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!!

I got a little more motivated this weekend. Between Friday and Sunday I did 21.5 miles on my bike. I didn't get to walk...my poor dog is not happy! My grand total so far is: 54.7 miles. In order to reach my 125 miles, I'm going to have to get 4.14 miles/day.

That's why I didn't go to the county fair here that's been going on for the last 2 weeks. I entered something in the home arts' date=' even won first place, but couldn't bring myself to go see it displayed because I was afraid it would be to hard with all the food there. I'm not even hungry at all anymore but scared that I'd eat something. Old habits die hard![/quote']

What did you win first place for? Congratulations! Show us a picture so we can ooh and aah please?

It was very hard to resist the first two bites of junk. We had a bite of fried pumpkin pie. The first bite was an unexpected and disgustingly sweet taste. So I had the first bite because I wasn't expecting it to be that sweet. Then I had the next two bites because I am a sugar addict. Then I made my son throw it away because I don't want to go back to my old habits.

And then my stomach cramped so badly that I bent over in half. Sigh. Maybe one day I'll learn. First bite of sugar in 4 months. I'm in no hurry to repeat that.

What did you win first place for? Congratulations! Show us a picture so we can ooh and aah please?

It was very hard to resist the first two bites of junk. We had a bite of fried pumpkin pie. The first bite was an unexpected and disgustingly sweet taste. So I had the first bite because I wasn't expecting it to be that sweet. Then I had the next two bites because I am a sugar addict. Then I made my son throw it away because I don't want to go back to my old habits.

And then my stomach cramped so badly that I bent over in half. Sigh. Maybe one day I'll learn. First bite of sugar in 4 months. I'm in no hurry to repeat that.

I don't know if I would have had the will power to throw it away' date=' good for you! I ate 2 bites of pumpkin pie guts over the weekend, no crust just the filing. I think I saw a recipe somewhere for making it with protein added. Gonna have to look for that.

I crochet, and enter a toy dragon that I made this summer.

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Feeling much better this morning. Just finished a 3.20 mile bike ride to kick off the week. Time to get ready for work and kick this week in the teeth! Have a great day everyone!

I don't know if I would have had the will power to throw it away' date=' good for you! I ate 2 bites of pumpkin pie guts over the weekend, no crust just the filing. I think I saw a recipe somewhere for making it with protein added. Gonna have to look for that. I crochet, and enter a toy dragon that I made this summer. [/quote']

Awwww he is ADORABLE! So cute. I love his expression. Congrats.

Awwww he is ADORABLE! So cute. I love his exp<b></b>ression. Congrats.

Thank you!

Day 12: biked 15 miles

Day 13: Biked 19 miles...I was pushing for 26.2 to support various friends running the Chicago marathon today. I fell a little short. Hopefully in the near future I'll be running this bad boy with them!!

Total Miles: 115 - 725 Total Squats

I start the Insanity program tomorrow (hope this goes well)...I'll log my Insanity workouts here for the remainder of the month.

Great job everyone!!

That sounds great you are getting into the Insanity program. You will see great results.

I don't know if I would have had the will power to throw it away, good for you! I ate 2 bites of pumpkin pie guts over the weekend, no crust just the filing. I think I saw a recipe somewhere for making it with protein added. Gonna have to look for that.

I crochet, and enter a toy dragon that I made this summer.

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Really cute! Congrats on winning!

7 .25 miles on the bike yesterday morning and another 2.25 walking.

Total: 73.35

Someone tell me to get my big ole lazy ass up and exercise!!

Someone tell me to get my big ole lazy ass up and exercise!!

me too. It's raining here and I'm trying to come up with a good excuse to do a biz meeting over the phone rather than schlep down to the starbucks to meet with a very close friend to work on something very exciting. Coz then I don't have to get up, if I can just do it over the phone.

me too. It's raining here and I'm trying to come up with a good excuse to do a biz meeting over the phone rather than schlep down to the starbucks to meet with a very close friend to work on something very exciting. Coz then I don't have to get up' date=' if I can just do it over the phone.[/quote']

Ok well let's get moving! I just schlepped my butt upstairs to ride the bike...

But started trying on clothes instead lol! (I've got a wedding to go to this weekend)

But imma going to ride a bike now! Wish me luck! Oh and gamer?? GET UP!!!!

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Really cute! Congrats on winning!

GNC has a ready to drink Protein Shake out for the holidays. pumpkin Spice flavor. My wife went to pick some up today so I will give you a review on it when I have one. Pumpkin pie is my alltime favorite. One of the few foods I will miss eating in mass qty...lol Course, that is why I was as big as I was. That is all behind me now...This is a new chapter in my life and one I am loving!

Ok, just knocked out ten on the bike!

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GNC has a ready to drink protein shake out for the holidays. Pumpkin Spice flavor. My wife went to pick some up today so I will give you a review on it when I have one. Pumpkin pie is my alltime favorite. One of the few foods I will miss eating in mass qty...lol Course, that is why I was as big as I was. That is all behind me now...This is a new chapter in my life and one I am loving!

I'm going to be working on a high-protein no-sugar, no crust recipe for pumpkin pie here shortly so wish me luck.