I think I can see the sun peeking through the clouds........don't be shy!!!

Finished August on low steps but still made goal - every month so far this year!!  Weight maintenance starting today - want to stay between 130 & 135......

Need to build up steps at gym later.  Not many at work - too much DH in office!

Nice work. You walked 10,906 more steps than This week's average of 3,635. Rank: You are 33 out of 148 walkers for September 01
@slsommer walked 129 steps more than you (avg: 15,308 goal: 11,159)
@QuietusLeo walked 377 steps fewer than you (avg: 10,125 goal: 9,000)

Foggy!!!!  Sure sign winter is on its way..........

Photo - My free goodies from the gym - plus a free PT session for reaching goal!

Rank: You are 70 out of 158 walkers for August 31
@okubon walked 140 steps more than you (avg: 10,472 goal: 10,000)
@marigold walked 76 steps fewer than you (avg: 6,664 goal: 7,000)

No Monday morning feeling for me!  Bank Holiday, so no work!  Last official holiday before Christmas.  I've booked a week off work in Sept.  No cruise this time, unfortunately.  Am staying with DS Dave in Canterbury for a few days while DH catches up on stuff he wants to do at home - Dave & him don't get on and he prefers to be on his own anyway.

Will go for a run in a bit.  Then visit parents - didn't get to go yesterday & they're going away on Thursday
so want to catch up with them before they go.

After that - who knows.....?

Diligently done. You walked 161 more steps than Your average of 19,808. Nice work. You walked 2,038 more steps than Last month's average of 17,931. Good job. You walked 2,945 more steps than This month's average of 17,024. Yes! You walked 7,412 more steps than Your score of two days ago of 12,557. Rank: You are 13 out of 150 walkers for August 30
@megz85 walked 113 steps more than you (avg: 19,054 goal: 10,000)
@onetank walked 267 steps fewer than you (avg: 20,036 goal: 14,000)

Have reached goal!!!!!!!!!!   131.6!!!!  Woohoo!! 

Weigh in at gym @ 11.  If their scales agree with mine, I get a free session!  Lost 10lbs in 4 weeks - challenged by Chris (my PT).

Photo - 0.4 below goal!!!!!

Diligently done. You walked 3,198 more steps than Your score of two days ago of 9,359.
Rank: You are 38 out of 125 walkers for August 29
@davidwilde walked 443 steps more than you (avg: 8,188 goal: 10,000)
@Torill walked 232 steps fewer than you (avg: 12,197 goal: 11,000)

Shoot!  The scales went the wrong way for my challenge........

OK WT comrades - I need your help!!!!

Any tips on how to lose 1 pound (weight-wise) by tomorrow morning - practical or otherwise?  A point per tip!!

Rank: You are 54 out of 119 walkers for August 28
@wheaties walked 719 steps more than you (avg: 9,413 goal: 8,000)
@debby80 walked 15 steps fewer than you (avg: 7,286 goal: 6,100)

Forgot to wear peddy in morning when I went out - took it out my pocket to record steps on here & forgot to put it back!  So steps would have been more.............

Wet again - but supposed to get better for the weekend.  Speaking of which, it's a long one!!!  Bank Holiday on Monday.  Just have to get through Friday..........

My weekend challenge - lose 0.4 by Sunday for prize of free gym session & keyring.  "Lose 10# by 29th" was Chris's challenge - I've lost 9.6!  So close!

Had 4 choc Brazils after lunch.  The chocolate tasted SO sweet - not sure that I even liked it..........that would be a first! 

Rank: You are 39 out of 131 walkers for August 27
@florence walked 3 steps more than you (avg: 8,624 goal: 7,000)
@MannyP walked 400 steps fewer than you (avg: 16,838 goal: 12,000)

And still it rains..............

Walk at lunch, but too cold & miserable to be out for too long.  Needed some extra steps to burn off that apple & raspberry Danish pastry DH bought me.......ate it as brekkie to alleviate the guilt factor a bit.

Diligently done. You walked 4,110 more steps than Your score of two days ago of 13,773. Rank: You are 22 out of 138 walkers for August 26
@feralcarol walked 272 steps more than you (avg: 14,784 goal: 10,000)
@BenjiBop walked 1,546 steps fewer than you (avg: 14,123 goal: 10,000)

Where's the summer gone?  Overcast, damp....and cold!  High of 16 today and rain is forecast.

Steps have been a bit low of late - need to work on that one today. 

Few errands at lunch - pick up keys for job this afternoon, road tax for Steve's van & to m & S for milk so my guys can have a cuppa later. 

Having trouble with new iPod Touch; can't sync it to wireless internet at home - won't recognise password for some strange reason.  Works OK on work internet, but not home.  Strange.....

Diligently done. You walked 1,211 more steps than Your score of two days ago of 12,562. xRank: You are 34 out of 139 walkers for August 25
@zeldawalk walked 82 steps more than you (avg: 8,106 goal: 10,000)
@Sidonie walked 73 steps fewer than you (avg: 8,300 goal: 8,000)

D-Day for Johnny.  He can go to school from 10 o'clock onwards to pick up his GCSE exam results.  Then he will spend the rest of the day celebrating/commiserating with his mates.  Needs 'C' or above in Maths & English to be able to get on a heating & plumbing course.  Will have to rethink his options if he doesn't get the grades.  I promised him £10 per grade C or above that he gets as an incentive to get him to work harder.  He did his IT exam last year & got a 'C' so he's got a tenner in his pocket already.

A new baby daughter for the Prime Minister........wasn't due til September.

Rank: You are 39 out of 138 walkers for August 24 so far.
@JHobbs17 is ahead of you by 38 steps (avg: 12,937 goal: 10,000)
@laskeland is behind by 211 steps (avg: 10,963 goal: 12,000)

If August is still supposed to be Summer, why have we got October-like weather?  Rain all night and still coming down this morning....

.....and out came the sunshine and dried up all the rain.......

Rank: You are 31 out of 143 walkers for August 23
@SunnySacramento walked 89 steps more than you (avg: 11,167 goal: 11,000)
@gruskada walked 137 steps fewer than you (avg: 10,458 goal: 10,000)

I have a week in which to lose 2lbs.  That'll make a 10lb loss - which was the challenge laid down by Chris from the gym.  Lose 10# in 4 weeks (1-29th).

C25K progress - Managed to run to railway bridge at Riverhead.....not quite enough oomph to run ALL the way back, so walked some.  Further than I've 'run' before - 2.76 miles = 4.44km

Mum said the trip to Ypres was very moving.  She managed to find her uncle's name on the memorial & left flowers beneath it.  35,000 names on the Memorial to the Missing at Ypres - and there were further grave for those they found.

My mum's uncle:
http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_det … lty=827392

They were all too young.....

Rank: You are 20 out of 125 walkers for August 22
@JenB walked 211 steps more than you (avg: 25,199 goal: 25,000)
@feralcarol walked 57 steps fewer than you (avg: 14,787 goal: 10,000)

Picking MIL up at 9.30 - shopping at Tunbridge Wells.  http://uk.westfield.com/royalvictoriaplace/

Catch y'all later!

iligently done. You walked 1,939 more steps than Your average of 19,862.
Nice work. You walked 2,618 more steps than Yesterday's score of 19,183.
Good job. You walked 2,868 more steps than This month's average of 18,933.
Yes! You walked 3,870 more steps than Last month's average of 17,931.
Great! You walked 4,518 more steps than Your score of two days ago of 17,283.
Rank: You are 13 out of 111 walkers for August 21 so far.
@marilynyoung is ahead of you by 68 steps (avg: 10,472 goal: 8,000)
@threewhales is behind by 366 steps (avg: 11,408 goal: 10,000)

Another sunny day - washing is all on the line drying and another load in the machine timed to finish as I get home. 

Usual Friday stuff at work - bank, filing, sorting out all the odds & sods that I haven't done during the week.

Taking MIL shopping tomorrow so want to get house blessing & most of Mt Washmore done tonight.

Diligently done. You walked 393 more steps than This month's average of 18,790. x
Nice work. You walked 1,252 more steps than Last month's average of 17,931. x
Good job. You walked 1,900 more steps than Your score of two days ago of 17,283. x
Rank: You are 10 out of 118 walkers for August 20
@Manorexic walked 1,383 steps more than you (avg: 17,755 goal: 15,000)
@jkoll44 walked 704 steps fewer than you (avg: 17,581 goal: 10,000)

Lovely bright sunny day!  Plus, steps and weight are looking good - what could be better?

Walked round town at lunch - several laps of town centre - covered 1.7 miles.  Took boots in to be repaired - the complete sole came off one of them yesterday.....had to secure it on with eleastic bands!!

Did a detox yesterday - just drank water or lemon & ginger tea from dinner time on Monday til dinnertime last night.  And it worked!!

Mum's going on a pilgrimage to Tyne Cot Cemetery today (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyne_Cot).  Her uncle (her mum's brother) was killed in the First World War aged just 18.  They never found his body, so his would be one of the many unmarked graves.  His name appears on The Memorial to the Missing.  It's a trip she has been meaning to take for a long time.  She did a lot of research with a view of taking Nan to see it a few years ago, but other family things intervened and, unfortunately, Nan died before they had chance to go.
Apparently they still play the Last Post and Reveille at 8 o'clock every evening.  Very poignant.......

1.4 mile lunchtime walk - a few errands ......and just walking.

Only 4 of us hardy souls at gym class tonight.  I prefer it with just a few.  A good workout.

Diligently done. You walked 668 more steps than Your average of 19,863. Nice work. You walked 1,679 more steps than This month's average of 18,852. Good job. You walked 2,600 more steps than Last month's average of 17,931. Yes! You walked 3,531 more steps than Your score of two days ago of 17,000. xRank: You are 13 out of 124 walkers for August 18
@hartemom walked 316 steps more than you (avg: 18,517 goal: 20,000)
@gymnastgirly walked 219 steps fewer than you (avg: 9,603 goal: 10,000)

Definitely getting cooler - and wetter!  Apparently we 've had the driest Summer since 1914 - August is sure making up for it!  Jumper back out the drawer for today......

Airport strikes are off for now so Mark & Hannah should get to Portugal OK this afternoon.  If they do decide to strike, they have to give at least 7 days notice - so they'll get home safely too.

Diligently done. You walked 4,580 more steps than Yesterday's score of 12,420. Rank: You are 23 out of 144 walkers for August 17 so far.
@gmcdavid is ahead of you by 74 steps (avg: 12,488 goal: 10,000)
@annarose8 is behind by 30 steps (avg: 11,949 goal: 12,800)

17000 steps!  Exactly on goal!

Mark off work this week.  Going to Portugal with Hannah, his 'invisible' girlfriend.  He's been with her for nearly 3 months and we have yet to meet her.  Let's hope they get there & back before the strikes start.

Rank: You are 56 out of 129 walkers for August 16
@okubon walked 100 steps more than you (avg: 10,490 goal: 10,000)
@Torill walked 402 steps fewer than you (avg: 12,287 goal: 11,000)

Not good steps today.....

Weight not moved today - but I have already jogged 2.7 miles this morning; so hopefully that will help the scales for tomorrow.  Made it to the railway bridge & back - a little further each week!!  Had to run for 28 minutes - cheated a little & walked for a minute or so.....

Recovered sufficiently to get ironing done before going to parents'.  Mum's off to Belgium on Tuesday to visit the Tyne Cot Cemetery in Ypres (or Wipers as the soldiers used to call it) - now renamed Ieper by the Belgians.  Her uncle (her mum's brother) is on the missing soldiers' memorial and she wants to see it - they never found his body.....  She researched it a few years back with the intention of taking Nan over there as well.  But unfortunately my brother fell ill & died and Nan was never fit enough to make the journey before she died, so Mum never got the chance to go then.  She's now going with my niece (who is studying History & War) for an overnight trip to see the memorial to an uncle she never knew.

http://www.webmatters.net/cwgc/tyne_cot_mem.htm

Diligently done. You walked 895 more steps than Last month's average of 17,931. Nice work. You walked 2,584 more steps than Your score of two days ago of 16,242. Rank: You are 18 out of 126 walkers for August 15
@Liha60 walked 462 steps more than you (avg: 11,263 goal: 16,500)
@raeburnb walked 265 steps fewer than you (avg: 16,877 goal: 16,000)

Another rainy weekend - August has been a bit if a washout so far - very gloomy.

Weekends are dangerous times for overeating - not good if I want to get to my goal by 29th - 6 to go in 2 weeks.  It can be done, especially if I continue to ignore that scrummy-looking choc cake in the fridge that DH bought......

Housework & laundry as per normal for a Saturday. Will visit sis & her DH later - celebrating their 23rd wedding anniversary today. 

Rank: You are 28 out of 125 walkers for August 14
@housewifeheather walked 146 steps more than you (avg: 21,294 goal: 10,000)
@argos14 walked 234 steps fewer than you (avg: 12,103 goal: 10,001)