I walked 10,000 or more steps five days in a row this week Tuesday through Saturday (11,000 on Saturday)).  I am very proud of this accomplishment and want to see if I can do five days in a row again this week (today through Friday).  This being said, I walked 24.65 miles this past week, and am well on my way of hitting 100 miles for the month.

So, of all my blogging friends who are also trying to lose weight, are you interested in joining me in a 10,000 Step Club?  I’m thinking of seeing how soon someone can reach 10,000 steps in one day (and if I can do it, ANYone can do it).  Then once you have reached 10,000 steps, how many days in a row can you keep it up?

I’d like to try to walk 10,000 steps a day for the entire month of February.  I don’t know if I can really do it, but I sure would like to give it a try.  If you want to join me in this, I’ll come up with a banner/logo for the 10,000 Step Club to put on your website.  Maybe some prizes for the person who can hit 10,000 steps the most days out of 6 months – like T-shirts, yarn, etc.  In fact, I’m thinking the person who wins will get a half-pound of fingering weight Shetland yarn dyed in a natural indigo gradation colorway from me.  And if the winner is not a fiber person, I’m sure I can come up with something suitable.

Anyone interested?

This past week, I lost 2.2 pounds bringing my weight down to 165.2.  Not bad, considering I did cheat once.  I lost what I had gained the week before plus an extra .2 pound.  I’m satisfied.

I have a great recipe to share with you.  This is easy and mighty tasty!

Bar-B-Q Pork Medallions

1 pound Pork tenderloin medallions cut 1/2 inch thick

1 T oil

1 Large onion

1 green pepper

Cajun seasoning (I use the one from Penzey’s Spices, but you can use your favorite)

Stubbs Mesquite Smoked Barbeque Sauce (I like Stubbs because it doesn’t have High Fructose Corn Syrup in it and so many others do).  I get it at my local Meijer store.

Add oil to large skillet and heat on medium high.  Coarsely chop the onion and green pepper and layer over the bottom of the skillet.  Layer the pork over the veggies and sprinkle liberally with Cajun seasoning.  Pour a bit of Stubbs sauce over the pork, but not too much – this stuff has a LOT of flavor.  Let cook, turning the pork frequently, until the pork is done or until the juices have thickened into a carmelized sauce.

Serve hot with vegetables (we like this with sauteed carrots and asparagus).  About 6 servings.

And now for what you have been waiting for – who won the T-shirts?  The winners are Cindy of Delighted Hands and Leigh of 5 Acres and a Dream.  Can you two email me with your snail mail address and T-shirt size (Men’s sizes) so I can get your T-shirts to you?

Thank you for all the fun with this.  I will have to do this again with another design later.