Stomping STEPcember Challenge and Scavenger Hunt

[Baltoscott]

Stomping STEPcember Challenge and Scavenger Hunt

Anything Goes August is almost over and it is time to start a new step challenge.  So here comes the STOMPING STEPCEMBER Step Challenge and Scavenger Hunt.  Yes, STOMPING because just like kids going back to school, we know it sucks that summer is over (in the Northern Hemisphere anyway), and that it sometimes helps to express your feelings with a stomp or two.

General monthly instructions are below, but we are also continuing the practice started last month of a picture scavenger hunt:  

Take your phone or other camera on your walks and look for, snap, and post three pics or more of the following: 

1 - the oldest structure in your area (of any type, oldest house, monument, school, whatever — tell us what it is and how old it is); 

2 - storm drain or manhole or other utility cover (keep your eyes pealed — there are some very artsy manholes in the world); 

3 - a wild animal.  (Going to the zoo is OK.  The animal need not be alive.  Statutes are OK.  If you use a stuffed animal, put it somewhere usual for the shot).  I found this guy in the DC hood ...

  

Although a picture of your dog/cat other pet won’t satisfy the scavenger hunt, post those anyway.  We love ‘em.                                                           

   
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

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.

[CatLover74]

STEPtember 2

10,000 steps on at least 15 days of the month  -  0/15.

15,000 steps on at least 5 days of the month  -  0/5.

4 walks along the foreshore of my local beach  -  0/4.

7 hours sleep on at least 15 days of the month  -  2/15.

10 wall push ups on at least 20 days of the month  -  2/20.

Scavenger hunt pictures  -  2/3.

[CatLover74]

Thanks.  The hippo is part of my daughter's Lego building set.

[Ennay]

-10000 steps:     0/25

-Other exercise:    0/6

-Archival to-do:     0/1
-Trendweight:   0.1/1.7

-post  - 1/10

-scavenger hunt. 0/3
-"The 100"    1/25

[SunsetRunner]

Day two of thirty stomps:

• At least 5000 steps every day: 2/30
• At least 7000 steps on two days each week: 0/8; 0/4
• By the end of the month, have the 28-day average at 7000 steps: Average = 6806
• 2 km walk or longer - ten in the month (can include running): 0/10
• At least 6 hours of sleep on 20 days a month: 2/20.
• 3 scavenger pics: 0/3.

[Baltoscott]

Welcome @SunsetRunner,  

Lamas and Skunks, Oh my ... @WendyB.

I’ll get some other wild animal pics this month, but my cat Kansas was doing a little hunting when I got home yesterday.  They were really close when I first came up on them, but didn’t get the camera app up quick enough to catch that.  Still ...

You can almost see the squirrel sticking his tongue out

[benvegi]

My September goals will be a continuation of my August goals

Steps 15k per day

30+ floors per day

7+ miles per day

Three or more pics of each scavanger hunt topic. 

Check in at least 2x a week.

Last but not least, lose 4 ugly pounds that crept up on me since June. It will take more than a month to reach this goal. It was not from lack of exercise that these pounds came on but from laxidasial approach to my eating habits.  My current weight is now 164, watch for updates.

Stepember 1 Steps 19,470, floors 16, 9.3 miles

We had a first visit with our new Great granddaughter yesterday!

Happy peopleFour generations!She loved our horses!

[benvegi]

Don't know for sure how this got posted twice!  Didn't see a way do delete one.

Last but not least, lose 4 ugly pounds that crept up on me since June. It will take more than a month to reach this goal. It was not from lack of exercise that these pounds came on but from laxidasial approach to my eating habits.  My current weight is now 164, watch for updates.

Stepember 1 Steps 19,470, floors 16, 9.3 miles

We had a first visit with our new Great granddaughter yesterday!

Happy peopleFour generations!She loved our horses!

[SunsetRunner]

Stomping STEPcember 2

20 x 13,000 steps — 1/20

20 x 40 jumping jacks — 1/20

3 x scavenger hunt photos — 1/3

BONUS *** getting to 20,000 steps — 0

Needed and took a day off yesterday after a rather busy week. Made some yummy Salsa, though, with a couple of new ingredients added for a fresh flavor: chipotle and garlic. Oh gosh, now I have to strictly ration myself!

Got in 17,200+ steps so far today. Have upped my daily step goal to 13,000 (from 12,000) x20.

Taken a couple of months ago is a storm drain/manhole cover on the street in front of our apartment building. The rain fell so hard and quickly, the rushing waters forced the cover up and it was blocked at a 45-degree angle, so cars had to go around it. 

Manhole cover forced up and out of its ‘socket’ (or whatever you call it).

[WendyB]

@benvegiCute Great Grand Daughter!

[SunsetRunner]

Gorgeous grandchild @benvegi and lovely family! 

Enjoying all the pics Peeps! 

[WendyB]

Old structure

Rusch House Built in 1916

[WendyB]

Sept 2

Steps: Goal right now is 10000 2/30 This will increase as I go
Boxing 30 days: 2/30
Bike 2 times 30 days: 2/30
Weights 12 days: 0/30

Wall Push ups 30 days:  2/30
250 Steps per hour 1/30  Missed two today busy drinking a Bloody Mary

Lose 3 Pounds 0/3
Post Scavenger hunt photos 3/3

Last Scavenger photo. I know Downtown has some awesome Manholes but we dont go down there because parking is really hard

[benvegi]

 Wild animal picture, taken about 2 years ago. Red fox taking dinner home.

[WendyB]

Great shot @benvegi

[Baltoscott]

STEPtember 2

15K steps/day	2/30
50 Floors/day 20 times	2/20
1 pushup/day 2/30	2/30
12 weight-lifting days	1/12
post 3 scavenger hunt pics	1/3
Sleep 6+ hours 12 days or more during the month	1/12
Weight loss of 2-4 lbs (Sept 2 = 162.3 on TW)

I'll update the weight loss on Sundays since I report in on the Weekly Weigh-in thread then too.

I'll count the attached manhole cover as one of my scavenger hunt pics, though I probably post a bunch more throughout the month ...

Telephone access in Baltimore@benvegi - your fox/dinner pic reminded me of this one I got at Conowingo Dam in 2016 

Heron fishing@SunsetRunner -- What a mess with that manhole blown!

[Be50Gone]

New to this, For the month of September my Goals are

10,000 Steps per day Weekdays
8,000 Steps on Weekends & Holidays

200 Flights of Stairs for the month of September
Clean Desk Completely off by end of month

Lose 5lbs for the month

Post all 3 scavenger hunt pictures. (will have to use a regular camera, I have an old dinosaur phone)

Thanks for letting me join.

[SunsetRunner]

Day three of thirty stomps:

• At least 5000 steps every day: 3/30
• At least 7000 steps on two days each week: 0/8; 0/4
• By the end of the month, have the 28-day average at 7000 steps: Average = 6806
• 2 km walk or longer - ten in the month (can include running): 0/10
• At least 6 hours of sleep on 20 days a month: 3/20.
• 3 scavenger pics: 0/3.

[CatLover74]

STEPtember 3

10,000 steps on at least 15 days of the month  -  1/15.

15,000 steps on at least 5 days of the month  -  0/5.

4 walks along the foreshore of my local beach  -  0/4.

7 hours sleep on at least 15 days of the month  -  3/15.

10 wall push ups on at least 20 days of the month  -  3/20.

Scavenger hunt pictures  -  2/3.

[benvegi]

@Baltoscott  Great Heron photo!

[NellyG]

3 September

Welcome @Be50Gone. Good to have you here.

Beautiful spring day today. I headed out on my bike determined to get a wildlife photo but it was too cold to take my gloves off on the way out and the birds had all disappeared on the way back! But I did get one picture of a Pelican. But will try to get some better ones.

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                   2/20            

Swim 2x per week                                         -/2      _/8                             

Dance 6 hours a week                                  2/6     2/24                           

One Interval walk or bike ride per week     1/1     1/4

Post 3 Scavenger Hunt Pictures                  1/3    

Here he is!