Hey everyone! Great job on your totals for September and a huge thank you to Butterthebean for starting that post and challenging us all to challenge ourselves. We all wish BTB great success and a speedy recovery from his surgery. We know you will be watching and cheering us on. October is among us and with that comes a new challenge. 100 miles in 31 days! Walk, run, bike, whatever you do, log those miles and drink that water! Anyone who has been lurking in the shadows and watching last months challenge, now is your time to join us! It doesn't matter if you do 1 mile a day or 20, just go at your pace and have fun! For those of us who participated in last months challenge, I want to issue a personal challenge to add another 15 miles to what you did last month. After all, there is 1 more day in this month.

On a side note, this group has become very motivational for me as well as others. If you don't mind, let's let everyone know your real first name. If you would rather not and just want to go with your username that is perfectly fine. I will kick it off...my name is Ted. Good luck everyone and log those miles!!

] Girl' date=' count everything that has motion!!!!! Lol[/quote']

Now THIS gives me some naughty ideas!

Maybe we can figure out a date/time to meet up. I know that long-distance commuting is hard...hubby did it for 2 years' date=' we only saw him on weekends. Now he works primarily from home ...lol not sure which is worse.

So I was supposed to take it "easy" this weekend but I ended up mowing the lawn (we have quite a large lawn, actual mowing time..not including triming, etc...is like an hour.) Hubby is quite allergic to the lawn (lucky me!) so rather than hear him wheeze and act like he is on his deathbed I took over the mowing duties years ago. Anyway, I have one more day of "rest" before my weight class tomorrow. Oh and I don't have a fitbit or anything to keep track, so the lawn mowing isn't going into this challenge...LOL![/quote']

Maybe next Friday or Saturday? I'm going to VT this weekend. I will be walking there.

Yesterday I did 1.5 miles on the elliptical. I had to stop after a half hour to catch Chicago Fire. That's my guilty pleasure.

Just worked 13 hours and stopped for a ginormous plate of food of which I had 6 bites. I'm gonna get up and elliptical again in the morning. So grateful to have this new life!

Good job everyone! Y'all ROCK!

5 miles today!! Total 27.5 yay!!

Wet. Cold. Miserable. I feel lucky to get 6.5 miles in today. Total 59. Sent from my iPad using VST

Edited October 10, 201312 yr by tparkerc59

Question. Are you guys counting all that you walk in a day, or only things where you set out for a long exercising walk? Do I count all my fit it miles or inky ones where I set out to exercise?

I'm just counting biking with an aggressive goal of 300 miles. As for what we "should" count.. I think we should count whatever is going to motivate us to push ourselves and increase our activity.

Wet. Cold. Miserable. I feel lucky to get 6.5 miles in today. Total 59. Sent from my iPad using VST

Oh my! JUST 6.5 and 59! Lol. Girl, I love you!!

This is the 9th of the month and you have almost 60! As Coops would say, "AMAZEBALLS "

Got in 3.40 miles walking today which puts me at 33.94 miles total so far.

I got home late from work so didn't have a chance to ride the bike but I did stop and buy a headlight/taillight set so I can ride early morning or evening time.

Great job so far this month everyone. You are doing great! It is great to see all the new faces doing so well! Keep it up everyone!

d'oh,I'm disappointed. I've been waiting for a report on the bike! I just got a bike a few days ago and I rode it home from the bike store.. four miles in heavy traffic and I'm not a very competent rider.,, which apparently is quite obvious because the guy from the bike shop called me to make sure I got home safely.

7 miles total for today and yesterday, 40 miles total, feel like I'm slowing down due to knees, feeling better, just taking it easy!

16.26 miles so far. Dang I'm lagging behind! Sent from my iPhone using VST

Edited October 10, 201312 yr by TerryBelieves

d'oh,I'm disappointed. I've been waiting for a report on the bike! I just got a bike a few days ago and I rode it home from the bike store.. four miles in heavy traffic and I'm not a very competent rider.,, which apparently is quite obvious because the guy from the bike shop called me to make sure I got home safely.

Sorry to disappoint but be disappointed no more. I went for a quick 1.4 mile ride thru the neighborhood this morning before work. The bike felt AWESOME! It is amazing how much a bike that is fitted for you feels so much better. Well worth the money in my opinion. I didn't ride home from the bike shop...that is about 25 miles for me...lol I will be riding again tonight for sure.

Another 24 mile MTB ride.

Yesterday I began week two toward my 125 mile goal and I got in 1.5 mile walk and 3.7 mile bike ride. So, for this week, my total is: 5.2 miles and my grand total is: 33.2 miles.

You guys are doing great. And making me so jealous. I'm living vicariously through you all cause at the moment I'm still ambling around pretty gingerly. Keep it up.

Updates....

October 4^th: walked 3 miles – biked 3 miles – 50 Squats

October 5^th: biked 10 miles – 100 Squats

October 6^th: biked 10 mikes – 100 Squats

MTD Total: 44 Miles and 250 Squats

I can defiantly feel the burn, but that’s how I know its working!!

My updates for this week so far...

October 7^th: biked 10 miles – 100 Squats

October 8^th: biked 5 miles – 150 Squats

October 9^th: biked 10 mikes – 100 Squats

This morning...October 10^th: biked 5 mikes – 50 Squats

MTD Total: 74 Miles and 650 Squats

My goal is to complete the 100 mile challenge by this Sunday, as I’m starting the Insanity program on Monday 10/14.

Great progress everyone!!

Got in 30 mins on the weight machines. I hate them so I have to make myself do it! Did 15 mins (.6 of a mile) of fast walking on the treadmill, interspersed with a couple of 30 second pathetic attempts at running. Then rode 6.6 miles on the stationary bike. Brings my total to 37 miles I think. To those of you who run on a treadmill at what point in your weight loss did you start running? I have bad knees but I keep dreaming of running. I guess to me it symbolizes freedom.