Total Lifestyle Challenge 4

dhaught3

Would you like to join a challenge that will help you live your ideal life? Do you want a challenge that is focused on more than just the numbers on the scale? Are you willing to commit to establishing healthy habits in the following areas of your life: nutrition, exercise, hydration, sleep, and a touch of self-reflection? Then let’s get started together!

This will be a 21-day recurring challenge, with a 7-day break between each new challenge.

This group will be about more than support. We will do that, of course, but we will also go the extra mile and provide discipline and accountability for one another.

Now what you have been waiting for—

THE RULES:

You will be trying to get as close to 100 points each day as you can. Perfection is not expected, but we’ll also celebrate a “perfect” score whenever it happens! Points are allocated as follows:

Staying within your calorie goal: 30
Eat breakfast/lunch/dinner: 3
Eat at least 5 servings of vegetables or fruits: 7
*No junk food or food not on your preferred eating plan: 3
Log everything you eat and drink: 3
Drink 64 oz. of water or 1/3 your body weight in oz. (whichever is more): 15
^Exercise at least 30 min.: 15
Spend at least 10 minutes strength training: 5
Spend at least 5 minutes in flexibility exercise: 5
Each additional 15 minutes of exercise: 1 (up to 4 additional points)
Getting at least 7 hours of sleep: 3
+Each additional half hour: 1 (up to 2 additional points)
Daily journal or reflection: 5

*You may have 1 indulgence per week and still receive 3 points. For instance, if you are on an eating plan that does not allow alcohol, you may have one glass of wine and still receive your points. Only 1 serving of the indulgence food per week, for your own sake!

^You may take 1 rest day per week and still receive 25 points (for base exercise of 30 minutes, plus strength and flexibility points—you’ll just fill in the points sheet as if you’d earned those points through exercise).

+For each 5 consecutive day period you log at least 7 1/2 hours of sleep, you earn a bonus night, allowing you to get less than 7 hours and still take the full 5 sleep points (as if you slept 8 hours!).

If you score 90 or higher for 9 consecutive days, you receive a free day of your choosing! You can give yourself a 100 no matter what! So you can earn up to 2 of these each challenge period.

You will also have 2 “Free Pass” days each challenge to use for illness, travel, emergencies, etc. You may take 50 points for each Free Pass day.

We’ll have a Google doc for you to post daily, and we’ll also expect daily posting on the private group challenge thread with at least a quick recap of your day in health.

Above all, be honest—because you’ll only be cheating yourself if you’re not. This is 100% honor system.

So…are you ready to create a better lifestyle?

Comment below if you’re in! We’ll kick off our third challenge period on Monday, March 28. After you comment, I will send you an invitation to the private group.

I invite you to join even if we’ve already started. You may not get as many points, but it’s great if you want to jump in where you are and start building healthy habits.

dhaught3

@teresamerritt @fourathomej @ChristiCare Do any of you want to share your experience doing the first 3 challenges?

We are a small but (mostly—talking about myself here) committed group and we’d love to have anyone join us starting tomorrow!

fourathomej

I will share that this is a wonderful small group - which is what keeps me here - of beautiful women. We are helpful, smart and committed...so much fun!!!

teresamerritt

I'll share - Over the first 3 challenges I've lost 21 pounds. For the first time in 53 years, I've actually mastered drinking water. It's tax season for me, but I'm actually focused on attempting more sleep just to get the points on the spreadsheet!! LOL I have come to depend on all of you to hold me accountable, I'll also be very honest - the off week this past week was way off my eating plan! I really need the group to keep me going. I'm still 40 to 50 pounds short of my goal and I am 100% sure that without these challenges and this group, I will not make it.

Wishing you all a successful 4th round

dhaught3

STARTING TODAY! Join us as we set off on our next 3-week journey to better health! I don’t know if there’s a magic formula for weight loss, but I do know that when I follow this challenge as much as possible, I always lose weight. And even more importantly, I feel 100x better in the day to day. If you’re ready for that, join us! We are a small group of people who mostly know each other online, so don’t worry about coming into a clique-ish group that isn’t welcoming. That’s not us! We love our new members.

ChristiCare

Love this group! I hold myself accountable even though I don’t see my MFP, friends face to face. My weight loss hasn’t been fast, but with my swimming/working out in the pool. I have defeated built more muscle. I can do basic things easier, like standing up and putting my legs in my pant legs without tipping over, I know that may sound funny but without good core muscles you just don’t have the balance. Another example is I drink less soda, eat less sugar and therefor my knees are not as tight, and I they don’t hurt when I bend my knees to tie my shoes. I have also dropped a Jean size, almost 2. I probably say 2, but that would be with the button unfastened. So I sure cannot complain! Not to mention I have made some great encouraging friends.

Dory_42

Can I jump in late? Looking for a new challenge to help me get back into routine and drop a few kgs