AUGUST Points Challenge (This has nothing to do with WW)
 

Summer is almost gone! Are you achieving your goals you set for this year? How about a challenge to help us along!!! It's somewhere to check in...some friendly competition. Come join us for our monthly challenge!!

Since this is a monthly challenge, it will start on the 1st and the day of the month is the day of the challenge. You need to post your points on a daily basis (or whenever you can). Simply reply to this post and then edit that post as you add points (no columns please). That way you always know where you are and so do I! I will calculate and post the totals, on a weekly basis.

For those of you who have NO IDEA what I am talking about - here are the details. Sometimes we work our hardest when we are held accountable. So I challenge you to do your very best for the month and we'll see who wins!!

Here is how it's going to go. Starting August 1st 2008. We will try to do the 3 things that work. Food, water & exercise. You decide what your food plan is, how much water you want to drink and how much exercise you want to get every day. Every day you have the opportunity to earn 4 points.

2 point for sticking with your food plan (no splitting points here, you either stuck to your plan or you didn't)
1 point for drinking the amount of water you decided on
1 point for getting some exercise. (If you don't exercise on a given day - you DO NOT get a point for exercise - even if you planned it that way) Sorry, no 1/2 points.

Post here with how many points you've earned for a given day, and I will keep track. We'll see who's did the best for the month.

This is a very cool way to keep on track, because even if you don't do so great on food, you might still get in your water and exercise to earn the points!

Who's ready for a challenge???? It starts tomorrow!

I havent done as well as I wanted the last few points challenges... in May it was 2 week long business trips... in June it was my birthday.. and July it was 4 seperate urgant care/ER trips. All these things shouldnt affect my eating plan.... but they did. but! I still lost weight... just not as quickly...

So for August, each week I get 85% or better -- I will reward myself with something about $25 worth of new clothing.. or a manny. (saving up the money from each week)

Food: 1700 or less
Water: 2 litres
Exercise: 7x a week. either walking, pilates or very low tension elliptical.

8.1 - 2
8.2 -4
8.3 - 4

8.4 - 4 - APPLIED FOR CRAZY NEW JOB
8.5 - 4
8.6 - 2
8.7 - 4
8.8. - 2
8.9 - 4
8.10 - 4

8.11 - 2
8.12 - 4
8.13 - 4
8.14 - 2
8.15 - 2
8.16 - 2 (spent all week weighing myself way too often.. then started eating chips. plan of action tomorrow.. is uping my fibre)
8.17 - 4

8.18 - 2
8.19 -4
8.20 - 2
8.21 - 4
8.22 - 4
8.23 - 2 plan of action. cant seem to control my eating so instead of just walking I'm doing 40 - 60 minutes low tension elliptical every day
8.24 - 2

8.25 - 2 - INTERVIEWED FOR CRAZY NEW JOB and stress ate 2 monster cookies :( didnt go well
8.26 - 2
8.27 - 2
8.28 - 2
8.29 - 4 - WAS OFFERED CRAZY NEW JOB!!! YAY!
8.30 - 2
8.31 4

we can do this everyone :cheer:

I'm in!

Food: use common sense & journal everything
Water: 64 ounces minumum
Exercise: 6 days a week, on the recumbent bike

8.1 = 0 bad start birthday binge
8.2 = 2
8.3 = 4 (woot!)
8.4 = 3
8.5 = 3
8.6 = 4 (woot again!)
8.7 = 4
8.8 = 1 (epic fail)
8.9 = 2
8.10 = 3
8.11 = 1
8.12 = 4
8.13 = 3
8.14 = 3
8.15 = 3
8.16=3
8.17 = 1 (at least i got my water!)
8.18 = 3
8.19 = 0
8.20 = 3
8.21 = 4
8.22 = 1 at least i got my water!
8.23 = 1 what a terrible week!
8.24 = 3
8.25 = 3
8.26 =3
8.27 = 3
8.28 =1
8.29 = 1
8.30 = 3
8.31=0

total: 73 out of 124 possible points

Think I will give this a go for August:

Eating plan: 1400-1500 calories
Exercise: at least 30 minutes a day, with strength training. 6-7 days a week
Water: 64 oz

8.1 - 4
8.2 - 4
8.3 - 1

8.4 - 2
8.5 - 4
8.6 - 4
8.7 - 3
8.8. - 4
8.9 - 2
8.10 - 2 Total = 30

8.11 - 4
8.12 - 4
8.13 - 4
8.14 - 4
8.15 - 4
8.16 - 2
8.17 - 4 Total = 56

8.18 - 4
8.19 - 4
8.20 - 2
8.21 - 2
8.22 - 2 doing great the last few days :rolleyes:
8.23 - 4
8.24 - 4 Total = 78

8.25 - 4
8.26 - 4
8.27 - 4
8.28 - 4
8.29 - 4 - whole workweek at 100%
8.30 - 2
8.31 - 4 - Total = 104 - On plan 83%

I would love to do this

For August:
64 ounces of water
1500 calories
Hour of daily exercise


8.1 4
8.2 4
8.3 4

8.4 4
8.5 2 I was on plan for calories eaten but not for healthy choices :?:
8.6 4
8.7 4
8.8. 4
8.9 4
8.10 4

8.11 4
8.12 3
8.13 3
8.14 2
8.15 3
8.16
8.17

8.18
8.19
8.20
8.21
8.22
8.23
8.24

8.25
8.26
8.27
8.28
8.29
8.30
8.31

I always do better when I am held accountable. This will be fun!:D

I've not done this before, but I think this would be neat to see just how close to plan I can keep for a month.

Eating plan: 1600-1700 calories
Exercise: at least 30 minutes a day
Water: 64 oz

8.1 --3
8.2 --2
8.3 --2

8.4 --4
8.5 --3
8.6 --3
8.7 --3
8.8 --3
8.9 --3
8.10 --0 --and i'm feeling it today. Sub-Total:26

8.11 --4 -back on track
8.12 --4
8.13 --3
8.14 --3
8.15 --3
8.16 --2
8.17 --3 Sub-Total:48

8.18 --3
8.19 --3
8.20 --3
8.21 --3
8.22 --1
8.23 --3
8.24 --3 Sub-Total:67

8.25 --3
8.26 --3
8.27 --3
8.28 --3
8.29 --2
8.30 --3
8.31 --3 87of 124 Points Possible

I'm back for August.

Food: Eat OP & journal everything
Water: 64 ounces minumum
Exercise: 30 Min. per day minimum

8.1 =4 :flow1: Starting off right!!!
8.2 =4 :flow1:
8.3 =4 :flow1:
8.4 =4 :flow1:
8.5 =3 No Excersise
8.6 =4 :flow1:
8.7 =2 Blew it on a piece of Chinese candy. I was just so curious what it would taste like! It wasn't even that good...
8.8 =4 :flow1:
8.9 =4 :flow1:
8.10 =3 No Excersise
8.11 =4 :flow1:
8.12 =4 :flow1:
8.13 =4 :flow1:
8.14 =4 :flow1:
8.15 =4 :flow1:
8.16 =4 :flow1:
8.17 =3 No Excersise
8.18 =4 :flow1:
8.19 =4 :flow1:
8.20 =4 :flow1:
8.21 =4 :flow1:
8.22 =3 No Excersise
8.23 =3 No Excersise
8.24 =4 :flow1:
8.25 =4 :flow1:
8.26 =4 :flow1:
8.27 =4 :flow1:
8.28 =4 :flow1:
8.29 =4 :flow1:
8.30 =3 I did abs today...but gotta get back to a full 30 mins. of excersise tomorrow!
8.31 =3 No Excersise Sick

I'm kinda new but this seems like something I'd like to try

Eating plan: Make healthy choices
Exercise: Exercise 4 days a week
Water: 2 Litres

8.1 - 2 (Water and Exercise)
8.2 - 2 (Water and Exercise)......gotta get the food in line
8.3 - 3 (Food & Water)

8.4 - 3 (Food & Water)
8.5 - 1 (Water)
8.6 - 4 YEAH
8.7 - 3 - Food & Water
8.8 - 3
8.9 - 4
8.10 - 2

8.11 - 4
8.12 - 3
8.13 - 4
8.14 - 3
8.15 - 4
8.16 - 3
8.17- 3

8.18 - 3
8.19 - 2
8.20 -
8.21
8.22
8.23
8.24

8.25
8.26
8.27
8.28
8.29
8.30
8.31

Sounds good to me!!
Food: 26 points a day/WW Plan
Water: 64 oz a day
Exercise: 30 minutes 5x a week

8.1-4 **All of the above**
8.2-4 **All of the above**
8.3-2 **Food**
8.4-0**Was waiting at the ER for like 3 hours yesterday causing me to get subway for dinner and completely mess up my daily routine...**
8.5-4**All of them, I'm having trouble trying to down all that water!!**
8.6-4**Getting back on track :)**
8.7-4**All**

8.8-3**Food and water**
8.9-2**Water and exercise**
8.10-4**All**
8.11-2**Water and exercise**
8.12-4**ALL**
8.13-1**Water**
8.14-2**Water and exercise**

8.15-0
8.16-0
8.17-4**ALL**Sorry haven't posted in a while...been kind of hectic but I do keep track when I'm not able to post in my little weight loss notebook**
8.18-4**ALL**
8.19-4**ALL**
8.20-0
8.21-0
NOTE: Sorry haven't been posting, I can never find this bulletin lol!!
8.22-1**Water**
8.23-0**IT WAS MY BIRTHDAY LOL**
8.24-4**All**
8.25-4**All**
8.26-3**Food and Water**
8.27-4**All**
8.28-4**All**

8.29-4
8.30-4
8.31-4 *I'm going to put a 4 here, I drank all my water already today, did my exercise and have my dinner and night snack planned around my food allowance*

It's been fun ya'll!

Well I didn't do so good updating this thingy since I started this month. I am proud to say though I have lost 8 pounds.

8/13:

EDIT
I went on vacation. Just got back. I haven't weighed myself yet. But I was on a 5 day eating binge, so I'm sure I gained back what I lost. :cry:

8.25: Driving home from vacation. no exercise, hardly anything to drink (water-wise that is), and bad food once again. 0 points.
8.26: I don't remember
8.27: I don't remember.
8.28: 3 points. did good with food and water. Didn't get exercise in though.
8.29

..:August Exercise Ticker:..

http://tickers.TickerFactory.com/ezt...L/exercise.png

I'm so in! I really liked doing this for the last couple weeks of July... I'm glad that I can participate for the whole month of August.

Food: 1200-1600 cals/day
Water: 64 oz/day
Exercise: [edited] at least 40 mins/day... Still want to try more things/begin strength training soon!

8/01 - 4 :sunny:
8/02 - 4 :sunny:
8/03 - 3 No exercise! I had/have a really bad earache and couldn't go swimming like I usually do. No excuses for tomorrow! :club:
8/04 - 4 :sunny: I love my new exercise DVD... I think I'm going to up my daily goal to 40 mins/day!
8/05!! (My 19th birthday :D) - 1 point (for exercising). What a waste of a day! I would have allowed myself some cake OP, but I ate waaay too much other stuff. Ugh. NEVER AGAIN, and I mean that.
8/06 - 4 :sunny:
8/07 - 4 :sunny: Yea! I finally got to change my ticker! I'm back on track... :)
8/08 - 4 :sunny: OMG the scale said 244.6 today... I'm loving that I'm finally just slightly closer to 240 than I am to 250, hehe.
8/09 - 4 :sunny: I'm sooo close to being able to change my ticker... And then I'll be really really close to my first mini-goal! Can't wait.
8/10 - 4 :sunny: Mini-goal #1 YEA!!
8/11 - 4 :sunny:
8/12 - 4 :sunny: OMG, I am so close to being in the 230s... Don't want to get my hopes up or anything... But I hope I get there soon! :D
8/13 - 4 :sunny: It's a real pain in the butt exercising during TOM... But I'm not weighing myself until it's over, and that number had BETTER be lower when I do!
8/14 - 4 :sunny: See above, lol.
8/15 - 4 :sunny: I need a new exercise DVD. I'm getting really sick of doing the same one every day; it's getting harder to make myself do it!
8/16 - 4 :sunny: I can't believe it's been so long since I updated this! I forgot!
8/17 - 3 No exercise... Grrr. :club: I REALLY need to find something else to do for exercise. I get bored too easily!
8/18 - 4 :sunny:
8/19 - 4 :sunny:
8/20 - 4 :sunny:
8/21 - 4 :sunny:
8/22 - 4 :sunny:
8/23 - 4 :sunny: Finally got a couple new exercise DVDs! I can't wait to try one out tomorrow. :D
8/24 - 3 Umm... So.... ^That didn't happen. Why am I so averse to exercise all of a sudden? I went almost a month without ever missing!
8/25
8/26
8/27
8/28
8/29
8/30
8/31

Good luck to you all! We can do it! :dancer:

The food: Eat clean with a focus on protein, stay within calorie range 1500, track every single bite. No junk.
The water: A lot. I drink a lot of water now. The points challenge has done that for me.
The exercise: Every day, 45 minute minimum. Cycling and strength training. Rawr!

The day I've long awaited is almost here! August will be the month that I break into 'onederland' and ever closer to the 100 pound loss mark. I'm going to laugh, cry, dance and shop. It seemed so far away back in January, and now it's within my grasp!

Let's rock this challenge!

August exercise minutes: 2833
01: 4 :halffull:
02: 4 :halffull:
03: 4 :halffull:
04: 4 :halffull:
05: 4 :halffull:
06: 4 :halffull:
07: 4 :halffull:
08: 4 :halffull:
09: 4 :halffull:
10: 4 :halffull:
11: 4 :halffull:
12: 4 :halffull:
13: 4 :halffull:
14: 4 :halffull:
15: 4 :halffull:
16: 4 :halffull::halffull::halffull: I did it! Onederland. I laughed, cried, danced and I broke the bank shopping.
17: 4 :halffull:
18: 4 :halffull:
19: 4 :halffull:
20: 4 :halffull:
21: 4 :halffull:
22: 4 :halffull:
23: 4 :halffull:
24: 4 :halffull:
25: 4 :halffull:
26: 4 :halffull::halffull::halffull::halffull::halffull: 100 pounds!
27: 4 :halffull:
28: 4 :halffull:
29: 4 :halffull:
30: 4 :halffull:
31: 4 :halffull:
Points: 124/124 :halffull:

How do we move this thread up to the top like it was last month? I's getting hard to find.

This sounds like fun!
Food Goal - 1800 calories
Water Goal - 3500ml
Exercise Goal - 1hr of swimming laps, 45 mins of walking or 30 mins weight training

8.1 ~ 4pts
8.2 ~ 4pts
8.3 ~ 4pts

8.4 ~ 3pts (no exercise)
8.5 ~ 3pts (no exercise)
8.6 ~ 4pts
8.7
8.8.
8.9
8.10

8.11
8.12
8.13
8.14
8.15
8.16
8.17

8.18
8.19
8.20
8.21
8.22
8.23
8.24

8.25
8.26
8.27
8.28
8.29
8.30
8.31

Staying on Track!
 

This should help me stay on track! I'm in! :D
Food Plan: only using 31pts or below on WW/not snacking
Water: 64oz
Exercise: 6+ times/week, for at least 1hr


8.1 -- 3
8.2 -- 2
8.3 -- 3
8.4 -- 4 (first day of getting all my water in...harder than I thought!)
8.5 -- 4
8.6 -- 4
8.7 -- 4

8.8 -- 4
8.9 -- 2
8.10 -- 2
8.11 -- 0 (UCK. Let's hope this doesn't happen again!)
8.12 -- 3
8.13 -- 3 (Who thought drinking water would be so hard!)
8.14 -- 3

8.15 -- 3
8.16 -- 2
8.17 -- 1
8.18 -- 3
8.19 -- 2
8.20 -- 3
8.21 -- 3

8.22 -- 3
8.23 -- 3
8.24 -- 3
8.25 -- 3
8.26 -- 2
8.27 -- 3
8.28 -- 3

8.29 -- 3
8.30 -- 3
8.31