Legendary January — Step Challenge and Resolutions

[Baltoscott]

Welcome to 2020. It is a new year, a new decade, and time to do something new, something legendary; or ... maybe just get another monthly challenge underway 😉 So try out something new ,,, a diet or exercise change, less drinking or smoking, going to bed earlier, learn a new skill … But in this case, commit for just a month and see how it goes.  You can do anything for a month, and if it still makes sense on January 31, try to make it ordinary come February. Or adapt it a bit.                         

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 — 3 pictures

The idea of a monthly picture scavenger hunt started a couple of years ago as a way to get people into the great outside to show off where they live. We’ve done oldest buildings, funny street or business signs, sewer covers, holiday decorations, theatre marquees,  animals ….

The theme this month?  It is an old favorite for me; street art or hidden pictures.  Street art is any graffiti you come across and any art designed into or built into architecture.  Hidden pictures are designs in nature that might be there on purpose (someone carved something into or hung something on a tree) or might be something you see in a natural formation (a shoulder or face in a mountain).

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]

Here are my Legendary January goals

15K steps/day		/30
10 pushup + shoulder extension /day		/30
15 weight-lifting days		/30
post 3 scavenger pics		/3
Sleep 6+ hours 17 days or more during the month		/17
3 pull-up + 1min bar-hang /day		/30
Dry (mostly) January - 25 days or more		__/25
Lose 2 lbs (Started 11/1 at 163.7 lbs; 12/29 at 162.8 lbs.)

Most of my goals were the same in December. 

[Jotex]

Thanks for the invitation to the Legendary January challenge @Baltoscott. The next few days will be busy so I thought I should go ahead and set my goals. Edited: I almost forgot one. 

Legendary January Goals

10,000+ steps: 20 days

15,000+ steps: 5 days

20,000+ steps: 3 days
Exercises & weights: 20 days

2-minute planks: 20 days

40 Jumping Jacks: 20 days

Eat 1 piece of fruit: 15 days
Blue (no alcohol): 15 days

Scavenger Hunt Pics: 3 pics

[NellyG]

A new year and a new decade!

January Goals (at the moment - I'll have to think on the legendary bit!)

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

12 days over 12,000                                                      -/12

10 days over 15,000 steps                                             -/10          

3 days over 20,000 steps                                               -/3

6 lunges a day for 20 days                                             -/20    NEW!

Swim 2x per week                                                           -/8                                                 

8 bike rides or strenuous walks per month                 -/8              

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                                     -/3

[WendyB]

Legendary January Day

Steps: Goal 10000: 0/31

Boxing: 0/31

Bike 2 times : 0/31

Weights DVD 18 Days: 0/31

DVD Has Weights, Balance, Cardio: 0/31 NEW

Wall Push Up/Counter push ups: 0/31

Leg Exercises: 0/31

250 Steps per hour : 0/31

Log food daily : 0/31

Scavenger Hunt Photos : 0/3

Lose 3-5 Pounds: 0/0

Got a new DVD for Christmas has all kinds of different exercises haven't figured all of it out yet

[Heather-S]

I haven't done one of these in awhile, so I thought it'd be fun to start off with one for the year and the new decade.

13,000 Steps: 0/31

15,000 Steps: 0/5

20,000 Steps: 0/3

Go to the gym: 0/9

Lose 2lbs: 0/2

[benvegi]

Here are my January goals (bet you can't guess)!😁

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

[CatLover74]

Here we go, stepping into the 20s.  I'll be on holiday from the 1st to the 12th of January.  I'll try and keep a written record of sticking to my goals or not, and then post my results for the first 12 days of the decade when I'm back on the 13th.  Hopefully from the 13th onwards I'll be back and able to hopefully post at the end of each day.

Legendary January

5,000 steps on 5 days a month  -  -/5.

10,000 steps on 20 days a month  -  -/20.

15,000 steps on 5 days a month  -  -/5.

Eat 1 piece of fruit per day  -  -/30.

10 wall squats on 25 days a month  -  -25.

10 wall pushups on 25 days a month  -  -/25.

7 hours sleep on 20 days a month  -  -/20.

Single-use plastic free on 15 days a month - -/15.

Lose 1kg  -  (Start Weight:-  75.7kg).

Scavenger hunt photos.

[SteppingBooks]

Legendary January:

15k Steps/Day: —/31

600 Calorie Deficiency/Day: —/31

15 Squats/Day: —/31

IF 4x/Week: —/4

Yoga 1x/Week: —/4

Weights 2x/Week: —/8

@Baltoscott Thanks for the notice! 

Pardon on any typos, I’m trying to do this while setting up my goals on my planner for Jan. New decade, recommitting! I see my new endocrinologist again in April, and I plan to be down 10-15 pounds by then! Show him I mean business and plan to take back control of my body! 

[Heidi_S_B]

This sounds like a fun challenge 🙂 

1. 15000 steps 20 days             1 /20 days
2. 20000 steps  4 days                 / 4 days 
3. 10000 steps  6 days                / 6 days
4. Yoga twice a week               1  / 8 times
5. Picture scavenger hunt           / 3 pictures

[Joy2019]

I'm here!!!

Just arrived at our new location and we have internet! Yay! Last place didn't even have mobile reception not to mention internet but it was so beautiful and serene!

Our nearest neigbours were sea lions. Lots of them! 5 more days and we head back to work and reality! I'm working on my goals!

[Joy2019]

Legendary January goals:

Drink 10 x 250 ml of water daily or tea.
100g or less of carbs
130g of protein
Walk 8km
20 x 5 sets of goblet squats with pulses
30 x 5 sets of jumping jacks
2 minutes plank x 5 sets
2 minutes high knees x 5 sets
30 minute stretches with a resistance band (which will also get my core exercises in)
18 hours IF

It's drastic I know. That's the aim. I'm having surgery on the 4th of Feb (TT, Lipo, MR and Breast Lift) so want to lose as much as I can before then.

[Baltoscott]

Are those mini-aussies in your profile pic @Heidi_S_B .  Good looking doggies 🙂

[TimH54]

Okay - recommitting here.  10K steps per day - starting tomorrow 01/01/2020.

Pictures to follow. 🙂

....Tim

[Heidi_S_B]

Hey @Baltoscott No they are Shetland Sheepdogs also known as Shelties,  sweet , fun and at times crazy 🙂

[NellyG]

1 January

I started the new decade with a 5.30am swim in the ocean (no, not my idea but it was actually great!)

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                                   1/20

12 days over 12,000                                                      2/12

10 days over 15,000 steps                                             3/10          

3 days over 20,000 steps                                               -/3

6 lunges a day for 20 days                                             1/20    NEW!

Swim 2x per week                                                           1/8                                                 

8 bike rides or strenuous walks per month                 1/8              

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                                     -/3

[Baltoscott]

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@NellyG wrote:

1 January

I started the new decade with a 5.30am swim in the ocean (no, not my idea but it was actually great!)

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Happy New Year @NellyG.  I’m just getting started with breakfast here in Baltimore, read your post and thought, well, if my country was on fire I’d probably think jumping in ocean was a good idea too ;-).

We have a “polar bear plunge” in Maryland at the end of the month, but if I go, it will be as a spectator.  No interest in testing whether global warming makes Maryland waters ‘bearable’ in January!

Hey @Heidi_S_B — I had a sheltie when I was growing up.  He started a trend in the family and my mom and aunt wound up having them for the rest of their lives.  Typical smart herding dogs.  Feel free to share more pics 🙂

Welcome to the party @TimH54 

[Heather_121717]

My first challenge on here so I'm going to start out small. 🙂

Legendary January

Lazy days (under 5,000) -  3/3 

5,000 steps on 5 days this month  -  -/5.

7,000 steps on 4 days this month  -  2/4.

9,000 steps on 16 days this month  -  2/16.

10,000 steps on 3 days this month -  2/3

Log meals daily -  9/31

Drink at least 8 cups water daily -  9/31

Eat 3 servings of  different fruits/veggies daily  -  9/31.

Go meatless 5 days this month  -  -/5

Lose 2 lbs (start weight 160)    -   -/2

[Jotex]

Legendary January - Day 1

10,000+ steps: 1/20 days

15,000+ steps: 0/5 days

20,000+ steps: 0/3 days
Exercises & weights: 1/20 days

2-minute planks: 0/20 days

40 Jumping Jacks: 1/20 days

Eat 1 piece of fruit: 1/15 days
Blue (no alcohol): 0/15 days

Scavenger Hunt Pics: 0/3 pics

[WendyB]

Legendary January Day 1

Steps: Goal 10000: 1/31

Boxing: 1/31

Bike 2 times : 1/31

Weights DVD 18 Days: 1/31

DVD Has Weights, Balance, Cardio: 1/31 

Wall Push Up/Counter push ups: 1/31

Leg Exercises: 1/31

250 Steps per hour : 1/31

Log food daily : 1/31

Scavenger Hunt Photos : 1/3

Lose 3-5 Pounds: 0/0

You seen this before but now it has Hair (Leaves) 😁