Hey Sue,

I know people have said that FitBit doesn't track bicycling correctly, but I haven't noticed. I use a recumberant bike at home, and it counts as I peddle. I guess it just depends on the positioning.

It will track your leg movements, but it is calibrated for calories burned and distance traveled while walking/running. So while it may register your pedaling as steps, these measurements are simply not accurate. I would strongly suggest using an HRM for tracking your cycling activities.

good morning Ravenclaws!
Nothing much to report- it rained this morning so I did Ripped in 30 instead of running- hopefully this will help my legs recover too! Although I have to take Sat. off because of my race on Sunday- so that means day off-running-day off- race-- hope that schedule doesn't screw with my time- oh well whatever will be will be

I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO hyper today! No real reason for it other than I am bipolar but I think it is freaking out my coworkers (in a good way)...lol :laugh:

Take care,
Datenshi

Good morning Ravenclaws! Today has been a great week for me so far (I know it's only Wednesday), I'm way under calories, I'm working out, and I'm not even having cravings! I hope I can keep it up.

Although I love LOTR, walking to Mordor does not sound very inspiring. Aren't we supposed to stay as far away from Mordor as possible? Maybe this is why I'm a Ravenclaw and not a Gryffindor; I want to do the smart thing not the brave thing.

Keep up the good work everyone!

You could come with me to the Lonely Mountain... Smaug is dead and the dwarves are rebuilding...

Got my FitBit badge yesterday that said I've walked 250 miles so far. Makes me happy. I also got my first runner's number & tag in the mail. That... makes me nervous.

Oh, how I love Fridays Hope everyone else had a great day.

We did some dancing today at work, and we had a pretty good time at it, too.

crap- didn't check in yesterday- gto derailed by the breastfeeding debate in the forums . . . someone remind me to stay the hell away from the forums because I get way to worked up :explode:

2 different kid birthday parties today- :drinker: here's to making good food choices when faced with yummy TERRIBLE food choices

Happy Saturday Ravenclaws! It's a beautiful day to go out and practice Quidditch (or run or bike or whatever); I think I might break out the rollerblades! I love the challenges this week! Probably since I'm caffeine free everyday anyway and I park in the way back of parking lots and walk anyway...LOL. Good luck and keep up the good work everyone!

You are going to hate me for this, but yes, chocolate does have caffeine. Might I suggest an herbal tisane? Strawberry-Cardamom is my current favorite, but other good ones are Strawberry-Lemon, Ginger-Spice and many more. Get friendly with your local tea shop and ask what herbal tisanes they have.

Weekend is off to a great start - ran a 5 mile race this morning and ran a personal best - 49:58, and took first place in my age group - yay :drinker: I think it's time to start working toward a 10K. One of my long term goals is to run a race in every state, and a 10K seems more worthwhile to travel for compared to a 5K (I don't even want to think about half-marathons - I don't have time for that kind of training, even if my body could take it ).

Love the challenges next week - I've been caffeine-free for about 8 years :bigsmile:

Hey guys, looks like we are all doing pretty well this week!

I am really happy because I lost a pound/.4kg and I've finally hit 15kg lost! which was my original goal when I started MFP last year. I promised myself that I would do a post with pictures in the Success Stories forums when I reached that point, but I'm half asleep and grumpy as today so that may or may not happen. I also had an NSV this week - can now fit into (still a little bit tight, but if I lose another couple of cms it's going to look great) my Morticia dress :happy: (that is what it reminds me of, and that is why I bought it, hehehe) I bought to go out in during Winter. It is "sexy" without me being obligated to freeze my *kitten* off.

We are starting this thing at work where we all in teams of 7 get together and track our steps, we're going to get free pedometers and our branch will donate to charity on our behalf for our steps taken. It's called Walk Around the World or something like that. Pretty cool.

And I am also starting Boot Camp again tomorrow! 6am to 7am Mon, Weds and Fri - it's going to be TOUGH! Last time I had to drop out because I tore a muscle in my stomach (not at boot camp) and basically couldn't exercise properly for ages. I am not a morning person, but I really need to get fitter and this should be good. I have 2 friends doing it with me this time as well so I hope that helps. Also splurged and bought myself some good quality workout clothes yesterday. I normally just wear the sort of clothes I lounge around in at home, but I think having clothes that are a bit more form fitting will help to motivate me.

Anyway, best of luck to you all for the following week :flowerforyou:

P.S: I should say in advance that I'm going to skip the caffeine-skipping. Sorry. I tried that last week and got 2 days with the migraines and irritability. I don't eat junk food or smoke, barely drink, so I've decided that caffeine is my treat.

Hmm, I think challenges should be tough but attainable- I think Azsuzi and Matchamatcha, if they want to, should be able to modify the challenge- how about trying to half your caffeine intake? Azsuzi- could you have little cups instead of your big mugs?!

What do other people think about modifying the challenges? Lottee x

It's been a crappy week for me. I went over on Thursday, and Friday night I decided to eat whatever I felt like and not log it because I was so tired of logging and I needed a break. I've also had a lot of stuff to do for school this week so I didn't make it to the gym as often as I should have. Weigh-in is tomorrow and I'm expecting a big gain.

srp2011- great job on the race!!!!! I am working up to a half marathon in September (hopefully) that's the goal

I had a race this morning- 5K time 26m 27s . . . didn't place but forgot my MP3 player in the car, it was hotter than it has been so far this year, and my right calf has been really hurting (over compensationg for the right leg which is the one that had surgery). Not happy with my time, but there's always next race