FEBRUARY Points challenge! (This has nothing to do with Weight Watchers)

  • FEBRUARY CHALLENGE...Only 1 month into the new year. Still plenty of time for a whole new you!! How about a challenge to get things going on the right direction! 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 February 1, 2010 (TODAY!) . 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.
  • This was a lifesaver for me last month - I didn't make my goals every day, but for a long time there, keeping my focus on what I could control (both in terms of weight loss and in terms of my somewhat out of control life) was SOOOOOOO helpful.

    So I'm definitely back in! (and glad you are joining this month, Sandi!)

    Starting weight: 231

    Food: 1200-1500 healthy calories
    Activity: 20 minutes minimum weekdays, 60 minutes weekends
    Water: 80 ounces

    2/1: 4
    2/2: 4
    2/3: 4
    2/4: 4
    2/5: 4
    2/6: 4
    2/7: 4
    2/8: 4
    2/9: 3 (no exercise, sigh...)
    2/10: 3 (no exercise)
    2/11: 4
    2/12: 3 (no activity, again!)
    2/13: 4
    2/14: 4
    2/15: 3 (yeah, yeah)
    2/16: 4
    2/17: 4
    2/18: 4
    2/19: 3
    2/20: 2
    2/21: 4
    2/22: 1
    2/23: 3
    2/24: 2
    2/25: 1
    2/26: 1
    2/27: 2
    2/28: 4
  • I lost my mind mid-December and didn't find it again until mid-January, but now I'm back with a vengeance.

    Food: 1,000 - 1,800 calorie deficit
    Water: 1-1.5 gallons
    Exercise: At least 6 days/week, 834 crunches for the month (1668 yearly total by 2/28), 84-99 miles (152 - 168 yearly total by 2/28), finish round 1 of ST program and start round 2, don't give up on the push-ups challenge.


    2/1: 4
    2/2: 4
    2/3: 4
    2/4: 4
    2/5: 4
    2/6: 4
    2/7: 4
    2/8: 2 (food was off)
    2/9: 4
    2/10: 4
    2/11: 4
    2/12: 4
    2/13: 4
    2/14: 2 (food was off)
    2/15: 4
    2/16: 4
    2/17: 4
    2/18: 4
    2/19: 0 (bad day, trip to E.R. and everything)
    2/20: 4
    2/21: 4
    2/22: 4
    2/23: 4
    2/24: 4
    2/25: 4
    2/26: 3 (no exercise)
    2/27: 4
    2/28: 2 (no good on the food, but I'm sick, so I'll forgive me)

    Total: 101/112
  • I'm in. I didn't do as well as I wanted to last month, so I'm kicking it up this month.

    1 - 4
    2 - 2 (not on plan for food)
    3 - 4
    4 - 3 dang... hurt my knee. There goes those exercise points for a few days.
    5 - 3 knee again
    6 - 3 knee again

    7 - 2 normal rest day, but didn't drink much water either
    8 - 3 no exercise
    9 - 3 no exercise
    10 - 3 no exercise
    11 - 3 no exercise
    12 - 3 no exercise
    13 - 3 no exercise

    14 - 3 normal rest day
    15 - 4 yay exercise!
    16 - 4
    17 - 4
    18 - 4
    19 - 4
    20 - 2 off food plan

    21 - 2 rest day, but not enough water
    22 - 4
    23 - 4
    24 - 4
    25 - 2 off food plan
    26 - 4
    27 - 2 off food plan, but we were celebrating our anniversary. (excuses!)

    28 - 2 rest day, not enough water

    Total: 88 out of 112. Ouch! Hope to do better in March!
  • I'm in again so I can spot my trends!

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

    Feb. 1 - 4
    Feb. 2 - 4
    Feb. 3 - 4
    Feb. 4 - 4
    Feb. 5 - 4
    Feb. 6 - 4
    Feb. 7 - 2 (water, exercise -- over on food)
    Feb. 8 - 4
    Feb. 9 - 4
    Feb. 10 - 4
    Feb. 11 - 4
    Feb. 12 - 4
    Feb. 13 - 0
    Feb. 14 - 0
    Feb. 15 - 4
    Feb. 16 - 4
    Feb. 17 - 4
    Feb. 18 - 0
    Feb. 19 - 0
    Feb. 20 - 0
    Feb. 21 - 1 (exercise)
    Feb. 22 - 4
    Feb. 23 - 2 (darn Girl Scout cookies got me!)
    Feb. 24 - 2 (water, exercise)
    Feb. 25 - 1 (exercise)
    Feb. 26 - 0
    Feb. 27 - 0
    Feb. 28 - 0

    Total: 68/112
  • I'm in!
    30 min of exercise
    64 ounces of water
    WW CORE Foods and Hunger Scale

    Feb 1~ 4
    Feb 2~ 2 (water and exercise, but borderline restaurant meal so I will err conservative)
    Feb 3~ 4 (super day!)
    Feb 4~ 4
    Feb 5~ 4
    Feb 6~ 4
    Feb 7~ 4
    Feb 8~ 4
    Feb 9~ 2 (kept calories in check, but ate junk! )
    Feb 10~ 4
    Feb 11~ 3 (no exercise)
    Feb 12~ 4
    Feb 13~ 3 (no exercise)
    Feb 14~ 2(calories probably went over but did exercise)
    Feb 15~ 2(calories probably went over but did exercise)
    Feb 16~ 1(too many cals - no exercise)
    Feb 17~ 1 (too many cals - no exercise)
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  • I think I will give this a try.
    For the first time in FOREVER, I am in
    Stay within my 33 Daily WW points
    90 ounces of Water
    Do something light labor intensive daily. Whether it be clean stalls, haul couple bales of hay, feed horses, goats, pigs, etc throwing hay, something farm related that can burn even a small amount of calories. (my life does not allow for actually workouts at this time)
    2/1: 2+1+1=4
    2/2: 2+1+0=3 (I didn't do anything I would call extra to constitutue excersize)
    2/3: 2+0+1=3 (Didn't get the water in like I should have)
    2/4: 2+1+0= (Not enough water)
    2/5: 2+1+0= (Not enough water)
    2/6: 2+1+0= (Not enough water)
    2/7: 2+1+0= (Not enough water)
    2/8: 2+1+1=4
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  • Let's Do This Thing!
    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:
    Begin training for relay marathon in May.

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  • *bump*
  • Food 25pts or 1400 calories
    128 ounces of water
    30 min of exercise

    Feb 1~ 2( grandsons birth ate out)
    Feb 2~ 4
    Feb 3~ 3(not enough water)
    Feb 4~ 4
    Feb 5~ 4
    Feb 6~ 2 over on points
    Feb 7~2 finger foods
    Feb 8~4
    Feb 9~ 2 snow day and brownie
    Feb 10~3(no exercise)
    Feb 11~4
    Feb 12~1
    Feb 13~ 2
    Feb 14~ 4 and it feels good!!
    Feb 15~ 4
    Feb 16~4
    Feb 17~ 4
    Feb 18~ 4
    Feb 19~ 4
    Feb 20~ 4( walked outside 60 degrees...HEAVEN)
    Feb 21~ 2( to much sodium)
    Feb 22~ 2
    Feb 23~2(close but still a bit over on calories and not good choices of food)
    Feb 24~4 ( at last!)
    Feb 25~3( no exercise)
    Feb 26~ 3
    Feb 27~ 4
    Feb 28~4
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  • I'm in!

    Food: Sticking to WW Points
    Water: At least 40 oz
    Exercise: 50 min

    1: 3 [food + exercise]
    2: 3 [food + exercise]
    3: 2 [food]
    4: 2 [food]
    5: 2 [food]
    6: 2 [food]
    7: 0
    8: 4
    9: 4
    10: 2 [food]
    11: 4
    12: 0
    13: 0
    14: 0
    15: 0
    16: 0
    17: 4
    18: 0
    19: 1 [exercise]
    20: 0
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  • I'll give it a try if I'm allowed to start a bit late!

    Food - I would like to stay under 1500 calories

    Water - At least 6 glasses a day

    Exercise - I would like to exercise 30 mins daily.

    2/1: 0
    2/2: 0
    2/3: 0
    2/4: 0
    2/5: 3 (Food and Exercise only today)
    2/6: 4 YAY!
    2/7:4
    2/8:3 (Food and water only)
    2/9: 3(Food and water again)
    2/10:4
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  • Is it too late to start this? I struggle with water specifically. This might help me get better with that. I do count points so would I put that as my goal food wise? to stay in my points? If so... here we go.

    Food: Stay in my allotted points
    Water: atleast 32 oz. water daily
    Exercise: atleast 30 minutes a day.

    Feb 1: 0
    Feb 2: 0
    Feb 3: 0
    Feb 4: 0
    Feb 5: 0
    Feb 6: 3 - not enough water
    Feb 7: 3 - not enough water
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  • Mind another late joiner? I can use all of the accountability that I can get!

    Food: 1200-1300 calories per day
    Water: 64 oz. water daily
    Exercise: at least 30 minutes a day.

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