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FB10: Week 15

A pretty decent week, at least what passes for one these days.  An afternoon at Guaranteed Rate Field to see the White Sox actually win a game on Sunday got the week off to a good start, finishing with 5400 steps.  Things fell a little shorter on Monday, but still managed to end with 4500 steps.  Things fell off a bit more on Tuesday, as I finished with 3500 steps.  A nice increase on Wednesday pushed me back up to 4800 steps.  Thursday fell off once again, coming 32 steps shy of 3700.  Another increase on Friday, helped in part by a trip out for dinner to the Patio, left me with 4200 steps.  A trip to Lowes on Saturday pushed me up again, ending the week on a high note with 4600 steps.

Total steps: 30,780

Daily average: 4397.1

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FB10: Week 14

An up and down week, starting strong and then building back up after work got in the way.  A trip to Purdue on Sunday for Danny’s last band concert got the week off to a good start, finishing with 5000 steps.  Things kept pace on Monday, coming just 39 steps shy of 5000.  A midday escape down to Wrigley Field for a photo op with Cody Bellinger on Tuesday left me with 4500 steps.  A dramatic crash occurred on Wednesday, as I needed 29 steps just to reach 3500.  Things improved on Thursday, rising above 3800 steps.  Friday continued the upward swing, finishing over 4100 steps, despite rainy weather which caused me to skip the White Sox game.  Saturday jumped up again, ending the week on a high note with just 36 additional steps needed to get to 4500.

Total steps: 30,442

Daily average: 4348.9

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FB10: Week 13

An overall down week, despite some signs of life.as work and weather kept getting in the way.  Things got off to a slow start on Sunday, with only 3500 steps getting logged.  Monday saw a big increase, jumping up to 5200 steps, thanks to a trip out for dinner.  Work got in the way of things on Tuesday, leading to a big drop that left me 18 steps shy of 2600.  Things improved bigly on Wednesday, as a double header on the south side pushed me up to 6800 steps.  Things were still relatively decent on Thursday, despite a drop down to 4600 steps, thanks to my first visit to the office of 2024.  Friday went bad again, with only 2800 steps.  Saturday wasn’t much better, closing out the week with 3100 steps.

Total steps: 28,785

Daily average: 4112.1

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FB10: Week 12

A bit of a down week, as work and weather kept getting in the way.  Things got off to a slow start on Sunday, where 40 more steps were needed just to get to 3900.  Monday saw a big increase, coming 13 steps away from 4700 while watching Purdue battle, but ultimately lose, in the NCAA Tournament Championship.  Things fell off a cliff on Tuesday, dropping down to 3100 steps.  Things were slightly worse on Wednesday, as I fell to just 3000 steps.  Thursday saw a slight increase, going up to 3300 steps.  Friday was a nice bounce back, coming just 5 steps shy of 4200.  My return to Guaranteed Rate Field on Saturday closed out the week on a high-ish note, only 19 steps away from 4700.

Total steps: 26,868

Daily average: 3842.6

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FB10: Week 11

Another good week thanks to sports.  Things got off to a decent start on Sunday, where a second trip to Little Caesers Arena in Detroit to see Purdue punch their ticket to their first Final Four appearance since 1980 led to my finishing above goal with 7500 steps.  Monday saw a big decrease, coming 5 steps away from 4000.  Things were even worse on Tuesday, as I needed an additional 49 steps just to get to 3000.  Things turned around on Wednesday, as I jumped back over 4000 steps.  Thursday fell back down slightly, finishing just over 3800 steps.  Friday was just slightly worse, falling 24 steps shy of 3800.  A big increase on Saturday left me with 5200 steps, closing out the week on a high-ish note.

Total steps: 31,367

Daily average: 4481

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FB10: Week 9

Work, along with a return of cold weather, reared its ugly head this week, knocking things back down again.  Things got off to a decent start on Sunday, finishing just 20 steps away from 4100.  Monday saw a small increase, pushing across that 4100-step plateau.  Things fell off a cliff on Tuesday, dropping down to 2400 steps and ending my streak of 4000-step days at nine.  A bit of an increase on Wednesday pushed me back up to 3200 steps.  Thursday saw another small increase, going up again to 3500 steps.  Friday was slightly worse, needing 31 steps to get to 3400.  Saturday ended the week on an upswing, coming 21 steps shy of 3800.

Total steps: 24,521

Daily average: 3503

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FB10: Week 8

A small milestone this week, as I managed to finish above 4000 steps every day of the week.  Things got off to a decent start on Sunday, finishing just over 4000 steps.  Monday saw a nice increase, jumping up to 4600 steps as the good weather returned.  Things were just slightly worse on Tuesday, ending up with 4500 steps.  Another small decrease on Wednesday put me at 4300 steps.  Thursday needed 18 additional steps to get to 4100.  Friday saw a healthy increase, needing just an additional 3 steps to get to 4600.  Saturday dropped off again, falling back to 4000 steps.

Total steps: 30,248

Daily average: 4321.1

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FB10: Week 7

A slight step backwards, after changing temperatures and work got in the way of a strong start to the week.  Things got off to a decent start on Sunday, finishing with 4200 steps.  Monday saw a nice increase, coming just 11 steps shy of 4800.  Things started to turn south on Tuesday, as I ended up with just 3600 steps.  Wednesday saw another decrease, going down to 2900 steps.  Things cratered on Thursday, as I dropped down to 2400 steps.  Things started to improve on Friday, needing just an additional 12 steps to get to 3500.  Saturday was even better, ending back up over 4000 steps.

Total steps: 25,600

Daily average: 3657.1

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FB10: Week 6

Another slight improvement over last week, with some unseasonably warm temperatures poking through as my toe continues to heal.  Things got off to a slow start on Sunday, finishing with 3800 steps.  Monday saw a nice increase, coming just 20 steps shy of 4500.  Tuesday was just slightly worse, as I missed Monday’s total by 63 steps.  Wednesday saw a big decrease, going down to 3600 steps.  Things at work started going south on Thursday, which left me 4 steps shy of 2000.  A small improvement on Friday pushed me up to 2200 steps.  The return of nice weather, plus a trip to the grocery store, on Saturday led to my best day of the week, finishing 27 steps away from 5800.

Total steps: 26,339

Daily average: 3762.7

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FB10: Week 5

A slight improvement over last week as my toe starts to heal.  Sunday and Monday ended up nearly identical, both finishing above 3800 steps with just a 6-step difference between them. Things fell off a cliff on Tuesday, as I needed 9 steps just to reach 1700.  Wednesday saw a nice bounce back, going up to 3700 steps.  A slight decline on Thursday left me 4 steps shy of 3200.  Things improved again on Friday, coming 23 steps away from 4300.  A trip into the city with Michael to see Golden Girls: The Laughs Continue on Saturday led to my best day of the week, finishing with 5200 steps.

Total steps: 25,791

Daily average: 3684.4