Slow goes the walking these days. Gets so hot I'm doing more swimming instead. Still trying to get in a short walk at lunch time most work days so I'm at 368.3/1000 Miles

Hi guys, I think it's a bit late for the 1,000 miles. But I like the crowd here, very motivating.
I think I might join in just to see what I total until the end of the year.
I was jogging, but my joints were bothering me so now I'm biking for most of my miles.
Last month I got 55miles. So far this month I've got 21 miles. I'm trying for about a hundred each month. We'll see though! Maybe more!!

June:55miles
July:21miles

Sabrina swimming is great exercise! Good for you to keep going!

Welcome TDIPRINCESS don't worry about making 1,000 miles...I have set this goal for 5 years or so...only made it into the 900's twice, if I remember correctly....life gets in the way...

Had a wonderful long walk to Starbucks with the wife and goldens this morning...warming up now but super cool at 6:30 this morning.

Have a great day!

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Thank you for the welcome! I appreciate it!!

I just did a 10 mile bike ride.
so that brings me to 86miles of how about I'll say 700 :D

so 86/700 til the end of the year! See if I can do it :)

Good luck on the 700 TDIPRINCESS...I won't reach my goal...unless I drive it...ha!

One of our goldens is having one of her hip issues so we didn't walk them the last couple of days...we do usually give them Sunday off if they have been out the rest of the week since we go to church early.

Only went for 2 miles today and took it easy...we shall see how she does the rest of the day...may get out this evening for a little more if she is ok.

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Took the weekend off because we had family visiting and then had a birthday party. Feel like I got exercise chasing after the kids.. but certainly didn't count in any miles... then yesterday we had fantastic weather - only got up to about 79 degrees (instead of the 100+ we've been having) so I went for my 3.5 mile walk for the first time in ages. My body felt it, for sure! I haven't taken that walk in a while and it was difficult.

Weather's supposed to stay this nice all week long, so hopefully I can pull in a few extra miles and make up for the weekend.

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Great job SABRINA! I hope it stays cool for you wherever your part of our great state is! Ging to be very nice here in north San Diego county coastal.

Angie and I got the girls out for a "short" 3 miles this morning...very nice and cool. Perfect t-shirt and shorts weather. Keeping any eye on my one pups leg and not over doing it.

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Brr!! It was actually windy and cool this morning when I woke up! What is up with Summer? First it rained for forever, then it was in the 100+ range for a long time, and now it's cool and windy outside?

I'm not complaining too loudly, I guess, because it's better walking weather than the hot days... after spending all those weeks in the pool getting my exercise, I forgot just how much energy and effort it took to lug around all this weight!

Another 3.5 mile walk yesterday.. and exhausted this morning, but I need to step it up because my ticker is moving in the wrong direction right now which is not a welcomed sight. :tired:

That puts me up to 375.3/1000 Miles

Cool morning here but nice for our 3 mile walk with the dogs. Plenty of people out at 6:30 with the cool weather.

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So yesterday, I took a walk in the early afternoon.. did some laps around my building (1.5 miles) and then took my 3.5 mile walk in the evening as usual around the neighborhood. Total of 5 miles yesterday. I think my body is protesting because things ache and joints are swollen and I'm feeling very much the beginner all over again.

I know there's a certain amount of water retention, but I'm not liking the direction of the scale right now. I'm trying to ignore the nagging feeling that it's my fault, because I know I'm doing everything right, but the number has gone up 3 pounds this week since Monday alone. :(

As a woman, I'll just blame it on my cycle. :D That's it. It's my cycle's fault. Who would question that? :lol:

Anyway.. 380.3/1000 Miles

Sabrina: You can probably attribute most, if not all, the gain to water retention especially if your joints are swollen. Don't be too hard on yourself. Keep moving forward a bit at a time. Even if numbers don't go down you are making great choices that are good for you and your body! :carrot:

EZMONEY: Thanks for the welcome and motivation!!

I'm up to 39miles for the month.
So...94/700

Typical morning here, being off work again today. Angie and I got the goldens out at 6:30 for 3 semi-quick ones...our one pup still has leg issue so we allow her to "pace"....

SABRINA it's hard for us to get bummed out on that scale #...the more we stay focused on what we are doing "RIGHT"...the more all those negative things disappear...like pounds and thoughts....and remember all that (leg) pain = gain!...and I don't mean weight :D

TIDIPRINCESS almost to 100...awesome!

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Ezmoney: Thanks for the encouragement!!

Today I got over the 100 mark! I did a 16.3 mile ride.
so that gives me 55.3 for the month.

110.3/700

Gonna sneak in 2 miles from walking to the park and back tonight for the concert....Bruce Springsteen tribute band....

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Did our normal Saturday Starbucks walk this morning with the mutts all peaceful and quiet.

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That's so funny.. last night I walked downtown for a change of scenery and stuck nearby the park where they have their Friday night free Summer Concert series.. 3 good bands last night kept me walking for an hour.. got in a little over 3.5 miles while enjoying the live music. :)

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Awesome work guys!!
We will be going to our Italian festival. We will be walking to it from the house. We will end up with a nice enjoyable 3.5mile walk! It won't be a quick one, but it'll be good and yummy food!! :D

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Started my morning off yesterday with some laps around my complex before the kids woke up and I knew things would get busy. I ended up doing about 2 miles in 30 minutes. That's a great pace for me.

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Awesome ladies. I will be gone most of the week but hope to at least get some miles out of town walking to dinner from our company apartment.

Nothing today as we had wanted to rest our one dog and keep an eye on her leg without the morning 3 miles.

Have a great week!

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Totally in, I average 22 miles a week walking. Thanks for the thread.

Celrae: :welcome: This is a nice little thread that I found recently as well. Quite welcoming and enjoyable!!

So I took a couple days off.. a lot going on lately.. but this cooler weather isn't going to last much longer, so I took advantage of it and followed the trail down by the river last night for my walk.. was a really nice change and the river keeps the temperature down.

389.5/1000 Miles

Awesome work Sabrina!!

I have been slacking on miles this week because of the heat. I have decided to stay in the house until next week for exercise. I've just been doing some circuit training exercises instead.

Wish everyone had the great weather we have been having here on the southern California coast!

Well, I didn't get but 2 miles walking out of town this week. I did walk for dinner once but the rest of the time we ate before we came back to the comapny apt. and ordered in once.

I may be off next week so I should get some each day. Keep going ladies and welcome celrae!

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A beautiful morning here for a neighborhood 3 mile walk with my wife and mutts.

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Nice and cool here before 7....just finished 3 with my best girls...saw a few neighbors and a few bunnies.

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Got out for 3miles in the neighborhood with the mutts, now off to the beach for breakfast.

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Nice cool morning but gonna warm up.....got 3 in before breakfast.

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Sorry i've been AWOL in the miles area this week LOL. I've been exercising like crazy, but either haven't had the chance or didn't want to fight the rain to go cycling. I don't mind the rain, but it's the mugginess that comes with it this time of year.
Keep up the great work! I'm resting my legs for a few days from harder workouts, so no major miles before next month :( I'll check in more often though!

No problem TIDIPRINCESS....glad you are keeping up your exercise! My step-d is actually going to Buffalo this morning for a wedding. She is in Long Island visiting her boyfriend. She "cried" to me last night about the weather there...lol...she went to college there so is full aware of it.

Speaking of weather...I HAD SOME! this morning. I took the girls out by myself since Angie was teaching a 7:00 yoga class. We got our 3 miles in but also rained on pretty good. It is in the high 60's so it wasn't too bad....refreshing really.

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Have a great week-end gals!

A very warm morning here but perfect for getting out for 3 miles at 6am...

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Hot weather last week - almost forgot, though, that I took a walk in the afternoon on Friday...

Today's supposed to only get up to 85 degrees. I'm hoping that's true so I can get more walking in. I feel like I need to get back into this and the Summer has really slowed me down. I'm going to at least push to start taking the short walk at work every day... I figure a few laps around my building, even when it's hot, will be doable and will plug in some much needed miles. I have some catching up to do.

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So the neighbor was out of town today and I decided to do her a favor and take her dogs out with me when I walked tonight. I certainly didn't go as fast as they wanted to go.. but they pulled me along at a quick enough pace that they had me jogging several times during the 3.5 mile walk. We stopped at the local park that had a dog run and let them take a few minutes to truly run around and get some water in the last mile... and by the time we got done, I think all three of us were tired. :)

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ezmoney: Well, either it was rainy or hot LOL.. Or maybe it was cooler than what she's used to? I hope the wedding went well!

Sbrina: Awesome work! That was really nice to take the dogs for a walk!!

I still am slacking on cycling. I should've gone yesterday, but just didn't have the desire. Not sure why. I will later in the week, I think Wed and possibly Thurs or Friday. I've been taking a break from circuit training since my ankle has bothering me, so I think cycling may help it a bit. I feel like I keep flipping back and forth LOL. I am really enjoying exercising though. I feel better than ever and I can see myself slimming down and toning up!! :carrot:

SABRINA...lol...one of my goldens just puts her head down and goes-goes-goes....the other one stops and sniffs a lot if we allow it. As they get older,7 now, they are more in-tune with what the other wants to do but boy oh boy was it a challenge when they were younger. Great job on taking a little extra on for your neighbor!

TIDIPRINCESS...I haven't heard the final outcome on the wedding weather...my step-d comes back tonight. Yep, she is well aware of NY weather after living there 4 years and visiting often...here in southern California coast it is "generally" pleasant at all times compared to many other places in our world.

Speaking of weather, gonna be warm here today, in the high 70's...very nice for summer!

Got 3 miles in, as usual, this morning with those dogs and my lovely wife...

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Enjoy your day ladies!

Just got back from our 3 miles, 7:30 and it is already 70 here and you can feel it's gonna be warm again today.

TIDIPRINCESS...My wife picked my step-d up late last night at the airport, when I asked my wife on the walk how the wedding in Buffalo went she laughed! She told me the wedding this past week-end was on Long Island...I shook my head and said "oh, all she talked about was the one going to happen in Buffalo"...wife said she thought that was the one she was going to also....that one is in October.

Have a great day ladies!

Took the dogs for a walk again last night. Another 3.5 miles. The first time, they were on a joint leash... this time we had them on separate leashes. They still seemed to be obsessed with keeping up with each other, so there were still moments of jogging along to keep them together. Gonna be closer to 100 degrees today so I don't know if I'll end up walking again... might have to take a break and do some swimming instead. The rest of the week looks to be in the upper 80's, though, so that'll be nice.


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Glad the dog walk got a bit easier SABRINA I hope it cools down for you and you can get some swimming and walks in.

Cloudy and overcast here this morning...almost..ALMOST...thought about a sweatshirt...lol....cool 65 right now. Great for that 3 mile walk with the girls...actually the wife and I came home with soaked tennies from all the dew in the grass we walked through.

forgot to add yesterdays miles with my post, so....

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Nice weather today.. almost cool with the breeze. Took the neighbor's dogs for another walk. I think she's enjoying the fact that we're doing the exercise so she doesn't have to. :lol:

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