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.

[AmandaGeorge]

20th October:

10k steps once a week 4/4

7k steps for 25 days 15/25

2,500 steps for 31 days 20/31

200 sit-ups for 28 days 19/28

175 leg raises for 28 days 19/28

50 squats for 28 days 19/28

50 seconds of front planks for 28 days 19/28

30 seconds of left side planks for 28 days 19/28

30 seconds of right side planks for 28 days 19/28

Gain and maintain 1kg to my weight  53.7kg/53.5kg

[SteppingBooks]

OctoberFEST 20:

At least 12K/Day: 07/20

970 Cal/Day: 09/25

20 Squats/Day: 06/16

16:8 IF/Day: 20/25

Yoga/Week: --/4

Weights 2/week: 3/8

Water Goal: --/20

Lose 3 pounds: --/3

1Mil Steps: 240,091/1,000,000

[Jotex]

OctoberFEST - Day 21

6,000+ steps: 10/20 days

8,000+ steps: 2/5 days

Knee Exercises from physiotherapy: 7/15 days

Eat 1 piece of fruit: 9/15 days

Scavenger Hunt Pics: 2/3 pics

[stoughjr]

GOALS: Week 3 update 😁
12,000 steps per day: 21/21
3 sets of 5 exercises every other day: 11/11
Lose 1/2 lb/week: 0
1 hr of exercise each day: 21/21
6.5 hr sleep each day: 14/21
Lose 1/2 inch off waist: 0
Log meals & water daily: 21/21
3 pictures: 3/3

[Baltoscott]

Day 21

16K steps/day		17/27
10 pushup + shoulder extension /day		17/27
15 weight-lifting days		10/15
post 3 scavenger pics		3/3
Sleep 6 hours, 15 minutes +17 days or more during the month		14/17
1 pull-up		17/27
Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 25 days		21/27
Lose 2 lbs. Start 166.1 lbs (Oct. 5)	10/18	165
Log meals 27 days		17/27

@Jotex -- yeah ... what a year ... covid restrictions are tightening up everywhere. Jane likes to dress up and sit out front to give Tricker-Treaters their treats, but I don't think we will do that this year. I'm just grateful that I'm still able to get out an exercise, and fortunate that I have a job that is telework adaptable. Here are some season changing pics.

Trees are starting to turn in the neighborhoodDahlias are still in bloomBike walking trail through the woods

[NellyG]

22 October

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

20 days over 12,000                                         20/20                

14 days over 15,000 steps                               15/14

4 day over 20,000 steps                                     4/4           

10 lunges a day for 20 days                            18/20

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance)    21/20

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                       5/3

[SteppingBooks]

OctoberFEST 21:

At least 12K/Day: 08/20

970 Cal/Day: 10/25

20 Squats/Day: 06/16

16:8 IF/Day: 21/25

Yoga/Week: --/4

Weights 2/week: 3/8

Water Goal: --/20

Lose 3 pounds: --/3

1Mil Steps: 255,586/1,000,000

I am going to make a major effort to hit my water goal today.  I come close and have not once done it yet this month!  It's been a week of Zoom meetings, so I definitely am not where I wanted to be at this point of the month, but I am at least trying.  

[AmandaGeorge]

21st October:

10k steps once a week 4/4

7k steps for 25 days 16/25

2,500 steps for 31 days 21/31

200 sit-ups for 28 days 20/28

175 leg raises for 28 days 20/28

50 squats for 28 days 20/28

50 seconds of front planks for 28 days 20/28

30 seconds of left side planks for 28 days 20/28

30 seconds of right side planks for 28 days 20/28

Gain and maintain 1kg to my weight  53.7kg/53.5kg

[Baltoscott]

Day 22

16K steps/day		18/27
10 pushup + shoulder extension /day		18/27
15 weight-lifting days		10/15
post 3 scavenger pics		3/3
Sleep 6 hours, 15 minutes +17 days or more during the month		14/17
1 pull-up		18/27
Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 25 days		22/27
Lose 2 lbs. Start 166.1 lbs (Oct. 5)	10/18	165
Log meals 27 days		18/27

[Jotex]

OctoberFEST - Day 22

6,000+ steps: 11/20 days

8,000+ steps: 2/5 days

Knee Exercises from physiotherapy: 8/15 days

Eat 1 piece of fruit: 10/15 days

Scavenger Hunt Pics: 2/3 pics

[AmandaGeorge]

22nd October:

10k steps once a week 4/4

7k steps for 25 days 17/25

2,500 steps for 31 days 22/31

200 sit-ups for 28 days 21/28

175 leg raises for 28 days 21/28

50 squats for 28 days 21/28

50 seconds of front planks for 28 days 21/28

30 seconds of left side planks for 28 days 21/28

30 seconds of right side planks for 28 days 21/28

Gain and maintain 1kg to my weight  53.7kg/53.5kg

[SteppingBooks]

OctoberFEST 22:

At least 12K/Day: 08/20

970 Cal/Day: 11/25

20 Squats/Day: 06/16

16:8 IF/Day: 22/25

Yoga/Week: --/4

Weights 2/week: 4/8

Water Goal: --/20

Lose 3 pounds: --/3

1Mil Steps: 264,441/1,000,000

I was so close yesterday!  I was 4 ounces short of my water goal.  I was even up until midnight.  Ugh.

[AmandaGeorge]

23rd October:

10k steps once a week 4/4

7k steps for 25 days 18/25

2,500 steps for 31 days 23/31

200 sit-ups for 28 days 22/28

175 leg raises for 28 days 22/28

50 squats for 28 days 22/28

50 seconds of front planks for 28 days 22/28

30 seconds of left side planks for 28 days 22/28

30 seconds of right side planks for 28 days 22/28

Gain and maintain 1kg to my weight  53.7kg/53.5kg

[AmandaGeorge]

24th October:

10k steps once a week 4/4

7k steps for 25 days 19/25

2,500 steps for 31 days 24/31

200 sit-ups for 28 days 23/28

175 leg raises for 28 days 23/28

50 squats for 28 days 23/28

50 seconds of front planks for 28 days 23/28

30 seconds of left side planks for 28 days 23/28

30 seconds of right side planks for 28 days 23/28

Gain and maintain 1kg to my weight  53.7kg/53.5kg

[Baltoscott]

Day 25

16K steps/day		21/27
10 pushup + shoulder extension /day		20/27
15 weight-lifting days		12/15
post 3 scavenger pics		3/3
Sleep 6 hours, 15 minutes +17 days or more during the month		15/17
1 pull-up		20/27
Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 25 days		22/27
Lose 2 lbs. Start 166.1 lbs (Oct. 5)	10/25	165.1
Log meals 27 days		21/27

[AmandaGeorge]

25th October:

10k steps once a week 4/4

7k steps for 25 days 20/25

2,500 steps for 31 days 25/31

200 sit-ups for 28 days 24/28

175 leg raises for 28 days 24/28

50 squats for 28 days 24/28

50 seconds of front planks for 28 days 24/28

30 seconds of left side planks for 28 days 24/28

30 seconds of right side planks for 28 days 24/28

Gain and maintain 1kg to my weight  53.7kg/53.5kg

[NellyG]

26 October

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                      21/20

20 days over 12,000                                         21/20                

14 days over 15,000 steps                               16/14

4 day over 20,000 steps                                     4/4           

10 lunges a day for 20 days                            22/20

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance)    23/20

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                       5/3

[SteppingBooks]

OctoberFEST 23-25:

At least 12K/Day: 09/20

970 Cal/Day: 12/25

20 Squats/Day: 06/16

**16:8 IF/Day: 25/25**

Yoga/Week: --/4

Weights 2/week: 4/8

Water Goal: --/20

Lose 3 pounds: --/3

1Mil Steps: 291,479/1,000,000

[Baltoscott]

Day 26

16K steps/day		22/27
10 pushup + shoulder extension /day		21/27
15 weight-lifting days		13/15
post 3 scavenger pics		3/3
Sleep 6 hours, 15 minutes +17 days or more during the month		16/17
1 pull-up		21/27
Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 25 days		26/27
Lose 2 lbs. Start 166.1 lbs (Oct. 5)	10/25	165.1
Log meals 27 days		21/27

[PureEvil]

October 26th:

10k steps per day: 26/31

13,699 steps per day: 18/21

17k steps per day: 15/15

Activities: 3/8

Photo Scavenger Hut: 3/3

Full 'Reminders to Move' Days: 19/10

This is my friend's dog Mojo when we took him for a walk:

Some of our annual Jack-o-lanterns:

And one of my new projects.  The Lego Haunted House: