OctoberFest 2021 Step Challenge and Scavenger Hunt

[Baltoscott]

It is fall here in the North. Went to my first OctoberFest of the year last weekend (September) for my birthday.  It was a family affair with my wife, brother and sister-in-law.  Beer, schnitzel, spätzle, strudel … YIKES! I definitely enjoyed it, but too many of those rich meal days over the coming holidays could really add up. SO … it looks like the festive season is upon us, and it is time to start planning out fitness and eating goals for the month and check in with Fitbit friends to get support for hitting our goals.  Let’s get started! (Of course, if you don't see this before the month starts, just join the party mid-month and set your goals for however many weeks are left).

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

OctoberFEST 2021

Picture Scavenger Hunt

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.  

OctoberFest

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 28

13K Steps/Day: 19/31

750+ Calorie Deficient/Day: 27/31

IF Daily (12 hr weekday/16:8 weekend): 27/31

Weights 2x/week: --/8

Stretch 4x/week: 02/16

Squats 30/day: 03/13

Lose 3 pounds: --/3

Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3

Total Steps: 413,916/430,000

@Baltoscott  Thank you!  It floors me that we are already at the end of October and I haven't watched a single Halloween themed movie.  

[NellyG]

30 October 

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

15 days over 12,000                                         18/15                

10 days over 15,000 steps                              10/10

3 days over 20,000 steps                                  3/3           

Physio exercises 20 days                                22/20

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance)   22/20

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      3/3    

[Jotex]

OctoberFEST 2021 - Day 29

8,000+ steps:   10/5 days

10,000+ steps: 9/10 days

12,000+ steps: 9/10 days

Bellicon (15-min program): 26/20 days

Lose weight (starting 63.7):  -1.7/1.5 kilos

IF (16:8): 29/29

Eat 1 piece of fruit:  18/20 days

Blue (no alcohol) days: 7/13 days

[Jotex]

OctoberFEST 2021 - Day 30

8,000+ steps:   11/5 days

10,000+ steps: 9/10 days

12,000+ steps: 9/10 days

Bellicon (15-min program): 27/20 days

Lose weight (starting 63.7):  -1.7/1.5 kilos

IF (16:8): 30/29

Eat 1 piece of fruit:  19/20 days*

Blue (no alcohol) days: 7/13 days

I was hoping to get at least 10,000 if not 12,000 steps yesterday, to complete one of those goals. I am on a 27-day step streak, though, with my 9,000 daily goal. 🙌 
*I am counting for my ‘fruit’ the piece of pumpkin pie we had at friends’ yesterday. A bit of a stretch, I know, but still …. 😇

[NellyG]

31 October 

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                      22/20

15 days over 12,000                                         19/15                

10 days over 15,000 steps                              10/10

3 days over 20,000 steps                                  3/3           

Physio exercises 20 days                                23/20

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

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      3/3    

[Shirlzz]

Oct 30

<8000 Steps :     7  /  4 days
8,000+ steps :     2  /  5 days
13,000+ steps :   10 / 15 days
17,000+ steps :   8 / 6 days
20,000+ steps :    3 / 5 days
Cardio Workouts :  0  / 12
Lose 5 pounds  :  7 / 5
Sleep 8hrs :  3 / 8 days
Scavenger photos :  2  / 3+

[Jotex]

OctoberFEST 2021 - Day 31

8,000+ steps:   11/5 days

10,000+ steps: 9/10 days

12,000+ steps: 10/10 days

Bellicon (15-min program): 28/20 days

Lose weight (starting 63.7):  -1.7/1.5 kilos

IF (16:8): 31/29 days

Eat 1 piece of fruit:  19/20 days*

Blue (no alcohol) days: 7/13 days

Photos: 3/3

Fall decorations on our terrace

Skeleton veggie & coldcuts tray

Not a very scary ‘Hollywood Diva’ but at least I had a mask!

For some reason Fitbit App posts it upside-down. Oh well. Happy Halloween Peeps!

 

 

 

 

 

 

[stoughjr]

GOALS End of month 
10-12,000 steps per day: -7d (travel)
3 sets of 5 exercises every other day: Y
Log weight weekly: Y
1 hr of exercise each day: Y
6.5 hr sleep each day: -6d
Log meals daily: Y
3 pictures: Season 3/3

[PureEvil]

OctoberFEST 2021 Update:

10k steps per day	31	/31
13,699 steps per day	20	/19
17k steps per day	11	/11
Activities	10	/15
Photo Scavenger Hunt	3	/3
Full 'Reminders to Move' Days	14	/11
Finish challenges	10	/9
Update post	6	/7

And here is this year's batch of Jack-o-lanterns:

[Baltoscott]

@SteppingBooks -- we watched American Werewolf in London for our seasonal movie tonight. It's pretty dated as far as special effects, go, but still fun to watch. Followed it up with, It's a Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown.

[Baltoscott]

Day 31 for OctoberFEST 2021.

17K steps/day		30/25
1 pushup + shoulder extension /day		30/30
15 weight-lifting days (body weight routines count this month)		18/15
post 3 scavenger pics		3/3
Sleep 6:15 hours + 16 days or more during the month		25/16
1 pull-up		30/30
Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 25 days		30/25
Fill out calorie total from MyFitnessPal every Friday	10/1 10/8 10/15 10/22 10/29	2428 cal 3111 cal 2731 cal 2708 cal 2908 cal
12 Dry (no alcohol) days	10/31	13/12

Wow. I met all my goals this month. Surprised a bit that I did so well on the sleep goal with wife's knee surgery 10 days ago. But we seem to be lucky and her recovery is progressing nicely.  

[SteppingBooks]

OctoberFest 29-31

13K Steps/Day: 20/31

750+ Calorie Deficient/Day: 30/31

IF Daily (12 hr weekday/16:8 weekend): 30/31

Weights 2x/week: --/8

Stretch 4x/week: 02/16

Squats 30/day: 03/13

Lose 3 pounds: --/3

Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3

Total Steps: 455,924/430,000

@Baltoscott I don't think I ever watched American Werewolf in London.  I managed to get a few classics in for Halloween; The Cat People, Frankenstein (1930s), Young Frankenstein, and The Nightmare Before Christmas (which I know really I can watch on both holidays).  I kept missing Hocus Pocus 😞

[Shirlzz]

Oct 31

<8000 Steps :     7  /  4 days

8,000+ steps :     2  /  5 days

13,000+ steps :   11  / 15 days

17,000+ steps :   8  / 6 days

20,000+ steps :    3  / 5 days

Cardio Workouts :  0  / 12

Lose 5 pounds  :  7 / 5

Sleep 8hrs :  1 / 8 days

Scavenger photos :  3

 

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