LAST healthy holistic challenge check in

Elizabeth_in_MN

Hello!

This was our LAST WEEK?!?! I can hardly believe it!!

On Tuesday I will make a chart of the results you all post this week, highlighting both the weekly winner (woo!) and the current cumulative winner (woo woo! weight loss is long term, y'all) I will post the charts in this forum.

Please use the following as a template to report your week:

- Days I drank 8 cups of water:
- Days I ate 2 (1/2c) servings of fruit:
- Days I ate 3 (1/2c) servings of vegetables:
- Days I avoided refined sugary snacks:
- Days I logged all food consumed in my MFP food diary:
- Days I exercised for 30 minutes:
- Days I exercised for 45+ minutes:
- Days I practiced additional self-care:
- Number of pounds lost:
Or
- Indicate here if you maintained your weight:
Or
- Indicate here if you gained weight:

Elizabeth_in_MN

So I have been integrating your feedback for the next challenge. Azmiz suggested a personal challenge (and BrainOnAStick suggested an alliterative name for it). Karen_golfs suggested the Wednesday check in and to keep the no-drop policy. BrainOnAStick suggested points for identifying the self-care items. I have integrated these into the next challenge. Honestly I fear the reporting is a bit cumbersome, but honestly, with the exception of the Challenger's choice, we were all mostly doing this anyway! Plus I have included a disclaimer that participants don't need to participate in every part of the reporting.

So. Any last minute changes? This is what I have so far:



Healthy holistic health 2 (HHH2) challenge

This challenge starts Wednesday September 11, ending Wednesday November 20th (the day before Thanksgiving) for a total of 10 weeks. Here is link to the directions and point information: TBA

YOU WILL NOT BE DROPPED so long as you continue to report in. Holistic health is a long term challenge, so while we will have an official winner in the end, getting back on that horse after a rough week is incredibly important! For me, anyway, I need to have opportunity to be able to wax and wain in the short term to be healthy long term.

In the same spirit, feel free to TAILOR TO YOUR NEEDS. Maybe you don't want to participate in the challenger's choice or maybe the self care reporting feels cumbersome and impedes on your wellness; that's ok! You can still participate in the challenge! You will be able to see your own weekly points and can compete against yourself rather than others. That sounds healthy to me!

Remember to post on Wednesday so that I can enter you to compete for the coveted weekly winner award. On Thursday I will make a chart of the results you all post this week, highlighting both the Weekly Wednesday Winner (WWW!) and the Current Cumulative Conquerer (CCC!; wellness is long term, y'all). I will post the charts in this forum.

We are using an honor system (pftt - I'm not checking in on you...you are the one trying to be healthier, right?).

Please use the following as a template to record:

- Number of days you drink 8 cups of water(3 pts):
- Number of days you have 2 (e.g. 1/2c fresh) servings of fruit (3 pts):
- Number of days you have 3 (1/2c) servings of vegetables (5 pts):
- Number of days you avoid refined sugary snacks (5 pts):
- Number of days you log all food consumed in your MFP food diary (5 pts):
- Number of days you exercise for 30 minutes of exercise (5 pts):
- Number of days you exercised for 45+ minutes (7 pts a day):
- Additional self-care* (1 pt up to 7 pts for each self-care item reported):
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
- Challenger's Choice** identified and completed (10 points)?: Y or N
-Number of pounds lost (10 points per pound):
- or if you maintained your weight (5 points):
- or if you gained weight (0 points):
-Identify Challenger Choice for next week here:

doin_it

- Days I drank 8 cups of water: 7
- Days I ate 2 (1/2c) servings of fruit: 7
- Days I ate 3 (1/2c) servings of vegetables: 7
- Days I avoided refined sugary snacks: 5
- Days I logged all food consumed in my MFP food diary: 6
- Days I exercised for 30 minutes:
- Days I exercised for 45+ minutes: 7
- Days I practiced additional self-care: 5
- Number of pounds lost: 1.8lbs
Or
- Indicate here if you maintained your weight:
Or
- Indicate here if you gained weight:
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azmiz

- Days I drank 8 cups of water: 7
- Days I ate 2 (1/2c) servings of fruit: 7
- Days I ate 3 (1/2c) servings of vegetables: 6
- Days I avoided refined sugary snacks: 5
- Days I logged all food consumed in my MFP food diary: 7
- Days I exercised for 30 minutes: 1
- Days I exercised for 45+ minutes: 4
- Days I practiced additional self-care: 5
- Number of pounds lost: 1 lb

Hope everyone has a great week and looking forward to our new challenge! Participating in these challenges keeps me motivated since the scale has stalled for the last several months. Thanks Elizabeth!!

Dreamermoth

For the last time: (and thank you for the next challenge- but you have tweaked it !)

Days I drank 8 cups of water: ..... 7
- Days I ate 2 (1/2c) servings of fruit: ...7
- Days I ate 3 (1/2c) servings of vegetables...7:
- Days I avoided refined sugary snacks: .......6
- Days I logged all food consumed in my MFP food diary:.....7
- Days I exercised for 30 minutes: ........3
- Days I exercised for 45+ minutes: .......4
- Days I practiced additional self-care:......7
- Number of pounds lost:
Or
- Indicate here if you maintained your weight: maintained.

Self care: nana naps between night shifts; reading; haircut; retail therapy; gardening in the sunshine; drinking hot chocolate on the back verandah in the sunshine;

JulieB_MN

- Days I drank 8 cups of water: 7
- Days I ate 2 (1/2c) servings of fruit:6
- Days I ate 3 (1/2c) servings of vegetables:6
- Days I avoided refined sugary snacks:7
- Days I logged all food consumed in my MFP food diary:7
- Days I exercised for 30 minutes:5
- Days I exercised for 45+ minutes:0
- Days I practiced additional self-care:7
- Number of pounds lost:
Or
- Indicate here if you maintained your weight: yes!
Or
- Indicate here if you gained weight:

Self care- long talk on phone to old friend:), haircut, went to lunch with teacher friends:), long walk, nap, bought a new fun colored sweater:), purged extra furniture from my classroom- it seems so big now:)
Have a wonderful week everyone and I will see you in the next challenge:)

karen_golfs

- Days I drank 8 cups of water: 7
- Days I ate 2 (1/2c) servings of fruit: 4
- Days I ate 3 (1/2c) servings of vegetables: 3
- Days I avoided refined sugary snacks: 7
- Days I logged all food consumed in my MFP food diary: 7
- Days I exercised for 30 minutes: 1
- Days I exercised for 45+ minutes: 2
- Days I practiced additional self-care:

- Indicate here if you maintained your weight: yep
fun things I did for me -
2 days with 2 different friends, 2 days of Blues Festival with husband and oldest son, lunch with a dear friend, dinner out twice with husband, long walk followed by a wonderful breakfast (shrimp omelet!!!)

Elizabeth_in_MN

Weekly Winner (Woo!) is DREAMERMOTH



And the OVERALL WINNER?!?!?! Why, of course it is MOTHEROFBRIDETOBE!!!!! YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAY!!!



CONGRATS, MOTHEROFBRIDETOBE! It was handy for me...I never had to change that orange highlight from week to week on the cumulative winner - it was always you!!

In case you are interested, I will be running another challenge that will be slightly tweaked from this one (check the second post for more information on this - I am making the excel file with formulas tonight, so no more changes!) starting next Wednesday. I will contact each person who participated directly (because I'm nice like that). But be sure to try and convince some of your MFP friends to consider doing the next round so we can have even more support!