MARCH CHALLENGE...Spring is coming fast, let's us these last of the icky weather to get this done! How about a challenge to get things going in 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 March 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.

I'm in - I kind of lost my way a bit towards the end of February so looking forward to a fresh start in March!

Food: 1200-1500 calories (1000 calorie deficit per GWF)
Activity: minimum 30 minutes weekdays, 60 minutes weekends (came back to up my activity to 30 minutes minimum - I need to challenge myself!)
Water: 10 glasses or more


1: 4
2: 4
3: 4
4: 4
5: 4
6: 4
7: 4
8: 4
9: 4
10: 4
11: 4
12: 4
13: 3 (sick - no activity)
14: 1 (sick - water only)
15: 3 (sick - no activity)
16: 3 (still sick but 24 minutes of moderate activity per my GWF so close but no cigar)
17: 4
18: 4
19: 4
20: 3 (didn't hit 60 minutes)
21: 4
22: 4
23: 4
24: 4
25: 4
26: 4
27: 4
28: 3
29: 4
30: 3
31: 3

Food: 1600 - 1800 calories
Activity: 60 mins
Water: 100 oz

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2: 3
3: 4
4: 4
5: 4
6: 4
7: 3
8: 4
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Food - 1,000 calorie deficit each day
Exercise - Strength train daily, cardio 6 days per week
Water - 1 gallon or more each day

1: 1 (sick, sick, sick - got my water in though)
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Food: 1400 - 1800 calories
Activity: At least 1 mile
Water: 100 oz

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02:3...not enough water
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water-128 ounces per day
exercise- daily no excuses!
food-1500 calories per day( whole foods, no junky calories)

01:4
02:2( a little bit high on calories)
03:2
04:4
05:3 (no exercise)
06:2 a bit heavy on lunch
07:1 cake and no exercise
08:4
09:4
10:4
11:3(no exercise)
12:4
13:1(no exercise and bad food choices)
14:4( new plan mini meals)
15:2(bad choices even though calories were right)
16:4
17:4
18:2
19:2
20:2
21:0
22:4
23:4
24:3( no exercise)
25:4
26:4
27:2 ate bad
28:1
29:4
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31:4

(1)water-80 oz a day
(1)exercise- Wii Fit, Ttapp or some other movement each day
(2)food-stick within my WW points

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Just bumping this back up until it becomes sticky!

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not too many people this month, but

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Starting this out a bit late, but its better late then never

Food: Within 100 calories of 1,519
Activity: Walking or Crunches (weather depending)
Water: at least 5 glasses a day

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17: 3 (Not enough water.... again)
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