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.


Sunday, February 5, 2012

Be Happy!

So, I keep thinking I'll have some insightful tale to share and it hasn't happened. I think about the challenge all week and have it in the back of my mind keeping me on track. It is nice to have something holding me accountable. I have the exercise down but there is so much more to our health than exercise.

So often in my life I have thought that if I lost weight I would be happy...well I have lost quite a bit over the last few years and it isn't weight loss that brings happiness. I saw a bill board somewhere recently that said something like the following about happiness..."Happiness is not a destination it's a choice." It is up to us whether or not we are happy where we are currently. I have thought about this a lot since I saw that and really believe it's true. We need to find the good in what we have and be happy, even though there is lots that can get in the way.

Remember the old song, "Don't worry, be happy!"
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