JANUARY CHALLENGE...The first of the year. 2010. There is something so wonderful about a fresh start, a clean slate. Let's kick off 2010 with a challenge!! It's somewhere to check in...some friendly competition. 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. That way you always know where you are and so do I!

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 January 1, 2010. 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????

Note: When I do the final totals at the end of the month, I only include people who have participated 15 days or more.

45 min of exercise
120 ounces of water
26 WW points

Jan 1~4
Jan 2~2
jan3~4
Jan 4~2( carbs)
Jan 5~4
Jan 6~4
Jan 7~2,,not bad with food but over points
Jan 8~2
Jan 9~2
Jan 10~4
Jan 11~ 3 no exercise tummy issues
Jan 12~3
Jan 13~2
Jan 14~1
Jan 15~2
Jan 16~2
Jan 17~3
Jan 18~1( fresh start in the morning)
Jan 19~4...now time to string a row of them together!!
Jan 20~4
Jan 21~4
Jan 22~4
Jan 23~4
Jan 24~4
Jan 25~ 4 Happy Birthday to ME used 5 of my flex points
Jan 26~4
Jan 27~4 stuggled but I made it!!
Jan 28~4
Jan 29~2 pizza won!
Jan 30~4
Jan 31~4

25 min of exercise
64 ounces of water
2000

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jan3~1
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Jan 5~2
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Jan 8~0
Jan 9~2
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I'm in.

1 - 1 (water only... bad start!)
2 - 2 (need to be on plan for food......)

3 - 3 rest day
4 - 4
5 - 3
6 - 3
7 - 4
8 - 0 wow, bad day
9 - 4

10 - 2 rest day and not enough water
11 - 4
12 - 4
13 - 4
14 - 4
15 - 4
16 - 3

17 - 3 rest day
18 - 0
19 - 4
20 - 3
21 - 3
22 - 3
23 - 3

24 - 3 rest day
25 - 3
26 - 4
27 - 3
28 - 4
29 - 3
30 - 4

31 - 3 rest day

Total points: 95

I'm in again...this helps me spot those good and bad trends!

exercise - DVD or walking
calories -1200-1500
water - 40+ oz per day

Jan. 1 - 2 (exercise, water)
Jan. 2 - 3 (food, water -- rest day)
Jan. 3 - 1 (water)
Jan. 4 - 4
Jan. 5 - 4
Jan. 6 - 4
Jan. 7 - 4
Jan. 8 - 4
Jan. 9 - 4
Jan. 10 - 4
Jan. 11 - 4
Jan. 12 - 4
Jan. 13 - 4
Jan. 14 - 4
Jan. 15 - 4
Jan. 16 - vacation
Jan. 17 - vacation
Jan. 18 - 4
Jan. 19 - 4
Jan. 20 - 4
Jan. 21 - 4
Jan. 22 - 4
Jan. 23 - 4
Jan. 24 - 4
Jan. 25 - 4
Jan. 26 - 4
Jan. 27 - 4
Jan. 28 - vacation
Jan. 29 - vacation
Jan. 30 - vacation
Jan. 31 - 4

Total: 98/124

I'm in!
30 min of exercise
64 ounces of water
WW CORE Foods and Hunger Scale

Jan 1~ 1 (water)
Jan 2~ 4 (awesome day!)
Jan 3~ 4 (another awesome day!)
Jan 4~ 4 (rock on!)
Jan 5~ 4 (getting the hang of this!)
Jan 6~ 4 (great day!)
Jan 7~ 4 (still movin')
Jan 8~ 3 (exercise rest day)
Jan 9~ 4 ()
Jan 10~4()
Jan 11~3 (exercise rest day)
Jan 12~4()
Jan 13~ 2(I drank my water, exercised and ate Core foods, but didn't obey the hunger scale)
Jan 14~ 3 (I drank my water and ate perfectly, but had a monster headache and didn't exercise)
Jan 15~ 3
Jan 16~ 4
Jan 17~ 4
Jan 18~ 4 (stressful day and still stayed OP!)
Jan 19~ 3
Jan 20~ 3
Jan 21~ 4
Jan 22~ 4
Jan 23~ 4
Jan 24~ 2 (Not a good food day. Need to plan better at restaurants.)
Jan 25~ 3 (exercise rest day after Sunday marathon)
Jan 26~ 4
Jan 27~ 4
Jan 28~ 4
Jan 29~ 4
Jan 30~ 3
Jan 31~ 4

Monthly total: 20 4's, 8 3's, 2 2's and 1 1. 109/124

Hurray for 2010.

1 hiking loop or 20min walking + 10min gym
>=32oz water + <=32oz other drink
medifast

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I'm ready to start!

Food = Medifast
H20 = 1 Gallon
Exercise = 45 min./day for cardio & strength train 3 x week

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Food: three sensible meals each day, two snacks, at least one of which is fruit.
Water: two litres each day.
Exercise: at least thirty minutes each day.

1 Jan: Food 2, water 1, exercise 1: total 4
2 Jan: Food 2, water 1, exercise 1: total 4
3 Jan: Food 0, water 1, exercise 0: total 1
4 Jan: Food 2, water 1, exercise 1: total 4
5 Jan: Food 2, water 1, exercise 0: total 3
6 Jan: Food 2, water 1, exercise 0: total 3
7 Jan: Food 2, water 0, exercise 0: total 2
8 Jan: Food 0, water 0, exercise 1: total 1 (but oh lord, I did about 2 hours' exercise!)
9 Jan: Food 0, water 1, exercise 0: total 1
10 Jan: Food 0, water 0, exercise 0: total 0 (oh dear)

10-day total: 23/40

11 Jan: Food 2, water 1, exercise 1: total 4
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Running total: 27/124

Food:
Daily carb allowance is 35-45 g (add an additional 10 g on the days I exercise). Daily calories are 1200 or less.
Water:
Daily consumption of at least 1 gallon. Must also consume an additional 8 oz for every 15 minutes of exercise.
Exercise:
- Tuesdays & Thursdays: Meet with personal trainer and focus on strength training exercises.
- Mon/Wed/Fri: Cardio circuit training, minimum of 1 hr. Cool down with floor exercises and stretches.
- Saturday: Heavy lifting day. 3 sets of 15 reps, all major muscle groups. Make it burn!
- Sunday: Planned rest day.
This Month's Goal:
Limit non-exercise days to just once a week.

1: 2 - Over on calories.
2: 2 - Over on calories.
3: 4
4: 4
5: 4
6: 4
7: 4
8: 4 - Weighed in at 235 lbs. One pound lost in one week. Plateau over with.
9: 1 - Off diet and no exercise. To be expected since it was my b-day.
10: 4 - Got an hour long massage. It was heaven.
11: 4 - sick
12: 4 - sick
13: 3 - no exercise, sick
14: 4 - sick
15: 3 - no exercise, sick (fever)
16: 3 - no exercise, sick
17: 3 - no exercise, sick
18: 3 - no exercise, sick
19: 4 - sick
20: 3 - no exercise, sick
21: 4 - sick
22: 1 - off diet, no exercise, sick (doc's orders: daily antibiotics, no diet/exercise until better) Weigh-in: 225 lbs
23: 1 - off diet, no exercise, sick
24: 1 - off diet, no exercise, sick
25: 1 - off diet, no exercise, sick
26: 1 - off diet, no exercise, sick
27: 1 - off diet, no exercise, sick
28: 1 - off diet, no exercise, NOT sick
29: 1 - off diet, no exercise, (antibiotics completed)
30: 3 - no exercise
31: 4 - got a massage before working out

If my math is right, 86 total points.

I am in on this...why not!

Calories: 1200 - 1600 daily
Water - 64ou. + daily
Exercise: Stretches and Strengthening



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2: 4 (food, water, exercise)
3: 3 (food, water)
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Food: 1750 calories or less
Water: 2 liters or more
Exercise: Anything ~ intentional exercise of 15 mins or more

01.01 - 4
01.02 - 4
01.03 - 3 (food and water)
01.04 - 2 (food only)
01.05 - 3 (food and water)
01.06 - 2 (food only)
01.07 - 2 (food only)
01.08 - 1 (water only)
01.09 - 1 (water only)
01.10 - 0 ...ugh
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Total points thru 01.10 = 22

30 min of exercise
64 ounces of water
No sweets, no eating out/fast food, healthy food

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