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, February 17, 2012

My Challenge Day 6

Today's challenge was fun because I got to eat at a Mexican Restaurant! I used a couple of the tips...on my salad I picked off the tortilla strips and I ate half the salad which was just the right size!

Now for Saturday's challenge. Tip #148 from Melanie Douglass

Movie Night...with Healthy Snacks!

Watch a movie with your family tonight. There is one rule, however: you have to serve healthy snacks. Seriously your body will appreciate it! When you barely move a muscle for two hours and top it off by eating a bunch of high-calorie food, your poor body has to find a place to use or store all those extra calories.

     Here's to the healthiest movie-watching experience of your life. Try one or two of these ideas:

  • A bowl of mixed fresh fruit: grapes, cantaloupe, berries, and so forth
  • Plain popcorn: with a dash of salt and a little spray butter
  • Veggie tray: dip with ranch dressing, but not sour-cream-based ranch dip
  • One portion of one treat per person: one-quarter cup M&Ms, two small cookies, and so forth (allow one portion; then put the rest away--out of sight)
  • Hard candies: try four to six per person (they take longer to eat and can satisfy a sweet tooth with a small amount of calories)
  • Sugar-free frozen yogurt: skip the ten to twelve teaspoons of sugar in regular frozen yogurt
  • Ice water
I'm doing this on Saturday!


Rebecca
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