Welcome to #FitReaders!! Felicia the Geeky Blogger and I are super excited to be co-hosting this fitness-oriented group for another year! Felicia is hosting check-ins from July through September 2016, and you’ll find check-ins every Friday at her blog. I’ll still have weekly check-ins here as well. If you have any questions about #FitReaders, you can leave them in the comment section or email me at twimom227(at)gmail(dot)com.
Important links:
The August Virtual 5k and 10k Race Series + 1 mile Fun Run finish line (for after you complete the “race”)
#FitReaders information page
#FitReaders 101
Facebook Group
Last Week (August 1 – 7, 2016):
I started the week below my goal weight after being above it for three weeks, but I missed this week’s weigh-in because I was on a family vacation in Hersheypark, Pennsylvania. I’m guessing I put on some weight based on the food choices I made, but overall, I did well. We were very active – moving all the time, and I tried to make good choices with the available food selections. I didn’t get in a 5k last week, so I’m very bummed that I started off August on that bad note, but I did have lots of active minutes because of all the walking at the park. One funny thing is that my Fitbit auto-recorded multiple walks during the days I was at the park, ranging in time from 11 to 29 minutes. It must have been walking to/from our parking spot or running across the park to catch the next ride!
My Movement*:
Monday: one walk totaling 42 minutes, 10,608 steps/day – 5k finished
Tuesday: one walk totaling 33 minutes, 10,412 steps/day
Wednesday: one walk totaling 37 minutes + two mini walks, 14,290 steps/day
Thursday: one walk totaling 40 minutes, 12,253 steps/day
Friday: one walk totaling 31 minutes, 11,718 steps/day
Saturday: one walk totaling 10 minutes + 2 hours amusement park, 11,833 steps/day
Sunday: no exercise + 12 hours amusement park, 20,912 steps/day
* I track two different goals. The first goal is a timed duration of exercise – moving with the intent to raise my heart rate and get in some cardiovascular work. This is what I’m mean when I say “45 minutes walking.” The second goal is total daily steps. This is from my Fitbit, which measures all steps from 12:00AM – 11:59PM, exercise included.
August Goals:
How did I do this week?
- Reach 10,000 steps each day – 7/7 days
- Move with purpose (exercise) at least 30 minutes, 6 days per week – 5/6 days
- Track my caloric intake using the LoseIt! app each day – 7/7 days
- Walk a 5K each week – 0/5 in August
How was your week? What were you successes? What were your challenges? Be sure to stop over at Felicia the Geeky Blogger blog to check in with her.
Amusement park fun!
Yes yes! Lots of fun and lots of steps!
I would imagine you’d get lots of steps at Hershey!!! I didn’t get too many steps in at the beach, but I wasn’t planning on it. I did focus on eating healthy, and managed to do so all week, so I’m happy about that! Now it’s back to my regular workout schedule…
Have a great week and here’s my check-in: http://alwayswithabook.blogspot.com/2016/08/fitreaders-weekly-check-in-august-12.html
Great job on the healthy eating. That is something I’ve really struggled with this summer, and especially this week. Welcome back from vacation and I hope your week ahead is a good one!