Dancing December

[Baltoscott]

Dancing December Step Challenge and Scavenger Hunt

Here we are — the last month of decade, holiday food everywhere you look, all sorts of social obligations so .... why not recommit to your minimum daily fitness/eating goals, just to make sure you don’t lose the baseline you’ll aim to beat next month when you plan out 2020? 

General monthly instructions are below, including the monthly picture scavenger hunt.                       

How It Works

The primary purpose of these monthly challenges is to keep track of your daily step goals for the month; though many of us track other things as well, like body weight exercises, sleep, trips to the gym, logging food, etc. This is not a competition to see who can do the most of whatever, instead it is a challenge to measure your consistency. So whether you do 1k, 5k, 10k or even 40k steps a day, this is measuring how many days out of the monthly total you can hit your goal.

Some might have a constant goal of 10k steps every single day and others might have a variable goal throughout the week, (and some might even plan days off!) for example.
Monday -> Friday = 10k steps a day
Sat & Sun = “6k steps a day,” or “not tracking”

Regardless of how you structure your daily goals, the only thing that matters for the monthly challenge is whether or not you reach what you set out to do.

Suggested Posting Format    
1) Post either your constant or variable step goal.
2) Keep track of the # of daily goals achieved out of the monthly minimum and or monthly total

Picture Scavenger Hunt

This month look for and post pictures at least 3 outdoor holiday displays or holiday costumes while out and about.

Posting

Although you certainly don’t have to post daily, you’ll likely stay closer to what you set out to do by updating the thread several times/week

Injury Notice
If you injure yourself during the month and need to scale back due to the injury, then all you have to do is adjust your goal for that period. If you normally do 10k steps a day but pull a hamstring and decide to do minimal walking (2k steps a day), then all you have to do is change your goal.

[Joy2019]

Dec 9

Dec starting weight: 68.25kg

10k steps -8/31 days

16/8 fasts - 9/31 days

2 litres of water - 7/31 days

15k+steps - 5/15 days

30 minutes HIIT - 6/15 days

Weight training - 6/15 days

Track: Yes
Calories: Way under. 
Exercise: Yes. almost 2 hour walk. 1.5 hours weight training

[SteppingBooks]

Dancing December 6-8:

15.5k Steps/Day:  03/31

600 Caloric Deficiency: 05/31

10 Squats/Day: 08/31

IF 3 Days/Week: 01/4 weeks

Yoga: --/4

Weights*: 01/6

*Exchange: I've exchanged two weights this month for the two days of ice chopping/scraping/moving that I did this weekend; which I'm sure has some equivalency.  Almost 3 hours over two days, and boy do I feel it.  

I may also not hit many goals this week.  My gramma's dementia has progressed, and it may mean hospital visit to her until they place her in a nursing home.  

[Jotex]

Dancing December - Day 9
8,000 steps: 2/10 days
10,000+ steps: 6/10 days
15,000+ steps: 0/1 day
Exercises & weights: 5/12 days
40 Jumping Jacks: 5/15 days
Eat 1 piece of fruit: 5/15 days
Scavenger Hunt Pics: 3/3 pics
Lose weight (1.4 kg) {currently 64.6}: 0/1.4kg

[WendyB]

Dancing December Day 9

Steps: Goal 10000: 9/31

Boxing: 9/31

Bike 3 times : 9/31

Weights DVD 18 Days: 6/31

Stomach YouTube : 9/31

Wall Push Up/Counter push ups: 9/31

Leg Exercises: 9/31

250 Steps per hour : 9/31

Log food daily : 9/31

Scavenger Hunt Photos : 2/3

Lose any weight and not gain during the holidays: .5/31

I took some pictures of decorated houses but they didn't come out to good. Need to go back out this week and try again

[Julia_G]

 9 December

10k steps / day : 8 out of 22

I wasn’t paying attention and one night went to bed with 9909 steps.  Who does that?  One day fail.  Doh! 

Things to work on: Get ahead by responding to those very useful Reminders to Move.

Gym workouts : 2 out of 6.  Yay! On track.

Lose 2 lbs : Trend weight still in the wrong direction.  Start weight 120.7, current weight 121.2.  

But now all the leftovers are gone except brussel sprouts and kale (and just btw Fitbit doesn’t even believe in brussel sprouts and keeps telling me it’s spelled wrong), so SURELY I am going to be going down soon?

Things to work on : Consider why, every time I set a target, or worry about being a certain weight by a certain time (event, person’s visit, etc.), I actually gain weight.  Do I focus too much on food?  Feel deprived?  Dieting makes you fat?  Any thoughts?

Bonus to start the week: Flat tyre!  (Just one out of 31, I hope)

15 days no alcohol:  4/15, so that’s a 2 day slip.

Things to work on: Consider why a nice glass (or two...) of red wine is now my go to stress response (think flat tyre, constant job conflict, needy single mom daughter - flat tyre on the way home from dealing with needy single mum daughter...).  

It used to be a nice cup of tea!  How do I get back to that much better stress response?

Meanwhile, here’s a pic of the centre of the little town where I live in England on the edge of the Cotswolds, all dressed for Christmas:

[aprildh]

Dancing December Goals 6
Sundays - bonus day
10k steps 20x ; 4/31
planks daily-working towards 1 min 20x; 4/31
at least 20 min bike 8x; 1/31
snow shoe 8x ; 4/31

[aprildh]

Dancing December Goals 7
Sundays - bonus day
10k steps 20x ; 5/31
planks daily-working towards 1 min 20x; 4/31
at least 20 min bike 8x; 2/31
snow shoe 8x ; 4/31

[aprildh]

Dancing December Goals 9
Sundays - bonus day
10k steps 20x ; 5/31
planks daily-working towards 1 min 20x; 4/31
at least 20 min bike 8x; 1/31
snow shoe 8x ; 5/31

was a couple of beautiful nights for some snowshoeing 🙂

this was from sat night walk on the lakenaturally flocked xmas tree lol

[Baltoscott]

Dancing December Day 9

15K steps/day		9/31
10 pushup + shoulder extension /day		9/31
15 weight-lifting days		4/31
post 3 scavenger pics		3/3
Sleep 6+ hours 17 days or more during the month		4/17
3 pull-up + 1min bar-hang /day		9/31
20 Alcohol-Free days		6/20
Lose 2 lbs (Starting (11/1) at 163.7 lbs)	12/08	162.8

We are all about the lights in my neighborhood.  The single deer and the bear are at my house.

[Joy2019]

Dec 9

Dec starting weight: 68.25kg

10k steps -9/31 days

16/8 fasts - 10/31 days

2 litres of water - 7/31 days

15k+steps - 6/15 days

30 minutes HIIT - 7/15 days

Weight training - 6/15 days

Track: Yes
Calories: Way under. 
Exercise: 3.5 hours walk

[CatLover74]

Dancing December 7

5,000 steps on 5 days a month  -  1/5.

10,000 steps on 20 days a month  -  3/20.

15,000 steps on 5 days a month  -  3/5.

2 x 30 to 60 minute walks per week  -  2/2, 1/4.

Eat 1 piece of fruit per day  -  7/30.

10 wall pushups on 25 days a month  -  7/25.

7 hours sleep on 20 days a month  -  4/20.

Scavenger hunt photos.

Dancing December 8

5,000 steps on 5 days a month  -  1/5.

10,000 steps on 15 days a month  -  3/15.

15,000 steps on 10 days a month  -  4/10.

2 x 30 to 60 minute walks per week  -  -/2, 1/4.

Eat 1 piece of fruit per day  -  8/30.

10 wall pushups on 25 days a month  -  8/25.

7 hours sleep on 20 days a month  -  5/20.

Scavenger hunt photos.

Dancing December 9

5,000 steps on 5 days a month  -  2/5.

10,000 steps on 15 days a month  -  3/15.

15,000 steps on 10 days a month  -  4/10.

2 x 30 to 60 minute walks per week  -  -/2, 1/4.

Eat 1 piece of fruit per day  -  9/30.

10 wall pushups on 25 days a month  -  8/25.

7 hours sleep on 20 days a month  -  6/20.

Scavenger hunt photos.

Dancing December 10

5,000 steps on 5 days a month  -  2/5.

10,000 steps on 15 days a month  -  3/15.

15,000 steps on 10 days a month  -  5/10.

2 x 30 to 60 minute walks per week  -  1/2, 1/4.

Eat 1 piece of fruit per day  -  10/30.

10 wall pushups on 25 days a month  -  9/25.

7 hours sleep on 20 days a month  -  6/20.

Scavenger hunt photos.

[CatLover74]

  

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[NellyG]

10 December 

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                                   6/20

12 days over 12,000                                                      5/12

6 days over 15,000 steps                                             4/6          

2 days over 20,000 steps                                               1/2

Swim 2x per week                                                           1/6                                                 

6 bike rides or interval walks per month                      -/6              

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                                     1/3

 

[SteppingBooks]

Dancing December 9:

15.5k Steps/Day:  04/31

600 Caloric Deficiency: 06/31

10 Squats/Day: 09/31

IF 3 Days/Week: 01/4 weeks

Yoga: --/4

Weights*: 01/6

*Exchange: I've exchanged two weights this month for the two days of ice chopping/scraping/moving.

It figures that the weather is nice, my back is aching something awful this morning.

[WendyB]

Dancing December Day 10

Steps: Goal 10000: 10/31

Boxing: 10/31

Bike 3 times : 10/31

Weights DVD 18 Days: 6/31

Stomach YouTube : 10/31

Wall Push Up/Counter push ups: 10/31

Leg Exercises: 10/31

250 Steps per hour : 10/31

Log food daily : 10/31

Scavenger Hunt Photos : 4/3

Lose any weight and not gain during the holidays: .5/31

Our Front door. Friend made me the wreath and did an awesome job on it

Front of our house

[Jotex]

Dancing December - Day 10
8,000 steps: 2/10 days
10,000+ steps: 6/10 days
15,000+ steps: 1/1 day
Exercises & weights: 6/12 days
40 Jumping Jacks: 6/15 days
Eat 1 piece of fruit: 6/15 days
Scavenger Hunt Pics: 3/3 pics
Lose weight (1.4 kg) {currently 64.6}: 0/1.4kg

[CatLover74]

Nice wreath.  This is ours, that my daughter made at kindy (or preschool, depending where in Australia someone is).

 

[WendyB]

@CatLover74  That's adorable! Your daughter did a great job on it

[Jotex]

It's beautiful, @WendyB! The one your daughter made @CatLover74 is very cute.