Noteworthy November Step Challenge and Picture Scavenger Hunt

[Baltoscott]

November Step Challenge and Scavenger Hunt

Wow.  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. 

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]

Noteworthy November 25:

15.5k Steps/Day: 15/30

2K(Or Less) Calorie Intake: 07/30

Yoga: --/4

Weights: 01/8

*NEW* IF 3 days/week:  01/4 weeks

[Jotex]

Noteworthy November  - Day 27
8,000 steps: 8/10 days
10,000+ steps: 13/15 days
15,000+ steps: 3/1 day
Exercises & weights: 17/20 days
40 Jumping Jacks: 17/20 days
Eat 1 piece of fruit: 19/15 days
NEW! Lose 2 kilos: 0.7kg/2.0
Scavenger Hunt Pics: 4/3

Wishing fellow American Peeps a very Happy Thanksgiving tomorrow. 🦃 🍁 🥧 

For me tis also the season to make the fruitcake for Christmas (one of my great grandmother’s recipes). Here’s the batter — cakes take 4-4-½ hours to bake! 

 

[WendyB]

Noteworthy November Day 27

Steps: Goal 10000: 27/30

Boxing: 27/30

Bike 3 times : 27/30

Weights DVD 17 Days: 13/16

Stomach YouTube : 27/30

Wall Push Up/Counter push ups: 27/30

Leg Exercises: 27/30

250 Steps per hour : 27/30

Log food daily : 27/30

Scavenger Hunt Photos : 4/3

@Jotex  wow thats a long time to bake a cake. Looks good though

Happy Thanksgiving to all that celebrate!

[NellyG]

28 November 

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                                   26/20

12 days over 12,000                                                      23/12

6 days over 15,000 steps                                             20/6          

2 days over 20,000 steps                                               9/2

Swim 2x per week                                                           7/8              

Dance prac 4+ hours a week                                         9.5/20

6 bike rides or interval walks per month                      6/6              

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                                     3/3

[Baltoscott]

Haven’t finished my steps yet but did get in a bike ride to help all the eating that is to come over the next few days.  And I wasn't the only one out.

Happy Thanksgiving all.

 Thanksgiving morning walk

[WendyB]

Noteworthy November Day 28

Steps: Goal 10000: 28/30

Boxing: 28/30

Bike 3 times : 28/30

Weights DVD 17 Days: 13/16

Stomach YouTube : 28/30

Wall Push Up/Counter push ups: 28/30

Leg Exercises: 28/30

250 Steps per hour : 28/30

Log food daily : 28/30

Scavenger Hunt Photos : 4/3

[Jotex]

Noteworthy November  - Day 28
8,000 steps: 9/10 days
10,000+ steps: 13/15 days
15,000+ steps: 3/1 day
Exercises & weights: 17/20 days
40 Jumping Jacks: 17/20 days
Eat 1 piece of fruit: 20/15 days
NEW! Lose 2 kilos: 0.7kg/2.0
Scavenger Hunt Pics: 4/3

@WendyB - the cakes have so much fruit (apples, dates, mincemeat) in proportion to flour and sugar, they are baked at low temperatures so they don’t burn and stay moist. 

 

[WendyB]

@Jotex   makes sense. Never made fruit cakes before. They sure look yummy 😃. I'll be right over 😂😄

[Joy2019]

Starting weight for 1st November 68.7kg

29/11

10k steps - 25/30 days

18/6 fasts - 28/30 days

15k+steps - 16/15 days

30 minutes HIIT - 22/30 days

500 calories deficit - 18/20 days

Weight training - 15/15 days

[NellyG]

29 November 

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                                   27/20

12 days over 12,000                                                      24/12

6 days over 15,000 steps                                             21/6          

2 days over 20,000 steps                                               9/2

Swim 2x per week                                                           7/8              

Dance prac 4+ hours a week                                         11.5/20

6 bike rides or interval walks per month                      6/6              

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                                     3/3

[Baltoscott]

Good food takes time and those fruitcakes look pretty good @Jotex 

[Baltoscott]

Hey,

@NellyG @Joy2019 @Jotex @Chardy19 @SteppingBooks @Maria527 @Ovation_Girl @amazak @benvegi 

Dancing December is up.  Go post your goals.

@WendyB @CatLover74 I see you guys already found it and signed up.  It’s the last month of the decade.  Wow!

[Jotex]

Noteworthy November  - Day 29
8,000 steps: 10/10 days
10,000+ steps: 13/15 days
15,000+ steps: 3/1 day
Exercises & weights: 17/20 days
40 Jumping Jacks: 17/20 days
Eat 1 piece of fruit: 20/15 days
NEW! Lose 2 kilos: 0.7kg/2.0
Scavenger Hunt Pics: 4/3

@WendyB and @Baltoscott - the cakes will be ready to be eaten in 4 week. There’s plenty, so come on over!  

[WendyB]

Noteworthy November Day 29

Steps: Goal 10000: 29/30

Boxing: 29/30

Bike 3 times : 29/30

Weights DVD 17 Days: 14/16

Stomach YouTube : 29/30

Wall Push Up/Counter push ups: 29/30

Leg Exercises: 29/30

250 Steps per hour : 29/30

Log food daily : 29/30

Scavenger Hunt Photos : 4/3

[Baltoscott]

Noteworthy November Day 29

18K steps/day		22/30
10 pushup + shoulder extension /day		28/30
15 weight-lifting days		16/15
post 3 scavenger pics		3/3
Sleep 6+ hours 16 days or more during the month		15/17
3 pull-up + 1min bar-hang /day		28/30
1 50 mile bike ride		__/1
Lose 2 lbs (Starting (11/1) at 163.7 lbs)	11/24	163.5

[Baltoscott]

Noteworthy November Day 29

18K steps/day		22/30
10 pushup + shoulder extension /day		28/30
15 weight-lifting days		16/15
post 3 scavenger pics		3/3
Sleep 6+ hours 16 days or more during the month		15/17
3 pull-up + 1min bar-hang /day		28/30
1 50 mile bike ride		__/1
Lose 2 lbs (Starting (11/1) at 163.7 lbs)	11/24	163.5

[Joy2019]

Last day here whoop, whoop!

Starting weight for 1st November 68.7kg

30/11

10k steps - 26/30 days

18/6 fasts - 29/30 days

15k+steps - 16/15 days

30 minutes HIIT - 23/30 days

500 calories deficit - 18/20 days

Weight training - 16/15 days

Not too bad and not fabulous either! December, here I come!

[NellyG]

30 November

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                                   28/20

12 days over 12,000                                                      25/12

6 days over 15,000 steps                                             22/6          

2 days over 20,000 steps                                               9/2

Swim 2x per week                                                           7/8              

Dance prac 4+ hours a week                                         11.5/20

6 bike rides or interval walks per month                      6/6              

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                                     3/3

Well, end of the month and I didnt make a couple of my goals. One swim short (life got in the way) and quite a few hours of dancing short- that is my partner's fault as he hurt his knee and couldnt dance for about 3 weeks!

[Jotex]

Noteworthy November  - Day 30
8,000 steps: 10/10 days
10,000+ steps: 13/15 days
15,000+ steps: 3/1 day
Exercises & weights: 17/20 days
40 Jumping Jacks: 17/20 days
Eat 1 piece of fruit: 20/15 days
NEW! Lose 2 kilos: 0.7kg/2.0
Scavenger Hunt Pics: 4/3

If I apply two of the 15,000 step days to my 10,000 step days, all step goals met. But I’m 3 days short on my exercise with weights and jumping jacks goals. By current weight and Trendweight readings, I lost from 35.0 down to 34.6 { = down .4 kilos). So, like @Baltoscott, I’ll be continuing this next month.

@NellyG sorry to hear about your partner’s pain. Wish him a speedy recovery.

[WendyB]

Noteworthy November Day 30

Steps: Goal 10000: 30/30

Boxing: 30/30

Bike 3 times : 30/30

Weights DVD 17 Days: 17/16

Stomach YouTube : 30/30

Wall Push Up/Counter push ups: 30/30

Leg Exercises: 30/30

250 Steps per hour : 30/30

Log food daily :30/30

Scavenger Hunt Photos : 4/3

Always seem to mess up my weights even though I know I did them

@NellyGHope your partner heals quickly

[Baltoscott]

Noteworthy November Day 30

18K steps/day		25/30
10 pushup + shoulder extension /day		29/30
15 weight-lifting days		16/15
post 3 scavenger pics		3/3
Sleep 6+ hours 16 days or more during the month		16/17
3 pull-up + 1min bar-hang /day		29/30
1 50 mile bike ride		0/1
Lose 2 lbs (Starting (11/1) at 163.7 lbs)	11/30	163.2

I missed the weight loss goal, but I was down 1/2 pound for the month; which is fine.  I'll continue the goal through Dancing December. 

My schedule got messed up on Thanksgiving and I forgot to get my pullups and pushups done that day, which broke a streak of 481 days for the pushups and 306 days for the pullups!  I'm a little bummed about that, but now I've got a 2-day streak going on both of those :-).

I hit my step goal of 18K 25 out of 30 days.  I'll back that one down to 15K/day for Dancing December.  I was focused on the extra steps this month because of a two-week group challenge, but now that's out of the way I rather focus on other goals.  15K is plenty as a daily minimum.

Although I came up a little short on a few goals, November was a good month.  I'll see you all on the December challenge.