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I'm out for the rest of the week. Headed to Veneta, Oregon to photograph the Oregon Country Fair. I will be walking all day everyday and dancing till the sun comes up... not sure how I'll input my hours, but I'll deal with that when I have to deal with reality again. Anyone curious about the Oregon Country Fair (and you…

I have 30 or so ab workouts. I'll post at least one when I get back from Holiday!

I got my whole office group to join me on steps today!

For cardio when walking and such is out focus on abs! There is a lot of ab work that also uses legs, for example, scissors, bicycle, etc. You can do thirty minutes of abs by changing the type of abdominal work you are doing and taking rests. If you want more help, let me know... I taught an ab class once and have an…

Muscle doesn't weight more than fat. Muscle is denser than fat. Therefore when you put on muscle and lose weight you look more tone. Taking measurements is a much better way of analyzing your success. Also remember, that the more muscle mass you have the more calories your body burns at rest!!!

I'm just gonna make my favorite bean snack. I'm taking these challenges as personalizable to some extent because of the vagueness. The less I have to conform or abide by rules in my life the better :)

Mode of OperationS (M.O.s) - meaning... letting the group know that you are not someone who will communicate or fill stuff out daily, so they don't become concerned when you don't

She did not want or suggest to vote you out after one week. I did not feel that there was anything "not that nice" in her post. I think without any communication for a few days it is easy for concern to arise. I personally do not believe you need to visit the spreadsheet daily, but communication about M.O.s could help…

23 minutes to add for doing the Zumba!!!

Building muscle is a great idea!!! Cardio will burn calories, but building muscle is what will help make your body look tone. Muscle is denser than fat and though the weight won't come off as quickly you will be loosing inches! Also, the the greater your muscle mass, the greater calories you burn at rest!!!

Biked to 5k Bubble Run... Now biking 15 miles to a tree climbing adventure (with harnesses), then biking another 5 miles to our favorite outdoor brewery, then bike the 16+ miles home! It's a gorgeous day in the PacificNorthWest!

I sent another friend request to her and let her know if she needed anything I'd be happy to help.

Done!

Just in case you did know... This equates to an additional 23 minutes (22:45 rounded up) of time for our trip to Miami!!!

Please for the love of exercise, never have me do Zumba again!

I hate Zumba! I HATE Zumba! This is absolutely the worst challenge I could possibly imagine and I don't want to do it.

So last night after dinner I had planned to take the dog on a bike ride to get my daily exercise minutes; however, I ended up face planting it on the floor. Blacked out cold. I will get in my minutes for today and I will complete more minutes over the weekend (my weekend is Friday through Sunday, as I work 11 hour days…

The body can safely excrete 800 to 1000 milliliters speed hour or .21-.26 gal. My suggestions from a professional standpoint is to try and drink 1-1.5 cups per hour. This will give the best benefit to your body and have most if not all of you at your goal!

For all you folks worried about the water callenge try this... Drink 1 to 1.5 cups of water every hour. Set an alarm/timer on your phone to help remind yourself! Drinking a glass of water 1st thing when you wake in the morning is possibly one of the best things you can do for yourself. Water is the catalyst for a majority…

It's half your weight in ounces. So if you weigh 180 lb, you should drink 90 oz or 11.25 cups. A cup of water every hour should be doable! Give it a try :-) For you metric users, take your weight in kilograms multiply by 2.2 to get lb.

I'm still missing Dnarules... we're ready to travel! Come join us!

Took the dog out this morning before me 1st day on the new job to start Week 2 of the C25k. Then to celebrate the new job, my boyfriend and I rode bikes to a quaint little restaurant for drinks and food. Logging 79 minutes for today.

Hi Team 5! Looking forward to meeting weekly challenges and proving we can all do what we put our minds to!