melaniedscott wrote: »

@minstrelofsarcasm All the days, especially the ones where people can't follow basic directions.

Also, this is last call for last week's steps post.

@melaniedscott - Oh dear. Can you even remember the last time you had a day where everyone could follow basic directions?

majork29 wrote: »

Good day, I'm back from vacation, got in early Monday morning and have been working my butt off getting things done ever since. I have 1 more long day of work then I will have a bit of time to get unpacked nad ready for my new position. I came home to a promotion.

I missed a weigh in while away. Which may have been a good thing LOL I loved the food and drinks.

Congrats on the promotion! That's so exciting, were you expecting it?

I've excused you for last week's weigh-in, so it now looks like you simply maintained last week.

Thanks for the ideas and prompt to make me think about it @minstrelofsarcasm

I'm not a member of a gym (a bit expensive and I'm too embarrassed) and I don't drive, so carrying extra things is something I avoid these days (except for shopping on the way home).

I guess it's just a general lack of oomf: tiredness, laziness, eagerness. Because I don't sleep well, I take all the extra minutes I can in the morning.

After my hols, I thought it would be easy to keep up the momentum of waking but then my cough threw a spanner in the works.

I simply have no good excuses and no reason not to be motivated...but, I have just got home from work and don't have my usual online lesson now...so I'll come back and let you know if I got off my butt because you've taken the time to ask me to think about it 🤗

@BodyTalking - A gentle start is still better than no start at all! Way to go! How do you feel?

@majork29 Congratulations on the promotion! Nicely done! You must have scare them with your holiday and got them thinking that they really can’t do without you! 😂

@BodyTalking Nice workout! I still need to go downstairs and do mine. Never feel embarrassed by the people at the gym. They were all beginners once too, You may be the new person that day, but someone else will be new next week.

Personally, I like doing group classes at the gym, I find them motivating, you get to meet people, and you start looking forward to going.

Sorry, I’ve been absent. I downloaded the Trello app, and suddenly I’m constantly reminded of all the things I need to be doing. I’m being terribly productive, but I’m also slightly stressed out by all the things on my to do lists, and I haven’t been able to get on and post as much!

Ok - got to clean up dinner, take my vitamins, water plants, fold laundry, lift weights and finish my budget. (All on my “to
do” list in Trello.) 😅

Team Statistics
Total Steps: 288,853
Participants: 8*
Average Steps per Person: 36,106 (2.64% lower than last week's )

The Leaderboard

@andja87 - 87,289 total | 12,468 average Most Steps in One Day
@daria0919 - 54,909 total | 7,844 average
@ljdanny - 49,777 total | 7,111 average
@sydditt - 45,731 total | 6,543 average Most Consistent between Weeks
@Losingweekly - 23,491 total | 3,356 average
@melaniedscott - 13,372 total | 1,917 average Most Consistent
@BodyTalking - 11,514 total | 1,645 average
@9Harvey (one day only) - 2780 total | 397* average

Last week's post was not entirely coherent... sorry about that.

A lot of us did more walking this last week! It might be slightly lower but we were short six days...@9Harvey, if you post late, I'll add them for the month.

Bolded walkers met their goal! We talked abouta 1.1 million step goal. We are ~80k from our goal. How much do we think we can exceed that goal by?

To those who are not currently part of the step team, it's super easy to join and a great way to be more involved with the group if you're looking for something else to hold you accountable. Joining merely involves posting your weekly steps (Sunday - Saturday) either day-by-day or a weekly total. Those posting the weekly totals are not eligible for the Most Steps or Most Consistent awards, but will still be included on the leaderboard.

Let's keep it up!

Ljdanny
Thurs
Cw 189

Weigh In Day: Friday
PW (Previous Weight): 220.2
CW (Current Weight): 219

Hi everyone,

CW: 80.1kgs

Seem to be stuck around this weight but am determined to keep going.

Cheers

Thanks @sydditt 🙏 I know I shouldn't be embarrassed and I can tell myself all of these things but it still doesn't give me the courage to do it 😌 I also don't believe I'd stick at it and get my money's worth. I need to get back to the decent level I was at on my own (I'm basically starting from scratch again) and then I won't even need to think about going to a gym.

@melaniedscott I'm sorry your hearing now means you use hearing-aids but I'm sure it must be a relief in many ways. The devices nowadays are great, and to have a step counter too, that's fantastic 🤗