Jumpin' June 2017 (Step) Goal Challenge

[A_Lurker]

How It Works:

The purpose of this challenge is to keep track of your daily step goals for June 2017. This is not a competition to see who can do the most amount of steps, instead it is a challenge to measure your consistency . So whether you do 100,1k, 5k, 10k or even 40k steps a day, this is measuring how many days out of 30 for the month can you hit your goal.

Some of you might have a constant goal of 10k steps every single day and some might have a variable goal throughout the week, for example.

Monday -> Friday = 10k steps a day

Sat & Sun = 6k steps a day

Regardless of how you structure your daily goals, the only thing that matters for this 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 / 30.

Optional

3) Post either your constant or variable (anything you want) goal.

4) Keep track of the # of daily goals achieved / 30.

Oddly enough, the optional items keep growing, that's why I changed the title slightly.  In the end it's about setting goals and improving habits.  So the optional items can really be anything.  Running, biking, weight lifting, food goals, etc.  Some will add a goal that is not daily - ie. wanting to do so many strength training workouts in the month - so you would be aiming for a number not necessarily out of 30.  Really, it's just completely open.

Injury Notice

If you injure yourself during the month and decide scale back the number of steps due to the injury, then all you have to do is adjust your daily step 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.

[JenniferinFL]

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10k steps 1/30

.5 hour activity 1/30

1+ pushup 2/30 (Best so far, 1 regular + 4 modified)

1+ crunch 1/30 (10 total)

1+ plank 1/30 (45 seconds, but, I was counting myself, will use stopwatch next time as it was probably more like 30 seconds)

28 ounces fruit/veg 0/10

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10k steps 4/30

.5 hour activity 4/30

1+ pushup 4/30 (Starting: 1 reg 4 modified, Best so far: 10 modified)

1+ crunch 3/30 (Starting: 10, Best so far: 20)

1+ plank 3/30 (Starting: likely 30 seconds as I counted fast, Best so far: 55 seconds with a stopwatch)

28 ounces fruit/veg 2/10

Finished everything up early today, started the day at Animal Kingdom at 6 am. Had my steps and active minutes before noon. I've gone around 60 calories over, so, will run around the house a bit to catch up that and any additional overages. My second attempt on 28 ounces of fruit/veg went a lot better. I ate some denser ones, carrots and green beans, which were a lot easier going than all those collards and kale. I'll have to switch it up a bit, but, that was much easier and neither of those bother me so I can eat them during my work day. I ended up with a few hives from the strawberry fiasco, so, I think I'm going to have to be careful about eating too many of any one thing. 

[ThatGreen]

Standings after June 4th:

1) 4/26 days - 5000 steps or equal stationary activity (like spinning)

2) 1/9 days - gym program

3) 1/4 days - hiking

4) 0/4 days - take it slow

I'm hesitant to call it a slow day since I hit both my steps and my calories burned, the latter just barely by jogging in place in front of my computer while playing a game five minutes to midnight. When I'm 30 calories away from my goal, it's happening.

Still feeling like I'm coming down with something so I figure saving those actual slow days might be a good idea in case I actually get knocked out for a few days.

[Baltoscott]

>> "I ended up with a few hives from the strawberry fiasco, so, I think I'm going to have to be careful about eating too many of any one thing."

Oh my, @JenniferinFL.  Too funny.  I hope the hives have gone away!

[JenniferinFL]

Yeah, the only really annoying one was the one I got on the end of my nose. It looked like I ran into a door or something. It looked worse on Saturday, now it just looks like I got sunburned unevenly on just my nose. The rest went away in a few hours. 

So, this morning I was 0.1 lbs away from my 15 lb badge here at fitbit. MyFitnessPal doesn't do tenths, so once you are at the halfway point it rounds up, which is why my signature here says 15. Anyways, I decided to wait awhile and try weighing again, but, that made the scale angry at me and it tacked on another .2. lol I guess I'm going to just have to hope I get that last tenth of a lb tomorrow. It didn't bother me when I was a few tenths of a lb away, but, one tenth of a lb has me a bit annoyed. I guess I'll earn my 10 lbs badge for the 44th day in a row.. lol 

[Bhuvana]

Day 4:

One of the nice things about setting goal for this month is to be specific. For the last couple of months, I set goal for strength training, it was a kind of mediocre training. But when you set a specific kind of work out, it makes me to stick with the plan. I am happy I did it. 🙂

1) 13 k step goal  - 4/30
2) Run - 10 days - 0/10
3) Active minutes: 30 + - 4/30
4) Plank: - 4/30 (tried 80 secs ... OMG... really hard to keep it up. but feels good after finishing it )
5) Push up : 4/30

[Baltoscott]

June 4:
Goals
10K steps/day -- 4/30 + 13K bonus steps
1 Pushup/day -- 4/30 + 49 bonus reps
14 lifting days -- 1/14

I'm getting a kick out of my one pushup a day goal.  So far I always do more once I get in position. Mentally I guess I'm getting into it as I do two or three sets a day.  We will see if that enthusiasm wanes over the month, but I figure I can always get that first one.

[Baltoscott]

@GershonSurge -- that's a pretty good streak.  I'm starting one of my own this month.

[Dave001]

Day Five

1. 10,000 steps/day. I will be consistent in June!

5/30

2. Running. I will run 70 miles during the month.

7.4/70

Phew! That was close. Only 10,204 steps today and I didn't get to 10,000 until 2345 tonight! Even doing that required a little pacing about before bedtime. 

Tomorrow will be better, it's "long run" day. Weather permitting, I'll do between 10 & 11 miles. I hope the torrential rain and gale force winds settle down overnight!

[JenniferinFL]

10k steps 5/30

.5 hour activity 5/30

1+ pushup 5/30 (Starting: 1 reg 4 modified, Best so far: 10 modified)

1+ crunch 4/30 (Starting: 10, Best so far: 20)

1+ plank 4/30 (Starting: likely 30 seconds as I counted fast, Best so far: 55 seconds with a stopwatch)

28 ounces fruit/veg 3/10

Getting there. 🙂

[Bhuvana]

Day 5: 

Overcast and a chilly day(temp hovering around 13 C). Went for a run (6 k) after almost 10 days. It was a good one. I thoroughly enjoyed my run and I didn't bother to look for my pace. So happy to complete my goals this afternoon. After a long time, I finished my goals earlier in a day! 🙂

1) 13 k step goal  - 5/30
2) Run - 10 days - 1/10
3) Active minutes: 30 + - 5/30
4) Plank: - 5/30 (I did 85 secs. was really steady . Really happy about it.)
5) Push up : 5/30 (May be I should split plank and push ups in two different times. After the plank, I did this . I couldn't go past 5. My best in one sitting was 20) 

Overall it's a good day!

[almost_where]

0 for 5 out of 30 Chart Burn

1 for 16 Lifting

Well I'm finally on the scoreboard for the month. No food binging, got the weights in and was just short of the chart burn despite 10k steps Thanks for the support troops!

[Baltoscott]

June 5:
Goals
10K steps/day -- 5/30 + 15K bonus steps
1 Pushup/day -- 5/30 + 44 bonus reps
14 lifting days -- 2/14

June 6 is looking like a pretty nice day in the D.C. area.  

[Dave001]

The rain has stopped!

But the wind is crazy. My neighbours wheelie bin has just flown by my front window!

The steady wind speed is >40mph, the gusts are much stronger. 

My long run will have to be postponed. I'm going to go to the gym this afternoon and run on the treadmill. I don't like treadmill running. But it's better than not running at all. 

[benvegi]

Daily goals

Steps: 10 k

Floors: 35

Miles: 5

10 pushups (or more)

June 4, town day

Steps 11.5

5.2 miles

27 floors

10 pu

June 5 

Steps 21.6

68 floors

9.8 miles

12 pu

I'm 5/5 so far this month on all my goals except floors 4/5

[Bhuvana]

@almost_where: Good to see you back on track! 

@Baltoscott & @Dave001 - The weather here is in between of yours. Chilly and rainy day. All day it's going to be like that. Walk is going to be in the mall during lunch time. Wind is not bad. We are all singing "Rain Rain go away" 😞

[JenniferinFL]

This is a bit of a dumb question and not really worth creating it's own thread for. My weight didn't really come down the way I've expected it to this week based on my deficit. Now, because I'm trying to eat more fruit and vegetables, I've gone from around 33-37% of my calories from carbohydrates to around 44-50% of my calories from carbohydrates. Is that enough to cause some fluctuation in how much water I retain? I know going keto means losing a bunch of weight rapidly that is water weight no longer being used because of the reduction in carbs. Just was curious how much was enough to make a difference. I'm only really about .6 lbs higher than I expected to be, so it's not a huge deal.  

[Dave001]

Day Six

1. 10,000 steps/day. I will be consistent in June!

6/30

2. Running. I will run 70 miles during the month.

15.4/70

A better day than yesterday, it's 6pm here and I'm almost up to 19k steps. Far better than sneaking over the 10k line with 15 minutes to go last night.

The rain showers are lighter and further apart now, but the wind is still very high (the price you pay for coastal living!), so I ran in the gym. 

After 80 minutes and 8 miles, I promised myself I'd never set foot on a dreadmill again! What a mind-numbing experience that was. If the Buddhists are right about reincarnation, I really hope I don't come back as a hamster.

[Baltoscott]

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@JenniferinFL wrote:

This is a bit of a dumb question and not really worth creating it's own thread for. My weight didn't really come down the way I've expected it to this week based on my deficit. Now, because I'm trying to eat more fruit and vegetables, I've gone from around 33-37% of my calories from carbohydrates to around 44-50% of my calories from carbohydrates. Is that enough to cause some fluctuation in how much water I retain? I know going keto means losing a bunch of weight rapidly that is water weight no longer being used because of the reduction in carbs. Just was curious how much was enough to make a difference. I'm only really about .6 lbs higher than I expected to be, so it's not a huge deal.  

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@JenniferinFL -- There is probably too much variation across individuals to be very precise on how much water retention to expect from a sudden 10% increase in carbs with other factors unchanged, but I suppose it would be some.  Here is a link to a livestrong article that addresses why higher carb diets tend to result in more water retention.  

[ThatGreen]

Standings after June 6th:

1) 6/26 days - 5000 steps or equal stationary activity (like spinning)

2) 2/9 days - gym program

3) 1/4 days - hiking

4) 0/4 days - take it slow

Forgot to update yesterday but I hit my steps after a very wet trip outside.

Today I got to kick my own **ahem** at the gym and boy did I feel good afterwards.

Luckily I think my notion of oncoming sickness was a false alarm, so it's full steam ahead again!

[JenniferinFL]

10k steps 6/30

.5 hour activity 6/30

1+ pushup 6/30 (Starting: 1 reg 4 modified, Best so far: 10 modified)

1+ crunch 5/30 (Starting: 10, Best so far: 20)

1+ plank 5/30 (Starting: likely 30 seconds as I counted fast, Best so far: 55 seconds with a stopwatch)

28 ounces fruit/veg 4/10