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, January 26, 2012

Well, this is (for me) the morning after...the day after Chinese food and cheesecake!  My first week and my first attempt ever at blogging.  I thought it would be easy to write cheesecake on my food diary, but it was as hard to do as it was easy to eat!  Oh, I know it was really my "birthday cake," and that's the reason I thought it wuldn't matter (and anyway, it isn't the week of challenge with no refined flour or sugar, right?)!  Only consolation...I didn't eat my usual second piece as a snack later on!   I'm finding that doing my exercise is harder than I thought it would be.  My favorite exercise is walking, and right now that's a little difficult, but hopefully it will get easier as the days go by.  I have my bike, but it's a pain in the you-know-where, and I mean that literally!  Still doing it though...I'm determined to stick it out!  Thanks to everyone who comes up with ideas and inspiration--I'm one who needs them.
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  1. woojaJanuary 28, 2012 at 6:57 PM

    Go Kay! You didn't eat a second piece of birthday cake ?! You inspire me! We will struggle our way into loving to walk together. ;). Thanks for posting, you were my motivator this week.
    Wendee

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