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.

[SunsetRunner]

Dancing December - Day 22
8,000 steps: 9/10 days
10,000+ steps: 10/10 days
15,000+ steps: 1/1 day
Exercises & weights: 12/12 days
40 Jumping Jacks: 12/15 days
Eat 1 piece of fruit: 14/15 days
Scavenger Hunt Pics: 7/3 pics
Lose weight (1.4 kg) {currently 64.6}: 0/1.4kg

Cute pic @Baltoscott. 

[SteppingBooks]

Dancing December 20-22:

15.5k Steps/Day:  10/31

600 Caloric Deficiency: 14/31

10 Squats/Day: 22/31

IF 3 Days/Week: 03/4 weeks

Yoga: --/4

Weights*: 01/6

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

I had a horrible food weekend.  A friend of mine was back in country from school, so we went out to dinner.  Then some of that carried over to Sunday.  There's still 8 days left to the year and I'm going to make them count!

[NellyG]

23 December 

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                                   19/20

12 days over 12,000                                                      16/12

6 days over 15,000 steps                                             13/6          

2 days over 20,000 steps                                               5/2

Swim 2x per week                                                           4/6                                                 

6 bike rides or interval walks per month                      5/6              

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                                     3/3

I spent the day peeling and cutting up veges for the free Christmas lunch on Wednesday, so didnt get many steps in today! But if number of potatoes peeled counted I be on a winner 🤣

[WendyB]

Dancing December Day 23

Steps: Goal 10000: 23/31

Boxing: 23/31

Bike 3 times : 23/31

Weights DVD 18 Days: 13/31

Wall Push Up/Counter push ups: 23/31

Leg Exercises: 23/31

250 Steps per hour : 23/31

Log food daily : 23/31

Scavenger Hunt Photos : 6/3

[SunsetRunner]

Dancing December - Day 23
8,000 steps: 10/10 days
10,000+ steps: 10/10 days
15,000+ steps: 1/1 day
Exercises & weights: 12/12 days
40 Jumping Jacks: 12/15 days
Eat 1 piece of fruit: 15/15 days
Scavenger Hunt Pics: 7/3 pics
Lose weight (1.4 kg) {currently 64.6}: 0/1.4kg

[Joy2019]

Dec 23

Dec starting weight: 68.25kg

10k steps -19/31 days

16/8 fasts - 22/31 days

2 litres of water - 16/31 days

15k+steps - 18/15 days

30 minutes HIIT - 11/15 days

Weight training - 10/15 days

Track: Yes
Calories: Mostly bang on and a few days over
Exercise:Lots of walking

Did a cheeky weigh in and 66.9kg! I've hit my first target which is to be at a healthy BMI for my height!

I've been MIA! - We're on a 2 weeks road trip round the South Island of NZ. Internet is very bad in places. NZ is one of those countries where you can book holiday accommodation and not be sure if you will get internet or not!

From now, on we're in house swaps so guaranteed internet yay!!!

Merry Chrtsmas one and all!

[Baltoscott]

Dancing December Day 23

15K steps/day		23/31
10 pushup + shoulder extension /day		23/31
15 weight-lifting days		10/15
post 3 scavenger pics		3/3
Sleep 6+ hours 17 days or more during the month		9/17
3 pull-up + 1min bar-hang /day		23/31
20 Alcohol-Free days		14/20
Lose 2 lbs (Starting (11/1) at 163.7 lbs)	12/22	161.9

[NellyG]

24 December 

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

12 days over 12,000                                                      17/12

6 days over 15,000 steps                                             13/6          

2 days over 20,000 steps                                               5/2

Swim 2x per week                                                           5/6                                                 

6 bike rides or interval walks per month                      5/6              

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                                     3/3

[benvegi]

Hello!  How time flies!   Have been busy, dealing with car insurance companies, looking at new cars, taking Char back for Dr. rechecks (all have turned out well so far, though she still has lots of headaches), also shopping.  But have kept up the walking especially now that the weather has been so warm (64 yesterday). Even on the cool rain days Jake gets me out there to walk.

@Baltoscott  Be sure to let me know about  January!

December goals 20k steps per day, 25 floors, 3x a week for weights/yoga

Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays to everyone!

Month to date  steps 23 for 23, floors 21 of 23, weights/yoga 10 of 12

[SteppingBooks]

Dancing December 23:

15.5k Steps/Day:  11/31

600 Caloric Deficiency: 14/31

10 Squats/Day: 23/31

IF 3 Days/Week: 03/4 weeks

Yoga: --/4

Weights*: 01/6

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

With the holiday and being off, I'm not sure if I'll get on over the week vacation, but in case I'm not, everyone have a safe, Happy Christmas!  Definitely let me know about January, I'll be back to work on the 2nd and forced back into routine.  

[WendyB]

Dancing December Day 24

Steps: Goal 10000: 24/31

Boxing: 24/31

Bike 3 times : 24/31

Weights DVD 18 Days: 13/31

Wall Push Up/Counter push ups: 24/31

Leg Exercises: 24/31

250 Steps per hour : 24/31

Log food daily : 24/31

Scavenger Hunt Photos : 6/3

@benvegiSorry to hear that Char still has headaches. Hope they clear up soon.

Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays to all!

[Baltoscott]

Dancing December Day 24

15K steps/day		24/31
10 pushup + shoulder extension /day		24/31
15 weight-lifting days		13/15
post 3 scavenger pics		3/3
Sleep 6+ hours 17 days or more during the month		10/17
3 pull-up + 1min bar-hang /day		24/31
20 Alcohol-Free days		14/20
Lose 2 lbs (Starting (11/1) at 163.7 lbs)	12/22	161.9

Merry Christmas !!!

[Joy2019]

Dec 24 & 25th

Dec starting weight: 68.25kg

10k steps -20/31 days

16/8 fasts - 24/31 days

2 litres of water - 16/31 days

15k+steps - 18/15 days

30 minutes HIIT - 11/15 days

Weight training - 10/15 days

Track: Yes
Calories: over both days
Exercise:Lots of walking

Being in NZ means Christmas is done and dusted!

We start cleaning and packingup for another road tripon the 27th so tomorrow will be busy. I've also been thinking of my goals for the January challenge! Am I good or am I good? haha

Enjoy the day everyoone! Bedtime for me

[KoozaMom2]

10k+ steps - 22/25 days

15k+ steps - 2/2 days

workout  - 17/20 days

Calorie Goal - 11/16 days (i know it is only half the days but still!)

holiday pics - 3/5 days

 

  

[SunsetRunner]

Dancing December - Day 25
8,000 steps: 10/10 days
10,000+ steps: 11/10 days
15,000+ steps: 1/1 day
Exercises & weights: 12/12 days
40 Jumping Jacks: 13/15 days
Eat 1 piece of fruit: 16/15 days
Scavenger Hunt Pics: 7/3 pics
Lose weight (1.4 kg) {currently 64.6}: 0/1.4kg

[CatLover74]

Merry Christmas everyone!  I'm going to take a break for the rest of the year, and come back hopefully with 2020 vision and the ability to post more consistently next year.

[NellyG]

26 December 

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                                   22/20

12 days over 12,000                                                      17/12

6 days over 15,000 steps                                             13/6          

2 days over 20,000 steps                                               5/2

Swim 2x per week                                                           5/6                                                 

6 bike rides or interval walks per month                      5/6              

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                                     3/3

[SunsetRunner]

Dancing December - Day 26
8,000 steps: 10/10 days
10,000+ steps: 11/10 days
15,000+ steps: 1/1 day

NEW 20,000+ steps: 1/1 day
Exercises & weights: 13/12 days
40 Jumping Jacks: 14:15 days
Eat 1 piece of fruit: 17/15 days
Scavenger Hunt Pics: 7/3 pics
lose weight (1.4 kg) {currently 64.6}: 0/1.4kg

 

 

[WendyB]

Dancing December Day 26

Steps: Goal 10000: 26/31

Boxing: 26/31

Bike 3 times : 26/31

Weights DVD 18 Days: 14/31

Wall Push Up/Counter push ups: 26/31

Leg Exercises: 26/31

250 Steps per hour : 26/31

Log food daily : 26/31

Scavenger Hunt Photos : 6/3

@SunsetRunner  Nice pictures!

[SunsetRunner]

Thanks @WendyB. My husband’s photos.