2019 WIR Healthy Lifestyle Discussion

[ners]

I hope for 350,000 steps per month not per week.

That number of steps is insane.  

[steph08]

Sept 9, 2019 15:13:41 GMT -5 Cookies Galore said:

Sept 9, 2019 13:35:43 GMT -5 Chocolate Lover said:

I know!!!! He's at 948K right now. I hate him. 

380,000 steps is nearly 180 miles. That does not computer. My husband is a distance runner and has maybe run 100 miles in a week once or twice, if ever. Me thinks this leader puts his Fitbit on the family pet. :-)

I have to agree! I just looked at my Garmin and the most steps I have ever had in a day is 62k - I ran a marathon that day and walked another 10 miles around Disney World afterwards. There is no way someone can do that number of steps every day.

[andi9899]

I was thinking that too. I'm really active and my best month so far has been about 460K. Not that there aren't people more active than me, but 900K+ is insane.

[andi9899]

Sept 9, 2019 15:13:41 GMT -5 Cookies Galore said:

Sept 9, 2019 13:35:43 GMT -5 Chocolate Lover said:

I know!!!! He's at 948K right now. I hate him. 

380,000 steps is nearly 180 miles. That does not computer. My husband is a distance runner and has maybe run 100 miles in a week once or twice, if ever. Me thinks this leader puts his Fitbit on the family pet. :-)

That or on their kid. I'd be interested to see what this guy looks like. If he's getting that many steps in, he must be in fabulous shape.

[NoNamePerson]

Sept 10, 2019 8:37:28 GMT -5 andi9899 said:

Sept 9, 2019 15:13:41 GMT -5 Cookies Galore said:

380,000 steps is nearly 180 miles. That does not computer. My husband is a distance runner and has maybe run 100 miles in a week once or twice, if ever. Me thinks this leader puts his Fitbit on the family pet. :-)

That or on their kid. I'd be interested to see what this guy looks like. If he's getting that many steps in, he must be in fabulous shape.

Or have really flat feet. 

[andi9899]

Sept 10, 2019 9:18:45 GMT -5 NoNamePerson said:

Sept 10, 2019 8:37:28 GMT -5 andi9899 said:

That or on their kid. I'd be interested to see what this guy looks like. If he's getting that many steps in, he must be in fabulous shape.

Or have really flat feet. 

Then I got ripped off. I have flat feet and I'm not in fabulous shape. I'm in pretty ok shape, but not great.

[NoNamePerson]

Sept 10, 2019 9:34:42 GMT -5 andi9899 said:

Sept 10, 2019 9:18:45 GMT -5 NoNamePerson said:

Or have really flat feet. 

Then I got ripped off. I have flat feet and I'm not in fabulous shape. I'm in pretty ok shape, but not great.

You need to ask for a redo  That sucks! In time you will be in fabulous shape too.

[Chocolate Lover]

I sort of assumed that he works for the Parks department or something but it is a ridiculous amount of steps. He's 7K steps away from a million. 

[andi9899]

There is no way he's to a million steps for 10 days. He's cheating.

[Chocolate Lover]

Sept 10, 2019 13:56:06 GMT -5 andi9899 said:

There is no way he's to a million steps for 10 days. He's cheating.

I agree. I asked my coworker if she knows who he is, because I don't and didn't find his name in the phone directory (which supports non desk job) but she thinks he drives a bus. 


ETA: we're at more than 10 days in, it started on August 19th, but it's still a lot of steps. His closest competition is at 551K

[NastyWoman]

Sept 10, 2019 14:14:33 GMT -5 Chocolate Lover said:

Sept 10, 2019 13:56:06 GMT -5 andi9899 said:

There is no way he's to a million steps for 10 days. He's cheating.

I agree. I asked my coworker if she knows who he is, because I don't and didn't find his name in the phone directory (which supports non desk job) but she thinks he drives a bus. 

A Fred Flintstone style of bus?

[andi9899]

Sept 10, 2019 14:14:33 GMT -5 Chocolate Lover said:

Sept 10, 2019 13:56:06 GMT -5 andi9899 said:

There is no way he's to a million steps for 10 days. He's cheating.

I agree. I asked my coworker if she knows who he is, because I don't and didn't find his name in the phone directory (which supports non desk job) but she thinks he drives a bus. 


ETA: we're at more than 10 days in, it started on August 19th, but it's still a lot of steps. His closest competition is at 551K

I see it's counting the steps from the start to current. I was thinking it was running by month like our step challenge.

[andi9899]

I have been falling behind on my steps lately. I had a few days off and I didn't walk as much as I usually do. I regret nothing.

[Pants]

Sept 10, 2019 14:14:33 GMT -5 Chocolate Lover said:

Sept 10, 2019 13:56:06 GMT -5 andi9899 said:

There is no way he's to a million steps for 10 days. He's cheating.

I agree. I asked my coworker if she knows who he is, because I don't and didn't find his name in the phone directory (which supports non desk job) but she thinks he drives a bus. 


ETA: we're at more than 10 days in, it started on August 19th, but it's still a lot of steps. His closest competition is at 551K

I wonder if the vibrations of the bus fool the step counter?! 

[NoNamePerson]

Sept 10, 2019 14:14:33 GMT -5 Chocolate Lover said:

Sept 10, 2019 13:56:06 GMT -5 andi9899 said:

There is no way he's to a million steps for 10 days. He's cheating.

I agree. I asked my coworker if she knows who he is, because I don't and didn't find his name in the phone directory (which supports non desk job) but she thinks he drives a bus. 


ETA: we're at more than 10 days in, it started on August 19th, but it's still a lot of steps. His closest competition is at 551K

Maybe he is pushing the bus  

[Chocolate Lover]

Sept 10, 2019 15:23:29 GMT -5 Pants said:

Sept 10, 2019 14:14:33 GMT -5 Chocolate Lover said:

I agree. I asked my coworker if she knows who he is, because I don't and didn't find his name in the phone directory (which supports non desk job) but she thinks he drives a bus. 


ETA: we're at more than 10 days in, it started on August 19th, but it's still a lot of steps. His closest competition is at 551K

I wonder if the vibrations of the bus fool the step counter?! 

I've since asked an IT buddy and the dude is an administrator but supposedly spends a stupid amount of time walking/running. Whatever, it's still nuts. 

[wvugurl26]

Made it back to the gym a week later. It was a serious struggle but I made it. I forgot to use my inhaler before I left. I guess it helped more last week than I thought.

[ners]

Weekly check in

Hit step and calorie burn goal.  Did not do well at getting to bed by 11:00.  Too much between meals mindless eating.

Goals for week
80000 steps
14000 calorie burn
In bed by 11:00 5 out of seven days
No snacking after 8:00 PM

1/1/19 177.2
2/1/19 175.2
3/1/19 170.8
4/1/19 167.4
5/1/19 161.8
6/1/19 159
7/1/19 158.8
8/1/19 156.6
9/1/19 158.8
9/9/19 159.2
9/16/19 159.8

[ners]

Weekly check in

Hit step and calorie burn goal.  Did not hit the going to sleep or not eating after 8:00 PM goal.

Keeping the goals the same this week.  Have meetings after work 2 nights this week and have a big deadline to meet on Thursday.  Hope to go to bed by 11:00 at  5 of 7 days.  No snacking after 9:00.  

Have a good week everyone. 

1/1/19 177.2
2/1/19 175.2
3/1/19 170.8
4/1/19 167.4
5/1/19 161.8
6/1/19 159
7/1/19 158.8
8/1/19 156.6
9/1/19 158.8
9/9/19 159.2
9/16/19 159.8
9/23/19 159.6

[raeoflyte]

Back to tracking in mfp. Today I didn't feel like I was going to gnaw my own arm off for once, and hit all of their macros so hopefully thats a sign things are happening.

Also trying to find a gym or trainer to give me some new kettlebell workouts or try out boxing. Both would help my jiu-jitsu and I could continue them at home. I want to increase my aerobic workouts, but food is the focus. Ive been more active than ever this summer with only weight gain to show for it (definitely not muscle) so I can't get lax with that piece.

[ners]

Weekly  check in

Hit step (80,000)  and calorie burn goal (14000).  Failure on not eating after 8:00 PM and getting to bed by 11:00 (5 of 7 days).

Going to keep the same goals.   
Have a great week everyone.

1/1/19 177.2
2/1/19 175.2
3/1/19 170.8
4/1/19 167.4
5/1/19 161.8
6/1/19 159
7/1/19 158.8
8/1/19 156.6
9/1/19 158.8
9/9/19 159.2
9/16/19 159.8
9/23/19 159.6
9/30/19 158.6

[ners]

Hit step goal and calorie burn goal.

Did okay on getting to bed by 11:00.  Could use a bit of improvement.

Snacking needs to be kept in check.

Going to drop step goal to 70000.   Had a tooth pulled today.  Not going to get in too many more steps today.  I will put calorie burn goal at 13800.
In bed by 11:00 at least 5 days.  No snacking after 8:00 PM.

1/1/19 177.2
2/1/19 175.2
3/1/19 170.8
4/1/19 167.4
5/1/19 161.8
6/1/19 159
7/1/19 158.8
8/1/19 156.6
9/1/19 158.8
10/1/19 158.8
10/7/19 159.8

Have a great week everyone.

[wvugurl26]

My steps are heading back in the right direction. I did better with getting to bed at a decent time. Not so good on water intake. Did good eating at home and bringing lunch.

Trying to work on stress relief as well. Work has just been stupid for the past six weeks.

It's a struggle to get all the pieces together in the same week. I keep trying.

[ners]

wvugurl26  I know what you mean about stress.  From the last week of August until mid October my work is always extremely busy. 

[Cookies Galore]

Hubs did a trail 50k on Sunday it made me think of the cheater Chocolate Lover works with. :-) Honey ran something over 61,000 steps during the race.

[andi9899]

I think I would die if I attempted that.

[Chocolate Lover]

Oct 8, 2019 19:50:23 GMT -5 Cookies Galore said:

Hubs did a trail 50k on Sunday it made me think of the cheater Chocolate Lover works with. :-) Honey ran something over 61,000 steps during the race.

Cheater face is at 2.2 million. The challenge ends on the 14th, so we will see how far he gets. 

[wvugurl26]

He's definitely cheating!

I'm sad the weather is turning colder and yucky. The nicer weather makes it easy to go for a walk after dinner. We are trying to get back to the gym but this week before vacation is just brutal.

[ners]

Weekly check in.   Hit step goal not calorie burn goal.  Did okay at getting to bed.  Not so good on eating.

This week goals:

80000 steps
14000 calorie burn
get back to tracking food.
In bed no later than 11:00 PM.


1/1/19 177.2
2/1/19 175.2
3/1/19 170.8
4/1/19 167.4
5/1/19 161.8
6/1/19 159
7/1/19 158.8
8/1/19 156.6
9/1/19 158.8
10/1/19 158.8
10/7/19 159.8
10/14/19  161.

[ners]

Weekly check in

Hit step and calorie burn goal.  Did okay on eating until the weekend. Could improve bedtime.

This weeks goals:

1. 80000 steps
2. 14000 calorie burn
3. Log food all days
4. In bed by 11:00 at least 5 of 7 days

1/1/19 177.2
2/1/19 175.2
3/1/19 170.8
4/1/19 167.4
5/1/19 161.8
6/1/19 159
7/1/19 158.8
8/1/19 156.6
9/1/19 158.8
10/1/19 158.8
10/7/19 159.8
10/14/19 161.
10/21/19 160.8