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Fitbit XI – Week 13

A down week thanks to some packed mornings with lots of back-to-back meetings.  The week got off to a good start on Sunday, finishing with 4700 steps thanks to a trip down to Rate Field to see the Sox of White battle their brothers in Red.  Monday kept up the pace, coming in at 4600 steps.  A big falloff on Tuesday put me down to 3700 steps.  Another drop on Wednesday dropped me to 3200 steps.  The nadir of the week came on Thursday as I fell to 2500 steps.  An improvement on Friday left me 26 steps shy of 4300.  Another dropoff on Saturday ended the week with 4000 steps.

Total steps: 27,278

Daily average: 2896.9

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Fitbit XI – Week 12

My streak of 30,000 step weeks ends at two after a down week.  The week got off to a decent start on Sunday, finishing with 4600 steps.  Monday was just 13 steps lower, again finishing with 4600 steps. shy of 4000.  A big falloff on Tuesday put me down to 3600 steps.  A slight improvement on Wednesday left me 27 steps away from 3700.  Thursday was the low point of the week, finishing with 3100 steps.  A trip to Rate Field on Friday to see the Sox of White battle the Red pushed me up to 5900 steps.  Another drop off on Saturday ended the week with 3500 steps.

Total steps: 29,112

Daily average: 4158.9

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Fitbit XI – Week 11

The end of my quick trip to Dallas to see Michael helped keep me above 30,000 steps for the second straight week.  The week got off to a good start on Sunday, finishing with 5200 steps after flying home from DFW.  Going back to work on Monday left me 26 steps shy of 4000.  A small increase on Tuesday put me 28 steps away from 4300.  A day filled with meetings led to my worst day of the week on Wednesday, needing 24 additional steps just to reach 2800.  A nice bounce back on Thursday had me 12 steps away from 3800.  A night out on Friday to celebrate Danny’s new job pushed me up to 4600 steps.  Powered by my first visit to Wrigley Field this season, Saturday ended up being my best day of the week, coming in 34 steps shy of 6200.

Total steps: 30,838

Daily average: 4405.4

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Fitbit XI – Week 10

The start of the baseball season and a quick trip to Dallas to see Michael let to my best week since last July.  The week got off to a decent start on Sunday, finishing with 4300 steps.  Monday was just a little better, falling just 4 steps shy of 4400.  Tuesday ended up being my low point of the week, garnering exactly 3700 steps.  My last day of work on Wednesday saw my output jump up, coming 27 steps short of 4800.  Thursday was Opening Day and my first trip to the renamed Rate Field pushed me up to 5900 steps.  A trip to Texas on Friday pushed me over my daily step goal for the first time since February, ending the day with 7900 steps as we saw Michael’s dorm and did errands for him.  A trip to the Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth to see Clue on Saturday put me over 6000 steps.

Total steps: 37,007

Daily average: 5286.7

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Fitbit XI – Week 9

Changing weather as we head into spring led to a so-so week.  Things got off to a slow start on Sunday, needing another 14 steps to reach 3700.  Monday saw a pretty nice increase, coming 16 steps shy of 4100.  Another increase on Tuesday pushed me up to 4300 steps.  A downturn on Wednesday left me just 4 steps shy of 3800.  Thursday turned out to be the high point of the week, finishing only 3 steps away from 4400.  Friday was just a little lower, with 4300 steps.  A 4000-step day on Saturday ended the week on a decent note.

Total steps: 28,671

Daily average: 4095.9

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Fitbit XI – Week 8

A touch of spring weather led to a decent week.  Things got off to a good start on Sunday, needing another 13 steps to reach 4900.  Monday was even better, coming 24 steps shy of 6500 thanks to a trip to the Merchandise Mart for a work lunch.  Tuesday saw a big drop, falling back to 3600 steps.  Wednesday was easily the worst day of the week, barely passing 3000 steps.  A bounce back on Thursday pushed me back up to 4000 steps.  Another slight improvement on Friday pushed me up to 4200 steps.  A trip to the grocery store on Saturday ended the week on a high note, coming just 4 steps away from 5600.

Total steps: 31,875

Daily average: 4553.6

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Fitbit XI – Week 7

A rough week of meetings led to a down week.  The week started slow as Sunday needed another 19 steps just to get to 3900.  Monday was even worse, dropping down to 3600 steps.  Tuesday saw a slight improvement, going back up to 3800 steps.  Wednesday was easily the worst day of the week, falling 11 steps shy of 2600.  A bounce back on Thursday pushed me back up to 3600 steps.  An addition 12 steps on Friday would have put me at 4400, my highest total of the week.  A trip for a haircut on Saturday ended the week on a highish note, coming in with 4300 steps.

Total steps: 26,227

Daily average: 3746.7

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Fitbit XI – Week 6

A second week of training stayed pretty steady, although with lower lows and a higher high.  Sunday got the week off to a slow start, notching just 3100 steps.  Monday bounced back up, finishing with 4200 steps.  Warmer temps on Tuesday led to my highest total of the week, needing just 7 additional steps to get to 4500.  A slight drop on Wednesday left me 24 steps shy of 4100.  Thursday dropped down again to 3700 steps.  A nice improvement on Friday put me 12 steps away from 4400 steps.  I wrapped up the week on Saturday needing 28 steps to reach 4200.

Total steps: 28,277

Daily average: 4039.6

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Fitbit XI – Week 5

A pretty steady week, as training combined with a cold snap left me with only a 231-step difference between my best day and my worst day.  Sunday got the week off to a decent start, finishing just 19 steps shy of 4200.  Monday started a two-week training course at work, putting me 40 steps away from 4200.  Single digit temps on Tuesday led to my lowest total of the week, finishing with 4000 steps.  A slight improvement on Wednesday pushed me up to 4100 steps.  Thursday ended up the best of the week, , finishing over 4200 steps.  A slight decline on Friday put me back at 4100 steps.  I wrapped up the week on Saturday with yet another 4100-step day.

Total steps: 29,025

Daily average: 4146.4

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Fitbit XI – Week 4

A second straight week over 30,000 steps thanks in part to the weather and my first night out of 2025.  Sunday got the week off to a decent start, finishing just 12 steps shy of 4200.  Monday was in the same ballpark, coming 2 steps short of 4100.  Tuesday finished with exactly 50 fewer steps before Wednesday fell to 3700 steps thanks to a late afternoon snowstorm.  Pulling out the snowblower on Thursday pushed me back up, needing 26 additional steps to reach 5500.  A trip downtown on Friday to see Taylor Tomlinson at the Chicago Theatre left me 3 steps away from 7300.  A lackadaisical Saturday ended the week on a down note, earning just 2900 steps.

Total steps: 31,728

Daily average: 4532.6