I just joined too, now off to the gym with me! :lol:

Getting stars, as kindergarten as is it, really did motivate me at first. I might not have felt like walking that day, but I didn't want to miss out on getting another star! Now my exercise is more of a habit, and I routinely do more than I need to get the stars. But getting into a good habit can be hard, and I don't think I would have done as well at it were it not for this program.

Don't misunderstand me--I do like my stars!

Sorry if I sounded like I was making it seem like you were dissing the stars! I bet there was some huge government study to see what symbol people would respond to the best.

Yep the stars are a good motivator! I just wish they have auto-login features :\

Anyhoo, I joined the challenge last week and officially joined this challenge group today! Go everyone! :cheer:

EDIT: heh, did my day 6's worth of exercise, now I also wish the program would make a graphic for people for going beyond 5 days (glowing star? star with an outline? ;) )

Also, question: Anyone who does Denise Austin DVD's aerobics (specifically Personal Training System & Power Zone) - do you log the cardio portion as moderate or vigorous aerobics?

i joined,too....can't wait til i get my gold star :D

AquaWarlock, I think you should log that depending on your perceived exertion. For me, the cardio on that DVD is intense right now. But for someone else (and as I build my own stamina) it will be less. Does that make sense?

I'm proud to say I have TWO BIG STARS! But only because they count "household activities". One night I didn't do any exercise per se, but I did laundry, sweeping, etc. Seems like cheating somehow, but I'll take it!

Well, you don't get special glowy stars or anything for going above the minium needed, but you are still earning points. I hate to admit this, but I'm competitive enough that knowing that I am working towards being/staying in the top ten for the monthly postings is something of a motivator. I also like seeing how I'm doing against all other people in the program who are in my age group or state.

My state is apparently filled with a bunch of slackers!

I joined it today :)

Hello everyone... I joined the President's Challenge just now and am excited about getting started! I seriously needed something to motivate me to get off my bee-hind. I just joined 3FatChicks.com a couple of nights ago... I just stumbled onto the site and am SO glad I did. I joined Weight Watchers 9 weeks ago, 3 weeks after my daughter was born. I have lost 18 lbs so far. My husband comes home from Iraq at the end of this year, so I really want to lose a lot of weight before he gets back! I hope I get the hang of this website pretty soon, cause I've finding it sort of difficult to navigate, but I'm half-stupid most of the time, anyway! LOL..... good luck to all!

Welcome aboard! We love newbies here! I hope the program is as useful to you in motivating you to exercise as it was for me.

I'm loving this challenge! I'm trying to get to 20,000 points for my bronze award and somehow it helps to be accountable. I'm also competetive and doing pretty darn good for an old lady!

Chickadee

It's exciting to me that this Presidental Challenge group is getting so much attention. When I started the group, I wasn't sure if anyone else would join or not. Now I have to believe we are one of the bigger groups out there.

I can't wait till the start of next month to post our stats on how we did.