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I've done 160 minutes. Yay! I know that having this challenge, and also my lil exercise ticker has helped me get to the gym! I love seeing my ticker move move move!

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Good job everyone!!! I will be on vacation until 7/23. I'll catch up the chart then. Keep up the good work!!! I hope to have a lot of minutes to add from swimming during vacation!! :)

Name…………Goal in MinutesCompleted…..To Go

MM………………..480 …………….100………..380

FarmerE…….. …….480 …………….90…………390

Lucy……………….900 …………….0…………..900

Huntersmom………480 …………….60…………420

Eva………………...960 …………….0…………..960

Dana………………480 .……………0…………...480

Suzzzie……………900...............…..160………….740

Glindab……………240……………..0……………240

Cbm818…………...480……………..0……………480

Jackiep12………….480……………..90………… 410

Crabby54………….450…………….111………….339

Bigbaby……………360……………..0……………360

Carebears………….560……………255……………305

Waters……………..320……………..54…………..266

Farmmomto2………480 …………….0……………480

Itsjustme…………...420……………..0……………420

Joanie………………300…………….0……………300

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:clap2: Well so far for the month I am at 300 mins of my 480 I need to reach my goal. I do love being able to go to Water arobics!!! That is the best part of my day. Or at least until my DH gets home:embarassed:. I hope everyone has a great weekend.

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Hi Everyone,

It's been a long time since I posted hope everyone is doing good.

I finally got some much needed sleep and have been really working at the the treadmill. I still need to play catch-up though.

Was able to walk the last few days, hopefully it will continue.

My weight has fluctuated so much this past week. I gained a few pounds and then they just started to fall off. Not sure what is happening there so, I am back where I started!

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I've done 360! Woo hoo!

My ankle has been bothering me (long story) so I switched to swimming laps (and "running" in the pool) and I love exercising in the pool.

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Back from vacation....here's the updated chart...all my exercise did not keep me from gaining vacation pounds :( Back in the saddle today!!!!

Name…………Goal in MinutesCompleted…..To Go

MM………………..480 …………….460………..20

FarmerE…….. …….480 …………….90…………390

Lucy……………….900 …………….360……….540

Huntersmom………480 …………….60…………420

Eva………………...960 …………….0…………..960

Dana………………480 .……………180…………300

Suzzzie……………900...............…..160………….740

Glindab……………240……………..0……………240

Cbm818…………...480……………..135…………345

Jackiep12………….480……………..90………… 410

Crabby54………….450…………….216………….234

Bigbaby……………360……………..0……………360

Carebears………….560……………255……………305

Waters……………..320…………….154…………..166

Farmmomto2………480 …………...300……………180

Itsjustme…………...420……………..0……………420

Joanie………………300…………….0……………300

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Welcome back MM! How was your trip?

Put me down for a total of 400 minutes. This has been great to know that I'm being slightly held accountable for doing some exercise. I'm also feeling good too!

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The exercise is beginning to pay off, the stubborn scale has begun to budge!! Please put me down for 182 minutes next time you post.

:cheer2:

Thanks

Joanie

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Hey, thanks for the kick in the butt, and I have only been banded a week but have already started walking 30 minutes a day! I will continue this 5 days a week, increasing my speed every day. Thanks so much!

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Hi Musicalmomma,

Please put me down for 755 minutes. Thank you for all of your work keeping up the chart. This has been great accountability. Hope you had a great vacation!

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Hey. I'm at 195 minutes. I've begun to realize that for me - this first month - I have over estimated my ability to get to the gym and do the exercise. Lol. I'm semi-pleased with what I have done, but I know I could do better. I know I won't reach my goal, and I'm cool with that. I think for August I'm going to stick with around 500 minutes. Lol!!

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I can be put in for another 150 minutes. I am not going to make my goal this month. I think next months challenge I will pick a small goal and hopefully meet it for exceed it.

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