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Dec. 21st sign-ins
Copy, paste, and answer: Dec. 21st Did I exercise for 20+ minutes? Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank?
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Dec. 19th & 20th sign-ins
Sorry for the lateness, early worlders. :( Copy, paste, and answer: Dec. 19, 20th Did I exercise for 20+ minutes? Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank?
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Optional Mini-Challenge #4
December 23rd through 31st To get you ready for the New Year, come up with a goal for yourself and complete it by December 31st. Let us know what your goal is. It can be anything: "Jog a mile every day," "Write a short story," "Limit leisure computer time to 30 minutes a day."
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Participant updates
Post here to let us know how you're doing.
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Dec. 18th sign-ins
Copy, paste, and answer: Dec. 18th Did I exercise for 20+ minutes? Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank?
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Dec. 16th & 17th
Dec. 16th, 17th Did I exercise for 20+ minutes? Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank?
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Dec. 14th sign-ins
Copy, paste, and answer Dec. 14th Did I exercise for 20+ minutes? Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank?
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Dec. 15th sign-ins
Announcement: Garzadrive wrote to me to say she's created a group similar to UAC, but less strict. If you find yourself gone for December (or if you just want the extra motivation), here's a link to the group: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/18001-mindfulness-until-christmas Copy, paste, and answer: Dec. 15th Did I…
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Optional Mini-Challenge #3
Challenge from December 16th to December 22nd: 1. 100 jumping jacks every day this week 2. 50 pushups every day this week (modified okay)
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Dec. 12th and 13th sign-ins
Copy, paste, and answer Dec. 12th, 13th Did I exercise for 20+ minutes? Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank?
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Dec. 10th & 11th sign-ins
Note: The optional mini-challenge this week hasn't gone over very well, so I posted an alternative. Check out the mini-challenge thread if you're interested. Copy, paste, and answer: December 10th and 11th Did I stay within the calorie budget I set for myself today? Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Did I keep track…
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Dec. 9th sign-ins
Copy, paste, and answer: December 9th Did I stay within the calorie budget I set for myself today? Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank?
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Optional mini-challenge: Week #2
Challenge from December 9th to December 15th: Limit your computer/TV/texting time to 30 minutes a day. (Not 30 minutes each. 30 minutes total.) This doesn't include time spent for business or school. It *does* include time spent on MFP. Bonus challenge: In addition to this challenge, continue last week's challenge of…
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Dec. 8th sign-ins
One week down, three to go! Copy, paste, and answer: December 8th Did I stay within the calorie budget I set for myself today? Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank?
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Dec. 7th sign-ins
Copy, paste, and answer: December 7th Did I stay within the calorie budget I set for myself today? Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank?
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Winners' Circle
Congratulations, everyone! You're almost a week into December. At this point in the challenge, I like to post our Winners' Circle to inspire those who might be thinking about giving up. When people complete a UA challenge, they get their names forever included in the UAC Winners' Circle. If you're looking for strategies on…
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Dec. 6th sign-ins
Copy, paste, and answer: December 6th Did I stay within the calorie budget I set for myself today? Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank?
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Optional mini-challenge: Week #1
Dec. 2nd - Dec. 8th Your (optional) mini challenge this week is to make a healthy food choice every day. What this means is, on Monday, instead of adding the usual creamer to your coffee, you add nothing. On Tuesday, instead of choosing a candy bar to beat your sugar craving, you choose a banana. Etc. Each day this week,…
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Dec. 5th sign-ins
Winners' Circle coming soon. :) Copy, paste, and answer: December 5th Did I stay within the calorie budget I set for myself today? Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank?
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Dec. 4th sign-ins
FAQ of the day: You don't have to sign in every day, though you do have to account for every day. You have a three-day grace period for sign-ins. For example, you have December 1st, 2nd, and 3rd to sign in for December 1st. On the 4th (today), I will boot anyone who hasn't signed in for the 1st. You guys are really kicking…
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FAQs
1. Do I have to lose weight in order to win The Ultimate Accountablity Challenge? No. You just need to exercise every day, eat within your calorie budget every day, and track everything you consume every day for a month. 2. If I'm trying to maintain or gain weight, can I join The Ultimate Accountablity Challenge? Yes. I…
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Dec. 3rd sign-ins
FAQ of the day: You can give yourself "days off" by setting your calorie budget high and doing 20 minutes of housework for exercise. Copy, paste, and answer: December 3rd Did I stay within the calorie budget I set for myself today? Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank?
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December 2nd sign-ins
FAQ of the day: You can, and should, take sick days off from the challenge whenever you or a loved one is sick. You have 5 sick days per challenge. Copy, paste, and answer: December 2nd Did I stay within the calorie budget I set for myself today? Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Did I keep track of everything I ate…
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November 30th sign-ins
November 30th Copy, paste, and answer: Did I stay within my calorie budget today? Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? You did it! :)
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December 1st sign-ins
Alright all you crazy December challengers. Let's show January's group how it's done. Copy, paste, and answer: December 1st Did I stay within the calorie budget I set for myself today? Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank?
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Introduce yourself!
Hi, I'm caradae. I'm a married, full-time working mother of two small children, and I'm about to finish the year 25 pounds lighter. I've been hosting this monthly challenge since June. It's a hard challenge to win--I've won only twice myself. But I've lost 22 pounds in my attempts, I'm feeling great, and I'm looking…
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Nov. 29th sign-ins
So close!! November 28th Copy, paste, and answer: Did I stay within my calorie budget today? Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank?
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Practice sign-ins for November 30th
You don't have to participate in the practice sign-ins. If you choose to participate in the practice sign-ins and you slip up, you won't be removed from the group--it's just practice. Very important: You may answer "no" to any of these questions during practice sign-ins. But once the challenge begins on December 1st, you…
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Pracitce sign-ins for November 29th
The December challenge doesn't officially start until December 1st. Today and tomorrow I will be posting practice sign-ins, so you can see how the group will work. You don't have to participate in the practice sign-ins. If you choose to participate in the practice sign-ins and you slip up, you won't be removed from the…
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Nov. 28th sign-ins
Happy Thanksgiving! :) November 28th Copy, paste, and answer: Did I stay within my calorie budget today? Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank?