March Madness 2020 — Step Challenge and Photo Scavenger Hunt

[Baltoscott]

It is the third month of 2020 and for college basketball fans in the US the start of three weeks of hoop madness (beginning on March 17).  My Kansas Jayhawks are flawed this year (can't shoot very well other than dunking), but in a one-and-done 64+team tournament the luck of the draw often brings favorable matchups.  You just never know what will happen.  

In the meantime, it is time to commit to another month of health goals.                                                      

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 

March will be the last month of winter for most of us (and summer from some of us).  It is usually a good time for a mini-vacation, or maybe a big vacation, so the task this month is to get out of the house, walk about and find three pics that represent play or relaxation — People, or animals — swimming, skiing, hiking, sunning; or fun places, tourist attractions, playgrounds, circus tents, festivals.  Of course, the spread of coronavirus may result in the cancellation of many public events and if that happens where you are, maybe post some pics documenting how your community is reacting.

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.

[SteppingBooks]

March Madness Day 23:

15k Steps/Day: 09/31

600 Cal/Day Deficit: 11/31

20 Squats/Day: 20/31

IF 16x/Month:  15/16

Yoga 1x/week: 01/4

Weights 2x/week: 04/8

Photo Scavenger Hunt: --/3

[Jotex]

March Madness — Day 24

10,000+ steps: 11/15 days

15,000+ steps:  4/4 days

20,000+ steps: 0/2 days
Exercises & weights: 14/15 days

Stomach exercises: 13/10 days

40 Jumping Jacks: 14/15 days

Eat 1 piece of fruit: 17/20 days

Scavenger Hunt Pics: 3/3

Thanks for your advice @WendyB

Great idea to move on to something else for awhile. The more I worked on the painting, the less I liked it. 

[WendyB]

March Madness Day 24

Steps: Goal 10000: 24/31

Boxing: 24/31

Bike 3 times : 24/31

Weights DVD 18 Days: 14/15

DVD Has Balance, Cardio: 24/31

Wall Push Up/Counter push ups : 24/31

Leg Exercises: 24/31

250 Steps per hour : 24/31

Log food daily : 24/31

Scavenger Hunt Photos : 4/3

Lose 3-5 Pounds: 2.3/3

[Kanga999]

March Madness - Day 22 - 24

5,000+ steps ----- 4/11

10,000+ steps ----- 9/16

15,000+ steps -----2/4

1,500mls water ----- 15/31

Keep to food plan ----- 17/31

Sleep 7+ hours ----- 7/31

Scavenger Pix ----- 2/3

Sydney Harbour - North side

I got out yesterday and took a walk along the waterfront of Lavender Bay to Milson's Point. There is a really nice boardwalk that leads around past Luna Park (on the left with Ferris wheel) past the best pool in the world (at least for the view) and under the bridge. You can see the Sydney Opera House across the harbour.

[Kanga999]

@Baltoscott  I see your Gandolf, and raise you a Nutsy!

The harbour boardwalk has a stretch called The Comic Walk, and has small bronze sculptures based on characters that were in the daily or week-end comics in the newspapers, or in beloved books over here. They are tucked away in amongst the greenery. Children love them, and I noticed some floral tributes of fallen gum blossoms at the character's feet.

[Baltoscott]

March Madness 2020

Day 24

15K steps/day		23/31
10 pushup + shoulder extension /day		24/31
15 weight-lifting days		14/15
post 3 scavenger pics		3/3
Sleep 6 hours, 10 minutes 12 days or more during the month		9/12
3 pull-up + 1min bar-hang /day		24/31
Lose 2 lbs (Start 3/1 at 160.7 lbs.)	3/21	160.7

Nice.  I love finding little hidden easter eggs whenever I go to a new city @Kanga999.  

[NellyG]

25 March 

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

12 days over 12,000                                                      17/12

10 days over 15,000 steps                                            11/10

3 days over 20,000 steps                                               2/3

10 lunges a day for 20 days                                          19/20

Swim 2x per week                                                           8/8

8 bike rides or strenuous walks per month                 4/8

3  hours dance practice per week minimum              14/12

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                                    3/3

[SteppingBooks]

March Madness Day 24:

15k Steps/Day: 09/31

600 Cal/Day Deficit: 11/31

20 Squats/Day: 21/31

IF 16x/Month:  15/16

Yoga 1x/week: 01/4

Weights 2x/week: 04/8

Photo Scavenger Hunt: --/3

[Jotex]

March Madness — Day 25

10,000+ steps: 12/15 days

15,000+ steps:  4/4 days

20,000+ steps: 0/2 days
Exercises & weights: 14/15 days

Stomach exercises: 13/10 days

40 Jumping Jacks: 15/15 days

Eat 1 piece of fruit: 17/20 days

Scavenger Hunt Pics: 3/3

[WendyB]

March Madness Day 25

Steps: Goal 10000: 25/31

Boxing: 25/31

Bike 3 times : 25/31

Weights DVD 18 Days: 15/15

DVD Has Balance, Cardio: 25/31

Wall Push Up/Counter push ups : 25/31

Leg Exercises: 25/31

250 Steps per hour : 25/31

Log food daily : 25/31

Scavenger Hunt Photos : 4/3

Lose 3-5 Pounds: 2.3/3

@Kanga999 Love the picture with the opera house in the background. Reminds me of when we visited there

[Baltoscott]

Day 25

15K steps/day		24/31
10 pushup + shoulder extension /day		25/31
15 weight-lifting days		15/15
post 3 scavenger pics		3/3
Sleep 6 hours, 10 minutes 12 days or more during the month		9/12
3 pull-up + 1min bar-hang /day		24/31
Lose 2 lbs (Start 3/1 at 160.7 lbs.)	3/21	160.7

[SteppingBooks]

March Madness Day 25:

15k Steps/Day: 09/31

600 Cal/Day Deficit: 11/31

20 Squats/Day: 22/31

IF 16x/Month:  16/16

Yoga 1x/week: 01/4

Weights 2x/week: 04/8

Photo Scavenger Hunt: --/3

My sleep routine has definitely taken a hit.  The last few nights, I have been wide awake until about 1 am.  Then I can't get up early to go walk because I'm too tired.  Gaaah!  I will definitely struggle to get back into routine when I have to go back to the office. 

[Jotex]

March Madness — Day 26

10,000+ steps: 13/15 days

15,000+ steps:  4/4 days

20,000+ steps: 0/2 days
Exercises & weights: 15/15 days

Stomach exercises: 14/10 days

40 Jumping Jacks: 16/15 days

Eat 1 piece of fruit: 17/20 days*

Scavenger Hunt Pics: 3/3

*If I added a slice of lemon to my gin and tonic, would that count as a piece of fruit? 😂

[WendyB]

March Madness Day 26

Steps: Goal 10000: 26/31

Boxing: 26/31

Bike 3 times : 26/31

Weights DVD 18 Days: 15/15

DVD Has Balance, Cardio: 26/31

Wall Push Up/Counter push ups : 26/31

Leg Exercises: 26/31

250 Steps per hour : 26/31

Log food daily : 26/31

Scavenger Hunt Photos : 4/3

Lose 3-5 Pounds: 2.3/3

@Jotex  LOL I think you need to eat it but thats me 😂 But I have 2 slices in my water can it count as 2 fruits? 🤣😂 You and I can make up our own rules 😀

#1 Rule Wine is a fruit 😁

#2 Rule

[Jotex]

@WendyB  sounds good to me! :white_heavy_check_mark:😂😂😂

[Baltoscott]

Day 26

15K steps/day		25/31
10 pushup + shoulder extension /day		26/31
15 weight-lifting days		15/15
post 3 scavenger pics		3/3
Sleep 6 hours, 10 minutes 12 days or more during the month		10/12
3 pull-up + 1min bar-hang /day		26/31
Lose 2 lbs (Start 3/1 at 160.7 lbs.)	3/21	160.7

The pic below is from late February 2019.  Looks like he is laughing to me, so it's a Laughing Gull, right?  :-).  (According to photo sleuth in my iBird app, it is probably a ring billed gull.  There is a little too much reflection going on to see if there is a ring on the bill, though. I have seen them around here though).

Laughing Gull

[Kanga999]

March Madness - Day 25 - 26

5,000+ steps ----- 5/11

10,000+ steps ----- 10/16

15,000+ steps -----2/4

1,500mls water ----- 16/31

Keep to food plan ----- 19/31

Sleep 7+ hours ----- 7/31

Scavenger Pix ----- 2/3

@Baltoscott  I rather like the introspective bird looking at his/her reflection. OK, so he/she is probably about to pluck dinner out of the sand in reality...

@SteppingBooks  I have always been an erratic sleeper - too much shift work in the past, throwing out any consistent sleeping patterns. But, I always gravitate to being a night owl and reading until four in the morning when I have the opportunity. Rubbish sleeper, fantastic reader/sloth!

[NellyG]

27 March

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

12 days over 12,000                                                      17/12

10 days over 15,000 steps                                            11/10

3 days over 20,000 steps                                               2/3

10 lunges a day for 20 days                                          20/20

Swim 2x per week                                                           8/8

8 bike rides or strenuous walks per month                 4/8

3  hours dance practice per week minimum              14/12

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                                    3/3

[SteppingBooks]

March Madness Day 26:

15k Steps/Day: 09/31

600 Cal/Day Deficit: 11/31

20 Squats/Day: 23/31

IF 16x/Month:  17/16

Yoga 1x/week: 01/4

Weights 2x/week: 04/8

Photo Scavenger Hunt: --/3

@Kanga999  I am very similar!  While most of my **ahem** work would be store hours (either 8 am to 5, or 1 pm to 10 pm), I've always tended to be a night owl.  This past week, I've stayed up 4 of the nights to finish books because my brain thinks, "Oh, I don't have to get up at 5:30 and commute" which is throwing me way off.  This morning, I woke up 5 minutes before my "shift" started 😰  I'm screwed when we go back to working in office.  Only good thing is, I've been better about IF.  

[Jotex]

March Madness — Day 27

10,000+ steps: 13/15 days

15,000+ steps:  5/4 days

20,000+ steps: 0/2 days
Exercises & weights: 16/15 days

Stomach exercises: 15/10 days

40 Jumping Jacks: 17/15 days

Eat 1 piece of fruit: 17/20 days

Scavenger Hunt Pics: 3/3

Sorry about the update. Copied & pasted but forgot to change the date. Happy weekend Peeps!