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.


Thursday, February 23, 2012

You're not alone-We can do this

Sundays are pretty slow at my house. Our church doesn't start until 1:00 and my husband is gone most of the morning, so we read and play games.  We have a late breakfast and then eat dinner after church.  Fast Sunday is not so slow, by 9:00 my son is counting down the hours until we get home from church so he can eat.  In February I teased him.  I reminded him that we didn't normally have breakfast until 10:00 on Sunday-and at 9:00 he was starving.  We laughed, it is a mental game.

So last night I told my daughter that I couldn't wait until Monday.  She laughed and said she couldn't believe it was so hard because I didn't eat a lot of treats anyway.  I just smiled and told her it was like fast sunday.  I had even picked out the candy bar I was going to eat for breakfast on Monday.  Funny thing, I never eat a whole candy bar by myself. When you can't have something it seems like you want it evern more.

I have learned that it is easier for me to 'do' an activity than 'not do' an activity.  I can count water and write down food, but if it is a don't do week I am constantly asking myself, "Can I do/eat this?" 

--Yes we can do this.

Any menu suggestions for week 7?  I am starting to collect ideas-potato bar, taco salad (with corn chips), omelets, haystacks...
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  1. Madison MatthewsFebruary 23, 2012 at 3:02 PM

    Here is the thing that is soooo hard. Refined flours are in everything, even things you wouldn't think of, like cream of chicken soup. I am struggling with this one too. Good Luck!!!!
    Steph Matthews

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