MAYbe Step It Up (2021)-Challenge and Photo Scavenger Hunt

[Baltoscott]

April brought a lot of showers in the northeast of the US and May will bring more. But it will also bring lots of flowers and other spring wildlife. So get outside and MAYbe up your step goals for a month!    

   
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 theme of the photo scavenger hunt this month is to find at least three different kinds of flowers (blooms), three different animals on your daily walks.  The more colors and critters the better.  

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.

Moderator Edit: Clarified subject

[NellyG]

16 May

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                      16/20

20 days over 12,000                                         15/20                

14 days over 15,000 steps                               11/14

4 day over 20,000 steps                                     5/4           

Physio exercises 20 days                                 15/20

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

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      3/3

[YojanaFitbit]

@Heather-S You're right weather is not helping with our goals, maybe we need to try something different for those days. It's really important to stay focus and motivated in order to keep moving. Wish you the best for these days.

MAYbe Step it Up!

Day 16

9k steps per day	9	31
Activities	5	5
Photo Scavenger Hunt	5	15
Full 'Reminders to Move' Days	6	10
Update post	8	31
Squats 30/day	13	20
Fruit Challenge	16	31

When raining, I just want to take my hot chocolate to bed 😬☕

[Jotex]

MAYbe Step It Up (2021) — May 16

9,000+ steps:  1/10 days

10,000+ steps: 6/8 days

12,000+ steps: 6/8 days 

Bellicon (15-min program):  13/25 days

Lose 1 kg (starting 66): -.6/1 

Eat 1 piece of fruit: 13/25 days

Scavenger Hunt Pics: 0/3+

New: Blue Days: 6

[Phoenix1295]

Glad to see others getting the vaccine!

Everyone needs to do their part and encourage others to join the fight against COVID.

Stay well,

Phoenix

”It’s not about YOU, it’s about all the other people on the planet - get vaccinated.”

[Baltoscott]

Day 16

18K steps/day UP 1K/day		16/28
1 pushup + shoulder extension /day		16/31
15 weight-lifting days		9/15
post 3 scavenger pics		2/3
Sleep 6:15 hours + 20 days or more during the month		7/20
1 pull-up		16/31
Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 25 days		16/25
Lose 2 lbs. Start 168.4 lbs (May 1)	5/15	168.8
Use Cutback Coach for the month		16/31

There will be lots more, but this is the first cicada I've seen from Brood X.  

[SteppingBooks]

MayBE Step It Up! 14-16

12K Steps/Day: 11/31

750+ Calorie Deficient/Day: 15/31

IF Daily (12 hr weekday/16:8 weekend): 163/31

Weights 2x/week: 2/8

Stretch 4x/week: 06/16

Squats 30/day: 04/16

Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3

Total Steps: 216,282/372,000

I was a bit lax in what I wanted to get for steps this weekend.  It was suddenly warm.  This week is supposed to get up into the 80s, which may disrupt my steps until I can alter my sleep enough to walk at cooler times of the day.  

[NellyG]

17 May

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                      17/20

20 days over 12,000                                         15/20                

14 days over 15,000 steps                               11/14

4 day over 20,000 steps                                     5/4           

Physio exercises 20 days                                 16/20

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance)   21/20

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      3/3

[Jotex]

MAYbe Step It Up (2021) — May 17

9,000+ steps:  1/10 days

10,000+ steps: 6/8 days

12,000+ steps: 7/8 days 

Bellicon (15-min program):  14/25 days

Lose 1 kg (starting 66): -.6/1 

Eat 1 piece of fruit: 14/25 days

Scavenger Hunt Pics: 0/3+

New: Blue Days: 7

[alexthecat]

May 17

6,000+ steps: 1/2 days

8,000+ steps: 2/5 days

10,000+ steps: 14/24 days

Weights: 5/8 days

[Baltoscott]

Day 17

18K steps/day UP 1K/day		17/28
1 pushup + shoulder extension /day		17/31
15 weight-lifting days		10/15
post 3 scavenger pics		3/3
Sleep 6:15 hours + 20 days or more during the month		8/20
1 pull-up		17/31
Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 25 days		17/25
Lose 2 lbs. Start 168.4 lbs (May 1)	5/15	168.8
Use Cutback Coach for the month		17/31

I've got a lot of bunnies in my backyard, which is a little surprising with two dogs, but it is really no contest. The bunnies are gone as soon as the dogs start to take an interest. So, the dogs just ignore them, and bark at passing dogs on the other side of the fence.  The pic below is of one I saw a few blocks away on my walk yesterday evening.

Catch me if you can ...

[PureEvil]

Update for MAYbe Step It Up (2021):

10k steps per day	17	/31
13,699 steps per day	14	/19
17k steps per day	12	/11
Activities	6	/7
Photo Scavenger Hunt	3	/3
Full 'Reminders to Move' Days	12	/11
Update post	4	/7

[NellyG]

18 May

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                      18/20

20 days over 12,000                                         16/20                

14 days over 15,000 steps                               12/14

4 day over 20,000 steps                                     5/4           

Physio exercises 20 days                                 17/20

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance)   23/20

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      3/3

[SteppingBooks]

MayBE Step It Up! 17

12K Steps/Day: 12/31

750+ Calorie Deficient/Day: 16/31

IF Daily (12 hr weekday/16:8 weekend): 17/31

Weights 2x/week: 3/8

Stretch 4x/week: 07/16

Squats 30/day: 05/16

Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3

Total Steps: 231,845/372,000

[YojanaFitbit]

MAYbe Step it Up!

Day 18

9k steps per day	10	31
Activities	5	5
Photo Scavenger Hunt	5	15
Full 'Reminders to Move' Days	6	10
Update post	9	31
Squats 30/day	14	20
Fruit Challenge	18	31

😋

[Baltoscott]

Day 18

18K steps/day UP 1K/day		18/28
1 pushup + shoulder extension /day		18/31
15 weight-lifting days		10/15
post 3 scavenger pics		3/3
Sleep 6:15 hours + 20 days or more during the month		9/20
1 pull-up		18/31
Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 25 days		18/25
Lose 2 lbs. Start 168.4 lbs (May 1)	5/15	168.8
Use Cutback Coach for the month		18/31

Ok, I know it is a little gross, but also very fascinating.  When the cicadas molt after emerging from underground, they come out with the wings all rolled up, and then slowly unroll them to full size.

[NellyG]

19 May

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                      1920

20 days over 12,000                                         17/20                

14 days over 15,000 steps                               12/14

4 day over 20,000 steps                                     5/4           

Physio exercises 20 days                                 18/20

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance)   24/20

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      3/3

[SteppingBooks]

MayBE Step It Up! 18

12K Steps/Day: 13/31

750+ Calorie Deficient/Day: 17/31

IF Daily (12 hr weekday/16:8 weekend): 18/31

Weights 2x/week: 3/8

Stretch 4x/week: 07/16

Squats 30/day: 05/16

Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3

Total Steps: 249,540/372,000

I fear my Aria scale finally has bit the dust.  I'm trying to clean the terminals for the battery as a last ditch effort to see if that will fix the issue.  Fingers crossed!

[Jotex]

MAYbe Step It Up (2021) — May 18&19

9,000+ steps:  1/10 days

10,000+ steps: 7/8 days

12,000+ steps: 7/8 days 

Bellicon (15-min program):  15/25 days

Lose 1 kg (starting 66): -.6/1 

Eat 1 piece of fruit: 15/25 days

Scavenger Hunt Pics: 0/3+

New: Blue Days: 7

[NellyG]

20 May

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

20 days over 12,000                                         18/20                

14 days over 15,000 steps                               13/14

4 day over 20,000 steps                                     6/4           

Physio exercises 20 days                                 19/20

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance)   26/20

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      3/3

[SteppingBooks]

MayBE Step It Up! 19

12K Steps/Day: 14/31

750+ Calorie Deficient/Day: 18/31

IF Daily (12 hr weekday/16:8 weekend): 19/31

Weights 2x/week: 4/8

Stretch 4x/week: 07/16

Squats 30/day: 06/16

Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3

Total Steps: 267,423/372,000