Jumping January 2018 Step Challenge

[Baltoscott]

Welcome to 2018.  It is a new year, and time to get another monthly challenge underway

How It Works:

The primary purpose of this challenge is to keep track of your daily step goals for January 2018 (though as you will see below, other goals for the month are just fine). This is not a competition to see who can do the most amount of steps, 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 31 for the month can you hit your goal.

Some of you might have a constant goal of 10k steps every single day and some might have a variable goal throughout the week, for example.
Monday -> Friday = 10k steps a day
Sat & Sun = 6k steps a day
Regardless of how you structure your daily goals, the only thing that matters for this 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 / 31.

Optional
3) Post either your constant or variable (anything you want) goal.
4) Keep track of the # of daily goals achieved / 31.

The optional items can really be anything. Running, biking, weight lifting, food goals, etc. Some will add a goal that is not daily - ie. wanting to do so many strength training workouts in the month - so you might be aiming for a number that is less than 31 for some goals -- maybe 5, 10, or 15. Really, it's just completely open.

Injury Notice
If you injure yourself during the month and decide scale back the number of steps due to the injury, then all you have to do is adjust your daily step 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.

[NellyG]

21 January

In Perth for a couple of days (dance lessons) and wasnt sure Id make my 10,000 as it was 5 hours in the car, but I did. So happy with that.

Step goal                                     7/7   (21/31)

Plank                                            7/7   ( 19/29)

Swim                                           2/2   (6/8)

Bike (or extra Fitbit Coach)      1/1    (3/4)

Fitbit Coach                                1/1    (3/4)

[Baltoscott]

January 20
15K steps/day 20/31
1 pushup/day 20/31
1 pullup/day 20/31
12 weight-lifting days 9/12
No alcohol for the month (What?) 18/31

Whoops.  Yesterday started out well.  Jane drove to the gym for a swim class and I biked there to meet up so we could head further North to meet some friends for a hike in Baltimore county (knocked out my pull up and push ups before I left the house).  After the hike (which was a little tricky because some of the trails were icy) we all headed to York, PA to check out their central market and get some lunch.  Well, everyone liked the idea going to a local brew pub for lunch and it turns out I'd rather have a beer at a brew pub instead of just iced tea.  :-).  

On the plus side, I stopped at one beer and my refills were iced tea -- so none of that, well since I "failed" hitting my goal for the day I might as well go crazy nonsense! Actually, in this case one beer with lunch was just about right, so it wasn't that hard to say no when the waitress asked if I wanted a second.  Looking at my progress on the no drinking in January goal, so far I've had three beers over two out of 20 days.  Not bad for a New Year's resolution.

[WendyB]

@BaltoscottI think you are doing great! Going to a brew pub you have to have a beer I dont care what any one says 🙂 Well unless you dont like beer 🙂

Stopping at 1 is excellent!

[Baltoscott]

January 21
15K steps/day 21/31
1 pushup/day 21/31
1 pullup/day 21/31
12 weight-lifting days 9/12
No alcohol for the month (What?) 19/31

Just now finished up my steps at 8 pm.  Little too much sitting around watching the football championship games, but pacing around the living room finished it off.  🐵

[WendyB]

Jan 21

13K steps/day 21/31

Exercise bike 40 minutes/day 21/31

Boxing 30 Minutes/day 21/31

14 weight lifting days 9/14

Stomach exercises 200 a day with Ab roller 20/30 <--Missed today Oh well

Lose 5 pounds Lost .8 this week 1/5/18
1/12 1.5 loss
1/19 small .2 but its a loss!

[Jotex]

@WendyB - you are absolutely right about -.2 being a loss! “Every little bit counts!” My weight has slipped in the wrong direction about .5 kg these past 2 weeks or so. 😥

I had.a lot going on last week (hubby in hospital) and was at a conference this weekend; so have lost track of how many days I reached each of my goals. Will restart based on the 10 days left in January. More later.

@Baltoscott - I admire your firm resolution to abstain from alcohol this month. Thanks for being a good role model to follow. 

[GershonSurge]

My goal is to walk/jog 25,000 steps 15 times during January. So far, I've accomplished eight times.

I saw the first robins yesterday. 

	Date	Steps
1	1/6/2018	25,938
2	1/9/2018	26,222
3	1/11/2018	25,294
4	1/12/2018	25,276
5	1/13/2018	30,459
6	1/14/2018	32,869
7	1/20/2018	25,377
8	1/21/2018	25,709

[Jotex]

Way to go @GershonSurge! And Robins already? I think we won’t see them until March - but I love them!

Reset of January Challenge - Day 1 of 10

8,000+ steps - :white_heavy_check_mark:

1 1-min plank - :white_heavy_check_mark:

1-min curls - :white_heavy_check_mark:

work out 5 days/week - :white_heavy_check_mark: 

5 floors - :white_heavy_check_mark:

read at least 5 min non-digital text - :white_heavy_check_mark:

So far - 1/10 - so good! 😊

[Baltoscott]

January 22
15K steps/day 22/31
1 pushup/day 22/31
1 pullup/day 22/31
12 weight-lifting days 10/12
No alcohol for the month (What?) 20/31

No robins here yet either, but the weather seems almost spring like at 58 F and lots of mud today.  

[NellyG]

22 January

Well managed my 10000 again but it is highly unlikely I'll  manage it today as will be on the road for around 10 hours, so not much time left for steps. Oh well.

Everyone else is doing great. But another beer @Baltoscott! You are a serious disappointment 🤣🤣  Mind you Ive had a few more than 3 beers this month lol.

Step goal                                     1/7   (22/31)

Plank                                            1/7   ( 20/29)

Swim                                           1/2   (7/8)

Bike (or extra Fitbit Coach)      -/1    (3/4)

Fitbit Coach                                -/1    (3/4)

[NellyG]

23 January  Didnt think Id make my 10,000 today and I didnt, but got a respectable 8,000 or so in spite of being in the car for nearly 10 hours (and no, my Ionic doesnt record many false driving steps at all!)

Step goal                                     1/7   (22/31)

Plank                                            2/7   ( 21/29)

Swim                                           1/2   (7/8)

Bike (or extra Fitbit Coach)      -/1    (3/4)

Fitbit Coach                                -/1    (3/4)

[WendyB]

Jan 22

13K steps/day 22/31

Exercise bike 40 minutes/day 22/31

Boxing 30 Minutes/day 22/31

14 weight lifting days 10/14

Stomach exercises 200 a day with Ab roller 21/30

Lose 5 pounds Lost .8 this week 1/5/18
1/12 1.5 loss
1/19 small .2

I lost 2000 steps on Jan 21. When I took it off it said 14040 the next day when I got up it dropped to 12643. I synced before I went to bed as well

[Baltoscott]

January 23
15K steps/day 23/31
1 pushup/day 23/31
1 pullup/day 23/31
12 weight-lifting days 10/12
No alcohol for the month (What?) 21/31

[WendyB]

Jan 23

13K steps/day 23/31

Exercise bike 40 minutes/day 23/31

Boxing 30 Minutes/day 23/31

14 weight lifting days 10/14

Stomach exercises 200 a day with Ab roller 22/30

Lose 5 pounds Lost .8 this week 1/5/18
1/12 1.5 loss
1/19 small .2

[NellyG]

24 January

Step goal                                     2/7   (23/31)

Plank                                            3/7   ( 22/29)

Swim                                           1/2   (7/8)

Bike (or extra Fitbit Coach)      -/1    (3/4)

Fitbit Coach                                -/1    (3/4)

[Jotex]

Missed reporting day 2 of my (last 10 days of January) reset, but met all goals yesterday and today. 

Day 2/10 :white_heavy_check_mark:

Day 3/10 :white_heavy_check_mark: 

I don’t have a dog (dogs) but I do feel sometimes the ‘darker forces’ are playing around in the background = hence false readings. 😂

https://youtu.be/Zob0WNZtW2M

[Baltoscott]

Pretty funny @Jotex.  

[Baltoscott]

January 24
15K steps/day 24/31
1 pushup/day 24/31
1 pullup/day 24/31
12 weight-lifting days 11/12
No alcohol for the month (What?) 22/31

Woohoo! Another day in the bank.

[Julia_G]

I've met all my step goals since I last posted, and even did my weights, squats and lunges...!  That's a win, especially on the steps, given the disgusting weather.  (Meanwhile I have reset my running goal to zero and will try again in March -- it was too dangerous with all the ice earlier in the month and too grim with all the rain.)

Today is looking not so good on the step front.  I am only just over 7 k and Fitbit is telling me it is time for bed: an Atlantic storm blew in last night bringing strong winds and heavy rain.  Then, just as I was thinking of a walk my friend dropped by.

I've given up counting how many days I have met my goal, but I am still grateful for the challenge, because, even when I don't make my goals, the challenge makes me push myself just a little harder than I would have otherwise.

Thanks, all, for keeping going, and keeping reminding me of my personal goals.  And especially @Jotex, who, like me, needed a half way through January "reset".

[WendyB]

Jan 24

13K steps/day 24/31

Exercise bike 40 minutes/day 24/31

Boxing 30 Minutes/day 24/31

14 weight lifting days 11/14

Stomach exercises 200 a day with Ab roller 22/30

Lose 5 pounds Lost .8 this week 1/5/18
1/12 1.5 loss
1/19 small .2