Leslie Sansone October 2022 Walk Challenge
texasgardnr
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WELCOME to all walkers!
The October Walk Challenge starts this weekend, so now is the time to be thinking about our new individual monthly challenge goals!
Having walking DVDs or streaming walks or other workouts can be a great addition to walking outdoors in the crisp cool days of Autumn. For those who are enjoying the onset of cooler weather, walking or hiking outdoors might well continue to be a pleasant alternative to the indoor workouts. For those of us who live where high temperatures outdoors could easily remain for another month or so DVDs and streaming workouts are awesome when it is near impossible to always get up with the sun to squeeze in a quick, cooler walk early in the morning or to walk in the hopefully cooler evenings.
This group is open to any and all walkers. The majority of us use Leslie Sansone Walk At Home DVD workouts or by way of streaming services, as well as those great walks or hikes outside on the trails or pathways that are available to us, or a walk in our neighborhood, and on the treadmill, as well as workouts by other walk/ workout instructors. All of these many options count toward our miles, steps, and minutes. However you get your walk in, come on in and join us! Post your miles or minutes, or steps that you have walked, however you did it... it is all good! Also any other sort of workouts such as strength/ weights/stepping/ yoga workouts etc are also so encouraging, as well as inspiring, to read about.
We are a happy, supportive group, and I promise that joining this walk challenge will motivate, challenge, as well as inspire you!
Set your personal 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. It is such an encouragement to read each others' posts.
If you find this challenge in the middle of the month it doesn't matter which day of the month that you join in. Just set your goals to reflect what you want to walk for the remaining days in the month. You are always welcome
!
So if you are new to the group please feel free to start today so that by the end of the month you will be that much closer to your health goals. It is never too late to join in
Come on in, and let us start walking the Monthly Walk Challenge together. I know that I say this each month but I am truly grateful for each one of our precious walkers who continue to inspire and motivate mile by mile, and step by step, each month. Especially when my days or month is not as I envisioned it to be.
I know that we are all excited to see our long time faithful walking friends
join us for yet another amazing month together, and we are awaiting the opportunity to welcome newcomers to this month's Walk Challenge!
And now... let us lace up those walking shoes and get some water... as we begin to walk into October 2022!
mmmm .... this is also the month when we can enjoy all things 'pumpkin' ..... as well as all of the other wonderful sights, scents, and yummy tastes of autumn
texasgardnr :flowerforyou:
The October Walk Challenge starts this weekend, so now is the time to be thinking about our new individual monthly challenge goals!
Having walking DVDs or streaming walks or other workouts can be a great addition to walking outdoors in the crisp cool days of Autumn. For those who are enjoying the onset of cooler weather, walking or hiking outdoors might well continue to be a pleasant alternative to the indoor workouts. For those of us who live where high temperatures outdoors could easily remain for another month or so DVDs and streaming workouts are awesome when it is near impossible to always get up with the sun to squeeze in a quick, cooler walk early in the morning or to walk in the hopefully cooler evenings.
This group is open to any and all walkers. The majority of us use Leslie Sansone Walk At Home DVD workouts or by way of streaming services, as well as those great walks or hikes outside on the trails or pathways that are available to us, or a walk in our neighborhood, and on the treadmill, as well as workouts by other walk/ workout instructors. All of these many options count toward our miles, steps, and minutes. However you get your walk in, come on in and join us! Post your miles or minutes, or steps that you have walked, however you did it... it is all good! Also any other sort of workouts such as strength/ weights/stepping/ yoga workouts etc are also so encouraging, as well as inspiring, to read about.
We are a happy, supportive group, and I promise that joining this walk challenge will motivate, challenge, as well as inspire you!
Set your personal 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. It is such an encouragement to read each others' posts.If you find this challenge in the middle of the month it doesn't matter which day of the month that you join in. Just set your goals to reflect what you want to walk for the remaining days in the month. You are always welcome
!So if you are new to the group please feel free to start today so that by the end of the month you will be that much closer to your health goals. It is never too late to join in
Come on in, and let us start walking the Monthly Walk Challenge together. I know that I say this each month but I am truly grateful for each one of our precious walkers who continue to inspire and motivate mile by mile, and step by step, each month. Especially when my days or month is not as I envisioned it to be.
I know that we are all excited to see our long time faithful walking friends
join us for yet another amazing month together, and we are awaiting the opportunity to welcome newcomers to this month's Walk Challenge!And now... let us lace up those walking shoes and get some water... as we begin to walk into October 2022!
mmmm .... this is also the month when we can enjoy all things 'pumpkin' ..... as well as all of the other wonderful sights, scents, and yummy tastes of autumn
texasgardnr :flowerforyou:
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Oh, I'm going first!
Last month I got my steps up (missed the 10k, more like 5-6k most days) which was really nice consistent walking and some really strong fast walks in there. I did one lift session a week the last 3 weeks, which were short, because my abs felt it and I realized just how much core strength I've lost since surgery. This month I'm aiming to work on both areas- increasing daily steps at a fast pace for my heart health (10k everyday!) and lifting for my muscle and hormone health (3x/wk).
At my final post op appt last week I reviewed labs and surgical notes with my team and my doctors want me to do more work on weight lifting this winter and extra care with my diet to help keep my hormones in check. I've been worried about my weight climbing as I'm ten pounds heavier than this spring already and my tummy remains swollen. My team stressed that my double digit hours at two jobs are impeding that healing process but I don't see a way to end a job yet so I'm going to try to be good about limiting my hours at job 1 from 8a-5p as much as possible and then restrict job 2 to 2 weekends/month or less (after the hours I've committed nearly every weekend this month).
My team also wants me to focus on my diet because my surgical reports suggests that I could end up insulin resistant and experiencing chronic conditions if I'm not careful. I'm going on a bit of a carb restricted diet, continuing to work towards walking 5 miles a day and moving most hours of the day, and lifting 3x/wk to keep my hormones in check. I will keep my lean protein intake up and try to choose plant-based proteins as often as possible
I will have labs redrawn sometime in November so I have about 6-8 weeks to see how these diet and exercise changes impact my health, my weight, and my sleep and then the labs will be verify good results of these changes hopefully and we can tweak my bioidentical hormones after that if necessary.
Happy FALL y'all
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I missed my September goal by 3.5 Miles. 🤷🏼♀️ Work is getting in the way for sure but I shouldn't complain after a quiet Summer.
However, I've been pain-free in my heel and foot for almost 2 weeks!!!
October Goals
Miles Tracked: 75, Dropping it this month as the cooler fall weather is arriving.
Apple Watch: Close my exercise ring 10 times. ( My ring closes after 20 minutes of exercise.)2 -
@mypinkbikini thank you for the update! I am truly happy for you that you seem to have a medical team that sees you as a whole person (now and your future self) and not just a procedure or a medical problem/ solution. Especially with all the changes in medicine and its practice, some very good and others definitely not so much. I've been there on both sides of that fence. Cheering you on!
@Deeder522 yay for you being being pain-free in your heel and foot for almost 2 weeks now! Very good news! Nice Goals for October.
This month my goal is to get back back to doing intentional exercise and walking as I am able, and challenge myself to increase my overall activity again, especially so that I can kick discouragement to the curb by being intentional in this... and feel healthy and be more active again.
I'm practically starting over again since it has been different and difficult for almost three years now, with the last several months seeming to be the most discouraging and difficult over all.
When I'm doing well since the diagnosis I average around 45-60 deliberate minutes on good days, using the Gazelle, rebounder and walking around inside the house while reading or for a little while in Walmart before actually grocery shopping, or when I'm able to sometimes I walk on our cul-de-sac very early in the morning as part of the daily minutes.
Almost 3 years ago I considered my self a "walker" both outdoors and as a form of indoor exercise. I would like to do that as much as possible again, and quit looking back at what was and fight for what can be now. Otherwise I will get even more discouraged or even possibly disabled as the months and years go by.
When I am feeling more positive I do things to ensure that I don't sit for long periods of time, or to add in moving/steps such as bringing the laundry inside from the line one or two pieces at a time forcing extra walking back and forth, instead of the full basket just one time, for instance. When I'm struggling it is more easy to sit longer and get lost in a book or movie for example. I know that I have to stay aware and positive and be determined again to sit less and move more.
Now that the weather is suddenly starting to drop out of the what seemed to be the forever dry triple digit days during this long summer I am feeling more encouraged to find my optimistic self again.
October 1: 45 minutes: indoor walking, gazelle, rebounder
October 2: Sunday rest day
October 3: 45 minutes: outside walking, yard work
texasgardnr :flowerforyou:
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@texasgardnr thank you for always being such a positive light of encouragement here.
Have you tried setting a rule for yourself like movement after breakfast, lunch and dinner daily or alarms set and you move (whether it's for 5 minutes or 30 depending on how you feel in the moment but the rule is you HAVE TO MOVE)?
My prayer for you this month is that you turn some of that kind encouragement towards yourself each day and check back in here regularly to let us know you are up and moving, especially on those days when it's easier to get lost in a book or movie (or in my case, a laptop of work and not taking a single break to move in hours of work). These are patterns we need to break together as a team and I look forward to doing it together here this month!2 -
I've lifted twice and walked three fast walks this week totalling over 7k steps a day. I'm feeling good about my workouts!2
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October Goals
Miles Tracked: 28 / 75, Dropping it this month as the cooler fall weather is arriving.
Apple Watch: Close my exercise ring 4 / 10 times. ( My ring closes after 20 minutes of exercise.)
Well, it finally happened, we have confirmed cases of Covid in my house. 2/3 tested positive today. I was the only holdout but I think I'm starting to feel a couple of symptoms come on here later in the evening. So it looks like a forced vacation and rests for the week.
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@mypinkbikini, thank you for your kind and encouraging words. After reading them I looked back at my workout calendar for this year and realized that I have become quite discouraged, because even though I strive to exercise or walk during week, I am always comparing how little I now do compared to what I used to do.
So I am making special efforts to turn this discouragement around, and do what I can, and to remember to be grateful that I am able to accomplish whatever I have done that day. And, I have been getting up again instead of sitting too long, more often than not. Thank you so much 🌹.
Yay for you lifting and walking fast miles!! Way to go!! I am very proud of you!
@Deeder522, way to go closing the apple rings and increasing those miles!
first week:
October 1: 45 minutes: walking indoors, gazelle, rebounder
October 2: Sunday rest day
October 3: 45 minutes: outside walking, yard work
October 4: 90 minutes: walking portion of errands, shopping, and walking indoors
October 5: 65 minutes: yard work and walking indoors
October 6: 45 minutes: walking & errands
October 7: 45 minutes: outside walking, clean porch
October 8: 35 minutes: walking indoors-lighter day
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@Deeder522 , I'm so sorry to read that your family and possibly (but hopefully not) you also are getting Covid sickie 🧐🤒😩 🦋🌷. Praying that you and your family are well soon, and of course that you manage not to get ill also.
Virtual Hugs and chicken soup or soothing tea 🥣🍵
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second week:
October 9: Sunday rest day
October 10: 45 minutes: outside walking, light yard work
October 11: 60 minutes: walking indoors, gazelle, rebounder
October 12: 40 minutes: outside walking
October 13: 40 minutes: walking indoors, gazelle
October 14: 45 minutes: walking indoors, gazelle
October 15: my plan is for a lighter day, including housework and catching up on my tasks and see what to-do list hubby has going on for us. I've been hurting so its either time for me to ease up a bit again, or maybe the weather might finely be going change and maybe actually rain or cool down some 🤔 (hopeful face).
Have a fun weekend, and get well wishes/prayers for those ill to get well soon💐🦋.
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Day 6 of Covid. I ventured out into the world, masked, today. I'm feeling better but get tired quickly. Still have a cough but it's getting better. My son returns to work tomorrow. Hubby is slowly getting better. He got it the worst of all.
Not much gain in goals last week but I survived.
Miles Tracked: 40 / 75, Dropping it this month as the cooler fall weather is arriving.
Apple Watch: Close my exercise ring 4 / 10 times. ( My ring closes after 20 minutes of exercise.)
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@Deeder522, we are happy to hear from you. Do take extra care of yourself as you continue to get completely well.
October 16: Sunday rest day
October 17: 50 minutes: walking indoors, gazelle
October 18: 50 minutes: yard work
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covid went through our home as well (I stayed healthyish!) and so I took it a bit easy on myself in terms of workouts and just focused on staying well. sometimes we do the best we can under the circumstances instead of running ourselves into the ground- maybe our team theme for the month is extending the same grace to ourselves that we routinely give others!2
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Miles Tracked: 63 / 75, Dropping it this month as the cooler fall weather is arriving.
Apple Watch: Close my exercise ring 8 / 10 times. ( My ring closes after 20 minutes of exercise.)
I'm out of quarantine and can walk around mask-free again. I'm left with a dry cough and still getting tired but I've been able to do a few walks outdoors since my last post. I suspect my cough to stay with me for several months. My DH & I are both trying to make sure we focus on getting well and not getting overwhelmed. The downside of being self-employed is no paid sick leave.1 -
Miles Tracked: 78 / 75, Dropping it this month as the cooler fall weather is arriving.
Apple Watch: Close my exercise ring 10 / 10 times. ( My ring closes after 20 minutes of exercise.)
Woohoo!! I met both goals despite having Covid this month. I'm exhausted.
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@mypinkbikini, that is very good that you chose to take it easy on yourself, while focusing on staying well. Doing the best we can is what is most important, even when it has to be less than we hope or originally planned for. You did well!
@Deeder522, keep focusing on getting completely well and taking care of yourself. Yay for making your goals of closing those rings, and walking more miles than your original goal, even though you were sick with Covid this month!
third week:
October 16: Sunday rest day
October 17: 50 minutes: walking indoors, gazelle
October 18: 50 minutes: yard work
October 19: 50 minutes: walking indoors, gazelle
October 20: 75 minutes: walking indoors, errands
October 21: 40 minutes: yard work
October 22: 45 minutes: walking indoors, gazelle
fourth week:
October 23: Sunday rest day
October 24: 45 minutes: walking indoors, gazelle
October 25: 85 minutes: walking indoors, errands & grocery store
October 26: 40 minutes: walking indoors, extra cleaning
October 27: 50 minutes: walking indoors, gazelle
October 28: 45 minutes: walking indoors, gazelle
October 29: 50 minutes: walking indoors, gazelle
October 30: Sunday rest day
October 31: 60 minutes: yard work
I agree that it seems to have been our team theme to keep doing the best we can. This month I'm also back to doing the best I can again. Even though I cannot pound the pavement or add up all those WAH miles, I'm with you all in doing something, the best that I can, every day that I can. Thank you for your encouragement🌷 also.
Although I have not had Covid, some family members and friends have had Covid this year. It is very rough to go through and to recover from. Take care of yourselves and give yourself time to fully recover.
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