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.

[Baltoscott]

Dancing December Day 10

15K steps/day		10/31
10 pushup + shoulder extension /day		10/31
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		10/31
20 Alcohol-Free days		7/20
Lose 2 lbs (Starting (11/1) at 163.7 lbs)	12/08	162.8

Great wreaths @WendyB and @CatLover74 

[NellyG]

11 December

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                                   7/20

12 days over 12,000                                                      6/12

6 days over 15,000 steps                                             5/6          

2 days over 20,000 steps                                               2/2

Swim 2x per week                                                           1/6                                                 

6 bike rides or interval walks per month                      1/6              

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                                     1/3

[Joy2019]

Dec 11

Dec starting weight: 68.25kg

10k steps -10/31 days

16/8 fasts - 11/31 days

2 litres of water - 8/31 days

15k+steps - 7/15 days

30 minutes HIIT - 8/15 days

Weight training - 7/15 days

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

My careful calorie counting is working! 3 Christmas parties down and weight stable. No yo yoing! Yay!

[SteppingBooks]

Dancing December 10:

15.5k Steps/Day:  05/31

600 Caloric Deficiency: 07/31

10 Squats/Day: 10/31

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.

And so the cold weather returns.  😪  Oh, how Mother Nature teases us with the few days of 40s.  

[WendyB]

Dancing December Day 11

Steps: Goal 10000: 11/31

Boxing: 11/31

Bike 3 times : 11/31

Weights DVD 18 Days: 7/31

Stomach YouTube : 11/31

Wall Push Up/Counter push ups: 11/31

Leg Exercises: 11/31

250 Steps per hour : 11/31

Log food daily : 11/31

Scavenger Hunt Photos : 6/3

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

Photos from neighborhood

[Baltoscott]

Dancing December Day 11

15K steps/day		11/31
10 pushup + shoulder extension /day		11/31
15 weight-lifting days		5/31
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		11/31
20 Alcohol-Free days		8/20
Lose 2 lbs (Starting (11/1) at 163.7 lbs)	12/08	162.8

[Jotex]

Dancing December - Day 11
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: 7/15 days
Scavenger Hunt Pics: 7/3 pics
Lose weight (1.4 kg) {currently 64.6}: .5/1.4kg

our advent’s wreath

 

a few shots in my favorite garden center

 

 

enjoying a glass of prosecco with a good friend

 

 

[WendyB]

Great pics @Jotex 

[Jotex]

Thanks @WendyB. The one of the beautiful  deer lights was turned on its side during upload. In the last pic, I’m on the left, Brenda right.

[WendyB]

@Jotex  On its side still pretty. I knew who you were 😁 Seen enough of your other pics to know 😀

[aprildh]

Dancing December Goals 11
Sundays - bonus day
10k steps 20x ; 8/31
planks daily-working towards 1 min 20x; 4/31
at least 20 min bike 8x; 1/31
snow shoe 8x ; 7/31

[NellyG]

12 December 

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                                   8/20

12 days over 12,000                                                      7/12

6 days over 15,000 steps                                             6/6          

2 days over 20,000 steps                                               2/2

Swim 2x per week                                                           2/6                                                 

6 bike rides or interval walks per month                      1/6              

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                                     1/3

[SteppingBooks]

Dancing December 11:

15.5k Steps/Day:  06/31

600 Caloric Deficiency: 08/31

10 Squats/Day: 11/31

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.

I am almost 80% sure I am getting sick.  I'm going to keep trying, but I may have to drop some of the goals back.

[Jotex]

Dancing December - Day 12
8,000 steps: 3/10 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: 8/15 days
Scavenger Hunt Pics: 7/3 pics
Lose weight (1.4 kg) {currently 64.6}: .5/1.4kg

[WendyB]

Dancing December Day 12

Steps: Goal 10000: 12/31

Boxing: 12/31

Bike 3 times : 12/31

Weights DVD 18 Days: 7/31

Stomach YouTube : 12/31

Wall Push Up/Counter push ups: 12/31

Leg Exercises: 12/31

250 Steps per hour : 12/31

Log food daily : 12/31

Scavenger Hunt Photos : 6/3

Lose any weight and not gain during the holidays: -1/31

@SteppingBooks  Pull back if you need to. Getting well is more important. Get better soon!

[Baltoscott]

Dancing December Day 12

15K steps/day		12/31
10 pushup + shoulder extension /day		12/31
15 weight-lifting days		5/31
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		12/31
20 Alcohol-Free days		9/20
Lose 2 lbs (Starting (11/1) at 163.7 lbs)	12/08	162.8

WholeFoods 12 days of cheese just started (half off a different expensive cheese each day). Almost had a glass of wine tonight with the "Roth Pavino" Jane brought home, but remembered my goal of 20 alcohol-free days and decided to wait a day. So I'll have another piece of cheese with a glass of wine tomorrow 🙂

Yum!

Lots of good pics @Jotex 

[WendyB]

Looks good @Baltoscott I bought a 12 days of Christmas Cheese thing and it's been a big disappointment.

Suppose to have different cheese but most have been same. Will try the whole foods next year as I wanted new and exciting cheeses

Edamame is not new and exciting😐

[Joy2019]

Dec 13

Dec starting weight: 68.25kg

10k steps -11/31 days

16/8 fasts - 12/31 days

2 litres of water - 9/31 days

15k+steps - 8/15 days

30 minutes HIIT - 9/15 days

Weight training - 8/15 days

Track: Yes
Calories: Way under. 
Exercise: 3 hours walk

Last Chrtsmas party is the motehr of them all! Have an all day BBQ on Sat! Give me strenght!

[SteppingBooks]

Dancing December 12:

15.5k Steps/Day:  07/31

600 Caloric Deficiency: 09/31

10 Squats/Day: 12/31

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.

@WendyB  Thank you!  I think this up-down in the weather is messing with me.  Then one of my coworker's kids has bronchitis.  So who knows what is is going on.  I can at least breathe through my nose today without it sounding too mucous filled.  😁

@Baltoscott  Those cheeses look delicious! 🤤  I very easily could sit and eat pounds of cheese without a second thought.  

[Jotex]

Dancing December - Day 13
8,000 steps: 3/10 days
10,000+ steps: 7/10 days
15,000+ steps: 1/1 day
Exercises & weights: 7/12 days
40 Jumping Jacks: 7/15 days
Eat 1 piece of fruit: 8/15 days
Scavenger Hunt Pics: 7/3 pics
Lose weight (1.4 kg) {currently 64.6}: .5/1.4kg

The 12 Days of Cheese looks and sounds interesting, @Baltoscott. I might suggest the idea to our local cheesemaker. Their shop has over 100 sorts of cheese, some they make themselves, the rest come from other independent cheesemakers. Wish y’all could try the Belper Knolle, one of his creations. 

https://culturecheesemag.com/cheese-library/belper-knolle