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.


Monday, February 13, 2012

Fiber Anyone?

Last week I realized that I didn't get as much water as I should, so I wondered if there was anything else that my diet may be lacking.  Because of thyroid issues I make sure I get plenty of calcium, and we are really good about eating fruits and vegetables.  One thing I don't know about fiber.
My challenge for this week is to keep track of what I eat and see if I am getting enough fiber in my diet.  I originally thought I would say get 100% of daily fiber-25g.  Then as I was reading about it this morning I read that if you dramatically increase the amount of fiber in your diet it could have undesirable side effects-bloating, gas, cramps etc.  Doesn't sound fun, so I will monitor my fiber and if necessary make small increases daily.  But for now, I need to know where I am.

Good luck with your personal challenges!
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