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5/8 Monday Day 8 SLBC
Theme: Sitting Less at Work Today's Challenge: Many of us sit a lot at work. For today's challenge, look for ways you can reduce your work-time sitting. Maybe walk over and talk with a co-worker rather than sending them an email? Have a walking meeting? Use a restroom on a different floor or further away than the restroom…
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Welcome and a Pre-challenge Challenge!
Welcome to Sit Less Boot Camp! We will officially begin this Monday, May 1 with a series of daily sit less challenges. I can't wait to get started! So many of you have signed up, sent me email reminder requests, and enthusiastically told me that you're IN! As someone who cares deeply about helping others "move to a better…
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5/6 Saturday Day 6 SLBC
Theme: WEEKEND! Today's Challenge: Enjoy your Saturday but please make it an active one. There are lots of ways to keep moving! Gardening and yard tending, walking with a friend, checking out a local farmer's market or going for a bike ride are a few of the many possibilities! Tell us how you spend today! Supplemental…
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5/5 Friday Day 5 SLBC
Theme: Spring Cleaning Project 1! Today's Challenge: We've all got small projects around the house that we've been meaning to get to. It might be reorganizing a closet, sweeping the garage, washing the car, preparing the garden, or something else. It's spring cleaning season so let's take a few times this month to finish…
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5/4 Thursday Day 4 SLBC
Welcome to Day 4 of Sit Less Boot Camp! Beginning today, we will have two daily challenges: a main challenge and an alternative challenge if you prefer. If neither is a good fit for you, you've always got your One Thing! Theme: Sit, But Don't Stay Seated! Today's Challenge: The total amount of sitting we do throughout the…
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5/3 Wednesday Day 3 SLBC
Theme: Create Your Sit Less Plan Today's Challenge: Today's challenge is to make your plan to sit less and move more. Using the input form on this page: http://www.quittingthesitting.org/act-now.html specify your top priority for sitting less (your “One Thing”) and your activity goal. Will you be going for the bronze,…
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5/2 Tuesday Day 2 SLBC
Theme: Pick Your 'One Thing' Today's Challenge: There are lots of ways to ditch the chair and some of the most popular actions are listed here: http://www.quittingthesitting.org/ideas.html Which do you think would work for you? Since we want to be sitting less long after the challenge has ended, it's important to find ways…
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5/1 Monday Day 1 SLBC
Welcome to Sit Less Boot Camp! We are glad that you decided to join us in May for 21 days of sitting less and moving more. Over the next 3 weeks we'll give you lots of ideas and resources to sit less and move more. Some of the daily challenges will be more appropriate for some folks than others, but we think there will be…
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Are you interested in participating in Sit Less Boot Camp starting May 1?
Hello Everyone, As many of you know, this Challenge-A-Day group hasn't been too active since last October, when our fearless leader's Auna's laptop died. I know it was Auna's intent to get back online and resume her daily challenge postings as soon as possible, but that's taking longer than I think she envisioned last…
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challenge a day
Hi, I would like to do this but i am leaving on vacation on the 20th so i cant do it all the way to the end but i would like to do it until then. Sharon
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Something New for me
Hi everyone, I am trying something new for the first time. I am looking to lose about 80 lbs in order to get down to my goal weight. However, in the past 5 1/2 years I have gained more weight than I ever did with any of my 3 pregnancies. I am willing to work on the Challenge A Day if at all possible. I have some physical…
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New to group-where to find daily challenge?
I see something at the top from October and I see people posting discussions. Where do I find the daily challenge the group title talks about?
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Perservance
I love this word yet it bugs me as I am not very persevering yet I need to be! I pray daily for patience and perserverance . losing weight takes a lot and when I think of all the years and the weight that I have lost, found lost found it is mind-boggling but here I am and I think this time I am going to succeed and that is…
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New(ish)
Hello all. I used to be a member of thos group when i used mfp last time. I really loved this group and was wondering if it is still active?
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A challenge a week
Hello all, I would like to start a CHALLENGE A WEEK!!!daily seems to go by the wayside with me and since I been logging in and joined the challenge a day it has gone by the wayside! I guess time is of the essence so I am suggesting that we all come up with a weekly challenge before I put a challenge I need feedback and…
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Newbie
Need motivation ,starting with yoga poses
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Yesterday didn't feel like going to the gym
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Just to say "HI"
I'm new but not really, I left "MyPal" for a while and am glad to be back and glad to have found this group. Love a challenge and to get a new one each day is a bonus. Lyn
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Hi I'm new
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I'm sorry for the absence...
I am so sorry for the sudden disappearance. My laptop's motherboard flat out died on me. I don't have a tablet and I don't have a smart phone to access the internet. So I have been without. I am currently at the library in order to post this. I don't have the funds with the holidays coming up to get a new laptop or get the…
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Hi I'm new
Hi I'm new to the group I'm Amanda married with four kids I have been on my weight loss journey since may 6th,2016 I have lost 56 lbs so far .
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Sit Less Boot Camp Impact and Thanks!
Hi Everyone, As Sit Less Boot Camp draws to a close, @Auna37 and I wanted to give you some information about this month's challenge and the collective impact we've had in sitting less and moving more. At least 236 My Fitness Pal members participated in one form or another in October's Sit Less Boot Camp. I say "at least"…
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Todays Challenge?
Hello Everyone, I'm brand new to this and basically new to myfitnesspal (started an account a while back and never did anything).... just wondering how the daily challenge works. Do we post them? Does someone create them and we update as we complete them? Thanks all! EP
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10/31 Monday Day 31 SLBC
Today's Challenge: For our last daily challenge, pick an activity your love doing and do it! Maybe it's a bike ride or a walk with your dog, or even some outdoor yard work. Alternatively, if there was a daily challenge that you enjoyed or worked well for you, do that! Alternative Challenge: In keeping with the day, here's…
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10/30 Sunday Day 30 SLBC
Theme: Next Steps & Evaluation Today's Challenge: As Sit Less Boot Camp draws to a close, it's a good time to think about what comes next. How is your transition out of the chair going? Are you sitting less and moving more? Are you still practicing your “One Thing” or has it become a habit you just do now without thinking?…
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Please help us improve Sit Less Boot Camp!
Hi Everyone! As we wrap up and conclude October's Sit Less Boot Camp, @Auna37 and I have a big favor to ask. Could you let us know what you thought of Boot Camp and how we can improve the series? We will repeat Sit Less Boot Camp again in May 2017 and we really do listen to your feedback and suggestions for making it…
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10/29 Saturday Day 29 SLBC
Today's Challenge: Enjoy your Saturday but please make it an active one. What about a family walk in the park or a bike ride? Supplemental Weekend Reading: What’s the Value of Exercise? $2,500 http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/07/well/move/whats-the-value-of-exercise-2500.html Walking Fends Off Loss Of Mobility, And It's Not…
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10/28 Friday Day 28 SLBC
Theme: Sitting Less Through Social Media Today's Challenge: As we've learned this month, sitting is a tough habit to change. Since the goal of the Sit Less Boot Camp is to help us sit less long after October is over, social media can help us keep our sit less goal a top priority. If you're on Facebook or Twitter, why not…
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10/27 Thursday Day 27 SLBC
Theme: Fall Cleaning Project 3! Today's Challenge: What's the last fall clean-up project will you accomplish today for this month's challenge? We've all got small projects around the house that we've been meaning to get to...now's the time! After this challenge, you will now have completed three house projects that have…
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10/26 Wednesday Day 26 SLBC
Theme: Step It Up! Today's Challenge: Many of us have activity trackers (like a Fitbit) or step counters (pedometers) that track our daily steps. The recommendation is to shoot for 10,000 steps per day, but lots of people fall short of that goal. Today's challenge is to note about how many steps you've averaged over the…