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Fitbit 12 – Week 3

Despite a good start to the week, more sub-freezing temperatures combined with a bad week for meetings brought my streak of 30,000 step weeks to an end at nine.  The week got off to a good start on Sunday thanks in part of birthday celebrations for my mother, finishing the day just 8 steps away from 4800.  A post-work wake on Monday propelled me to 5300 steps.  Multiple back-to-back meetings on Tuesday kept me glued to my chair and left me 3 steps shy of 2800.  Wednesday saw a nice improvement but still needed 34 more steps to reach 4000.  Thursday was a near duplicate, finishing exactly 100 steps behind the day prior.  A nice increase on Friday, the first time the Chicago area broke above freezing in nearly 3 weeks, left me with 4300 steps.  A trip for a haircut on Saturday wrapped up the week 32 steps shy of 3700.

Total steps: 28,722

Daily average: 4103.1

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Fitbit 12 – Week 2

Despite sub-freezing temperatures for the entire week, I managed to extend my streak of 30,000 step weeks to nine thanks.  The week got off to a good start on Sunday, as two rounds of snow blowing helped me finish just 12 steps away from 6500.  A drop-off on Monday, as single digit temperatures kept me inside all day but still garnered 4500 steps.  Things were slightly worse on Tuesday, falling 13 steps shy of 4200.  Wednesday turned into the low point of the week, ending with 3300 steps.  A mere 2 steps kept me away from 4000 on Thursday.  A post-work trip to the Ramova Theatre for a season ticket holder event in advance of Sox Fest on Friday propelled me to exactly 5600 steps.  A lazy Saturday to wrap up the week ended with 3400 steps.

Total steps: 31,584

Daily average: 4512

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Fitbit 12 – Week 1

Year twelve on the Fitbit platform gets off to a good start, thanks to a well-timed trip to southern California.  The week got off to a decent start on Sunday, where breakfast out and finding a charger for the rental car left me 35 steps shy of 6600, with some additional effort of an afternoon swim not included.  A trip to the beach followed by a tour of Sony Pictures Studios on Monday put me above goal with 8000 steps.  Tuesday was even better, jumping up to 8500 steps thanks to a tour of Dodger Stadium followed by a trip to Pauley Pavilion to see UCLA steal a victory against Purdue.  The trip to LAX for the flight back home on Wednesday left me with 5200 steps.  Returning to work, and getting a bit of rest, on Thursday led to a big drop, coming in with 3900 steps.  Bitter cold temperatures on Friday kept me inside all day, leading to 4300 steps.  The low point of the week came on Saturday, where the ongoing polar vortex left me 31 steps shy of 3700

Total steps: 40,230

Daily average: 5747.1

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Fitbit Year 11

A year ago, I set a goal of 2,730,000 steps, an average of 7500 steps per day. Thanks to a combination of old age and my weight finally getting the better of me, I fell quite a bit short of my challenge, finishing well more than a million steps behind with only 1,657,522, the seventh straight year I’ve failed to surpass my yearly goal but my highest total in in three years.  My average step total per week was 31,875.42, which comes out to about 4553.6 steps per day. The median weekly step total was 31,292.5.  My best week was Week 25, where I went to four baseball games and had a couple days off of work, propelling me to only 42,281 steps for the week.  My worst week was Week 7, where work woes took a toll.

Since medication is helping me get a handle on the weight and I am nothing if not a glutton for punishment, I’m going to keep things as is for the upcoming year.  I am leaving my goal for steps per day at 7500, which would again bring me to a yearly total of 2,730,000 steps. Hopefully this eighth attempt is the one that sticks.

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Fitbit XI – Week 51

As the 2026 work year got into full swing, things were pretty slow, but a trip to the old alma mater helped extend my streak of 30,000 step weeks to seven.  Despite a trip to the local hardware store, the week got off to a slow start on Sunday, needing 7 more steps to reach 3600.  Monday saw a nice improvement, falling 40 steps shy of 4200.  An additional 25 steps on Tuesday would have given me just 3300.  Another jump on Wednesday pushed me back up to 4400 steps.  Thursday came in at 3900 steps.  Friday managed to go back above 4100 steps.  A trip to West Lafayette to see Purdue battle Penn State at Mackey on Saturday ended the week on a high note, finishing with 6700 steps.

Total steps: 30,206

Daily average: 4315.1

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Fitbit XI – Week 47

My final working week of 2025 turned into my third straight week above 30,000 despite a continued early winter.  The week once again got off to a good start on Sunday as I dealt with the snow that had fallen overnight, falling just 9 steps short of 5300 steps.  A chilly Monday needed 38 additional steps to reach 4200.  A trip to the office and a celebratory luncheon on Tuesday left me 35 steps shy of 4100.  Wednesday was my last day of work for the year, garnering 4200 steps as I wrapped things up.  My first day of vacation on Thursday scored 4100 steps.  A trip to the doctor’s office to see how my medications are working fueled a nice increase on Friday, coming just 9 steps away from 4900.  A cold Saturday ended the week with 3600 steps.

Total steps: 30,327

Daily average: 4332.4

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Fitbit XI – Week 46

A second straight week above 30,000 as winter arrived early in Chicago.  The week got off to a good start on Sunday as I dealt with (or tried to deal with, at least) the snow that had fallen the day before, giving me 6100 steps.  Going back to work on Monday dropped me down to 4600 steps.  A alight increase on Tuesday left me 35 steps shy of 4700.  Meetings on Wednesday dropped me down again, falling 32 steps short of 3400.  Another rough day on Thursday wrapped up 20 steps away from 3700.  A trip to the doctor’s office for bloodwork on Friday fueled a nice increase, needing 25 steps to reach 5800.  A slow Saturday ended the week with 3200 steps.

Total steps: 31,443

Daily average: 4491.9

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Fitbit XI – Week 41

I extended my 30,000-step week streak to 25 weeks, thanks to my annual birthday trip to Boston and my highest step total since July.  Things got off to a good start on Sunday, finishing with 4900 steps.  A night out for a birthday dinner led to 5700 steps on Monday.  Confusion at the airport for my flight to Boston left me with 4700 steps on Tuesday.  I managed to surpass my daily step goal for the first time since early August on Wednesday, wrapping up the day with 7800 steps.  My return flight home on Thursday led to 5800 steps.  A return to work on Friday, along with trick or treat duties afterwards, left me with 4800 steps.  A lazy Saturday wrapped up the week with 4400 steps.

Total steps: 38,206

Daily average: 5458

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Fitbit XI – Week 40

Another unspectacular week, as I just barely managed to extend my 30,000-step week streak to 24 weeks.  Things got off to an ok start on Sunday, finishing with 4000 steps.  A nice improvement on Monday left me just 15 steps shy of 4500.  A drop on Tuesday put me back down at 3700 steps.  More of the same on Wednesday had me 4 steps shy of 3800.  My work “year-end” holiday luncheon on Thursday was the best day of the week, needing only 8 additional steps to reach 5300.  Friday finished 4 steps shy of 4200.  A cool Saturday wrapped up the week needing 2 more steps to reach 4500.

Total steps: 30,063

Daily average: 4294.7

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Fitbit XI – Week 35

A nice week, courtesy of the final home games of the 2025 White Sox season, which extended my 30,000-step week streak to 19 weeks.  Things got off to a decent start on Sunday, needing 14 additional steps to reach 4300.  Monday was in the same ballpark, finishing with 4200 steps.  A small increase on Tuesday put me at 4400 steps.  An afternoon off work to take in some baseball on Wednesday left me a single step shy of 5800.  Thursday was the low point of the week, needing 21 steps just to reach 3500.  A trip back to Rate Field and parking in an unfavorable lot pushed me up over 7000 steps on Friday.  Another trip to that same lot on Saturday, my final White Sox game of the year, ended the week with 6800 steps.

Total steps: 36,025

Daily average: 5146.4