October-December 2024 Step Challenge and Scavenger Hunt

[Baltoscott]

Yes, the next three monthly challenges will be in this single three-month thread. I’ve been a little busy at work, and will be traveling some over the coming months. While there is a group of regulars, hopefully more of you will join in if the post is up longer. Please don’t be shy. The more the merrier, and you can join at any point during the challenge.

It is fall here in the North. OktoberFest in Munich is winding down (starts mid-September), but we’ve got several versions in Maryland throughout October. Halloween is on the way, and then Thanksgiving and end-of-year holiday parties. Lots of opportunities to put on weight … YIKES. You should definitely enjoy all those good times with family and friends, but too many rich meal days over the coming holidays can really add up. SO … tis the season to start planning out fitness and eating goals for the coming month and check in with Fitbit friends to get support for hitting your goals.  Let’s get started!

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

The primary purpose of these challenges is to keep track of your daily step goals and commit for a period of time; 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.

Post your daily goals for the month here in the thread. (And post subsequent monthly goals in the thread when the next month rolls around). 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

The idea is to find at least three pictures while you out and about based on a monthly theme.

For October, seasonal changes (a tree or flower or storefront at the beginning of the month, and again at the end); Halloween decorations/costumes, trick or treaters; German OktoberFEST related.  For November, continue with seasonal changes, but also look for signs that tell you what NOT to do. NO smoking, NO dogs, NO bikes. For December, look for three versions of holiday memes/scenes — 3 Santas, 3 nativity scenes, 3 model train displays, 3 holiday scenes at the same store. (If you have other ideas over the coming months, post to the thread and I can update).

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 challenge 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]

November Day 20

12K steps/day for 25 days		18/25
15 floors/day for 20 days		18/20
1 pushups for 25 days		20/25
12 weight-lifting days		4/12
post 3 scavenger pics		3/3
Sleep 6:00 hours + 15 days or more during the month		8/15
1 pull-ups for 25 days		20/25
Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 20 days		17/20
15 dry days		9/15
Beat November 2023 bike mileage (414 miles)		197/414
120 intensity minutes 20 days.		10/20

[NellyG]

21 November  

15 days over 10,000 steps                     15/15

10 days over 12,000 steps                      10/10             

6 days over 15,000 steps                         4/6           

35 exercise sessions (swim, bike, walk, gym, dance)   30/35

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      2/3

[NellyG]

22 November 

15 days over 10,000 steps                     16/15

10 days over 12,000 steps                      11/10             

6 days over 15,000 steps                         5/6           

35 exercise sessions (swim, bike, walk, gym, dance)   33/35

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      2/3

[jantonini]

November 24

@Vidd I am so happy to hear that it’s a negative on Parkinson’s. Sending you positive vibes to get to the bottom of the issue.

Below is the super beaver moon and then the next day was a brilliant orange!

10k steps per day (Sundays) - 4/4 days

Over 13k steps per day - 10/15 days

Over 16k steps per day - 4/7 days

Over 20k steps per day - 1/4 days

Weights - 11/13 days

Yoga/pilates/stretch - 12/16 days

90 oz Water every day - 22/30 days

Mindfulness/Meditation at least 3 minutes- -1/7

In bed before midnight- 6/14 

pics 2/3

 

 

[Baltoscott]

@jantonini - nice view of the final super moon of 2024. 

[NellyG]

26 November 

15 days over 10,000 steps                     17/15

10 days over 12,000 steps                      12/10             

6 days over 15,000 steps                         6/6           

35 exercise sessions (swim, bike, walk, gym, dance)   36/35

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      3/3

We seem to specialise is positive signs around here - there seems to be a distince lack on 'No' signs. So here's one of our positive ones 🤣🤣

 

[NellyG]

27 November 

15 days over 10,000 steps                     18/15

10 days over 12,000 steps                      12/10             

6 days over 15,000 steps                         6/6           

35 exercise sessions (swim, bike, walk, gym, dance)   38/35

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      3/3

[NellyG]

28 November 

15 days over 10,000 steps                     19/15

10 days over 12,000 steps                      13/10             

6 days over 15,000 steps                         7/6           

35 exercise sessions (swim, bike, walk, gym, dance)   39/35

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      3/3

[NellyG]

29 November 

15 days over 10,000 steps                     20/15

10 days over 12,000 steps                      14/10             

6 days over 15,000 steps                         8/6           

35 exercise sessions (swim, bike, walk, gym, dance)   42/35

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      3/3

[NellyG]

30 November 

15 days over 10,000 steps                     21/15

10 days over 12,000 steps                      14/10             

6 days over 15,000 steps                         8/6           

35 exercise sessions (swim, bike, walk, gym, dance)   43/35

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      3/3

[NellyG]

2 December

December already! I might not meet these goals this month as I am away for a dance comp this week and then next week back in hospital for another Op on my tongue. That will be fun again 🤣🤣

15 days over 10,000 steps                     1/15

10 days over 12,000 steps                      0/10             

6 days over 15,000 steps                         0/6           

35 exercise sessions (swim, bike, walk, gym, dance)   0/35

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      3/3

Christmas baubles x3

 

 

 

[NellyG]

3 December 

15 days over 10,000 steps                     2/15

10 days over 12,000 steps                      1/10             

6 days over 15,000 steps                         0/6           

35 exercise sessions (swim, bike, walk, gym, dance)   4/35

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      3/3

Street Decorations x3

 

 

 

[NellyG]

5 December

15 days over 10,000 steps                     3/15

10 days over 12,000 steps                      1/10             

6 days over 15,000 steps                         0/6           

35 exercise sessions (swim, bike, walk, gym, dance)   5/35

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      3/3

[Coolbns]

How to join

[NellyG]

Hi @Coolbns It is easy! You just post some goals for yourself and start replying regularly when you meet your goals. If you'd like to know some of the goals others choose then have a look at the first page where people have post3d their goals. Welcome!

[Coolbns]

Thank you for your email. I’ll try that bc I only see my posts

[Vidd]

November Challenge (Day 30)

All apply when I'm at home.  

In bed by 11 every day	30/30
5 flights of stairs each day	29/29
1000 steps per day	30/30
5000 revs on the exercise pedaller daily	30/30
3 Scavenger Hunt pictures	3/3

Sorry, everyone - I've been absent from the thread too long.  I probably ought to log on first thing in the morning, as although there aren't any times when | can move around without pain, it's a little less bad when I first get up.  So I'll try that for December.

[Vidd]

December goals and updates

All apply when I'm at home.  

In bed by 11 every day	12/31
5 flights of stairs each day	12/31
1000 steps per day	12/31
5000 revs on the exercise pedaller daily	12/31
3 Scavenger Hunt pictures	0/3

Medical news first.  My second scan (PET/CT) came back showing nothing sinister.  So although nothing has shown up to explain my condition, some nasty possibilities have been ruled out.

I have a couple of big days in the middle of January.  It's actually a pretty big week for myself and Mrs Vidd, as she goes first on the 14th with a knee replacement operation.  Luckily, not that far from us is one of the best orthopaedic hospitals in the oountry, so she's in good hands.  On the 15th and 16th I'm back in London again.  Three MRI scans on the 14th, and then some specific nerve tests the next day.  That really should give them some information, and then there should be a pathway to treatment.  

I might struggle with the Scavenger Hunt this month, but I'll do my best to come up with something.

[Baltoscott]

December goals.

Hello all. I've been on vacation since Thanksgiving day last month, so I'm going to post truncated goals for December. 

December goals.

12K steps/day for 15 days		/12
15 floors/day for 15 days		/20
1 pushups for 15 days		/15
6 weight-lifting days		/6
post 3 scavenger pics		1/3
Sleep 6:00 hours + 15 days or more during the month		/15
1 pull-ups for 25 days		/15
Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 12 days		/12
7 dry days		/7
Beat 1/2 December 2023 bike mileage (180 miles)		/180
120 intensity minutes 15 days.		/15

We finished the final couple of days of vacation this week about 90 minutes north-east of Baltimore visiting Longwood Gardens in PA and Winterthur Museum and Gardens in DE. They are close enough for day trips, but it was nice to get a room nearby to spend time at both. Outside train exhibit at Longwood makes one scavenger hunt picture. 

[Baltoscott]

Welcome @Coolbns. To see the full thread, just come back to this challenge on Fitbit's "get moving" community board (you will need to log in with your fitbit account. There should be a link to it in the emails you are getting whenever someone posts something, but you can also get back to the community by googling "fitbit community." This particular thread/challenge will run until the end of the year, and I'll start a new one in January.