FYI July 2023 — Step Challenge and Photo Scavenger Hunt

[Baltoscott]

Hey Fitbitters! For Your Information … we are halfway through 2023, and it is time to sign up for another monthly challenge. Also, if you happen to see this for the first time mid-month, jump on in; there is no need to wait for another challenge to start next month.                        

How It Works

The primary purpose of these monthly challenges is to encourage you to set and hit 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 — 3 pictures

I’ve got three ideas for pictures this month. 1. July — at least one picture of July, wherever you live. 2. A reflection. 3. A Silhouette.

Hot July

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.

[Vidd]

FYI July - update July 7th

Goals for July

150 floors every day that I'm at home in Shropshire	7/31
10 miles at least with Walter the collie every day, wherever we are, including at least an hour's walk before breakfast.	7/31
Play the piano to Walter every day.	7/31
In bed by midnight ever day..	7/31
..and by 11pm at least 5 days in every 7.	7/22
Cleaning/DIY/gardening every day when I'm at home.	7/31
30,000 steps every day.	7/31
3 Scavenger Hunt photos	2/3

Two pictures of Shropshire in July.

Getting the sheep rounded up - the sheep almost always choose the most difficult route off the hills.

Evening sunshine on our local hills, with Walter focussed on an old stick.

@Jotex You might want to update from June to July in your posts....🙂

[Baltoscott]

FYI July Day 5

17K steps/day for 25 days		4/25
1 pushup for 25 days		5/25
12 weight-lifting days		2/12
post 3 scavenger pics		1/3
Sleep 6:00 hours + 20 days or more during the month		5/16
1 pull-up for 25 days		5/25
Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 25 days		5/25
13 Dry (no alcohol) days		1/13
Beat July 2022 bike mileage (400.3 miles)		77.8
20 days of 50 floors		2/20

[Baltoscott]

FYI July Day 7

17K steps/day for 25 days		6/25
1 pushup for 25 days		7/25
12 weight-lifting days		4/12
post 3 scavenger pics		1/3
Sleep 6:00 hours + 20 days or more during the month		7/16
1 pull-up for 25 days		7/25
Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 25 days		6/25
13 Dry (no alcohol) days		1/13
Beat July 2022 bike mileage (400.3 miles)		153.1
20 days of 50 floors		7/20

That looks like it was a great July 4 pool party @jantonini 

Welcome @BASILCHIVES -- looks like you are doing pretty good with two bad knees. My wife got a knee replacement last year -- after a couple of years of PT and a couple cortisone shots. Once it got to the point where she couldn't walk the dog around the block she finally got a knee replacement. It's a big deal, but it was definitely the right decision for her.

[Jotex]

FYI July — Days 4, 5, 6, 7

8,000 steps: 3/5 days

10,000 steps: 2/20 days

Scavenger Hunt Photos: 0/3

Thanks for the heads up @Vidd! It’s been an odd month for me so far and I (obviously) hadn’t noticed. 

[NellyG]

8 July

10,000 steps a day for 15 days                     4/15

8 days over 12,000                                           1/8                

5 days over 15,000 steps                                 1/5           

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance)   5/20

250km on my bike                                              53/250

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      -/3

[NellyG]

10 July

I'm afraid I have temporarily crippled myself. I got off a ladder and rolled my ankle and it really hurt! Hopefully not too long before I can walk normally again Lol

10,000 steps a day for 15 days                     4/15

8 days over 12,000                                           1/8                

5 days over 15,000 steps                                 1/5           

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance)   5/20

250km on my bike                                              53/250

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      1/3

Typical July day cloudy, windy and storms on the way towards us!

 

[SteppingBooks]

FYI July 7 through 9

12.3k Steps/Day Weekdays: 02/21

9.5K Steps/Day Weekends: 4/10

2000 Calorie Limit/Day: 9/31

IF Daily (12 hr weekday/16:8 weekend): 8/31

Weights 2x/week: -/8

Stretch 4x/week: -/15

Squats 30/day: 1/10

80oz Water daily: 5/30

Lose 3 pounds: --/3

Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3

Total Steps: 103,652/375,000

[jantonini]

Oh no, @NellyG !! Sending positive vibes your way for fast healing!

[Baltoscott]

Feel better @NellyG. I'm a bit fearful of ladder falls and get stressed every time I climb up and down the one I use to get to the loft/storage area in my garage. It seems an odd fear that, given that I'm on a unicycle almost every day. But I'm already pretty close to the ground on the unicycle so I guess I'm less worried about breaking something.

I've had a few rolled ankles in the past (swelling doubled the size), and they seem to take months to fully heal, But I've managed to avoid crutches and it usually doesn't affect bike exercise, so there's that. 

[Baltoscott]

FYI July Day 10

17K steps/day for 25 days		9/25
1 pushup for 25 days		10/25
12 weight-lifting days		6/12
post 3 scavenger pics		2/3
Sleep 6:00 hours + 20 days or more during the month		8/20
1 pull-up for 25 days		10/25
Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 25 days		9/25
13 Dry (no alcohol) days		3/13
Beat July 2022 bike mileage (400.3 miles)		196.3
20 days of 50 floors		9/20

So my iPhoto program thinks these are "Wineberries" a species of berry native to China and Korea. But they are all over Maryland this time of year and I'll often stop on my bike rides for a snack. We just call them wild raspberries 

Wild RasberriesRoadside wild rasberries

[SteppingBooks]

FYI July 10

12.3k Steps/Day Weekdays: 03/21

9.5K Steps/Day Weekends: 4/10

2000 Calorie Limit/Day: 10/31

IF Daily (12 hr weekday/16:8 weekend): 9/31

Weights 2x/week: -/8

Stretch 4x/week: -/15

Squats 30/day: 1/10

80oz Water daily: 6/30

Lose 3 pounds: --/3

Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3

Total Steps: 118,310/375,000

[SteppingBooks]

FYI July 11

12.3k Steps/Day Weekdays: 04/21

9.5K Steps/Day Weekends: 4/10

2000 Calorie Limit/Day: 11/31

IF Daily (12 hr weekday/16:8 weekend): 10/31

Weights 2x/week: -/8

Stretch 4x/week: -/15

Squats 30/day: 1/10

80oz Water daily: 6/30

Lose 3 pounds: --/3

Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3

Total Steps: 134,382/375,000

[SteppingBooks]

FYI July 12

12.3k Steps/Day Weekdays: 05/21

9.5K Steps/Day Weekends: 4/10

2000 Calorie Limit/Day: 12/31

IF Daily (12 hr weekday/16:8 weekend): 11/31

Weights 2x/week: -/8

Stretch 4x/week: -/15

Squats 30/day: 1/10

80oz Water daily: 6/30

Lose 3 pounds: --/3

Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3

Total Steps: 147,393/375,000

[NellyG]

Thanks @jantonini @Baltoscott  My foot is very colourful but is actually progressing well and I am am walking with very little pain now.

13 July

10,000 steps a day for 15 days                     5/15

8 days over 12,000                                           2/8                

5 days over 15,000 steps                                 2/5           

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance)   6/20

250km on my bike                                              53/250

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      1/3

[Baltoscott]

@BASILCHIVES -- that mountain lake looks beautiful, and refreshing. Where's it at?

According to my bike computer, the temp was 105F in downtown Baltimore on my ride home this afternoon. That's about 10F higher than the official temp, but I think it was correct because the asphalt absorbs and reflects the heat so well. 

FYI July Day 13

17K steps/day for 25 days		12/25
1 pushup for 25 days		13/25
12 weight-lifting days		8/12
post 3 scavenger pics		2/3
Sleep 6:00 hours + 20 days or more during the month		9/16
1 pull-up for 25 days		13/25
Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 25 days		11/25
13 Dry (no alcohol) days		5/13
Beat July 2022 bike mileage (400.3 miles)		243
20 days of 50 floors		12/20

Black capped Chickadee airing out after heav rains last weekend.

[SteppingBooks]

FYI July 13

12.3k Steps/Day Weekdays: 05/21

9.5K Steps/Day Weekends: 4/10

2000 Calorie Limit/Day: 13/31

IF Daily (12 hr weekday/16:8 weekend): 12/31

Weights 2x/week: -/8

Stretch 4x/week: -/15

Squats 30/day: 1/10

80oz Water daily: 6/30

Lose 3 pounds: --/3

Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3

Total Steps: 156,042/375,000

[BASILCHIVES]

The photo is Profile Lake, at Franconia State Park, in the White Mountains of New Hampshire.  We go for a week just about every year, with our 4 dogs.

[NellyG]

15 July

10,000 steps a day for 15 days                     5/15

8 days over 12,000                                           2/8                

5 days over 15,000 steps                                 2/5           

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance)   9/20

250km on my bike                                              97/250

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      1/3

[Vidd]

FYI July - update July 13th

Goals for July

150 floors every day that I'm at home in Shropshire	13/31
10 miles at least with Walter the collie every day, wherever we are, including at least an hour's walk before breakfast.	13/31
Play the piano to Walter every day.	13/31
In bed by midnight ever day..	13/31
..and by 11pm at least 5 days in every 7.	13/22
Cleaning/DIY/gardening every day when I'm at home.	13/31
30,000 steps every day.	13/31
3 Scavenger Hunt photos	2/3

I've updated to two days ago, as I now have to revise my targets.  My left knee has obviously felt a bit left out of all the care given to the right knee, and has now mounted a takeover bid.  So my next post will show quite a few things scaled down.  Going uphill is much the same, but coming down anything more than the slightest gradient is bad news.  Walter is being very understanding. 🙂

[jantonini]

@Vidd I hope your knee gets feeling better soon!

FYI July Day 15

10k steps per day (Sundays) -   2/4 days

13k steps per day -   6/14 days

16k steps per day -   3/5 days

18k steps per day -   1/5 days

Over 20k steps per day -   3/3 days  1-24,506 steps ; 1- 22,506  1-21, 058

Weights -   8/13 days 

Yoga/pilates/stretch -   7/12 days

90 oz Water every day -   14/31 days

5 lb weight loss -    -2/4 pounds lost  

3  photos for scavenger hunt -   -2/3 photos

Mindfulness Minute/Meditation at least 2 minutes/Positive focused thinking-    2/7

The photo below is the sunset tonight from our pontoon.. really mysterious with the wildfire winds from Canada, my phone doesn't do it justice.