11739
11/3 - 17231
11/4 - 10884
11/5 - 17430
11/6 - 10003

Long week...sorry. its Christmas setups this week and next week. So long days but 3 down and 3 to go....

micki48 wrote: »

Steppers! We now have 8 of us in the challenge. It's only Wednesday and we already have over 160,000 steps among us and that's without everyone reporting!!! That's 81.68 miles or 131.45km. That is like walking a little more than a third of the way from NYC to Niagara Falls. Do you think we can make it all the way there this week? We need to get to 308 miles or 496km. We only have 226 miles to go!!!

Also, do any steppers want to commit to a certain number of steps a day? You don't have to, but a few of us are recording our daily goal as another measure. @evangsimmons170 I know you want to get to 15,000 a day eventually, but do you have a different per day goal for this week?

Happy Stepping!!!

No @micki48 I dont have a daily step goal for this week as I'm in LOTS of meetings this week. Today's meeting will last 9-3, for example.

AAAARGGGGGHHHHHHH Obviously November is NOT going to be my month... Husband is in the hospital, he was feeling dizzy and short of breath yesterday, so I made him go to the ER... He had a 95% blockage stented in late July, which was a shock cause this is a guy who is as fit as can be... anyway, his dr actually stopped one of his medicines the end of oct, and thats when all the stuff started... so anyway, probably nothing major just a medication change, but he still has to stay and pass a battery of tests first... Anyway, I have always been one of those people who despise modern medicine, and thinks the pharmaceutical companies are just out to make a buck... so it's so conflicting for me to admit he might actually need to take this medicine... But yesterday was good, I got everything done I needed to do, except my laundry put away... but does that ever really get finished... Todays goals are to do 30 minutes of yoga, and 30 minutes on the treadmill... this is with fingers crossed that hubby is discharged by the time I get off work, if not I guess I will be sitting in the hospital.. if that's the case, I will park far away, and take the stairs... Now I am going to spend my work day, planning the most heart healthy menu you can think of... Have a great day !