OctoberFEST 2020 — Step Challenge and Photo Scavenger Hunt

[Baltoscott]

October is one of my favorite months. In the North the heat of summer is mostly gone, and the icy cold of winter isn’t quiet here yet; and in the South the cold weather is on the way out.  It is a GREAT time to get outside and move around.  Plus at least two good festive events — OctoberFest = funny clothes/bratwurst/sauerkraut — Halloween = equals more funny clothes!

How It Works

The primary purpose of these monthly challenges is to encourage you to set and hit 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

The theme this month is … 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 OctoberFEST related. 

Greyhound busWolf in sheep's clothing

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]

OctoberFEST 2-4:

At least 12K/Day: 03/20

970 Cal/Day: 03/25

20 Squats/Day: 01/16

16:8 IF/Day: 04/25

Yoga/Week: --/4

Weights 2/week: --/8

Water Goal: --/20

Lose 3 pounds: --/3

1Mil Steps: 58,939/1,000,000

[Baltoscott]

Day 5

16K steps/day		1/27
10 pushup + shoulder extension /day		2/27
16 weight-lifting days		1/15
post 3 scavenger pics		3/3
Sleep 6 hours, 15 minutes +17 days or more during the month		4/17
1 pull-up		2/27
Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 25 days		5/27
Lose 2 lbs. Start 166.1 lbs (Oct. 5)	10/5	166.1
Log meals 27 days		1/27

Traveled to visit friends who have a new beach house in Connecticut. Fun, but lots of hours in the car on Thursday and Sunday messed with my goals. I also indulged too much beer and food. I don't want to get off to a weight gaining holiday season, so I added another goal and will log meals for the rest of the month.

New Haven Classic - a 95 year old pizza legionGoddaughter Lucy catches a sea robinGot my unicycling in on the trip!

[AmandaGeorge]

5th October:

10k steps once a week 1/4

7k steps for 28 days 4/28

200 sit-ups for 28 days 4/28

175 leg raises for 28 days 4/28

50 squats for 28 days 4/28

50 seconds of front planks for 28 days 4/28

30 seconds of left side planks for 28 days 4/28

30 seconds of right side planks for 28 days 4/28

Gain and maintain 1kg to my weight  53.8kg/54.5kg

It was my birthday yesterday and having to go to my GP then the hospital meant that I achieved over 11k steps yesterday, for the first time since the nurse told me I needed to increase my weight pretty significantly by January, so I stopped doing the laps each hour and just walk our dog twice a day now.  Feeling pretty proud of myself for that achievement.

[NellyG]

6 October

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                      6/20

20 days over 12,000                                         6/20                

14 days over 15,000 steps                               4/14

4 day over 20,000 steps                                     -/4           

10 lunges a day for 20 days                            4/20

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance)    4/20

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                       3/3

Spring is springing!

 

 

 

[SteppingBooks]

OctoberFEST 5:

At least 12K/Day: 03/20

970 Cal/Day: 04/25

20 Squats/Day: 01/16

16:8 IF/Day: 05/25

Yoga/Week: --/4

Weights 2/week: --/8

Water Goal: --/20

Lose 3 pounds: --/3

1Mil Steps: 68,028/1,000,000

[AmandaGeorge]

6th October:

10k steps once a week 1/4

7k steps for 28 days 5/28

200 sit-ups for 28 days 5/28

175 leg raises for 28 days 5/28

50 squats for 28 days 5/28

50 seconds of front planks for 28 days 5/28

30 seconds of left side planks for 28 days 5/28

30 seconds of right side planks for 28 days 5/28

Gain and maintain 1kg to my weight  53.8kg/54.5kg

[NellyG]

7 October 

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                      7/20

20 days over 12,000                                         7/20                

14 days over 15,000 steps                               5/14

4 day over 20,000 steps                                     1/4           

10 lunges a day for 20 days                            5/20

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance)    7/20

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                       3/3

[SteppingBooks]

OctoberFEST 6:

At least 12K/Day: 03/20

970 Cal/Day: 04/25

20 Squats/Day: 02/16

16:8 IF/Day: 06/25

Yoga/Week: --/4

Weights 2/week: --/8

Water Goal: --/20

Lose 3 pounds: --/3

1Mil Steps: 77,974/1,000,000

I will have to try to remember Saturday when I'm at the park to get some pictures of the scarecrows.  For a couple years now, the park has held a scarecrow contest.  Though none of them are scary, or at least none that I saw during set up last weekend seemed scary.  

[stoughjr]

GOALS: Week 1 😀
12,000 steps per day: 7/7
3 sets of 5 exercises every other day: 4/4
Lose 1/2 lb/week: 1.8
1 hr of exercise each day: 7/7
6.5 hr sleep each day: 5/7
Lose 1/2 inch off waist: 0
Log meals & water daily: 7/7
3 pictures: 1/3

[Baltoscott]

Day 7

16K steps/day		3/27
10 pushup + shoulder extension /day		4/27
16 weight-lifting days		2/15
post 3 scavenger pics		1/3
Sleep 6 hours, 15 minutes +17 days or more during the month		5/17
1 pull-up		4/27
Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 25 days		7/27
Lose 2 lbs. Start 166.1 lbs (Oct. 5)	10/5	166.1
Log meals 27 days		3/27

Off to a good start on logging meals. Pretty sure the mere act of doing immediately before or after meals by itself reduces my food consumption. Falling leaves and witches in the neighborhood ...

The first witch/tree accident of the season

Lot of color in your trees @stoughjr and your flowers @NellyG.  It's cool to see the opposite season pics we get on this thread in October/November.

[AmandaGeorge]

7th October:

10k steps once a week 2/4

7k steps for 28 days 6/28

200 sit-ups for 28 days 6/28

175 leg raises for 28 days 6/28

50 squats for 28 days 6/28

50 seconds of front planks for 28 days 6/28

30 seconds of left side planks for 28 days 6/28

30 seconds of right side planks for 28 days 6/28

Gain and maintain 1kg to my weight  53.8kg/54.5kg

[NellyG]

8 October

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                      8/20

20 days over 12,000                                         8/20                

14 days over 15,000 steps                               6/14

4 day over 20,000 steps                                     1/4           

10 lunges a day for 20 days                            6/20

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance)    8/20

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                       3/3

[SteppingBooks]

OctoberFEST 7:

At least 12K/Day: 03/20

970 Cal/Day: 04/25

20 Squats/Day: 02/16

16:8 IF/Day: 07/25

Yoga/Week: --/4

Weights 2/week: 1/8

Water Goal: --/20

Lose 3 pounds: --/3

1Mil Steps: 80,929/1,000,000

Yesterday was definitely a slowpoke day.  We had a lot of heavy rain, hail, and high winds.  

[Baltoscott]

Day 8

16K steps/day		4/27
10 pushup + shoulder extension /day		5/27
16 weight-lifting days		2/15
post 3 scavenger pics		2/3
Sleep 6 hours, 15 minutes +17 days or more during the month		5/17
1 pull-up		5/27
Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 25 days		8/27
Lose 2 lbs. Start 166.1 lbs (Oct. 5)	10/5	166.1
Log meals 27 days		4/27

[NellyG]

9 October 

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                      9/20

20 days over 12,000                                         9/20                

14 days over 15,000 steps                               7/14

4 day over 20,000 steps                                     2/4           

10 lunges a day for 20 days                            7/20

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance)    11/20

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                       3/3

[SteppingBooks]

OctoberFEST 8:

At least 12K/Day: 03/20

970 Cal/Day: 05/25

20 Squats/Day: 02/16

16:8 IF/Day: 08/25

Yoga/Week: --/4

Weights 2/week: 1/8

Water Goal: --/20

Lose 3 pounds: --/3

1Mil Steps: 89,146/1,000,000

[AmandaGeorge]

8th October:

10k steps once a week 2/4

7k steps for 28 days 7/28

200 sit-ups for 28 days 7/28

175 leg raises for 28 days 7/28

50 squats for 28 days 7/28

50 seconds of front planks for 28 days 7/28

30 seconds of left side planks for 28 days 7/28

30 seconds of right side planks for 28 days 7/28

Gain and maintain 1kg to my weight  53.8kg/54.5kg

[AmandaGeorge]

9th October:

10k steps once a week 2/4

7k steps for 28 days 8/28

200 sit-ups for 28 days 8/28

175 leg raises for 28 days 8/28

50 squats for 28 days 8/28

50 seconds of front planks for 28 days 8/28

30 seconds of left side planks for 28 days 8/28

30 seconds of right side planks for 28 days 8/28

Gain and maintain 1kg to my weight  53.8kg/54.5kg

[NellyG]

10 October

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

20 days over 12,000                                         10/20                

14 days over 15,000 steps                               8/14

4 day over 20,000 steps                                     2/4           

10 lunges a day for 20 days                            7/20

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance)    12/20

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                       3/3

[NellyG]

11 October 

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                      11/20

20 days over 12,000                                         11/20                

14 days over 15,000 steps                               9/14

4 day over 20,000 steps                                     3/4           

10 lunges a day for 20 days                            8/20

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance)    13/20

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                       3/3