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  • Syman
    Syman Posts: 2,622 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    lost a pound this week

    Weekly Totals
    65,326 steps 60 floors 30.95 miles 20,095 calories
    Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today!:mad:
    Cos if you do it today and like it...You can do it again tomorrow.. :p

    Bookworm's Thread 2019 reading Challenge total :- 1/60
  • dannie
    dannie Posts: 2,223 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Homepage Hero
    STS since 17/1/18.

    Outdoor bike miles for January 2018 = 22 miles.
  • fredsnail
    fredsnail Posts: 2,068 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Here's this week's chart:

    zsmNuQp.jpg

    Congrats to our SoTW Syman this week     - congrats to our losers and STSers - keep going everyone.

    If anyone wants to join the 5lb challenge next month please post below.

    Here's this weeks chart for our Melbourne challenge:

    zyCpADd.jpg

    Next months challenge will be to climb Everest - starting at base camp reaching the summit will be a climb of 11,328 feet. You can climb flights of stairs - or if your exercise is distance I will convert it to a number of feet.

    If you wish to take part please post below.
    r8lmayg
    This weeks quote is by Anon.
    "Life isn't about finding yourself, it's about creating yourself."
  • Poppy27
    Poppy27 Posts: 254 Forumite
    Thanks Fred. Please add me to the 5lb challenge for Feb.

    I don!!!8217;t measure steps/distance so won!!!8217;t be able to climb Everest this time around. Happy to sit out of the exercise challenge this time round. I!!!8217;m making good progress at th gym, and I!!!8217;m quite proud for completing 70% of the Melbourne challenge :)
    I recall the last time I did the Everest challenge with you Fred (I think it was about 6 years ago!!) I used a stepper machine in my living room! Don!!!8217;t have it anymore.
  • Poppy27
    Poppy27 Posts: 254 Forumite
    Why do apostrophes keep turning into !!!and numbers? Is it happening on everyones screens or just mine?!
  • fredsnail
    fredsnail Posts: 2,068 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Poppy27 wrote: »
    Why do apostrophes keep turning into !!!and numbers? Is it happening on everyones screens or just mine?!

    I can see it in your posts but it doesn't appear to be happening on anyone elses.
  • fredsnail
    fredsnail Posts: 2,068 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Poppy27 wrote: »
    Thanks Fred. Please add me to the 5lb challenge for Feb.

    I don!!!8217;t measure steps/distance so won!!!8217;t be able to climb Everest this time around. Happy to sit out of the exercise challenge this time round. I!!!8217;m making good progress at th gym, and I!!!8217;m quite proud for completing 70% of the Melbourne challenge :)
    I recall the last time I did the Everest challenge with you Fred (I think it was about 6 years ago!!) I used a stepper machine in my living room! Don!!!8217;t have it anymore.

    No problem Poppy - you can always post the amount of time you do exercise and I'll convert it into steps.
  • x_raphael_xx
    x_raphael_xx Posts: 4,411 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Can I be added to the 5kb challenge again please.

    1.2 lbs loss this week :)
    Debt Free as of 17/01/2009 Turtle Power!!

    EF Challenger #3 £1543.72 / £5000
    MFW 2024 #100 £1300.00 / £10,000

    MFiT #40 Jan 2025 Target - £99,999.00
    Mortgage at 30/09/22 £113,694.11 | Mortgage at 24/01/23 £110,707.87
    Mortgage at 21/04/23 £107,701.01 | Mortgage at 20/07/23 £106,979.65
    Mortgage at 04/10/23 £106,253.77 | Mortgage at 10/01/24 £105,324.57
    Mortgage at 01/04/24 £104,424.73 | Mortgage at 01/10/24 £103,594.98
  • Syman
    Syman Posts: 2,622 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    STS this week

    Weekly Totals
    53,714 steps 33 floors 25.43 miles 18,974 calories
    Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today!:mad:
    Cos if you do it today and like it...You can do it again tomorrow.. :p

    Bookworm's Thread 2019 reading Challenge total :- 1/60
  • dannie
    dannie Posts: 2,223 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Homepage Hero
    - 4lb since last week. Indoor biking and two outdoor biking trips done. Diet about the same (?).
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