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  • I virtually never post in the forums, but I just had to jump in to say WOW! What a fantastic achievement! Truly stunning. Your extraordinary self-discipline is something to which we can all aspire, no matter what goals we shoot for. And, further to your mention of unicorns, I love that you appear to be at the end of a…
    in After 226lb and a lifetime... Comment by composerclark July 2018
  • Yes, within reason. Anything that causes more effort on your part – speed increase, grade increase (hill), or carrying more weight – will speed the caloric burn. As others have said, however, using weights that are low enough to be safe in terms of not throwing off your balance or rhythm are unlikely to increase burn rate…
    in Hand weights on Treadmill Comment by composerclark October 2017
  • I like your ice cream trick/tip; it's basically a variant on the "use a smaller bowl or plate for your food" idea, which can work if one's previous approach to serving sizes was fill up the plate/bowl, and eat everything on the plate! My shared trick/tip is to leave a plastic measuring cup in the boxes of the breakfast…
    in TIP/TRICK How to control ice cream portion sizes Comment by composerclark October 2017
  • Using a Fitbit 1 - 5,344 2 - 21,238 3 - 16.615 4 - 18,057 5 - 10,425 6 - 23,409 7 - 15,753 8 - 6,446 9 - 5,618 10 - 3,613 11 - 3,502 12 - 20,186 13 - 3,272 14 - 15,166 15 - 8,000 16 - 13,232 17 - 20,234 18 - 12,404 19 - 13,008 20 - 15,161 21 - 7,607 22 - 14,475 23 - 20,337 24 - 14,423 25 - 14,255 26 - 17,511 27 - 15,115 28…
    in August Daily Step Challenge Comment by composerclark September 2012
  • Using a Fitbit 1 - 5,344 Drove for about 8 hours with family. Back very sore. 2 - 21,238 Hike with family 3 - 16.615 4 - 18,057 5 - 10,425 6 - 23,409 7 - 15,753 8 - 6,446 Another long drive as vacation comes to an end. 9 - 5,618 Busy with work; body struggling with the 4.5 hour time difference between here and Oregon. 10 -…
    in August Daily Step Challenge Comment by composerclark August 2012
  • Yes, encouragement and support are what these challenges are all about, for sure... However, in my case, as unreasonable as it sounds, some part of the motivation is a desire to avoid the disappointment of not meeting a publicly-stated goal, even though it's no big deal if I don't, since I don't actually know anyone here!…
    in August Daily Step Challenge Comment by composerclark August 2012
  • Using a Fitbit 1 - 5,344 Drove for about 8 hours with family. Back very sore. 2 - 21,238 Hike with family 3 - 16.615 4 - 18,057 5 - 10,425 6 - 23,409 7 - 15,753 8 - 6,446 Another long drive as vacation comes to an end. 9 - 5,618 Busy with work; body struggling with the 4.5 hour time difference between here and Oregon. 10 -…
    in August Daily Step Challenge Comment by composerclark August 2012
  • Using a Fitbit 1 - 5,344 Drove for about 8 hours with family. Back very sore. 2 - 21,238 Hike with family 3 - 16.615 4 - 18,057 5 - 10,425 6 - 23,409 7 - 15,753 8 - 6,446 Another long drive as vacation comes to an end. 9 - 5,618 Busy with work; body struggling with the 4.5 hour time difference between here and Oregon. 10 -…
    in August Daily Step Challenge Comment by composerclark August 2012
  • Using a Fitbit and loving it! 1 - 5,344 Drove for about 8 hours with family. Back very sore. 2 - 21,238 Hike with family 3 - 16.615 4 - 18,057 5 - 10,425 6 - 23,409 7 - 15,753 8 - 6,446 Another long drive as vacation comes to an end. 9 - 5,618 Busy with work; body struggling with the 4.5 hour time difference between here…
    in August Daily Step Challenge Comment by composerclark August 2012
  • Using a Fitbit and loving it! 1 - 5,344 Drove for about 8 hours with family. Back very sore. 2 - 21,238 Hike with family 3 - 16.615 4 - 18,057 5 - 10,425 6 - 23,409 7 - 15,753 8 - 6,446 Another long drive as vacation comes to an end. 9 - 5,618 Busy with work; body struggling with the 4.5 hour time difference between here…
    in August Daily Step Challenge Comment by composerclark August 2012
  • Using a Fitbit and loving it! 1 - 5,344 Drove for about 8 hours with family. Back very sore. 2 - 21,238 Hike with family 3 - 16.615 4 - 18,057 5 - 10,425 6 - 23,409 7 - 15,753 8 - 6,446 Another long drive as vacation comes to an end. 9 - 5,618 Busy with work; body struggling with the 4.5 hour time difference between here…
    in August Daily Step Challenge Comment by composerclark August 2012
  • Using a Fitbit and loving it! 1 - 5,344 Drove for about 8 hours with family. Back very sore. 2 - 21,238 Hike with family 3 - 16.615 4 - 18,057 5 - 10,425 6 - 23,409 7 - 15,753 8 - 6,446 Another long drive as vacation comes to an end. 9 - 5,618 Busy with work; body struggling with the 4.5 hour time difference between here…
    in August Daily Step Challenge Comment by composerclark August 2012
  • Using a Fitbit and loving it! 1 - 5,344 Drove for about 8 hours with family. Back very sore. 2 - 21,238 Hike with family 3 - 16.615 4 - 18,057 5 - 10,425 6 - 23,409 7 - 15,753 8 - 6,446 Another long drive as vacation comes to an end. 9 - 5,618 Busy with work; body struggling with the 4.5 hour time difference between here…
    in August Daily Step Challenge Comment by composerclark August 2012
  • Using a Fitbit and loving it! 1 - 5,344 Drove for about 8 hours with family. Back very sore. 2 - 21,238 Hike with family 3 - 16.615 4 - 18,057 5 - 10,425 6 - 23,409 7 - 15,753 8 - 6,446 Another long drive as vacation comes to an end. 9 - 5,618 Busy with work; body struggling with the 4.5 hour time difference between here…
    in August Daily Step Challenge Comment by composerclark August 2012
  • Using a Fitbit and loving it! 1 - 5,344 Drove for about 8 hours with family. Back very sore. 2 - 21,238 Hike with family 3 - 16.615 4 - 18,057 5 - 10,425 6 - 23,409 7 - 15,753 8 - 6,446 Another long drive as vacation comes to an end. 9 - 5,618 Busy with work; body struggling with the 4.5 hour time difference between here…
    in August Daily Step Challenge Comment by composerclark August 2012
  • Thanks to dancingj2 for starting this thread! Here goes: 1 - 5,344 Drove for about 8 hours with family. Back very sore. 2 - 21,238 Hike with family 3 - 16.615 4 - 18,057 5 - 10,425 6 - 23,409 7 - 15,753 8 - 6,446 Another long drive as vacation comes to an end. 9 - 5,618 Busy with work; body struggling with the 4.5 hour…
    in August Daily Step Challenge Comment by composerclark August 2012
  • Steps Goal: Originally 10,000/day, but now 100,000/week (=14,286 /day) Using a Fitbit Steps are gained at the gym, walking dog, daily activities, leaving the car at home and walking places when I can, playing sports with my kids, and going up and down flights of stairs at home and at the gym. July Steps 1 - 8,526 2 -…
    in July Daily Step Challenge Comment by composerclark July 2012
  • Steps Goal: Originally 10,000/day, but now 100,000/week (=14,286 /day) Using a Fitbit Steps are gained at the gym, walking dog, daily activities, leaving the car at home and walking places when I can, playing sports with my kids, and going up and down flights of stairs at home and at the gym. July Steps 1 - 8,526 2 -…
    in July Daily Step Challenge Comment by composerclark July 2012
  • Steps Goal: Originally 10,000/day, but now 100,000/week (=14,286 /day) Using a Fitbit Steps are gained at the gym, walking dog, daily activities, leaving the car at home and walking places when I can, playing sports with my kids, and going up and down flights of stairs at home and at the gym. July Steps 1 - 8,526 2 -…
    in July Daily Step Challenge Comment by composerclark July 2012
  • Thanks! That makes sense.
    in Week 2, Friday 7/20/12 Comment by composerclark July 2012
  • Steps Goal: Originally 10,000/day, but now 100,000/week (=14,286 /day) Using a Fitbit Steps are gained at the gym, walking dog, daily activities, leaving the car at home and walking places when I can, playing sports with my kids, and going up and down flights of stairs at home. July Steps 1 - 8,526 2 - 18,007 3 - 6,152 4 -…
    in July Daily Step Challenge Comment by composerclark July 2012
  • Erm… I'm a day behind — today will be day 3 of week 2 for me — but I'm confused as to when I'm supposed to do my exhaustion test? Do they mean the final set from day 3 of week 2, or are you supposed to wait a few hours so your muscles can recuperate, and then do the exhaustion test?
    in Week 2, Friday 7/20/12 Comment by composerclark July 2012
  • Daily goal: Originally, 10,000, but increased to 100,000 steps a week around July 10, which equals 14,286 steps a day. Using a Fitbit Steps are gained at the gym, walking dog, daily activities, leaving the car at home and walking places when I can, playing sports with my sons, and going up and down flights of stairs at…
    in July Daily Step Challenge Comment by composerclark July 2012
  • Daily goal: 10,000 (but I decided to shoot for 100,000 steps a week a couple of weeks ago, which equals 14,286 steps a day) Using a Fitbit (got it on June 1, and it has changed my life!) July Steps 1 - 8526 2 - 18007 3 - 6152 4 - 10894 5 - 11580 6 - 8922 7 - 11111 8 - 10584 9 - 25948 10 - 8460 11 - 17789 12 - 12053 13 -…
    in July Daily Step Challenge Comment by composerclark July 2012
  • Paul McCartney in Halifax in 2009. 4 hours of some of the best music ever written, played by one of the best bands in the world.
    in What's the best concert you've seen? Comment by composerclark July 2012
  • Daily goal: 10,000 (but I decided to shoot for 100,000 steps a week a couple of weeks ago, which equals 14,286 steps a day) July Steps 1 - 8526 2 - 18007 3 - 6152 4 - 10894 5 - 11580 6 - 8922 7 - 11111 8 - 10584 9 - 25948 10 - 8460 11 - 17789 12 - 12053 13 - 21178 14 - 12041 15 - 16540 16 - 21063 17 - 11005 18 - 20190 19 -…
    in July Daily Step Challenge Comment by composerclark July 2012
  • I feel this is an excellent point! I also feel that the motivation to finally take action against our weight problems is often something negative; in my case it was seeing a picture of myself on the beach last summer and thinking, "OMG! I resemble a whale! When did that happen?" I should have said, "OMG, I feel as if I…
    in Self hating remarks... Comment by composerclark July 2012
  • The basic challenge in calorie counting — calories burned or calories consumed — is that it is difficult to arrive at accurate numbers. If you make your own meals, any estimate on the number of calories they contain is just that — an estimate. And an estimate might be pretty accurate, or it might be significantly off. It…
    in Rookie Mistake Comment by composerclark July 2012
  • All miles logged on Fitbit from a combination of walking, running, and gym machines (elliptical and treadmill) Jun1: 12.76 miles (Disneyworld) Jun2: 7.13 miles (Disneyworld) Jun3: 10.42 miles (Disneyworld) Jun4: 9.11 miles (Disneyworld) Jun5: 8.41 miles (Disneyworld) Jun6: 5.42 miles (travel day) Jun7: 2.02 miles (another…
    in 100 Miles in June! Comment by composerclark July 2012
  • New Fitbit user here; just got it on Jun1, making it easy to log miles, except of course when I can't use it, like the day we went to a waterpark. It's been a fantastic motivator for me; many times I have finished putting the kids to bed, then checked out my fitbit numbers for the day to find I haven't had a particularly…
    in 100 Miles in June! Comment by composerclark June 2012
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