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Thanks for the warm welcome @ccrdragon and @explodingmango ! Never been one to take the easy road so have decided to play catch up as much as I can. Did a 50 minute walk today (30 min of cardio-week 1) 40 pushups (week 3) then my Fitbit Coach workout (35 mins of cardio hell featuring one legged burpees). Wasn't clear on…

My why? I've been overweight most of my life and in the past 3 years began to incorporate exercise in my life however, the number on the scale continues to rise. I know nutrition is 70% of the battle and that is where I'm failing. I have high rates of obesity in my family and want to break that cycle. I know without…

Hi everyone! I'm really excited to join this challenge but realize I'm super late to the game so would like to know if where should I start? Should I jump in with everyone else about to start week 4 or go back to the beginning and catch up? Thanks!!

If it's not too late to join I would love to.

Amazing work @MissionEnforcer and @hawkins410 . Hope we can have another challenge In the meantime I'll redo the last challenge ^_^. Hope you guys are willing to do this again. It has given me more motivation to exercise than almost anything else!

Looks like Maryland has it backwards. We had two gorgeous weeks of spring (almost summer) weather. Cherry blossoms were blooming then we get hit with 3 inches of ice and probably the coldest weather we had all winter. I really wanted to do a challenge outside but a bit apprehensive about hurting myself. Hopefully the…

Challenge # 3 - Spice Dat Up Mon For challenge 3 I had ginger tea, sorrel and saltfish this week. These use ginger and scotch bonnet pepper. Sorrel is a drink popular in thr Caribbean aroubd Christmas time but I love it so make it year round :D . It is made from the petals of a type of hibiscus flower and spiced with…

@MissionEnforcer CHALLENGE #1 I CHOSE THE FROSTBITE FOOTRACE. I RAN/WALKED 4.5 MILES OUTSIDE TO GET THE EXTRA MINUTES AND POINTS FOR MY TEAM.

Hi Smashers. Unfortunately I didn't do anything yesterday but will be kicking my butt into gear the rest of the week. I will be giving up cheese this week. That is possibly my #1 weakness.

Lol! That is me every weekend doing my readings for school. I get bored while reading so walking keeps me distracted enough not to notice the time going by but keeps me focused enough on the topic.

So sorry to hear you've been sick. Hope you feel better soon!

Hi everyone! Got all challenges down but need to get some more minutes in to max out. I'm really craving lasagna so walking to the store for the ingredients. That should get some of those calories burned. I now know to make it in a tiny 2 cup pyrex because otherwise I would eat the entire pan no matter how full I am. I got…

Good morning Smashers! Doing another attempt at completing a 9 week C25K program. Wasn't nearly as bad as I remember it being. So either I'm getting fitter or I FINALLY learned how to breathe and run at the same time. Surprisingly not as easy as walking and chewing gum. Anyway is it weird the cherry blossom trees in my…

Hi everyone. Had a pretty sedentary day today due to the mountain of paperwork I had been trying to ignore the past week or ten. Unfortunately the way I work is insane as I tend to forget to take care of myself. Got started on the paperwork at 11 then finally took a break to use the bathroom and eat lunch at 5pm then back…

@lpeltenburg Have a wonderful birthday!!

Lol my thoughts exactly! Never thought i'd be so tired sitting down :D

Hi Smashers! Finished challenge 2 and added a 45 minute karate session to my numbers. Was going to do yoga but came home starving so using that time to eat instead. Having salmon and broccoli with unsweetened iced tea. Really need the calories though and I already have 130 minutes in the bag. Water 2/5 complete. Literally…

Hi Smashers. I went for a run this morning. I'm still in the run/walk phase but my phone gave me less than 1/3 credit for what I did. Did 2 miles and it's telling me I only did 0.75 miles. Looking at the GPS map it seems I learned to teleport and walk through walls. The walking through walls thing is a bit creepy but…

Got all my minutes and challenges in. Come on Smashers! Let's knock team 1 out!

Hey everyone! Friday sure was an interesting day for me. It was my friend's birthday and she absolutely LOVES seafood. I went along thinking I'll get the salmon or something. I entered a whole new world. I tried 4 new things that night, although nothing that was looking back at me. 1. WHAT YOU TRIED: catfish tacos,…

Really excited about the kickboxing!! Not really looking forward to challenge 3 although i have plenty to choose from. Guess I can get something with pork or seafood other than fish. Hate both categories with a passion. Wonder how it would look to go to the buffet across the street from work and have 1 shrimp? :s

Hi everyone. So sorry i haven't been participating much this week. I twisted my ankle Monday evening and was told to keep off it for a few days then promptly came down with a bad bug on Tuesday. On the way to recovery today. I have completed the step challenge (one legged, hope I get extra credit for that! :D ).…

Hi everyone. Aiming for 700 too! I've been climbing stairs all morning but wasn't counting. Oh well, I guess I'll start over...

Hi everyone. Looks like team 1 was being sneaky again. We were really close to getting another 10 points for 10% over goal so did some more exercise to get us there. Looks like we need another 464 minutes to catch up :(

Hi everyone! Hope you all are having a great Sunday! Fortunately for this challenge I will be stuck in a class during the superbowl so no parties or snacks for me! Missed last year's too. But seeing as I still don't understand football I'm not too torn up about it. So far I've been staying on track with my meals and…

Hi everyone, Sorry I've MIA the past 2 days. Had a karate assessment last night so didn’t push as hard in an attempt not to break, pull or sprain anything before I got that done. Invariably that's what happens the day before or the day of. Anyway test was about 45 minutes long, I passed ajd didn't get punched or kicked in…

Challenge 1 down! I was so sore from training this week so opted for lower impact exercises. I walked 15 minutes each way to get lunch today (1.2 miles according to google maps), then came home and did the videos. I was going straight to bed but wanted to get some more minutes in so did a 40 minute yoga video. I think I'll…

Hi team, sorry I was a bit late logging my exercise minutes for Monday and yesterday. Got 100 and 80 minutes respectively and updated our sheet. I believe I went over my calorie goal yeaterday so 1/5 days complete. Hoping to keep to my calorie goal the rest of the week. Taking a break from karate today. My body is…

Hi everyone! Got 100 minutes in today between my morning quick workout and 90 minutes karate. I haven't done the videos as yet but will try to get at least 1 done tomorrow. I have to say I'm most nervous about challenge 3. Usually I'm fine all day long then near the end of the day just before my karate class it's like…

My jaw literally dropped when I saw the hiking challenge. All I could think was that 4.5 mile walk to and from the grocery store I did yesterday won't count? And now it's snowing!! :'( . It's only an inch but in the DC metro area it might as well be 6 feet. People suddenly forget how to drive as soon as there's white stuff…