MAYhem Monthly Step Challenge--MAYbe it's time to step it up and get a little crazy with your goals

[Baltoscott]

So April was a reset month, a restart of the January goals you dropped in February ;-).  For the MAYhem challenge this month, get a little creative; sure, get your steps — always gotta do that — but add some floors, or do a 5K, or post a pic of something 2 or 3 miles away from your couch! You get the idea, it’s MAYhem!!

   
How It Works:

The primary purpose of these monthly challenges has been 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

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 and that will give the rest of us incentive to update our own progress.

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.

[GershonSurge]

I decided to use a heat map since it's more compact and quickly points out activities that need attention. 

[rylohnes]

So far:

87000 steps/wk - 64545

15000+ steps/ day - 3/8

[NellyG]

4 May

Steps 10,000 per day                                       4/20

High step day over 20,000                              1 👍

Swim twice per week                                       2/2     2/8

Fitbit Coach or bike ride - one per week      -/1      -/4    

Dance 6 hours per week                                 4/6     4/24

[Ennay]

Hmm I think both of the last 2 days were in the 15-16K range.   Mom still here, still having to invent excuses to walk.  She keeps getting up earlier and earlier so it is getting harder and harder.  My dog is now officially hiding from the leash.  I got in a walk early this morning - maybe 5K and she was up when I got home. 

I hate to be counting down the days until she leaves, but my sleep has been terrible.  It's been hottish here but she is still freezing so I can't run the A/C at night and have been sleeping with the windows open and the birds go nuts at 4 am.  

[Baltoscott]

May 4

-15K steps/day for all 31 days.     4/31
-1 pushup/day for all 31 days       4/31
-13 weight-lifting days:                   2/13

- 50 floors or more for 20 days:      4/20

-Sleep 6+ hours 12 days:               1/12  (Yay. Just 7 minutes over 6 hours, but it counts!)

[A_Lurker]

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@A_Lurker wrote:

1) 10,000 steps each day

2) some other form of exercise (rowing, elliptical, strength training... may include gardening)

3) 7h sleep average each week

4) checking in each day

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1) 4/31

2) 2 (rowing), 1 (elliptical), 1 (resistance)

3) week 1 (so far) 6hr 25m

4) 4/31

Caught up a little on the average. I was in bed for 9.5 hours, but just got over 7hrs sleep.  Again, no specific plans for tomorrow (just chores) so I'm going to try and sleep in as well.

[GershonSurge]

I narrowed my focus only to what I consider critical items. I added food cost, and my goal is under $5.00/day.

[Ennay]

12K steps yesterday. 

Terrible sleep.   Baseball tournament this weekend.  Have to figure out if we can get my mom to the game this afternoon, she can't walk on uneven terrain and we haven't bought the wheelchair for my MIL yet.  My steps shall either be minimal or ok depending on if I am scoring or pacing.

[Jotex]

May 5

10,000 steps a day average - 5/31

15,000 steps a day x 5 - 1/5

Had a lot going on yesterday, but it didn’t involve steps. So had to make up for the deficiency to get my average of 10,000 steps/day. So far today (highest day total for me!): 18,000+ !!! Whoop!!! 🎉:double_exclamation_mark:😊

[Baltoscott]

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@GershonSurge wrote:

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I narrowed my focus only to what I consider critical items. I added food cost, and my goal is under $5.00/day.

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$5/day, eh?  Makes me think of an old Johnny Cash tune, Beans for Breakfast.  

[Baltoscott]

May 5

-15K steps/day for all 31 days.     5/31
-1 pushup/day for all 31 days       5/31
-13 weight-lifting days:                   2/13

- 50 floors or more for 20 days:      4/20

-Sleep 6+ hours 12 days:               2/12  (Whoa!  Two days in a row!)

[A_Lurker]

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@A_Lurker wrote:

1) 10,000 steps each day

2) some other form of exercise (rowing, elliptical, strength training... may include gardening)

3) 7h sleep average each week

4) checking in each day

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1) 5/31

2) 3 (rowing), 1 (elliptical), 1 (resistance)

3) week 1 (so far) 6hr 31m

4) 5/31

Got very little sleep last night (couldn't get to sleep, and couldn't sleep in). I did take a cat nap this afternoon, but still just managed over 7hr between the two. Going to bed soon, but don't think I'm going to hit the 7hr this week. It's annoying because at the moment I'm not working and could sleep as much as I want. However, I'm having motivation issues so even though I'm getting my 10k steps in I'm not as active as I should be. Sigh... something to work on.

[GershonSurge]

5/5/18

Overall, a good day. I've been doing a good job getting six hours of sleep. Steps were a little short, but I made it up by doing other work that didn't involve steps.

@Baltoscott, I do eat a lot of beans -- about a cup to a cup and a half of dry beans a day. I also eat rice, oatmeal, potatoes, bread, pasta about a pound of vegetables and about six fruits a day. I save by not buying any convenience foods. Everything is whole food plant-based.

[NellyG]

6 May

Steps 10,000 per day                                       5/20

High step day over 20,000                              1 👍

Swim twice per week                                       2/2     2/8

Fitbit Coach or bike ride - one per week      1/1      1/4    

Dance 6 hours per week                                 4/6     4/24

[Jotex]

May 6

10,000 steps a day average - 6/31

15,000 steps a day x 5 - 1/5

Instead of pushing to get to 15,000 steps (currently have 11,000+ so far), I opted to work out with my weights. Tomorrow is another day. Have a good week Peeps! 

[A_Lurker]

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@A_Lurker wrote:

1) 10,000 steps each day

2) some other form of exercise (rowing, elliptical, strength training... may include gardening)

3) 7h sleep average each week

4) checking in each day

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1) 6/31

2) 3 (rowing), 2 (elliptical), 1 (resistance)

3) week 1 (6hr31m), week 2 (so far) 8hr 40m

4) 6/31

Didn't realize that the week had already finished.  Even with the decent sleep I wouldn't have hit the 7hrs for the week.  Oh well, I got a decent start to this week!

[GershonSurge]

I decided to reformat the data again to help me focus on critical items.

Understand that weight is an effect and the cause is the proper relationship between food and exercise as indicated by the calorie surplus deficit. When I get more data, I'll have the spreadsheet set a target surplus/deficit.

Sleep is important for rest and recuperation, and I still need to work to get the proper amount. This means no more staying up late to work on spreadsheets. 🙂

[Dominique]

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@Baltoscott wrote:

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$5/day, eh?  Makes me think of an old Johnny Cash tune, Beans for Breakfast.  

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I love them beans, especially when mixed with healthy fats (olive oil, tahini) – sorry, Dr. McDougall! – and other ingredients that make them tastier (lemon juice, garlic etc.) as in Middle Eastern cuisine (hummus, ful medames etc.). 

[rylohnes]

So far:

87000 steps/wk - 100058 week of 4/30 - 5/6

15000+ steps/ day - 3/8

[NellyG]

7 May

Steps 10,000 per day                                       6/20

High step day over 20,000                              1 👍

Swim twice per week                                       -/2     2/8

Fitbit Coach or bike ride - one per week      -/1      1/4    

Dance 6 hours per week                                 -/6     4/24