Getting there

[gman1961]

At work today,just gone down 9 floors (stairs) and then ran back up again.after getting my breath back I feel well pleased.At least I am not eating badly whilst at work .Monday weigh in tomorrow, try and do stairs again before the end of the day .good luck to everyone.

[Claire2stone]

Well done gman1961 😀 if you carry on taking the stairs and making good food choices you'll soon see the benefits. Good luck with weigh in tomorrow. Claire x

[gman1961 Restart April 2024 in reply to Claire2stone]

Hi Claire 2stone,

Thanks for your reply and support.when I'm at home I have to keep busy to avoid temptation .so I'm glad I'm at work today.

[Claire2stone in reply to gman1961]

Snacking at home is a big problem for me too but if you have the right food in your cupboards to snack on then you will make good choices. I'm not saying throw all your treats out but do what I did and put treats in a airtight container and put it in a high cupboard underneath lots of healthier options. You will find you can't be bothered with the faff in getting to the treats and eat the healthy options 😀

[gman1961 Restart April 2024 in reply to Claire2stone]

That's a good idea ,the trouble is other people buy bad stuff even though I ask them not to😞.

[Claire2stone in reply to gman1961]

That's when the willpower has to kick in 🤔 and a polite "no thankyou". You can have occasional treats but don't undo all your hard work by making one too many bad choices. If your counting calories make sure you don't go over your limit !!!!

[gman1961 Restart April 2024 in reply to Claire2stone]

Hi Claire2stone,

Thanks , enjoy your bank holiday . Good luck to you as well.

[Claire2stone in reply to gman1961]

And you 🌞

[Zest Healthy BMI]

Hi gman1961,

Wow, all those stairs, that's great!!! Brilliant that you're managing to eat well at work too.

Good luck for tomorrow's weigh-in!

Lowcal

[gman1961 Restart April 2024]

Hi Lowcal ,

Since weigh in last week I've managed to do stairs up and down everyday.just at work today so I came up in the lift as I had a few bags.i then went down and tried to run up.i do the stairs depending on how many times I have to go out of the office.between 1-4 times.im more motivated since last week thanks to the receive received from everyone including you.

[Zetecs]

It's amazing how many floors you do in a day . I have a Fitbit that I've had for about a month now, and you can tell the days that I'm on post duty at work by the amount of times I'm up and down the stairs lol ! Well done on yours ! 😊😊

[muffintop67]

Fantastic workout! I try to go up and down the stairs at home as much as possible but 9 floors is a bit more of a challenge. I am sure you must burn off lots of calories in those short bursts of energy

[gman1961 Restart April 2024 in reply to muffintop67]

Hi muffintop,

Not sure on calories used , soon tell tomorrow at weigh in .got to do once more before end of day,thanks for your reply

[muffintop67 in reply to gman1961]

Hi gman1961 just found this on the internet, very interesting - Scientists from the University of Roehampton found climbing five flights of stairs five times a week - an ascent of around 15 meters - burnt an average of 302 calories if the stairs were taken one at a time.

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[gman1961 Restart April 2024 in reply to muffintop67]

Hi muffintop67,

Thanks for that link, just changed the way I complete stairs.thanks for taking time to find that out.

[muffintop67 in reply to gman1961]

No problem - I thought it was interesting that they said going one step at a time burns more calories!

[gman1961 Restart April 2024]

Hi Zetecs,

Got to do them once more today before I leave work at 8:30. Keep up your good routine.thanks for your reply.