November Surrender? NO WAY! Step Challenge and Scavenger Hunt 2020

[Baltoscott]

2020 has been a crazy year. January resolutions have been long forgotten; the pandemic has changed all your routines; and you are headed straight into holiday season! YIKES!  Time to surrender? NO WAY!  Set yourself a few modest movement and eating goals, get out of the house and take a few pics of what is outside, and join in for November Surrender? NO WAY!

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.

[Baltoscott]

Day 16

16K steps/day		15/30
10 pushup + shoulder extension /day		15/30
13 weight-lifting days		9/13
post 3 scavenger pics		3/3
Sleep 6 hours, 15 minutes +18 days or more during the month		11/18
1 pull-up		15/30
Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 25 days		15/30
Lose 2 lbs. Start 164.7 lbs (Nov. 1)	11/15	166.2
Log meals 30 days		16/30

[NellyG]

17 November 

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                      14/20

20 days over 12,000                                         13/20                

14 days over 15,000 steps                               6/14

4 day over 20,000 steps                                     -/4           

10 lunges a day for 20 days                            14/20

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance, gym)    14/20

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                       -/3

[SteppingBooks]

November Surrender? No Way! 16:

12K/Day: 02/20

750 Cal/Day: 09/25

20 Squats/Day: 06/16

16:8 IF/Day: 16/25

Yoga/Week: --/4

Weights 2/week: 1/8

Water Goal: 02/20

Lose 3 pounds: --/3

Photo Scavenger: 01/03

# of Steps: 139,862/400,000

Brrr!  We've had some chilly winds blowing through.  The other day gusts were up to 70 mph, and some of that carried into yesterday.  I'm also pretty sure I'm seeing small snowflakes falling.  Winter is coming 😭  I'm not ready for the winter yet!

[Baltoscott]

Day 17

16K steps/day		16/30
10 pushup + shoulder extension /day		16/30
13 weight-lifting days		9/13
post 3 scavenger pics		3/3
Sleep 6 hours, 15 minutes +18 days or more during the month		12/18
1 pull-up		16/30
Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 25 days		16/30
Lose 2 lbs. Start 164.7 lbs (Nov. 1)	11/15	166.2
Log meals 30 days		17/30

Had the GoPro on while I was out on the unicycle and got this screen grab of my shadow 🙂

Me and my shadow

[NellyG]

18 November 

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                      15/20

20 days over 12,000                                         14/20                

14 days over 15,000 steps                               7/14

4 day over 20,000 steps                                     -/4           

10 lunges a day for 20 days                            15/20

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance, gym)    15/20

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                       -/3

[SteppingBooks]

November Surrender? No Way! 17:

12K/Day: 02/20

750 Cal/Day: 10/25

20 Squats/Day: 07/16

16:8 IF/Day: 17/25

Yoga/Week: --/4

Weights 2/week: 1/8

Water Goal: 02/20

Lose 3 pounds: --/3

Photo Scavenger: 01/03

# of Steps: 149,403/400,000

We had snow falling (and I forgot to take a picture of it this morning).  So not ready for this!  I also found a hole in my warming leggings 😭 This is not good.  Hopefully it's mendable; it's near the seam.

[San12]

@SteppingBooks 

11-15-------steps 1,889

11-16-------steps  2,517

11-17-------steps  3,296

Not a very active week so far. Been having trouble with my R.A.

Te weather has been nice here though. 

[WendyB]

Day 18

Steps: Goal 5000 17/30

Boxing 30: 18/30

Bike 2 times: 18/30

Weights DVD 18 Days: 13/18

DVD Has Balance, Cardio: 18/30

Wall Push Up/Counter push ups:18/30

Squats 10: 18/30

Lunges 10: 18/30

Leg Exercises: 18/30

250 Steps per hour : 18/30

Log food daily : 18/30

Scavenger Hunt Photos : 3/3

Lose 3 Pounds: 0/3

Did miss one day of making steps 🤔

[Baltoscott]

Day 18

16K steps/day		17/30
10 pushup + shoulder extension /day		17/30
13 weight-lifting days		11/13
post 3 scavenger pics		3/3
Sleep 6 hours, 15 minutes +18 days or more during the month		12/18
1 pull-up		17/30
Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 25 days		17/30
Lose 2 lbs. Start 164.7 lbs (Nov. 1)	11/15	166.2
Log meals 30 days		18/30

[Ronellen17]

I did my walk in my 70km on 70th birthday.

I managed over 75km. I left at 0000 hrs. I had a couple of breaks. My Fitbit told me that I exercised for over 14 hours and achieved over 100000 steps. I raised over £700 for our hospital. 

It was easier than I thought. One foot at a time I managed a lifetime achievement. Keep walking!
Ron

[NellyG]

19 November 

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                      16/20

20 days over 12,000                                         15/20                

14 days over 15,000 steps                               8/14

4 day over 20,000 steps                                     -/4           

10 lunges a day for 20 days                            16/20

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance, gym)    16/20

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                       2/3

Christmas lights

 

 

[SteppingBooks]

November Surrender? No Way! 18:

12K/Day: 02/20

750 Cal/Day: 11/25

20 Squats/Day: 07/16

16:8 IF/Day: 18/25

Yoga/Week: --/4

Weights 2/week: 1/8

Water Goal: 02/20

Lose 3 pounds: --/3

Photo Scavenger: 01/03

# of Steps: 155,860/400,000

[Baltoscott]

Wow @Ronellen17 -- that's a great way to celebrate your 70th! Congratulations! You are setting the bar pretty high for your 80th!  

Did you GPS it, or do it all indoors? Or mix it up? Do you have any pics to upload?

I have managed to go over 100K steps twice, but it took me over 20 hours both times, with hardly any sitting -- just constant movement. In my case, it was a mix of indoors (mostly on a rebounder while watching movies), and outdoors (multiple long walks throughout the day, and some bike rides).   

[Baltoscott]

Day 19

16K steps/day		18/30
10 pushup + shoulder extension /day		18/30
13 weight-lifting days		11/13
post 3 scavenger pics		3/3
Sleep 6 hours, 15 minutes +18 days or more during the month		12/18
1 pull-up		18/30
Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 25 days		18/30
Lose 2 lbs. Start 164.7 lbs (Nov. 1)	11/15	166.2
Log meals 30 days		19/30

[NellyG]

20 November

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                      17/20

20 days over 12,000                                         16/20                

14 days over 15,000 steps                               8/14

4 day over 20,000 steps                                     -/4           

10 lunges a day for 20 days                            17/20

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance, gym)    18/20

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                       2/3

[SteppingBooks]

November Surrender? No Way! 19:

12K/Day: 02/20

750 Cal/Day: 11/25

20 Squats/Day: 07/16

16:8 IF/Day: 19/25

Yoga/Week: --/4

Weights 2/week: 1/8

Water Goal: 02/20

Lose 3 pounds: --/3

Photo Scavenger: 01/03

# of Steps: 158,243/400,000

I definitely did a rest day yesterday.  Just couldn't get the motivation to get up and go.  10 days left to the month, and I intend to make the most of it.

[San12]

@Ronellen17  Way to go. Happy Belated Birthday. I pray that I am as fit as you when I turn 70. Keep it up you are an inspiration..

[WendyB]

Day 20

Steps: Goal 5000 19/30

Boxing 30: 20/30

Bike 2 times: 20/30

Weights DVD 18 Days: 14/18

DVD Has Balance, Cardio: 20/30

Wall Push Up/Counter push ups:20/30

Squats 10: 20/30

Lunges 10: 20/30

Leg Exercises: 20/30

250 Steps per hour : 20/30

Log food daily : 20/30

Scavenger Hunt Photos : 3/3

Lose 3 Pounds: 0/3

[Jotex]

November Surrender? No Way! Day 15-20

5,000+ steps: 5/10 days

6,000+ steps: 10/10 days 

8,000+ steps:  1/5 days

Knee Exercises from physiotherapy: 14/30 days

Lose 1 kilo before (U.S.) Thanksgiving: -.6 / 1 kg 

Eat 1 piece of fruit: 11/15 days

Scavenger Hunt Pics: 3/3 pics

I tried to update my goals the other day, but it wouldn’t work. Hope it does this time! 

[NellyG]

21 November 

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                      18/20

20 days over 12,000                                         17/20                

14 days over 15,000 steps                               9/14

4 day over 20,000 steps                                     1/4           

10 lunges a day for 20 days                            17/20

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance, gym)    19/20

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                       2/3