Project: Fall/Winter Challenge!

[Brown-eyedG2]

Who's in? Hi there I'm over 50 🙂 and 😞 overweight .... looking for supportive friends to get healthier! Please message me if you're up for it Have a good day!

[Brown-eyedG2]

Hi @Crunch70 great idea. I checked it out, looks good but I'm a walker. Is it for runners? Those with super high step counts may be interested. Why not pm them to see if they'd like to join?

Keep us posted. Thanks!

[mmphilma]

This is super cool!! I didn't know the league existed.  I'm not quite sure I'm ready for it though, @Crunch70 lol

[Leca]

Could also start a fitbit activity group for your challenge! It would make it so that we could all see our steps in relation to each other and things even if we didn't all fit into one challenge. 

[Crunch70]

Not just for runners I walk mainly

[Brown-eyedG2]

Yes @Leca that's a great idea! You could go there @Crunch70 or start an Activity public group in Community they really grow.
I didn't know about the league either @mmphilma 🙂 lol!

Either way it's motivation and something new.

The friends challenge is going great. There's one more day to the workweek hustle and so far our highest stepper KristinaB is at +77K! Amazing!
Keep it up people. 😉

[Brown-eyedG2]

Good Day all around. Our friends' challenge today included a new badge for Christina I, Lighthouse 50 floors in a day!
Yesterday @AngelBaker earned an Urban Boot 15K steps in a day!
And our all time highest 7-day is KarenC with +125K !! One more day people...

Like @mmphilma says ..heels on fire.
Cool.

[Brown-eyedG2]

Good Morning people! As I've mentioned we've had a great week! I'm so proud of all of you.

Our group is diverse at all levels as you know, personal best counts. It'll improve our self esteem, confidence, stamina, most of all our health.

This week altogether we've won 10 awards:
9/28-10/2
747: Polk & Mindy
Lighthouse: Christina I
Hiking Boot: Christina
Penguin March: Tala
And Claire
Serengeti: me
Redwood Forest: Lynette
And Christina I
Urban Boot: Angel

You're an Amazing group of Fittbiters! Yeah! Let's finish today strong. 🙂

[Elendili]

Hi everyone!  I wanted to update you all on my status as I haven't posted recently.  I just got back from the doctor.  I don't have to have back surgery!  Whew!  But, I do need pain killers and warm water therapy.  So I want to change my goals to include warm water therapy and only walking 1000 steps a day until the back pain gets better.

You all are such a marvelous group and I feel so lucky to be a part of it!  Keep on keeping on!

Elendili

[Karmafroggy]

Goooood afternoon!!

I would be thrilled to be a part of this group.  I do not post too much here but I am super motivated and competition brings out the best in me.  I have a daily goal of 8k steps and I have not missed a goal day yet.  I simply can not miss it because I would let myself down.  

I have been on a journey and I'd love to share my times and stories with you guys.  Currently I am at 298 pounds so I have a ton of weight to lose  ( 150ish pounds) but I have already dropped 66 pounds.   I have comp;letely changed how I eat and what I eat and now I am trying, fo rthe first time in my life, to get really fit and  healthy.  When my mentality changed to focus on health  the weightloss became a very good side effect.  Yesterday I joined a gym and I am able to now walk  1.33miles  within 30 minutes on a treadmill ( thats at setting 2.8 ).  I have many goals but my ultimate goal is going to be on May 21st, 2016 when the Geist Mini Marathon will be my major life accomplishment.  I have a good support group around me but one can never have enough support.  I'd love to join the group, add some friends and really get in to doing some major steps 🙂  Please feel free to add me as a friend and  let me know that you are from this group.  I am not currently subscribing to any other group.  Hope to see you guys soon 🙂  Keep steppin' 😄

Iwona

[Brown-eyedG2]

Hey there @Elendili great news! I'm waving hi sending good thoughts your way for a speedy recovery. We'll see you soon at our Workweek Hustle.

Welcome @Karmafroggy! Glad you can join us on your journey. Kudos on losing the weight, the last time I did that much it took me 2 yrs. and that was 15 years ago on my own. I wish you the best. We will all be there to support you on the way down. See you in our one of three Workweek Hustles, the friends are multiplying 🙂 it's great!

[Brown-eyedG2]

Good morning fellow fitbitters!
We have finished strong out first full week of challenges!

In the first WWH our top winner is KristinaB with +105k, second is Playmore with +95k, third @Leca +91k, 4th is @diverdragon with +86k...phenomenal!

In the second one PolkW is our WWH winner with a first place goal of +68k...Way to go! Our runner-up @Tala and @Mommy2Four each with +50k..great job ladies.

Our third WWH top was Karen C +91 and second was @AngelBaker with +65k. I came in 4th with my personal highest at +44k. Not too shabby people!!

We started 9/21 and here we are a few weeks later with so many encouraging friends. Thank you all so much. 🙂

[Brown-eyedG2]

In addition to the tallies for our three WWH friends' challenges:
Yes .....and Honorable mentions go to:

@Crunch70 +48k, @mmphima +39k,
@Elendili +5k....great job friends!
Keep up the good work!

[Elendili]

You guys are such a great group!  Thanks so much for encouraging me!  And keep up the good work!  You are all Super Stars!

Elendili

[Brown-eyedG2]

You are welcome @Elendili! We want everyone to feel good about themselves and work to their personal best potential. You have improved right along with the rest of us. Yeah you! 😉

So far our two WW friends challenge is going along nicely with our @Crunch70 in with +31k and our @Leca leading the other group with +22k at this hour. The day is young so I'll let you know who will top them all.
Keep on Fitbit-ing!

[Susan12345]

Good luck with your smoking.  It is really hard to quit . Make sure you have lots of gum to chew on and lots of candies, mints, etc.  (Sugar free of course). I know it sounds rediculous but put it in every coat, sweat shirt, your car, by your computer, and outside where your cigarettes are. Any place that you might smoke, have gum and candy there. Unfortunatly, it can be very, very hard. 'Ive been there. You can always type your frustration to me.

[AnnesGT]

Hello everyone,

I would love to join the challenges.  I've been a Fit bit participant / member since April / May and it has helped me drop 15 pounds... I would love to go another 10-13.  This weekend, unfortunately, I was laid up with the virus that is going around, so my steps definitely not in any realm of being counted!

I work as a Practice Coordinator for a medical group within a hospital affiliation; it is essentially a desk job of 10-13 hours a day, though there are times that I am walking a lot. 

Healthwise, I have severe fibromyalgia, rocky mountain spotted fever, chronic pain syndrome, chronic fatigue syndrome, restless leg syndrome, and chronic migraine ... though I am too stubborn to take time off from work when I am in pain, so I work through it. Definitely not beneficial to my health, but the work needs to get accomplished.

Feel free to add me as a friend ... and definitely to challenges - I'm always up for those!

[Brown-eyedG2]

Well it was a fast and furious Weekend Warior friends challenge!

In our first group it's close to call so I'll say @divedragon with 36k is our winner with @Crunch70 32k and .. To close to call @AngelBaker 25k / Polk 25k!! Neck n Neck.....
I'll be back later with the final.

Our second was @Karmafroggy 's group that friend Ashley 40k with @Leca 38k
Wooooooo.

This Week's WWH has just begun. And we're off with Christina I in the lead, in my second group I am... Things will change shortly.

I'll keep you posted....

[Karmafroggy]

Ashley is a beast when it comes to steps. Leca certainly gave her a run for her money though!  I love having those high steppers in the groups.  It reminds me that there is ALWAYS room to do more steps and that it is not impossible.  I will be kicking some booty at the gym tonight.  Yall watch out, I'm coming though 😉 lol

[mmphilma]

Hi!! Thank you for the tips! 🙂  Just an update, it's 17 days smoke free now!! 🙂  Getting easier now, week 2 was worse than week 1! lol.

[mmphilma]

I really need to step it up when it comes to Weekend Warrior challenges.... I do SO GOOD during the week and it all just falls apart on the weekend.  I need to put together some type of routine.... What do you all do that makes it easier to get your steps in on the Weekends??