09-28-2018 14:30 - edited 09-28-2018 14:39
09-28-2018 14:30 - edited 09-28-2018 14:39
YIKES! It is the beginning of festival/holiday season. Already! Around here October will be beer festivals with the wurst and schnitzel, probably a trip to the Maryland Renaissance Festival, and a pumpkin carving party at the end of the month. With all that coming up, it makes sense to plan out fitness and eating goals for the month and check in with Fitbit friends to get support for hitting those goals. So lets get started!
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
This month’s scavenger hunt is a little more free-flowing than the past couple of months. Tell a story with words and pictures about where you live - your neighborhood, your town/city. Maybe just about a particular building, or maybe the founding of the area, or maybe a famous person who lived in or visited or died where you live. It doesn’t have to be a lot of pictures and doesn’t have to be historical. Most comic strips are just 3 or 4 panels. But it does have to be pictures you take while walking this month. For example, here is a little moralistic story about locking your bike in the Baltimore/DC area from pics I took last month:
1. What is ...
2. A well-locked bike frame
3. What can be ...
4. A well-locked bike frame
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.
Scott | Baltimore MD
Charge 6; Inspire 3; Luxe; iPhone 13 Pro
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10-25-2018 00:39
10-25-2018 00:39
I've been such a lazy arse lately. I haven't really been tracking stuff - although I do know I cracked 16,000 steps today, and about 14,500 yesterday, thanks to 8 hour shifts on my feet the last two days. Need to start revising my goals for Nifty November (where the heck has the year gone?).
10-25-2018 07:14
10-25-2018 07:14
25 October Two months to christmas!
10,000 steps a day for 20 days 23/20
Days over 15,000 steps (1 per week) 7/4
Swim 2x per week 2/2 8/8
Dance 6 hours a week 2.5/6 25/24
One Interval walk or bike ride per week 3/1 5/4
Post Scavenger Hunt Picture Story 1/1
Nifty November! I like that @CatLover74
Helen | Western Australia
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10-25-2018 12:12
10-25-2018 12:12
OctoberFest Day 25
Steps: Goal right now is 13000 24/31
Boxing 31 days: 25/31
Bike 2 times 31 days: 25/31
Weights DVD 18 days: 14/31
Stomach Youtube 31 days:25/31
Wall Push Up/Counter push ups 31 days: 25/31
250 Steps per hour : 24/31
Lose 2 Pounds 1.5/2
Post Scavenger hunt photos 3/3
Wendy | CA | Moto G6 Android
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10-26-2018 06:30
10-26-2018 06:30
Hello All...
I've slacked on posting - gonna play catch up today.
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October Goal ReCap
@ least 6,000 steps per day by 4 PM during the work week
@ least 8,500 steps per day for two days during the work week
@ least 5,000 steps on Saturdays
--Not tracking Sundays--
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10/11/18 - 10/20/18: Got sick during this time frame. so my steps were not as impressive as I would have liked, but I pushed through.
10-26-2018 06:44
10-26-2018 06:44
This week has been okay for a girl coming off of a sick stint.
So Far - So Good
Monday - 10/22/18: 10,323 steps
Tuesday - 10/23/18: 5,044 steps ( accompanied my sister to a thyroid biopsy...not much movement)
Wednesday - 10/24/18: 4,256 steps
Thursday - 10/25/18: 6,425 steps
Here are a few pics of sights along the way
Folks having fun on Segways
Bank of America Tower
Steinway Piano Showroom
Amazon Prime Delivery
The Historic Lancaster Hotel
50 Years of Theater
The Alley Theater
Everything is BIG in Texas
Street Shot
Im Happy to be feeling 95% better
10-26-2018 07:44
10-26-2018 07:44
Love this idea! Do you have plans for November and December? I know diet around the holidays is challenging for everyone. I'd like to get a routine beforehand.
10-26-2018 11:54
10-26-2018 11:54
wow.......... its great
10-26-2018 13:31
10-26-2018 13:31
OctoberFest Step Goals - Oct 26
10,000 steps - 19/20 days
Training w/weights - 12/15 days
40 jumping jacks - 17/20 days
Lose 2-4 lbs (@1-2 kgs) - +1.75/ 2-4 lbs
Was so busy and then eating fondue at the American Women’s Club Newcomers Evening, I didn’t reach goals yesterday. But got my steps in today, plus extra. Whoop!
Will have to see where I stand on my weight tomorrow. Fondue yesterday, had a crowd over for tacos and guacamole today. I hope there’s a link between yummy food + lots of chatting, laughter and fun and (=) weight loss!!!! {Hey, a girl can hope, can’t she!? 😂}
Feeling homesick now, thanks to @shawnkp and her photos of Houston, Texas! 😍 Glad you’re feeling better! 👏🏻👏🏻 Have to get busy and get my scavenger board pics taken and posted!!!
10-26-2018 14:29
10-26-2018 14:29
@SunsetRunner start working on your routine -- In a few days I'll start a challenge scavenger hunt for November. Sounds like it will be called "Nifty November' so keep an eye out in the Moving Forum. (I will also try to tag everyone who posted this month, so you'll probably get a notification. December will probably be a little different.
@shawnkp Wow, love the pics. Thanks. I feel like I just went on a tour of Houston. 🙂
Scott | Baltimore MD
Charge 6; Inspire 3; Luxe; iPhone 13 Pro
10-26-2018 14:35
10-26-2018 14:35
OctoberFest Day 26
15K steps/day | 25/31 | |
30 jumping jacks/day | 26/31 | |
1 pushup/day | 26/31 | |
13 weight-lifting days | 12/13 | |
post scavenger storyboard | 3/1 | |
Sleep 6+ hours 12 days or more during the month | 9/12 | |
Weight loss of 2-4 lbs (Oct 1 = 160.4 on TW) | Oct. 21: -0.7 |
Scott | Baltimore MD
Charge 6; Inspire 3; Luxe; iPhone 13 Pro
10-27-2018 14:22
10-27-2018 14:22
My average steps per day are normally 7,000.
I haven't been keeping track of my steps lately.
10-27-2018 14:40 - edited 10-27-2018 14:47
10-27-2018 14:40 - edited 10-27-2018 14:47
OctoberFest Day 27
Steps: Goal right now is 13000 26/31
Boxing 31 days: 27/31
Bike 2 times 31 days: 27/31
Weights DVD 18 days: 15/31
Stomach Youtube 31 days:27/31
Wall Push Up/Counter push ups 31 days: 27/31
250 Steps per hour : 26/31
Lose 2 Pounds 1.5/2
Post Scavenger hunt photos 4/4
Great Pictures @SunsetRunner
Had to walk a new place today as the place I go was closed for a Kids Tough Mudder.
These guys were roaming the streets. Must be used to people as I didn't phase them
Wendy | CA | Moto G6 Android
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10-27-2018 19:26
10-27-2018 19:26
Results for week 1 & 2 & 3 & 4:
Last week my weight took an upward blip upward, but the scale was much kinder to me this week. So happy with the progress I'm making!!!
10-28-2018 05:55
10-28-2018 05:55
28 October
10,000 steps a day for 20 days 24/20
Days over 15,000 steps (1 per week) 7/4
Swim 2x per week 2/2 8/8
Dance 6 hours a week 3.5/6 26/24
One Interval walk or bike ride per week 3/1 5/4
Post Scavenger Hunt Picture Story 1/1
Helen | Western Australia
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10-28-2018 12:44
10-28-2018 12:44
October 28 Update
7 day average above 10k all month (I will check this daily) 28/31 Current avg 11826
18 days weights 18/18
2 hikes (3+ hrs) 1/2
Maintenance weight (164-168) 28/31
I am switching back to losing weight. I feel like my body has adapted to my new strength routine and I have been slowly cutting calories and have found a good deficit that feel doable and has gotten my weight moving down again. From today I will be tracking a loss instead of maintenance. I was eating at maintenance for last month after I noticed an increased hunger, I felt I needed to listen to my body and let it adjust to my new strength routine. I'm glad I did, the break was nice and I made some nice strength gains. I am comfortable going back to losing after testing some deficits.
10-28-2018 12:47
10-28-2018 12:47
@LisefromCanada I really like how you track your goals with red and green. Nice!!
10-28-2018 12:49 - edited 10-28-2018 12:55
10-28-2018 12:49 - edited 10-28-2018 12:55
@SeleneD wrote:My average steps per day are normally 7,000.
I haven't been keeping track of my steps lately.
I am just wondering why?
@shawnkp Awesome pics!
@WendyB your steps are getting up there!!! Awesome, 13K is no small feat! 🙂
@CatLover74 looking forward to seeing what you are up to 🙂
10-28-2018 12:58
10-28-2018 12:58
OctoberFest Step Goals - Oct 28
10,000 steps - 20/20 days
Training w/weights - 13/15 days
40 jumping jacks - 18/20 days
Lose 2-4 lbs (@1-2 kgs) - +1.75/ 2-4 lbs
Love those turkeys 🦃 @WendyB! If this had been in the States, I’d say they were trying to escape Thanksgiving!
10-28-2018 13:15
10-28-2018 13:15
Don't know if I will make steps. Visiting wineries. Love it when the leaves change
Will post later
Wendy | CA | Moto G6 Android
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10-28-2018 15:17
10-28-2018 15:17
OctoberFest Day 28
15K steps/day | 27/31 | |
30 jumping jacks/day | 28/31 | |
1 pushup/day | 28/31 | |
13 weight-lifting days | 13/13 | |
post scavenger storyboard | 3/1 | |
Sleep 6+ hours 12 days or more during the month | 10/12 | |
Weight loss of 2-4 lbs (Oct 1 = 160.4 on TW) | Oct. 28: -0.4 |
Gained a bit of weight this week taking the monthly loss to about 1/2 lb. Don’t expect to make the 2-4 lbs, so I’ll be carrying that goal forward to next month. Technically still have chance for the sleep goal, but I can’t sleep in during the week, so that will be tough.
Weight training is done for the month and I’ve got a rest week before I start a new cycle. Now I’ve got to plan out my routines.
Scott | Baltimore MD
Charge 6; Inspire 3; Luxe; iPhone 13 Pro