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.

[Baltoscott]

June 25:
Goals
10K steps/day -- 25/30 + 3K bonus steps
1 Pushup/day -- 25/30 + 39 bonus reps
14 lifting days -- 12/14

Went to a family get together yesterday for a niece's dance recital and then a trip to one of my favorite pizza joints for dinner with my wife, her brother and his wife/  That ate up most of the day, so low steps, but I did get my lifting done after dinner.  I did enjoy the pizza.  Five slices of a small 9" for my dinner, and the other 3 for lunch today.  Amazing how many calories even a small pizza has.  Helped a lot to eat a salad first.  

[almost_where]

9 for 26 out of 30 Chart Burn

11 for 16 Lifting

[Bhuvana]

Day 26: Good day to get the activities done!. 

1) 13 k step goal - 24 out of 26/30
2) Run - 10 days - 4/10 
3) Active minutes: 30 + - 24 out of 26/30
4) Plank: - 22 out of 26/30
5) Push up : 22 out of 26/30

[Baltoscott]

June 26
Goals
10K steps/day -- 26/30 + 12K bonus steps
1 Pushup/day -- 26/30 + 54 bonus reps
14 lifting days -- 13/14

[JenniferinFL]

10k steps 26/30

.5 hour activity 26/30

1+ push-up 14/20 (Starting: 1 reg 4 modified, Best so far: 25 modified Total: 178)

1+ crunch 12/20 (Starting: 10, Best so far: 25 Total:180) 

1+ sit-up 2/5 (Starting: 21; Best so far 22 Total: 54)

1+ plank 14/20 

28 ounces fruit/veg 15/15 

I've had something like 4 lidocaine shots in my back, finally got a few hours sleep last night. I think it will be a long time before I get to add back those body weight exercises. On the bright side, my inability to sit or lay down has meant that I've gotten my steps and activity everyday. Additionally, and a bit peculiarly, I've somehow lost 4.5 lbs in the week since I hurt my back. I've only eaten my 10 servings of veggies a couple times this week, but, I'm still eating at the same deficit I've been doing the whole time. I'm also still drinking tons of water, easily 10+ cups.

It's gotta be one of the meds I'm on, probably the tizanidine rather than the diclofenac. But, supposedly the way it causes weight loss is by killing your appetite, but, since I'm still eating the same amount that doesn't really make sense. I'm on the lowest dose of that anyways, so it really shouldn't be doing much of anything. The other med I'm on is associated with weight gain. 

Or, meh, who knows, maybe it's just making up for the last 3 weeks of slow weight loss and it's actual, legitimate weight loss. That would be pretty cool. 

Happy to finally have this badge:

[Dave001]

Day Twenty Seven

1. 10,000 steps/day. I will be consistent in June!
27/30

2. Running. I will run 70 miles during the month.
66.2/70

It's raining. :umbrella_with_rain_drops:️ 

Again!

But I didn't let that stop me running 7.2 miles in 69 minutes after work today. 

I thoroughly enjoyed it. I'm a little bit concerned that I'll soon become the kind of running bore who says things like "No pain, no gain" and "Pain is only weakness leaving the body"!

[almost_where]

9 for 27 out of 30 Chart Burn

12 for 16 Lifting

Missed the chart burn goal by 200 cals today but got good steps in and did the lifting.

[benvegi]

Can't believe I have not posted since the 11th.  Busy, busy, Here is a brief summary.

June 15 to 17, road trip, did not meet my goal any of these days. But had a great time visiting my grandkids.

Since then I have done better. 

Daily goals,Steps: 10 k, Floors: 35, miles: 5, PU 10

6/18 steps 13.3 k, 44 floors, 6 miles, 

6/19 steps15.6 k, 137 floors, 7 miles

6/20 steps 14.2 k, 198 floors, 6.4 miles

6/21 steps 10.7 k, 52 floors, 4.84 miles

6/22 steps 14.8 k, 60 floors, 6.7 miles

6/23 steps 11.4 k, 56 floors, 5.2 miles

6/24 steps 10.2 k, 47 floors, 4.64 miles

6/25 steps 15 k, 115 floors, 6.82 miles

6/26 steps 18.5 k, 140 floors, 8.3 miles

6/27 steps 16.3 k, 118 floors, 7.36

Made pu goal every day so far. I've increased my floor count by changing my route through the hills.

[Bhuvana]

Day 27: Funny day! Started from work to go for a walk. Not few hundred meters, drizzling started. turned back and went to the near by mall. As soon as I entered the building, heavy down pour started and it was a hailstorm. Completed my 30 minutes of walk and tried to get back to work. But the rain didn't stop and I saw lot of people from my work came there for lunch, were all waiting to get back to work. Of course every one walked across the street. It took another 30 mins before getting back. Haven't seen this kind of hail storm. 

Happy to finish my steps and other goals 🙂

1) 13 k step goal - 25 out of 27/30
2) Run - 10 days - 4/10  
3) Active minutes: 30 + - 25 out of 27/30
4) Plank: - 23 out of 27/30
5) Push up : 23 out of 27/30

[Bhuvana]

1) 13 k step goal - 25 out of 27/30
2) Run - 10 days - 4/10  
3) Active minutes: 30 + - 25 out of 27/30
4) Plank: - 23 out of 27/30
5) Push up : 23 out of 27/30

[Dave001]

Day Twenty Eight

1. 10,000 steps/day. I will be consistent in June!
28/30

2. Running. I will run 70 miles during the month.
66.2/70

It's still raining! :umbrella_with_rain_drops:️ 

A bizarre day today. 

I visited an octogenarian relative and she really, really wanted KFC for lunch. 

Who am I to deny an old lady her pleasure?

So for the first time in months, I ate poultry. Just a little. With some rice and salad. 

It was revolting! Absolutely, utterly and completely awful. Every mouthful was a struggle. 

I think my my choice to eat a Mediterranean style diet with pescatarian overtones has become a permanent feature of my lifestyle. I do not miss meat in the slightest.

When I got home, my Fitbit was at just 4K, so I've just been for a walk along the seafront in the pouring rain. It was a delight! I love living near the beach. 

Tomorrow is my long run day. Very excited!

[Baltoscott]

June 27
Goals
10K steps/day -- 27/30 + 16K bonus steps
1 Pushup/day -- 27/30 + 19 bonus reps
14 lifting days -- 13/14

Having easy goals means I am pretty likely to get a "win" every day, but to do them I've got to think about them until they become automatic ... and usually I wind up doing more.  I'm building good habits here and I'm on track for a perfect month.

[Baltoscott]

Cool new badge you got there, @JenniferinFL.  I sure hope you didn't break yourself getting it 

[Dave001]

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@Baltoscott wrote:

Having easy goals means I am pretty likely to get a "win" every day, but to do them I've got to think about them until they become automatic ... and usually I wind up doing more.  I'm building good habits here and I'm on track for a perfect month.

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What a wonderful way of wording it! I couldn't agree more. 

The extra motivation gained from a "quick win" is not to be underestimated. 

I'm very excited to be just a couple of days from a perfect month. If I was to wake up tomorrow morning with a subarachnoid haemorrhage, I would walk my 10,000 steps before heading to the hospital!

If I didn't, I'd feel that I was letting all of you down as well as myself!

[JenniferinFL]

LOL @Baltoscott

It's been a week since I buggered my back. I averaged 3 hours of sleep per night this week. There were two nights my fitbit logged no sleep for me at all. 

I'm really hoping this isn't the new me.. lol  

[Dave001]

There is always a silver lining @JenniferinFL!

The last time (of far too many!) that I put my back out, I lost quite a lot of weight. 

Admittedly, it was only because it hurt too much to open the fridge door, but a win is a win!

Hope you're feeling better soon. 

[Baltoscott]

June 28
Goals
10K steps/day -- 28/30 + 12K bonus steps
1 Pushup/day -- 28/30 + 86 bonus reps
14 lifting days -- 14/14

@JenniferinFL -- I'm definitely in better shape with my back tweak than you are with yours.  Not going away quite as fast as I would like, but sleep is fine and I was able to keep up with my lifting day yesterday with some modifications.  Glad at least that you are still able to stand up and walk and that you still have the eating goals to shoot for.

[almost_where]

10 for 28 out of 30 Chart Burn

13 for 16 Lifting

[Bhuvana]

Day 28: Happy to see every one on track for a perfect month! Kudos to you all! 

Still raining! Y'day was regular running day with my group. Went out to meet them, heavy rain started and at one point the visibility was really low. Had to pull over and waited for 20 minutes. Rain didn't slow down and some how managed to turn back. Came home and hit my treadmill and did 30 minutes of run. It's not bad, but I hate running on that. it's totally different.  Hit the goal in all aspects. 🙂

1) 13 k step goal - 26 out of 28/30
2) Run - 10 days - 5/10  
3) Active minutes: 30 + - 26 out of 28/30
4) Plank: - 24 out of 28/30
5) Push up : 24 out of 28/30

@JenniferinFL: Glad to see you are getting better and better. Congrats on your recent weight loss badge! 

@Baltoscott : Setting a simple and achievable goal is smart. Creating a habit or routine is always challenging. Once you master it, then it's all good.  Having said this, I want to have a simple goal. Whatever extra will be a bonus. 

@Dave001: I drink coffee/tea without sugar. I prefer no salt in my food too. So when I have things like ice cream or any too much salty items, I get some kind of disgusting taste. So I can relate what you are saying when you had that KFC. 

[JenniferinFL]

10k steps 28/30

.5 hour activity 27 or 28?/30

1+ push-up 14/20 (Starting: 1 reg 4 modified, Best so far: 25 modified Total: 178)

1+ crunch 12/20 (Starting: 10, Best so far: 25 Total:180) 

1+ sit-up 2/5 (Starting: 21; Best so far 22 Total: 54)

1+ plank 14/20 

28 ounces fruit/veg 15/15

Okay, so somehow yesterday I didn't get my half hour of activity. I had 16 minutes, so, right before bed I went ahead and walked for another 15 minutes and didn't think a thing about it. I was up again after midnight and noticed my fitbit was frozen. I restarted it, but, it didn't log my activity even though it did log some steps. I know I got my half hour of activity, but, according to fitbit I didn't. Ugh! I should have checked again. But, my kid was leaving with her grandparents this morning for a month away and I was busy with last minute stuff for her and Fitbit really hasn't failed me before. I guess it doesn't really matter, I did the work and that's the part that matters. 

[Dave001]

Day Twenty Nine 

1. 10,000 steps/day. I will be consistent in June!
29/30

2. Running. I will run 70 miles during the month.
78.6/70

Today is my day off work, so it's also my long run day! 🏃

I wanted to end a very successful month on a high, so I really went for it on my run. 

12.4 miles in 2:02 on a very hilly route is quite a happy run!

All I need to do now for a 100% month is make sure I do 10,000 steps tomorrow.