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Hey peeps what's up. Just wanted to post my steps for the week of June 22-June 28 as tracked by my trusty Fitbit Blaze. Take a look: As I highlighted in my post  Steps for Week of June 15 - June 21, 2020  I had a total of 61,827 steps. So I went down somewhat. To be honest, it was super hot out there last week and lacked the motivation to push through the heat. We'll see what adventures in stepping this current week brings.  I hope everyone is safe and healthy out there these days. I hope you are all taking care of yourselves. Following all the safety protocols that you can not only for yourselves but more importantly for those around you. COVID-19 is the real deal. It isn't fake. It isn't a hoax. Please be careful. Ok. enough of the soapbox. Talk to you all real soon. Until Then Keep Stepping, #SiscoVanilla #SiscoVanillaIsStepping #SiscoVanillaHitsTheBricks

Hello everyone. I know, long time no see here on this blog page. I can give the same old schtick: I've been busy, or I've been working on other things...yada yada yada. Nope, I've just been here not doing anything with this page. Nada, zilch, nothing. But I'm going to try and remedy that with the following post. So here were my steps from the past week of June 15 - June 21. I've been trying to get out a bit more while under COVID-19 Staying at Home. This week was harder to get steps for than the week prior.  The week prior (June 8 - June 14) saw four days of more than 12.5K steps including the massive 22K+ steps accomplishment on Wednesday June 10.  I just didn't have it in me to push ahead like I did the week before. And that's ok. I'm not putting up the steps that I used to when I worked at Barnes and Noble or even at the bar pre-COVID-19. This is a "new normal" that we are living with. So I need to adjust and evolve along with it.  Any sugge...

  I don't particularly post my daily steps anymore but I feel compelled to do so today. It's been six weeks (December 12th to be exact) since I've had a 20K or more step day. The adjustment of working majority day shifts to working exclusively at night has been harder that I thought it would be. I'm finding it harder to get those steps in that I was used to getting while working at BN.  One way that I'm looking to start building up my steps on work nights is to take a walk after work before going home. Now that's easier said that done especially on a Tuesday or Wednesday when I get in at 4pm and if I'm busy enough, I'll be on my feet for 12 full hours. I mean who wants to get a few miles in after a 12 hours shift. Well, I guess I do if I want to get back to putting up those 100K step weeks. Luckily for me I've been able to maintain my weight where it's been for months instead of gaining due to lack of steps. No one said it was going to...

Sorry for the delay in posting my weekly steps via the Fitbit app. Holiday season is upon us at the café and we are busy. Here are the steps for the period of October 22 - November 4: October 22: 20,285 October 23: 13,400 October 24: 4,785 October 25: 17,451 October 26: 21,581 October 27: 18,197 October 28: 10,869 October 29: 15,545 October 30: 13,522 October 31: 23,759 November 1: 18,984 November 2: 20,111 November 3: 17,686 November 4: 12,814 Hopefully I can get back to being consistent with the posting of the steps. Doing so creates a routine for myself which helps with my keeping track of my progress. Things are super busy and hectic at the moment. I'm all over the place and in serious need of some consistency. Hopefully a couple of things that I am looking at can come to fruition. I'll keep everyone posted. Have a great day folks. Until Then Keep Stepping, #SiscoVanilla #SiscoVanillaIsStepping #SiscoVanillaHitsTheBricks

Stepping, posting and just trying to live life are getting harder these days with the holidays on the horizon. Between the cafe and the bar, shit has been hectic and busy. At least I've been able to keep up with the walking at a consistent clip. Actually, this is the first time in a long time that I hit my step goal for the entire week. Check that out, 140,592 steps. Why? That was in the middle of a nine day stretch without being off. That's the way the schedule plays out sometimes. Whatcha gonna do, right? Here are the steps: October 15: 16,310 October 16: 18,927 October 17: 21,505 October 18: 23,284 October 19: 20,265 October 20: 19,156 October 21: 21,145 The week after this one was also full of steps though not to the degree of 140K steps. I actually had two days off that week. 🤪🤪 Anyways, have a great day folks. Until Then Keep Stepping, #SiscoVanilla  #SiscoVanillaIsStepping  #SiscoVanillaHitsTheBricks 

Here are my steps for October 8 to October 14 via the Fitbit app. As you can see every metric (except for average restful sleep) went up from the week before. This was a very active week, including the Breast Cancer walk on Sunday the 14th. Here's the breakdown of my steps: October 8: 24,499 steps October 9: 15,528 steps October 10: 22,420 steps October 11: 19,341 steps October 12: 18,445 steps October 13: 10,717 steps October 14: 21,644 steps For the first time in a while I was able to break the 100K plateau for a Workweek Hustle. I actually placed first in four of the Hustles that I participated in. This upcoming week is also looking like a plentiful step week. With holiday retail around the corner, the step opportunities are sure to be many. Hope everyone has a great weekend. I'll be at work, grinding away as usual. Until Then Keep Stepping, #SiscoVanilla  #SiscoVanillaIsStepping  #SiscoVanillaHitsTheBricks 

Here are my steps for the period of October 1 - October 7 on the Fitbit app. As you can see by the metrics, the numbers for this walking period are severely lower than the week before. Why? I was on a staycation. I was spending time laid out watching TV and napping. Just trying to recharge my depleted batteries. The 7th (which was my best day) was my first day back at work. The steps for the next upcoming week will be more like the norm. Anyhoo, here's the daily breakdown for the steps: October 1: 11,425 steps October 2: 16,094 steps October 3: 5,369 steps October 4: 5,868 steps October 5: 9,795 steps October 6, 7,421 steps October 7: 21,244 steps Back to regular steppage next week. Unitl Then Keep Stepping, #SiscoVanilla #SiscoVanillaIsStepping #SiscoVanillaHitsTheBricks

Dontcha hate when this happens? Luckily for me I've been able to avoid this happening until the end of the evening. But man, it must suck when you get a good solid walk and your Fitbit has run out of juice. You end up like this little guy right here. Keep a spare charger on your folks. I got my spare from Walmart for under $7 bucks. You can find one here: Walmart . Also here: Amazon . Ok folks, keep those Fitbits charged and don't be like Jackie Chan over here: Have a great Friday!!!! Until Then Keep Stepping, #SiscoVanilla #SiscoVanillaIsStepping #SiscoVanillaHitsTheBricks

It's that time again folks. Here are my steps for the week of September 10 - September 16. As you can see, the numbers for most of the metrics have improved over the last week with the exception of active minutes and restful sleep. I have to admit, sleep hasn't been as restful as of late though I find that I am going to sleep earlier and earlier. Maybe I am going to sleep too early in the night. Any how, here are the individual steps for September 10 - September 16: September 10 20,494 steps September 11 14,053 steps  September 12 22,412 steps  September 13 10,747 steps  September 14 18,694 steps  September 15 16,895 steps  September 16 19,185 steps Wendesdays are always an interesting day for me to get steps. I usually get between 2K-4K steps on the tail end of my bar shift on Tuesday night. If I am closing the café on Wednesday night, I'm usually guaranteed to finish that night with over 20K steps. As you see the Wednesday the 12th was my ...

Welcome back folks to another post about my stepping escapades with the Fitbit App. The week from September 3 to September 9th was a rare one for me. Due to the Labor Day holiday, I ended up having an extra day off from the café. After working my Tuesday night shift at the bar, I had the rare two days off in a row on Wednesday and Thursday. For those of you who don't know, I work six days a week so getting two days off in a row is a definite luxury. Given that I had two days off during this week, I took it a bit easier that I would usually have done. The heat during Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday was just downright oppressive and the steps reflect that. Had it not been for the heat, I could have feasible hit my step goal for the entire week. Here are my steps for each day: September 3: 19,191 September 4: 18,429 September 5: 10,792 September 6: 14,165 September 7: 15,391 September 8: 17,579 September 9: 18,537 What are you guys and gals doing to try and increase y...

I recently got this badge from Fitbit based on my steps logged from February 2017 to today. Wow. I knew I was near the 4,000 mile region but even I was surprised to see that I've basically walked the length of the River Nile. Looking at the numbers really put it in perspective. Here's to another 4,000 miles. Until Then Keep Stepping, #SiscoVanilla #SiscoVanillaIsStepping #SiscoVanillaHitsTheBricks

Hey peeps. Sorry that I have been a bit lax in posting my steps. To be honest I've just forgotten to do so. Work has been busy on both jobs and with the Holiday season right around the corner, it's only going to get busier. But I promise to try my best to post my weekly steps. As you can see I hit my step goal is six of seven days with my only day off from both jobs that week being Wednesday. I always try to get at least half of my 15,500 daily step goal on my off days. This week I was a little short on Wednesday. Every other metric aside from "Active Minutes" increased from the week before. Overall a very productive week of walking. Here are my steps for the week of August 27 to September 2: August 27: 15,593 August 28: 16,800 August 29: 6,678 August 30: 16,369 August 31: 20,847 September 1: 23,018 September 2: 18,617 Wow. We're in September already??? Where did the summer go. Anyways, hope everyone has a great week. Let me know how you're cr...

Hey peeps. Sorry for the delay in posting my steps from August 6-August 12. Work has been very busy as of late training new people in one job and working my second job. Currently I'm in the middle of an eight straight work clip and sitting on day six, I am wiped. But enough about today. Here's the breakdown of the steps via the Fitbit App: As you can see from the metrics, I had quite an improved week from the week prior. Aside from Wednesday, which was a rest day, I hit the step goal for the other six days of that week. Miles and average daily calories burned also increased from the week before while floors and active minutes went down. Here's the breakdown for the daily steps: August 6 16,373 steps August 7 16,097 steps August 8 8,821 steps August 9 20,524 steps August 10 18,080 steps August 11 15,538 steps August 12 20,644 steps Two 20K step days highlight the week. It feels good to finally get back to having consistent step days. Now if I can only get...

It's that time of the week folks, here are my steps for July 30th to August 5th on the Fitbit App tracked by my trusty Fitbit Blaze. If you remember, last week was a slow week. I had post my first under 100K step week in a long time. It was looking as if this week was on the same path until I finished strong with four straight step goal days. With the exception of total floors, I raised my weekly totals in measurable metrics from the week before. Here are my steps per day: July 30 15,076 July 31 10,422 August 1 10,288 August 2 17,474 August 3 17,057 August 4 20,822 August 5 19,033 This week's steps are soon coming to an end  looks like its a strong week as well. Look forward to posting about it soon.  Have a great day. Until Then Keep Stepping, #SiscoVanilla  #SiscoVanillaIsStepping  #SiscoVanillaHitsTheBricks 

For any of us who have seriously competed in any of the Fitbit walking challenges, you know you've had both of the these looks on your faces. Especially if you've put up record numbers. Nothing better than leading the pack and nothing worse than kicking ass and still get knocked down off the top. Grrrr…. Have a great weekend folks. Stay cool and hydrated out there in this heat while you take your steps. See you all soon. Until Then Keep Stepping, #SiscoVanilla #SiscoVanillaisStepping #SiscoVanillaHitsTheBricks

Here are the steps for the week of July 23 to July 29 on the Fitbit App: Last week was a slow, rough and tiring week. As you can tell from the above graphic, each and every metric that the Fitbit app uses was down from the week before. Sometimes its hard to push at a high level for a long time. You just need to shift down and take a break. The body and minds needs rest.  Here's the breakdown of steps by day: July 23: 14,790 steps July 24: 17,752 steps July 25: 20,850 steps July 26: 15,131 steps July 27: 3,067 steps July 28: 13,872 steps July 29: 17,619 steps Friday was a day off from both of my jobs and I took complete advantage of it by limiting the amount of steps I took and the amount of activity I engaged in. That day made the difference in the steps. Having only one day off from both jobs per week takes a toll. Hope everyone is having a great weekend. I'm working straight through until my next day off which is on Wednesday. For those of you who ar...

When you hit your daily step goal and you get yourself a big ole Woody...Sorry. Couldn't help that bad pun 😋🤣😏. For those of you who have a weekend, enjoy it folks!!! For those of you like me who don't have a traditional weekend, just keep on pushing forward. Until Then Keep Stepping, #SiscoVanilla #SiscoVanillaIsStepping #SiscoVanillaHitsTheBricks

This past Tuesday before heading in to work, I took advantage of a train delay by deciding to walk across the Brooklyn Bridge. It was a beautiful day for a walk...apparently the same thought crossed the minds of the throngs of people 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦👨‍👦‍👦👨‍👧‍👧👩‍👦‍👦👩‍👧‍👦 who were also on the bridge. Walking the Brooklyn Bridge takes some skill if you are walking with a purpose, such as trying to get somewhere. The walk is like navigating an obstacle course, especially on the Manhattan side between the tourists and vendors. Nonetheless, I was able to enjoy the weather and made it across in roughly 28 minutes. Here is the route with time and pace tracked via the Fitbit App: If you've never had the chance to walk the Brooklyn Bridge, I recommend you do so...even with the tourist dodging 😊. Let me know how it goes for you. Until Then Keep Stepping, #SiscoVanilla #SiscoVanillaIsStepping #SiscoVanillaHitsTheBricks

Once again folks, here's the weekly recap for my steps from July 16 to July 22 via the Fitbit app. The steps were fairly consistent with the steps from the week before. I had 2,846 less steps which translates to 1.32 miles less. There was no drama which required any extra walking. So I'll on to next week folks. How's your stepping treating you these days. Please let me know in the comments box. Would love to trade tips and tidbits with you. Until Then Keep Stepping, #SiscoVanilla #SiscoVanillaIsStepping #SiscoVanillaHitsTheBricks

Once again it's time for the weekly review of steps and other metrics tracked by the Fitbit Blaze tracker and accompanying app. The week of July 8 to July 14 was marked by a by number of days of having to run around trying to find packages that were undelivered by UPS.  Without further ado, here's the review: While it seemed to me that I was fairly active, especially with the UPS "adventures" the app tells me that I went down in active minutes. For those of you who don't know, active minutes are categorized as: "when the activity you're doing is more strenuous than regular walking, which includes everything from a brisk walk to a cardio workout or run." This is interesting since on Wednesday I walked close to three miles since there were no buses in sight. Thursday I walked at least two miles trying to get to the UPS facility on Brush Avenue from the train station at Zerega Avenue. I guess those two examples of constant walking wasn't enou...