Weekly Challenge: April 23-29

SaraGrace82

Last Week's Successful Challengers (100 minute challenge):
Ellie (ellie78)
Camsmommy
Sonya (sonyachan)
Debbie (shorty313)
Melissa (lissa0040)
Paul (pjyoung2012)
Sara Grace (saragrace82)
Susan (susieq101178)
Jackie (jaxygirl)

Let's have a round of applause for our challengers!!! Did I miss anyone? Let me know if I messed up your name or if you have a shorter nickname you would like to go by.

Our weekly total was 2,276 minutes for all those who reported a weekly total! We were down about 500 minutes this week. I know quite a few of those were mine. *sheepish grin* So let's kick it up this week!

**Edit (5:15PM PST): New total: 2541 minutes!! With Melissa's minutes we are only down 272 minutes. I know we'll have at least one more person checking in today. Go 30s!

**Edit (6:18PM PST): New total: 2745 minutes!! And a new finisher! Yay, Jackie (jaxygirl)!!! Now we are only 67 minutes off from last week. Some research shows me that when Cristi checks in we will make it!

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This week I am introducing a three challenge system: Fitness Enthusiasts (Beginners), Fitness Buff (Intermediate), and Fitness Elites (Advanced)

- Fitness Enthusiasts (Beginners): Log 110 minutes of exercise

- Fitness Buffs (Intermediate): Log 235 minutes of exercise

- Fitness Elites (Advanced): Log 360 minutes of exercise

--To earn a Fitness Enthusiasts+, Fitness Buff+, or Fitness Elites+ designation you need to drink 8 or more glasses of water everyday!
(8 glasses = 8 cups = 64 ounces)

(Let me know if you would like other + challenges added in. Is there something you are struggling with where a little extra motivation might help?)

So what is your weekly goal? Fitness Enthusiast? Fitness Enthusiast+? Fitness Buff? Fitness Buff+? Fitness Elite? or Fitness Elite+?

SaraGrace82

Here is our current "Showing Up is Half the Battle" leader board (i.e. most consecutive log ins).
Stacy - 225 days
Kelli - 100 days
Erica - 85 days
Ellie - 80 days
Debbie - 70 days
camsmommy - 50 days
Susan- 35 days

**You'll need to report in each Sunday or Monday to be included in the leader board. Otherwise I won't know if you missed a day since your last check in... Or we can do this differently if you guys have other ideas.

If you would like to be added to the log in board let me know you most recent official recognition from the site. We will update as we go! Good luck everyone!

SaraGrace82

Does this challenge look ok?


I am going for Elite+ this week!! Better get crackin'!

shorty313

Wow that's a big difference between the two, lol! My hurt neck is not going to help me at all! I guess this will motivate me to do something every day!

Today I'm at 70 days consecutive And hit 45 minutes of cardio. No lifting to rest my neck. Already at 10 cups of water!

lissa0040

Last week I logged in a total of 265minutes. I am sitting here (studying for a test I have later) and daydreaming of skipping the gym tonight and I realize that I won't make it to the Elite+ goal if I do. Just the motivation I need to finish up class tonight and take my butt straight to the gym! I drink the water anyways so I will shoot for the 360minutes.

Elite+ is my goal for the week!

epa422

I hit 85 days yesterday.

I'll be shooting for Enthusiast+. Better start drinking (and logging) my water. :laugh:

susieq101178

Wow! Elite exceeds my personal goal, but I managed to get in a little over 300 this past week even with feeling super lazy on the weekend so what the heck . . . I'll go for it! Elite+!!

lilpe5512

Hello! I'm up for a challenge. One question: Is that 8 cups of water? Which ever is goning to be a struggle. I only drink 2 cups in the 9 hours I'm at work.:huh: Let's see how this works out!

susieq101178

Hello! I'm up for a challenge. One question: Is that 8 cups of water? Which ever is goning to be a struggle. I only drink 2 cups in the 9 hours I'm at work.:huh: Let's see how this works out!

Welcome, and yes, that's water! You can blame me for that one . . . :blushing:

PJYoung2012

I'm certainly up for that challenge. I'm not on nights this week which will cut down on my cycling. Will have to suppliment that with the gym. Plus i'll be staying with my fiance next weekend so this for this week my focus will have to be strong. As for the water that's not a problem. I'm so anal when it comes to water it drives my better half mad :-).

SaraGrace82

Would we like to drop the required Elite minutes a bit?

We could try 45 minutes 6 times a week for 270 minutes total? FInding a good balance between challenging and possible is important.

SaraGrace82

Oh, and one week I would like our +challenge to be about fruits and vegetables. How many would you need to eat daily to "challenge yourself"? I found that 7-10 servings was a good challenge. Though lately I have really been slacking...

shorty313

re: veggies - I shoot for 5-6 1/2 cup servings, so that would be a good challenge for me!

hcdawg

Would like to participate in the challenge this week. Really feeling the need for accountability!!

camsmommy2008

I am in for the elite+ challenge. The water intake is going to be a challenge for me since I am returning to work tomorrow (after being off for 4 weeks) and drinking during the day is hard. Workouts are also going to be a challenge this week with getting back into a routine of work, working out, meal prep, kiddo duties, etc. I am all in though!

jaxygirl

Maybe lowering it a little bit, or adding in a middle ground of 45 minutes a day???

SaraGrace82

How about an intermediate level that splits the difference with 235 minutes? Hmmm, needs a clever name...

ellie78

I'll take the mid+

not so good with the clever names myself....

SaraGrace82

I am gonna label it "Fitness Buff". Let me know if you come up with something better. I also considered "addict" "junkie" or "aficionado."

We could also do enthusiast (beginner), buff (intermediate), and virtuoso (advance) for three levels that sort of build on each other... Maybe I am over thinking this... ;-)

shorty313

I'm in for intermediate + then, the elite is just not gonna happen, at least this week with a cranked neck Even still that will be a stretch, in a good way!

lilpe5512

Hello! I'm up for a challenge. One question: Is that 8 cups of water? Which ever is goning to be a struggle. I only drink 2 cups in the 9 hours I'm at work.:huh: Let's see how this works out!

Welcome, and yes, that's water! You can blame me for that one . . . :blushing:

Thanks! Here we go! I'm going for Fitness Elites (Advanced): Log 360 minutes of exercise. The Fitness Elites + will be a plus. I better get to drinking.:drinker:

susieq101178

I like the idea of 3 levels - I think I'll still go for elite+

The only way I'm going to succeed at this is by pushing myself to go big!

susieq101178

I like the idea of 3 levels - I think I'll still go for elite+

The only way I'm going to succeed at this is by pushing myself to go big!

My bad - virtuoso!! :bigsmile:

camsmommy2008

I am still in for the top level...the only issue is water intake but by golly darn it go big or go home Im thinking

I am at 6 glasses of water so far and I am 1/2 way through with my day so hopefully I will hit the 10 glass mark!

SaraGrace82

Whoa! You can get 10 glasses if you like, but the goal only require 8 or more a day. :-)

Blueyz82

Hi all! I am going to try Elite or Virtuso, whatever we decided the name to be?! I worked 12 hrs yesterday, so my first work out of the week was today...So, I have 50 minutes logged so far, gotta get crackin! The 8 glasses of water a day is going to be a challenge on off days since I have been slacking! Thankfully, I only gained like 2 lbs from cruise! I overall slacked this month, so I need to kick it up a notch or 3! Going to have to really push it in May!

SaraGrace82

Elite for now. :-)

Unless people love the other one.

G3tR1pp3d

New to the groups and wanted to see how I participate. If I just add my cardio and intake to MFP as normal does it go towards this? Do I need to check in minutes to the group?

lissa0040

Yes! Welcome! You add your calories and workouts to your own journal but you come in here either everyday(on the daily thread) or at least the end of the week to report your progress. People talk about all different types of stuff so you can tell how your day was and then just mention your progress.( I have completed 60minutes towards goal tomorrow I plan at least 60 more.)

G3tR1pp3d

Thank you! I will see how often I can come online to do this. I am on a roll right now with 60 minutes of weight training every day the last 5 days so keeping this pace should make it obtainable. Lets see about that water though cause I have never tracked water. I will say now I think I drink a lot of water but have a feeling I will be short a glass or 2 .

shorty313

Getripped - you report the exercise stuff in the weekly challenge thread, it should be pinned up top.