For the month of May we will have a friendly challenge to help us all keep our personal fitness and nutrition goals.

In this thread you are to post *one* time. By posting you are signing up to participate. You will first outline your 'plan' , this is what you want to commit to sticking to for a whole month. Everyone's plans will be different and can be as explicit or general, rigorous or laid back as you are comfortable for yourself. After you have posted your 'plan' you will keep track of your points earned in the month of May. I like to see things listed out in an itemized sort of way but the really only requirement is that you update at least once a week (preferably daily) and post a grand total per week.

If you would like to donate a prize please pm me privately. You do NOT need to donate a prize to participate and you do NOT need to participate to donate a prize.

Here's how you earn points:

Food

3 pts. per day for staying on your plan (referred to in your post)

1 pt. per day for eating breakfast, lunch and dinner

2 pts. per day for keeping a food journal (*everything* that goes in your mouth *must* go in the journal.)

5 Bonus pts. at the end of the week for staying on plan all week Weeks will run 1-7, 8-14, 15-21, 22-31

Water

2 pts. for each 32 oz/Liter of water drank

1 pt. per day with no caffeinated beverages

Exercise

2 pts. per day for 15 consecutive mins. exercise

2 pts. per day for adding strength training (or any type of exercise that is not your typical routine)

Easy Points

2 pts. per day for taking a daily multivitamin multivitamins, prenatals or whatever supplements you are taking, not 2pts per pill- just 2pts for taking whatever you are on, however many pills that is


Points for Reaching Personal Goal

Set personal point goals for the week and for reaching your goal you get 5 bonus points.

Snugbug May Challenge Personal Plan:

-64oz of water minimum each day
-morning and evening vitamins each day (cal/magx4, prenatalx2or3, oxyquenchx2, HMCx2)
-5 fruits or vegetables each day
*personal bonus fitness goal: Since I am now regularly doing things that I had considered bonus' (bike, weights) my bonus will come with each day I'm over 90minutes of exercise for the week (aka the sooner in the week I achieve this the more days I will get the bonus 2pts)*

Week1 point goal: 70+, actual 137~ 5pt bonus!
Week2 point goal: 70+
Week3 point goal: 100+
Week4 point goal: 100+

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1: 15pts (6food+7water+0exercise+2easy)
2: 19pts (6ood+7water+4exercise+2easy) 30min yoga
3: 21pts (6food+7water+6exercise+2easy) 45min yoga
4: 19pts (6food+7water+4exercise+2easy) 30min yoga
5: 17pts (6food+9water+0exercise+2easy)
6: 25pts (6food+11water+6exercise+2easy) 45min yoga
7: 21pts (6food+9water+4exercise+2easy) 30min stretch
------------------week1: 137pts + 180min exercise, 5pt bonus goal+5ptbonus'on plan'+2@2pt bonus 'exercise'= 151pts

8: 17pts (6food+9water+0exercise+2easy)
9: 23pts (6food+9water+6exercise+2easy) 45min yoga
10: 19pts (6food+7water+4exercise+2easy) 30min stretch
11: 21pts (6food+9water+4exercise+2easy) 30min stretch
12: 19pts (6food+11water+0exercise+2easy)
13: 18pts (3food+9water+4exercise+2easy) 30min stretch
14: 21pts (6food+13water+0exercise+2easy)
-----------------week2: 138pts+5ptbonus for weekly goal; 135min exercise +2pt bonus= 145pts

15: 17pts (6food+9water+0exercise+2easy)
16: 21pts (6food+9water+4exercise+2easy) 30min stretch
17: 12pts (3food+7water+0exercise+2easy)
18: 17pts (6food+9water+0exercise+2easy)
19: 23pts (6food+11water+4exercise+2easy) 30min stretch
20: 19pts (6food+9water+2exercise+2easy) 20min bike
21: 24pts (5food+9water+8exercise+2easy) 30min stretch, 20min bike, 10min weights
----------------week3: 133pts+5bonus pts for weekly goal+2bonus for exercise= 140pts, 140min exercise

22: 0pts
23: 17pts (6food+9water+0exercise+2easy)
24: 19pts (6food+11water+0exercise+2easy)
25: 16pts (3food+11water+0exercise+2easy)
26: 5pts (0food+3water+0exercise+2easy)
27: 0pts
28: 5pts (0food+3water+0exercise+2easy)
29: 0pts
30: 0pts
31: 14pts (3food+9water+0exercise+2easy)
---------------week4: 76pts

No one else interested?

Thats ok if no, just thought I would give it a gentle bump to the top before it gets buried for the rest of the month

Sarah :)

Man...you're always busting my chops!
LOL, actually glad to see this, spending 5 months on my arse, prescribed a high fat-high protien diet did NOT do this body good. I'm total goo...
I'm going to copy your goals for now...+ add a 20 minute walk at least 4x's per week.
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-64oz of water minimum each day
- vitamins each day
-5 fruits or vegetables each day

Thanks Sarah!!! I have to be accountable to someone or I'll never get this weight off!!!

I'm going to try this again! I really need to get this weight off somehow!

Food
*64oz water/day
*2 fruits/veggies a day (sad, but I'm starting slowly....and realistically)
*Eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner each day plus 2 healthy snacks

Exercise
*15-30 minute walk each day

I just overlooked this since I wasn't expecting it in this forum lol. Guess its time I joined.

My plan::

64 oz of water a day
5 meals a day. (We really need to get used to doing this for both me and dh and its a new goal that we're having a hard time with)
2 outdoor walks a week now that the weather is not so rotten
Get a "typical routine" for exercise. We've been using Dance Dance Revolution as our exercise and I just started bellydancing, but its kinda spotty and I do it differently each time, so I need to firm up how much and when so it always happens.

Week 1:
Week 2:
Week 3:
Week 4:

Food:

3 full meals/day
healthy snack, up to 4 (2 points each)
unhealthy snack (-2 points each)

Water:

water whenever nursing or thirsty
one caffeinated beverage/daily (-2 for each additional caffeinated beverage)

Exercise:

walk 3x/week
additional 15 minute exercise (1 pt each)

Personal Goal: 1 housekeeping/decluttering project (beyond the daily chores)

Week 1 -- 65pts
Week 2 -- 72
Week 3 -- 70
Week 4 -- 70
TOTAL: 277 (SOMEONE CHECK MY MATH!)

I am interested! Too tired right now to post my goals. My gma died this afternoon, and I think I might be a bit out of it from just dealing with everything. Can't concentrate right now really.

Anyway, I know I need to aim for 3 semi healthy meals a day. i won't even say snacks. Right now I am eating terribly. We havent relaly been able to cook at home in quite awhile, and that has contributed to a very poor diet and eating only about twice a day, and then I tend to start snacking about 10pm.
I will come back in and edit in the rest!
heather

I didn't realize this was available for this forum too. I'll join the challenge next month.

I didn't realize this was available for this forum too. I'll join the challenge next month.

Me too!

I didn't see this either - but is it too late for may? I actually started May 10th (tuesday) so it is a week today

My plan is - 1st two weeks no carbs. NO bread, pasta, potato, rice.
Only protein, dairy, fruit, raw veggies and water
2nd two weeks of first month slowly add in 1 carb per day and decrease need for fruit (sweets lol)
No cookies, candy, soda, sugared cereal etc.

Food
3 pts. per day for staying on my plan = 21 pts
1 pt. per day for eating breakfast, lunch and dinner = 7 points
2 pts. per day for keeping a food journal - 0 (not writing it down yet)
5 Bonus pts. at the end of the week for staying on plan all week=so i get the 5 bonus points
so thats 33 points so far

Water
2 pts. for each 32 oz/Liter of water drank =
i drink two of these per day so thats 4x7 = 28pts (is that right?)

1 pt. per day with no caffeinated beverages = 0
(i'm still drinking a cup of coffee every morning. I don't think i can stop. ack)

Exercise
2 pts. per day for 15 consecutive mins. exercise.
Ok. So i have been alternating 1 mile and 2 mile workout dvd's. The 1 mile is 18 minutes so i'll give myself 2 points for those. The 2 mile is 35 mnutes so thats 4pts.
This week I did the 1mile twice and the 2mile five times (cuz i like it better).
so that would be 24pts?

2 pts. per day for adding strength training (or any type of exercise that is not your typical routine) - i moved bricks yesterday afternoon so i'm giving myself 2pts for that

Easy Points
2 pts. per day for taking a daily multivitamin multivitamins, prenatals or whatever supplements you are taking, not 2pts per pill- just 2pts for taking whatever you are on, however many pills that is.
Not taking any vitamins. Guess i should.


Points for Reaching Personal Goal
Set personal point goals for the week and for reaching your goal you get 5 bonus points.

My personal goal was to eat right and excercise every day the first week and i did it. So i get the 5 points.
MY total for my first week (even tho it ran the 10-16) was 87pts

did i do that right?

tally your points mamas :)