PLEDGING FLIGHTS *** A Stair Climb Challenge

[jimmie 48]

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carole, you are doing so good with this challenge. your keeping very constant with your flights. good job!

[jimmie 48]

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i have finished my climb on Mons Vinogradov, 612 flights. i had only 4 to do this morning so i did them before getting online. i'll be climbing up Mons Maraldi, 568 flights, the third of my climbs for the Challengers Choice.

[sallyseachange]

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Great climbing both Jimmie and Carole!

[imagood1]

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thank you Jimmy & Sally...one of the first things I do in the morning is my flights...that way I get my heart pumping and get my day off on the right foot. Not bad for someone who sat on her rump for years!

171/324 flights (153 to go)

[sassy1]

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Seattle Space Needle, USA(1164 steps-78 flights)
50 flights to add = 0 Flight to go

I'm going to put my remaining 37 flights towards:
Blackpool Tower, England(1,036 steps-69 flights)
37 flights to add = 32 Flight to go

Thank you all for your encouragement

I hope you all had a great x-mas and wonderful New Years! Congratulations to you all for the successes I'm seeing!!

I'm sorry that I haven't been around much for the past while, but I had started a new job and then found myself straying off of Atkins.. not fully but enough to know that I can't say I was doing it properly.

I figured Jan.1st 2009 would be a new start date for to get back into doing Atkins 100%.. running with this thought I decided it was time to weigh myself and take my measurements again.. something I had not done since Nov.20th 2008! I was very scared.. but I have to say I was shocked at the results.. I was down 1 pound and had lost 3.5 inches I know it's only 1lb.. but after eating the way I had been.. I was very happy!

Life has been dealing us some not so nice curve balls here, and I have not gone back to doing Atkins fully yet.. I know that I will.. it's just a matter of getting some regular money flowing back in our house. My dh was off work for three weeks due to all the snow that we got here, and my hours got cut back so much that they ended up laying me off last Thursday! I start another part time job this Saturday and dh is back to work.. so hopefully things will get back to normal after we get caught up.

Sorry for blabbing on and on.. I just felt that I needed to explain.

Welcome to the climbing challenge Carole The people here are fantastic!!

Ohh and Jimmie.. the quarter idea was pretty awesome.. I had $50.00 from climbing stairs.. that was until we were so broke I used it for my family.. but that's ok.. I'll just pay myself back the money when things get better. Thanks for that idea!

[imagood1]

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OLD 191/324 flights (133 to go)
finished the Canary Wharf Tower ... going to add a few additional flights and am going to walk the Petronas Twin Towers in Malaysia -- so that's 190 flights.....I've already got 6 of them done....sooooooo my new totals are: NEW 191/386 flights (195 to go) here I go!!

Carole

[sallyseachange]

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Nice to see you back here again Sassy! Big congrats on your 1lb loss when you were expecting a gain... and even bigger congrats on your intention to get back on track (or did you start back on Jan 1st?).
Sorry to hear life hasn't been a bed of roses for you and your dh these days. Here's to things getting much better very soon!

[jimmie 48]

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sassy! good to see you and great to see the finished flights! i'm so glad the quarters came in handy even if they were used for a different purpose. at least the money was there to use.

carole, good job on your flights, too! i'm just so proud of you for the progress you are making in this challenge!!

[imagood1]

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thank you Jimmie -- I'm proud of myself for keeping with the flights...but it's very nice to have a pat on the back from you also!!!!

[sassy1]

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Nice to see you back here again Sassy! Big congrats on your 1lb loss when you were expecting a gain.. and even bigger congrats on your intention to get back on track (or did you start back on Jan 1st?). Sorry to hear life hasn't been a bed of roses for you and your dh these days. Here's to things getting much better very soon!

Thank you Sally. It feels good to be getting back into the habit of coming back here. Thank you for the congrats on my 1lb lost lol.. as for my intention on re starting Atkins, that's just what it is right now.. my intention.. however, I am trying to get back into the swing of things. Tonight I made an Atkins friendly dinner.. stuffed green peppers and man.. they were pretty good. Thank you and yes, we hope things turn around soon too!

[sassy1]

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sassy! good to see you and great to see the finished flights! i'm so glad the quarters came in handy even if they were used for a different purpose. at least the money was there to use.

It's good to see you to Jimmie Thank you for being a strong supporter!

[imagood1]

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206/386 flights (180 to go) - got up first thing this morning and got my flights in -- it seems easier if I do them in the morning, plus it get me awake and gets my heart pumping. After my flights are done I go on to do my other challenges.

[sallyseachange]

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Thank you Sally. It feels good to be getting back into the habit of coming back here. Thank you for the congrats on my 1lb lost lol.. as for my intention on re starting Atkins, that's just what it is right now.. my intention.. however, I am trying to get back into the swing of things. Tonight I made an Atkins friendly dinner.. stuffed green peppers and man.. they were pretty good. Thank you and yes, we hope things turn around soon too!

That Atkins friendly dinner sounds terrific and is a step in the right direction.... all you have to do is add in an Atkins breakfast and lunch and...voilà! I know you'll do it when the time is right for you and in the meantime, there are plenty of mountains to climb here!!

[sallyseachange]

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I've moved on to the third and final (phew!) of my Challenger's Choice mountains on Mars! Now climbing Amphitres Pratera.
Must say I'm looking forward to getting off this lonely place!

[jimmie 48]

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GOOD JOB SAL!!! maybe we'll both end up on Gods green earth after our third segment.