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Hi! Just got back from a nice little walk around with a friend. Wish I could send you guys some of our sunshine. I am sure the fog will be here soon enough though, so I better be greedy with it. :-) There is some theory that we are heading to the gym tonight for weight lifting. Shane did, however, mention that work was…

Debbie - I like that idea what if each month we had a new challenge, like the Playtime challenge, and we could rotate them. I have a small handful of ideas. I like the idea of having one extra group challenge and one personal challenge. More than that and the 'results board' starts to look a little insane! :-) Jill - Would…

That's why Monday is in quotes. The first day back to work is always Monday to me. :-)

The new challenge is up! Check out the Poll Question. We got back to hiking yesterday. We did 7 miles with about a 1200ft elevation gain. It felt so so much easier than the last one we did. We are getting closer and closer to the big trip! Still planning out our route back from Montana. Susan - Congrats on finishing NRoWL…

Poll Question Should we replace the 8 glasses of water a day challenge with the Playtime or a rotating monthly challenge? Reasons for the switch: 1. Mostly everyone is achieving the water goal. So not much of a challenge. 2. Science doesn't really support the need to that much water. From the Mayo Clinic "Although the "8…

Exercise Minutes: 310 8+ glasses of water daily: (yes or no) no Personal Goal: (yes or no & remind us what it was) no, logging food Playtime!: (yes or no & if yes, what did you do?) no Days logged in: (rounded down to the nearest 5) ugh i think i missed one midweek *sigh* Onward to next week!

Showing Up is Half the Battle Here is our current "Showing Up is Half the Battle" leader board (i.e. most consecutive log ins). Sonya - 260 days Ellie - 130 days Kelli - 130 days Debbie - 105 days Carrie - 80 days Paul - 70 days Susan- 70 days **You'll need to report in each Sunday or Monday to be included in the leader…

This week we will have slightly lower requirements because we have one less day to work with. Here are the new times: - Fitness Enthusiasts (Beginners): Log 94 minutes of exercise - Fitness Buffs (Intermediate): Log 201 minutes of exercise - Fitness Elites (Advanced): Log 309 minutes of exercise - To earn a Fitness…

My exercise totals were really off this last week too! It started with a baseline of 310 minutes even though the week had just begun. Very annoying. SG

Hi everyone! I have been so absent these last couple weeks. We are settling down into a routine with company (my friend will be here for a couple more weeks). It's very nice to not be eating out so much! Now if I can only get my friend to join the gym a little early... Luckily I haven't been gaining while having company so…

Quick clarifications: - You have until Tuesday to get in exercise this week. I figured we would all be busy on Monday with the holiday so we could extend the week a little. (Sorry Paul.) - This week you just need to find someone willing to participate for next week. I was thinking this week's goal would be find/recruit…

Argh! It is 12:44 and I just logged in so I think I technically missed today. Blast!!! SG

Welcome Becca! Amazing progress!

Such an off track week last week! I am going back in tonight to track for today. Stumbling back to some semblance of "on track." We didn't even manage to get our hike in this week. Oh well, moving on. Sorry about getting the challenge up so late tonight! Happy almost Tuesday! Sara Grace

Ack! Sorry 30s! I got so wrapped up in helping my friend apartment hunt I lost track of it being Monday! We had an incredible showing last week! Congrats all! SG

Showing Up is Half the Battle Here is our current "Showing Up is Half the Battle" leader board (i.e. most consecutive log ins). Sonya - 260 days Ellie - 125 days Kelli - 125 days Debbie - 95 days Carrie - 80 days Paul - 65 days Susan- 60 days Clare - 40 days Jill - 30 days Sara Grace - 20 days **You'll need to report in…

This week's challenge (Will run through Monday to allow us to report in on Tuesday.) It seems like the goal times worked really well for everyone last week. I am going to stick with them. Let me know if there are any other changes you would like to see. - Fitness Enthusiasts (Beginners): Log 110 minutes of exercise -…

Hello... hello... hello... (insert echos here) Where's everyone at? :-) Probably enjoying this beautiful Saturday. At least, I hope it is beautiful where you are. My day has been hunting for apartments with a dear friend who is moving out to CA in a few months. I love real estate tourism! We have been doing a fair amount…

Hi everyone! Happy birthday, CurlyPep!! I spent all day yesterday getting the house ready for company. No gym though... Tonight we are going back to weight lifting. We keep having having a couple good weeks followed by a week or two where we just can't managed to get it together. I am back to tracking today, finally.…

So I have been reading The First 20 Minutes: Surprising Science Reveals How We Can Exercise Better, Train Smarter, Live Longer by Gretchen Reynolds. It is really interesting. In particular, it has me thinking a lot about the things we do for health and exercise that are simply hold over ideas and unsupported theories. One…

Two weeks since someone introduced themselves?!? Come on lurkers. I know you are out there... Say hello! :-)

Hello! The new weekly challenge is up! There is a fun new twist for this week... Check it out! Yesterday's hike was murder (which I might have already mentioned). So far our "Sunday Hike Club" has done 7 hikes and this hike was 2x longer and the elevation gain was 4x greater. So I am really proud of how much we have gained…

To report in at the end of the week, please fill out this little "form." Thanks!! Exercise Minutes: 8+ glasses of water daily: (yes or no) Personal Goal: (yes or no & remind us what it was) Playtime!: (yes or no & if yes, what did you do?) Days logged in: (rounded down to the nearest 5) It would really help out a bunch if…

In a shocking burst of exercise yesterday (8 mile hike with 2000ft elevation change) I got my weekly minutes up to 430!! That is a personal record for me. Yikes, I sure am sore today. I got off on my tracking so I can't say if I got my water in and I didn't meet my goal of tracking my food intake. Let the new week begin! SG

Showing Up is Half the Battle Here is our current "Showing Up is Half the Battle" leader board (i.e. most consecutive log ins). Sonya - 250 days Ellie - 115 days Kelli - 115 days Debbie - 90 days Carrie - 70 days Paul - 60 days Susan- 55 days Clare - 35 days Jill - 20 days Sara Grace - 15 days **You'll need to report in…

This week's challenge It seems like the goal times worked really well for everyone last week. I am going to stick with them. Let me know if there are any other changes you would like to see. - Fitness Enthusiasts (Beginners): Log 110 minutes of exercise - Fitness Buffs (Intermediate): Log 235 minutes of exercise - Fitness…

Oh what a week... I have been off track all week. Looking forward to a new week and a fresh start. Yesterday we went bought the supplies to build some outdoor furniture for our backyard! I am pretty excited about the idea of having some lovely outdoor seating. :-) Looks like we are going hiking today. Maybe up in wine…

I have been super checked out the last few days. Not been feeling great. Seems like I really needed a week of taking it slow. So we have been mostly taking evening walks for exercise. Unfortunately we haven't been to the gym for lifting this week which means we are behind again. Oh well, being healthy is a process, not a…

I think I am going to go for Buff this week. That hike really wrecked me. My weekly goal will once again be to track honestly everyday. SG

Hi! Today is going pretty well for me. The scale continues to recover from the hiking gain, so I am hoping tomorrow will bring good news when I do an official weigh in. I have been diligently working on tracking my food as precisely as possible. I also want to up my fruits and vegetable intake significantly this week. Just…