JANUARY 2015 - Move Your @ss Challenge
hkristine1
Posts: 950 Member
Okay *kitten* movers, here's the new thread for the January 2015 (HAPPY NEW YEAR (*) ) Move Your *kitten* Challenge!
PLEASE READ the directions below.
Welcome to the newbies and welcome back to the oldies!
"Rules of the Challenge"
1. Set your goal and post it to the thread....distance ONLY (Miles or KMs) - NO minutes, NO # of workouts, , NO # of calories, NO # of steps - DISTANCE ONLY.
2. Make your ticker if you want to use one (see directions below or in the FAQ thread) or add your goal to the thread.
3. Get moving your @ss starting Thursday, January 1st.
4. Post as often as you can to the thread so we can keep the sheet (see link below) up to date. You are welcome to report what you are moving each time BUT please make sure you post the TOTAL miles (kms) moved each time you update.
Please don't post any DECEMBER miles here. We will update the December spreadsheet once everyone has reported their December miles to the December thread - Please add only your JANUARY goals/miles to this thread.
The purpose is to set a distance goal (KM or Miles) and track your distance for the month - please only do one or the other...if you are doing KM just report in KM - we have a formula in the spreadsheet that will convert it to miles for us.
You are challenging yourself, not competing against anyone else.....the distance can be on a treadmill, stairmaster, elliptical, bike, roller blades, walking, running, biking, hiking, swimming (if you can measure).....just set a distance goal and do the work. Sorry, but we will not be tracking number of workouts or minutes moved in this challenge - ONLY DISTANCE.
Report to the thread often to keep us updated because we track our info on a spreadsheet (see link below) so you can see how you are doing compared to the group but not to openly compete with them. (Whatever goes on inside your own brain is your own business.
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The idea is to set your goal and reach it before the end of the month.
Welcome to all - new and old.....have a great month challenging yourself!
Link to the Google spreadsheet where you can view (but not edit). The Challenge Admins will update it for you at mostly random times.... ....but typically at least once a day. Don't hold us to that though.
http://tinyurl.com/myac201402
Directions for making a ticker:
Go to tickerfactory.com and create a weight loss/fitness ticker (link is lower left side of page). Then copy the "BB code" and paste it into your posts on this thread each time you do an update. (More detailed info is located in the FAQ thread on the MYAC Group page.)
Welcome and we hope you enjoy your stay and that you find this helpful in realizing your fitness goals!
PLEASE READ the directions below.
Welcome to the newbies and welcome back to the oldies!
"Rules of the Challenge"
1. Set your goal and post it to the thread....distance ONLY (Miles or KMs) - NO minutes, NO # of workouts, , NO # of calories, NO # of steps - DISTANCE ONLY.
2. Make your ticker if you want to use one (see directions below or in the FAQ thread) or add your goal to the thread.
3. Get moving your @ss starting Thursday, January 1st.
4. Post as often as you can to the thread so we can keep the sheet (see link below) up to date. You are welcome to report what you are moving each time BUT please make sure you post the TOTAL miles (kms) moved each time you update.
Please don't post any DECEMBER miles here. We will update the December spreadsheet once everyone has reported their December miles to the December thread - Please add only your JANUARY goals/miles to this thread.
The purpose is to set a distance goal (KM or Miles) and track your distance for the month - please only do one or the other...if you are doing KM just report in KM - we have a formula in the spreadsheet that will convert it to miles for us.
You are challenging yourself, not competing against anyone else.....the distance can be on a treadmill, stairmaster, elliptical, bike, roller blades, walking, running, biking, hiking, swimming (if you can measure).....just set a distance goal and do the work. Sorry, but we will not be tracking number of workouts or minutes moved in this challenge - ONLY DISTANCE.
Report to the thread often to keep us updated because we track our info on a spreadsheet (see link below) so you can see how you are doing compared to the group but not to openly compete with them. (Whatever goes on inside your own brain is your own business.
)The idea is to set your goal and reach it before the end of the month.
Welcome to all - new and old.....have a great month challenging yourself!
Link to the Google spreadsheet where you can view (but not edit). The Challenge Admins will update it for you at mostly random times.... ....but typically at least once a day. Don't hold us to that though.
http://tinyurl.com/myac201402
Directions for making a ticker:
Go to tickerfactory.com and create a weight loss/fitness ticker (link is lower left side of page). Then copy the "BB code" and paste it into your posts on this thread each time you do an update. (More detailed info is located in the FAQ thread on the MYAC Group page.)
Welcome and we hope you enjoy your stay and that you find this helpful in realizing your fitness goals!
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Thank you all
Trying 230 miles for January. Starting marathon training again
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I think I'll go for 260 again in January.0
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I think I will go for 150 miles again in January
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100 miles for me, please!0
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I'll stick with 80 miles, please.0
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Thank you all so much to all involved for doing this yet again. It really makes a difference to us all.
I am going for 100 miles this month. I have lost my way a little so if I go for something I know I can do I will try harder to beat it. If it is looking too easy I will up my target at a later date.
Thanks guys
Happy new year to everyone0 -
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SPREADSHEET UPDATED TO HERE
See (but not edit) the
spreadsheet here:
http://tinyurl.com/myac201402
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In for 75!
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My goal for January will be 100km0
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Please put me down for 950 miles....
Good luck to everyone.... 0 -
25 miles please!
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Goal for January is 150 miles.
Happy New Year Everyone!0 -
Goal for Jan is 15 is 150 miles run/ walk.0
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Going for a 1000 miles, hopefully can pick up miles on the less icy days
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I'm in again for another 40 miles running. Happy New Year!
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Please put me down for 135 miles in January.0
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I'm in for another 100 miles. I'm in week 6 of my 20 week HM training plan, so will bump up to 5 days a week running starting next week. Really cutting into my cycling. The weather isn't helping either!0
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I'm in for 70 miles.
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I'm in for January for 75 miles. Happy 2015!
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85 miles again for me, please! Happy New Year!!0
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Oh lets go for 150 again. Happy New Year!0
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SPREADSHEET UPDATED TO HERE
See (but not edit) the
spreadsheet here:
http://tinyurl.com/myac201402
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Happy New Year to all MYACers and thanks to Mods for a whole year of encouraging me to move. Going to raise my target to 90 miles.0
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HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! I'm in for 75 miles this month. (I want to make it higher, but I know how busy the end of the month will be and I do not want to get too discouraged if I start falling behind.)0
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Good morning and HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
Trying something new....if you've been to the spreadsheet this morning, you may have noticed a new column that came to me this morning when I asked myself the question "Is there anything else we can add that might just provide a little more motivation?" And that was my answer. It'll be empty this month, but beginning next month if you've "made your goal" this month, you'll have the option to see a '1' there. And each month, hopefully....that number will grow!
And I'm hoping that it will provide incentive to keep on the move so you don't drop back down to '0'.
There are no formulas involved and it will require manual updating each month but that shouldn't be too difficult at all. I also decided not to include the Dec-to-January month change in it since I didn't think it would be fair to track it when you didn't know about it yet.
Like it...love it...hate it???? I decided I'd make it optional in case you feel that's too* much pressure. I totally don't want people to beat themselves up if they get injured (or whatever) and "lose their streak" and then feel bad about it...![:\](https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/resources/emoji/confused.png ":\")
I still want this to remain inspirational and motivational and not feel competitive with each other. It's just one more tool for *you*, personally. I just thought that might give me a little extra nudge and others might like it too. Thoughts????
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in for 250 miles this month - biking/elliptical/walking
Dave, I
the idea of a "streak" column! I've been keeping track on my own (100% so far, but it's been very close a few times) and this "official version" will be even more motivation for me- I'm in . Sometimes the only thing that gets/keeps me moving at the end of the month is that "perfect" streak I feel I have to "live up to" 0 -
Happy New Year All!!
I for one love the idea Dave, maybe it will help me after the terrible year that 2014 was for me meeting my goals!!
My goal for this month will be 100 miles again, but this time I WILL make it! 2015 will be the year that I get back to my 100 miles every month!
Let's make this year fantastic!!
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Going for a 1000 miles, hopefully can pick up miles on the less icy days
01-01: 52.38 milesJanuary Miles: 52.38
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Please add me for another 60 miles in January.
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I haven't had great success with this challenge so I bowed out for a while. I have been going good for a bit so now I am ready to get back in. Instead of walking, I am running so starting at 25 miles for January. I used to walk four to five miles but now with running, averaging 1.3 a day. I was one of the lucky ones and managed to get my hands on a Fitbit Charge HR so ready to kick it up and hopefully that will push me even further. 0
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