Nifty November Step Challenge and Scavenger Hunt

[Baltoscott]

Nifty November Step Challenge and Scavenger Hunt

Wow.  It’s November.  The year is nearly gone, but we’ve still got time for another challenge or two.

General monthly instructions are below, including the monthly picture scavenger hunt.                                
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

While you are out and about getting in your walks/hike/rides this month take a few pics that show the changing seasons in your area, fall (or spring) colors, holiday displays, if you are in a beach area, the boardwalk shutting down or opening up, something that shows change or inspires the time of year. 

Fall bike ride - BaltimoreSpooky October Night - Baltimore

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.

[WendyB]

Nifty November Day 23

Steps: Goal 13000 30 days: 23/30
Boxing 30 days: 23/30
Bike 2 times 30 days: 232/30
Weights DVD 17 days: 15/30
Stomach Youtube 30 days: 23/30
Wall Push Up/Counter push ups 30 days: 23/30
250 Steps per hour 30 days: 23/30
Post Scavenger hunt photos: 3/3

[Jotex]

Nifty November - Day 23
10,000 steps - 15/20 days
Training w/weights - 14/15 days*
40 jumping jacks - 14/20 days
Lose 3 lbs (@1.5 kgs) (from 144lbs) - 3/3 
Scavenger Hunt Pics ???

NEW: line dance 2x week - 2/6 times 

*My ‘weight training’ yesterday involved bending and lifting many times a 20-pound weight = our Thanksgiving turkey! 😅

[CatLover74]

Nifty November 24

5,000 steps on at least 5 days of the month  -  6/5.

10,000 steps on at least 10 days of the month - 10/10.

15,000 steps on at least 10 days of the month - 6/10.

4 walks along the foreshore of my local beach - 1/4.

7 hours sleep on at least 20 days of the month - 14/20.

10 wall push ups on at least 20 days of the month - 16/20.

Lose 1kg  -  SW:-  78.15kg  -  78.55 (+0.44kg 😞 ).

Scavenger hunt pics.

[NellyG]

24 November

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

6 days over 15,000 steps per month           5/6      

1 day over 20,000 steps                                 2

Swim 2x per week                                           -/2       5/8       

Dance 6 hours a week                                    6.5/6     25.5/24                      

6 bike rides or interval walks per month      5/6    

Post Scavenger Hunt Pictures                       9

[Jotex]

Nifty November - Day 24
10,000 steps - 16/20 days
Training w/weights - 15/15 days*
40 jumping jacks - 15/20 days
Lose 3 lbs (@1.5 kgs) (from 144lbs) - 3/3 
Scavenger Hunt Pics 

NEW: line dance 2x week - 2/6 times 

[WendyB]

Nifty November Day 25

Steps: Goal 13000 30 days: 25/30
Boxing 30 days: 25/30
Bike 2 times 30 days: 25/30
Weights DVD 17 days: 18/30
Stomach Youtube 30 days: 25/30
Wall Push Up/Counter push ups 30 days: 25/30
250 Steps per hour 30 days: 25/30
Post Scavenger hunt photos: 3/3

[Heather-S]

As of 11/24:

Nifty November Goals:

• 10K steps every day: 22/30
• 4 days with at least 15K steps: 6/4
• Lose 3lbs: .5lbs/3lbs

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!  I ran 3 miles on Thanksgiving morning before I started cooking.  But I've been eating too much (so much yummy food!), though at least I'm keeping up with my activity level.  Ran again yesterday with my husband -- I ran 3.3 miles, he ran 1.5 miles.  

I picked up some new workout clothes, so that's really exciting.  New workout clothes are always motivating!  Today is a strength training day, looking forward to it and then tomorrow is rest day before I jump back into my running training plan again.

[WendyB]

Nifty November Day 25

Steps: Goal 13000 30 days: 25/30
Boxing 30 days: 25/30
Bike 2 times 30 days: 25/30
Weights DVD 17 days: 16/30
Stomach Youtube 30 days: 25/30
Wall Push Up/Counter push ups 30 days: 25/30
250 Steps per hour 30 days: 25/30
Post Scavenger hunt photos: 3/3

[CatLover74]

Nifty November 25

5,000 steps on at least 5 days of the month  -  7/8.

10,000 steps on at least 10 days of the month - 10/11.

15,000 steps on at least 10 days of the month - 6/8.

4 walks along the foreshore of my local beach - 1/4.

7 hours sleep on at least 20 days of the month - 15/20.

10 wall push ups on at least 20 days of the month - 17/20.

Lose 1kg  -  SW:-  78.15kg  -  78.55 (+0.44kg 😞 ).

Scavenger hunt pics.

Can't believe it's almost time to be dashing through December.  Need to start thinking about goals for the month.  I'm going away on Christmas Day for two weeks, the first of which will be without wi-fi (so no posting then), so that's going to have to shape what I plan to do for the month.

[Baltoscott]

Nifty November Day 25

15K steps/day		24/28
30 jumping jacks/day		25/30
1 pushup/day		25/30
15 weight-lifting days		13/15
post scavenger pics		5
Sleep 6+ hours 12 days or more during the month		9/12
Weight loss of 2-4 lbs (Nov 1 = 160.2 on TW)	Nov 25	-0.7

Down 0.4 lbs this week, so my loss for the month is now at -0.7 lbs.

Got a little extra exercise when I put my gloves in my vest pockets while riding my bike this morning.  After about 10 miles I pulled over to check something and realized I only had ONE glove in one vest pocket, and the other pocket was empty.  Apparently bounced the one out.  Turned around.  Found it about 20 minutes later.  (Thought I spotted several times from a distance, but it turns out that several dog walkers in that neighborhood apparently use poop bags, but for some reason like to drop them in the middle of the street.  Yuck!) 

Scavenger hunt - find the glove you dropped three miles back

[benvegi]

November goals

Steps 15k per day, 20+ floors per day, 7+ miles per day

2 sets of 12 reps of dumbell curls, triceps, shoulder shrugs, and chest flys, 3 times a week.

Three or more pics of each scavenger hunt topic. 

Check in at least 2x a week.

Last but not least, lose 2 more pounds, lost one in October

Yikes, have not checked in since Nov 11.  

11/12 steps 18348, 22 floors, 8.95 miles

11/13 steps 20,587, 33 floors, 9.6 miles

11/14 steps 18,517, 21 floors, 9.23 miles

11/15 steps 16,902, 11 floors, 8.21 miles

11/16 steps 15,861, 34 floors, 7.6 miles

11/17 steps 19,600, 21 floors, 9.18 miles

11/18 steps 23,928, 21 floors, 11.53 miles

11/19 steps 18,517, 22 floors, 9.18 miles

11/20 steps 20,364, 38 floors, 9.99 miles

11/21 steps 21,787, 22 floors, 10.51 miles

11/22 steps 23,776, 24 floors, 11.42 miles

11/23 steps 21,981, 21 floors, 10.57 miles

11/24 steps 21,185, 7 floors, 10.25 miles

weight loss not going well, gained back 1 lb of the 2 I lost. Must be eating more now that the weather is cooler and rainy. I have spent a bit of time in my shop, here are pics of my latest project. 

The flowers and stems are made from wood, stems are bent while damp. Flower petals carved from Oak and glued on stems. Paints via airbrush.  The vase started as a Mushroom with removable cap, the cap is also a candy bowl.

Flowers made from woodclose up of bloomsMushroom vase

[Mel9]

Here are my goals for November along with my current status (as of 11am on 11/26):

Use the fitbit for 17 days: 12/17

Get 5,000 steps on 10 days:  5/10

Get 250 steps per hour for 120 hours this month: 80/120

After our Thanksgiving meal, we took a walk down to the treehouse where my husband works.Thursday I got 5 greens!

[WendyB]

Nifty November Day 26

Steps: Goal 13000 30 days: 26/30
Boxing 30 days: 26/30
Bike 2 times 30 days: 26/30
Weights DVD 17 days: 16/30
Stomach Youtube 30 days: 26/30
Wall Push Up/Counter push ups 30 days: 26/30
250 Steps per hour 30 days: 26/30
Post Scavenger hunt photos: 3/3

[WendyB]

@benvegiOh my! Those are so pretty! Thanks for show them!

[CatLover74]

Nifty November 26

5,000 steps on at least 5 days of the month  -  7/8.

10,000 steps on at least 10 days of the month - 11/11.

15,000 steps on at least 10 days of the month - 6/8.

4 walks along the foreshore of my local beach - 1/4.

7 hours sleep on at least 20 days of the month - 16/20.

10 wall push ups on at least 20 days of the month - 18/20.

Lose 1kg  -  SW:-  78.15kg  -  78.55 (+0.44kg 😞 ).

Scavenger hunt pics.

[LisefromCanada]

Nifty November 26 MTD results: 

Steps:  + 5,000 steps daily - 26/30

Steps:  + 10,000 steps 20 days of the month - 23/20  Exceeded!!!

Floors:  10 floors daily  - 26/30

Aquafit Classes or Swimming (+ 45 minutes each time):  14 days of the month - 12/14

Squats (10):  20 days of the month -  22/20  Exceeded!!!

Scavenger Hunt:  3 times this month - 3/3  Achieved

Lose 5 lbs in November:   4.4 / 5 lbs as at Nov 20.  

A little chilly today. -11C = 12.2F

[CatLover74]

Nifty November 27

5,000 steps on at least 5 days of the month  -  7/8.

10,000 steps on at least 10 days of the month - 11/11.

15,000 steps on at least 10 days of the month - 6/8.

4 walks along the foreshore of my local beach - 1/4.

7 hours sleep on at least 20 days of the month - 17/20.

10 wall push ups on at least 20 days of the month - 19/20.

Lose 1kg  -  SW:-  78.15kg  -  78.55 (+0.44kg 😞 ).

Scavenger hunt pics.

[NellyG]

27 November 

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

6 days over 15,000 steps per month           5/6      

1 day over 20,000 steps                                 2

Swim 2x per week                                           1/2       6/8       

Dance 6 hours a week                                    3/6     29.5/24                      

6 bike rides or interval walks per month      5/6    

Post Scavenger Hunt Pictures                       9

[shawnkp]

Nifty November has been fairly active for me - glad to finally see progress.  Here are my stats from last week:

Daily Step Goal: 7k minimum 

11/20: 11,753 steps

11/21: 11,586 steps

11/22: 6,786 steps

11/23: 7,400 steps

11/24: 7,894 steps

On average, I was able to do about 9k steps per day last week.

4 more days left in November, lets get it!

This candle is the last piece of fall in my house right now...smells divine. 

[Heather-S]

As of 11/27:

Nifty November Goals:

• 10K steps every day: 25/30
• 4 days with at least 15K steps: 6/4
• Lose 3lbs: .5lbs/3lbs

Half marathon training has begun!  Slowly working on increasing my weekly mileage.  Runs are to be longer, but slower.  Did 3.7 miles this morning on the treadmill and I'm feeling really good.  I'm a little ahead of the half marathon training -- I want to run the OKC Memorial Marathon in April (I'm only planning on running the half marathon part of the race) in remembrance of the Oklahoma City Bombings that occurred in 1995.  I've been told it's a very powerful and meaningful experience because you pass 168 banners -- each banner is the name of a person who was killed in the attack.

I think that is an amazing race for my first half.