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

[Jotex]

MAYbe Step It Up (2021) — May 20

9,000+ steps:  1/10 days

10,000+ steps: 8/8 days

12,000+ steps: 7/8 days 

Bellicon (15-min program):  16/25 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]

21 May

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                      21/20

20 days over 12,000                                         19/20                

14 days over 15,000 steps                               14/14

4 day over 20,000 steps                                     7/4           

Physio exercises 20 days                                 20/20

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance)   27/20

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      3/3

[SteppingBooks]

MayBE Step It Up! 20

12K Steps/Day: 15/31

750+ Calorie Deficient/Day: 19/31

IF Daily (12 hr weekday/16:8 weekend): 20/31

Weights 2x/week: 4/8

Stretch 4x/week: 07/16

Squats 30/day: 06/16

Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3

Total Steps: 283,622/372,000

[stoughjr]

Week 3 update 😀

10-12,000 steps per day: Y
3 sets of 5 exercises every other day: -3d for mo
Log weight weekly: Y
1 hr of exercise each day: Y
6.5 hr sleep each day: -5d for mo
Log meals & water daily: Y
3 pictures: Animals, flowers: 2/3

Made it back from Massachusetts without incident.  Managed to keep up on steps (my daughter & I worked in 30 min am + 30 min pm).  Got to see my 96 year old Mom for 1st time in over a year. Also my brother & wife.  Great trip!

Along route

[NellyG]

22 May

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                      22/20

20 days over 12,000                                         20/20                

14 days over 15,000 steps                               15/14

4 day over 20,000 steps                                     7/4           

Physio exercises 20 days                                 21/20

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance)   28/20

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      3/3

[alexthecat]

May 22

6,000+ steps: 1/2 days

8,000+ steps: 3/5 days

10,000+ steps: 18/24 days

Weights: 6/8 days

[Jotex]

MAYbe Step It Up (2021) — May 21&22

9,000+ steps:  1/10 days

10,000+ steps: 9/8 days

12,000+ steps: 8/8 days 

Bellicon (15-min program):  17/25 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]

24 May

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                      23/20

20 days over 12,000                                         20/20                

14 days over 15,000 steps                               15/14

4 day over 20,000 steps                                     7/4           

Physio exercises 20 days                                 22/20

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance)   28/20

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      3/3

[Jotex]

MAYbe Step It Up (2021) — May 23

9,000+ steps:  2/10 days

10,000+ steps: 9/8 days

12,000+ steps: 8/8 days 

Bellicon (15-min program):  17/25 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

[SteppingBooks]

MayBE Step It Up! 21-23

12K Steps/Day: 18/31

750+ Calorie Deficient/Day: 21/31

IF Daily (12 hr weekday/16:8 weekend): 22/31

Weights 2x/week: 4/8

Stretch 4x/week: 07/16

Squats 30/day: 07/16

Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3

Total Steps: 329,035/372,000

I can't believe this is the last week of May already!  I have no idea where the time has gone.  Soon I'll be back on summer hours, and I can't wait!

[Jotex]

MAYbe Step It Up (2021) — May 24

9,000+ steps:  2/10 days

10,000+ steps: 10/8 days

12,000+ steps: 8/8 days 

Bellicon (15-min program):  18/25 days

Lose 1 kg (starting 66): -.5/1 

Eat 1 piece of fruit: 17/25 days

Scavenger Hunt Pics: 0/3+

New: Blue Days: 8

[YojanaFitbit]

MAYbe Step it Up!

Day 24

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

😎 I'm back~

[PureEvil]

Update for MAYbe Step It Up (2021):

10k steps per day	24	/31
13,699 steps per day	19	/19
17k steps per day	12	/11
Activities	8	/7
Photo Scavenger Hunt	3	/3
Full 'Reminders to Move' Days	12	/11
Update post	5	/7

[NellyG]

25 May

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                      24/20

20 days over 12,000                                         21/20                

14 days over 15,000 steps                               16/14

4 day over 20,000 steps                                     8/4           

Physio exercises 20 days                                 23/20

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance)   30/20

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      3/3

View over Albany from the lookout tonight

 

[SteppingBooks]

MayBE Step It Up! 24

12K Steps/Day: 19/31

750+ Calorie Deficient/Day: 22/31

IF Daily (12 hr weekday/16:8 weekend): 23/31

Weights 2x/week: 4/8

Stretch 4x/week: 07/16

Squats 30/day: 08/16

Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3

Total Steps: 344,163/372,000

[Jotex]

MAYbe Step It Up (2021) — May 25

9,000+ steps:  2/10 days

10,000+ steps: 10/8 days

12,000+ steps: 9/8 days 

Bellicon (15-min program):  19/25 days

Lose 1 kg (starting 66): -.5/1 

Eat 1 piece of fruit: 18/25 days

New: Blue Days: 8

[alexthecat]

May 25

6,000+ steps: 1/2 days

8,000+ steps: 4/5 days

10,000+ steps: 20/24 days

Weights: 7/8 days

[YojanaFitbit]

MAYbe Step it Up!

Day 25

9k steps per day	15	31
Activities	5	5
Photo Scavenger Hunt	5	15
Full 'Reminders to Move' Days	6	10
Update post	11	31
Squats 30/day	19	20
Fruit Challenge	21	31

[Baltoscott]

Day 25

18K steps/day UP 1K/day		25/28
1 pushup + shoulder extension /day		25/31
15 weight-lifting days		14/15
post 3 scavenger pics		3/3
Sleep 6:15 hours + 20 days or more during the month		9/20
1 pull-up		25/31
Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 25 days		25/25
Lose 2 lbs. Start 168.4 lbs (May 1)	5/22	169
Use Cutback Coach for the month		25/31

 A pic from my tulip tree earlier this month, and a yellow finch headed toward our feeder.

[NellyG]

Love the bird in flight @Baltoscott !

26 May

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                      25/20

20 days over 12,000                                         22/20                

14 days over 15,000 steps                               17/14

4 day over 20,000 steps                                     8/4           

Physio exercises 20 days                                 24/20

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance)   31/20

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      3/3