This is the challenge:

At least 30 mins. of any kind of exercise done 15 x during the month of September. We can post our progress weekly. Posts to encourage our group, share how you are making it work, or to vent will be a plus.

We will share our success stories and totals on October 1st.

Any changes or additions to the challenge are welcome, just remember September starts on Friday. So post your ideas before Friday!!

ARE U READY?????

Roberta

Welcome to our group Hulia, we're happy to have you.

Roberta

Kat, please keep us posted on your granddaughter. That's very scary and I hope it resolves soon.

My walk was FABULOUS. I spent too much money stopping in all the stores on the way home, but it was a good 4 miles and I felt so good to be able to do it. I used to feel like I was the only one in the city who wanted to take a cab, bus or subway when everyone else wanted to walk. Now I walk too!

Tomorrow I'll get in "real" gym time....

Hi!

Julie, thanks so much for your concern over my little DGD. There has not been much change, she was feverish and slept most of the day. She is a little tiny thing. She was born prematurely and weighed in just over 4 pounds, now she is 21 months and weighs almost 20 pounds, so she has done really well, but she looks so little when she is lying still and sleeping all day. Poor little love. I will for sure let you know. Thanks again.

We only got 2 walks in today, it was raining hard all morning, so we stayed in. I did get the other 2 walks and a Curves workout done. I am really liking the Curves!!! Maybe it will help some of mine come back!!!

Kat

9/1: None

9/2: Ice Cream instead of exercise, bad me.

9/3: 30 minutes on the treadmill!

9/4: None

9/5: 30 minutes on the treadmill

9/6: 45 minutes packing and moving heavy boxes

9/7: 30 minutes moving boxes and 30 minutes treadmill

9/8: None, was sick all day :sick

Kat, I hope your grandaughter gets to feeling better quickly! I know how hard it is when the little ones like that are not feeling well. They are so helpless and we would do anything to be able to take their place.

And Hulia, welcome to the group!

Still going strong!

Sept

1 - 2 1/2 hours @ the gym (NIA/Core/Group Power)

2 - 1 hour @ the gym (NIA)

3 - My 45th wedding anniversary with the same guy - went to a great brunch:hungry: - boy could I have done wonders with that last year - this year they made money on me!

4 - 1 hour @ the gym (NIA)

5 - 1 hour walk

6 - 1 hour @ the gym (NIA)

7 - took the day off!

8 - 1 hour @ the gym (NIA)

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Betty from Lake Oswego, OR

4/7/06

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Forced myself out of an afternoon nap to make it to do my treadmill time at the gym today....

I'm up to FIVE and it's only the 9th. Right on track....

Helped clean our place of worship; I workd up a real sweat! 40 min. of exercise.

Roberta

9/1: None

9/2: Ice Cream instead of exercise, bad me.

9/3: 30 minutes on the treadmill!

9/4: None

9/5: 30 minutes on the treadmill

9/6: 45 minutes packing and moving heavy boxes

9/7: 30 minutes moving boxes and 30 minutes treadmill

9/8: None, was sick all day :sick

9/9: 30 minutes on the treadmill

This thread has so motivated me. I already have a Proform Treadmill at home, that I workout on with ifit.com. Hubby and I were talking about joining a gym, but knowing us, we would sign a year's contract and never go due to conflicting schedules, etc. So, we have a den with nothing in it but our computer server and the treadmill. We decided to turn it into our own personal gym. I just ordered the ProForm Elliptical Machine and Tony Little Ab Lounge Xtreme with Workout DVD from HSN.com. I am so excited. And, I am shocked to realize that after I work out, I am not exhausted and worn out for the day. I actually am full of energy and ready to go. This is so exciting!

This thread has so motivated me. ... I just ordered the ProForm Elliptical Machine and Tony Little Ab Lounge Xtreme with Workout DVD from HSN.com.

Awww, I'm jealous! I've just started using the eliptical at my gym and I really like it. I want one too. And, I agree...this thread is keeping me focused too. It takes a village!

So far I have kept up the walking each and every day---amazing how I am able and force us to go since it is DH's health...and yet my weight has been a health issue for years, and I could not make myself do it!! I think the weight going down and actually seeing results as quickly as I have since banding is the difference. I would lose motivation before. Plus it is nice having him to walk with. When he goes back to work next month, I am going to face doing it alone again, at least for 1-2 walks a day. We are discussing going greater distances and only going twice a day so he can begin developing a schedule to coordinate with work. For now tho, it is helping!!!

Our Curves is only open a short time on Saturday, and closed on Sunday. So I missed the weekend. We met the family for a buffet breakfast yesterday...they SOOOO make $$$ on me!!! Anyway, afterwards, we took our DS, DIL, and DGS, and went to garage sales. I was exhausted afterwards!! This is my youngest grandchild, he is only 6 months old, and already 20 pounds!!! Hefting him in and out of the carseat, and carrying him around the sales, we kept trading him out...that was work!!!

TY so much for your concern over my DGD, she is doing better today, she is all smiles, and ate like she had been starved!!! Used to be she and i would share a meal, not so much anymore...she eats more than I do at times! I am hoping the worst of her illness, whatever it proves to be, is over. She was playful when we saw her this morning. Was so good to see!!!

Everyone keep up the good work!!! It is helping!!!

Kat

Kat, I am so happy to hear that your grandaughter is doing better, that is wonderful news.

LapBandit, I order stuff from the homeshopping network all the time. On most of the larger items, you can purchase in one lump sum, or monthly payments. I bought it using the monthly payment amount. It would cost me about the same as joining a gym, except everything will be paid off in 5 months, and I will be more likely to keep using it as opposed to going to the gym.

Kat..so glad your DGD seems to have turned the corner with her health. My local Curves closes early on the weekends also, so I didn't get to go today. However, tomorrow first thing I'll be there!!!

Susan.. what a great idea you and your husband have, by next Summer I expect to see your pictures in the fitness magazines!!

Roberta

Today I walked a couple of miles out in the city (shopping again) then I went to the gym and did 35 minutes on the elliptical. Only 35 because I went up a level....Six out of 15 DOWN!

9/1: None

9/2: Ice Cream instead of exercise, bad me.

9/3: 30 minutes on the treadmill!

9/4: None

9/5: 30 minutes on the treadmill

9/6: 45 minutes packing and moving heavy boxes

9/7: 30 minutes moving boxes and 30 minutes treadmill

9/8: None, was sick all day :sick

9/9: 30 minutes on the treadmill

9/10: 30 minutes on the treadmill