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Welcome to 2019!!
It is a new year, and time to get another monthly challenge underway. It is also an opportunity to try out some resolutions ,,, a diet or exercise change, less drinking or smoking, going to bed earlier, learn a new skill … But in this case, commit for just a month and see how it goes. You can do anything for a month, and if it still makes sense on January 31, try it again for another month in February. Or adapt it a bit.
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. That is where the monthly resolution component comes in. Try adding one new good habit and reducing one bad habit for the month. For the good habit, maybe you'll cook at home more (I'm taking an on-line cooking class for the month). As to your bad habit, remember it is only for a month. And it doesn't even have to be all or nothing. Instead of NO PIZZA for a month, maybe you'll cut your consumption in half. (Only two Fridays instead of every Friday, for example). I will be doing a mostly dry January and then go back to my normal dry every other day lifestyle.
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 idea of a monthly picture scavenger hunt started last summer as a way to get people outside to show off where they live. We’ve done oldest buildings, funny street or business signs, sewer covers, holiday decorations, theatre marquees, animals ….
The theme this month? It is in the title — Topiary.
That’s gonna be hard for some folks, but go find three pics if you can.
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.
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@Autumn43 wrote:January Day 31
Last day!
10,000 steps: 31/26
Plank: 29/26
Drink 1 litre of water: 31/26
Photo scavenger hunt: 3/3
@Autumn43 — yes last day - well done on beating your goals!
My last day has started out VERY cold: 3 degrees F on my bike commute (no guess on wind index caused by riding through that). 
And now I’m sitting on a trained backed up with three in front of us due to track issues caused by the cold.
But at least I am not in the middle of the polar vortex going through the upper US Midwest and Canada!
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Status update as of 1/30/19
6,000 steps a day on 28 days: 20/28
10,000 steps a day on 5 days: 1/5
Water intake of 64 ounces a day every day: 29/31
Get 7+ hours of sleep on 20 nights: 21/20
Post 3 scavenger hunt photos: 1/3
Check in & log status on 20 days: 17/20
It's been a rough week. Finally feeling well physically but the motivation has crashed. 
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Topiary January Day 31
Steps: Goal 13000 31 days: 31/31
Boxing 31 days: 31/31
Bike 3 times 31 days: 31/31
Weights DVD 17 days: 17/31
Stomach Youtube 31 days : 31/31
Wall Push Up/Counter push ups 31 days: 31/31
250 Steps per hour 31 days : 30/31
Post Scavenger hunt photos: 4/3
@BaltoscottBrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. I heard on the news about some places have track trouble due to the cold. They should call it a Snow day 
Best AnswerTopiary January - Day 31
12,000 steps - 22/20 days
1-min (or longer) Modified Plank - 15/15 days
Training w/weights - 17/15 days
40 jumping jacks - 22/15 days
Line Dance - 4/6 days
IF5/2 (stay under +/- 600 cal 2x/wk) - 5/8 days
Eat a piece of fruit - 24/25 days
Topiary Scavenger Hunt - 4/3 pics
I thought I had posted yesterday, but don't see it in the feed. So.... as far as reaching my goals, 5 out of 9 ain't bad. Posting one final pic for the scavenger hunt from ourbackyard - didn't post it earlier because it isn't 'perfect' {too tall to reach the top, I guess}.
@Baltoscott Stay warm!!!! That's too cold for my Texas blood! Even Switzerland isn't that cold (well, at least not at our altitude)!
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