Challenge Rules

9 week challenge - January 23 - March 25

Each participant contributes $20 to the Prize Pot.

4 Point Categories: exercise, challenge participation, weight loss challenge & Blog participation.

Exercise: You will receive 1 point for every 30 minutes of exercise for up to 5 hours. Anyone who completes 5 hours will receive 15 points. No extra points will be awarded for hours over 5. Exercise should be intentional and challenging.

Weekly Challenge Participation: You will receive 1 point for each day you complete the weekly challenge. If you complete every day of the week you will receive 10 points. (weekly challenges are listed on the right)

Weight Challenge: If you maintain your weight for the week you get 5 points. If you lose any weight for the week you get 8 points.

This challenge is about more than weight loss, we want the focus to be on creating good habits and feeling healthy. But we recognize that some of you may desire to lose weight and you should be rewarded with additional points.

Blog Participation: You will receive 5 points for each week that you post an update, thoughts or motivation on the blog. Setting goals works best when you have people to share with and report to, use the blog as a way to motivate and encourage each other.

Make up Points: If you miss a day of the weekly challenge you can earn 4 make up points. If you do the challenge from the previous week, every day for the current week, you can get 4 bonus points. You must do the previous weeks challenge in addition to the current week and do it perfectly to earn the 4 points. You are only eligible for the bonus points if you missed a day from the previous week, you cannot have a perfect week and keep doing the previous weeks challenge to earn 4 additional points.


Friday, January 27, 2012

So far so good!

Well, we are almost through with the first week and it has been a good one. A food journal has never really stopped me from eating what I want. I just eat it and write it down. After talking to a few of you and reading your posts, I decided I better start looking at it differently. So, I started writing down what I was going to eat before I ate it. For some reason, writing it down before has helped me more. Maybe by writing it down first, I am eating it vicariously ;). I am snacking a lot less and sometimes I'll write something down and then decide it's not what I really want. It seems to be working! Great to hear how everyone is doing! Keep up the good work!
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  1. HeidiJanuary 28, 2012 at 3:23 PM

    I also found myself writing down what I ate before I ate it. I think I was so afraid I would forget to write it down if I waited until after. I liked it because it made me THINK BEFORE I ATE. It is amazing that simply writing down my meals encouraged me to plan what and how much I was going to eat. This was particularly difficult for me at breakfast and lunch where apparently I act as the garbage disposal for my kids.

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