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Hi everyone, I’m Gail, from Ontario Canada, and walking and swimming are my main exercises. I do virtual walks on the treadmill, and walk outside with our 2 1/2-year-old granddaughter. I’ll be 75 in September, but still hope to do a walking vacation someday.

Hi, So glad to have found this team. I have been trying to keep track of my steps with walking indoors and out . So far I have averaged 8--10k steps a day but my goal is to average 10-20k a day. Love walking. It is my favorite exercise especially outdoors in nature when the weather permits otherwise I do my walking dvd's. Anything I can do I will do to get my steps in.

Hi my name I Amy. I love to walk. I usually walk about 4 day a week. I work three 12-hr shifts a week as a nurse and on those day get well over 13,00 steps in. I have about 25 pounds to lose.

Hello everyone, My name is Mary and I startes with SP last August. I have managed to lose 20 lbs. So far and nees to loss 40 mors. I walk several days a week between 2 to 4 miles at a time. I prefer walking outside to the treadmill but in bad weather the treadmill I a great to have availanle.

Hi. My name is Lisa and I live in Colorado.
I have been with SparkPeople since 2007, but I haven't been serious until now.
I currently walk about 3.75 miles every week day and have lost and kept gone, almost 30 pounds, just walking, since last April!
Thought I'd join a group of people like myself! :)

HI - I'm new to this forum. I love being outside and walking, hiking...great way to get exercise and stress relief :)

I am new here. I love walking and it's nice to see other likeminded individuals!

New to this forum. Finished the 30 day walk about and feel I need a team for walking to keep me accountable. I'm 76 years young, working on my weight which isn't going any where fast. I have 30 lbs to lose. I keep losing and gaining the same lb over and over again.

Welcome RYDERSAUNT14.

Glad to have you aboard.

Hi, I am 57 years old and live in Michigan. I was originally looking for a Relay For Life team but since there wasn't any, this seemed to be the closest I could come to that.

I am on a team called Cure Crusaders for Gratiot County Michigan. My team captain is also my chore person. It was funny. I just had hip replacement surgery and need help with my housework. When I applied, I had a neighbor who was going to look for a chore person and so she had a name. I called her right away and when I told her my name she says "We have met before, I'm team captain for the Relay team you signed up with". I had a meeting set up with the supervisor for DHS so I told her when it was and she said she'd be here. I have been approved for her to be here 5 hours a week. She is doing a fantastic job!

Why I walk for Relay For Life is that my Mom passed away just 10 years ago from Pancreatic Cancer. I went to the cemetery on the 10th anniversary. I met my Dad there. . Dad and I have never been close but since before Mom's death, I learned to forgive his emotional abuse, after all, the only one you are hurting when you have unforgiveness is yourself.

I look forward to being on this team!

Hi I'm 51 and from the UK. I haven't walked regular for a while but will start building up my times again. I know it helps the weight shift quicker and makes you feel better emotionally and physically.

Hi, I'm Michelle. I have been walking everyday for a couple months now. I average about 3 miles a day. I use a Jawbone Up to track my steps. I usually take my friends dog with me. She usually walks me!

Walking is essential to my plan as is yoga and strength training. I enjoy it but I'm a bit picky about the weather. I don't like the cold and yet I live in Minnesota. Good thing I can walk at the Mall of America!

Hi my name is Kellie. I am new to sparkpeople. I just joined the team. Walking will be my main weight loss exercise. I have 50 + pounds I need to lose. Looking forward to sharing the journey.

I'm Susan and I'm here to get healthy by walking. I live in Central Virginia and looking forward to Spring.

Hi! I'm Katty, from Uruguay, South America. I've been in and out of Sparkpeople for almost 8 years. This year is one of transitions and I need to get ready for the changes, so I cut down my workload a bit to make time for this project of losing weight. I walk my dog- a pug- about 15 km per week (9 miles). I am introvert doing an extrovert's job (I'm a teacher) so, when I'm home, I need to recharge from the draining social interactions- that's why I won't be so visible here, socially speaking. I hope you can understand.
Have a great week!

My name is Elise & live in NJ. I've had a VERY hard time with my weight but could use all the help & support I can get.

Hello --
It's nice to find a group for walkers -- I'm pokey slow at the moment, but am working on becoming pokey faster. Right now I am working on consistency with a calendar and pkg of smiley stickers.

Hello! I'm new to this team. I've been away from SP for over a year and now coming back to my senses!! I hurt my knee last year and have been a lot less active. I spent a year training for a 10k run, then hurt myself and now can only walk. Even then, I have to be careful. It's frustrating, but I am also realizing that I need some time to heal and build up my strength again. In the meantime I managed to gain back most of the weight I had lost, minus 8 lbs!!
So that's enough, I need to be more disciplined.
Looking forward to meeting everyone!

Welcome. Keep walking, and keep challenging yourself.

Hi I am Amy I started my journey to a healthier me about a month ago my main fitness is walking , Ive lost 18 pounds so far.

hello everybody i am on my journey to being healthy, last month I did the #August100mile challenge (I walked) I did 44 miles, this month I signed up to complete 100 miles (walking). I was looking for a team that are walkers fro your health.

Thank you Boozeyford

Wow Susan, way to go! 18lbs is awesome, and 6k everyday...go you!!
Keep it up, keep having fun, glad your here.

Hi everyone, I am Susan from Southern Ontario Canada.
I am 62 years young and I love to power walk. I usually do a 6K or more once a day but if I am feeling bored, I will go out twice.
I returned to Spark People in June after being away for a few years.
I returned to get back in the best shape I can and so far success has rewarded in me in losing 18 pounds so far and giving me back the energy and strength to get out there and move.

I hope to make some new friends here and I wish everyone success in your healthy journey.

Hi I have had leg problems most of my life. Last year at this time the pain in my legs was so bad therapy was not helping and sleep was out of the question. I started walking and the more I walked the better the legs got. I wear my tracker so I know most weeks I do better good with the walking.My goal for this August is 50,000 steps a week.

Sounds like you have a good plan of action, definetly get in the habit now as it will make it so much easier to keep going as your life gets more hectic again.

Hi everyone. I am Missy from Louisiana. I am 51, married with two almost grown children, one in college and one in high school. I love walking! I cant run because of bad knees. I like walking outside but not in the heat so luckily I have a gym in our bonus room over the garage. We have a treadmill, elliptical trainer, stationary bike, I own lots of workout videos--mostly Walk Away the Pounds. I have decided that I will not sit down after I wake up in the morning until I have gotten in my walk. I work as a special ed para in elem school so I am off work in the summer. Plan to get up an hour early when school starts to get my walk done before work because I don't have the energy after work. I hope to lose 50 lbs over a year's time.

Hope to get to know you all here!

hi everyone. im new to this team but not to sparkpeople. my goals are twofold: to lose weight and get healthy. thought id try healthy since weight loss seems to be more of a challenge. love my treadmill so this seemed to be a perfect team for inspiration.

Just joined. I have a little over 50 lbs to lose to get healthier than I am now and I know walking is the best exercise I can do at this time. I have RA of the spine so some days it's hard to get moving but I'll do the best I can.

I've been on spark for a while and have been walking since 8mos . Dad said I was to fat to crawl, so had to walk to avoid rug burn. W

Lost over 100lbs almost 5yrs ago, I simply started walking and then slowly progressed. To harder workouts.m Gained 30lbs bk in short time a yr ago but quickly took that off. W running and workouts like insanity.

I won't say I love excercise per say but I do love the challenge and seeing what my body can do. As I said I started walking and that grew to jogging and then running. Unfortunetly I began having knee issues last summer and by fall it quit on me. It took a lot of time but one day it hit me that I can still walk and I should be grateful for that. So I am. I hike or power walk almost daily and am finding that it can be just as rewarding as running.....with less pain!

I work part time, otherwise I stay home w my five yr old son.

Hi Everyone,
I have been a brisk outside walker for many years; but had foot surgery last year. So I just started to get back into my walking routine slowly last month. I am happy that I found this team and love the title. Looking forward to being a part of this team.

I may not be new to Sparkpeople, but I am definitely new to exercise. I just wanted to say hi and hopefully gain the motivation to get healthy. This is a struggle for me, but I'm really trying. I've had excuse after excuse in the past and I don't want to make anymore excuses. My doctor told me walking is the best place to start, so I'm going to try to make it a habit. I hope I'm successful this time.

BETTEGARDNER

You are back and that's what counts. Welcome back!

Hello everyone new to this team I am a returning member to sparks, need to get back on track. And start over, been busy taking care of my Mom who has Alzeimiers and slipped back into my bad habits. So getting back on track!

Edited by: BETTEGARDNER at: 3/2/2014 (23:45)

I have a goal to run again (sometime in my lifetime!) But since I'm 50 and overweight it's best to protect my precious knees and WALK until I lose or don't run. But it's my dream
to !

So I'm walking before work on days when I've been motivated to do so.. I live in the rainy climate of the Willamette Valley of Oregon and some mornings this is literally almost impossible (atleast if I were to drive to work first and then walk) as I would be soaked!

Anyhow, I've walked through our recent snow storm emoticon and I've walked to the grocery store, the post office and to the pharmacy. I've pretty much been a walking fool as of late.



Jane (by the way I'm new to this team today)

Hello, everyone, I'm a newbie, just starting out here on SparkPeople. I have a whole lotta weight to lose, and this looked like the right team for me. Hoping to gain some motivation, make friends, and gain some knowledge & accountability.

Hi, my name is Frances, I live in Pinellas park, fl,and I'm new to this group. I have been in spark for a while but have bad habit of putting things off, but I am tired of doing that and want to lose weight so now I will try for at least 45 mins 5 days and update more in future.

Hi! My name is Marla and I am a new member of this team. I started walking to actually help my arthritic knee and it has worked! Now I am working toward a 5K Hospice Walk in 2014. especially love walking outdoors!

Miss Lorna, I have looked up your island on Google, And It is Very Beautiful!

Edited by: THEMACK00 at: 11/18/2013 (13:43)

Welcome JCrow4,
First congratulations on your marriage. So glad you are enjoying walking for exercise. I walk for exercise and emotional health. I use a Fitbit pedometer to keep me motivated. My goal is 10,000 steps per day. If by 4:30 PM I am under I get moving. I have good rain gear with reflective tape when out in the evening. On last tip, when the heavy rain and snow keeps me indoors I use Leslie Sansone's walk at home DVD's. Looking forward to sharing with you and the group.

Hi, my name is Jamie and I am new to this forum, but not new to sparkpeople. I decided to start walking to get in shape for my honeymoon in New Orleans this year. My husband and I signed up for a handful of walking tours in the French Quarter and Garden District, and I figured that I needed to get in shape to do those. So I started walking every other day around my neighborhood. Well, we just got back from our honeymoon, which I was more than prepared for, and I realized I didn't want to just stop walking. Our neighborhood has some really magnificent trees and landscaping; I couldn't bear to stay indoors and miss the fall colors!

I want to stay motivated to keep walking, and also get some tips and tricks from experienced outdoor walkers about walking in all kinds of weather so I decided to try this forum. :)

Welcome Philoforest.

Hi there fellow walkers, I am new to this group. I am a walker, mostly forest trails. I love the fresh air, walking on spongy pine duff and grade changes going up and down hills. I live in Western Oregon with husband, 2 dogs and 2 cats. My goals are to live a healthy lifestyle and as a result reach my body type weight range. Yes range, I decided to set a 5 lb goal weight range to avoid stressing over a 2-3 lbs gain.

I hope this is an active group and look forward to learning and sharing with you.

Good morning everyone!

I found this site and thought it would be a great fit. I recently tried to to to the walk/jog challenge, but my knee would not work with me, so I am back to walking. This works very well for me because you can always fit some walking in. My mother bought me walking shoes as an early b-day present, and I have a Spark Tracker, so her goes nothing :-)

Little about me; I live in Ca, north of San Francisco. I'm going to be 29 on Nov. 15, married but no kids. Wish I had a dog to walk, but we can't have a dog where we live. Besides, I don't think Parsley(my puddy cat) would like a dog friend very much

My goal right now is to try and walk 6,000 steps a day. I want to work my way up to 10,000 but 6,000 is good for me right now.

Hi everyone,
I am new to the group. I live in Western Oregon, the rainy side of the state.I am on a healthy lifestyle journey. My favorite exercise is power walking and Jazzercise. I hope to share and support with like mined people.

Hello, my name is Lorna, I,m 57yrs old and I live on the beautiful island of Zakynthos, Greece. I,m originally from Manchester, England but have now lived here for nearly 14yrs. I joined SparkPeople a while ago and while initially i did ok I soon went back to my bad habit,s. I gave myself a good talking to a couple of days ago and am now back with a vengence!!! I started walking on Monday, I,m feeding a friend,s dog for a month, the round trip takes me just over an hour walking at a brisk pace. When the weather get,s bad (Yes it does) I,ll be back doing Leslie Sansome....This time I will change my lifestyle for the better....I,m fed up of being the largest in our group of friends !!! My start weight is 190lbs so hopefully onwards and downwards !!!

Hi, my name is Samantha and I am 32 years old. I enjoy WATP workouts and I do a different walk six days a week and I add bootcamp dvds which are mostly strength training based on 3 of these days.

My starting weight was 104kg (229 pounds) and I am now down to 89kg (196 pounds). My goal is to be at 80kg (176 pounds) by the end of the year.

One of my new gols is to participate more in the community and I just created my Spark page yesterday. I am looking for accountability buddies who enjoy walking as their go to exercise.

Everyone!!!! I am returning toSpark after a little hiatus . I've come to realize that this is the best program that I have been involved in. The friend support is great. I enjoy walking so I decided to join this team. So, let's walk it off

Hi! My name is Shelly and I live in East Texas. I'm new to Sparkpeople and am fighting "empty nest syndrome". I am looking forward to this group, meeting people, incorporating walking into a daily lifestyle and sticking with it.

Hello :)
My name is Angela and I'm fairly still new to SP but I'm learning,I'm a mother of 2 teeneagers which is a handful there,lol. I'm getting back into losing weight I had to quit due to sickness which turned out to be that I have acid reflux,and then found out that I have thyroid issues as well.I recently quit smoking for my children,so that's another healthy choice I made.I'm always up for a challenge it helps keep me working for my weightloss goal. And I love meeting new people.

Hi! I just joined this group this am. I walk almost everyday for better health. My favorite walks are "destination" walks such as along the river or on the beach. I'm 37 and is using walking to leave behind a lot of extra weight and bad habits. Good health to all and enjoy your walk today.

I'm new on SparkPeople. I used to walk for my health all the time - before I gained this weight. I tore my meniscus in my knee almost 10 years ago and that put a stop to my walking and I started gaining weight. I had my knee scoped and was told it was bone-on-bone - no cartilage left. It took me a very long time to be able to walk without pain and limping, and I've got arthritis in that knee now.

Nevertheless, I'm giving it another try because I've got to lose this weight. I'm 53 years old and work full time. I'm enjoying this site - I like planning my food and I like how I feel when I eat "clean".

Would like some motivation buddies! Come visit my Spark Page.

Jeri in Texas

Team.
Being creative is a must or me. I live in an upstairs apartment and I am not a noisy person and I don't want to be.
Throughout my journey will be my main exercise.
I look forward to fun and sharing ideas with all my spark 's.....

Hi Everyone!
I'm Jackie from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, but live in Abruzzo Italy now. I have started walking recently and have already made improvements in the distance I can walk....from nothing to something anyway.
I want walking to be my main exercise for now, as it is easier on my aging, big body. Then as I lose and become more fit ( hopefully) I can add other exercise.
Good luck to everybody in their walking program!

Hi,
My kids are starting school next week.So I want to start walking more.I do have part time job. I do have some free time .

Edited by: TIGGERLILLY1227 at: 8/26/2013 (07:51)

I am a 45 year old from Tennessee... I am so excited that I have finally decided to stop dieting and change my lifestyle... Walking is going to be my movement of choice and to stay motived I just signed up for my first 10mile run/walk...

Hello Vigiantone and welcome.

I think some of us can understand what you're going through and are here to support and motivate you in reaching your goals.

Hi, new here! I'm in my late 58's and have 3 sons, 3 beautiful Daughter in Laws and 12 grandchildren. I live on Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri from about March through early December and then head to Tucson, Arizona for the winters (until we can sell our house there). I retired about 5 years ago and just after we bought our retirement home the bottom fell out of the market and we have been unable to sell the Tucson house so we go back and forth. Praying this is the winter we sell it!

I am not a speedy "loser" by any means...I'm the turtle, dropping a bit here and a bit there. I was down about 15 pounds but became very sick with pneumonia and ended up in the hospital twice in a month this past Spring. So, being down for so long and so many steroids put it all back on and then some...so I'm picking away a bit at a time! Looking for some support and friendship on this journey to a much healthier me!

Welcome Mari-Serv

Hi WALKING FOR HEALTH
I was reading a Spark featured article this morning and clicked a link that brought me to this team page.
I love walking and hope I can stay motivated as a team member.

Welcome Glentzetta.