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FINALLY!!!
It is the last month of the 2020 — FINALLY! What a year! Of course, it is the year that we shut down the world for a pandemic, had mask wars, and ramped up the drama in US politics, but also … Australia was on fire, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle quit the royal family, Kobe Bryant died, the Boy Scouts of America filed for bankruptcy; Tiger King! Murder Hornets! BLM! the west coast of the US was on fire; Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman) died; RBG died; hurricane, hurricane, hurricane … and, and, and ...
And yet, it is also a typical December — holiday food is everywhere you look and even with social distancing there are all kinds of social events and changes to daily routines. So now is the time to refocus a bit. Recommit to your minimum daily fitness/eating goals and re-establish the baseline you’ll aim to beat next month when you plan out 2021.
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 while out and about (the one below wouldn't count because it is indoors, but post your indoor holiday pics anyway).
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.
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My first full week. I hope I am posting this right. Let me know if there is a better display on information. Let's keep it up everyone!
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@Baltoscott 12-9 steps: 4,077
I know this is not a lot for some. But I have lost 1.5 lbs for December already. I have 47.5 miles left to reach my goal of 500 miles for the year. Hend bt the way Balto I love your flamingos I am a very big fan of them.
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Finally December! Day 10
| 16K steps/day | 10/31 | |
1 pushup + shoulder extension /day | 10/31 | |
13 weight-lifting days | 3/13 | |
post 3 scavenger pics | 2/3 | |
Sleep 6:15 hours + 20 days or more during the month | 8/20 | |
1 pull-up | 10/31 | |
| Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 25 days | 10/31 | |
| Lose 2 lbs. Start 167.7 lbs (Dec. 1) | 12/06 | 167.3 |
| Eat 4 plates (no snacks) of food 21 days out of the month (new) | 8/21 |
@San12 -- Wow. You are getting really close to that 500 miles for the year. Keep at it. No flamingos today, but the balloon decorations around here are really BIG!
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Best AnswerFINALLY! December 2020 - Day 11, 12
5,000+ steps: 2//5 days
6,000+ steps: 8/15 days
8,000+ steps: 2/5 days
Knee Exercises from physiotherapy: 10/15 days
Lose 1 kilo before (U.S.) Christmas: +2/1 kg !?!?!
Eat 1 piece of fruit: 11/15 days
Scavenger Hunt Pics: 3/3 pics
I didn’t take this pic but it’s only about an hour away from where we live. Thought y’all might enjoy it.
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Tough day yesterday but better already today. It’s getting closer to Christmas!
Saw this on a walk this week.
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Finally December! Day 13
| 16K steps/day | 13/31 | |
1 pushup + shoulder extension /day | 13/31 | |
13 weight-lifting days | 7/13 | |
post 3 scavenger pics | 3/3 | |
Sleep 6:15 hours + 20 days or more during the month | 8/20 | |
1 pull-up | 13/31 | |
| Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 25 days | 13/31 | |
| Lose 2 lbs. Start 167.7 lbs (Dec. 1) | 12/13 | 166.9 |
| Eat 4 plates (no snacks) of food 21 days out of the month (new) | 10/21 |
Almost down a pound for the month.
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14 December
10,000 steps a day for 20 days 8/20
20 days over 12,000 8/20
14 days over 15,000 steps 5/14
4 day over 20,000 steps 2/4
Knee exercises 20 days (goal modified) 10/20
20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance, gym) 12/20
3 Scavenger Hunt pics 3/3
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Week 1 update: 🎄🎄🎄
12,000 steps per day: 14/14
3 sets of 5 exercises every other day: 5/7
1 hr. of exercise each day: 14/14
6.5 hr. sleep each day: 7/14
Log meals & water daily: 14/14
3 pictures: 1/3
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Finally December! Day 14
| 16K steps/day | 14/31 | |
1 pushup + shoulder extension /day | 14/31 | |
13 weight-lifting days | 8/13 | |
post 3 scavenger pics | 3/3 | |
Sleep 6:15 hours + 20 days or more during the month | 9/20 | |
1 pull-up | 14/31 | |
| Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 25 days | 14/31 | |
| Lose 2 lbs. Start 167.7 lbs (Dec. 1) | 12/13 | 166.9 |
| Eat 4 plates (no snacks) of food 21 days out of the month (new) | 11/21 |
Ran across this on my bike ride on Sunday.
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15 December
10,000 steps a day for 20 days 9/20
20 days over 12,000 9/20
14 days over 15,000 steps 6/14
4 day over 20,000 steps 3/4
Knee exercises 20 days (goal modified) 11/20
20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance, gym) 14/20
3 Scavenger Hunt pics 4/3
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