20 by 2012 Week 1

musicgirl88
musicgirl88 Posts: 504 Member
edited October 2 in Motivation and Support
Good evening ladies and gentlemen!! I have all of the partners figured out, and our spreadsheet is complete! Welcome to week one of the 20 by 2012 challenge! We will have 2 challenges every week; one food challenge, and one exercise challenge. These challenges will be posted on a google doc, and the link can be found in my blog, plus I will post a new thread for the start of each week. Our two challenges this week are going to be fairly simple to start out with. Our food challenge is to track EVERYTHING you eat EVERY DAY. If it helps, keep your food diary public so we can all see and you will have the whole group to help keep you accountable. There are 24 of us online, and the 25th person is my mom, who is doing this challenge, but she is not on this website. Our exercise challenge is to take a 15-30 minute walk EVERY DAY! This is included with whatever other exercises you may be doing, not replacing them! Some of us may just now be starting out, so a 15 minute walk may be all someone can do. If you can do more, I encourage you to do so!!!!!

Here are the links to our challenge page and to the spreadsheet:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/13kDoyxg5gm8sMmi4PyzfduDwqRABjmRxLzgEpAETNgI/edit?hl=en_US

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ArMD907X0H5MdE14UTg2VFg4RU9kektkWWdPVmc1ZXc&hl=en_US

Good luck this week, and I can't wait to see how everyone progresses!!!

Lauren :)
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  • JeSuisPrest
    JeSuisPrest Posts: 2,005 Member
    Awesome!!!
  • claireelizabethh
    claireelizabethh Posts: 7
    Cool! Thanks for doing so much :)
  • wutamunkee
    wutamunkee Posts: 440 Member
    Oh boy... 15-30 minute walk DAILY... and I just added 30DS... oh well... NO COMPLAINING! LETS DO THIS!!!!!!!!


    I am so excited... Going to have to get my husband to go for walks with me!

    WE CAN DO THIS!
  • PJmetts
    PJmetts Posts: 210 Member
    Thanks Lauren, for doing all of this! I'm super excited to get going and do this challenge with all my new friends!:happy:
  • clairibou1
    clairibou1 Posts: 124
    Awesome! Thanks SO much for doing this! You're the best!
  • JeSuisPrest
    JeSuisPrest Posts: 2,005 Member
    So do weigh in here?? Am out the door for my C25K, it's a walk/jog for 30 minutes, that should count for the challenge, no?
  • laneybird
    laneybird Posts: 532 Member
    bump
  • JeSuisPrest
    JeSuisPrest Posts: 2,005 Member
    Ok....I weighed in at 145 and took a 25 minute walk/jog.
  • claireelizabethh
    claireelizabethh Posts: 7
    I weighed in at 156.5 and I haven't exercised yet. I'll probably go job for a bit soon.
  • WWH_AJ
    WWH_AJ Posts: 419 Member
    Weighing in at 169.6. After Tropcial Storm Lee, it's a nice, breezy 70ish degrees outside, so I will def get out of the house later. Will it still count if I ride my bike 15-30 min?
  • garangirl
    garangirl Posts: 52
    Hey there - weighing in for this week - 212, so that being the case I'm adjusting my goal for the challenge to 192.

    I work today so walking on top of my usual squeaked-in-work-day bike ride may be a bit hard, especially with TS Lee still providing a bit of rainy weather. I'll do my darndest, though. ^_^
  • lyndyb88
    lyndyb88 Posts: 123 Member
    does work count? i am running all over the store the whole time i'm there...and i don't get off til 9:30 so I don't have time to add a walk in...lol :P but...i'm going to shipshewana with my mom tomorrow so will get plenty of walking then :P :D
  • musicgirl88
    musicgirl88 Posts: 504 Member
    Hey ya'll! So a lot of you are asking if your normal exercise can count as your walk. The walk challenge is a challenge because it is added to your normal workouts, not replacing your normal workouts! If you want to ride your bike, instead of walking, just add an extra 15 minutes if possible! If you are doing the C25K, I also am doing that. However, I am going to just add some extra time to my cool down!! I know I'm posting a little late today, but I was up until 3 last night!! I decided to sleep in a bit, which is so bad because now I'm not eating breakfast, just going straight to lunch!! But, with it being a holiday weekend, I know I will get right back on track tomorrow!! I hope everyone has had an amazing labor day weekend!!!

    So, again for the walking challenge, I started out with walking because it is usually something that can be added fairly easily. I will leave it up to you if you want to use it as your main exercise or not!!
  • musicgirl88
    musicgirl88 Posts: 504 Member
    Oh! And for those asking about weighing in.....You can weigh in here or you can send me a private message!! I will go through all posts on the threads, in my messages, on my wall, and on my blog to make sure I have not missed anyone! Also, in case I haven't mentioned it, I will start the new week's thread on Sunday nights.
  • laneybird
    laneybird Posts: 532 Member
    I had a procedure done to my foot and will be out of commission for walking for the next few days... but I will make up for it when I'm able to!
  • JeSuisPrest
    JeSuisPrest Posts: 2,005 Member
    Just for the record, today would have been my rest day for c25k but due to the challenge I got out there and did it, I normally play tennis on Mondays, so that will be in addition to my walk/jog! ;) Didn't want you to think I was slacking!! lol
  • musicgirl88
    musicgirl88 Posts: 504 Member
    Just for the record, today would have been my rest day for c25k but due to the challenge I got out there and did it, I normally play tennis on Mondays, so that will be in addition to my walk/jog! ;) Didn't want you to think I was slacking!! lol

    Great job!!!! Glad to see such dedication from you guys :)
  • lotty1987
    lotty1987 Posts: 176 Member
    Loving it ladies if any of you want to add me please do xxx
  • musicgirl88
    musicgirl88 Posts: 504 Member
    I just did my first walk for the challenge! I walked and then did a 15 minute jog!!!! I was going to go for a bike ride, but my tires are flat, and I didnt' feel like airing them up. LOL So I think I'll do a bunch of crunches and other stomach exercises.
  • claireelizabethh
    claireelizabethh Posts: 7
    I went for an hour-long walk! I rambled around town with a friend :) Lots of fun, and good exercise!
  • campfirecrafter
    campfirecrafter Posts: 25 Member
    Figuring this out ,

    My start weight for this challenge is 193lbs

    Today I am going for a walk as that is about all I can do , due to a bad cold ... But it was too nice to stay in all day.

    I am hoping doing this with others will be the accountability I need to keep up with this
  • musicgirl88
    musicgirl88 Posts: 504 Member
    Figuring this out ,

    My start weight for this challenge is 193lbs

    Today I am going for a walk as that is about all I can do , due to a bad cold ... But it was too nice to stay in all day.

    I am hoping doing this with others will be the accountability I need to keep up with this

    I hope you get to feeling better! I'm just getting over a sinus infection, and it felt great to go for a walk today!
  • musicgirl88
    musicgirl88 Posts: 504 Member
    I went for an hour-long walk! I rambled around town with a friend :) Lots of fun, and good exercise!

    I LOVE going for walks with friends!! It seems as though you will always walk longer, and sometimes faster depending on who you are walking with!
  • momocurti
    momocurti Posts: 152 Member
    I went for an extra-long bike ride (normally ride abt 15 miles and went 20 today woot!), so can I count that as my extra 15-30 minutes? I also did 30DS. I'll add a walk to my ride and 30ds tomorrow. :)

    Great job everyone!
  • JeSuisPrest
    JeSuisPrest Posts: 2,005 Member
    Got out for my C25K run this morning...added 5 minutes to my warm up walk and 10 minutes to my cool down walk....giving me 15 minutes towards this weeks challenge!! =)
  • musicgirl88
    musicgirl88 Posts: 504 Member
    Got out for my C25K run this morning...added 5 minutes to my warm up walk and 10 minutes to my cool down walk....giving me 15 minutes towards this weeks challenge!! =)

    Great job!! That's what I'm going to do when I start doing C25K again!!
  • musicgirl88
    musicgirl88 Posts: 504 Member
    spreadsheet and partners have been updated!!! Check out the thread or my blog to find your partners! (No one has really changed partners..we just have some new members! So feel free to welcome them!!)
  • MrsJax11
    MrsJax11 Posts: 354 Member
    Ugh, I did NOT want to work out after school today! BUT I want a glass of wine and maybe even gelato after dinner -- so I hopped on the elliptical for 20, and then took our aged doggie for his vet-approved 15 minute walk. There may be another short walk after dinner, but we will have to see how he feels.
    I weighed in at 186.3 this morning for the 2nd day in a row, which is higher than my 185.6 last week. I know it is hormone/water related, though, because I didn't over consume on the food end. Maybe I was just dehydrated on the 185.6 day...anyway -- happy challenge to all!
  • mvance92
    mvance92 Posts: 1
    Walking with Leslie tonight. Rainy in Cincinnati, and the little one has Chicken Pox.
  • musicgirl88
    musicgirl88 Posts: 504 Member
    Ugh, I did NOT want to work out after school today! BUT I want a glass of wine and maybe even gelato after dinner -- so I hopped on the elliptical for 20, and then took our aged doggie for his vet-approved 15 minute walk. There may be another short walk after dinner, but we will have to see how he feels.
    I weighed in at 186.3 this morning for the 2nd day in a row, which is higher than my 185.6 last week. I know it is hormone/water related, though, because I didn't over consume on the food end. Maybe I was just dehydrated on the 185.6 day...anyway -- happy challenge to all!

    I know how you feel!! I was with pre-schoolers today, and after chasing them around I did not want to do anything when I got home...but the first thing I did when I walked in the door was change into my workout clothes!!! I can't be slackin when I expect you guys to meet these challenges!!!! LOL
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