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!!

Spent 6 days on a ranch with no cell or wifi, walked 2 miles a day, a lot of uphill and stuck to my post op diet. Lost 0 lbs..... Frustrated, but trudging onward.

hang in there! It sounds like the dreaded third week stall. I actually didn't stall at that point. I'm going through a stall right now that has lasted over two weeks. The scale will move again!

hang in there! It sounds like the dreaded third week stall. I actually didn't stall at that point. I'm going through a stall right now that has lasted over two weeks. The scale will move again!

I had a stall that started day 1 of my third week post-op. Scale didn't budge for 14 days. It's finally moving again!

Yesterday I walked two miles at lunch time and two miles with the dogs at night. My total for so far is now: 58.7. miles. Everyone is doing great! Thank you all for being inspirational and keeping me on track! We're just about halfway through this challenge...time is flying!

Doctor gave me the ok to do some easy walking now so I'm jumping in. Did 1.3 miles this morning, nice and slow. I'll be happy if I can get 20 miles by the end of the month.

I just can't let y'all have all the fun.

Doctor gave me the ok to do some easy walking now so I'm jumping in. Did 1.3 miles this morning, nice and slow. I'll be happy if I can get 20 miles by the end of the month.

I just can't let y'all have all the fun.

Oh good!! So happy you're doing well!

As of 10/13:

1300 squats, 20.9 miles

sick on Mon & Tues

Going to have to take a break for a bit.....

20.5 mile bike ride in the gorgeous october weather! Must have been feeling the urge for some civil disobedience cuz I rode on the Schuylkill River trail which skirts the edge of Valley Forge Park, currently closed due to the government shut down. However the trail was open so I guess it's considered PA's responsibility and not the Feds. Bummer, was really hoping to stage a protest! NOT! Everyone is doing so great! Oh yeah, that puts my total at 60.1.

Okay, apparently the batteries are low on my scale, I went for my official weigh in at the dr today, 6.5 lbs for a total of 39.8 for my first month. I Guess all the walking at the ranch last week paid off. Now I can start the gym and bicycling, super excited.

Okay adding up so far...84.3 after a nice long break this weekend!

Okay adding up so far...84.3 after a nice long break this weekend!

Wowzers!!!! Awesome!

3.1 mile run and 1.5 mile walk today.

So far this month:

Run: 27.6 (goal 60)

Walk: 31 (goal 40)

Bike: 5 (goal 50)

Total: 63.6

Missus butter ran 6 miles tonight. Total of 51.1 miles.

Another great day! Started off with a 4 mile ride before work this morning then walked 2.71 miles today and I just finished a 7 mile ride on the recumbent bike. I think 7 miles is my best so far. So now I stand at 74.5 miles for the month! Feeling great!

+ 1600 m run ( 1 mile)

Invictus workout today.

40 pull-ups

30 hand stand push-ups

20 s n a t c h e s @ 125 #

30 hand stand push ups

40 pull ups

14.53 m

Extra credit

+ 3000 m row (about 2 miles) - 8 m

More blisters to heal. kipping the pull ups, but they are still hard.

Good strong workout yesterday too:

1600 m run (1 mile)

200m Row

15 Burpees

20 Back Squats 225#/155#

25 Kettlebell Swings 53#/35#

30 Wall Balls 20#/14# to 10’ target

25 Kettlebell Swings 53#/35#

20 Back Squats 225#/155#

15 Burpees

200m Row

15.25 m

The workout yesterday is the start of a 1 month nutritional challenge at box. Person who loses the most weight and shows the most improvement in time takes home the pot. Everyone contributed 10 to participate. About 50 entered so 500 pot. yay!! I won't lose a lot of weight, but I am going to strive for workout improvements. I want to get better at double unders, kipping pull-ups and rebound box jumps. We will be checking this same workout in 1 month.

Hit 120 m for October today.

7.5 for Tuesday, total 104.5

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