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FB10: Week 46

Another disappointing week as I returned to work after the Thanksgiving holiday.  Sunday turned out to be my best day of the week, finishing 26 steps away from 4800.  Monday dropped a bit, falling 25 steps shy of 4200.  Another dip on Tuesday left me just 8 steps short of 4000.  Things continued to go south on Wednesday, as I needed 22 additional steps just to get to 3000.  Thursday was the worst day of the week, with only 1700 steps.  A rebound on Friday, thanks in part to a trip out for lunch with some fallen work compatriots, left me with 3700 steps.  Another small improvement on Saturday pushed me up to 3800 steps.

Total steps: 25,358

Daily average: 3622.6

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FB10: Week 43

An overall down week saved somewhat by one day that kept me above the 30,000-step plateau for the fourth week in a row.  The week got off to an excellent start on Sunday as I ran around Boston watching Angelina finish the Boston Half marathon before flying home, leaving me 14 steps away from 9500, my second straight day over goal.  A day off on Monday to recover dropped me down to 3600 steps.  Returning to work on Tuesday powered a nice improvement, falling 40 steps shy of 4700.  Wednesday was the low point of the week, falling down to 2900 steps.  Another improvement on Thursday pushed me back up, needing just 28 additional steps to get to 4100.  A slight decrease on Friday dropped me down to 3800 steps.  The week puttered out on Saturday with just 3900 steps.

Total steps: 32,476

Daily average: 4639.4

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FB10: Week 42

Yet another good week, as I managed to stay above the 30,000-step plateau for the third week in a row thanks to a trip out east.  The week got off to a slow start on Sunday as I finished the day with 3000 steps.  A week full of morning training started with 4000 steps on Monday.  Tuesday was better, going up to 4700 steps.  A small decrease on Wednesday left me 23 steps shy of 4500.  Another slight decline on Thursday dropped me back down to 4100 steps.  A flight to Boston after work on Friday pushed me up over 6600 steps.  A night out to celebrate birthdays with Angelina on Saturday put me at 7900 steps, my first time finishing above goal since my trip to Amsterdam this summer.

Total steps: 34,950

Daily average: 4992.9

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FB10: Week 41

Another good week, as I managed to stay above the 30,000-step plateau for the second week in a row.  The week got off to a good start on Sunday, my 50th birthday, as I finished the day with 4800 steps.  A day off on Monday and a trip into the city for lunch left me with 6800 steps.  Going back to work on Tuesday with a day full of meetings led to a steep decline that put me 10 steps away from 3400.  Wednesday saw a healthy improvement, coming 24 steps short of 4200.  A slight decline on Thursday dropped me back down to 3800 steps.  A nice increase on Friday pushed me back up again to 5200 steps.  A night out with friends to celebrate birthdays made Saturday the highpoint of the week, needing just 6 additional steps to get to 7100.

Total steps: 35.374

Daily average: 5053.4

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FB10: Week 40

After eight weeks, I managed to get myself back over the 30,000-step plateau.  The week got off to a good start, from a step perspective, as Aunt Anna’s wake on Sunday pushed me up over 5300 steps.  Monday was almost as good, as the funeral left me 12 steps shy of 5300.  Going back to work on Tuesday saw a decline that put me 7 steps away from 4200.  Wednesday was more of the same, coming 36 steps short of 4200.  Thursday saw a bigger decline, falling to 3500 steps.  An increase on Friday pushed me back up again, coming 6 steps away from 4600.  Saturday, the last day of my 40s, ended needing 18 steps to get to 4400.

Total steps: 31.464

Daily average: 4494.9

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FB10: Week 38

Another disappointing week, but at least I continued to trend in the right direction.  The week got off to a slow start on Sunday, falling 7 steps shy of 2500.  Monday saw a slight improvement, going up to 3100 steps.  Tuesday was the best day of the week, thanks to an after-work trip to visit my dying aunt in the hospital which put me just 21 steps away from 5500.  Wednesday dropped back down again, putting me 30 steps short of 4000.  Another big drop on Thursday left me with 3100 steps.  Friday saw a big increase, jumping up to 4100 steps.  Another trip to the hospital on Saturday to see Aunt Anna left me 32 steps away from 4200.

Total steps: 26,499

Daily average: 3785.6

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FB10: Week 33

A blah week despite the Labor Day holiday followed by a couple of days off of work.  The week, and month, got off to a slow start on Sunday, finishing with just 3000 steps.  Things improved a bit on Monday as I rose to 3800 steps.  A day off of work on Tuesday pushed me up again to 4400 steps.  Trips to the hardware store on Wednesday to look for a new toilet seat led to my best outing of the week, garnering 5200 steps.  A return to work on Thursday saw a big drop-off, leaving me 32 steps shy of 3500.  A small rebound on Friday pushed me back up to 3600 steps.  The week wrapped up with another improvement on Saturday, as I fell 2 steps shy of 3700.

Total steps: 27,280

Daily average: 3897.1

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FB10: Week 28

A hellish week at work sends things tumbling south after two good vacation-filled weeks.  The week got off to an ok-ish start on Sunday, as I needed just 20 additional steps reach 4000.  Things picked up slightly on Monday, as I gained those 20 steps plus 72 more, falling 28 steps shy of 4100.  Things started to go bad at work on Tuesday, where an ECC call kept me 31 steps away from 3000.  A better Wednesday led to the highpoint of the week, with 4200 steps.  Another ECC call on Thursday left me 22 steps away from 2800.  An early morning full of meetings combined with the third ECC call of the week on Friday was even worse, finishing with 2500 steps.  The week wrapped up on Saturday with a disappointing 2700 steps.

Total steps: 23,256

Daily average: 3322.3

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FB10: Week 27

The end of my week in Amsterdam led to an overall good week, though one that tailed off once I returned home.  The week got off to a slow start on Sunday, as I only left the apartment for a quick trip to the grocery store, which left me 35 steps shy of 3400.  Things picked up on Monday, my last full day in Amsterdam, as I bummed around the museum campus before dinner and a tour of the Red Light District, which pushed me up to 11,900 steps.  A trip to the airport on Tuesday got me to exactly 7000 steps.  One last day off for recovery on Wednesday saw my output drop to 3000 steps.  Giong back to work on Thursday left me 39 steps away from 3400.  Friday was even worse, as I needed an additional 5 steps just to reach 2900.  My first baseball game of the second half pushed up Saturday’s total, finishing with 6300 while watching the White Sox lose their 13th consecutive game.

Total steps: 37,921

Daily average: 5417.3

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FB10: Week 25

Before we begin, you may notice some changes with the graphics this week.  Fitbit, or, more accurately, their parent company Google, has done away with the web interface and left the app as the only way of accessing one’s step data.  I personally find the options through the app to be somewhat lacking, but I’m sure this move saves them a quarter or two. Since that web interface is what was keeping me in the Fitbit ecosystem and away from the Apple Watch and the native iOS options, it may be time to revisit my step-counting solution.

Things continued trending in the wrong direction this week, falling further below the 30,000-step plateau.  The week got off to a slow-ish start on Sunday, as I wrapped up the holiday weekend with 4000 steps.  Monday saw a slight improvement, coming in just 9 steps shy of 4200.  Tuesday fell back slightly, needing 36 more steps to get to 4100.   A busy day at work on Wednesday cratered, coming 35 steps away from 2200.  A decent improvement on Thursday pushed me back up to 3700 steps. Friday pushed me back up over 4000 steps.  The week ended on a high note on Saturday with 4700 steps.

Total steps: 26,909

Daily average: 3844.1