NOVEMBER CHALLENGE...the holidays are coming! Thansksgiving and Christmas. This is when we start to really get busy and sometimes lose our focus. How about a challenge to help keep us on the straight and narrow for the next month? 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 Today, November 1, 2007. 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)

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 TODAY!!!!

I'd like to try this again. I need the motivation!

1) Food plan - Southbeach Phase 2 foods only.
2) Exercise - Resistance bands for now and 30 minutes walking after knee heals.
3) Water - mininum of 32 ounces.

I'm definitely in for this again! I like the accountability. My goal is to do better this month

*Food - Stay within WW points.
*Water - 6 cups a day
*Exercise - At least 20 minutes a day: Yoga DVD on days off, Elliptical/Treadmill MTWF (+ Two 10 minute walks), Thursdays: Two 10 minute walks.

Max Points: 120

11/01 - 4
11/02 - 4
11/03 - 4

11/04 - 3 (Food & Water)
11/05 - 3 (Food & Water)
11/06 - 4
11/07 - 0 (Health Issues)
11/08 - 4
11/09 - 4
11/10 - 4

11/11 - 4
11/12 - 4
11/13 - 4
11/14 - 4
11/15 - 4
11/16 - 4
11/17 - 4

11/18 - 4
11/19 - 3 (Food + Exercise. I missed 1 cup of water.)
11/20 - 4
11/21 - 4
11/22 - 2 (Thanksgiving! Food was a big fat 0 , but I exercised & got my water in!)
11/23 - 3 (Food + Water)
11/24 - 4

11/25 - 3
11/26 - 4
11/27 - 4
11/28 - 3 (Foot Injury)
11/29 - 3 (Foot Injury)
11/30 - 3 (Foot Injury)

Total: 106 - I'm proud of this month. I've done well, I know where I can make improvements. Can't wait for the December's challenge!!!

I MUST GET MOVING !!!

I have started this month out with walking 2 miles, I went to 3 miles in my first week. After I got back on track from Thanksgiving, I am now walking 4 mile. This challenge has really help me to get moving. I still can't believe I am walking 4 miles a day. I just hope I can keep this up!

Plan...counting calories
Exercise...20 min.daily
Water...64oz.daily

Nov.1... 4 points Nov.16...4 points
Nov.2... 4 points Nov.17...4 points
Nov.3... 4 points Nov.18...4 points
Nov.4... 4 points Nov.19...4 points
Nov.5... 4 points Nov.20...4 points
Nov.6... 4 points Nov.21...4 points
Nov.7... 4 points Nov.22...2 points
Nov.8... 4 points Nov.23...2 points
Nov.9... 4 points Nov.24...4 points
Nov.10. 4 points Nov.25...3 points
Nov.11. 4 points Nov.26...4 points
Nov.12. 4 points Nov.27...4 points
Nov.13. 4 points Nov.28...4 points
Nov.14. 4 points Nov.29...2 points
Nov.15. 4 points Nov.30...2 points

OK, I'm going to do this, this time.

Food - under 1700 calories
Exercise - gym 4 times a week, swim twice a week, walk 30 mins per day
Water - at least 2L per day.

1 - 4
2 - 2 (bad day food wise. Too much food at work today)
3 - 4
4 - 4
5 - 4
6 - 4 (proud of this day. Came close to a blowout on food, but didn't)
7 - 2 (bad day food wise. Too much food at work today)
8 - 4
9 - 4
10 - 4
11 - 3. Can't really count spring cleaning as exercise
12 - 4
13 -2 (rubbish food day)
14 - 1 (rubbish food, no exercise. At least I got my water in)
15 - 4
16 - 1 (rubbish food, no exercise)
17 - 4
18 -3 (no exercise)
19 - 2 (rubbish food)
20 - 2 (rubbish food)
21 - 2 (rubbish food)
22 - 2 (rubbish food)
23 - 2 (rubbish food)
24 - 4
25 - 0 (less said the better)
26 - 1 (at least I drank my water)
27 - 4
28 - 4
29 - 4
30 - 4

BRING IT!!!!!!!!!
1500-1700 calories a day
30 min. of exercise 5 days a week
64 oz water

1-4
2-4
3-3
4-3
5-4
6-3
7-1
8-2
9-2
10-1
11-1
12-1
13-3
14-4
15-2
16-2
17-2
18-1
19-1
20-2
21-0
22-0
23-0
24-0
25-0
26-4
27-3
28-3
29-3
30-1

I'm in again!

Exercise:
~Cardio - 3x/wk 40 mins ea (C25k)
~Core Training - 1x/wk
~Strength Training - 1x/wk
~Lateral Motion Training - 1x/wk
Food : 1700 calories or less a day
Water : 64 ounces or more a day
Goal for Nov: 96 points (80% on plan) - 71% OP (this would explain why my weight loss slowed this month... ugh!)

11.01 - 4
11.02 - 4
11.03 - 4
11.04 - 4
11.05 - 4
11.06 - 4
11.07 - 4
11.08 - 4
11.09 - 0 (bad day, late/emotional eating)
11.10 - 2 (water and exercise)
11.11 - 4
11.12 - 4
11.13 - 2 (water and exercise)
11.14 - 4
11.15 - 3 (food and water)
11.16 - 4
11.17 - 2 (food only)
11.18 - 3 (food and water)
11.19 - 4
11.20 - 4
11.21 - 2 (water and exercise)
11.22 - 1 (water only)
11.23 - 0
11.24 - 2 (food only)
11.25 - 2 (water and exercise)
11.26 - 1 (water only, 105 cals over - ugh!)
11.27 - 3 (food and water)
11.28 - 2 (water and exercise)
11.29 - 3 (food and water)
11.30 - 1 (water only, 52 cals over )

Total thru 11.30 = 85

I'd like to give this a try. I really need to kick it into high gear this month!

1. 1600-1800 calories a day, with limited carb intake.
2. At least 48 ounces of water.
3. Resistance bands and 15 minutes of treadmill 3x per week after dr clears me for that.

11/01 4 points
11/02 2 points--water and exercise. I'll be within my calorie goal for the day, but I made some bad choices, so I'm not giving myself points
11/03 4 points, despite eating out for lunch
11/04 4 points
11/05 4 points, even though dinner was a challenge
11/06 4 points
11/07 3 points--off on water
11/08 4 points!
11/09 3 points--off on water again, ugh
11/10
11/11
11/12
11/13
11/14
11/15
11/16
11/17
11/18
11/19
11/20
11/21
11/22
11/23
11/24
11/25
11/26
11/27
11/28
11/29
11/30

I'm in again!

Food: SB Phase 2/SB Phase 3 on Thanksgiving Day only
Water: 80 oz per day
Exercise: 30 minutes a day… Biking, Water Aerobics, Walking or Strength Training (something I’m planning on starting in November)


11.01- 4 points!
11.02- 3 points (no exercise)
11.03- 4 points
11.04- 3 points (no exercise)
11.05- 4 points
11.06- 3 points (no exercise)
11.07- 4 points
11.08- 3 points
11.09- 4 points
11.10- 4 points
11.11- 3 points
11.12- 4 points
11.13- 3 points
11.14- 4 points
11.15- 3 points
11.16- 4 points
11.17- 3 points
11.18- 3 points
11.19- 3 points
11.20-
11.21-
11.22-
11.23-
11.24-
11.25-
11.26-
11.27-
11.28-
11.29-
11.30-

this sounds cool count me in too
My goal is to make healthy choices to the best of my ability

1) follow my ww pts.
2) exercise at least 3-4 times a week for 30 mins.
3) drink at least 6 glasses of water a day

11.1 = 4
11.2 = 3 (didn't get exercise in to day, stayed within points and drank 6 glasses water.)
11.3 = 4 ( yay another good day)
11.4 = 4 (to day was tough, but I did it.)
11.5 = 4
11.6 = 4
11.7 = 4 (to day was very challenging, but i made it.)
11.8

Life got in the way and I just couldn't keep up with the challenge. I'm still doing okay but don't want the extra guilt of not meeting the requirements. I'm going to pass on this month and maybe come back next month.
Thanks

Well, while I did lose 7#s in October I was very disappointed because I'm up 2#s this week. I had decided I wasn't going to join the challenge this month. However after thinking it over I've changed my mind deciding that I should continue with it this month because of the holidays coming up. Plus the fact that I need to change a bad habit of giving up and quiting when things don't go the way I wanted.

My plan for November is to daily stay within my WW Flex points, drink a minimum of 64 oz water and exercise at least 5 days a week... which consist of either walking, tia chai (sp) or riding stationary bike and perhaps some days a combination I'm glad to say that my knee is not hurting any more so the knee will determine how much exercise I can do each day.

Nov 1 - 4 pts
Nov 2 - 4 pts
Nov 3 - 4 pts
Nov 4 - 3 pts Food & Water
Nov 5 - 4 pts 1 mile WATP 20 min tape no knee problems
Nov 6 - 4 pts
Nov 7 - 2 pts Water & exercise good. Food too much.
Knee is sore today no exercise tomorrow. Hope
to do better with food.
Nov 8 - 4 Ended up walking after all. Good for me...
Nov 9 - 3 no exercise today

Nov 10 - 2 Didn't do well with food today...
Nov 11 - 1 Water
Nov 12 - 3 No exercise due to painful knee
Nov 13 - 4 Lots of walking... shopping
Nov 14 - 3 Food & water
Nov 15 - 3 Food & Water
Nov 16 - 4 I was able to do a little bit of walking today...
Nov 17 - 4
Nov 18 - 4
Nov 19 - 4 Switched to SBD today & doing better.
Nov 20 - 4
Nov 21 - 4
Nov 22 - 2 Water & Bike
Nov 23 - 3 Food & Water
Nov 24 - 4
Nov 25 - 1 Water
Nov 26 - 1 Water
Nov 27 - 4 New exercise Tai Chi will be good for knee
Nov 28 - 4
Nov 29 - 2 Water & Exercise
Nov 30 - 4

Thanks,
Trish

I know not everyone has checked in - but this is what we have so far!

nicolen ~ 14
Dumplin ~ 12
gina1221 ~ 12
pattygirl63 ~ 12
Supersub ~ 12
1oftheLuvs ~ 11
smilely771 ~ 11
xtrisaratops ~ 10
Faerie ~ 4
dek6 ~ 0
GirlyGirlSebas ~ 0

Just found out about this today hope it's not to late to start

Goals:
Food: For now calorie counting 1500-1600 calories
Water: atleast 75oz's daily
Exercise: atleast 30 minutes of some organized activity a day
11/4 3 didn't quite meet the exercise goal
11/5
11/6
11/7
11/8
11/9
11/10
11/11
11/12
11/13
11/14
11/15
11/16
11/17
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11/19
11/20
11/21
11/22
11/23
11/24
11/25
11/26
11/27
11/28
11/29
11/30

hi there. I hope it's not to late to join either! So here goes:
Food: no "whites," caffeine or refined stuff (or bad fats or alcohol)
Exercise: 30 mins per day (minimum)
Water: 8 glasses

As you can see it's been a rocky start so far It's so hard trying to avoid some of these things, even when I am eating healthy

11/3-1
11/4-1
11/5-2
11/6-4
11/7-4
11/8-2 (yummy indian food, garlic naan alas)
11/9-3 (couldn't make it out for my 30min walk)
11/10-2 (sausages )
11/11-2 (white rice and duck)
11/12-4
11/13-4
11/14-4
11/15-4
11/16-4
11/17-2 (curse that Indian food buffet)
11/18-2 (weekends suck )
11/19-4
11/20-4
11/21-4
11/22-4
11/23-4
11/24-1
11/25-3 (couldn't make it out for my walk)
11/26-4
11/27-4
11/28-4
11-29-4
11/30-4